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Topic: Robert Fripp vs David Bowie Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:11 |
they to me is the two most innovative figures of rock overall, they made trends rather then follow them they staked the course for other, be it glam, prog, metal, new wave or experimental music, they helped define other peoples sounds as much as they took controll of theirs, Fripp in his moniker King Crimson, and Bowie as Bowie, in any incarnation, or alias,
where whould rock have been had it not been for In Court of the Crimson King and the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars,
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:15 |
Robert BY FAR
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:15 |
There is relatively not a lot from Bowie that really fascinated me. Fripp has a greater chance of striking me. Fripp.
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:17 |
Fripp because he is vital to prog IMO.
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:19 |
without Bowie there whould hardly bee any Art rock
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:20 |
^ I'm not sold. What about ELO and PF? And I don't hear any Bowie influence in Talking Heads' late 70's music.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 08 2012 at 13:21
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Icarium
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:27 |
Bowie did innovative stuff before ELO,, but yes Pink Floyd and Velvet Underground were the innisitators of art rock but Bowie made it into art rock, by his non-compromising mind and his way of doing unusual chords and eccentrik ideas concepts,
Bowie created a well of ideas in teh early 70s and and also teh Berlin trilogy which sort of degines the singer/songwriter legasy of art rock
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:31 |
Tough one. I think both are very important figures in music, Robert more so in prog (although he probably also had some influence on metal and punk), David moreso in rock and pop. I love both though. Can't decide.
BTW, aginor, I think I just fell in love with the girl in your sig.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:32 |
aginor wrote:
Bowie did innovative stuff before ELO,, but yes Pink Floyd and Velvet Underground were the innisitators of art rock but Bowie made it into art rock, by his non-compromising mind and his way of doing unusual chords and eccentrik ideas concepts,
Bowie created a well of ideas in teh early 70s and and also teh Berlin trilogy which sort of degines the singer/songwriter legasy of art rock |
Nonetheless, the Crims did more things: the initiation of prog ( In The Court, with the help of Fripp), the veering into the metal realm with prog ( Larks'), slick production ahead of its time ( Red), a curious mix of New Wave and pop with prog ( Discipline), etc.
Bowie has his merits of novelty too.
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... Bowie made it into art rock, by his non-compromising mind and his way of doing unusual chords and eccentrik ideas concepts ... |
He wasn't the first one to do that.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 08 2012 at 13:40
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:40 |
As awesome as Bowie is, I vote Fripp without hesitation. I have burned out on Bowie several times in the past. Besides, the Bowie I like best is with Fripp (and Eno).
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:41 |
^ Hey, what do you know? How could I forget about the collaborations? Now that aginor mentioned the Berlin Trilogy, he need not forget that Bowie did not craft those alone.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 08 2012 at 13:42
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:50 |
In terms of popular art rock, Bowie by far. In terms of pure prog, Fripp.
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 13:56 |
I vote Bowie, but I love Fripp, Byrne or Eno. I grew up with that kind of musicians who have spent their lives wondering about their art. I think that a good musician is a musician who fights the habit. A good listener too, no
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 14:02 |
^ What habit?
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 14:03 |
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HarbouringTheSoul
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 14:28 |
aginor wrote:
where whould rock have been had it not been for [...] the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
As much as I like that album, I don't think it would have made much of a difference.
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 15:39 |
Fripp, hands down: this poll won't even be close.
And isn't it interesting that one of Bowie's most widely recognized songs (Heroes) earned its fame largely because of RF's guitar playing?
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 16:31 |
Neu!mann wrote:
Fripp, hands down: this poll won't even be close.
And isn't it interesting that one of Bowie's most widely recognized songs (Heroes) earned its fame largely because of RF's guitar playing?
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And Rick Wakeman's keyboards if I remember correctly...however if I exclude KC I prefer Bowie to Fripp's solo works.
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 16:41 |
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 16:45 |
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From "Space Oddity" to "Ashes to Ashes" to be clearer. If you ask Bowie vs King Crimson I vote for the second.
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