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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:


The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.


 


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Originally posted by zravkapt zravkapt wrote:

Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:


The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.


 




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Originally posted by zravkapt zravkapt wrote:

Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:


The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.


 




LOL and people bitch about Benny the Bouncer or Are You Ready Eddy being fun send-offs and mood lighteners. 

Imagine if ELP had done that.. .my god how the fur would have flown with the haters. LOVE IT! LOL
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Fripp certainly has a sense of humor even if it is very dry.
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Points: 8618 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 11:37
I have to focus.
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King Crimson.


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Focus needs some love
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Originally posted by zravkapt zravkapt wrote:

Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:


The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.


 



I'd forgotten that, but I try to forget that whole album if possible.
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Points: 7946 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 13:48
I'll vote later when I make up my mind.
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King Crimson, ADER!!! though Hocus Pocus is an awesome song!
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Points: 10027 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 14:17
Kind of indifferent to Focus. Got some of their albums and they're nice but I never listen to them. King Crimson are always engaging and I listen to all their classic albums regularly. 
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Focus for Moving Waves, Focus III and Hamburger Concerto especially, but there's more great stuff by them.
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The Crims.
 
And I've never thought of a song like "Elephant Talk" as "'up its own ****' and serious"...
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

Had Focus never existed, would the world of prog be much different today?  

Who cares?

King Crimson may have influenced many other bands, but so what? Does that make their music better?

The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.
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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 15:54
Well there's some kind of pleasure without resposability when you vote for a band that will loose.

But I have to vote for Focus because I love their first albums and don't care for anything by KC except the debut and Starless
            
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Duh.
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Points: 30845 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 18:35
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Points: 6393 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 19:07
Backing the loser again because yodelay-hee-hoo.
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