Favourite King Crimson moment

NYC 1974. Robert decides f**k it, I'll go dirty, all through Larks Tongues II

Battle Of The Glass Tear...

Running into RF in the lobby of the University of Calif. San Diego basketball gym some 45 minutes before the Discipline show. Yawn if you recall me spinning this yarn in a past thread, but the place was just silly with concert goers, and here's Fripp casually strolling by seemingly unnoticed by everyone but myself. As I had previously inhaled a six pack of Bud out in the parking lot during the previous hour, I was both waylaid and giddy to have spotted him (I think if I had blinked, I would have missed him). I sobered up just long enough to spout something drab like, "I hope you have a great show tonight, Mr. Fripp!" before jutting out my hand. He graciously shook it, crinkled his eyes, and smiled warmly before breezing on by me. Two associates of mine later claimed they had run into him and another gentleman on the side of the gym earlier in the evening and tried to get both an autograph and a handshake and were denied both.

moshkito wrote: Hi,   Closing my eyes in Seattle and listening to the music for over an hour ... magic ... pure magic on this last tour!

Was at that same show, but I didn't close my eyes. Mel was a special treat for sure.

Hard to choose a single moment, wish I could go favorite moment album by album. Cause I love me some Bruford gonna say those deliciously nasty cymbal sounds on the Red album, particularly from the eponymous track and One More Red Nightmare.

zachfive wrote: moshkito wrote: Hi,   Closing my eyes in Seattle and listening to the music for over an hour ... magic ... pure magic on this last tour! Was at that same show, but I didn't close my eyes. Mel was a special treat for sure. Hard to choose a single moment, wish I could go favorite moment album by album. Cause I love me some Bruford gonna say those deliciously nasty cymbal sounds on the Red album, particularly from the eponymous track and One More Red Nightmare.

Bruford said in one interview that he achieved that cymbal sound on 'Nightmare using one bent in the shape of an L that he once found in the trash can of a rehearsal room. He later tried to convince a percussion company to manufacture one to that design, but they weren't interested. On an old Genesis live poster with Bruford that I have laying around somewhere, the cymbal can actually be seen on his kit.

The moment I submitted one of my Children's Stories to a publisher in Montreal and found out the owner (Alison Fripp) was in fact Robert Fripp's Cousin. Other than that...nothing at all.

Well, enjoying all their music of course.

Another one ... seeing the 21st Century Schizoid Band in Hollywood back in the early 2000s with a close prog friend. Like a lurch, I went right up to the stage and stood below Mel Collins and was in complete awe. One phenomenal show I wasn't foolish enough to pass up (although we did pass on the post-show autograph session as it was a week night and approaching 1:30 a.m. - I regret that now).

'21st Century Schizoid Man' - 1971, Academy Of Music, New York City.

I really like what they did between 1976 and 1980.

That time they influenced a massive amount of the music that I enjoy.