King Crimson release new official video - Progressive Rock Music Forum

A Scarcity of Miracles (2011)

Robert Fripp - Guitars, Soundscapes

Mel Collins - Alto & Soprano Saxophones, Flute

Jakko M Jakszyk - Guitars, Vocals, Gu Zheng, Keyboards

Tony Levin - Bass & Chapman Stick

Gavin Harrison - Drums & Percussion

I'm not sure I like it, but the strange thing is, it seems to have a closer connection to early 70's Crimson (like Lizard) than the Belew lineup had.

I almost wonder if I would have a better impression of the music without the video. Well, anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm doomed to drop money on this one, so let's hope that the rest of the album has merit!

sad creature nailed upon the coloured door of time

The video is boring but I like the song.

This song has a great Jakko M Jakszyk (vocals and style of the song) feel.

Could have been on The Bruised Romantic Glee Club or Waves Sweep The Sand.

More than on a KC CD.

Please use the search function! Someone posted this yesterday already. And before that, it was already posted when it originally appeared, more than a month ago I think.

Originally posted by harmonium.ro

Please use the search function! Someone posted this yesterday already. And before that, it was already posted when it originally appeared, more than a month ago I think.

Asking a bit much to expect a newbie to use the search function.

Not a bad find - I had not seen this.

Not a bad song.

I like a few parts of the video.

But Collins & Fripp don't want to be near the rest of the band?

Fripp appears to have been caught napping at about 3:05. He probably needs his rest. Isn't he about 150 years old now?

Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

Let's be realistic. We will never have the surprise of "In the Court of the Crimson King" or "Lark's Tongues in Aspic" again. When those moments came, the recording technology of the time made their heaviness seem revolutionary. Now, other bands have pushed that envelope so far that it has become a caricature of masculine ego.

The digital King Crimson of the last decade, "The ConstruKction of Light" and "The Power to Believe" remobodied the Crimson sound inside a compressed envelope of electronic immediacy. But something about having Mel Collins back playing saxophone seems revolutionary in a different way. Remember real music that didn't depend on programming? Ever tried to play a saxophone line on a synthesizer?

Robert Fripp has moved on to other frontiers from when he was a young man. He doesn't have the same things to prove as he did in the 70's. He has always asked us to recognize the musican's right to follow his muse.

AND, it's probably wise to just label this a ProjeKct, recognizing the exploratory nature of the undertaking, rather than just slapping the King Crimson label on it to increase sales. This says, "We recognize something familiar here, but it's not exactly King Crimson." Kind of nice to honor Jakko's work with the Schizoid Band, though.

sad creature nailed upon the coloured door of time

I still find this video to be disappointing. I'm trying to decide whether I should buy the album or just wait for it to be uploaded to youtube.

Hanashukketsu

Isn't this pretty old?

Formerly Andyman1125

That song does nothing for me, and the less said about the awful video the better. I'm glad this isn't an official KC release because if this was the follow-up to "The Power to Believe" I'd be sorely disappointed. 'Insipid' is not a word I normally associate with KC but I can find no other way of describing that.