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tamijo

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 07:03

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Fripp, Bruford, Wetton, Cross & Muir.

I wish they'd kept that line-up together through Red.

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Posted: January 15 2012 at 10:39

Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Cross

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Posted: January 20 2012 at 20:31

MattGuitat wrote:

Fripp (of course), Bruford, Wetton, Cross.

That's it!

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 02:12

I'm torn between the ITCOTCK lineup and the Disipline lineup

They really are basically different bands.

I guess I'll say the ITCOTCK lineup.

Just because I like Giles' drumming more than Bruford. (Just a little though)

He turned into a hoover!

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 14:38

Well, my fav KC lineup is any one with John Wetton.

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 17:13

The whole Wetton era would have to be my vote too, particularly the Starless and Bible Black lineup. Red's my favourite album from that period, but I think David Cross was musically to that whole period.

I do wish the original lineup (Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles/Sinfield) made more than just the one album, because I feel like this version had much more in them. ITCOTCK is a classic, for sure, but to me feels short lived, and I wish there'd been more.

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 22:41

dr prog wrote:

Lake, Giles, Mcdonald, Sinfield, Fripp...

Definitely! The original, and the BEST, line-up...

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Posted: February 29 2012 at 18:31

Fripp, Bruford, Cross and Wetton.

Fripp, Lake, McDonald, Giles and Sinfield following closely behind though.

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Posted: March 01 2012 at 02:38

John wetton years, is my kind of music.

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Posted: March 04 2012 at 12:49

It would obviously have to be Fripp/Wetton/Bruford/Cross

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Posted: March 08 2012 at 17:23

Guess what mine is.

Fripp-Bruford-Wetton-Cross!

They couldn't ALWAYS be at their best when improvising, but what line-up could be? As far as written stuff goes, they have the tightest, most melodic rockers, as well as the most enamoring soft stuff. Beat that!

I think "Starless and Bible Black" is the best Crimson album there ever was. No, it's not truly original and radical. But it's one of the most accessible AND most powerful (in BOTH hard rock and soft ambient areas) ever put out under this moniker, IMO. I know, but I don't care much, that lots of people have (an) issue(s) with that one.

And I don't know if you could call "Red" OFFICIALLY a F-B-W-C album since Cross quit, albeit he came back ephemerally.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 08 2012 at 17:34

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Posted: March 08 2012 at 17:42

Consensus on this seems to be Bruford, Wetton, Jobson, Fripp(the 73/74 lineup). Although I tend to agree that these were their best albums and the strongest lineup I think the very first lineup would maybe be a close second for me. After that they became unstable with Lake going on to form ELP and everyone else(except Sinfield)going off and doing other things.

Top five KC albums for me:

LTIA
Red
ITCOTCK
ITWOP
SABB

So for me it's a mixture of the very first albums and the mid seventies although I do admit the Bruford, Wetton lineup wins out.

I like LIzard a lot although that's the album where they started to get really weird imo. Even LTIA is pretty weird in places.

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Posted: March 31 2012 at 22:50

Sorry but there should be no debate here. The original line-up (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles and Sinfield) produced a masterpiece that helped to define what progressive rock was about, created their first two most famous compositions ("21st century schizoid man" and "in the court..." and the beautiful "I Talk to the Wind". Their influence over the development of prog-rock is incalculable. If only, they had stayed together a little bit longer, one can only imagine the wonderful stuff they may have come out with.

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Posted: April 01 2012 at 01:40

^ You don't have to imagine, it's called 'In The Wake Of Poseidon'...

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Posted: April 01 2012 at 20:49

But, for me, Poseidon was only a pale reflection of the debut, and in all equivalent parts, inferior. Even the title song, which I really like a lot (the only song I really like on this album) is rather inferior compared with "Epitaph" and "The Court". If the original line-up had actually stayed together as a creative force for the second album at least, I would think they might have made another real masterpiece... but we'll never know.

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Posted: April 01 2012 at 22:24

Discipline line-up: Bruford, Levin, Belew, and Fripp of course. No hesitation deciding.

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Posted: April 02 2012 at 10:56

Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Belew

The trilogy is amazing. Excellent and diverse guitar work combined with Belew's voice makes the line-up wonderful

Edited by iamathousandapples - April 02 2012 at 13:23

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Posted: April 02 2012 at 14:51

zachfive wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:

I think we have a band:
    Robert Fripp — guitars, guitar synthesiser/MIDI guitar, Soundscapes, electric piano, Mellotron, keyboards, allsorts
    Adrian Belew — lead vocals, guitars, guitar synthesiser/MIDI guitar, electronic percussion
    Tony Levin — bass guitars, Chapman Stick, upright bass, synthesiser, backing vocals
    Pat Mastelotto — acoustic and electronic drums and percussion
    Gavin Harrison — drums
    Jakko Jakszyk - vocals, guitars, keyboards
    Peter Sinfield — lyrics, synthesiser
    Greg Lake — bass guitar, vocals and tambourine
    Michael Giles — drums, vocals
    Ian McDonald — saxophone, clarinet, flute, mellotron, vibes, vocals
    Gordon Haskell — bass guitar, vocals
    Andy McCulloch — drums
    Boz Burrell — bass guitar, vocals
    Ian Wallace — drums, percussion, vocals
    Bill Bruford — acoustic and electronic drums and percussion
    John Wetton — bass guitar, vocals, occasional electric guitar and piano
    Richard Palmer-James — lyrics
    David Cross — violin, viola, flute, mellotron, electric piano, keyboards
    Jamie Muir — percussion, allsorts
    Trey Gunn — Warr guitar, Chapman Stick, baritone guitar, Ashbory silicone-string bass, "talker"
    Peter Giles — bass guitar
    Keith Tippett — acoustic and electric pianos
    Rick Kemp — bass guitar
    Mark Charig — cornet
    Nick Evans — trombone
    Harry Miller — double bass
    Robin Miller — oboe
    Paulina Lucas—soprano vocals
    Jon Anderson — guest lead vocals
    Eddie Jobson — violin and electric piano

Forgot Mel Collins...

Dammit!!!

OK then, the one with Robert Fripp in it.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...