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40th Anniversary of Bill Bruford leaving Yes |
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Adams Bolero 
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 Topic: 40th Anniversary of Bill Bruford leaving YesPosted: July 19 2012 at 17:50 |
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On July 19th 1972 Bill Bruford left Yes and joined King Crimson:
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Horizons
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 18:16 |
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Smartest decision he made.
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Persuasion deflowers your sympathy.
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smartpatrol
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 18:34 |
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I'm glad he left. he was vital in making some of the best Yes albums ever, but without him we woulden't have such great KC albums such as red and Three of a Perfect Pair |
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 18:45 |
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I'm not so sure, really, if I prefer his leaving Yes or not... I guess I'll never truly know. What he achieved with King Crimson was great, and indeed his playing in King Crimson was even more amazing than in Yes. But then, some of my favourite albums ever are Fragile and Close to the Edge, and I might wonder if they might have come closer to that again if he had stayed... or at least if the next 2 or 3 albums might have had much better drumming (imagine Relayer with Bruford on Drums). Still, perhaps Bruford was right when he said Yes had reached their height with CttE, and he couldn't achieve much more by staying in the band. However, we must enjoy what we do have, and that's a bunch of really awsome albums, both by King Crimson and Yes, with and without Bruford.
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 18:49 |
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For me both bands benefited.
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Posted: July 19 2012 at 18:57 |
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Damn! Talk about some people here feeling old.
Guess I'll have to play some Bruford KC to commemorate.
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Fox On The Rocks
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 Austin, I totally agree. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Yes, but it always seemed Bruford was held back in Yes, not to mention him and Squire never got along. In fact, I heard somewhere they borderline got into a fistfight on stage over some disagreement. Squire's a bit of hothead though, that's not really a surprise. In King Crimson though, that's where Bruford really let loose and showed off his unique style and approach. The partnership between Bill and David Muir on Larks' is extraordinary. Larks' to Three Of A Perfect Pair - inspiration drum records. |
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richardh
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The line up that made CTTE and Fragile was pretty much untouchable. In a way Bruford leaving because Yes had reached its peak was a self fulfilling prophecy. For me Yes were never as good again although they made several more excellent albums after his departure with various different line ups. |
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The two bands should have merged.
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I can't imagine Jon Anderson singing Schizoid Man or songs like Exiles or Starless.
And I DEFINITELY can't imagine John Wetton singing songs like Close To The Edge or Roundabout! Would have been interesting to see what King Yes would have come up with though.... |
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Wetton era Crimson is overrated. I'd rather him in Yes because Yes made all their best albums while Bruford was there.
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Why want him there if he wanted to leave. He is an artist, not a sparepart.
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He moved to a band which wouldn't let him use cymbals because the guitarist didn't think he could hear his guitar well enough
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Posted: July 20 2012 at 18:00 |
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He moved to a better band, for him and in general. I think that's pretty smart.
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Persuasion deflowers your sympathy.
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dr prog
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From a band who could compose to a band who couldn't really compose. Not better for me
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You're right. Songs like Starless, Frakture, and Red are not well composed pieces of music. |
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dr prog
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Only 3 songs from about 20 from that era you can mention? Frakture is pretty repetitive really. Starless and Red are the best tracks from that album, but I don't go crazy over them like most do in here
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Posted: July 20 2012 at 20:25 |
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Yes, because I didn't feel like listing every song that King Crimson has created that is well composed. I ain't got that kind of time. |
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