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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 16:27
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 16:29
Originally posted by Waiting Man Waiting Man wrote:

Are you kidding me? Wich instrument do you play? The triangle? Maybe a pot full of rice?
I've seen that video of Scott preparing his album Bish Bosch. Some guy was playing a bowl of marbles.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 16:31
Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

How can anyone believe that King Crimson is better than other bands when half of the time it has been disbanded?
Yeah. ... I forgot that's supposed to matter and affect the quality of the band's music. Confused
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And then I'm not even talking about the lack of melodies.
Confused ... aye? Stern Smile

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 16:34
Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

k well as long as this topic has come up i'd like to quickly recc three awesome albums that i think are hip-hop works. experimental and unique, and quite progressive/psychedelic to certain extents

Madvillain - Madvillainy
Eyedea - The Many Faces Of Oliver Hart
Edan - Beauty And The Beat

these are the records that pop into my head when i think of hip-hop really pushing boundaries and doing something unprecedented in teh genre

Cool. I love that Madvillain cd, i'll check the other two out!  :-)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 16:56
Definitely NOT overrated. Underrated.

However, I still want my money back for that No Pussyfooting album I was enough of a sucker to buy. Anyone else got that one in their collection?   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 16:59
^ Is it on a CD? How much did it cost?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 17:02
Love me some pussyfooting.
Great for watching fish or drinking beers out on the balcony
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 17:08
no Tongue

I'd rather be pussy licking than pussy footing...


Edited by Slartibartfast - December 12 2012 at 17:09
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 17:10
Dead ... Cop kill a creep ... pow-pow-pow.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 17:12
yeah Fripp's solo albums never really clicked with me. Fripp & Eno, on the other hand though....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 17:16
No.
 
And this should be in a different section...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 17:38
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

^ Is it on a CD? How much did it cost?

I got it on vinyl. Nothing but a Fripp and Eno science experiment on Frippertronics. I like Frippertronics, but sheesh! Just the same loop going around and around and around and around and around (and around...). Somewhere on the second side things mercifully got a little out of phase at last so that something musical could happen.

I'll have to look around for the receipt.

In spite of this, I'm with those who think that Fripp is NOT overrated.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:00
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

How can anyone believe that King Crimson is better than other bands when half of the time it has been disbanded?
Yeah. ... I forgot that's supposed to matter and affect the quality of the band's music. Confused

No, that does not affect the quality of the music. I just find it ridiculous that a band who makes, say two or three great albums and then does nothing for over ten years is considered to be better than a band who makes ten masterpieces without having to split up (I don't mean a certain band in particular, just giving an example)
And mind you, it's not that I hate KC or Fripp, (I've got all KC albums), and they're good, but imo not as great as some think. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:13
Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

How can anyone believe that King Crimson is better than other bands when half of the time it has been disbanded?
Yeah. ... I forgot that's supposed to matter and affect the quality of the band's music. Confused
No, that does not affect the quality of the music. I just find it ridiculous that a band who makes, say two or three great albums and then does nothing for over ten years is considered to be better than a band who makes ten masterpieces without having to split up (I don't mean a certain band in particular, just giving an example).

And mind you, it's not that I hate KC or Fripp, (I've got all KC albums), and they're good, but imo not as great as some think. 
Luckily, that has never happened, so that example does not suit the KC-vs.-Rush case. Of course, this is just a hypothetical example, as you've pointed out. Disbanding does not mean anything. A band that would do nothing for ten years could make more masterworks than a band that has never broken up.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:13
A while ago I talked myself into buying A Scarcity of Miracles (mostly because of Mr. Harrison, who played on it). I tell you, Mr. Fripp for real gone fishing like nobody's business. When you have run out of things to say, it's more classy to disband and remain silent. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:26
Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

A while ago I talked myself into buying A Scarcity of Miracles (mostly because of Mr. Harrison, who played on it). I tell you, Mr. Fripp for real gone fishing like nobody's business. When you have run out of things to say, it's more classy to disband and remain silent. 

My heart agrees with ever bit of what you said.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:27
Originally posted by Alitare Alitare wrote:

Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

A while ago I talked myself into buying A Scarcity of Miracles (mostly because of Mr. Harrison, who played on it). I tell you, Mr. Fripp for real gone fishing like nobody's business. When you have run out of things to say, it's more classy to disband and remain silent. 

My heart agrees with ever bit of what you said.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:46
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

How can anyone believe that King Crimson is better than other bands when half of the time it has been disbanded?
Yeah. ... I forgot that's supposed to matter and affect the quality of the band's music. Confused
No, that does not affect the quality of the music. I just find it ridiculous that a band who makes, say two or three great albums and then does nothing for over ten years is considered to be better than a band who makes ten masterpieces without having to split up (I don't mean a certain band in particular, just giving an example).

And mind you, it's not that I hate KC or Fripp, (I've got all KC albums), and they're good, but imo not as great as some think. 
Luckily, that has never happened, so that example does not suit the KC-vs.-Rush case. Of course, this is just a hypothetical example, as you've pointed out. Disbanding does not mean anything. A band that would do nothing for ten years could make more masterworks than a band that has never broken up.

Yeah, I cannot think of any prog rock band that never broke up (or otherwise) and made 10 MASTERPIECES.   Very good albums, sure, but KC also did so, they are NOT just about the two or three that are frequently talked about.  What's wrong with Poseidon, what's wrong with Power to Believe?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:50
does anybody know the deal with Poseidon? I've always wondered what was up with it, it's like literally a variation on In The Court...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 18:51
Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony Anthony wrote:

How can anyone believe that King Crimson is better than other bands when half of the time it has been disbanded?
Yeah. ... I forgot that's supposed to matter and affect the quality of the band's music.
No, that does not affect the quality of the music. I just find it ridiculous that a band who makes, say two or three great albums and then does nothing for over ten years is considered to be better than a band who makes ten masterpieces without having to split up (I don't mean a certain band in particular, just giving an example).

And mind you, it's not that I hate KC or Fripp, (I've got all KC albums), and they're good, but imo not as great as some think. 
Luckily, that has never happened, so that example does not suit the KC-vs.-Rush case. Of course, this is just a hypothetical example, as you've pointed out. Disbanding does not mean anything. A band that would do nothing for ten years could make more masterworks than a band that has never broken up.

Yeah, I cannot think of any prog rock band that never broke up (or otherwise) and made 10 MASTERPIECES.   Very good albums, sure, but KC also did so, they are NOT just about the two or three that are frequently talked about.  What's wrong with Poseidon, what's wrong with Power to Believe?
Well, this is now a whole different matter - who likes what.
Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

does anybody know the deal with Poseidon? I've always wondered what was up with it, it's like literally a variation on In The Court...
That's one of the reasons why I don't like it, but I don't absolutely hate it.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 12 2012 at 18:52
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