King Crimson Bass Players

Dellinger wrote: prog4evr wrote: Lake's bass work on '21st Century Schizoid Man' is quite simply amazing, so I had to give him one more vote (if for no other reason...) I kind of like better Wetton playing the same song (and of course, having Bruford on drums too doesn't hurt).

Lake's bass work on '21st Century Schizoid Man' is quite simply amazing, so I had to give him one more vote (if for no other reason...)

I love how this changed from a Levin/Wetton argument to a Cross/Jobson argument LOL. 

stegor wrote: The.Crimson.King wrote: I think it was an interview I heard with Ian Anderson who said Jobson was an odd bird who wouldn't go on stage until he completed his make-up.  I don't think make-up and King Crimson really go together  Hah - make-up and KC go together about as well as make-up and JT. Although I do believe John Evan applied a bit at the Too Old to Rock & Roll Too Young to Die stage. They flirted a bit with glam there.

Gosh - you should see a picture of Jobson inside the gatefold of Roxy Music's live album 'Viva!'.  Ooh, I thought he looked like a chick..............

Tom Ozric wrote: Dellinger wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: Dellinger wrote: Yeah, I remember reading something about Fripp and Wetton agreeing that Cross was the weak link in that formation of King Crimson, which led to Fripp kicking Cross out for the Red album (I still think I might have liked that album better if they had kept him as part of the band). And indeed there's some charm to his violin parts in Crimson that I really like... he was rather unorthodox I guess. Jobson may have been too perfect........ Who knows, perhaps it would have been nice if he had come into King Crimson... perhaps him and Mel Collins (or was it McDonald the one who almost came back to the band?). However, it didn't happen. Wasn't Jobson part of "UK"... perhaps I should get that album... Jobson was *fantastic* in U.K. - and so was Wetton.  All 3 albums are worthwhile.

Voted for Wetton as his visceral yet eloquent aggression (texturally and musically speaking) was a real departure from that previously. It's often hard to reconcile something like Islands or Poseidon as being from the same band that recorded the Larks, Starless, Red trilogy.


Edited by ExittheLemming - April 18 2013 at 06:14

Tom Ozric wrote: Dellinger wrote: Yeah, I remember reading something about Fripp and Wetton agreeing that Cross was the weak link in that formation of King Crimson, which led to Fripp kicking Cross out for the Red album (I still think I might have liked that album better if they had kept him as part of the band). And indeed there's some charm to his violin parts in Crimson that I really like... he was rather unorthodox I guess. Jobson may have been too perfect........

Who knows, perhaps it would have been nice if he had come into King Crimson... perhaps him and Mel Collins (or was it McDonald the one who almost came back to the band?). However, it didn't happen. Wasn't Jobson part of "UK"... perhaps I should get that album...

Yeah, I remember reading something about Fripp and Wetton agreeing that Cross was the weak link in that formation of King Crimson, which led to Fripp kicking Cross out for the Red album (I still think I might have liked that album better if they had kept him as part of the band). And indeed there's some charm to his violin parts in Crimson that I really like... he was rather unorthodox I guess.

stegor wrote: Dellinger wrote: Yeah, I guess it's just about the same version that appears on USA. However, as I just happened to write about a few posts ago, the album I actually have is "Collectible King Crimson Vol 1", which includes the same concert from USA, but without overdubs nor edits (on USA the David Cross is overdubbed by some other violin player, while on Collectible it is Cross who you can hear playing). And indeed, I love the version of Schizoid Man from Collectible King Crimson. "Some other guy" / "Some other violin player" = Eddie Jobson I hate to say it, and it's not really fair, but Jobson's overdubbed version of Larks' Tongues Pt 2 on USA is miles beyond the untouched Cross version.

Now you're going to make me want to check out the USA version of that concert, and I'm really happy thinking that I don't need USA because I already have the more faithful version of the concert

Tom Ozric wrote: richardh wrote: Dellinger wrote: richardh wrote: Lake for 21st Century Schizoid Man . He was never better and arguably one of KIng Crimson's best tracks as well. I like much better the bass on the version they played of that song with Wetton. never heard that version . where does it come from? There's a version on the 'U.S.A. Live' album.

Yeah, I guess it's just about the same version that appears on USA. However, as I just happened to write about a few posts ago, the album I actually have is "Collectible King Crimson Vol 1", which includes the same concert from USA, but without overdubs nor edits (on USA the David Cross is overdubbed by some other violin player, while on Collectible it is Cross who you can hear playing). And indeed, I love the version of Schizoid Man from Collectible King Crimson.