John Wetton: 10 King Crimson vocals
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Topic: John Wetton: 10 King Crimson vocals
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Subject: John Wetton: 10 King Crimson vocals
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 12:07
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On the 3 King Crimson albums on which he appeared, John Wetton contributed vocals to 10 songs (someone please correct me if I've missed one). Which of these is your favorite? While I feel very confident about which song will receive the most votes, I'm interested to see how the other nine will fare. Thanks!
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 12:15
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Starless ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 12:17
| My favorite KC line-up : Fallen Angel |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 13:00
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Starless. Sublime vox. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 13:03
| I voted for The Night Watch but I suspect Starless will run away with this one. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 13:29
I'll vote for the only song I know: Starless. I'm clueless about the other nine entries in the poll. 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 13:34
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My favorite song is Starless. My favorite Wetton vocal is Book Of Saturdays. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 13:51
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Impossible not to vote for Starless but all wonderful. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 14:23
Because Starless is so starfull, I chose "Cigarettes,Ice cream and figurines of the Virgin Mary" ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 14:33
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I could vote for any of them. I went with "Easy Money." ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 14:50
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As the question asks for my favourite Wetton vocal, rather than my favourite Wetton sung song, my answer is The Great Deceiver. Starless is a more impressive song, but the singing isn’t so remarkable (to me). ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 20:47
| It’s quite impossible to pick one song a one the rest. All these song are amazing, and John’s vocals made them even more special. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 21:37
| My very favourite must be Starless (live version for me), but I also love Exiles (as well as others, of course), which has got almost no votes, so I go with that one (I also prefer it live). |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: July 20 2022 at 22:04
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Starless is my favorite Kind Crimson song period, so of course it gets my vote, lol. It is crazy to think about how relatively few songs he sang on compared to his time in the band. Especially when you start digging into live stuff from that period. To me, he's the definitive KC singer, even moreso than Lake or Belew. You can really feel the deep sorrow in his voice on the darker songs, and his grit suits things like Easy Money and The Great Deceiver perfectly. If I had to pick a second choice.... Fallen Angel. That song (and the album as a whole really) is like a sharp, invisible dread plummeting deeper into my skull. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 02:19
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Starless. He was simply amazing.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 02:27
| Starless |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 09:49
This was the reason I thought of this poll. He seems like such a significant member of the band's history, but it was pointed out to me that he only appeared on 3 studio albums and sang 10 songs among a lot of instrumentals. It seems amazing he did 7-1/2 albums with Asia (no instrumentals) that, while popular, were nowhere near as influential.
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Sacro_Porgo wrote:Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 14:44
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I really love all of them. But Starless is stellar (pun intended, and absolutely the truth, too). ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 21 2022 at 20:00
| Exiles for me. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 26 2022 at 12:29
| Starless. |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 19:27
| I'm giving The Mincer some love. That song creeped me out when I first heard it, along with the rest of SABB. I love how impromptu the vocal sounds, and where else did he harmonize with himself? The harmony vocal is so eerie. Almost disembodied. And then the crinkled tape runs out. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 19:48
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Starless is easily my favorite song here but something about his vocal phrasing always bugged me just a wee bit. I’m voting for Exiles instead, for pure vocal performance. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 23:33
I'm afraid I'm not much of a fan of Wetton's singing, actually. I do wish Lake had sung on Starless and Exiles, I believe he would have done a beautiful job. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: July 28 2022 at 02:29
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Starless ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: July 28 2022 at 19:24
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I love everything Wetton did with KC. Starless, Fallen Angel, and The Great Deceiver are my top 3. Nobody ever mentions his vocals on Red!
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 29 2022 at 01:38
| Fallen Angel, heart breaking song with wonderful vocals. |