Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Polls
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Rome Regional Semi-Final 1: King Crimson v. Focus
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedRome Regional Semi-Final 1: King Crimson v. Focus
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>
Poll Question: Who is your band?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
66 [75.86%]
21 [24.14%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted

Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
micky View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Rome Regional Semi-Final 1: King Crimson v. Focus
    Posted: December 21 2014 at 08:27
From the Eclectic Conference we have...  the mighty King Crimson!!!



From the mighty Symphonic Conference we have Focus!!!




Vegas oddsmakers have listed King Crimson as a 35 vote favorite. Can Focus cover? hahahah Yeah right. Maybe. We shall see.
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Back to Top
zravkapt View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 12 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 6446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 08:29
Crimso very easily.
Magma America Great Make Again
Back to Top
Imperial Zeppelin View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 14 2013
Location: Kuwait
Status: Offline
Points: 6116 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 08:34
King Frippson
"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
Back to Top
micky View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 08:36
Focus for Hamburger Concerto... not the output K.C... but that one album topped anything K.C did as far as personal enjoyment. Plus if you make it this far in the tournament... you need some love and don't deserve to be obliterated as Focus is going to be in this one. LOL
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Back to Top
Kentucky_Hawkwindage View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 15 2014
Location: Hardinsburg,Ky
Status: Offline
Points: 733 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 08:53
K.C.
"Nobody's Gonna Change My World That's Something To Unreal"   Lyrics that i live my life by-from Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy's track You Won't Change Me
Back to Top
Hercules View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
Status: Offline
Points: 7024 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:15
Focus.

Better musicians, better music.
A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
Back to Top
Guldbamsen View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin

Joined: January 22 2009
Location: Magic Theatre
Status: Offline
Points: 23098 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:19
Katjing Flirtsome
“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams
Back to Top
Tuzvihar View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: May 18 2005
Location: C. Schinesghe
Status: Offline
Points: 13489 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:20
Focus. Smile
"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

Charles Bukowski
Back to Top
irrelevant View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 07 2010
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:25
King Crimson, but it's pretty close. 
New album!
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385
Back to Top
Argonaught View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 04 2012
Location: Virginia
Status: Offline
Points: 1413 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:28
Had Focus never existed, would the world of prog be much different today?  
Back to Top
zravkapt View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 12 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 6446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:30
Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

Had Focus never existed, would the world of prog be much different today?  

Short answer: no.
Magma America Great Make Again
Back to Top
micky View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:32
Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

Had Focus never existed, would the world of prog be much different today?  


hell yeah...  Jon Anderson would have certainly tried his hand at yoddling and prog as we know it would have crashed and burned... Yes.. not ELP would have become the poster child for the evils of prog and become the most reviled group in all of music.

Oh yes.. without Focus.. prog would be so much different.  Now King Crimson? pff.  First prog album? hardly

the middle period. People go nut over it, but was it anything really special.. not one damn bit.

The late 70's.  All they did was take cue from the Talking Heads, and the Talking Heads were far better AT it.
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Back to Top
The Dark Elf View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: February 01 2011
Location: Michigan
Status: Offline
Points: 12701 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 09:51
Crimson. Loved Focus 3 and Hamburger Concerto, but not enough to vote against Fripp.
...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
Back to Top
Friday13th View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 30 2013
Status: Offline
Points: 284 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:00
Right, where would prog be without the myriad of prog yoddlers who Akkerman inspired?

Edited by Friday13th - December 21 2014 at 10:01
Back to Top
micky View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:16
Originally posted by Friday13th Friday13th wrote:

Right, where would prog be without the myriad of prog yoddlers who Akkerman inspired?


no no no LOL  you miss the point.. IF Akkerman hadn't had done that.. you know Jon Anderson would have tried it...


hmmm perhaps in Soundchaser thus completely ruining it ..and   the good name of prog along with it haha..Angry
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Back to Top
Friday13th View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 30 2013
Status: Offline
Points: 284 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:20
oh I see lol no doubt prog would be no more
Back to Top
micky View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:23
Originally posted by Friday13th Friday13th wrote:

oh I see lol no doubt prog would be no more


thus yes.. Focus actually had, in a strange convoluted (yes.. in a Micky) kind of way. We can say with great conviction that Focus had more importance to prog rock than King Crimson LOLLOL

Neo didn't save prog... Focus did. Thumbs UpLOL
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Back to Top
tboyd1802 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: June 01 2012
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:29
No brainer - Crimson...
Back to Top
Nogbad_The_Bad View Drop Down
Forum & Site Admin Group
Forum & Site Admin Group
Avatar
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team

Joined: March 16 2007
Location: Boston
Status: Offline
Points: 20207 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:31
Crimson easily.
Ian

Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com

https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
Back to Top
Hercules View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
Status: Offline
Points: 7024 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 10:33
Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

Had Focus never existed, would the world of prog be much different today?  

Who cares?

King Crimson may have influenced many other bands, but so what? Does that make their music better?

The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.
A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.156 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.