=-> Quoting MICHAEL DOYLE to MARTIN RIDGLEY:
 MR> I'm a big Robert Fripp/King Crimson fan ... I guess it's pretty
 MR> derivative stuff - arguably not the most accessible material for
 MR> pure musical enjoyment.  ;-)
 MD> "Derivitive Stuff?" You can't be serious, their stuff was so
 MD> ORIGINAL.
   Oooops!  Sorry, Michael.    Occasionally I get to
 typing without thinking and this was one of those moments.  You can
 tell because I've actually sort of contradicted myself in that first
 statement.  What I meant to say was that it is probably somewhat
 inaccessible music to most ears.
 MR> I've gone off and on with Adrian Belew.
 MD> That surprises me, Martin.  I would have thought you would be really
 MD> into him, as I know you are a Beatles fanatic, and IMHO, one of
 MD> Adrian's biggest influences IS the Beatles.
   I *am* really into him, but I can't always get into his solo works.
 MD> His vocal phrasings, on his solo albums especially, remind me so
 MD> much of Lennon's, the way he trails off, goes out of the normal
 MD> major/minor modes sometimes, and the occasional primal SCREAM.
   Yeah, he is sometimes reminiscent of Lennon.  I love Adrian Belew's
 guitar playing and I generally like his vocal style, but something
 about the timbre of his voice gets on my nerves sometimes.  Also, I
 don't always enjoy his songwriting - on his solo albums, that is.
   For my tastes, the most enjoyable music he's ever made was on the two
 albums with The Bears (_The Bears_ (1987), and _Rise and Shine_ (1988)).
 That was a wonderfully quirky, original sounding pop/rock band!
 MD> Anyway, happy listening Martin, and thank you for taking such good
 MD> care of the Beatles FIDO echo.
   Thanks, Michael!  I try - but I think it's really all the great
 participants we've got on there that makes it such a great echo.  :-)
   Cheers,
            Martin
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