The message from Martin Ridgley rises higher:
 MR> * Cross-posted from somewhere else in the Fidonet ether in the hopes
 MR> of * generating some discussion on Robert Fripp and King Crimson:
 -=> Quoting Martin Ridgley to Rick Mcbroom <=-
 MR> I'm a big Robert Fripp/King Crimson fan and this fellow (I met) had
 MR> some amazing live shows and rare video footage of KC.
 RM> Cool!  You know, I've never really got into King Crimson, for
 RM> some odd reason.
 MR> Well, I guess it's pretty derivative stuff - arguably not the most
 MR> accessible material for pure musical enjoyment.  ;-)
 RM> The only album that I have is _In the Court of the Crimson King_, and
 RM> that is certainly a great one.
 MR> Yeah, probably their most accessible album....
Hmm, I don't think so.  I'd say _Red_ is more accessible.
 RM> But beyond that, the only other KC albums that have made a real
 RM> impression on me are _Larks Toungues In Aspic_....
 MR> Yeah, that's a superb album (from 1973), but quite `progressive'
 MR> and probably not to most people's tastes.
It was the first Crimson album I bought and the first one I heard.  It
took a few listenings to get into, but it's one of my favorite albums of
all time.  Excellent.
 MR> I also like _Red_ (1974) a
My overall favorite Crimson album, probably because of the incredible
emotional roller coaster it takes you on.  And, damn, there's "Starless"
at the end.  It's breath-taking.
NP: "100 Diversions" -- echolyn
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- Clark Ray                                                  -
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