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King Crimson
MUSIC
British progressive rock band, formed 1969 following the demise of Giles, Giles and Fripp. Led by guitarist Robert Fripp.
Official Website:
http://www.king-crimson.com/
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Adrian Belew |
Guitarist |
23-Dec-1949 |
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Guitarist for King Crimson |
| Bill Bruford |
Drummer |
17-May-1949 |
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Drummer for King Crimson |
| Boz Burrell |
Bassist |
1-Aug-1946 |
21-Sep-2006 |
Bad Company and King Crimson bassist |
| Mel Collins |
Musician |
5-Sep-1947 |
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Active session and ex-Crimson blower |
| Robert Fripp |
Guitarist |
16-May-1946 |
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King Crimson |
| Michael Giles |
Drummer |
1-Mar-1942 |
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Original drummer for King Crimson |
| Greg Lake |
Musician |
10-Nov-1948 |
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Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
| Tony Levin |
Bassist |
6-Jun-1946 |
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Bassist for King Crimson |
| Pat Mastelotto |
Drummer |
10-Sep-1955 |
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Drummer for Mr. Mister and King Crimson |
| Ian McDonald |
Musician |
25-Jun-1946 |
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King Crimson |
| Jamie Muir |
Drummer |
? |
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Experimental percussionist |
| Ian Wallace |
Drummer |
29-Sep-1946 |
22-Feb-2007 |
Ex-Crimson and active session drummer |
| John Wetton |
Musician |
12-Jun-1949 |
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Singer for Asia and King Crimson |
DISCOGRAPHY
In the Court of the Crimson King (1969, Atlantic)
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | I Talk to the Wind |
| 3 | Epitaph |
| 4 | Moonchild |
| 5 | The Court of the Crimson King |
In the Wake of Poseidon (1970, Atlantic)
| 1 | Peace � A Beginning |
| 2 | Pictures of a City |
| 3 | Cadence and Cascade |
| 4 | In the Wake of Poseidon |
| 5 | Peace � A Theme |
| 6 | Cat Food |
| 7 | The Devil's Triangle |
| 8 | Peace � An End |
"The Devil's Triangle" is a reinterpretation of "Mars, Bringer of War" by Gustav Holst, and was later used in an episode of Doctor Who.
Lizard (1970, Atlantic)
| 1 | Cirkus |
| 2 | Indoor Games |
| 3 | Happy Family |
| 4 | Lady of the Dancing Water |
| 5 | Lizard |
Islands (1971, Virgin)
| 1 | Formentera Lady |
| 2 | Sailor's Tale |
| 3 | The Letters |
| 4 | Ladies of the Road |
| 5 | Prelude: Song of the Gulls |
| 6 | Islands |
Earthbound (1971, Atlantic)
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | Peoria |
| 3 | Sailor's Tale |
| 4 | Earthbound |
| 5 | Groon |
A live album collected from a number of different shows from the spring of 1972.
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973, Island)
| 1 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One |
| 2 | Book of Saturday |
| 3 | Exiles |
| 4 | Easy Money |
| 5 | The Talking Drum |
| 6 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two |
Starless and Bible Black (1974, E.G. Records)
| 1 | The Great Deceiver |
| 2 | Lament |
| 3 | We'll Let You Know |
| 4 | The Night Watch |
| 5 | Trio |
| 6 | The Mincer |
| 7 | Starless and Bible Black |
| 8 | Fracture |
Except for the first two tracks, these songs were all recorded live, with the applause edited out later. The name of this album, "Starless and Bible Black", is a quote from the play Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas. The lyrics were composed by Richard Palmer of Supertramp.
Red (1974, Atlantic)
| 1 | Red |
| 2 | Fallen Angel |
| 3 | One More Red Nightmare |
| 4 | Providence |
| 5 | Starless |
USA (1974, Atlantic)
| 1 | No Pussyfooting (Co-written by Brian Eno) |
| 2 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two |
| 3 | Lament |
| 4 | Exiles |
| 5 | Asbury Park |
| 6 | Easy Money |
| 7 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 8 | Fracture |
| 9 | Starless |
A live album taken from two U.S. shows in June '74. The overdubs were performed by Eddie Jobson of Roxy Music and Jethro Tull.
Discipline (1981, Warner Bros.)
| 1 | Elephant Talk |
| 2 | Frame by Frame |
| 3 | Matte Kudasai |
| 4 | Indiscipline |
| 5 | Thela Hun Ginjeet (Anagram of "heat in the jungle") |
| 6 | The Sheltering Sky |
| 7 | Discipline |
| 8 | Matte Kudasai |
The title of track 3 means "please wait for me" in Japanese. "The Sheltering Sky" is named after the Paul Bowles novel.
Beat (1982, E.G. Records)
| 1 | Neal and Jack and Me |
| 2 | Heartbeat |
| 3 | Sartori in Tangier |
| 4 | Waiting Man |
| 5 | Neurotica |
| 6 | Two Hands |
| 7 | The Howler |
| 8 | Requiem |
The first track is a reference to Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac, the famous beatniks who also lend the album it's title.
Three of a Perfect Pair (1984, Warner Bros.)
| 1 | Three of a Perfect Pair |
| 2 | Model Man |
| 3 | Sleepless |
| 4 | Man With an Open Heart |
| 5 | Nuages |
| 6 | Industry |
| 7 | Dig Me |
| 8 | No Warning |
| 9 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III) |
| 10 | The King Crimson Barber Shop |
| 11 | Industrial Zone A |
| 12 | Industrial Zone B |
| 13 | Sleepless (Tony Levin Mix) |
| 14 | Sleepless (Bob Clearmountain Mix) |
| 15 | Sleepless (E Kervorkian Dance Mix) |
Only later releases of this album contain the last five tracks.
The Great Deceiver (1992, Virgin)
| Disc 1 - Things Are Not as They Seem... |
| 1 | Walk On ... No Pussyfooting (collaboration with Brian Eno) |
| 2 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two |
| 3 | Lament |
| 4 | Exiles |
| 5 | A Voyage to the Centre of the Cosmos |
| 6 | Easy Money |
| 7 | Providence |
| 8 | Fracture |
| 9 | Starless |
| Disc 2 - Sleight of Hand (or Now You Don't See It Again) and... |
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | Walk off from Providence ... No Pussyfooting (collaboration with Brian Eno) |
| 3 | Sharks' Lungs in Lemsip |
| 4 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One |
| 5 | Book of Saturday |
| 6 | Easy Money |
| 7 | We'll Let You Know |
| 8 | The Night Watch |
| 9 | Tight Scrummy |
| 10 | Peace: A Theme |
| 11 | Cat Food |
| 12 | Easy Money |
| 13 | ...It Is for You, but Not for Us |
| Disc 3 - ...Acts of Deception (the Magic Circus, or Weasels Stole Our Fruit) |
| 1 | No Pussyfooting (collaboration with Brian Eno) |
| 2 | The Great Deceiver |
| 3 | Bartley Butsford |
| 4 | Exiles |
| 5 | Daniel Dust |
| 6 | The Night Watch |
| 7 | Doctor Diamond |
| 8 | Starless |
| 9 | Wilton Carpet |
| 10 | The Talking Drum |
| 11 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two (abbreviated) |
| 12 | Applause and announcement |
| 13 | Is There Life Out There? |
| Disc 4 - ...But Neither are They Otherwise |
| 1 | The Golden Walnut |
| 2 | The Night Watch |
| 3 | Fracture |
| 4 | Clueless and Slightly Slack |
| 5 | Walk On ... No Pussyfooting (collaboration with Brian Eno) |
| 6 | Some Pussyfooting |
| 7 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One |
| 8 | The Law of Maximum Distress, Part One |
| 9 | The Law of Maximum Distress, Part Two |
| 10 | Easy Money |
| 11 | Some More Pussyfooting |
| 12 | The Talking Drum |
VROOM (1994, Discipline)
| 1 | VROOOM |
| 2 | Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream |
| 3 | Cage |
| 4 | THRAK |
| 5 | When I Say Stop, Continue |
| 6 | One Time |
This EP was meant as companion piece to the 1995 album THRAK.
THRAK (1995, Virgin)
| 1 | VROOOM |
| 2 | Marine 475 |
| 3 | Dinosaur |
| 4 | Walking On Air |
| 5 | B'Boom |
| 6 | THRAK |
| 7 | Inner Garden (Part I) |
| 8 | People |
| 9 | Radio (Part I) |
| 10 | One Time |
| 11 | Radio (Part II) |
| 12 | Inner Garden (Part II) |
| 13 | Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream |
| 14 | VROOOM VROOOM |
| 15 | VROOOM VROOOM (Coda) |
B'Boom: Live in Argentina (1995, Atlantic)
| 1 | VROOOM |
| 2 | Frame by Frame |
| 3 | Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream |
| 4 | Red |
| 5 | One Time |
| 6 | B'Boom |
| 7 | THRAK |
| 8 | Two Sticks |
| 9 | Elephant Talk |
| 10 | Indiscipline |
| 11 | VROOOM VROOOM |
| 12 | Matte Kudasai |
| 13 | The Talking Drum |
| 14 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II) |
| 15 | Heartbeat |
| 16 | Sleepless |
| 17 | People |
| 18 | B'Boom (reprise) |
| 19 | THRAK |
THRaKaTTaK (1996, Atlantic)
| 1 | THRAK |
| 2 | Fearless and Highly THRaKked |
| 3 | Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip |
| 4 | THRaKaTTaK (Part I) |
| 5 | The Slaughter of the Innocents |
| 6 | This Night Wounds Time |
| 7 | THRaKaTTaK (Part II) |
| 8 | THRAK (Reprise) |
A live album featuring variations on the piece "THRAK" taken from shows in the US and Japan.
Epitaph (1997, Atlantic)
| Disc 1 |
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | The Court of the Crimson King |
| 3 | Get Thy Bearings (Donovan cover) |
| 4 | Epitaph |
| 5 | A Man, A City |
| 6 | Epitaph |
| 7 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 8 | Mantra |
| 9 | Travel Weary Capricorn |
| 10 | Travel Bleary Capricorn |
| 11 | Mars: The Bringer of War (Gustav Holst cover) |
| Disc 2 |
| 1 | The Court of the Crimson King |
| 2 | Drop In |
| 3 | A Man, A City |
| 4 | Epitaph |
| 5 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 6 | Mars: The Bringer of War (Holst cover) |
| Disc 3 |
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | Get Thy Bearings (Donovan cover) |
| 3 | The Court of the Crimson King |
| 4 | Mantra |
| 5 | Travel Weary Capricorn |
| 6 | Improv |
| 7 | Mars: The Bringer of War (Holst cover) |
| Disc 4 |
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | Drop In |
| 3 | Epitaph |
| 4 | Get Thy Bearings (Donovan cover) |
| 5 | Mantra |
| 6 | Travel Weary Capricorn) |
| 7 | Improv |
| 8 | Mars: The Bringer of War (Holst cover) |
A collection of live tracks from late 1969 in the US and UK.
The Night Watch (1998, Discipline)
| 1 | Easy Money |
| 2 | Lament |
| 3 | Book of Saturday |
| 4 | Fracture |
| 5 | The Night Watch |
| 6 | Starless and Bible Black |
| 7 | Trio |
| 8 | Exiles |
| 9 | The Fright Watch |
| 10 | The Talking Drum |
| 11 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II) |
| 12 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
Recorded in Novemeber 1973 at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984 (1998, Discipline)
| 1 | Entry of the Crims |
| 2 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III) |
| 3 | Thela Hun Ginjeet |
| 4 | Red |
| 5 | Matte Kudasi |
| 6 | Industry |
| 7 | Dig Me |
| 8 | Three of a Perfect Pair |
| 9 | Indiscipline |
| 10 | Sartori in Tangier |
| 11 | Frame by Frame |
| 12 | Man With an Open Heart |
| 13 | Waiting Man |
| 14 | Sleepless |
| 15 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II) |
| 16 | Discipline |
| 17 | Heartbeat |
| 18 | Elephant Talk |
A live recording from July 1984 at Le Spectrum, Montreal, Canada.
The ConstruKction of Light (2000, Virgin)
| 1 | ProzaKc Blues |
| 2 | The ConstruKction of Light (edit 1) |
| 3 | The ConstruKction of Light (edit 2) |
| 4 | Into the Frying Pan |
| 5 | FraKctured |
| 6 | The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum |
| 7 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (edit 1) |
| 8 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (edit 2) |
| 9 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (edit 3) |
| 10 | Coda: I Have a Dream |
| 11 | Heaven and Earth |
The Beginners' Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club (2000, Discipline)
| 1 | 21st Century Schizoid Man |
| 2 | I Talk to the Wind |
| 3 | Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I) |
| 4 | Ladies of the Road |
| 5 | Sailor's Tale |
| 6 | Thela Hun Ginjeet |
| 7 | Elephant Talk |
| 8 | People |
| 9 | Funky Jam |
| 10 | Seizure |
A compilation with live tracks and studio sessions taken from the limited release King Crimson Collectors' Club albums.
Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With (2002, Sanctuary)
| 1 | Bude |
| 2 | Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With |
| 3 | Mie Gakure |
| 4 | She Shudders |
| 5 | Eyes Wide Open |
| 6 | Shoganai |
| 7 | I Ran |
| 8 | Potato Pie |
| 9 | Larks Tongues in Aspic (Part IV) |
| 10 | Clouds |
This album was intended to be a companion piece to 2003 album The Power to Believe. It contains the hidden track "Einstein's Relatives".
The Power to Believe (2003, Sanctuary)
| 1 | The Power to Believe (Part I: A Capella) |
| 2 | Level Five |
| 3 | Eyes Wide Open |
| 4 | EleKtriK |
| 5 | Facts of Life (Intro) |
| 6 | Facts of Life |
| 7 | The Power to Believe (Part II: Power Circle) |
| 8 | Dangerous Curves |
| 9 | Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With |
| 10 | The Power to Believe (Part III) |
| 11 | The Power to Believe (Part IV: Coda) |
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