King Crimson : Starless and Bible Black
LP Album. Disc vinil 200g nou, remastered.Genre: Rock
Style: rock progresiv, experimental
Year: 1974
Robert Fripp - guitars, Mellotron, electric piano, devices
Robert Fripp / guitar, Mellotron, effects
David Cross / violin, viola, Mellotron, electric piano
John Wetton / bass, vocals
Bill Bruford / drums, percussion
"If one were to pick the definitive recording by the '73-4 King Crimson, Starless and Bible Black would be as good a choice as any. The secret to this album's success is the high proportion of live material; only two tracks were fully conceived and recorded in the studio. As a result, the listener can hear the true-to-life sound of this KC incarnation, with minimal overdubs and editing."
(Review By: Chris Mitchell 24-Jun-96 on elephant-talk.com)
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Additional personnel
Richard Palmer-James - lyrics
Nick Ryan - engineering
Tantra Designs - cover design
DGM/PANEGYRIC Warners
Comentarii
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"King Crimson's previous album, Starless and Bible Black (on which they had moved decisively away from a more traditional progressive rock sound drawing on American jazz, and towards the influence of European free improvisation[citation needed]), had been recorded by a quintet lineup of the band, including experimental percussionist Jamie Muir. Early in 1973, Muir abruptly left the band - ostensibly due to an onstage injury, but in fact due to an overwhelming spiritual need to retreat from music and spend time in a monastery (something which was not communicated to his bandmates according to the liner notes for the Portsmouth Guildhall show in the Complete Recordings box set).[citation needed] Muir's departure turned out to be permanent. The band's drummer, Bill Bruford, absorbed Muir's percussion role in addition to his own kit drumming, and the band continued to tour as a quartet."
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