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John Wetton, Singer/Bassist for King Crimson and Asia, Dies at 67
Billboard ^ | 1/31/17 | Andrew Unterberger

Posted on 02/01/2017 1:54:42 AM PST by sushiman

John Wetton, singer/bassist and veteran of multiple famed prog-rock outfits, died today (Jan. 31) in his sleep, with the cause of death being widely reported as colon cancer. He was 67.

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To: Lurker
Steve Howe,a great guitarist. Saw a interview with him about a year ago and didn't recognize him. Sad to say he looks like Golem.
21 posted on 02/01/2017 4:52:03 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Work hard,live free,thank God!)
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To: Lurker
"Yes was amazing live. Just amazing."

Indeed they were. I saw them for the first time in the late 70's in Houston and the last time in 1998. They played an outdoor amphitheatre in west Austin. In August. It was 105 degrees when they started playing. The show was one for the ages, and they performed before a crowd of less than 2000 (about the capacity of the venue). Alan Parsons opened for them.

22 posted on 02/01/2017 5:00:41 AM PST by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: sushiman

Heard this on the radio last night. The “classic rock” station then played Mott The Hoople’s “All the Young Dudes.” Wonderful old tune!


23 posted on 02/01/2017 5:03:27 AM PST by Blurb2350
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Sometimes you get crazy gigs.

In 1993, I sat onstage, perched atop Buck Dharma’s Marshall stack, taking photos when BOC played a local WV roadhouse.

Prior to that, I’d only had nosebleed seats for them at the Cap Center.

Rock is a fickle mistress.


24 posted on 02/01/2017 5:10:08 AM PST by Salamander (We're pain, we're steel, a plot of knives...)
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To: 21twelve

All the handicap spaces are overflowing at Alice concerts.

:D


25 posted on 02/01/2017 5:12:27 AM PST by Salamander (We're pain, we're steel, a plot of knives...)
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To: sushiman

Don’t feel pregnant: I got the King Crimson album and never “got” them either, but Wetton’s solo album a few years ago is very good.


26 posted on 02/01/2017 5:20:42 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the 4Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: TennTuxedo

Wetton also played with Roxy Music.


27 posted on 02/01/2017 5:25:19 AM PST by AceMineral (One day men will beg for chains.)
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To: cweese

How’s this for a tour? I saw Yes open for Black Sabbath. We were dumbfounded by how good Yes was (Howe and orig drummer) and walked out of Black Sabbath after about e songs they were so mediocre.


28 posted on 02/01/2017 5:31:22 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the 4Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

That’s a show I would have loved to have seen!!


29 posted on 02/01/2017 5:37:25 AM PST by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: cweese

Bar none-—and I saw them all-—Hendrix & Vanilla Fudge. Jimi just past his prime of 1 year earlier, Fudge most amazing musicians I ever saw.


30 posted on 02/01/2017 5:40:45 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the 4Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS
Damn. Just Damn. My first concert was Jethro Tull in 79 (I had just started high school). The bands I saw subsequent to that were Van Halen, Rush (several times), Pink Floyd, Yes, Ozzy, etc...a little later era tho I wish I had seen some of the acts you had.

Then I moved to Austin in '83 for college and no real big rock acts come here often (I remember the Dead were here in the fall of '83 and Pink Floyd stopped for a show in '89). Most of the music here these days is coming from the over-commercialized festivals the city and the promoters makes millions from the hipster douchebags on(ACL, SXSW, etc...). Greed has absolutely ruined the live music scene here, IMO.

31 posted on 02/01/2017 5:53:32 AM PST by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: dp0622
I hope he didn’t die in “The Heat of the Moment”.

Sounds like he died "In the Dead of Night."

32 posted on 02/01/2017 5:54:24 AM PST by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: 4yearlurker

Howe looks like a goblin from Harry Potter.

In a good way.


33 posted on 02/01/2017 5:57:17 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: 21twelve
My favorite group (Rush) will be introducing Yes into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year - finally!

I'm really looking forward to that. As I told a new acquaintance last year, a musician who has worked with Bill Bruford, Yes is keeping me alive, in a way.

Most of my playlists start with the live version of Siberian Khatru, and the song gets my walks off to a great start. Regular exercise is a key component of controlling diabetes, and I favor walks of 4-6 miles.

There are Rush songs in there, too, of course. I just hope Alex actually speaks in syllables during the induction speech, though his remarks when Rush was inducted were a hoot!

34 posted on 02/01/2017 6:04:37 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: AceMineral
Wetton also played with Roxy Music.

...And Uriah Heep, as well as some later work with Ken Hensley long after Hensley left Heep, and "UK" (around 1979-80, I believe) as well...

From Wetton's website:

The very last studio song of John Wetton’s career was the closing track on the most recent and indeed final ASIA album “Gravitas” and included the profound lyrics

“Think the best of me, till we meet again.”

35 posted on 02/01/2017 6:23:35 AM PST by Paul R.
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To: sushiman

RIP.


36 posted on 02/01/2017 6:48:56 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: BeadCounter
Good album, but 'In the Court of the Crimson King' is my favorite from
them with 'In the Wake of Poseiden' a close second...maybe because of
Greg Lake...definitely the best KC album with Wetton...saw him with Asia
back in the day.
37 posted on 02/01/2017 7:51:10 AM PST by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: Pravious

That is true, liked larks tongue in aspic but like the 1st ones better..in the wake of poseidon, in the court of the krimson king, Lizard, Islands..personally


38 posted on 02/01/2017 8:03:40 AM PST by aces (Got Jesus?)
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To: Night Hides Not

I understand that Neil won’t be there - I think he’s afraid that Alex will embarrass him! I thought Alex’s “blah” speech was not much different than his guitar playing. Telling a story without any words.

Maybe his induction speech will be: “YES! Yes, yes, yes. Yes....yes.yes....yes....” (I doubt it. It is one thing to be goofy with your own speech.)


39 posted on 02/01/2017 11:59:29 AM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts FDR's New Deal = obama)
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To: AceMineral
Wetton also played with Roxy Music.

I never knew that...thanks. I came to appreciate Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music in the late 70s. I was stationed in Germany at the time, and a friend of mine let me know of a televised concert on German TV. He recorded it, and the concert featured 3 bands: Roxy Music, Dire Straits, and Talking Heads. The cassette is in my garage somewhere, along with 8 boxes of cassettes that I mixed on my own.

I'd also listen to Radio Luxembourg during the afternoons, really kept me abreast of the Euro music market.

40 posted on 02/01/2017 12:20:55 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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