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  • “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on the shortcomings of his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun

    07/10/2025 5:22:50 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 92 replies
    Guitar Player ^ | 7/10 | Phil Weller
    With news that a new King Crimson album is in the works, Fripp's past comments highlight the left-field ideas that make him an originalNews that King Crimson are at work on a new album has generated a wave of excitement as fans and guitarists thrill to the prospect of fresh music coming from guitarist Robert Fripp. Rising to prominence in the late ‘60s, when Eric Clapton was deemed a deity and blues guitar was dominating the charts, Fripp separated himself from the pack with a left-field approach to songwriting and what could be achieved on guitar. His talents earned...
  • Musical Interlude topic for May 2025

    04/30/2025 10:04:45 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 132 replies
    YouTube etcetera ^ | October 19, 2021 etcetera | Susanna Hoffs etcetera
    (Badfinger cover)Susanna Hoffs – Name of the Game (feat. Aimee Mann) | 4:45Susanna Hoffs | 57.6K subscribers | 226,653 views | October 19, 2021
  • Musical Interlude topic for October 2024

    10/01/2024 2:31:09 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 70 replies
    YouTube etcetera ^ | September 28, 2024 etcetera | Mark Farner et al
    Legendary Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner opens up about the day he died - TWICE - and what he saw on the other side. Farner shares his near-death experience (NDE), describing in vivid detail what it was like to "leave his body" and cross over into the afterlife. This is Mark Farner like you've never heard him before—reflecting on life, death, and his incredible journey back.Mark has a brand new album, Closer To My Home, his first new release since 2006, available to pre-order now, check it out!Grand Funk Legend Died & Saw the Afterlife – Mark Farner Tells...
  • >Musical Interlude topic for December 2022

    12/02/2022 7:31:59 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 51 replies
    YouTube etc ^ | January 17, 2018 etcetera | Christine Perfect et al
    Christine McVies first solo album released in 1970 under her maiden name.The Legendary Christine PerfectChristine Perfect | kakie0484 | January 17, 2018
  • KING CRIMSON Announces June/July 2020 North American Tour With THE ZAPPA BAND (unlike Pearl Jam, they're not afraid of a little Coronavirus)

    03/09/2020 8:35:59 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 84 replies
    Blabbermouth ^ | March 9, 2020 | N/A
    KING CRIMSON will be playing one tour this year in USA and Canada during June and July 2020. Except for shows such as the Ottawa Blues Festival, all the dates will be double bills with THE ZAPPA BAND. "The summer tour will be a throwback one for us in a few ways; great to be going back to outdoor venues, some of them the 'sheds' we played in the 1980s," says KING CRIMSON's Tony Levin. "And we'll be travelling by tour bus, old school! As for what pieces we'll play, that hasn't been decided yet, but will likely be a...
  • Toyah & Robert Fripp Vs King Crimson - Heroes for #VEDay2020 (blurry screen alert)

    05/29/2020 6:12:50 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 13 replies
    Youtube ^ | May 8, 2020 | Toyah
    #VEDay75 #VEDay2020 #VEDay #ToyahWillcox #RobertFripp Celebrating VE Day Heroes on Friday 8 May 2020 for VE Day 2020. The two VE Day Heroes being celebrated within the Fripp and Willcox families: Uncle Bill, aka RAF Flight Sergeant Alfie Fripp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_Fripp who helped in planning The Great Escape. Beric Willcox of the Royal Navy, based in Alexandria, who guarded convoys in the Mediterranean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Mediterranean ----------------------------------------------------------------- Backing track: King Crimson Live in Berlin on 12 September 2016 Personnel: Gavin Harrison, Jeremy Stacey, Pat Mastelotto, Mel Collins, Tony Levin, Jakko Jakszyk & Robert Fripp Fairy dustings provided by Bill Rieflin Recorded and mixed...