Don’t know if anybody here is into it at all... but I haven’t been able to get enough of King Crimson’s In the Court of the Crimson King since I first bought the album years ago.
Any suggestions for further listening?
Don’t know if anybody here is into it at all... but I haven’t been able to get enough of King Crimson’s In the Court of the Crimson King since I first bought the album years ago.
Any suggestions for further listening?
30 Comments
Cole said 5 months ago
Yes- Close to the Edge
Yes- Fragile
Frank Zappa- Hot Rats
ELP- Brain Salad Surgery
Floyd/Zeppelin (duh)
skullface said 5 months ago
Between the Buried and Me - Colors
yum!
Joe said 5 months ago
These are excellent suggestions, thank you! Floyd/Zeppelin though are already covered. I decided Pink Floyd were my favorite band in high school, so I have nearly their entire amazing discography. I’m going to look into some jazz fusion, too.
Do they roar in every song, or just some? I’m not a big fan of the roaring :/ I saw some Empteers designing tees for them, so I kind of automatically assumed I wouldn’t like their music. Why does the guitar part of 'Ants of the Sky' sound like the guitar part of a song in Rock Band that I can’t put my finger on (i.e., what is the song that it’s reminding me of)? I might be able to get into the tracks that are sans roars.
Cole said 5 months ago
dude. YES is my favorite prog rock band of all time. definitely check them out if you havent. Bill Bruford (YES drummer) actually left right after Close To The Edge and joined King Crimson just in time to record Larks Tounge and Aspic (which is my favorite Crimson Album)
history lesson of the day
skullface said 5 months ago
wellll that album is a lot less growl-y and generic metal-y than their previous albums.
I take it you don’t like Protest the Hero then?
Dream Theater
Symphony X
The Mars Volta
oh and Porcupine Tree for sure
skull with hair said 5 months ago
60's & 70s garage/psych/prog is a huge part of what i listen to. if you are just getting into it and want some easy listens what cole listed is great, with an emphasis on led zeppelin.
but if you are trying to really branch out and get into it i have some suggestions of records that WILL NOT dissapoint.
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come
Aphrodite’s Child - 666
Captain Beyond - S/T
if you want more i have tons i can point you to but these are essential.
if you don’t have a record player and would like to download these you may find that itunes is sorely lacking here is a great site that will help you get what you need...
http://www.anthologyrecordings.com/
hope that helps meng!
Joe said 5 months ago
If Protest the Hero like to growl, then I probably won’t like them... but I will definitely check all of these bands out! Thank you!
I’ve actually been reading up on this stuff on Wikipedia, which led me from King Crimson to Yes via Bruford. I’m really looking forward to listening to these albums in their entirety. Before tonight, I’d only heard the few Yes songs they play on the radio... but they have so much more that sounds so much more interesting that never gets radio play!
P.S. Thanks, SWH! Will for sure check all those out, because I would like to branch out.
MykeCatastrophic said 5 months ago
My godfather, Tony Kaye, was the keyboard player for Yes back in the day. Right now he’s doing a new band called Circa: with some Yes members. Check it out:
http://myspace.com/circahq
Cole said 5 months ago
Tony Kaye was the worst Yes keyboardist EVAR
Reliique said 5 months ago
Crimson is very good.
MykeCatastrophic said 5 months ago
Aw come on, he was the original keyboardist and he wrote a good amount of Yes songs that were recorded later by Rick Wakeman using his keyboard parts. You can’t tell me he’s bad.
Cole said 5 months ago
versus
dude, no contest. FIRST he wore a cape. second, his keyboard lines were sometimes crazier than what Steve Howe was playing, and that dude shreds.
MykeCatastrophic said 5 months ago
And I guess it doesn’t really help that Tony was probably only 17 in that picture.
Cole said 5 months ago
he looks 60
MykeCatastrophic said 5 months ago
Nah he was actually really young there. He joined/started the band when he was 17. He looks much older now, trust me haha.
I’m also not denying that Rick Wakeman is an amazing keyboardist, but I feel that you need to give respect when it’s due and in this case, it’s due.
Cole said 5 months ago
i stand by my opinion
skullface said 5 months ago
ohoh and 3
Joe said 5 months ago
Which 3? The one with Emerson and Palmer?
Cole said 5 months ago
as if i needed anymore proof:
jimmyheartcore said 5 months ago
After reviewing the play - D-Bag is ...
Cole.
skullface said 5 months ago
uh, this 3: http://www.theband3.com/home.html
I don’t listen to them, but my favorite prog metal bros love 'em
Joe said 5 months ago
Ah, okay. That 3 were my other guess. Your taste in music is too hard/metal for me!
But after hours of listening, this is what I think I’m going to be buying for now. Gonna go sleep on it now.
Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond
Kingdom Come - Sir Lord Baltimore
666 - Aphrodite’s Child
Close to the Edge - Yes
In the Wake of Poseidon - King Crimson
Mcdonald & Giles - Mcdonald & Giles
Larks Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson
H to He, Who Am the Only One - Van der Graaf Generator
Fragile - Yes
Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
Brain Salad Surgery - ELP
I love my rewarding and well-paying summer job of teaching gifted kids board games (like this one) that’s enabling me to buy all of these in one go. After a lot of listening, I’m sure I’ll be back asking for more. Thanks so much for all the recommendations! Even though sometimes you fight, you’re all awesome.
Aniast said 5 months ago
You and the fucking TJV crew. You guys like yes? No fucking way (They got me to listen to way more Yes too).
Robmcbride said 5 months ago
Pink Floyd is all you ever need to know.
Joe said 5 months ago
I have listened to soooo much Pink Floyd.
corefolio said 5 months ago
Jethro Tull :]
Joe said 5 months ago
Got that covered already too! :)
sittingduck said 5 months ago
Ship High In Transit
they’re prog ska ... really cool subtle stuff that you can tell takes some talent.
Rush
Arch Enemy - Enemy Within
Les Claypool/Primus(anything by him) I personally love "Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade"
Between the Buried and me - Mordecai (listen to the whole song!)
F.U.K.T. (Euro jungle trance? nope, LIVE BAND!) Anders Meinhardt is the drummer and has some crazy drumming tutorials on Youtube.
Minus The Bear (the hammer on/pull offs with weird time signatures is what I love about this band)
Cole said 5 months ago
math rock and prog rock are a little different and i think minus the bear falls on the mathy side of the line.
skullface said 5 months ago
+1
but if you want math rock,
I can give you math rock recommendations