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In The Court Of The Crimson King (King Crimson at 50 Documentary).
sillav nitram
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Think I may be one of very few King Crimson fans on here but any one interested, there's a documentary, 4 years in the making being shown selectively.
One screening was this morning, so, too late there but other screenings taking place I believe, 19th October and 22nd October all in the blurb below.
One screening was this morning, so, too late there but other screenings taking place I believe, 19th October and 22nd October all in the blurb below.
"In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at
50" Celebrates with Global "Schizoid Launch" Oct 19
& 22
London, UK: Wednesday 28th September 2022, 8am
- Today DGM Ltd is delighted to announce the public
launch of the highly anticipated documentary 'In the
Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50,
directed by Toby Amies (The Man Whose Mind
Exploded).
King Crimson have always pioneered their own
uncompromisingly independent route, and this
documentary, 4 years in the making, has followed
the same path. In a carefully choreographed global
event, the movie will be available for One Day Only in
select independent cinemas worldwide on
Wednesday 19th October, with a specially filmed
introduction. This will be followed on Saturday 22nd
October by a special streamed screening in London,
with live introduction by Robert Fripp and Q&A with
the director and band members.
The whole event and movie to be available live
worldwide on the nugs.net platform and available
through Video On Demand for a 24 hour period
thereafter to allow for fans in different time zones
around the world. A BluRay/DVD release and larger
box set will follow, with never-before-seen live
performances of the band, outrageous outtakes, and
hours of unreleased additional footage.
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I'm one of the few - epic band.
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I was a fan in the early seventies, up to the age of about 18. And I liked the work Fripp did with Eno and Bowie later on.sillav nitram said:Think I may be one of very few King Crimson fans on here but any one interested, there's a documentary, 4 years in the making being shown selectively.
One screening was this morning, so, too late there but other screenings taking place I believe, 19th October and 22nd October all in the blurb below."In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at50" Celebrates with Global "Schizoid Launch" Oct 19& 22London, UK: Wednesday 28th September 2022, 8am- Today DGM Ltd is delighted to announce the publiclaunch of the highly anticipated documentary 'In theCourt of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50,directed by Toby Amies (The Man Whose MindExploded).King Crimson have always pioneered their ownuncompromisingly independent route, and thisdocumentary, 4 years in the making, has followedthe same path. In a carefully choreographed globalevent, the movie will be available for One Day Only inselect independent cinemas worldwide onWednesday 19th October, with a specially filmedintroduction. This will be followed on Saturday 22ndOctober by a special streamed screening in London,with live introduction by Robert Fripp and Q&A withthe director and band members.The whole event and movie to be available liveworldwide on the nugs.net platform and availablethrough Video On Demand for a 24 hour periodthereafter to allow for fans in different time zonesaround the world. A BluRay/DVD release and largerbox set will follow, with never-before-seen liveperformances of the band, outrageous outtakes, andhours of unreleased additional footage.
Did you know there’s a rap tune using 21st Century Schitzoid Man?0 -
BTW saw Moonage Daydream yesterday. Brilliant docco about Bowie (of course).1
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😹 No, I didn't but then again it doesn't surprise me!JamesSeed said:
I was a fan in the early seventies, up to the age of about 18. And I liked the work Fripp did with Eno and Bowie later on.sillav nitram said:Think I may be one of very few King Crimson fans on here but any one interested, there's a documentary, 4 years in the making being shown selectively.
One screening was this morning, so, too late there but other screenings taking place I believe, 19th October and 22nd October all in the blurb below."In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at50" Celebrates with Global "Schizoid Launch" Oct 19& 22London, UK: Wednesday 28th September 2022, 8am- Today DGM Ltd is delighted to announce the publiclaunch of the highly anticipated documentary 'In theCourt of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50,directed by Toby Amies (The Man Whose MindExploded).King Crimson have always pioneered their ownuncompromisingly independent route, and thisdocumentary, 4 years in the making, has followedthe same path. In a carefully choreographed globalevent, the movie will be available for One Day Only inselect independent cinemas worldwide onWednesday 19th October, with a specially filmedintroduction. This will be followed on Saturday 22ndOctober by a special streamed screening in London,with live introduction by Robert Fripp and Q&A withthe director and band members.The whole event and movie to be available liveworldwide on the nugs.net platform and availablethrough Video On Demand for a 24 hour periodthereafter to allow for fans in different time zonesaround the world. A BluRay/DVD release and largerbox set will follow, with never-before-seen liveperformances of the band, outrageous outtakes, andhours of unreleased additional footage.
Did you know there’s a rap tune using 21st Century Schitzoid Man?
You should try dipping into their back catalogue, even I was surprised at the extent of their genius. And thankfully they introduced me to Tony Levin and Adrian Belew who I never would have come across otherwise.1 -
I'm planning on going.JamesSeed said:BTW saw Moonage Daydream yesterday. Brilliant docco about Bowie (of course).1 -
I saw them live at the Hammersmith Palais in 1982 http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-reviews/4428sillav nitram said:
Tiny venue and I was standing a few feet away from the biggest speakers I've ever seen. I had ringing in my ears for days afterwards.
Crimson King one of the greatest debut albums and probably the best prog rock debut (maybe Piper matches it!).
Yes - epic is not enough.0 -
Remember the moment of finding that album in my dad's record collection as a young lad. The artwork first attracted me but the music really did blow me away.
Not a huge fan of prog rock in general but crimson king was superb and I couldn't not love it.0 -
Blimey I almost forgot about King Crimson.
I think I had a copy of "In the court of the Crimson King" in the late 1960's.
Left it with a girlfriend I think.
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And me. Probably listen to them more now than then.bobmunro said:I'm one of the few - epic band.0 - Sponsored links:
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Thanks for the heads up.
The astonishing thing about In the Court of the Crimson King is that it was released in 1969.
The same year as Let it Bleed and Abbey Road, both classics but it shows just how far out there Crimso were.
I don't class myself as as a massive fan, I have half a dozen albums. I like some of the albums that others don't e.g Lizard
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Not to diminish Crimson King, but The Piper at the Gates of Dawn beat it by 2 years.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:Thanks for the heads up.
The astonishing thing about In the Court of the Crimson King is that it was released in 1969.
The same year as Let it Bleed and Abbey Road, both classics but it shows just how far out there Crimso were.
I don't class myself as as a massive fan, I have half a dozen albums. I like some of the albums that others don't e.g Lizard
Just sayin!0 -
no-one's mentioned Greg Lake, the 'Crimson Voice' and a very important prog rocker with E L P0
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I never forgave him, and so consequently never liked ELP.Lincsaddick said:no-one's mentioned Greg Lake, the 'Crimson Voice' and a very important prog rocker with E L PFunny enough I did listen to Tarkus not so long ago, thought it was dreadful!0 -
Love ‘em. Loved ELP as well.0
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Listen to ELP’s 1st album. Brilliant0
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In the court of the crimson King is a brilliant album0
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There's definitely a case to be made, particularly when you look at the live renditions of Astronome Domine and Interstellar Overdrive.bobmunro said:
Not to diminish Crimson King, but The Piper at the Gates of Dawn beat it by 2 years.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:Thanks for the heads up.
The astonishing thing about In the Court of the Crimson King is that it was released in 1969.
The same year as Let it Bleed and Abbey Road, both classics but it shows just how far out there Crimso were.
I don't class myself as as a massive fan, I have half a dozen albums. I like some of the albums that others don't e.g Lizard
Just sayin!
But having said that I have always regarded Piper as psychedelic pop/rock rather than prog.
There, I've opened up a can of worms @bobmunro, maybe not for this thread though
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Not the only fan. I have practically all the albums upto the 90s. I got the court of the crimson Kingsillav nitram said:Think I may be one of very few King Crimson fans on here but any one interested, there's a documentary, 4 years in the making being shown selectively.
One screening was this morning, so, too late there but other screenings taking place I believe, 19th October and 22nd October all in the blurb below."In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at50" Celebrates with Global "Schizoid Launch" Oct 19& 22London, UK: Wednesday 28th September 2022, 8am- Today DGM Ltd is delighted to announce the publiclaunch of the highly anticipated documentary 'In theCourt of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50,directed by Toby Amies (The Man Whose MindExploded).King Crimson have always pioneered their ownuncompromisingly independent route, and thisdocumentary, 4 years in the making, has followedthe same path. In a carefully choreographed globalevent, the movie will be available for One Day Only inselect independent cinemas worldwide onWednesday 19th October, with a specially filmedintroduction. This will be followed on Saturday 22ndOctober by a special streamed screening in London,with live introduction by Robert Fripp and Q&A withthe director and band members.The whole event and movie to be available liveworldwide on the nugs.net platform and availablethrough Video On Demand for a 24 hour periodthereafter to allow for fans in different time zonesaround the world. A BluRay/DVD release and largerbox set will follow, with never-before-seen liveperformances of the band, outrageous outtakes, andhours of unreleased additional footage.
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Yeah, Lizard ain't the most popular but I've grown to like it.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:Thanks for the heads up.
The astonishing thing about In the Court of the Crimson King is that it was released in 1969.
The same year as Let it Bleed and Abbey Road, both classics but it shows just how far out there Crimso were.
I don't class myself as as a massive fan, I have half a dozen albums. I like some of the albums that others don't e.g Lizard0 - Sponsored links:
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I never got the chance to see them in their heyday but have seen them in later carnations about three times.
When I finally got to see them for the first time it was at the Royal Albert Hall and there I was all happy, that I was finally going to see them live and imagining all my favourites being played and the B'startds didn't play anything that I knew.
I think it must of been around the time of the release of, Thrak and I hated it because I didn't know they'd continued to record and release albums. And of course as Fripp later said, bands want to evolve and not need to play their old stuff all the time.
But as someone still stuck, ITCOTCK it felt like sacrilege but in many respects it was the best thing because I was then able to go over all their releases and while nothing will eclipse that first album and it's impact, they've continued to influence me with their great music.
And am I grateful for that.1 -
That is not a tiny venue. The Hope & Anchor in Islington is a tiny venue!bobmunro said:
I saw them live at the Hammersmith Palais in 1982 http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-reviews/4428sillav nitram said:
Tiny venue and I was standing a few feet away from the biggest speakers I've ever seen. I had ringing in my ears for days afterwards.
Crimson King one of the greatest debut albums and probably the best prog rock debut (maybe Piper matches it!).
Yes - epic is not enough.0 -
I use the term in a relative sense!JamesSeed said:
That is not a tiny venue. The Hope & Anchor in Islington is a tiny venue!bobmunro said:
I saw them live at the Hammersmith Palais in 1982 http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/concert-reviews/4428sillav nitram said:
Tiny venue and I was standing a few feet away from the biggest speakers I've ever seen. I had ringing in my ears for days afterwards.
Crimson King one of the greatest debut albums and probably the best prog rock debut (maybe Piper matches it!).
Yes - epic is not enough.1 -
Saw them at Hackney Empire a few years ago which was brilliant. Big fan of the Fripp & Eno stuff too.1
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I was at that gig too.hermann said:Saw them at Hackney Empire a few years ago which was brilliant. Big fan of the Fripp & Eno stuff too.1 -
Now see, I have a real bee in my bonnet about that sort of shit.sillav nitram said:I never got the chance to see them in their heyday but have seen them in later carnations about three times.
When I finally got to see them for the first time it was at the Royal Albert Hall and there I was all happy, that I was finally going to see them live and imagining all my favourites being played and the B'startds didn't play anything that I knew.
I think it must of been around the time of the release of, Thrak and I hated it because I didn't know they'd continued to record and release albums. And of course as Fripp later said, bands want to evolve and not need to play their old stuff all the time.
But as someone still stuck, ITCOTCK it felt like sacrilege but in many respects it was the best thing because I was then able to go over all their releases and while nothing will eclipse that first album and it's impact, they've continued to influence me with their great music.
And am I grateful for that.
My brother had a similar experience with Steeleye Span, when an audience member enthusiatically called out for a particular song and one of the band took the mike and gave him an arsey lecture about "you wouldn't like it if somebody asked you to repeat a job you had done years ago".
Well here's the rub you pompous windbags, did you announce before you sold the tickets that you were only doing songs from the new album? No, because you knew damned well half ther audience were paying for tickets to here their favourite songs and you didn't want a half sold out show.
Well fuck off then.
If Fripp doesn't want to play the old stuff all the time, that is fine but announce it when the tickets go on sale.1 -
I like them too, I had a year of return to big gigs in 2018, including King Crimson in Bournemouth, they were wonderful, fabulous musicianship. I’ve got some albums, but only a patchy view of those 50 years.0
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Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Now see, I have a real bee in my bonnet about that sort of shit.sillav nitram said:I never got the chance to see them in their heyday but have seen them in later carnations about three times.
When I finally got to see them for the first time it was at the Royal Albert Hall and there I was all happy, that I was finally going to see them live and imagining all my favourites being played and the B'startds didn't play anything that I knew.
I think it must of been around the time of the release of, Thrak and I hated it because I didn't know they'd continued to record and release albums. And of course as Fripp later said, bands want to evolve and not need to play their old stuff all the time.
But as someone still stuck, ITCOTCK it felt like sacrilege but in many respects it was the best thing because I was then able to go over all their releases and while nothing will eclipse that first album and it's impact, they've continued to influence me with their great music.
And am I grateful for that.
My brother had a similar experience with Steeleye Span, when an audience member enthusiatically called out for a particular song and one of the band took the mike and gave him an arsey lecture about "you wouldn't like it if somebody asked you to repeat a job you had done years ago".
Well here's the rub you pompous windbags, did you announce before you sold the tickets that you were only doing songs from the new album? No, because you knew damned well half ther audience were paying for tickets to here their favourite songs and you didn't want a half sold out show.
Well fuck off then.
If Fripp doesn't want to play the old stuff all the time, that is fine but announce it when the tickets go on sale.Agree - pompous and a disregard of why their fans are fans.I saw Bowie in the 80s on a tour where he said it was the last time he would play his back catalogue. He changed his mind a few years later!Imagine The Boss doing Hyde Park next summer and not playing Born in the USA?0 -
Personally I’d be very happy if he didn’t, I think it’s one of his worse songs ever.bobmunro said:Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Now see, I have a real bee in my bonnet about that sort of shit.sillav nitram said:I never got the chance to see them in their heyday but have seen them in later carnations about three times.
When I finally got to see them for the first time it was at the Royal Albert Hall and there I was all happy, that I was finally going to see them live and imagining all my favourites being played and the B'startds didn't play anything that I knew.
I think it must of been around the time of the release of, Thrak and I hated it because I didn't know they'd continued to record and release albums. And of course as Fripp later said, bands want to evolve and not need to play their old stuff all the time.
But as someone still stuck, ITCOTCK it felt like sacrilege but in many respects it was the best thing because I was then able to go over all their releases and while nothing will eclipse that first album and it's impact, they've continued to influence me with their great music.
And am I grateful for that.
My brother had a similar experience with Steeleye Span, when an audience member enthusiatically called out for a particular song and one of the band took the mike and gave him an arsey lecture about "you wouldn't like it if somebody asked you to repeat a job you had done years ago".
Well here's the rub you pompous windbags, did you announce before you sold the tickets that you were only doing songs from the new album? No, because you knew damned well half ther audience were paying for tickets to here their favourite songs and you didn't want a half sold out show.
Well fuck off then.
If Fripp doesn't want to play the old stuff all the time, that is fine but announce it when the tickets go on sale.Agree - pompous and a disregard of why their fans are fans.I saw Bowie in the 80s on a tour where he said it was the last time he would play his back catalogue. He changed his mind a few years later!Imagine The Boss doing Hyde Park next summer and not playing Born in the USA?2 -
I take your point @six-bag-of-nuts but for me had they done the back catalogue, I’d have been stuck in ‘69 with ITCOTCK but thankfully I’ve discovered so much more of their music that I probably would have missed otherwise.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Now see, I have a real bee in my bonnet about that sort of shit.sillav nitram said:I never got the chance to see them in their heyday but have seen them in later carnations about three times.
When I finally got to see them for the first time it was at the Royal Albert Hall and there I was all happy, that I was finally going to see them live and imagining all my favourites being played and the B'startds didn't play anything that I knew.
I think it must of been around the time of the release of, Thrak and I hated it because I didn't know they'd continued to record and release albums. And of course as Fripp later said, bands want to evolve and not need to play their old stuff all the time.
But as someone still stuck, ITCOTCK it felt like sacrilege but in many respects it was the best thing because I was then able to go over all their releases and while nothing will eclipse that first album and it's impact, they've continued to influence me with their great music.
And am I grateful for that.
My brother had a similar experience with Steeleye Span, when an audience member enthusiatically called out for a particular song and one of the band took the mike and gave him an arsey lecture about "you wouldn't like it if somebody asked you to repeat a job you had done years ago".
Well here's the rub you pompous windbags, did you announce before you sold the tickets that you were only doing songs from the new album? No, because you knew damned well half ther audience were paying for tickets to here their favourite songs and you didn't want a half sold out show.
Well fuck off then.
If Fripp doesn't want to play the old stuff all the time, that is fine but announce it when the tickets go on sale.0
