Support
Looper's Delight
|
Support |
|
|
Hi folks , just wanted to chip in my 2 dimes. I noticed some of you weren`t happy with the shows. No offence , but: I feel that when you go to a show with Robert Fripp and/or Belew , Bruford ,Gunn Levin and all the ppl from THAT camp you know what to expect: anything can happen. Wether they play under the name of King Crimson or Project 2 or whatever , there is no telling what they`ll do. I think they have earned the right to do this. The pact between the ticketbuying audience and the performer does not apply with these ppl: By that I mean, When Fripp performs you cannot demand that he`ll play "21 century scizoid..." OR demand that he plays with the sounds that you expect/like. All you can demand is that he does his best. If Fripp wanted to play to that cheesy piano patch for 2 hours or the show didn`t break new ground or whatever , I still don`t think there is any reason to complain. By doing things his own way for 3 decades and SURVIVING , I think he has the right to perform on his own terms. As for improvised music , the audience really has no right to say: "To my ears , Fripp played too many notes today, maybe he`s losing it?" If you got 10 minutes of great music then you should count yourself lucky. Its not often one get to WATCH great music beeing made. I wasn`t there when they played , there is a rather large ocean stopping me from attending most of the shows these guys play. Maybe I wouldn`t have liked it either (as some of you didn`t). But that happens sometimes. And Fripp has earned his right to jump off the cliff when he plays. Sometimes it may go wrong. But if the show is not what you hoped for/wanted/expected I still think you are overreacting when you start questioning his artistic/creative judgement. As for questioning those 30 years............lets not lose our heads here. Yours , Thomas W Quote: "I`m working on becoming a guitarist in a suitcase" -Fripp , after describing a simple, travel-friendly setup he`s checking out.