RE: Fripp - sound?New soundscape to download

[cburke55@comcast.net (Christophe)]

Funny about Crimson.  I was a rabid fan since the beginning (and still am 
of most of their catalogue), but in more recent years it seems to me that 
their material has gotten more complex strictly for complexity's sake and 
I find myself respecting them more but enjoying them less.  It makes me 
think of  the 20th century art music black hole where composers were 
basically writing for each other and let the audience be damned.

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From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
> Someone has already created a Reaktor patch that does a decent Fripp
> emulation.  Fun!
> 
> Here's what I think is funny.  There are billions of guys who spend most 
>of
> their time trying to emulate Robert Johnson, Jimi, Eddie and no one says
> anything.  Fripp ripped off Mahavishnu era McLaughlin (he admitted it) 
>but
> no one said a peep.  Why?  Haven't we all tried to emulate our musical
> heroes at some point?  The way you miss is what makes you yourself.
> 
> As far as Fripp goes, I wasn't a huge fan of the last King Crimson 
>outing,
> but The Construktion of Light was an amazing effort for some old geezers.
> Have other prog rockers kept it going as long?  Listen to the last Yes 
>album
> if you really want to see people who've left behind creative endeavors.