Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

[Barry]

Two out of three ain't bad.

[Dom66]

Two out of three ain't bad.

Well, Gong's probably a bit 'Glam Rocky' for your tastes eh

[AJSki2fly]

I thought I'd put some Glam Rock on especially for Barry!

Seriously though I am so lucky to have found a copy of this at a price I can afford (£36 including post all the way from Finland, a lot of sellers are asking silly prices). I think it is possibly my favourite KC album, not that most are pretty good, in this line up they seem to encapsulate their early feeling along with a rawness and edginess, Adrian Belew does an outstanding job on vocals, some of the tracks have an awesome power and presence hard to describe, it needs to be experienced. No everyone cup of tea but really worth a listen. The 4th side also has 4 tracks from the Vroom EP.

King Crimson ‎– THRAK
Label: Panegyric ‎– KCLPX13, Discipline Global Mobile ‎– KCLPX13, Inner Knot ‎– KCLPX13
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 200g
Country: UK, Europe & US
Released: 11 Oct 2019

[Barry]

Well, Gong's probably a bit 'Glam Rocky' for your tastes eh

Gong is not 'Glam Rock', it's just that I find Daevid Allen a bit too twee and whimsical; he was much better IMO when he played in Soft Machine. I used to have vinyl copies of 'Flying Teapot' and 'Camembert Electrique', but they didn't last long.

[Barry]

Jack Johnson - 'Sleep Through the Static'

[Pierre De Grenoble]

Gong is not 'Glam Rock', it's just that I find Daevid Allen a bit too twee and whimsical; he was much better IMO when he played in Soft Machine. I used to have vinyl copies of 'Flying Teapot' and 'Camembert Electrique', but they didn't last long.

I think everybody had a copy of Camembert.. think it was a special 50p promotional thingie, no one I knew (including me ) kept their copy...

[Dom66]

I thought I'd put some Glam Rock on especially for Barry!

Seriously though I am so lucky to have found a copy of this at a price I can afford (£36 including post all the way from Finland, a lot of sellers are asking silly prices). I think it is possibly my favourite KC album, not that most are pretty good, in this line up they seem to encapsulate their early feeling along with a rawness and edginess, Adrian Belew does an outstanding job on vocals, some of the tracks have an awesome power and presence hard to describe, it needs to be experienced. No everyone cup of tea but really worth a listen. The 4th side also has 4 tracks from the Vroom EP.

King Crimson ‎– THRAK
Label: Panegyric ‎– KCLPX13, Discipline Global Mobile ‎– KCLPX13, Inner Knot ‎– KCLPX13
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 200g
Country: UK, Europe & US
Released: 11 Oct 2019

Nice, this is one I only have on CD....

[Dom66]

I think everybody had a copy of Camembert.. think it was a special 50p promotional thingie, no one I knew (including me ) kept their copy...

Fair enough, I still have my copy and a lot more besides. Even when they descend fully in to bonkers land, the musicianship is superb. I can understand anyone not liking it, but they are one of my favourites.

[Pierre De Grenoble]

Everyone has different ears Dom, its a marmite thing I guess and I love Marmite...

[Barry]

I love Marmite as well.

But there are many performers who are good musicians, yet they largely leave me cold. Steve Hillage is one such, as is Steve Hackett.