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Extended Analysis

The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: Volume One 1969-1974

by John Kelman
December 11, 2004

Of all the groups to emerge from the late '60s-early '70s heyday of British Progressive Rock (capitals fully intended), no group has reinvented itself more frequently and, perhaps, more rapidly than King Crimson. As time has gone on the group's ostensible leader Robert Fripp has refashioned the group through periods of high melodrama to nuevo metal and just about everything in between. Until recently, new fans who wanted an overview of the band had to satisfy themselves with the 4-CD ...

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Film Review

King Crimson: Neal and Jack and Me

by John Kelman
September 19, 2004

King CrimsonNeal and Jack and MeDiscipline Global Mobile2004 More than any group that emerged from the so-called progressive rock era of the late '60s and early '70s, King Crimson has continued to reinvent itself. From orchestral bombast to faux-free jazz, from semi-fusion to nuevo metal, Crimson is one band that not only refuses to rest on its formidable laurels, but sometimes almost emphatically seems to deny its long history altogether, with live shows that emphasize ...