Category: King Crimson
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Robert Fripp’s Exposure: Recorded in 1979, Performed in 2025
In 1979, British guitarist Robert Fripp released his first solo album, Exposure. Its aim was to “investigate the ‘pop song’ as a means of expression,” and it featured contributions from the likes of Darryl Hall, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and Brian Eno. But when it came time to promote the record, Fripp didn’t tour with… Read more
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Beat Round 2: Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, 12/8/24
I had the privilege to see Beat a 2nd time last Sunday. I reviewed the first NYC show in a lengthy and detailed post, so I’ll limit these remarks to some brief observations, fun anecdotes and beautiful photos. As a micro-refresher: Beat is the music of progressive rock band King Crimson performed by Crimson alumni… Read more
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Lost Seinfeld Scene – Kramer Gets Tickets to Beat
I’m going to another Beat show this weekend, and feel even more enthusiastic about it than Kramer does. INT. JERRY’S APARTMENT – DAY (Jerry is sitting on the couch flipping through a magazine. George is at the kitchen counter, picking at a bowl of cereal. Elaine is at the table reading a newspaper. Kramer bursts… Read more
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Beat @ The Beacon Theatre, NYC, 10/5/24
Intro I recently saw a Beat show, consisting of Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey playing 80s King Crimson music. I’d been drooling to see this since it was announced earlier in the year, and I think pretty much everyone who attended was a hardcore fan as tickets sold out very quickly.… Read more
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Lost Seinfeld Episode 7/8 – Scene by Scene
JERRY’S OPENING STANDUP MONOLOGUE Progressive rock and its time signatures, folks. I mean, these musicians are like mad scientists in a laboratory, cooking up a musical experiment that would make Einstein scratch his head. They’re like, “Hey, let’s not just stick to your standard 4/4 time signature. Let’s throw in some 7/8, 9/8, 13/8… Heck,… Read more