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Thunderbird Club

I know it ain't fer everyone... but if early '80s Crimson is yer thang... this is an incredible performance!



Neil Peart is known as "the Professor". With all due respect to Mr. Peart (of which there is MUCH)... Bill Bruford would better wear that moniker IMHO.


I saw King Crimson on the Discipline tour, many moons ago. Great stuff!
 
He’s amazing! I’ve only seen him live a couple times with either King Crimson or The Bears, but have bought more than a few recordings he was a part of. That Didcipline lineup, Fripp, Belew, Levin, Bruford...hard to decide
For me, i'm a big Adrian Belew fan, he can do no wrong in my book.
who to even focus on, so much amazing :)
 
He’s amazing! I’ve only seen him live a couple times with either King Crimson or The Bears, but have bought more than a few recordings he was a part of. That Didcipline lineup, Fripp, Belew, Levin, Bruford...hard to decide

who to even focus on, so much amazing :)

My fav of him was with Zappa in 1977 at The Palladium. Bozzio, O'Hearn. I was speechless. And voiceless after yelling and screaming for all of those 6 shows.
 
He’s amazing! I’ve only seen him live a couple times with either King Crimson or The Bears, but have bought more than a few recordings he was a part of. That Didcipline lineup, Fripp, Belew, Levin, Bruford...hard to decide

who to even focus on, so much amazing :)
For me its the Red album that keeps me coming back for more. I love Islands and In the Court of the Crimson King almost as much.
 
Took the ‘Bird to another rehearsal last night. The honeymoon ain’t over, I guess...still my favorite bass to play at the moment.

After rehearsal I met up with the Prayer Flags guys to celebrate our guitar players birthday. We don’t get a lot of chances to hang out with all four of us as our drummer lives in London. Better than the years he lived in Sydney teaching! Since we only get to see him twice a year, we started hatching plans for the next record. I still get the same high making records now as when I was a kid. Can’t imagine a life without making music. Finest thing I’ve ever found in this life :)
 
For me its the Red album that keeps me coming back for more. I love Islands and In the Court of the Crimson King almost as much.

I’ve listened to Red more than any other King Crimson record by a fairly wide margin. Still blows my mind. John Wetton has been one of my all time bass hero’s since I was a kid
 
I like him way more than that guy that plays the stick. Tony Levin.

I can’t dis Tony Levin. Brilliant musician, but John Wetton’s style really speaks to me. Muscular and raw while playing very sophisticated music. Not to mention his singing! Listen to Easy Money by KC or “In The Dead of Night” by UK. He sings and plays in two different time signatures. Incredible!
 
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I can’t dis Tony Levin. Brilliant musician, but John Wetton’s style really speaks to me. Muscular and raw while playing very sophisticated music. Not to mention his singing! Listen to Easy Money by KC or “In The Dead of Night” by UK. He sings and plays in two different time signatures. Incredible!
I love his voice, I love Asia's first album too. John Wetton is a boss.