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Starless by King Crimson
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King Crimson Was A Progressive Rock Band Formed In 1968 In London England. The Band Draws Inspiration From A Wide Variety Of Music Incorporating Elements Of Classical Jazz Folk Heavy Metal Gamelan Industrial Electronic Experimental Music And New Wave. They Exerted A Strong Influence On The Early 1970s Progressive Rock Movement Including On Contemporaries Such As Yes And Genesis And Continue To Inspire Subsequent Generations Of Artists Across Multiple Genres. The Band Has Earned A Large Cult Following. Founded By Robert Fripp Michael Giles Greg Lake Ian McDonald And Lyricist Peter Sinfield The Band Initially Focused On A Dramatic Sound Layered With Mellotron McDonald's Saxophone And Flute And Lake's Powerful Lead Vocals. Their Debut Album In The Court Of The Crimson King 1969 Remains Their Most Commercially Successful And Influential Release With A Potent Mixture Of Jazz Classical And Experimental Music. Following The Sudden Simultaneous Departures Of McDonald And Giles With Lake Also Leaving Very Shortly Afterwards Fripp And Sinfield Assumed Direction Of The Group For In The Wake Of Poseidon 1970 Lizard 1970 And Islands 1971 With Mel Collins Boz Burrell And Ian Wallace Among The Band Members During This Period. In 1972 Fripp Changed The Group's Instrumentation And Approach Drawing From European Free Improvisation And Developing Ever More Complex Compositions. With Bill Bruford John Wetton David Cross And Briefly Jamie Muir They Reached What Some Saw As A Creative Peak On Larks' Tongues In Aspic 1973 Starless And Bible Black 1974 And Red 1974 . Fripp Disbanded This Group In 1974. In 1981 Fripp And Bruford Reformed King Crimson With Another Change In Musical Direction. The New Group Also Included Adrian Belew And Tony Levin. They Drew Influence From African Music Gamelan Post-Punk And New York Minimalism. This Group Lasted Three Years Resulting In The Trio Of Albums Discipline 1981 Beat 1982 And Three Of A Perfect Pair 1984 . Following A Decade-Long Hiatus Fripp Revived The Group As A Sextet He Called The "double Trio" In 1994 Adding Pat Mastelotto And Trey Gunn. This Group Participated In Another Three-Year Cycle Of Activity That Included The Release Of Thrak 1995 And Multiple Concert Recordings. There Was A Hiatus Between 1997 To 2000. Four Members Of The Previous Sextet Reunited In 2000 As A More Industrial-Oriented King Crimson Called The "double Duo" Releasing The Construkction Of Light 2000 And The Power To Believe 2003 . After A Five Year Hiatus The Group Expanded In The Person Of New Second Drummer Gavin Harrison For A 2008 Tour Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Their 1968 Formation. Following Another Hiatus 2009–2012 During Which Fripp Was Thought To Be Retired King Crimson Came Together Again In 2013 This Time As A Septet And Later Octet With An Unusual Three-Drumkit Frontline And New Second Guitarist And Singer Jakko Jakszyk. This Version Of King Crimson Continued To Tour From 2014 To 2021 And Released Multiple Live Albums Rearranging And Reinterpreting Music From Across The Band's Entire 50-Year Career For The First Time. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/KingCrimson Studio Albums
In The Court Of The Crimson King 1969 In The Wake Of Poseidon 1970 Lizard 1970 Islands 1971 Larks' Tongues In Aspic 1973 Starless And Bible Black 1974 Red 1974 Discipline 1981 Beat 1982 Three Of A Perfect Pair 1984 Thrak 1995 The Construkction Of Light 2000 The Power To Believe 2003 NOTE Album Covers Band Images And YouTube Links Are Not Available Due To Certain Legal Restrictions Imposed On Last.Fm By King Crimson's Management.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Starless
King-Crimson - Red
"Starless" Is A Song By British Progressive Rock Band King Crimson. It Was Featured On The Red Album In 1974. The Song Is Roughly 12 Minutes And 15 Seconds In Length The Longest On The Red Album. As The Last Track On The Last King Crimson Album Of The 1970s It Features Several Moments Which Recall Earlier Releases. It Starts With Mellotron Strings Electric Guitar And A Saxophone Playing In A Style Recalling Epitaph From In The Court Of The Crimson King. These Introduce A Vocal Segment In Conventional Verse-Chorus Structure. The Middle Section Of The Song Is A Build-Up Which Recalls The Talking Drum From Larks' Tongues In Aspic. Starting With A Single Distorted Guitar Little Drumming And Clean Bass The Playing Gradually Becomes Louder And Much Wilder Though The Tempo Stays Constant And All The While Robert Fripp's Guitar Plays Only Two Different Notes. The Song's Final Section Begins With An Abrupt Transition To A Fast Jazzy Saxophone Solo With Distorted Guitars And Bass And Expressive Tribal Drumming By Bill Bruford. This Recalls The Wilder Section Of 21st Century Schizoid Man The Band's Signature Piece From That Era. The Song Ends With A Short Reprise Of The Opening Melody. The Phrase "Starless And Bible Black" Is A Quotation From The Poet Dylan Thomas's Play Under Milk Wood. It Serves Both As The Chorus For The Song's Vocal Segment And As The Title Of An Instrumental Track On The Album Starless And Bible Black There Is Little Apparent Similarity Between The Two Pieces. "Starless" Is The Only Song Off Red That Was Performed By The Album's Lineup Being A Standard Of The Band's 1974 Concerts. The Song Was Also Covered Live By Asia A Supergroup Of Which John Wetton Became A Member. A Recording Of The Song Is Available On An Album Documenting A Performance At Moscow In 1990. Citations Needed The Song Has Been Performed By The 21st Century Schizoid Band Going Against Their Usual Setlists Of Performing Material The First Four King Crimson Albums When Members Of 21st Century Schizoid Band Were In King Crimson . The Song Has Been Covered By Neal Morse Mike Portnoy And Randy George And Will Feature On A Bonus Disc Of Morse's Upcoming Studio Album. The Song Was Revived By King Crimson In 2015 And Has Remained A Near Constant On Their Subsequent Performances. Personnel Robert Fripp – Guitar Mellotron
John Wetton – Vocals Bass
Bill Bruford – Drums Percussion With Mel Collins – Soprano Saxophone
Ian McDonald – Alto Saxophone
Julian Lloyd Webber – Cello Uncredited Uncredited – Double Bass
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King Crimson Was A Progressive Rock Band Formed In 1968 In London England. The Band Draws Inspiration From A Wide Variety Of Music Incorporating Elements Of Classical Jazz Folk Heavy Metal Gamelan Industrial Electronic Experimental Music And New Wave. They Exerted A Strong Influence On The Early 1970s Progressive Rock Movement Including On Contemporaries Such As Yes And Genesis And Continue To Inspire Subsequent Generations Of Artists Across Multiple Genres. The Band Has Earned A Large Cult Following. Founded By Robert Fripp Michael Giles Greg Lake Ian McDonald And Lyricist Peter Sinfield The Band Initially Focused On A Dramatic Sound Layered With Mellotron McDonald's Saxophone And Flute And Lake's Powerful Lead Vocals. Their Debut Album In The Court Of The Crimson King 1969 Remains Their Most Commercially Successful And Influential Release With A Potent Mixture Of Jazz Classical And Experimental Music. Following The Sudden Simultaneous Departures Of McDonald And Giles With Lake Also Leaving Very Shortly Afterwards Fripp And Sinfield Assumed Direction Of The Group For In The Wake Of Poseidon 1970 Lizard 1970 And Islands 1971 With Mel Collins Boz Burrell And Ian Wallace Among The Band Members During This Period. In 1972 Fripp Changed The Group's Instrumentation And Approach Drawing From European Free Improvisation And Developing Ever More Complex Compositions. With Bill Bruford John Wetton David Cross And Briefly Jamie Muir They Reached What Some Saw As A Creative Peak On Larks' Tongues In Aspic 1973 Starless And Bible Black 1974 And Red 1974 . Fripp Disbanded This Group In 1974. In 1981 Fripp And Bruford Reformed King Crimson With Another Change In Musical Direction. The New Group Also Included Adrian Belew And Tony Levin. They Drew Influence From African Music Gamelan Post-Punk And New York Minimalism. This Group Lasted Three Years Resulting In The Trio Of Albums Discipline 1981 Beat 1982 And Three Of A Perfect Pair 1984 . Following A Decade-Long Hiatus Fripp Revived The Group As A Sextet He Called The "double Trio" In 1994 Adding Pat Mastelotto And Trey Gunn. This Group Participated In Another Three-Year Cycle Of Activity That Included The Release Of Thrak 1995 And Multiple Concert Recordings. There Was A Hiatus Between 1997 To 2000. Four Members Of The Previous Sextet Reunited In 2000 As A More Industrial-Oriented King Crimson Called The "double Duo" Releasing The Construkction Of Light 2000 And The Power To Believe 2003 . After A Five Year Hiatus The Group Expanded In The Person Of New Second Drummer Gavin Harrison For A 2008 Tour Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Their 1968 Formation. Following Another Hiatus 2009–2012 During Which Fripp Was Thought To Be Retired King Crimson Came Together Again In 2013 This Time As A Septet And Later Octet With An Unusual Three-Drumkit Frontline And New Second Guitarist And Singer Jakko Jakszyk. This Version Of King Crimson Continued To Tour From 2014 To 2021 And Released Multiple Live Albums Rearranging And Reinterpreting Music From Across The Band's Entire 50-Year Career For The First Time. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/KingCrimson Studio Albums
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"Starless" is a song by British progressive rock band King Crimson. It was featured on the Red album in 1974.
The song is roughly 12 minutes and 15 seconds in length, the longest on the Red album. As the last track on the last King Crimson album of the 1970s, it features several moments which recall earlier releases. It starts with mellotron strings, electric guitar and a saxophone, playing in a style recalling Epitaph from In the Court of the Crimson King. These introduce a vocal segment in conventional verse-chorus structure. The middle section of the song is a build-up which recalls The Talking Drum from Larks' Tongues in Aspic. Starting with a single distorted guitar, little drumming and clean bass, the playing gradually becomes louder and much wilder, though the tempo stays constant and all the while Robert Fripp's guitar plays only two different notes. The song's final section begins with an abrupt transition to a fast, jazzy saxophone solo with distorted guitars and bass, and expressive tribal drumming by Bill Bruford. This recalls the wilder section of 21st Century Schizoid Man, the band's signature piece from that era. The song ends with a short reprise of the opening melody.
The phrase "Starless and Bible Black" is a quotation from the poet Dylan Thomas's play, Under Milk Wood. It serves both as the chorus for the song's vocal segment and as the title of an instrumental track on the album Starless and Bible Black, there is little apparent similarity between the two pieces.
"Starless" is the only song off Red that was performed by the album's lineup, being a standard of the band's 1974 concerts.
The song was also covered live by Asia, a supergroup of which John Wetton became a member. A recording of the song is available on an album documenting a performance at Moscow in 1990.[citations needed]
The song has been performed by the 21st Century Schizoid Band, going against their usual setlists of performing material the first four King Crimson albums (when members of 21st Century Schizoid Band were in King Crimson).
The song has been covered by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George and will feature on a bonus disc of Morse's upcoming studio album.
The song was revived by King Crimson in 2015 and has remained a near constant on their subsequent performances.
Personnel:
Robert Fripp – guitar, Mellotron
John Wetton – vocals, bass
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
with:
Mel Collins – soprano saxophone
Ian McDonald – alto saxophone
Julian Lloyd Webber – cello (uncredited)
Uncredited – double bass Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.