King Crimson - Islands
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- Artist:
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King Crimson
- See Also:
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Bad Company
Belew, Adrian
Fripp, Robert
Gunn, Trey
Bruford, Bill
Dylan, Bob
Giles, Giles & Fripp
Haskell, Gordon
Wetton, John
- Description:
- King Crimson: Boz (vocals, bass); Robert Fripp (guitar, Mellotron, harmonium); Mel Collins (flute, saxophone); Ian Wallace (drums, percussion); Peter Sinfield.
Additional personnel: Robin Miller (oboe); Paulina Lucas (soprano saxophone); Mark Charig (cornet); Keith Tippett (piano); Harry Miller (bass).
King Crimson: Box Burrell (vocals, bass guitar); Paulina Lucas (soprano); Peter Sinfield (spoken vocals); Robert Fripp (guitar, Mellotron); Mel Collins (flute, saxophone); Robin Miller (oboe); Mark Charig (cornet); Keith Tippett (piano); Harry Miller (bass instrument); Ian Wallace (drums).
On ISLANDS, Crimson left behind the formula they followed for their first three albums, setting off for more adventurous avenues of expression. If his leadership were ever in question before, Robert Fripp had emerged as the mastermind of the group by this point. There`s a much looser feel here, and even when essaying a delicate ballad like "Formentera Lady" or the gorgeous title track, jazzy bass and piano lines and free-wheeling percussion keep things from getting too settled. The jazz influence always present in Crimson grew far more pronounced on ISLANDS via saxman Mel Collins and pianist Keith Tippett.
Where the KC of old turned to Wagnerian grandeur to fill its classical quota, here they favor a more modern classical flavor, often approaching a third stream feel. Fripp`s two instrumentals "Sailor`s Tale" and "Prelude: Song of the Gulls" showcase his compositional and instrumental brilliance at its most undiluted. While there`s more of a sprawling, spacious feel and little fury on ISLANDS, the dynamic shifts are as drastic as ever, as evidenced by new bassist/vocalist Boz Burrell`s barely audible singing on "The Letters."
- Track Listing:
DISC 1
- Formentera Lady
- Sailor`s Tale
- Letters, The
- Ladies of the Road
- Prelude - Song of the Gulls
- Islands
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 09/27/2005
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- Rock & Pop
- Subgenre:
- Progressive Rock
- Label:
- Discipline (UK)
- Catalog Number:
- 0504
- Original Release Year:
- 1972
- # of Discs:
- 1
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Guest Artist:
- Keith Tippett
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