tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post1106226690205622013..comments2023-02-17T07:51:18.242-05:00Comments on Mad Hatter Music: King Crimson - Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984)The Mad Hatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722071430243058706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-18284350349336199672008-12-27T13:58:00.000-05:002008-12-27T13:58:00.000-05:00Ouch. Colored water analogy - that is pretty harsh...Ouch. Colored water analogy - that is pretty harsh. I like it ;)Cinnamon Girl https://www.blogger.com/profile/06542122037324196279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-78646623707883760582008-12-26T17:03:00.000-05:002008-12-26T17:03:00.000-05:00I did? Well, it may have been then, but it sure i...I did? Well, it may have been then, but it sure isn't now. Discipline is my favorite for sure. It's my favorite lineup, and it's a bit less sprawled than their earlier stuff. As time goes on, I find myself more and more enamored of economy and fewer bells and whistles.Master Ciananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116684931603193909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-11424040292609159332008-12-26T10:59:00.000-05:002008-12-26T10:59:00.000-05:00Chuck,That's funny. Primus isn't my cup of tea, e...Chuck,<BR/><BR/>That's funny. Primus isn't my cup of tea, either, but I've never once associated post-1974 KC with them. And thinking on it now, yeah, Primus does sound like a worse version. I guess now when people say, what do you think of Primus? -- I can say that they're nothing more than an overrated shitty version of KC during the 80s.<BR/><BR/>Master Cianan,<BR/><BR/>No biggy, bro. I just like messing with you. What you did actually say was that this was your favorite KC album, even over Discipline, which you steered me towards.<BR/><BR/>Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Too harsh? You mean in contrast to the music? I find Belew out of place at times, like a plastic tuba in an orchestra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-82392623449425305622008-12-24T09:01:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:01:00.000-05:00I think Discipline is good musically, but the voic...I think Discipline is good musically, but the voice is just way too harsh for me. On the other hand, I did like Power to Believe a lot. It doesn't match their work from the 70s, but I think it was their best effort in a very long time.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351829904831853599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-79479410120941132882008-12-23T23:13:00.000-05:002008-12-23T23:13:00.000-05:00Well, as for me swinging in through a window and c...Well, as for me swinging in through a window and coming to this album's defense, all I can really say (and all that I ever said, I believe) is that I dig Adrian Belew's playing 100%. It's no discipline, but between Fripp, Levin, and Belew, it's a fine ride. And didn't Bill Bruford play drums for this one? I like Bill Bruford. It isn't as taut or sleek as they could have made it, but it's a fun exercise in listening to great players playing.Master Ciananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116684931603193909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-12461970573095679322008-12-23T21:38:00.000-05:002008-12-23T21:38:00.000-05:00Interesting timing on this one. I just heard "Elep...Interesting timing on this one. I just heard "Elephant Talk" from <I>Discipline</I> for the first time today.<BR/><BR/>(Digression: KC is one of those bands that I've heard in passing, but I'm just never in the mood to either listen to them or buy any of their records. Thus, one could say I know <I>of</I> KC without actually <I>knowing</I> them.)<BR/><BR/>I heard "Elephant Talk," of all places, on the radio.<BR/><BR/>(Digression #2: Baltimore is blessed with what has to be one of the finest radio stations on the FM spectrum: <A HREF="http://www.wtmd.org/" REL="nofollow">WTMD</A>.)<BR/><BR/>Not having heard <I>Discipline</I> before, I assumed that either (a) this song was by Primus, and in the 10+ years since I last listened to Primus, they stopped sucking, or (b) this song was by Primus, and I've gone sufficiently deaf to think they sound good.<BR/><BR/>I was shocked to learn it was KC. At last, I knew what Primus could've sounded like if they'd actually been good instead of over-rated and annoying.taotechuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275520227023393969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-81410659849698943832008-12-23T11:17:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:17:00.000-05:00Wow, even Discipline? I agree that Belew is a bit...Wow, even Discipline? I agree that Belew is a bit misplaced generally, but it's still an excellent album musically. Otherwise, yeah, Beat is weak, this one is definitely their worst and Thrak, ConstruKction Of Light and Power To Believe are fairly mediocre. Part of my disappointment with this new incarnation is that they are more vocally centric than the 70s stuff ever was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575772878813848647.post-16935219092258487392008-12-23T10:14:00.000-05:002008-12-23T10:14:00.000-05:00I can't listen to anything from Discipline on. Be...I can't listen to anything from Discipline on. Belew's voice just doesn't do it for me, but even looking past his voice this album sucks as does Beat. I would have preferred that the band change their name after Red, but regardless, everything from In the Court of the Crimson King to Red was outstanding.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351829904831853599noreply@blogger.com