I haven't yet picked up King Crimson's latest EP, "Happy with what you have to be happy with;" however, something on the back cover caught my eye. Apparently Trey Gunn is now playing fretless warr guitar. Is it just me or does that not sound like the hardest instrument to play ever. I don't play guitar, much less warr guitar, but it seems pretty damn difficult to me for some one to be able to finger tap on a fretless instrument. By the way, has anyone picked up this EP--is it worth it? andy
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I haven't yet picked up King Crimson's latest EP, "Happy with what you have to be happy with;" however, something on the back cover caught my eye. Apparently Trey Gunn is now playing fretless warr guitar. Is it just me or does that not sound like the hardest instrument to play ever. I don't play guitar, much less warr guitar, but it seems pretty damn difficult to me for some one to be able to finger tap on a fretless instrument.
It's easier on a fretless bass than fretless guitar. On fretless gtr, the strings tend to roll out from underneath my fingers. * David Beardsley * http://biink.com * http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley
By the way, has anyone picked up this EP--is it worth it?
i guess it depends on how big a fan you are. the title cut is decent, although lyrics have never been KC's strong suit, these are fairly amusing in a self-reflexive way. there are a bunch of essentially worthless short spoken pieces, almost haikus with processed vocals (ugh), and a bithin' live version of Larks Tongue in Aspic pt. 4. there's a kind of interesting collage of sorts as a hidden track. i'd say you should be a pretty serious fan before considering it. there's also a new collection from the 71-72 band called Ladies of the Road. the first disc is culled for the most part from the 3 collector's club releases of this band. the second disc is a sort 21st century schizoid man megamix, featuring fripp and mel collins' solos all edited together in a 50 min. track. overkill, yes. great, yes. any comments Mr. Smith? sean
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Westergaard" <seawes@allmusic.com>
By the way, has anyone picked up this EP--is it worth it?
i guess it depends on how big a fan you are. the title cut is decent, although lyrics have never been KC's strong suit, these are fairly amusing in a self-reflexive way. there are a bunch of essentially worthless short spoken pieces, almost haikus with processed vocals (ugh), and a bithin' live version of Larks Tongue in Aspic pt. 4. there's a kind of interesting collage of sorts as a hidden track. i'd say you should be a pretty serious fan before considering it.
That about sums it up. I thought LTIA/4 just had different drums. * David Beardsley * http://biink.com * http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley
I thought LTIA/4 just had different drums.
this band (crimson in general, not just the current one)really brings new meaning to the term "discipline". On my radio show i actually played 2 versions of lark's tongue pt 2, one from 1973 and one from 1994. I played them simultaneously, and despite the fact that this was 2 different bands, performing live 21 years apart, they stayed EXACTLY ON TEMPO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TUNE. that's 7+ minutes of tricky time signatures and stops & starts. the parts aren't exactly the same, but the drive of the tune is. unbelievable.
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