Any Robert Fripp/Prog rock fans?

[Illoman]

I know this clip has been done to death, but I still thought this was *hilarious*!!!

Downfall - The "Fripp" Problem

[Scatter]

Man, I can't get enough of this stuff!! 

[Illoman]

Man, I can't get enough of this stuff!! 

I like all the obscure prog references...

[Zachareed]

I love King Crimson. LOVE THEM. A huge inspiration on so many levels of musicality. Songwriting...musicianship...presentation. They are just so cool.

[Inkfink]

Hawkwind? Robert Calvert? Aphrodite's Child? 801?

[Illoman]

Hawkwind? Robert Calvert? Aphrodite's Child? 801?

Hawkwind is the only one from that list that I've heard of.

Some of my favorite prog bands are Crimson, Tull, Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd, and Gentle Giant. I get so sick of people generalizing prog as "elitist" music. These were simply talented musicians who wrote rather complicated music, versus the simple pop tunes that are radio fodder. If these musicians had lived in the 1700's they would have written what we call classical music. I personally like prog because of the imagery it evokes. Peter Sinfield especially wrote lyrics full of mind images.

[Street Worm]

Pretty much only firmiliar with Fripp though Eno

I'll always remember picking up 'No Pussyfooting' in '73 (think I was 16)
& having a wtf  moment...two years later with 'Evening Star' & Eno's
'Another Green World' & I couldn't get enough!

Love the 801 as well as the way too short lived Quiet Sun

Quiet Sun - Sol Caliente

[Inkfink]

That'd be Phil Manzanera's work. He was the guitarist for Roxy Music too.

I remember these musicians would switch from band to band. King Crimson is a good example. There used to be a book with band pedigrees. I wonder if that's online.

[Zombiology]

OMG that was great.  I've never seen it before.  The scariest part was I knew all the prog references lol.

[Zombiology]

Hawkwind is the only one from that list that I've heard of.

Robert Calvert was the resident poet for Hawkwind.  When he left the band the first time, he was replaced by Michael Moorcock who had his own band called Deep Fix.  After Bob came back and left a second time, he was replaced for one album by Roger Neville-Neil who was/is an old high school buddy of mine.  Bob was thinking about returning again after the Xenon Codex album but tragically he died of a heart attack in 1988.  If there are any fans out there, Hawkwind is featured on the next Classic Rock Presents Prog due out in the states.  (It's already out in Britain.)  The cover is a send up of the old album In Search of Space.

Some of my favorite prog bands are Crimson, Tull, Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd, and Gentle Giant. I get so sick of people generalizing prog as "elitist" music. These were simply talented musicians who wrote rather complicated music, versus the simple pop tunes that are radio fodder. If these musicians had lived in the 1700's they would have written what we call classical music. I personally like prog because of the imagery it evokes. Peter Sinfield especially wrote lyrics full of mind images.

Big, big prog fan here.  Too many names to mention.  Some of the newer ones I have gotten into are Big, Big Train and Mostly Autumn.  BTW, Yes have a new album (it might already be out).

[drzeus]

Was introduced to fripp when he, daryl hall and peter gabriel released a set of solo albums, all marketed as a "trilogy". Fripps album was called exposure and halls was sacred songs. Lots of "frippertronics" on both albums.
Each artist collaborated with the others on their albums.Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

[Mike Scott]

Yes have a new album (it might already be out).

Anybody remember FLASH? They sounded just like early YES and featured Peter Banks and Tony Kaye (both early YES members). They had 3 LPs in the early/mid '70s.

[Illoman]

Was introduced to fripp when he, daryl hall and peter gabriel released a set of solo albums, all marketed as a "trilogy". Fripps album was called exposure and halls was sacred songs. Lots of "frippertronics" on both albums.
Each artist collaborated with the others on their albums.Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

At one time I had all three, but sold the Gabriel. Frippertronics is my favorite era of Fripp. Wish he would have done more in this manner. I have all his official releases with frippertronics on them and play them often.

[Zombiology]

Anybody remember FLASH? They sounded just like early YES and featured Peter Banks and Tony Kaye (both early YES members). They had 3 LPs in the early/mid '70s.

Oh, yeah.  Actually underrated or underheard (probably both)  Yes had quite a few spin offs.  I've always considered Asia to be in the family as well as Anderson, Wake, Howe which later merged with 80s Yes in the 90s.

[Mike Scott]

Yes had quite a few spin offs. 

"Badger" was another one. They even had Dean cover art.

. . as well as Anderson, Wake, Howe which later merged with 80s Yes in the 90s.

The only reason "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe" (4 of 5 "classic" Yes members) weren't called "Yes" was because Chris Squire had the rights to the name and was going to tour as "Yes", but it didn't happen.