I can pitcure Les Claypool's eyes wide open back in the day after watching Tony

@Mr.Bassman

Ай бұрын

Jerry was a racecar driver

Belew and Tony Levin automatically elevate anything they're involved in. Massive talents.

@snoopstp4189

11 ай бұрын

I would say Bruford does as much as they do, his wood box percussion on Sheltering Sky is just insanely good.

@jenniferjohnson9302

9 ай бұрын

TRUTH BE TOLD TOO MANY MUSICIANS ARE RARELY SEEN DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST CUZ THEY'RE ALWAYS RECORDING TUNES IF THEY'RE ACTUAL MUSICIANS

@mellowelephant7318

5 ай бұрын

Belew is a very solid person as well as musician

@misterschubert3242

4 ай бұрын

Noted, but this was pretty elevated to begin with.... My favorite era of Crimson was eary mid-70s, with Fripp (of course), Bruford, Wetton and Cross.

@matthewpeers1705

3 ай бұрын

He’s always having fun

After all these year's, it still sound like something from the future. Perfect music.

@chuckmann8995

2 жыл бұрын

This song has amazed me for over 40 years. When I first heard it I felt like I was experiencing something completely from another plane of reality, like hearing the musings of some strange, never before seen god. I have been a Tony Levin fan ever since and continue to be amazed by this song.

@charlesnelson5187

2 жыл бұрын

Les Claypool built an entire band and career on the back of this song. The band is called Primus.

@AndreCholmondeley

2 жыл бұрын

You’re exactly correct that’s what’s special about this record & KC era it just landed on earth with its own thing I saw the tour in 1982 and I still marvel that not only was the music crazy but all four guys were playing instruments and/or devices that didn’t look or sound like what other people had (stick, guitar synths, Simmons electronic drums, ring mod boxes with new controls, etc) and that’s still true looking back at the video 40+ years later

@ticrabeenlune1090

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndreCholmondeley🥰🖐

@jayarajjohnson2476

2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. Even in years to come & for the future generations it will sound futuristic to those who happen to listen to it for the first time.

Who is listening to King Crimson today July 27, 2024? Best concert ever…. First time seeing them was at the HORDE Festival in Nashville Tn. Awesome!

@MrManfly

10 күн бұрын

Me! I still have the vinyl LP what I bought in 1981 !! 😃

@terriingram6622

10 күн бұрын

@@MrManfly cool….😎

@johnosborne2989

8 күн бұрын

Me and always will.

@terriingram6622

7 күн бұрын

@@johnosborne2989 cool🍻

Adrian Belew makes it seem effortless. Incredible.

@snoopstp4189

11 ай бұрын

I'd just gotten to know the Greg Lake version of the band a couple of years before this came out, I was already a little bored with the art deco symphonic rock style, then they reformed and came out with this,,, magic.

@user-rr7ul7pz8m

8 ай бұрын

Очень люблю их. У меня на рингтоне эта песня.

@AP-sd1fl

3 ай бұрын

KC was Adrian´s ego trip. I´m glad he failed.

@kire929

2 ай бұрын

@@AP-sd1fl What did he fail?

I could watch anything with Adrian Belew in, you can see what a buzz he gets every time he's on stage. My favourite version of King Crimson

@SAHBfan

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a big Adrew Belew fan, too. I was surprised and a bit shocked that Bruford wasn’t entirely complimentary about Belew in his autobiography.

@davel7791

2 жыл бұрын

@@SAHBfan It’s been a while since I read Bill’s autobiography, but I remember him writing that Adrian was insecure and always looking for Robert’s approval on stage, which he didn’t often get, or something like that. I’ve met Adrian a few times after his Power Trio shows, and he can be a bit high-strung, but what a great musician and showman he is.

@Jpeterson7

2 жыл бұрын

@@SAHBfan - Actually Bill said he had the strongest, clearest voice he ever heard. The acoustics could be bad and you could hear every word he sang. I didn't take what Bill said to be a putdown. He was a lot harder on Fripp for sure. Also Bill smiles a lot watching Adrian play and sing. Heck Fripp even does sometimes.

@americanjoe5486

2 жыл бұрын

Adrian belew came thru spfl! ill. in the late 70s local guy painted his guitar! great with the effects ,and off the wall sounds, but not much of a guitarist!

@Jpeterson7

2 жыл бұрын

@@americanjoe5486 - Not much of a guitarist? WTF you smokin?

Pretty sure this is the inspiration for Jerry was a race car driver. Les is a huge king crimson fan so it stands to reason

@KittyCarlile-490

3 ай бұрын

He drove so goddam fast

@krombopulousmichael5251

3 ай бұрын

@@KittyCarlile-490 "Never did win any checkered flags, but he never came in last"😅

@KittyCarlile-490

3 ай бұрын

@@krombopulousmichael5251 now I've got to play the song. Primus!

Adrian Belew spent too much time around David Byrne and gave this elusive delivery 😂👏

@MichaelMattison

9 ай бұрын

He probably doesn't do covers BUT

@jenniferjohnson9302

9 ай бұрын

@jevinday

3 ай бұрын

The first time I heard of Adrian was from a talking heads video. I was instantly captivated by what he did, I had never heard sounds like that come from a guitar. I'm glad someone replied to my original comment on the video and told me who he was and a little bit about him.

@crustybagelll8022

Ай бұрын

@@jevindayEXACTLY MY EXPERIENCE! First time I ever saw him was the video of a TH concert in Rome 1980. Some kind of switch went off in my brain and in that exact moment I was like “I need to do THAT”. I’d never heard sounds like that, and it’s what inspired me to start learning guitar. Maybe I’ll be that good one day 🤞

I’m amazed knowing Adrian and Tony are making Beat band to play the 80s Crimson music with Vai and Danny Carey.

@Eviloverlord545

3 ай бұрын

I got my tickets to see this.

@markgreene6349

3 ай бұрын

Sold out 2 shows here at Humphrey's..I'm going to be there to try to get in...

@markgreene6349

3 ай бұрын

I often quote this song and nobody knows what I'm talking about

I remember the look of horror and confusion on my ex's face for much of her first Crimson concert, then they played this and she started to dance, and her eyes were wide open to new possibilities :)

@deliusmyth5063

Жыл бұрын

So she became your ex?

@antonstefanov2146

Жыл бұрын

@@deliusmyth5063 This hits hard

OMG. Fripp's precision geometric articulation is the perfect foil to Belew's chaotic stretchy fantabulation. Magic.

Probably the most under rated band of craftsmen ever. Love the David Byrne theme.

This is without doubt musicianship of the highest order, it's as simple as that. I am personally still amazed by it after 30 years

@ticrabeenlune1090

2 жыл бұрын

D'accord 💚

@thomashyland3399

Жыл бұрын

Creativity is intelligence having fun -- Albert Einstein

@MichaelMattison

9 ай бұрын

Strat really tied that song together

@luannabbate2624

5 ай бұрын

The Album that made me want to be a muscian. I ran into Robert Gripp at a Greek Restaurnt in Greenich Village in the 80"s. I asked him what wss the thie thing to write a good song. He said it was all about the RIFF. How right he was.

if talking heads and primus were a band it would be named king crimson

@tobermaier8900

Ай бұрын

this is so accurate i can’t unhear it now haha

Adrian is one of the best to do it! Massively underrated front man

@snoopstp4189

11 ай бұрын

I was surprised how many interesting guitar parts he plays, assuming Fripp would be on most if not all of them..

@Plasmariel

8 ай бұрын

@@snoopstp4189truth is Belew has some of the most interesting solo's I ever heard, he is a genius

@pifflepockle

4 ай бұрын

You don’t get Adrians any more

When the mustachioed bald dude with a crazy instrument gets in his stance, get ready for the funk!!!

I wish I could like this a million times. KC has always been challenging and rewarding, but in the Discipline years, KC was also *fun*. (Maybe not always up on stage, but it sure was in the audience.) Seeing them on the Discipline, Beat, and 3PP tours is a cherished memory.

Adrian Belew always looks so dam Happy! This is a great track.

Adrian oozes geniality and happiness it's fucking contagious! Even Robert is having a blast

Im mag belew, sein tanzen beim spiele..levin elegant mit seinem stick, bruford henialer drummer, fripp danke❤❤❤❤❤

I was 16 when I bought this album (from my hard-earned money working as a supermarket assistant). I did that based on a favorable review in some magazine, and a desire to widen my musical horizon. In my 'circles' it wasn't normal back then to buy King Crimson albums, but I just thought 'What the heck' and shelled out the cash. Boy, was I happy when I got home, my parents weren't there, and I could play the music as loud as I could stomach. It sounds funny, but I felt 'proud' to have gotten this music into my life. So I made a cassette tape and took it up to school. We had a cantina where we could play our own music on Friday afternoons. I pushed 'play', 'Elephant Talk came up', and right away I saw the most beautiful girl of the school get up and dance, with movements that made me weak in the knees. I took that moment as a reward for having had the guts to delve into King Crimson. A moment to never forget.

@max4furious

4 ай бұрын

That's awesome.

@hagalaz793

22 күн бұрын

years later OP would find out that beautiful girl was actually Les Claypool.

Amazing sound quality, Tony's Stick pops perfectly. Not often you get live engineering this good.

In-bloody-credible! Snare sound classic Bill. Belew... in-bloody-sane !!!

Elephant Talk sounds like it could have been a song from Talking Heads 1980's album Remain in Light. The influence is evident considering that Belew was part of the band on that album. Greetings from Argentina

Belew was happy with himself and the world, yes 🤔😁. Impossible not to smile all the time.

@user-rr7ul7pz8m

8 ай бұрын

❤

“Vibrant” is the word. “Cooking” is also good.

A very complex and hard to play song but at the same time very funny and asking you to dance...yes, to dance. Brilliant music that I never get tired of listenning.

I first fell in admiration with Bill Bruford's drumming listening to early Yes albums. Such a drive and swing... Uncommon in rock in general - I heard.

I can't help feeling that Belew is rather underrated. This performance was just friggin dynamite! Crimson in a purple patch!

It seams like this was a huge inspiration for Primus and is still inspiring bands like Black MIDI today! Great!

@oingobungle6495

Жыл бұрын

This song always makes me think of Jerry Was a Race Car Driver

@karlklee9418

Жыл бұрын

@@oingobungle6495 yes, especially the bass riff.

@markg2842

Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of some of the songs by Talking Heads

@karlklee9418

Жыл бұрын

@@markg2842 Adrian Belew was asked to join the Talking Heads but he decided to play with King Crimson instead

@markg2842

Жыл бұрын

@@karlklee9418 I didn't know that. Thank you for the info!

My 2nd song by these guys....holy sh*t this is just unreal! Absolutely hooked!

Bill is such a great drummer. Doesn’t flail away but keeps that solid beat in this amazing crazy song.

@terriingram6622

11 күн бұрын

@@joofaloof3219 it’s gray to see someone praising Bill Bruford. He’s one of my favorite drummers. Others I admire is Bill Kreutzmann, the Dead, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd and John Bonham, Led Zeppelin. There’s others, but these are my favorite

@terriingram6622

11 күн бұрын

Great to see… damn autocorrect

His energy is infectious. G’dman!!!

Wonder if Primus were fans of King Crimson ...

@dsuleyma

3 ай бұрын

Theres a video of them on YT covering Thela Hun Ginjeet

@326vince

3 ай бұрын

Adrian did a live performance with Les on KZread

Just another great episode in King Crimson history. God bless Bill Bruford & the boys.

I’m not sure newer generations realize just where Adrian came from. He and his cousin Rob Fetters came up in Cincinnati / northern Kentucky. Adrian was discovered by Zappa playing with his cover band in Nashville in the 70’s. He moved back to Nashville some years ago and KC has rehearsed there. Adrian is a wonderful person - generous and kind. He actually came to an art show I had downtown (2015/16?). We talked for over an hour about music, art and music city. I’ve been a fan since 1980.

This classic 80's King Crimson albums came out while in highschool. You were the ultimate music geek of you bought those albums.

I was very lucky to get to play drums on this with Adrian, Tony, and Pat! Life on the road must have been fun with them! They have all kinds of road stories and jokes! Plus they are some of the nicest guys out there!

@Mujcanal

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

What an amazing spectacle. My wife is a concert pianist and cannot handle dissonance. (It makes her angry) - So, I’ll just consume this alone. So amazing.

If only pop music had gone down this road instead of the one it did take. But then, these guys are uniquely talented, so... Still great to this day!

Thank you so much for this channel. It gives us so much perspective on the music that we love.

this was monstrously good, what a great performance, this is really one of their tightest live vids I think

One of my all-time favorite songs, off of one of my all-time favorite albums, by one of my all-time favorite combo of artists, in one of my all-time favorite bands. Thank you for the music!

Love that you gave the synopsis. I hung on every word, as well as every note. Greatest era in Crimson history

It's all so absurdly pleasant... one can only grin ear to ear listening to it. Cheers

Great song and fantastic performance. Thanks for posting!

This album turned my musical life arounf!!!!

I saw this a month before in Boston ‘84. I was so excited to get a bootleg VHS tape of this years ago. Definitely one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, out if hundreds!

Such a crisp propulsive performance all round, nice recording too. Take care and thanks again for all these wonderful years of entertainment and thought provoking and visceral music too!

The funk feel you and Tony are laying down is cool and churning. My favorite period in in the band's evolution and my favorite song. Thank you Bill.

A stellar performance from great musicians! I loved this band. All the better that it is posted by legendary Bill Bruford himself. Thank you sir. I've been a fan since early Yes.

A longtime fave, sounds great, thanks, Bill and KC.

Love KC's music. There's so much happening - and deliciously challenging for a musician - that listening to their pieces over and over again just gets better and better.

This was my favorite KC period. Thanks Mr. Bruford!

My favourite KC - with Adrian. Really, as you said, it corresponds with my feelings. When I listen to this lineup, it feels like everything is OK with the world.

I worked on the 1982 tour. Lovely to see this again. Thanks Bill

Surprise! I've heard this piece once on radio at age of 17 as a young drummer. Shocked. Now I'm 56 and enjoy it as much as decades ago. Great song.

they are the best of the best....I´m just over 50, I started listening King Crimson at he age of 15...amazing musicians

Thank you for the music. I came to Yes and King Crimson late, after being introduced to Remain in Light in a high school music class and discovering Frank Zappa through Sheik Yerbouti...it was perhaps 1991 before I connected the dots, but Three of a Perfect Pair had a real familiar sound and feel to it, so I started asking questions. I'll always be glad I did. Thank you!

This music is advanced magic......🤔I was always amazed by Mr. Belew's generous smile...as if the audience was understanding him. As if the message was so easy to digest.

I've never believed the doom-and-gloom stuff. Certainly Mr. Fripp can be very serious indeed, but I don't think you or Belew or Tony Levin would even have joined the band in the first place, if being in it felt like a German expressionist film--let alone *stayed* in the band and made so much amazing music together. Speaking of which: Thank you for sharing this excellent performance.

@sunsetman22

2 жыл бұрын

I think the doom and gloom stuff only applies to the early era of the band, especially around Lizard. 80's Crimson though? they were having the time of their lives. the fact that this particular iteration of KC stayed together for so long proves that in my opinion. they were magic together.

@MarceloKatayama

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunsetman22 They always had fun on stage. It was studio recording that presented the biggest hurdle to the band. Sadly, the 80s were no exception. They had a great time recording discipline, with Fripp reportedly being "very excited". However, when it came to recording beat, friction within the band started to form. Apparently, Adrian even dismissed Fripp from the studio, told him to get out. Fripp, subsequently, disappeared for 3 days after the incident. They got him back into the studio and they finished the album. By all accounts, King Crimson had broken up by 1982. Yet, somehow, they just kept going to produce three of a perfect pair on 1984.

@eliasmsv3156

Жыл бұрын

Very true. A quick look at Fripps videos with his wife will shoot down any belief that he is as serious as he looks when performing

@hoover728

5 ай бұрын

@MarceloKatayama According to Belew in the recent doc, the band didn’t ‘break up’: he was suddenly and hurtfully fired by Fripp. Still seems like it stings 40 years later. He thought they were collaborators and equals but realized he was just a disposable hired gun.

This is a great piece, I've been listening to it for 40 years now and the emotions haven't changed !!

@ticrabeenlune1090

2 жыл бұрын

🤩🖐💜

I first heard this song on Friday's in the early 80's. Blew my mind. But I had seen Bill Bruford and his band at a "Sunday" concert at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado before then. I grew up in the area and went to a few of those concerts. Got to see 6 or so acts over the course of the day. Great way to catch some rays, get a little buzzed and stoned, and enjoy the day. Enjoyed listening to Bill and his band play.

This is the best version out there.

Enjoying your commentary on these has you upload, Bill. Many thanks.

He's such a treat to watch, I've seen him front row twice and he's truly enjoying everything he's doing and is such a down to earth guy, and you just can't go wrong with a Parker Fly

Bonsoir. Génial . Quelle belle recherche musicale . Bravo .

What a great portrait of "the Twang Bar King" as FZ called him! I admit that the days with Adrian are my most favorite KC, especially with Bill!

Man this era of King Crimson is so underrated

This is a MASTERPEACE!!

I went to the KC concert in Atlanta in 1981 (?), but the club was so crowded I couldn’t see a freakin thing. Glad you posted this vid I can see what I missed after all these years.

Dear Bill, I need to let you know the first time I have seen KC , it was in Paris, just after Beat got out , and I was just completely smacked by the sound you did produce with only 4 guys, I thought there was a tape for some minutes, and just realized Tony with its Stick and the others guitar players was able to generate that much sound. Really fantastic, and I sticked to it, until today, I still enjoy this set up and the albums you did altogether. THANK YOU very much.

Frippin’ marvellous

I was a bellman at the Phister hotel (Milwaukee’s only five star hotel) in the 90’s and met these guys when they checked in. Super friendly and they left 6 tickets for me to hand out to whomever I chose.I took a group of my friends and we had a blast. Long live KC. Oh yeah

IMO Fripps biggest mistake was not inviting Adrian Belew back for the latest KC incarnation. He is such a performer, has the technical skill but makes it looks so easy. He can sell all this complicated material as a party tune.

after years being a musician i found that only classical music (romantic) would be eternal. But I will remember now that there is an exception: KC ! its been fantastic, it is and ever will be :D thank you so much for taking music to this step

Espetacular! Thanks for share.

Love this Song. Thank you Bill!

I saw KC back in June of '84 at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. I remember the opening act was the famous juggler Ray Jason. Great show!

I experienced the joy of having the 18 year old son of a dear friend play this for me in the car while we were waiting for the rest of the group just last summer. I sang along. He's a big fan. So surprised.

Holy moly never heard this one before! Incredible

What amazing tunes...I don't know why I didn't know about them, what a great ear full.

I saw you guys in 82 in Ann Arbor @ The Second Chance. My life changed. (for the better and thank you)

@consulentecomunicazionestr3072

7 ай бұрын

I believe it!

Loved this show I was lucky to see at a small venue Graham Chapel in St. Louis

Love how Fripp just looks like your accountant.

Love this song and lineup of KC. I wish I could have seen them live. What a treat this video is.

@a2ndopynyn

2 жыл бұрын

I do too. And I'd have LOVED to se the Deja Vroom lineup, the double trio. That DVD ranks as one of the best concerts I've ever seen.

@latheofheaven

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I had the privilege and delight to see them 2 or 3 times during this lineup, that is why it is the most familiar to me, although having pretty much all the other albums. I also got to see Adrian Belew a couple of times and Tony Levin once and also The League of Gentlemen Guitarists (or whatever it was called) 😁

Elephant Talk is one of my favorite number of King Crimson.

Such an unusual song but what a swing..

Heard this the first time on KROQ in LA. Tight musical production. Blew my mind.

I admit to having seen this live. Loved it then, as I still do now.

Lots of love to ya, Mr. Bruford!

Groove straight from the Centre of the universe🦋 ❤️🔥❤️🦋

Peak 80s Crim right there. The sonic synchronicity is incredible. Still. Thank God Peter Gabriel let T-Lev out on a break now and then. As Sid Smith put it for the Crim liner notes if the era, Fripp knew he needed Bill.

I LIKE IT!

This is so good it makes me laugh and get chills at the same time. 😂

Era un po' che non lo ascoltavo, fantastici

Bang on! Light years ahead of Radiohead. Mind bending facts: You suspended your supersonic powers for the magic of this song. Belew outshined Fripp. Never knew he was the combo of conceptual lyrical prowess, singing and mental guitar tones and chops. Thanks for sharing!

@bonnsai3681

2 жыл бұрын

What are you referring to when you say light years ahead of Radiohead?

@cihant5438

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonnsai3681 I think he means that they were doing it before RH. Talk that trash!

I find it incredibly that this could be performed live so brilliantly.

I like the way this makes me feel happy to be what I have to be happy with

This whole album is fantastic