Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:49:35 +0100 From: "Tim Rosser" <t dot rosser at freeuk dot com> Subject: Why Crim / Jonathan Boulter
Jonathan Boulter is I think spot on for the enduring quality of the Crim, perhaps I might add by way of embellishment to his list that this also helped by the fact that King Crimson never seem to have seen themselves as a 'prog' band, but as a voice for the muse as and when it arises. In this sense they actually fairly free of their past, as just about every Crimson record is attempting to be itself rather than be 'ItCotCK', if that sounds woolly listen to Yes's 'Keys to ascension's and you hear an inferior 'Close to the Edge', 'tCoL' is not even remotely trying to 'live up to' Lizard or Beat or anything else.
Tim
PS Can I just say, despite my Yes bashing above, Magnification does have some lovely stuff on it and is well worth a look