Tool thanks...

To those that replied on the Tool thread, thanks for your insights. I'll pick up a cd or two and go at it. "Dark" doesn't always put me off, I just need to be both aware or it or in the mood (I never would have listened to Soundgarden otherwise). I find it pretty wild that King Crimson has ended up being an opening band, but them's the breaks. Carl, the double-LP gatefold albums of any artist could be gotten at Amoeba, and I'm sure it would make 'cleaning' a lot easier!

:)

TIA (Thanks in arrears),
Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Szanto" <JSZANTO@...>

> I find it pretty wild that King Crimson has ended up
>being an opening band, but them's the breaks.

I think Fripp did that tour just to pick up new fans.
That has to be the only time they were the opening band
in years.

* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote:
> I think Fripp did that tour just to pick up new fans.
> That has to be the only time they were the opening band
> in years.

One has to wonder. Then again, Fripp could always pick up more fans if he stopped being a consumate asshole! Love the playing, don't love the dork... :)

It's funny, esp when people are talking about bands that have lasted more than a few years: many of these more progressive groups have gone through no only stylistic changes but big personnel changes. KC has morphed into so many groups that what I like of them is really specific to repertoire/albums. I don't like all of the stuff, but I don't find that inconsistant, because the band and the material has changed so much. I'm guessing there are probably a significant number of groups like this, and not only in rock/pop, but obviously jazz as well.

Cheers,
Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Szanto" <JSZANTO@...>

> --- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote:
> > I think Fripp did that tour just to pick up new fans.
> > That has to be the only time they were the opening band
> > in years.
>
> One has to wonder. Then again, Fripp could always pick up
>more fans if he stopped being a consumate asshole!

I'm not too sure he lost fans, he's has at least lost their
respect.

>Love the playing, don't love the dork... :)

Agreed!

* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db