King Crimson

I just purchased the King Crimson boxed set, "The Great Deceiver: Live
1973-1974," and I have to say that right now I can't think of a better
representative of what is unique in 20th century music. I'm not going to use
this space to review it, but I will mention that in their rejection of
diatonicity and triadic harmony, King Crimson often deliberately ventured
outside the confines of 12-tET -- witness the artful use of bends and
natural harmonics, or the Gamelan-like pizzicato wah-wah violin in "Tight
Scrummy." If you have $60 to spend on rock or improvisatory music, or just
want to be taken for a ride through the emotional extremes of sublime
gentleness to raw vicious power, this is the way to go.

Warning: For the Neil Haversticks out there, there is very little that is
heartwarming or uplifting about this music. Thinking about the 20th century,
and the loss of innocence that it spelled for Western culture, this music
could hardly be more appropriate.


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