yut wrote:

You got to be fucking kidding me. That UK record is a total turd of all turds. What next, the genious of Asia? Lets hear you wax poetic about the greatness of Brand X.

As for Fripp not having chops before In The Court, please check out "The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles, and Fripp". It is a pre Crimson record. It's not all that great of record, but it's a great snapshot of Fripp's abilities at the time, and he was quite good even then. The thing about fripp in comparison to a lot of other classic rock guitarists is that he was never in any way a blues influenced player. One can hear even on the "Cheerful Insanity" lp the jazz and classical influences.

I do agree the entire Henry Cow catalog stands up better than the entire Crimson catalog, but The Red/Larks Tongue/Starless era is an easy equal of the Cow.

By the way, Alan Holdsworth better than Fripp? You are a complete dummy. What the fuck has Alan done that has the scope of all of Fripp's work and collaberations. None! Go blow Steve Hillage.

susan wrote:By the way, Alan Holdsworth better than Fripp? You are a complete dummy. What the fuck has Alan done that has the scope of all of Fripp's work and collaberations. None! Go blow Steve Hillage.

QFT.