PROG-ROCK Planet X - Live from Australia Liquid Tension Experiment 1 & 2 Dream Theater - Metropolis pt.2 Transatlantic - Smpte (limited edition digipack 2 cd-a) Transatlantic - Live in America (2 cd) Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante Mr. Bungle - California Platypus - Ice Cycles Platypus - When Pus comes to Shove Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2 & 3
METAL Therion - The Beauty in Black Therion - a'arab zaraq lucid dreaming (digipack) Labyrinth - Sons of Thunder Pantera - Official Live Pantera - Cemetery Gates (single) Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone (single) Ozzy Osbourne - The Ozzman Cometh (2cd)
JAZZ/FUSION Pat Metheny Group - Speaking of Now Denis Razumovic Razz - In Umbra Elvis Stanic Group - Mantana Quartet Sensitive - Afternoon with Jobim John Zorn - the Big Gundown Miroslav Tadic - Cucuk Vlatko Stefanovski - Gypsy Magic
It felt like being in some kind of military camouflage setup, honestly. The whole set was super intentional: you had one moment of pure Klezmer, then shifted right into that free-jazz vibe following in the footsteps of Ornette Coleman. It was seriously good!
And regarding the money? I mean, come on, the guy is a Jew 😁
cosmicraven2 said:What about Maya Vučić, who basically embedded herself into the Dedić family circle and became best friends with Arsen & Gabi just to jumpstart her career? 🤮
😂 Man, I don't even know what to say to that. Like, honestly... 😕
He’s been peddling those same old talking points forever, just trashing the entertainment industry with that whole "poor struggling musicians back home" routine. Honestly, hey, it's fine if he wants to stick to that vibe. But then he goes and puts on a concert with Madonna.🤣
I gotta tell you guys a bit about how much Robert Fripp has actually influenced my life. Growing up, I heard people talking about this guy constantly, but I didn't really get into his stuff until I picked up “Exposure” when I was around 18. Man, that record hit me hard. It was unlike anything else out there at the time. It felt like I was listening to a real-deal musician using the guitar as a legit tool to craft actual art.
His sound was just... different. It was super clear to me that while he could play basically anything on that instrument, the guitar wasn't his only focus. He was building these entire soundscapes and atmospheres that sounded like nothing else on the planet. It had this aggressive bite to it, but then it would pivot and become incredibly beautiful. You could tell he was just doing EXACTLY what he wanted—playing what was in his head without giving a damn about whatever genre or trend was hot at the moment. To me, that is the absolute definition of musical integrity. Seeing that inspired me so much; it gave me the guts to decide right then that I’d stick to my own guns with my own ideas too. And then, once I finally checked out King Crimson... yeah, game over.
If you sit down and think about the absolute coolest band sitting in your collection right now, for a ton of people, that’s always been King Crimson since the 70s. It’s almost impossible to put a number on the impact this band (Robert's Vision) has had on modern rock players. Honestly, we wouldn't even have bands like Tool, Dream Theater, Mudvayne, Rush and sol many others including Steve Vai The way you know Him. There ara treasures Beyond measure in Robert's catalog and i sincerely suggest you go hunt down those gems. There ara not many musicians i consider a true genius of The art and He is One of them. His musical instinct is just raw and honest, no excuses. We can only dream of bringing that kind of truth to our own work. Look, G3 is all about celebrating everything the guitar can be, and it’s gonna stay that way, whether I'm there or not. Personally, I think Robert is doing with his Soundscapes is cathartic Divinity. It’s all about patience and knowing when to hold back. If you catch a G3 show where Robert is performing, my advice is to just clear your head. Drop your expectations and let the beauty of this guy's sonic textures just wash over you. Joe Satriani and i will fill The Air with All The violent Mongolian string abuse you Can possibly Handl for One evening.
Oh, and heads up—if you start digging through Robert's discography just to hear him shred, you might realize the guy could absolutely destroy Joe Satriani and me if he felt like it 😁. Robert is a total class act, a wonderful human being, and we've all hit it off so well on this tour. Joe Satriani and i Feel a reverent honor in having Him with US.
Oh yeah, have you checked out any of those Robert Fripp solo tracks? I've only got "Robert Fripp & The League Of Crafty Guitarists," and man, it is absolutely killer. 🙏
John King5 said:UUUUU... look, TPTB isn't even related to Construction of Light. Honestly? CoL was a total miss. If you want a real follow-up to "Heaven and Earth"—that whole side project vibe, basically Project X where it’s just King Crimson run by Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn—then TPTB is the one. It's an awesome album!!!! By the way, has anyone actually checked out the projects??
Could be. I haven't dug into "Project X" yet, so I figured this was the closest thing in terms of the overall sound and production style. I've got projects 1 and 4 lying around, but I still can't quite wrap my head around them. I'm sticking to the 80s era myself.😁
John King5 said:Has anyone here actually listened to "The Power to Believe"?
Man, I've given it a spin. To me, the sound feels like a direct sequel to Construction of Light, just way darker. Honestly? It didn't really grab me. 😁
