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King Crimson were a rock band founded in London in 1968 by a group of musicians from western England. Widely recognised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history (including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, New Wave, gamelan, electronica and drum and bass). They have been influential to many contemporary musical artists and have gained a large following, despite garnering little radio or music video airplay. Peter Sinfield, interviewed for ''Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three Movements'', described Crimson thus: "[W]e had an Ethos in Crimson...we just refused to play anything that sounded anything like a Tin Pan Alley record. If it sounded at all popular, it was out. So it had to be complicated, it had to be more expansive chords, it had to have strange influences. If it sounded, like, too simple, we'd make it more complicated, we'd play it in 7/8 or 5/8, just to show off". Though originating in England, King Crimson have had a mixture of English and American personnel since 1981. The band's line-up has persistently altered throughout their existence, with eighteen musicians and two lyricists passing through the ranks. The only musician to appear in every line-up of the band has been founding guitarist Robert Fripp, although drummer Bill Bruford was a member from 1972 to 1998 and guitarist Adrian Belew has been a consistent member since 1981.

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The Collectable King Crimson Volume 5… Live 2010-09-14 itunes amazon
Live in Zurich (Novembre 15, 1973) Live 2010 itunes amazon
1972-03-27: Boston, MA, USA Live 2009 itunes amazon
40th Anniversary Tour Box Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
1996-08-26: Philadelphia, PA, USA Live 2008 itunes amazon
Live in Milan, June 20, 2003 Live 2008 itunes amazon
The Collectable King Crimson, Volume 2 Live 2007 itunes amazon
Condensed 21st Century Guide to King… Compilation 2006-10-16 itunes amazon
1971-04-12: Zoom Club, Frankfurt,… Live 2006-01-23 itunes amazon
The Collectable King Crimson, Volume 1 Live 2006 itunes amazon
The Collectable King Crimson Volume 4… Live 2005-01 itunes amazon
The 21st Century Guide to King… Compilation 2004-11-09 itunes amazon
Live at Fillmore East, 1969 Live 2004-02-20 itunes amazon
The Power to Believe Album 2003-02-24 itunes amazon
1972-12-13: The Wide Receiver:… Live 2003 itunes amazon
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