King Crimson - 1972 - Earthbound (Remastered)(320) torrent download



King Crimson - Earthbound (1972)(2002 Remastered Edition)


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The most obscure of the original King Crimson's LPs and the last to get reissued on CD, 


Earthbound is an anomaly in the group's output. Recorded along the final tour of the Robert 


Fripp/Boz Burrell/Ian Wallace/Mel Collins lineup in the late winter of 1972, the album was 


always notorious for its abysmal sound and for showcasing a band that was in the throes of 


disintegration, Burrell, Collins, and Wallace pushing toward blues and funk, while Fripp was 


still fixated on classical music. The August 2002 CD release, remastered in state-of-the-art 


digital audio, does offer some considerable improvement in fidelity over the LP. "21st Century 


Schizoid Man" is the best cut here, a blistering account that rolls like an armored tank over 


the original studio version; Boz Burrell's voice, processed through a VCS3 synthesizer, takes a 


little getting used to (though it does allow the singer to replicate on stage the 


studio-generated distortion that highlighted Greg Lake's vocal), but when Fripp's guitar comes 


in and then Mel Collins launches into his featured spot on sax, the studio version just wilts -- 


it might be a little too overloaded to qualify as the definitive version of the song, but it's a 


must-hear track for anyone who loved the classic original band. "Peoria" is a jam that captures 


a side of this band that was never represented on record, a jazzy two-chord improvisation that 


heavily features Burrell's scatting over Fripp's heavy volume-pedal work and some Collins 


sax-blowing. "The Sailor's Tale" is the album's sole nod to Crimson's progressive side, 


showcasing Collins' Mellotron work and Fripp's guitar. "Earthbound" moves through some funky 


rhythms and more scatting by Burrell, before it turns into a showcase for Fripp's pyrotechnics. 


And then there's "Groon," a 15-minute expansion of the Crimson B-side highlighting each 


bandmember, but especially Wallace and Fripp, and works well even with a four-minute digression 


on the VCS3, which phases the sound of the group into some unusual and intermittently 


interesting patterns; it ends on a stunningly apocalyptic note from Fripp's guitar. The CD makes 


this sound about as palatable as it ever will be, considering that everything here was recorded 


on a remote cassette hook-up without noise reduction -- Earthbound is still going to jar 


listeners who are accustomed to the group's meticulous studio productions or the elegant, 


classically-oriented sound that they cultivated in that milieu; allowing for its limitations, 


however, it does represent the final incarnation of the longest lasting lineup of the early 


group, and a side of their work that was otherwise lost to posterity.[allmusic.com]





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Live, released in 1972





Track Listings





1. 21st century schizoid man (11:45)


2. Peoria (7:30)


3. The sailor's tale (4:45)


4. Earthbound (7:08)


5. Groon (15:30)





Total Time: 46:38





Line-up/Musicians





- Boz Burrell / bass, vocals


- Mel Collins / alto, baritone & tenor, saxophones, mellotron


- Robert Fripp / guitar


- Ian Wallace / drums 





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