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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Betraying almost nothing of the genre-busting melodrama of their next project, future-King Crimson members Bob Fripp and brothers Mike and Peter Giles fluttered onto the music scene of 1968 with this eccentric Deram label romp in sub-Python blazerered Britishness that was probably Fripp's only experience of poor sales. Middle-England whimsy abounds: palm court ditties are peppered with silly spoken wordplay. Feather-light and faintly embarrassing as with the maiden aunt who believes a boa still works, this exercise nonetheless has warmth and pastoral charm and in its latest incarnation is nicely packaged with A and B side single bonuses. The boys' insanity was to take on a very different hue in their encounter the following year with the '21st Century Schizoid Man'.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a slice of 1968 at its whimsical best. This flower power stuff was all the rage for a very short period of time. The whole thing came crashing to the ground rather suddenly the following year, which heralded the appearance of power trios and the start of progressive rock, both of which were seen as a reaction to this sort of thing. Strange then this band should develop into King Crimson who instantly set the British rock scene alight with their debut album.
Having said all that this album still bears closer inspection. There is some terrific guitar work from Robert Fripp and the songs are mostly good, the whimsical spoken bit I find rather endearing, people who find them embarrassing need to grow up and stop worrying about sounding cool.
Having said all that this album still bears closer inspection. There is some terrific guitar work from Robert Fripp and the songs are mostly good, the whimsical spoken bit I find rather endearing, people who find them embarrassing need to grow up and stop worrying about sounding cool.
Format:Audio CD
Surprisingly for an album featuring King Crimson's Robert Fripp; this is quite Popular in a psychedelic way. I would definitely recommend this recording.
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