{"id":3744,"date":"2023-03-11T14:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T19:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2023-03-13T03:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T07:11:55","slug":"larks-tounge-in-aspic-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/drum\/larks-tounge-in-aspic-turns-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Lark’s Tounge in Aspic turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As discussed elsewhere<\/a>, modern music has long been a passion for me. Early on I was drawn to artists and bands that were unusual. Fancying myself a musician of sorts (aka a drummer!), I was also intrigued by the technical mastery of the musicians playing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In The Court of the Crimson King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I was fascinated with King Crimson’s first album In The Court of Crimson King<\/em> – especially the song 21st Century Schizoid Man<\/em>. I had never heard anything like it. Led by guitar player Robert Fripp, the band had a broad musical palette and excellent musicianship. The album cover also stood out with the 21st Schizoid Man himself making an appearance. I remember bringing the album into school for a class where the teacher let us play songs we liked (it was a civics class!). The teacher – Coach Kelley – couldn’t get over the album cover \ud83e\udd29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that Fripp & his varied band members produced several good albums including In the Wake of Poseidon<\/em>, Islands<\/em>, and Lizard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Yes’ legendary Close to the Edge<\/em> was released in 1972, drummer Bill Bruford left for King Crimson. He joined King Crimson together with an amazing percussionist and Buddhist monk Jamie Muir, a violinist David Cross and an amazing bass player and singer John Wetton. I was a huge Yes fan and disappointed he left Yes, but he more than made up for it with what he did in King Crimson from that point forward.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Muir, Fripp, Cross, and Buford recording Lark’s Tongue in Aspic. Check out Jamie Muir’s eclectic set on the left with a big sheet of metal as a hi-hat! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

They released Lark’s Tongue in Aspic<\/em> in 1973 about the time I graduated from high school. At that point, I was very heavily influenced by progressive rock and jazz fusion. I was a purveyor of unusual-sounding instruments, complex compositions, and highly skilled musicianship. This album fits the bill nicely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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