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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] So that's what the Crimson has been up to

From: Pomeroy RH Ranch <punchbowl4@earthlink.net>
Date: 2010-08-11

I haven't listened to it in a loooong time, but I remember April Wine'sattempt long ago was rather good.

Vance

Sean wrote:
 

So I heard that Kanye has defiled 21st Century Schizoid Man, whichlead to Youtube and that horror, which lead to other 21st CenturySchizoid Stuff, which amongst other cool things lead to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8EOX9k6430
Fripp, M Giles, Maynard Keenan (of Tool apparently) and others give21st Century Schizoid Man the WALL.OF.LOUD treatment. It's very welldone! (And a totally unexpected sound coming from Michael Giles. Is itreally the same man who sung "he runs a lit'le shop with a room at thetop...?")

Leads to this:

http://www.thehumanexperimente.com/

Half of the "major contributing artists" are King Crimson: Fripp,Wetton, Belew. Apparently M Giles will show up from time to time. SoKing Crimson goes undercover and becomes a cover band... whatever next?

Enjoy!

-Sean

PS. Has anyone seen the expert guitar part of 21st Century Schizoid Manon Guitar Hero 5? I watched that. It gets insane right around thescreeching distorted alto sax solos. Holy Mary Mother of God...