Heartbreaking: Robert Fripp English musician and songwriter Just Passed Away At the Aged of 78…see..moreRobert Fripp watched the show from the wings. As I was playing I was thinking, ‘Oh, I stole this line from Robert… that’s a riff from him too!’” Billy Sheehan’s obsession with King Crimson’s Red2015, busy bassist Billy Sheehan – whose credits include Mr Big, the Winery Dogs, Sons Of Apollo and its offshoot Whom Gods Destroy – told Prog about his obsession with King Crimson’s Red album and his experience of hanging out with Robert Fripp.
“Back in high school I had a network of friends who were all music heads – someone would discover a band and the word would spread. One of the early prog bands I brought into the group was Jethro Tull, then one of the others turned us on to Genesis – I must’ve listened to The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway a thousand times.
A few years ago, I went on a trip far away from all media for two weeks. I brought just one CD, Red, and listened to it every night. It really is just one of the greatest records ever made, an absolute masterpiece.
Arrangement-wise it’s the same quality as a Mozart or Beethoven symphonic piece. John Wetton’s vocals are as good as it gets, perfectly emotionally matched to what the songs are saying.
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