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R. Lim
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:03:16 -0400 (EDT)
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Re: [idm] King Crimson
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On Mon, 28 May 2001, Kurt Hoffman wrote:
quoted 3 lines then why is everyone copying it?> >then why is everyone copying it? > > really? where do you see the influence these days?
I think Slint was pretty open about the influence of _Red_-era Crimson on their sound (or maybe it was Rodan... eep). It might be a stretch to say that the entire post-rock "movement" owes something to the group, but on the other hand, you'd do a disservice to ignore it.
quoted 1 line i should listen to them again before I cast further aspersions.> i should listen to them again before I cast further aspersions.
Yeah, you might be surprised about how much they rocked, especially considering the average beard length/astigmatism of their followers. -rob --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org