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Re: Tonya Donelly and King Crimson (was Re: Out Of Print CDs (no OtR))

On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, Chris Emery wrote:

> I have _Star_, and her newest solo release _Love Songs For Underdogs_.
> _King_ is what first hooked me, and made me a Tonya Donnely fan.   I
> like _Star_, but I think it's a little weaker from a musical
> standpoint than _King_.   If you like _King_, then *definitely* get
> LSFU.   I think Jessyka will agree.  ;-)

I'm ahead of you Chris :^)  I've already got them all... I got this mix
tape that had about half Belly's Star on it, when Star first came out and
loved it but I didn't get
the CD until about when King came out. I got King a few months later, but
Star was what hooked me, I think the songs I first heard were, Feed the
Tree, Angel, Dusted, Every Word, and Gepetto. I listened to this part of
the tape a lot, and I like the rest of the CD as well, especially Slow Dog
and Stay. From King, My favorite is probably The Bees, but I also really
like Judas My Heart and Untitled and Unsung. I love Love Songs for
Underdogs as well, they're all really good... I was just curious to see
what someone else thought, :-) I don't know a whole lot of people who
listen to her stuff.

> >Also, I think you finally convinced me to try a listen to King Crimson...
> >your incessant hype of this band is starting to catch up with me :^)  
> 
> YAY!    ;-)   

> Well...you're also a pretty big Ric & Monk fan, right? 

Who isn't? ;')

> In that case,
> I'd point you towards _Discipline_, EG Records 1981.   That's the
> record that first hooked me, FWIW. 

I think I listened to a bit of this one, the first song maybe?

> The sheer genius in the writing
> and arranging of that album will blow you away.   7 songs, 4 with
> vocals, and one with a strange spoken word voice over.   This is also
> the first album with Adrian Belew on guitar and vocals, and Tony Levin
> on stick and bass.

So does Fripp play keyboard? I thought he was the one who played guitar...
I guess I'm pretty far out of the loop here... 

> If you would like, I could burn you a CD with various songs from the
> different eras of KC from 1969 - last year, to give you a taste of
> each phase.  Each configuration of KC is pretty different from all the
> others.  I like them all, but they appeal in different ways.  

You would my diety of the week if you were to do this, Chris :^) LOL
If you want I could send you some cash and a SASE or I'm sure I'll see you
at a concert coming up, is the Eden Park show coming up in a month or so? 

> Well...you should know how much I *hate* giving people my opinions on
> music!  ;-)

Yeah I didn't want to bother you but I figured you'd enjoy the topic...

Peace, and may Chris bless you always  :-)
scott

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