#Michael Giles

[jt1674]

[johnwettonhispants]

In honor of finishing level 1 of Sid Smith's King Crimson biography I give you sketches of the original 1969 KC lineup!

[lisannn5]

King Crimson early years

[robertfripp]

"[Yes] secured the prestigious support slot at Cream's farewell concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 1968. In the audience was Michael Giles, who thought the best music of the night belonged to Yes."

From In the Court of King Crimson by Sid Smith

[childoftheriver]

Feeling nostalgic

[torson]

Teir list of my favorite band

[donnabisestile]

Knowledge is a deadly friend If no one sets the rules The fate of all mankind, I see Is in the hands of fools

[flavia-draws]

the fact that birdman (by mcdonald & giles) doesn't have an icarus ending is so....like it's not a story about a guy who gets a harebrained idea and dies doing it, it's about a guy who gets a harebrained idea and FUCKING DOES IT AND IT'S AWESOME

i literally cannot believe it. i keep expecting the sad ending. but NO. HE FLIES. HE GETS TO FUCKING FLY AND NOTHING BAD HAPPENS. IT'S THE CUTEST, SWEETEST, MOST WHOLESOME STORY EVER.

[krispyweiss]

King Crimson Issues Hybrid Version of “I Talk to the Wind,” Making a Dated Song Even More So

In updating and hybridizing King Crimson’s “I Talk to the Wind,” producer Alex “Stormy” Mundy has made the track even more dated than it already was.

Grafting Greg Lake’s vocals from In the Court of the Crimson King over a wispy early backing track by guitarist Robert Fripp, drummer Michael Giles and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, who adds mellotron, flute and other period relics to the ballad, Mundy’s made what comes off as a parody of “Stairway to Heaven.”

I talk to the wind/the wind does not hear, Lake sings.

Most of Crimson’s material was so ahead of its time, it still sounds futuristic today. The Court version of “I Talk to the Wind” is one of the rare exceptions and this “Stormy Mundy” Frankenstein version is better heard as a lark than as a tongue in aspic.

8/26/24

[jt1674]

[daveysbones]

I don't think I'll ever reach peak like this again, Ayreonblr

[summersnow82]

The Magician’s Nephew Casting: Uncle Andrew

Just finished reading this book to my kids, and couldn’t stop casting creepy Uncle Andrew in my head. Intriguing and infuriating.

1. Jim Carrey. He was the first to come to mind because of this role.

2. Ted Raimi. Look, we know I love him, but he can play creepy so well.

3. Joel Grey. Love him. His role in Buffy inspired him for this list.

4. Martin Short. My baby.

5. David Hyde Pierce. My other baby.

6. Anthony Stewart Head. I prefer him as Giles, but I know he can play cruel and creepy very well. Love him. (Anyone know what this GIF is from?)

7. Ted Danson. I stand by my choice. His hair may have influenced the

decision. 😏

8. Christopher Lee. No explanation needed.

9. Michael Sheen

10. Richard Brake. Saw him in Grimm, and he was terrifying.

[robertfripp]

"I don't think it ever arose. As much as Ian and I enjoyed working together the question just didn't arise. Probably for two reasons. I wanted to stay in London to consolidate and get through the post-traumatic syndrome of Crimson and I think he wanted to get through it his way by going to New York. I don't remember any pressure from the record company for us to promote or tour although I suppose we could have done."

~ Michael Giles, on why McDonald and Giles didn't tour

(Photo by Richard DiLello)

[childoftheriver]

‘Shroom and the Gang

[torson]

Albums I’ve been listening to this October:

Focus, Moving Waves ~ 1971

Pete Sinfield, Still ~ 1973

McDonald and Giles, McDonald and Giles ~ 1970

Hatfield and the North, Hatfield and the North ~ 1973

[thegirlwithchlorine]

So... we can talk about how nobody here writes for classic F1 drivers, come on I can't be the only one who wants fanfics with Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill or even Alain Prost, hell i even take a Nelson Piquet fanfic