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Andyman1125 
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 Topic: King Crimson for proto-metal?Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 9:19am |
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There's no doubt that these guys have had a huge influence on prog-metal bands today, and even some modern metal bands (Ozzy covered 21st Century Schizoid Man). They have a distinct proto-metal feel that made me want to suggest them.
A little treat  Edited by andyman1125 - 17 Jan 2011 at 9:25am |
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Stooge
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 9:31am |
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I'll let the proto metal team know of your suggestion. I love KC, whether we decide to include them here or not.
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J-Man
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 9:34am |
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I support their inclusion. They've had a more subtle influence on metal than, say, Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple, but I think if we want to accurately represent the formation of heavy metal, King Crimson played a key role.
Dream Theater has also covered LTIA by the way. 
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Andyman1125
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 9:41am |
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And Tool/A Perfect Circle/whatever other band Maynard James Keenan is in have also covered 21st Schizoid!
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 10:43am |
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I really don't think they belong, as much as I love King Crimson. Having 4 or 5 songs that are sort of similar to metal doesn't make them at all related to metal. Even if they were included, all their albums would be "non-metal" but have maybe one "proto-metal" song on them
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Andyman1125
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 12:37pm |
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I think more than just 4 or 5 songs are "metal." Yes, many of their songs are ballads, but most bands have ballads. Look at CMX's discography. They have 1 metal album out of something like 10 studio records. I would easily call Red a proto-metal album, as with Lark Tongues. Three of a Perfect Pair might even be called alternative metal in some cases.
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Stooge
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 12:46pm |
I'd imagine if KC are added to MMA, only some of their pr-80s work would be tagged proto. In my opinion, their 80s material isn't metal at all, but some songs on Thrak and later albums could be considered metal, but would most likely be tagged non-metal as a whole. |
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rushfan4
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 12:54pm |
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It would really be difficult to tag any of their albums as metal. But it would be a shame not to include them because arguably 21st Century Schizoid Man was the first progressive metal song plus a smattering of other songs spread throughout their discography are also metal.
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UMUR
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 1:07pm |
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Some albums like Red, Larks Tongues and and maybe the debut could be tagged proto-metal but that�s entirely up to the proto team to decide. Personally I�m biased as King Crimson arguably don�t have one album that through and through could be called "metal". On the other side they�ve been a great influence on metal and especially progressive metal so that might speak in their favour. Proto-metal acts aren�t per definition "metal" acts. They came before metal and influenced the genre if I understand the definition correctly. But that would also mean that you can�t label their 80s or later albums with the proto tag. They would be tagged non-metal.
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Andyman1125
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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 1:23pm |
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Yea, that's the case with Rush.... all the pre 80s albums are proto-metal, then with Counterparts it switched to alt metal... because it was at that point.
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Certif1ed
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Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 2:44am |
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^Depends on your point of view.
In the late 1970s, Rush WERE Progressive Metal - there was not much else that was. There was no "proto" about Rush - they were considered metal - not sure why history is being re-written!
With Crimson, however, the proto case is easier to make; Taking "ITCoTCK" as the prime example, then comparing it to later metal albums with slower and more atmospheric content, it's pretty cut and dried as proto-metal (we don't have a proto progressive metal category, or that's where that album would be);
The case for 21st Century Schizoid Man is closed, the title track is massive, epic, and doomy. It's not full-on metal, but that's the point of "proto". MoonChild is avante garde playing so "out there" that few people I've come across can actually appreciate what Crimson were doing - here's a hint - there's little that's truly random about it.
There are many technical and "progressive" metal bands that have tried to push into this kind of direction, but, to the best of my knowledge, Crimson remain the only rock band that have truly broken into the realms of musical expression in such an abstract, yet intelligent, logical and artistically creative way.
So that's 3 out of 5. Admittedly, the other two fall short in terms of metal - but I think that the importance of the 3 I mentioned are too vital to overlook (although I'd guess most won't see the MoonChild connection).
The other albums all need to be weighed up - but I think that Crimson's back catalogue is of interest to most people who like metal, so my vote is add them! Edited by Certif1ed - 19 Jan 2011 at 2:48am |
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 8:15am |
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Agreed. The debut contains proto-metal, and Red & LTIA contain a unique form of classic 70s metal. The last era also has quite some prog-metal.
That applies better to Led Zep, who are already here. |
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 7:33pm |
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well wtf are Led Zeppelin doing here then? Get rid of em!
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Andyman1125
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Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 8:50pm |
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^ Well they were "heavy metal" in the 70s, so they kind of need to be here
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Certif1ed
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Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 12:14am |
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^I've never seen any direct reference to this in documents of the time, but from the late 1970s onwards there are plenty of published articles which refer to Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, etc. as the earliest heavy metal bands - which doesn't stop them being hard rock, heavy rock and progressive rock as well... those were highly creative and formative times!
The earliest reference to Heavy Metal in a musical context has precious little to do with what people call Heavy Metal now - it's a fantastic, constantly evolving genre, so it's wrong to say that (insert band name here) is NOT Heavy Metal - unless they're not, of course...
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The Angry Scotsman
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Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 1:02am |
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Love King Crimson, and I do think they had some impact on metal. But really, this seems like a huge stretch, even for proto metal.
Let's not repeat mistakes of PA, one being including bands we like! Hate being a stickler, but IMO we do need to a bit exclusive, as we see what happens when we allow to many borderline bands. Some sorta almost metal sounding songs, and some influence but really, they are prog rock and that's where they belong. A band claiming influence also should not warrant inclusion because influence does not equate to music. Tool claims them as a big influence, but that's prog metal/art rock whatever. Most "normal" metal bands I HIGHLY doubt claim KC as an influence. Elvis was a major (probably biggest) influence on Hendrix!Frank Zappa on SoaD Meshuggah and Slayer on Carpenter of Detones. So please, don't let the inspiration of a band sway your vote. We need to judge bands on their music, not history or inspiration etc Sorry for the rant, but I do not want a floodgate of PA proportions on here! All respect to Robert "God" Fripp of course!!! Edited by The Angry Scotsman - 20 Jan 2011 at 1:03am |
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Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal!
Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 2:20am |
 p.s. I think you mean "Rober" Edited by Triceratopsoil - 20 Jan 2011 at 2:20am |
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Certif1ed
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Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:11am |
Hey, I have no problems with rants - but I don't really get your point.
Leaving "influence" aside for a moment (you could argue that Van Halen or Faith no More were influenced by Soul music, and this would be more than valid reason to exclude Soul artists);
Isn't "21st Century Schizoid Man" (proto) metal enough?
What about the progressive metallic elements in "Red" or "Lark's Tongues"?
It's true that they had no 100% proto metal albums, but I think that if there's some there, and it's significant, then it's proto.
I think the main issue here isn't that Crimson didn't produce proto metal music - I think that they did, and the Youtubes posted above bear testament to this - but that they're better known for, ahem, other music - much of which puts a huge number of technical and progressive metal bands into the shade.
After all, Dust's early albums probably have 6-7 proto metal tracks on between them, but no-one complains about their inclusion.
It's the proto metal that counts - and "Suicide" kicks ass;
No-one has complained about The Sweet, MC5, Mountain, Aerosmith or Nightsun (another Progressive Rock band) - none of whom have 100% metal albums. It's proto-metal after all - and history IS important, as is influence, to a reasonable extent. It's all about context - or next we'll be purging 90% of NWoBHM (which few would consider "true" metal, but few know enough about the hundreds of bands in that category).
Why discount prog metal bands - is this out of convenience? Prog Metal is part of the Metal genre - the clue's in the name...
All I'm asking for is a little reasoning for why KC shouldn't be considered - why does it seem a stretch? Isn't "Thrak" a pure progressive metal track (never mind proto)?
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Andyman1125
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Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 9:47pm |
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My point exactly. They would fit quite nicely. They would probably even fit into avant metal!
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Balthamel
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Posted: 23 Jan 2011 at 8:14am |
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i will also call the Musical Box by Genesis proto-heavy metal as well also parts of Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
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