#Mel Collins

[jt1674]

[robertfripp]

Mel Collins

[milkyway-ashes]

it’s cel mollins…mel collins…cel mollins…mel collins’ birthday !!

:)

[flavia-draws]

thank you @sea-of-machines for sending me this cool picture of king crimson!

[loch-n-ceol]

IM BAWLING

WHAT KS GOING ON HERE

[melodychocolat]

john wetton, mel collins, and bryan ferry, 1977

[bungitonthen]

8/10/24

lucky seven ... safe (canon song) ... hold out your hand ... you by my side ... silently falling - chris squire (fish out of water)

sun in the night ... why should I lend you mine when you've broken yours off already ... maybe I'll lend you mine after all - brand x (nuclear burn)

[rainingmusic]

Tina Turner - Private Dancer 

[rolloroberson]

The Rolling Stones

[krispyweiss]

King Crimson Releases Hybridized Live-Studio Version of “One More Red Nightmare”

Splicing a vintage studio recording into a modern stage performance, King Crimson producer Alex “Stormy” Mundy created a hybridized rendition of “One More Red Nightmare.”

Using the July 18, 2018, rendition as his template, Mundy overdubbed the original John Wetton vocals from the 1974 Red sessions and stuck Ian McDonald’s in-studio saxophone licks in the channel opposite of Mel Collins’ live recreation.

“Mel is panned right and Ian is panned left,” Mundy said in a statement.

“I had to edit John slightly to fit the live version, but they certainly have played it very close to the studio tempo, and of course, the tuning is the same. The same with Ian, gently moving him to match.”

It was likely great fun for the producer to create. And though it’s not entirely necessary, this “timestream(ed)” Franken-song is similarly a gas for listeners.

2/28/24

[jt1674]

[robertfripp]

"On the first day [of rehearsal in 1972 (after Peter Sinfield was fired)], [Mel] Collins duly presented a piece to the seated Fripp. "I wasn't brimming with confidence anyway, but I put it down in front of Robert. It certainly wasn't finished and it was just a couple of ideas but Robert would not play the music I'd put down in front of him. Wouldn't even attempt it. Obviously he didn't think it was good enough and he wasn't going to give it a go and so I fled from those rehearsals in tears."

~ From In the Court of King Crimson by Sid Smith

"It's true: I hoped for writing input from other members. I remember Mel's contribution, and it wasn't Crimson. I'm not suggesting it was 'bad', only that it wasn't Crimson."

~ Robert Fripp

"As Collins fled, [Ian] Wallace and [Boz] Burrell were outraged and at they saw as Fripp's high-handed attitude and accused the guitarist of being hypocritical. A furious Wallace put down his sticks, told Fripp he'd had enough and quit on the spot, followed by Burrell. Fripp packed up his guitar and left without a word."

"It had been quite a day; a new incarnation of King Crimson had come together and folded before even completing its first rehearsal."

~ From In the Court of King Crimson by Sid Smith

[mychameleondays]

Tears For Fears: The Hurting

Mercury mers 17/811 039-1

Released: March 7, 1983

[elfleccy]

Give this album a listen: Reimagining In The Court Of The Crimson King

[loch-n-ceol]

MEL ERA KING CRIMSON

Mel day

[longliverockback]

The Alan Parsons Project Ultimate 2004 Arista ————————————————— Tracks: 01. A Dream within a Dream 02. The Raven 03. What Goes Up 04. I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You 05. I, Robot 06. The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 07. Lucifer 08. Damned if I Do 09. Games People Play 10. Time 11. Sirius 12. Eye in the Sky 13. Prime Time 14. Don’t Answer Me 15. Psychobabble 16. You Don’t Believe 17. Days Are Numbers (the Traveller) 18. Old and Wise —————————————————

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