A report on Beat (King Crimson album)

Ninth studio album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 by record label E.G. This is the second King Crimson album to feature the band's line-up of co-founder Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford.

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King Crimson at the Sapporo Culture Arts Theatre in Japan, on December 2, 2018. From left to right: Pat Mastelotto, Tony Levin, Bill Rieflin, Jeremy Stacey, Jakko Jakszyk, Gavin Harrison and Robert Fripp (Mel Collins not shown)

King Crimson

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King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England.

King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England.

King Crimson at the Sapporo Culture Arts Theatre in Japan, on December 2, 2018. From left to right: Pat Mastelotto, Tony Levin, Bill Rieflin, Jeremy Stacey, Jakko Jakszyk, Gavin Harrison and Robert Fripp (Mel Collins not shown)
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Fripp performing in 1974
Later versions of Discipline featured this knotwork design by Steve Ball.
The band performing in 2003Left to right: Trey Gunn, Adrian Belew, and Robert Fripp (Pat Mastelotto is hidden)
Belew performing in 2006

This group lasted three years, resulting in the trio of albums Discipline (1981), Beat (1982) and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984).

Levin playing a Chapman Stick with Stick Men in Italy, July 2010

Tony Levin

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American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass.

American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass.

Levin playing a Chapman Stick with Stick Men in Italy, July 2010
Levin performing live with Liquid Tension Experiment at NEARfest 2008
Stick Men in Misinto, Italy, 2010
Levin in 1993

Levin recorded three studio albums as part of King Crimson: Discipline (1981), Beat (1982) and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984), all critically acclaimed.

Fripp in 2007

Robert Fripp

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British musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson.

British musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson.

Fripp in 2007
Fripp, on tour with King Crimson, in 1973.
Later versions of Discipline featured this design by Steve Ball.
The first Guitar Craft course began 25 March 1985 at the Claymont Court site in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Trey Gunn, Adrian Belew, and Fripp from 2003 King Crimson
The knotwork symbol of Guitar Craft

After releasing three albums (Discipline, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair), this new King Crimson broke up in 1984.

Adrian Belew in 2017

Adrian Belew

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American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer.

American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer.

Adrian Belew in 2017
Adrian Belew, in 2006

The follow-up, 1982's Beat, proved harder to record.

Discipline (King Crimson album)

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Eighth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 22 September 1981 by E.G. Records in the United Kingdom and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

Eighth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 22 September 1981 by E.G. Records in the United Kingdom and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

Later versions of Discipline featured this design by Steve Ball.

Bowles is often associated with the Beat generation, which would be an inspiration for King Crimson's subsequent studio album Beat.

Bruford performing in 2008

Bill Bruford

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English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes.

English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes.

Bruford performing in 2008
Bruford at the Moers Festival in Germany, 2004
Bruford in 2009, the year of his retirement as a performer

The four recorded Discipline (1981), Beat (1982), and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984), all featuring Bruford on an acoustic and Simmons electronic hybrid kit.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Beat Generation

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Literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era.

Literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti
A section devoted to the beat generation at a bookstore in Stockholm, Sweden

Laurie Anderson featured Burroughs on her 1984 album Mister Heartbreak and in her 1986 concert film, Home of the Brave. The band King Crimson produced the album Beat inspired by the Beat Generation.

Neal Cassady

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Major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.

Major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.

1944 Denver mug shot of Cassady

The progressive rock band King Crimson released a song named "Neal and Jack and Me" on their album Beat (1982).

Rhett Davies

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English record producer and engineer.

English record producer and engineer.

King Crimson - Discipline, Beat

On (and off) The Road (1981–1984)

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Sixth of the major box set releases from English progressive rock group King Crimson, released in 2016 by Discipline Global Mobile & Panegyric Records.

Sixth of the major box set releases from English progressive rock group King Crimson, released in 2016 by Discipline Global Mobile & Panegyric Records.

It includes the 2011 stereo and 5.1 surround mixes of Discipline, with the 2016 stereo and 5.1 surround mixes of Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp.