Crimson Worlds

A few of the songs on this collection stand out. Billy Sherwood & Alan White & Chris Squire's rendition of Comfortably Numb, Tommy Shaw & Tony Levin & Edgar Winter's take on Money, and Us and Them as versioned by Out of Phase. Each artist sticks as close to Pink Floyds original intent, but adds some interesting tidbits that are nice to listen to.
The best of the best Pink Floyd cover songs culled from every major tribute album on the market today! Includes performances by a diverse gathering of unstoppable talents such as Tommy Shaw (Styx), Steve Lukather (Toto), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson), Spahn Ranch, Psychic TV, Chrome and many others! All of the best Floyd tracks are covered including Comfortably Numb, Another Brick In The Wall Part 2, Money, Pigs On The Wing and more…

Dificil Equilibrio is an excellent trio (Guitar, bass and drums-percussions) from Spain that plays a powerful (mostly instrumental) Progressive rock influenced by King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator, and even Magma. The fourth album "Simetricanarquia" (2003) reveals an evolution in Dificil Equilibrio's musical approach. King Crimson's influences are still present, but these eleven mostly instrumental pieces also showcase the trio travelling through other musical worlds, sometimes near Gong (An impressive cover of "Dynamite" for example) or Robert Wyatt. It also includes some peaceful acoustic moments, and spanish folk influences…

Be Bop Deluxe - Futurama (1975) {2008 Harvest Japan Mini LP TOCP-70359}
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Rock / Art Rock / Contemporary Pop / Prog Rock / Glam Rock

The original version of Futurama was a little weak on songwriting content, though long on virtuoso music passages. This expanded reissue is a partial improvement, though not because it addresses those problems; rather, it's just got more of something different, in this case the more commercial (and quite beautiful) single version of "Between the Worlds," plus a scintillating live version of "Maid in Heaven," and the achingly lyrical "Speed of the Wind" – the latter shows off the more reflective side of this band and progressive rock in general, of a piece with King Crimson's "Book of Saturday," and emphasizing their gentler approach to singing and playing. The sound throughout is excellent, and the annotation is reasonably thorough as well.

It does not take very long to realize that this is a nicely put together record. The singing is intense in somewhat of a Springsteen/David Eugene Edwards (Woven Hand) manner, but unique from them. The surrounding instrumentation weaves in and out in a folk rock manner at times and works as a full throttle rock band at others. The Singer-Songwriter category does not quite do justice to the songs. I would say rock fans will like this more than people wanting straight folk, but it has a good general appeal to both the crowds seeking lighter thoughtful material and those that want a good rock beat. The music is rather universal and what is truly interesting is that the California duo behind this band has historically done so much better in Europe than in the US. While I often can understand why some great European born music may not translate as well in the US (and vice versa), I have never understood why several great US bands (Wipers, 16 Horsepower) do so much better in Europe. Add this band to that list, as US listeners need to join in. I believe this album of eleven original songs comes with a bonus CD containing a full live set. (David Hintz)

Crimson Gold presents M People ‘Gold’, the only M People compilation you’ll ever need. M People became one of the worlds biggest dance and pop groups from the 1990s, selling more than 11 million records, 2 Brit Awards and a Mercury Prize. Featuring the unmistakable voice of Heather Small joining Paul Heard, Shovell and founder Mike Pickering. This 3CD collection is a definitive career spanning set including famous remixes and dance tracks. The ‘Gold’ collection includes 42 tracks, including all their 20 top 40 singles. CD1 includes 9 of their top 10 singles; ‘Moving On Up’, ‘One Night In Heaven’, ‘Sight For Sore Eyes’, ‘Search For A Hero’, ‘Just For You’. CD2 includes further favourites ‘Renaissance’ and ‘Natural Thing’. CD 3 features remixes and club mixes.

Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if King Crimson and Yes joined forces and played death metal? Well, as unusual as that scenario sounds, the first moments of this album do a great job of answering that musical question. The album is the second for the group, its first self-titled album coming five years and two lineups ago. It shows a band that can firmly tackle the rigors of classic-era progressive rock and infuse it with stylings from musical worlds away. The classic progressive rock sounds are truly far more prevalent on the album than the other sounds (like death metal and industrial), but it is quite impressive and unique for those elements to be present at all. Adding to this disparity of influences is the fact that the progressive bands that seem to have influenced the group are those of the '70s era (King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis) - bands that were less open to those hard rock influences…