In the 80s and 90s treated by the music press as Dinsoarus but respected by musicans and loyal fans. When I think of King Crimson from that period, they were a bit different from the norm. King Crimson has had numerous line up changes, so many that its impossible to cover who has played form them. The main person is Robert Fripp.
Robert Fripp contributed to the Crimson sound but also guested on albums by David Bowie and others. Robert Fripp is unique in music, its probably unfair to say but the link between music and academia is not really there in the most part. King Crimson come across as a band that is not stable in line up terms, but that applies intelligence to the music and the presentation of the music. Almost improvised at times but also at times highly organised and precise.
The main line up is made up of Adrian Belew and Tony Levin and at the moment features Gavin Harrison out of Porcupine Tree.
The thing I am finding in that collecting them is a very hard thing to do as the recordings are very expensive to buy, some were released in limited editions. The sound quality of their 1984 recording called 'Absent Lovers' is brilliant. In some instances I have been getting recordings from live concerts as these seem more accesible and easier to find.
Instrumentation wise, the 1981 album called Discipline is the best but with each album its best to approach each one on its own merits.
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