It seems Fripp realized this, because after Lake left, he was hired back as a session musician to sing most of the songs on "In the Wake of Poseidon." In my opinion, that album tried hard to repeat the formula of the first album, with a similar sound and often a track-by-track match.
He was the lead vocalist for all the songs on the first album, and thus his distinctive voice was a key part of the band's sound. The key band member in this situation, in my opinion, is Greg Lake. (Fripp would be the only constant in the band over its many iterations across the decades.) Lake went on to join Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and MacDonald and Giles released one album together, called "McDonald and Giles," before breaking up their duo. "In the Court of the Crimson King" was released in October 1969, and around the end of that year, band members Ian MacDonald, Michael Giles, and Greg Lake left, leaving only guitarist Robert Fripp. One could argue that the band's second album, 1970's "In the Wake of Poseidon," had many of the same band members on it, but that's only partially true. So what I've tried to do is create a follow up album that comes close to the top level of that first album. What I do love is their very first album, 1969's "In the Court of the Crimson King." Unfortunately, the membership of the band has frequently changed over the years, and that version of the band only released that one album before splitting up. I have to admit that I'm not a big King Crimson fan. I must say, he definitely looks older, but he still looks remarkably young and fit for someone who is 70 years old. I would like to continue this with a volume 23, but I imagine it'll take another couple of years, or maybe even longer, before there's enough material for that.Ġ2 Born on the Bayou (Bruce Springsteen with Timepiece)Ġ9 Cuts like a Knife (Bryan Adams & Bruce Springsteen)ġ0 I Just Want to Make Love to You (Bruce Springsteen & the Tangiers Blues Band)ġ1 Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (Bruce Springsteen & the Tangiers Blues Band)ġ3 Redemption Day (Sheryl Crow & Bruce Springsteen)ġ4 Pink House (John Mellencamp & Bruce Springsteen)įor the cover art, I've used a photo of Springsteen at the 2019 concert from which the last song here is taken. In fact, the last song here, a duet with John Mellencamp on his 1980s hit "Pink Houses," comes from a mere three weeks ago as I write this. This takes us all the way to the end of 2019. (He did spend 2018 performing "Springsteen on Broadway," but that didn't yield any cover songs.) Thus, many of the songs here are from unusual concerts, such as surprise appearances as guests for some other artist, or appearances at benefit or tribute concerts. I believe the versions of "Rebel Rebel," "Take It Easy," and "Purple Rain" are tributes to David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Prince, respectively.Īlthough this album deals with part of all of five years, Springsteen didn't tour much in that time, except in 2017. Happy new year, and new decade, everyone!Īfter the last two albums, in which nearly every single song was officially released and thus had excellent sound quality, this returns matters to how they were for most albums prior to that, because seven of the 14 songs here are unreleased.ĭuring 2016, some very big names in music died. And it comes to an end at a fitting time, right at the end of 2019. Yeay! It's finally here: the last of the 22 volumes of Bruce Springsteen cover songs.
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