BEAT: Belew, Vai, Levin and Carey Play 80's King Crimson

In this episode I sit down with the legendary Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey to discuss their upcoming BEAT tour celebrating the music of King Crimson. Delve into the intricacies of their musical arrangements, the inspiration behind the tour, and what fans can expect from these extraordinary performances honoring the legacy of one of progressive rock's most influential bands.
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[@tonirasic1728]

I love how danny carey always looks like he just came over to watch the superbowl with you

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

😂

[@captsmellypants1897]

He looks like he just crawled out of a dumpster. Someone needs to dial 911 Rock-Star Fashion Police. "911 Rock-Star Fashion Police, What is Your Emergency?" "DANNY CAREY!!!! Send all units, NOW!!!!"

[@JCHolland]

…after taking three bong rips.

[@SecretSpots]

🤣🤣🤣. Looks like he just came back from the skatepark with his kid. LOL

[@norseman61]

Yep, there’s no doubt which instrument he plays.

[@ChrisLT]

What a line up, holy hell.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

heaven ❤

[@omardiaz5679]

Amazing

[@naderzekrya5238]

Splendid combination yes!

[@jamieflowers1493]

Levin and Carey as your rhythm section. Jesus.

[@606808909]

This is a dream for me. I'm 33 now and discovering beat,three of a perfect pair and is it Thrack (vroom,walking on air,dinosaur) any way at 17 year old finding this music changed my life ❤.

[@EarthAltar]

The best thing about a Beato interview is that he never goes for the salacious, or controversial. It's all about the music. You can see how relaxed the musicians are knowing they're not going to be cornered by some rumor or accusation. It's never click bate. We click because we're fans, and respect the format.

[@howardthrust]

...and it's equally kuul that The Band didn't bring up the fact that Rick has quite vocally "sanctioned" Crimson in the past on his Channel. 🙂

[@cedarbay3994]

He keeps it milquetoast, you’re right about that.

[@neilog747]

100%. He's a great interviewer who clearly loves his sublect matter.

[@pricedownproductions9851]

@@howardthrust explain!

[@howardthrust]

@pricedownproductions9851 - It's time for "due diligence" on your part. Those who have "liked" my comment have already done theirs... 🙂

[@martianshoes]

2 Zappa vets, 2 Crimson vets, and Tool. The potential is unimaginable. I have not been to a live show in over a decade…but I hock something for a ticket to this. 4 of the most inveterate and dedicated musicians alive.

[@talastra]

Inveterate AND unregenerate.

[@TheJols]

​@@talastratrue!

[@EricJSchultz5280]

I feel very fortunate to be able to go to this show and meet the band - so looking forward to it!

[@talastra]

@@EricJSchultz5280 I really wrangled with myself about seeing it. I'm actually not that chuffed (I've seen King Crimson before). It's a chance to see Steve Vai live that makes me want to go. He's an amazing personality live.

[@mattnieri1202]

"We had a producer ... his name is Scrote." Best first line of an interview.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🚬🤠

[@zoeherriot]

Belew, Vai, Levin, Carey and Scrote.

[@brendanoshea1472]

I guffawed and scared the SH*T out of my wife when I watched this

[@katielowen]

Scrotum? 🤔😏

[@Tacko14]

He doesn’t travel well. Customs, passports, the unbelief…

[@davedecker1725]

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ADRIAN SING FRAME BY FRAME AND MATTAE KUDASAI?? His voice is sublime!

[@mootbooxle]

Frame by Frame transports me to another world…I look forward to hearing him sing it live again!

[@TheBritomart]

A rare, freakish talent- his voice is as incredible as his playing.

[@Tacko14]

He’s done Frame and E with the Dutch National Philharmonic and they’re both on yt. Totally worth a listen

[@4ctmam]

To be fair he's been singing Frame By Frame on almost every solo show in the last fifteen years and MK would also ocassionally make appearences. But yeah, exquisite singer.

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

No you're not, and I have no clue what all has to be wrong with your head to think it's even possible for you to be the only one! BTW, his voice and having written the stuff to it is what made Frame by Frame, and a whole lot of other songs so freaking good.

[@j.d.o5709]

Belew deserves so much more honor and credit for his contribution to music.

[@63ah1275]

Beat is my favorite KC album.

[@FLOYD90DMC]

100%

[@63ah1275]

I was excited to see this, but close to $500 for my wife and I in the cheap seats? No fucking way. I saw KC coming out of the pandemic for $20/ticket. Great show.

[@SoreEater]

His dissonant guitar solo on the live performance of Level Five is my favorite guitar solo of all time, coming ahead of even Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix, which is my close second

[@Sabzirou2]

Belew is an amazing artist

[@zaraak323i]

I've always thought that Adrian is a highly underrated singer. Everyone knows he's a monster on the guitar, but I've admired his voice for 40 years!

[@Electricshrock]

Absolutely. If he was just a singer, and wasn't famous for playing in a band of revered instrumentalists, he would get a lot more plaudits for his vocals. I wished Rick had asked more about that, in fact... I don't think Adrian was doing a lot of singing in that Takling Heads tour where Fripp and Bruford saw him, so I wonder when and how to was decided that he would be the lead singer of 'Discipline'.

[@MemskiBobSki]

He gave us Discipline. Great writer, singer and guitarist.

[@talastra]

A throwback to the Roy Orbison school of crooning.

[@jamesmorris9816]

As to Adrian voice, I went to high school with him, he’s always had a great voice, anything he hears he can sing or play, always could.

[@yournamehere6719]

@@Electricshrock With T-Heads, Adrian did some back-up harmonies. With Frank Zappa, Adrian famously did "City of Tiny Lights", so it was apparent he could sing.

[@7dmediamusic]

We are honored to hear Steve talk about our "songbook" In this interview and that both Steve and Danny are using our scorebooks to rehearse for the upcoming BEAT tour. We were also happy to give Rick a copy before this interview. Both King Crimson scorebooks are available exclusively through 7d Media.

[@michael1]

We can look forward to the "what makes king crimson great" video where Rick pretends he's working it out by ear live...

[@giork2828]

@@michael1 he doesn't pretend anything. Any adult under 90 (except The Big Guy) knows most of KZbin is worked on and scripted before the video is recorded & edited.

[@JariSchroderus]

I got the score books as a christmas present from my wife❤. There’s enough interesting guitar lines for me to learn for the rest of my life. 😅

[@guitarslim56]

@@giork2828 Most of KZbin is recorded before it's uploaded. Except for the live stuff.

[@joesosa41]

I purchased the first press as soon as it was announced. My favorite songbook ever and still getting my brain around some of the genius of this music on paper

[@craigallstott3363]

Dude… you are crushing it with these interviews.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

❤ at about 7:50 or so

[@Shenesy1]

They're not interviews, they're conversations

[@joemusicman64]

Did anyone take note of what Steve Vai said at 59:13? "You choose how you want to feel and then you decide the story attached to it". This guy is more than a guitarist/artist/performer. He's like a spiritual master. No joke. He always has these interesting philosophies he shares in his interviews. The guy has some depth. And on a more pertinent level, cool that Adrian put this together. I hope they come to my town.

[@kennethhacker3014]

Well said

[@TheKentuckyNightmare]

Yep, I noticed that, too, and also thought it was pretty profound.

[@glossocc3872]

I did notice that! Thought to myself: Right out of a mindfulness mediation seminar!

[@billyboblillybob344]

He's a funny guy on top of it all. His story of how he joined Zappa is hilarious.

[@vedranmedic8695]

You're right. Go check his you tube channel, there are video s on spirituality

[@jerryballard371]

Adrian’s explanation of how the poly meters of the guitar parts in Frame By Frame loop is brilliant.

[@johnmichaelson9173]

I was playing bass in this new band & this night we were in London staying at this producer's mews house & the tv was on. King Crimson playing Frame by Frame, it had only just come out. I've never felt so inadequate as a musician. They were just on another level & Bellew singing while playing those time signatures, just wow.

[@williemammoth11]

Steve Via asking Danny Carey "say that again' about playing with Jeff Buckley is pure class and respect.

[@Fearzero]

Buckley via Carey.

[@andresmarin5328]

I don´t find it in the interview, maybe I´ve skipped it and can´t find it. Can you please point the minute?

[@kayessGuitars]

@@andresmarin532836:00

[@maslav_]

​@@andresmarin5328 36:12

[@dukeemzworth3005]

From 1988 to 1989, Jeff Buckley played in a band called The Wild Blue Yonder that included future Tool drummer Danny Carey and bassist John Humphrey.

[@leonardopaternost8606]

I'm amazed at how Tony Levin doesn't age... The guy looks sixty since the early '80s!

[@musicdirector8046]

Yeah, but the Chapman Stick in his attic has become a fossil 😂

[@johnhoran9840]

@@musicdirector8046 Seems all of the younger touch guitar players are using newer brands or designing their own instruments.

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Well.... in the early 80s he was in his early 30s... so there's that 😂

[@VLuchansky]

Or he rather looks twenty until 2020s lol

[@color-head1696]

there's gossip that Levin is actually 325 years young

[@kevindudley9617]

Those three 80's King Crimson albums are pure magic. I will never forget the first time that I heard Elephant Talk as a kid back in the 80's.

[@ZVvereVvolf]

Danny is so quiet, respectful and appears to be in total awe.

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

That's the magic of a Master of their craft!

[@ZVvereVvolf]

@@pendulumdistinction2494 💯

[@deadbeatdon]

12:10 The energy in Danny’s legs and grin are fascinating.

[@igorstrzalkowski]

Rick is changing what music content is. Look at this 1hr conversation.... nobody can touch this content and orchestrate this conversation on this level. Rick, you're the Beatles of content creation for music, thank you. And about this lineup, no words... living legends that are so humble and nice. You can't find 4 guys who love music like these.

[@charlesboucher9533]

Rick knows and loves music and he stays out of the way, letting the musicians go deep The result is more of a dialog than just an interview.

[@igorstrzalkowski]

@charlesboucher9533 agree partially, he made sure every member present got involved directing them the right question at the right time. Then they spoke their mind, the interview feels perfect, zero awkwardness. This takes a lot of intelligence and personal touch. But I agree he knows music and knows how to let them speak instead of interrupting them, and he knows music on such a high level that whatever technicality they go on about he can comment and ask further questions to keep each subject going.

[@glossocc3872]

I agree. Rick shows the difference a specialist can make when conducting an interview. He is a great musician and producer in his own right and knows just what to ask to make musician feel comfortable.

[@trafalgerdavis7839]

There's probably 200 years of combined studio, touring and musicianship in that group. Crazy.

[@jeromethiel4323]

Reminds me of the " Travelling Wilbury's." Bring together amazing musicians who all respect each other, and let the magic happen.

[@MycontentisgoldJerryGold]

Rick Beato is 61, and he's the baby of this group. Rick, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey are of similar ages, but the other two are each more than 10 years older. Adrian Belew is 74, and Tony Levin is 77.

[@fchrisgrimm]

I would never guess that Danny is 62, but then again, I would never guess that I'm 60.

[@LarsBjerregaard]

Yeah, that's unreal.

[@rabbimeyer]

@@fchrisgrimm I looked him up because I figured he was at least ten years younger than he is!

[@urbangorilla33]

@@fchrisgrimm I used to guess my own age, then I just looked at the number of candles on the cake. Now I lose my train of thought before I can count that high.

[@artsmith5317]

When you listen to Discipline, you get a sense of how influential it was on Tool’s sound. Amazing album and way ahead of its time.

[@BrianGallamore]

The world would love to hear an album of original music from this line up!

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

Now that would be something to look forward to. Not that the 80's King Crimson wasn't already mind bending, but man that kind of music may still have new and great places to go!

[@vonclod123]

Hell yes!

[@kjh111059mckooster]

Agreed. Honestly, that excites me more than the KC stuff, and that's very exciting itself. I do wish they'd play a couple of Thrak tunes too; my favorite KC album

[@HalfHeartedFanatic]

I agree. However, I'd prefer to see Belew in Fripp's role as the creative leader - doing things HIS way, in other words. Belew has such a great balance of accessibility and weirdness.

[@lynby6231]

To me King Crimson is a British band but this is an all American line up????

[@erikhamer2792]

Danny Carey is just so happy to be there listening to the stories behind the music he always loved

[@andrewphilips2457]

"You choose how you want to feel and then you decide the story attached to it." -Deep words by Vai.

[@DaveBroTube]

He's very articulate and insightful!

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

Truth!

[@jamesgoddard2321]

An all-star lineup being emulated by another all-star lineup. Getting Danny Carey to play Bruford’s parts was sheer genius. This is going to be a fun show to watch.

[@yukas1ngas]

Funny thing that KC came from all English on start to English/American in Discipline and now all American ;)

[@GabrielFreitas30]

Man, can't wrap my head that Tony is 77 and is still rockin. Amazing

[@John-the-Bass]

And why not?

[@andrewlaitres9080]

I did an album with Steve Hackett band singer Nad Sylvan a few years ago and Tony played on several songs. A legend.

[@steveg1700]

Wasn't that him on quads skating in that commercial that kept bumping into the interview? LOL! 😄

[@MuchoArigato]

😮

[@Curious0ne]

Tony is an amazing musician and such a nice guy! I got to meet him last month when he played in Chattanooga with Stick Men! Genuinely one of my favorite players!

[@ThymeKeeper]

OMG. What a lineup to play ANYTHING.

[@Box_Son]

They could play scrabble and I'd still watch them do it

[@JeffLearman]

I hope they capture the spirit of the originals but don't limit themselves to reproduction and let their creativity come out. But given who it is I doubt that's a big worry.

[@pfzt]

ANYTHING? I wouldn't let them play ACDC or The Ramones. But to be fair, i don't know anyone who can cover those two, interestingly enough everyone fails at that.

[@jonnykhatru]

Honestly I kinda wish they'd try making something original instead of wheeling out the oldies, a mix of the oldies and some new improvisational stuff would perfect in fact

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

@@pfzt I like Scratch 21's cover of Big Balls. It's more winky in its humor, but the spirit is there.

[@marcos061059]

I love Steve's grace when he talks about Fripp.

[@stormbringercoming8105]

How can one NOT get psyched about this tour? Almost too good to be true.

[@jnh73]

Man, the older Steve's body gets the younger his soul becomes, I swear. He's just as excited as the rest of us, as are Adrian, Danny, and Tony. What a lineup, what incredible music, can't wait for this!

[@gerimayawhyte154]

Steve and his wife sat behind me and my mom at a Todd Rundgren show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles about a year and a half ago. He was just as stocked as anyone else in the room. Could tell he was having a great time.

[@KeithRowley]

I've not really known a lot about Steve Vai other than his guitar-god status (I'm not a guitarist). But I agree that he seems like a really cool, genuine person. I loved his take on the new social media landscape -- "I think it's important that you choose how to take it." That flexibility and the conscious choice to move forward and continue to learn really impressed me. @@gerimayawhyte154

[@rlm4471]

Steve is a beautiful person. I've learned so much from listening to him talk about music and life.

[@retromancer8262]

"oh I played in a country band with Jeff"..... what a thing to just throw out there. amazing.

[@JohnnyCotts]

Check out Rick's one-on-one interview with Danny. He explains how he had a studio before Tool began, and he played with Jeff, as well as Carole King and others. I highly recommend the Danny interview.

[@peterjobrien6714]

I also loved Steve Via's reaction to it. Amazing Interview.

[@Watashiwaa]

Tony Levin is always a pleasure to see live. The most sincere, humble and highest class of musician today

[@linnstr8609]

The humility on all of these virtuoso musicians is amazing. I can really tell Steve is enthusiastic about this and views it as a challenge.

[@AlainGibeau]

The talent reunited in that room is off the charts...

[@TappySapJr98]

Danny's choice to wear the 'Beat' shirt in his 1 on 1 interview makes so much sense now 😆

[@chickeastwater9883]

Same place, his Studio, wonder if Danny Carey interview was before or after , this REVEAL interview?

[@Scorchinscotty]

Noticed that!

[@richard_from_england333]

Oh God

[@jamesgoddard2321]

Right? I thought that was a great shout-out to his prog roots at the time.

[@gurjotsingh8631]

And in this video he chooses to wear an NBA tshirt 😂

[@TheMazzimM]

Beato is becoming the gravitational singularity for the greatest music and musicians

[@NoahWolfe]

The sheer amount of monumental talent and historical significance in this room is mind boggling. I would in no way shape or form be able to conduct this interview, I think I would spontaneously combust. THANK YOU RICK!!

[@matthewleclair6817]

ABSOLUTELY

[@jamesbatcho]

This is bonkers. That 80s band is one of the greatest quartets in prog history. These 4 are perfect to refresh the lineup. I cannot wait to hear these guys bash it out together.

[@pennyantewest]

You are the go-to interview host of this decade, Rick. Your musical knowledge, real-world experience, and curiosity have now set the standard by which all others are measured. Your guests appreciate you as a fellow musician and fans recognize the fellow fan in you. We appreciate you asking all the questions we would like to know and even the ones we would not have thought of. Rick Beato interviews are where all the music geeks unite!

[@bobchambers1455]

I agree a thousand percent!

[@Funkybassplayer]

@@bobchambers1455me too. and THE RICK BEATO SHOW. Great name. 👍🏻

[@pennyantewest]

@@Funkybassplayer THE RICK BEATO SHOW, does have a ring to it. Perhaps we should always refer to it as that in all future comments. 😁

[@Funkybassplayer]

@@pennyantewest yes and maybe we can talk Rick into making a show intro video with some very nice female vocals and screeching guitars and a very nice bass line. Would be so cool.

[@SonicDykstra]

So true! And it matters not what kind of music geek you are. But we are musical music geeks, to be sure!

[@honkynel]

Band interviews have certainly gotten better since the early days. Thank you Rick.

[@knotwilg3596]

What a line-up !!!!!!! Vai casually saying "and I worked with Frank". You know what that means.

[@davedecker1725]

Boot camp

[@Kolya_Smirnov]

Zappa also gave Adrian Belew his first big break.

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

If you didn't work, then there was no room for you in any of Zappa's bands! So anyone who ended up on stage with him can probably say they had to work hard for it.

[@fredwerza3478]

Frank made Vai's career possible -- but David Lee Roth put Vai on the map

[@alfianbanjaransari4096]

First name basis, baby.

[@tullywilliams9978]

I admire Vai's sense of humility ... not that he doesn't have confidence but that he understands and appreciates music at that level of mastery is deeply personal and inimitable and not a competition of who "better".

[@michael1]

They're not easy parts. He'd have been happier if Fripp had phoned him and asked him to be the replacement for Belew in a band because then he'd only have to make a few elephant noises and sing - although the singing is sublime.

[@thekeywitness]

I think that sense of humility comes from his formative experiences playing with Frank who never let anyone in his band get a big head.

[@Torpedomtb]

that came from his time with zappa

[@lynby6231]

How do you replace Gregg Lake or John Wetton? or Bill Bruford

[@endokrin7897]

Steve's humility?? Hard to pickup his humility when he's speaking 95% of the time. 🤨🙄

[@SkelatorRevisited]

Been a huge 80’s Crimson Fan all my life. I’m super impressed by just listening to Steve. What an articulate cool guy. Can’t wait from hear him join the musical discussion on stage.

[@DavidGSmith-ft7vg]

Damn, this video is fantastic, Rick! I was 17 in 1969, and became a life-long King Crimson fan with the 1st album. Listening to Adrian & Tony talk about 1980 to 1984 is simply fabulous.

[@blakesadler]

With all of these interviews Rick keeps being able to get, I'm convinced that he's the man to interview the reformed Spinal Tap

[@facelessandnameless]

That would be incredible 😅

[@MehYam2112]

Depends whether they can find a drummer

[@Joe-mz6dc]

@MehYam2112 Apparently they keep blowing up.

[@KeithRowley]

Yeah, Rick'd need to wear a hazmat suit for a Spinal Tap interview!@@Joe-mz6dc

[@michael1]

It's the audience that get the interviews. They'd go on Mr Beast's channel if he'd let them.

[@davidguthrie3739]

Striking how polite and humble all of these musical giants are. No one speaks over anyone else.

[@ChuckWortman]

They sound like college professors, not the 1% of 1% of the greatest musicians ever!

[@1xayekim]

Its a lesson to up and coming musicians. People think attitude gets you places... Yeah it will... in the short term... but being humble. respectful and honest is going to put you into a LONG career.

[@markusaurelius777]

@@1xayekim Very well said !!!

[@rickhambleton6441]

Intelligent people

[@BobSacamano666]

Adrian is a very down to earth guy

[@semanj]

Adrian Belew; top button, no socks. Just perfect.

[@at0micBastard]

The song "Starless" by King Crimson is my all-time favorite. I admire the band and their achievements. I saw Robert Fripp (not present there) with Steve and Joe onstage at G3 in Warsaw's "Torwar" on July 13, 2004, in Poland. I'm glad to have heard all of you, especially you, Steve, because I've attended all of your gigs that took place in Poland. Cheers! Greetings from Poland!

[@Miguel-un1vh]

Glad that Fripp has given his blessing. This era of Crimson is my favourite.

[@colinburroughs9871]

Nice for the fans, but honestly, who cares what he thinks about this group. He did Ade dirty moving him out for a cover band player.

[@Miguel-un1vh]

@@colinburroughs9871Fripp is a strong personality to put it diplomatically, I don’t like how he treats his former bandmates sometimes, but Crimson is Fripp and Fripp is Crimson.

[@MarceloKatayama]

​@@colinburroughs9871Don't think it's fair to write Jakko out as just a 'cover band player". Sure, he played in a Krim "cover band", but it was one that included original members of the group. Not to mention that Jakko is a well established artist already, and he had even done a project with Fripp and Mel Collins before joining the reformed Crimson.

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@Miguel-un1vh I understand that to a point, but I also think that if that was as true as Fripp kind of claims, this band wouldn't be happening. The 80's band kept the brand alive for Fripp, but Adrian is clearly the reason those records happened. Kind of dichotomous, but within that I feel Adrians thumbprint on Crimson from 1981 on was important enough that it motivates my take on this point.

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@MarceloKatayama Schizoid band was good and all, but Jakko's standing in all of this isn't that of someone who wrote a note of the relevant material, vs Adrian who's the primary song writer of 6 studio records. It's hard to separate him from that. Crimson always had been about doing the next thing until it was time to do 1972 again (which was fine, but at the expense of Adrian didn't work for me- not that anyone cares what I think about this in any real sense.. hah).

[@cjcurcio]

Vai is perfect for this: not only is he a master player/composer, he's a superb student and learns so quickly!

[@roguecheddar7545]

Can we all just take a moment to congratulate Rick on the coup of an interview, posting this just before tickets dropped and interviewing them before anyone else? This is what makes Rick great. ;)

[@CarlFrreeland]

I'm really so glad we have rick u know,he's such an amazing person in every way and his knowledge of instruments is second to none,,,he's so easy to listen to u know, not big headed like most, just a nice bloke,I'd live to sit diwn with hin fir an hoyr or two i can tell u!

[@CuriousKitchen]

Rick is a godsend. What a time we live in! As a music lover, we cannot ask for anyone like Rick Beato. I could have neven imagined these beautiful/enlightening talks prior to Rick's YT channel. Thank you Rick 🙏

[@GoDrex]

My older brother liked King Crimson, and one day in 1982 we found the Discipline album in a record store and he bought it without knowing anything about it. We listened to it an immediately fell in love with it. It's still one of my all time favorite albums and it never aged for me. It was so far ahead of it's time and to me it is timeless.

[@ryanand154]

Bill Bruford plays your Tool records.

[@michael1]

@@ryanand154 I wondered who it was - because he leaves our kitchen light on and has been eating toast.

[@ryanand154]

Great record. Serious players.

[@MB-uw6eh]

The magic of Crimson.

[@alessandroardolino5867]

Bring this to Europe!!

[@DelKshares]

💯❗️

[@jrgdrumsandwatches]

Yes please!

[@ulfbergqvist8250]

Hear hear!

[@xyz-md2mv]

❗

[@MashedPotatoeComedy]

Yes please

[@cjg6364]

The number of very successful bands represented by these four world class musicians is simply staggering. I can't think of a better lineup to help celebrate the music of King Crimson at its zenith in the early 1980s.

[@ZachJenkins]

Started listening to King Crimson because of this interview. This is exciting. Thank you!

[@talastra]

That is bizarrely ass-backwards :) Did you watch this just because of Beato, or something else? How did this get in your feed? Enjoy the music! (Check out the Projekct X disc, the whole thing, not just "Heaven and Hell"; an under-celebrated gem in the KC catalog.)

[@MoviesNStuff]

You're in for a ride man, there's a lot of music to listen to. King Crimson never made a bad song

[@ZachJenkins]

@@talastra I'm subscribed to Rick. I love TOOL so seeing Danny Carey in the video caught my attention. Past three days have been full of Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair, and Discipline. This stuff is sick!

[@talastra]

@@MoviesNStuff Oh come on. The "free jazz" noodling in Moonchild is awful. Islands is not worthy of King Crimson. No, I happen like ThrakAttaKc. Cadence and Cascade, while contrasting, is dull; so is the analogous song on the next (or previous) album. Book of Saturday is pretty marginal. Earthbound is again unworthy. The last album had some snoozers. Talking Drum and Sheltering Sky are merely okay. You might notice a pattern. I don't like when KC attempt schmaltz. There are plenty of other bands for that, and ones who do it much better. That said, the 40th Anniversary USA (with Starless and Fracture) is peak music to my ears. The ProjeKcts are super-cool (not as much 2, why put Adrian on drums), Level 5 is supririsngly good. As I've already noted, I really dig ProjeKct X. One must listen to Fripp's Exposure also.

[@talastra]

@@ZachJenkins "Elephant Talk," "Frame by Frame," "Matte Kudasai," "Neal and Jack and Me," "The Howler," "Requiem," "Satori in Tangiers," "Three of a Perfect Pair," "Nuages (that Which Passes like Coulds)," [all of side 2, or the "right"/industrial] side. To introduce yourself to the original Crimson (people will says Larks, Starless, Red), just listen to a 40th or 30th Anniversary version of the live album USA (one with Starless and Fracture on it). A live album as great as Van der Graaf Generator's Vital, and Kansas' Two for the Show; if I had to have only one KC, it would be this (or ProjeKct X, which is probably a strange choice for fans). For some other songs, find the live version of Level 5 online, Happy With What you Have to be Happy With, Dinosaur, the albums ProjeKcts 1, 3, and 4 (especially 3 and 4), and ProjeKct X (the whole thing, not just the song "Heaven and Hell"), Robert Fripp's solo album Exposure, the song "Carrying No Cross" by UK (with KC alum), the album The Repercussions of Angelic Behavior (Fripp and Bill Rieflin), there's stuff that Bruford & Levin did called "BLUE" (with Mark Isham, cornet player, I think, and David Torn?!?), Fripp also solos on some early Van der Graaf Generator, and one should always listen to VDGG (though I'm biased).

[@blahboy68]

Oh, and Tony Levin turns 78 this June. Flipping amazing!!

[@oxossidomorro1056]

Rick, your channel is the most precious piece of music history gathering on the whole internet.

[@operating]

Yes it is!!

[@stevebourne6826]

Bravo

[@darthmorbous]

Belew...Talkin' Heads, King Crimson, Bowie, Zappa... what a LEGEND!

[@HolidayRips]

5TH ROW SEATS SECURED LFG THIS IS ALREADY A LEGENDARY TOUR BEFORE A NOTE HAS BEEN PLAYED!!!!! amazing interview RB

[@nandopelusi7699]

Steve Vai is very insightful about the context, purpose, and function of music. Plus, he's a compelling guitarist, so this lineup looks really promising.

[@Lexy-O]

I always include Vai & Fripp in my discussions of amazing guitarists

[@thekingofbohemia1]

Four monumental musicians and I did not hear one second of ego. Can't wait for this tour! I'm 73 y/o. This is bucket-list stuff!

[@KeithRowley]

Exactly -- I was so impressed with each musician's frankness and genuineness. No egos. Just 5 music lovers excited about talking about this new project that's paying tribute to some classic, timeless music.

[@MrEnsiferum77]

Still liberals.

[@Marta1Buck]

​@@MrEnsiferum77and?

[@MrEnsiferum77]

@@Marta1Buck crap reunion

[@markwalker112]

@MrEnsiferum77 Your negativity didn’t put a dent in my enjoyment of this video and the comments. Best wishes to you.

[@jordanwatkins1981]

This is simply remarkable. Massive respect to Rick Beato for not only bringing these musicians into the limelight, but also asking them important musical questions

[@johnmorales7057]

This band lineup makes your hair stand out in excitement. Top notch talent.

[@coreyalyn2249]

You can tell these guys are the best pros because they LISTEN and respect what each person has to say. An example of how we should all be

[@lionoftwo]

Steven Wilson should produce a record of these guys in the future. God Bless SW. Great line-up!

[@DallasGunther]

Hell yeah, good call man.

[@richardmotaifebles7353]

Story time. I was in jazz band in high school in the mid Hudson valley in New York. During one of the concerts every year we’d have a couple songs where pros outside of the school would come play. Tony’s brother had played drums for us for the last two of the concerts during my high school life. Playing with him was awesome.

[@MrDarilon23]

I saw Adrian Belew touring in the 80s in Victoria BC. He had many pedals, multiple guitars with different tuning and it was incredible watching him play. I got to hang out with him a bit after the gig and he's such a great down to earth guy.

[@scoot88]

I love how casual Danny is. Such a great guy.

[@berniex2]

I've met him twice. First back stage at RTF in 2008 and in the lobby at the Wiltern for Todd Rundgren. Super nice guy. Funny, we talked about Ultravox. I was surprised he liked them.

[@scoot88]

@@berniex2 I'm not a drummer but to me his kit has to be one of the most serious and technical kits around.

[@prince13896]

Danny's digging the interview even more than Rick. He must be having such a blast preparing for the tour. What an honor!

[@Lectric_Blue]

Wow! That was great. Rick, you are just getting better and better at producing wonderful interviews like this. These gems of today will be tomorrow's 'must watch' classics. Well done.

[@BobGuido]

Tony Levin is such a graceful human being

[@kiptanaka]

Tony Levin: "I've played with a lot of players who are a lot better than me." Really? I'm not sure that's possible. Different sure, but better? Hard to imagine. What an amazing guy, so genuinely humble about being one of the all time greats.

[@talastra]

He means when he started.

[@iotasoda7240]

Tony is a national treasure . Can’t wait.

[@TheBritomart]

Rick is a musician’s best interviewer, he knows what he’s talking about & what questions to ask.

[@struedel25]

He was able to draw out Maynard!

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

Imagine some elitist present day "journalist" from Rolling Stone conducting this. (Emphasis on 'Imagine')

[@deadinthewater218]

Let’s say it together….and let’s them talk.

[@iotasoda7240]

Word

[@fallingmanuk]

Great interview - especially "Hey Doug!" by Steve. Love it!

[@eracer1111]

I'm normally bored by interviews, and have little patience for KZbin videos longer than 10 minutes. I wanted this one to last another hour. Thank you all for giving us this gift. I bought two tickets to the Tampa show. Taking my nephew, who is a guitarist, and who appreciates the complexity of real musicianship like this.

[@_left_eye]

I love how they are planning the whole thing but still haven’t played a single chord all together. It smells like teenage excitement, with a reason

[@ericpeterson7512]

I love that too. These are four of the greatest musicians on the planet, and they're gonna have to fly by the seat of their pants to get this right. You know every one of them will approach it with a level of dedication most of us can only dream about.

[@_left_eye]

@@ericpeterson7512 I see the point! Btw.. the concert KC played in Roma some 20 years ago still remains the most impressive one I’ve ever experienced

[@jleisner1974]

looks like we're coming back to the era of truly talented musicians having a face made for radio. about damn time.

[@reubenstanley6393]

Please come and tour the UK guys! Saw the original line up in London 1981, my best ever gig.

[@MrJro2]

What a treat for the KC camp! And what a treat for us all, having Rick conduct a proper, in depth, interview with these legends still so heavily devoted to their craft.

[@markkempton4579]

Holy crap. This is the concert event of the year and you have the first interview! Proof that quality wins out!

[@NoBody-xg1wg]

"Two Hands," one of the most beautiful songs ever written..

[@albertosantillanfonseca5776]

fripp s solo is a beauty , very touching

[@mettamoose5074]

Amen, what an absolutely gorgeous song!

[@goon-705]

The 80's lineup of KC is one of my favorite sounds and I was incredibly dismayed when I heard their weren't any tour dates in Washington, but I am still very pleased BEAT is a thing now.

[@Leeming1989]

The question is will Steve Vai be sitting down or standing up?

[@paultullo3275]

Well, Danny Carey will be sitting down! 😂

[@daniellopez9582]

And what he thinks about headphones?

[@andresherrera4423]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@demonicsweaters]

DUDE, I CANNOT WAIT to see Vai play King Crimson! This is going to be amazing!

[@edwinniz]

I love how Vai understand new generations, with tiktok and people recording. He just doesnt put barriers and just assimilate the times.

[@mameokhun4319]

Rick Beato has become such a music journalistic powerhouse, pure quality content consistently!

[@davidstanton1261]

Thank you! Awesome interview of my Favorite Band! Top Drawer! Well Done!

[@wordsmith_ed8365]

one striking thing becomes clearer with every interview. those guys know him, they watch his stuff, and the are appreciative about the stuff and the person.

[@nickm.9474]

I was fortunate enough to do monitors for Adrian for a couple shows. My gosh what a genius. And an absolute sweetheart of a person. Hope I can catch one of these shows.

[@marktaylor2502]

FANTASTIC discussion

[@jeremysimpson3865]

For Adrian Belew to say that he couldn't imagine playing with any other drummer than Danny is the ultimate complement.

[@accidentalpatient4152]

Bet that's so nice for Danny, all his biggest dreams come true!

[@nathanmeans1548]

He kinda just seems to be sitting there amazed that he's a part of this group. I mean, he's certainly got the ability, but two of the originals of that era plus Vai... he must feel like the luckiest drummer in the world this year.

[@struedel25]

I love Danny's drumming in Tool, but I wonder what this would sound like with Bill Buford.

[@SaabJitsu]

Satch playing EVH and Vai playing Fripp. We all better buckle up and get ready to have our minds melted.

[@WmArthur]

It was great hearing these Legends converse in such a relaxed way about their history with the interesting details. Always a cut above, challenging, catchy tunes.

[@alex0589]

Danny looks like a PE teacher in a group of science teachers Hell of a lineup, great catch, Rick, good interview.

[@AboubacarSiddikh]

Actually, Adrian's memory about the very first tour (after 44 minutes into the video) is kind of fuzzy. They played Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two and Red from the very first show (Bath, April 30th, 1981) onward. Plus the seven tunes that would end up on the album Discipline. And as an encore, they played one piece a second time. In Manchester (May 7th) and Liverpool (May 8th), it was Elephant Talk; In London (May 10th) and Paris (May 13th), it was Discipline, and in Amsterdam, the show I was fortunate enough to attend (May 15th), it was Red. The entrance fee was 12 guilders and 50 cents (perhaps $6.- 1981 US$). The show lasted about 65 minutes, but it changed lives. I know I can't speak for anybody else, but it definitely changed mine! Anyway, they went into the studio to record the album three days later, May 18th. And the wait for its release, September 22nd 1981, made it one of the longest summers I can remember.

[@talastra]

We've found Robert's alternate KZbin account.

[@aiwass84]

You can sense the respect they have for each other + towards Rick too ....Amazing 🙏

[@KeithRowley]

Yes, for sure. The mutual respect, the mutual love of those classic three KC albums. Fantastic interview.

[@user-cv3gb6lg5j]

I enjoyed this get-together more than just about any I've ever seen. I've been a King Crimson fan for about 45 years, and I'm dyin' to hear Beat. Please, please come to Japan.

[@Cheva-Pate]

This is going beyond perfect, it’s like a Time Machine straight to the seventies…..

[@13_13k]

I know other comments have said this but I have to readdress it ... The insane amount of talent in that room is so understated by the insane amount of humility and humbleness that was displayed. I've never seen anything like that before. I cannot wait to hear these guys make music together.