The magic of the flutes on Crimsons early albums are beautifully contrasted with the power and bombast. Thank you for your insights and written guides too! They are indispensable for us Crimson fans.
Fingerstyle Crimson King… then flute???! Robert Fripp didn’t try to grab Ian’s flute! BEAUTIFUL flute solo, thank you for bringing it to life. And thank you for calling out the chord changes!
The lyrical structure of 'Court of the Crimson King' has always reminded me of the structure of Dylan's 'Desolation Row' - I suppose it's a simple structure, some lines of verse followed by a refrain line.
Great scene setting and explanation of the backdrop to ITCOCK. Still relevant today . A marvellous run through of accoustic guitar and flute chords and melodies. Your books are inspirational too. Thank you. Wonderful
The most under-appreciated song on the album. And the most beautiful most transcendent flute solo of all times. Always wanted to learn it but never got a chance.
@alanmaslac2065 Ian was a good player at that time. Plus he was a young man powered by an excellent, revolutionary band. It was the time, the movement and downright talent that drove King Crimson. 👍
I bought the album when it was first released in NZ. I was still in high school. This track has been one of my favourites ever since. I am grateful that I found this video. Thank your so much for your efforts
Thanks. I'd forgotten all about it. I've just come across this if it's of interest: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oCJuzt1oor0.htmlsi=dj_gprE6ENofOh95
This piece is so transporting. I've always loved it. It takes me somewhere so special. . . a place of beauty and enchantmant. Thank you for the analysis. I am of the progressive rock movement since 1969. ❤
This is simply amazing...a wonderful flute tutorial by my dear friend Andrew Keeling who is amazingly clever and intuitive in his teaching methods. My late sister Ann who was a keen flutist would have enjoyed this so much had she lived to see this piece. H. x
Hello Andrew, I just wanted to thank you for the great musical analysis of T2 - It’ll All Work Out In Boomland, from your website. I’m a devoted T2 & Please fan, 31 year old musician and a record collector from Turkey. Tried to contact with Peter Dunton and to thank him for his music whom I couldn’t reach while he was living… May he rest in peace… I managed to contact Bernard Jinks, asked some questions and thank for his bass playing also. But I wondered what happened to Keith Cross, always questioned this for the last 10 years. Such great talent… It was heartwarming to hear his comments about his guitar playing, about the band, about production phase. Also to connect with the cover art, connect with the imagery from the lyrics and the Dunton’s concept of circularity, which I always felt from the notes, but couldn’t generalise within a name. Many many thanks. I hope you are happy, healthy and well. I hope Keith Cross is happy, healthy and well also. If you have an idea of where is he, or any notes for his 1989’ composition called Four Years for Christy Puertolas, I would be absolutely over the moon. With my best regards and cheers from Turkey. Doğa
Hello Doga. I'll reply again. Thanks for writing. Very sad about Peter. Keith went to the US. I lost contact with him but have heard he may have died. He had MS. He was a 'complete' musician. Keep in touch. Yrs, Andrew
Hello Andrew, I just wanted to thank you for the great musical analysis of T2 - It’ll All Work Out In Boomland, from your website. I’m a devoted T2 & Please fan, 31 year old musician and a record collector from Turkey. Tried to contact with Peter Dunton and to thank him for his music whom I couldn’t reach while he was living… May he rest in peace… I managed to contact Bernard Jinks, asked some questions and thank for his bass playing also. But I wondered what happened to Keith Cross, always questioned this for the last 10 years. Such great talent… It was heartwarming to hear his comments about his guitar playing, about the band, about production phase. Also to connect with the cover art, connect with the imagery from the lyrics and the Dunton’s concept of circularity, which I always felt from the notes, but couldn’t generalise within a name. Many many thanks. I hope you are happy, healthy and well. I hope Keith Cross is happy, healthy and well also. If you have an idea of where is he, or any notes for his 1989’ composition called Four Years for Christy Puertolas, I would be absolutely over the moon. With my best regards and cheers from Turkey. Doğa
I prefer the old cover, too. Sadly I have the new one. Happy I found the answer for my question about when to start with this book😊. I'm still at the beginning of "Learn as you play flute", so it will take time. I'm looking forward to come back here
Awesome, thank you so much. I just started to play flute and got exactly this book. For me you decided to make these vodeos right in time🙂 Your way of teaching/talking is really supportive. Looking forward to go through the book with your help
That's good, Silvia. LAYPF is a good place to start and hoping your flute playing goes on OK. You might also buy 100 Classical Studies as that is a good source of getatable material.
It was this solo which made me want to learn to play the flute when I was a teenager all those years ago - and it still sounds magnificent now. It has always reminded me of the song of the Blackbird (I live in England).
Yes, practising with a metronome is essential. It trains you to play tidily and is the step you need to go through before playing with other people. It also trains you to listen while playing, and that's why students initially have trouble with this. All essential skills. It's worth pointing out that the modern equivalent of that QM2 are things like the Korg TM-60 combo tuner and metronome. It's a full chromatic tuner with sound generator and a pretty decent metronome with tap tempo, all for a very cheap price. I use it for tuning all my instruments (guitar, Uke, recorder, whistles) and for most of my practice and it goes with me everywhere my instruments go. I don't like metronomes on the phone because the electronic tones and beeps they make are *always* out of tune and a major distraction, let alone dealing with ads, phone calls, messages and notifications. It even has a headphone out port so I can jack it into my mixer and I always lay down a tick track when I'm doing a recording, which is a great reference for all subsequent tracks. I know apps are almost ubiquitous these days, but you won't regret getting one of these combo devices. So much easier to use and it just blends into your work flow or practice with minimal distraction.
I don't play the flute nor do I own one but I still watched the whole video lol. It's clear ur talented and I love the way u give these tutorials, people will surely find this very helpful :)
I never tried to play flute, but it was interesting for me, Andrew. Now I can better understand what I listen on the records and at the venues. Thank you.
