..... Being a Yes and Genesis nut, I would think I'd like their earlier albums...but perhaps I am misunderstanding KC's musical style.....
I understand Prog fans that come from the "Major Chord" camp (Yes, Genesis, etc.) and can't get into KC.
I know cause I experienced it myself.
Stereo Warehouse in San Juan. 1981. The person who played the LPs for you so you could listen to them before buying them(very smart of them) was the legendary "El Flaco" (the skinny guy), and after a while he'd know you and play you new stuff.
He knew I liked Yes and Genesis, so he played "something that you will surely like": it was "Discipline" and I remember he played Side B, "Thela Hun Ginjeet".
Guess what, I hated it!
And it was one of the most approachable KC LPs.
I really don't know how I came around to liking them but it didn't take too long. Maybe I listened to some earlier stuff (LTIA, SABB).
But one thing that opened my eyes is the fact that "how come these guys-who are excellent musicians like to play such noise in some songs?"
And then I understood the "Discipline"/"indiscipline" duality.
You have to learn stuff very well before you can "deconstruct" it.
I then had one of my friends, Billy Joe tell me "how can you listen to this shit?" when I played KC for him...he still hates it.
Well , I guess KC is a VERY acquired flavor-and I still get a HUGE kick when they go all left field on me (one of my favorites is "Thrakkattakk"-yes , I know there must be something wrong with me- but I do have my medication...
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And Robert Fripp is someone I love to hate but I respect him profoundly-any guitar player will know immediately if they try to play "Fracture"...
As for the thread. I will get all of the KC releases in spite of not being a big fan of the real early stuff.
And I guess I'm a bit of a freak too, cause I BUY everything that I d/l and like (Speed Racer DVD is an example-YES, THAT Speed Racer-the movie).
But I like to "preview" stuff before I sink a lot of dough on stuff, e.g., the Beatles Mono CDs=NOT getting them).