King Crimson - Starless (1974), cover by Mila Marukhina, Vladimir Ryabinin, Danil Miroshnichenko, Arkady Fedotov, Ivan Fedotov (2023)
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Total cover credits: Cover by Mila Marukhina (vocal), Vladimir Ryabinin, Danil Miroshnichenko, Arkady Fedotov, and Ivan Fedotov (2023).
Along with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, and other progressive rock bands from Britain in the late 60's/early 70's, there was THIS group that I began to follow with interest at that time. King Crimson became yet another unique band I would be sharing with friends along with the above-mentioned and others. However, once In The Court Of The Crimson King and In The Wake of Poseidon became fond memories as a different sound began to emerge from the band in 1973, I pretty much gave up on ever hearing the sort of work that were the hallmarks of those first two LPs.
Then came the big surprise in summer 1975 when I purchased their album Red. Released in 1974, it was not well-received at the time, but it nevertheless became one of my favorites, and my friends and I placed it as highly as King Crimson's first two albums. One song in particular captured my attention more than any other on the LP: "Starless." It had that beautiful, haunting ethereal sound one could only find on the first two albums. To hear that wonderful sound again in 1975 was like being visited by an old friend. Bear in mind that the passing of three or four years to a 21-year-old in those shifting times was like a decade's passage or more to a much older adult. "Starless" (the final track on Red) was both a hello and a goodbye. Red would be the band's last studio recording of the 1970's before leader Robert Fripp temporarily disbanded the group.
The original lyrics and melody for "Starless" were written by the now late John Wetton (d. January 31, 2017) whose vocal was eerily similar in style to Greg Lake's (also recently deceased) in "Epitaph" from In The Court of the Crimson King. I essentially use the elements in the song that create serenity, tension, foreboding, free form jazz dance, and intense resolution to create a mood piece that agrees with these aspects in a visual manner. There may be a million ways to do this song .. this is but one.
Along with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, and other progressive rock bands from Britain in the late 60's/early 70's, there was THIS group that I began to follow with interest at that time. King Crimson became yet another unique band I would be sharing with friends along with the above-mentioned and others. However, once In The Court Of The Crimson King and In The Wake of Poseidon became fond memories as a different sound began to emerge from the band in 1973, I pretty much gave up on ever hearing the sort of work that were the hallmarks of those first two LPs.
Then came the big surprise in summer 1975 when I purchased their album Red. Released in 1974, it was not well-received at the time, but it nevertheless became one of my favorites, and my friends and I placed it as highly as King Crimson's first two albums. One song in particular captured my attention more than any other on the LP: "Starless." It had that beautiful, haunting ethereal sound one could only find on the first two albums. To hear that wonderful sound again in 1975 was like being visited by an old friend. Bear in mind that the passing of three or four years to a 21-year-old in those shifting times was like a decade's passage or more to a much older adult. "Starless" (the final track on Red) was both a hello and a goodbye. Red would be the band's last studio recording of the 1970's before leader Robert Fripp temporarily disbanded the group.
The original lyrics and melody for "Starless" were written by the now late John Wetton (d. January 31, 2017) whose vocal was eerily similar in style to Greg Lake's (also recently deceased) in "Epitaph" from In The Court of the Crimson King. I essentially use the elements in the song that create serenity, tension, foreboding, free form jazz dance, and intense resolution to create a mood piece that agrees with these aspects in a visual manner. There may be a million ways to do this song .. this is but one.