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  Good To The Last Byte! May 30, 2006
Written by mannylunch
I remember when and where I first got this record - Soho Music Gallery
in May 1979, possibly sold to me by either clerk John Zorn or Tim Berne
whilst also picking up tickets to all eight Fripp Kitchen shows for the
negligible price of $5 [for which you also got a free J G Bennett tape]
Well, I performed the unforgivable sin, though increasingly harder to
avoid in contemporary life: listening to it the first time as
background to other intrusions. But then, late that night.....!!! and
hundreds of times since! Looking back now, I’d say it became even
stronger an album for it’s having been reworked from the [then unknown]
album version before it, which also served - including in a positive
way - to distance it from what would have been a perceived trilogy with
Sacred Songs and PG II. But never mind the reminisce.. Oh, by the way,
did I forget to say that this album is still a stunner, nearly 30 years
after the fact? From ballads to heavy metal crunchers, it shows the
breadth and depth of Fripp’s evolving interests as a then still young
man of 31 years. And given its totally anomalous approach REMAINS AS
UNIQUELY FRESH TODAY AS IT SOUNDED WAY BACK THEN! It’s not a King
Crimson album and it shouldn’t be (many other groups’ "stars" sorta
miss that point when doing their ’solo’ albums) but rather a personal
diary of sorts - and a compelling program from start to finish! ONE OF
THE ALL-TIME GOOGLEPLEX THUMBS-UP!!!" - MannyLunch BTW - Nice of Robert
to include my email about Hall singing ’Mary’ in trio with Fripp &
Cappella [Cappello?] in the new liner notes - now for the recording,
60th Anniversary Ed anyone? One may not live that LONG. Ultimately a
teaser, possibly reminding us all that we can never live the
experiences [no, not even just the recorded performances, ‘studio’ or
otherwise] of another fully. ... OH, and I’m not an ex-record store
owner [currently partner in Downtown Music Gallery]
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Blast of fresh air Thu., Jul 10, 2008
Posted by: desol81
There was word floating around(Musician magazine?) that the ’81 Crim was possibly considering adding "Breathless" to their repetoire. Would that this was so.
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Ignore My Ignorance Wed., Apr 9, 2008
Posted by: MixteryMike
Sorry about the previous review. I went over to the shop and bought the CDs. Excellent material.
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Where is It? Thu., Mar 13, 2008
Posted by: MixteryMike
When will this product be available for consumption again?
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10 Stars Tue., Jan 1, 2008
Posted by: billcampion
i bought this record many many years ago, i think when first came out,what can i say about this genius, plus did you see all the guys playing with him? i love you man and your music expecially with Read more
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Excellent Wed., Sep 12, 2007
Posted by: MozoMan
It has taken me quite a while to finally get this reissue. What I loved was just how fresh it sounds. Well done Mr Fripp.
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June 06, 2006
Posted by: sicilia
ok very nice
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Exposure Tue., Sep 19, 2006
Posted by: Francis
Exposure In 1978, I worked in a record store in Sarasota, Florida. I spent hours on the floor alphabetizing vinyl and praying that the Bee Gees, and their hell-spawn disco music, would fade into a quick and Read more
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Groundbreaking!! Fri., Aug 18, 2006
Posted by: mark1061
This album, along with Eno/Byrne’s "Bush of Ghosts", was one of the most important recordings at the time for guiding my future tastes. I was always a Fripp fan, but to hear him reinvent himself in such a personal way was Read more
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EXPOSURE Sat., Aug 12, 2006
Posted by: millingt
Holy smoke. I have a poor audio quality version of exposure that I picked up at a used cd shop for some time. My response was: Breathless was possibly the best song Robert had written to date and I liked Read more
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The Robert Fripp Resume Sun., Jun 11, 2006
Posted by: ModernKaveman
Remember the debates of old as to whether Robert Fripp is King Crimson? When one listens to ’Exposure’ it is clear to see that Robert definitely makes a huge contribution to the King Crimson Read more
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