Tag Archives: Robert Fripp

It’s 34 Years later – What’s Still Not On CD? [part 3]

Posted on December 21, 2016 by postpunkmonk

[continued from previous post] Yesterday was C-F on the list of album still wanted on CD format…before it’s too late!   RED = I have already made a CD of this. GREEN = awaiting remastering in my Media Empire Room. BLUE = I still need to … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 6]

Posted on January 20, 2016 by postpunkmonk

1981 The year of 1981 shaped up like a Bowie party with no guest of honor. In England, the New Romantic movement; the Bastard Children of Bowie were all over the charts. Peaking peacocks. Steve Strange, who had been recruited for … Continue reading →

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Record Review: King Crimson – Discipline

Posted on March 14, 2013 by postpunkmonk

King Crimson: Discipline US LP [1981] Elephant Talk Frame By Frame Matte Kudasai Indiscipline Thela Hun Ginjeet The Sheltering Sky Discipline 1981 was a heck of a year for music. One of the shocks that it held for me was … Continue reading →

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Seminal Single: Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers

Posted on February 20, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Peter Gabriel: Games Without Frontiers UK 7″ [1980] Games Without Frontiers Start I Don’t Remember [alt. ver.] By the time of Peter Gabriel’s third eponymous album in 1980, I was primed and ready for it. I had first been exposed … Continue reading →

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What Th’…! A Record Show Snuck Into Town!!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Since The Monk is on a low budget, the sudden appearance of news on the local freekly website of a record show on Saturday, February 16, 2013 was like being blindsided by a meteorite. I keep my nose close to … Continue reading →

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A Strange Chimera: The Prog/Wave Hybrid pt. 2 – Robert Fripp

Posted on June 17, 2011 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I discussed how Peter Gabriel made a transition from Prog Rock to New Wave in the late 70s. Crucial to his path were the contributions of Robert Fripp, both as sideman and producer. Fripp was the lead guitarist in … Continue reading →

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A Strange Chimera: The Prog/Wave Hybrid pt. 1 – Peter Gabriel

Posted on June 16, 2011 by postpunkmonk

New Wave was in large part a reaction against the previous generation’s enshrinement of studied musicianship and flamboyant instrumental prowess to the point of neglecting much of the fun and thrills that rock and roll had, in earlier times, provided. … Continue reading →

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