Very sorry to hear this news…
Ian McDonald R.I.P.
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Me too, I really like that album.
Overshadowed by the Crimson Behemoth, they have their own place in modern music mythology. I’ll give their LP another spin today. Condolences to all who are directly affected. RIP
In a parallel universe, Fripp leaves after ITCOKC and King Crimson becomes more pastoral, less dark and daemonic…
Ian McDonald, in particular, doesn’t get enough credit for the sound and feel of the first album: many people seem to consider that album to be the ultimate progressive masterpiece – but it certainly wasn’t all about Fripp at that point.
@fitterstoke
Court was the first album I ever bought so has always occupied a special place in my heart.
I McD is all over that record – think he either wrote or co-wrote every track and then there’s that magnificent sax solo on the title track. Pretty sure he rejoined briefly in 74 but things didn’t really work out.
While never had any great regard for Foreigner, he also wrote quite a few of their biggest chops. Hope the royalties he got for them helped feather his retirement nest.
Oddly enough, I’ve recently been going through and cleaning up my old vinlys – some of which haven’t been played in about a quarter of a century despite having been halfway around the world with me at various points.
One of the albums I cleaned up just last weekend was McD and G. Will dig it out and play it in Mr McD’s honour later today.
Robert Fripp regards the »McDonald & Giles« album as side 2 & 3 of the ideal »In The Wake Of Poseidon« double album, nothing less.
That’s interesting. Good on him for acknowledging that…
@fatima-Xberg – is that view published anywhere: on-line interview, box set booklet, etc?
It’s in one of those »Elements« box sets, and also mentioned in his Vicar diaries online.
Ian played on Starless (from Red) in lieu of actually rejoining the band.
A musician of rare talent. I will miss him.
By the time of Red, it had already been decided that King Crimson were disbanding.
David Cross had quit at the end of that lineup’s final tour because the sheer volume of Fripp/Wetton/Bruford meant he couldn’t hear his violin on stage and neither could the other three. The stage equipment available to them at the time just wasn’t good enough.
They owed EG/Island an album and had the material ready, so it was made with some guest contributions. David Cross appeared as a guest, as did Ian McDonald, Mel Collins, Robin Miller and Marc Charig. “Providence” was a live recording (from a gig at Providence, Rhode Island USA) made before David Cross left the band. It was included to show their propensity for improvisation when playing live.