camphorvan wrote:So, enjoyable. Can anyone recommend some Fripp guitaring CD's similar to the type of nutter turbo guitar he played on The First Day/Damage. Love that style.
C
As best as I'm aware, Fripp has never actually displayed such a consistently prominent attack on any other recording as he had on The First Day. I suppose that some of the early 70s stuff with King Crimson (i.e. Red) has a similar crunch but that material is sadly dated as it stands firmly within the progressive rock idiom, plus the rhythm section wasn't nearly as tight as what we are used to hearing from world class musicians nowadays. The three releases from the 80s KC lineup were fabulous for their time but Fripp mostly contributed those unfathomable fingerpicking foundations in his new standard tuning while deferring to Adrian Belew's quirky style for most of the outlandish thrills provided on guitar.
Fripp's session work with Bowie on the albums Heroes and Scary Monsters is quite fierce and off-the-cuff, though he preferred to explode in short frantic outbursts rather than express himself with expansive solos.
His solo album Exposure from 79 is pretty good, as it is an odd hybrid of punk, pop and prog - I guess that is actually 'new wave'. His work on Daryl Hall's Sacred Songs and Peter Gabriel's 2nd release (1978 - "scratch") includes some ripping moments, but for the most part he keeps himself in check in accordance to the songwriters' material.
You may want to give a listen to some samples of the songs from The Repercussions Of Angelic Behavior (1999) by Fripp, Trey Gunn and drummer Bill Rieflin and see if that might be something you might want to check out further. Fripp shreds on a good bit of those songs, though he also utilizes a lot of different effects which make his instrument sound nothing like a guitar. As a matter of fact, the song Blast Part 1 & 2 actually is a rearrangement of what was initially titled Protopunk, a tune originally performed on The First Day tour in 1992. But do keep in mind that the entire release is instrumental, which may not always appeal to everyone.
I cannot bring myself to recommend any of the output from Crimson since they had reunited in 94. Fripp does erupt from time to time but since he spends an equal amount of effort on contributing soundscapes, there does seem to be a lack of presence on his part - especially since he has surrounded himself with musicians who enjoy making their presence felt. Plus, in my opinion, the material has flat out reeked.
I'll give it more thought and see if I can come up with anything suitable.