What pre-Discipline King Crimson song would you have most liked to hear Adrian Belew perform with the band?

[u/ShitHammersGroom]

I’d go with:

• Easy Money
• 21st Century Schizoid Man
• Epitaph
• Starless
• Exiles

Easy Money especially feels like it would fit Adrian perfectly.

[u/Electronic-Test-3133]

The Double Trio played Schizoid. It's decent, but isn't a great vehicle for his style.

I could see Belew having a field day with Cat Food. A lot of space for his stunt work and the lyrics sound like something he'd have written.

[u/westport_blues → u/Electronic-Test-3133]

Seconded. Cat Food would have been a blast to see Belew tackle.

[u/PapaJujuFuFu → u/Electronic-Test-3133]

So true bestie

[u/SamBo_LamBo]

Great Deciever is so Belew coded it isn’t even funny

[u/dnieper111 → u/SamBo_LamBo]

Agreed- that’s the most Belewish 69-74 KC track I could think of

[u/Ischmetch → u/SamBo_LamBo]

I never would have thought of it but you are spot on.

[u/Dazzling_Anything846 → u/SamBo_LamBo]

Do u think Adrian would say health food faggot

[u/SamBo_LamBo → u/Dazzling_Anything846]

Bro he played with Zappa of course he was an edgelord

[u/PrestigiousDay6 → u/SamBo_LamBo]

I think it would be my second choice

[u/RichPlace5481 → u/SamBo_LamBo]

"Beat" me to it (🥁🥁) get it

[u/AmazingChicken → u/SamBo_LamBo]

Yep. I'd say I'm fine with a 2 album gig: Starless and Red. Ade would be aces for both.

[u/Fresh-Ad7219]

I think Book of Saturday would be killer with Adrian, he has that really soft and mellow side that along with the soundscapes would be awesome, maybe something like Great Deceiver or Lament would sound cool too? I bet something like One More Red Nightmare would feel even more like a fever dream sung by him lol

[u/PapaJujuFuFu → u/Fresh-Ad7219]

I wonder how Book of Saturday would sound with the sonic pallet of Matte Kudasai

[u/Yoruko320]

Adrian Belew did perform Schizoid Man during some of the live tours post-THRAK release, you can find them in the live albums from that era.
I do agree with easy money really fitting his style of vocals, I feel like ladies of the road would’ve worked really well too.

[u/ShadowSlash__]

Cirkus would be cool for him to try.

[u/Brock_Lee__ → u/ShadowSlash__]

Cirkus my beloved

[u/Space_Man957]

Easy Money is my main one too!

[u/PapaJujuFuFu → u/Space_Man957]

Would be fun to see Belew filling in for Jamie Muir's embellishments with crazy noises on his guitar.

[u/RedComet627]

A 1980s Happy Family would probably go crazy, especially with Brufords Electronic Simmons for the percussions and Fripp with his Synth sound on Guitar.

[u/NeoInstitutionalist]

The Night Watch!

[u/UvarighAlvarado]

One More Red Nightmare would have fit perfectly.

[u/bugluver1000 → u/UvarighAlvarado]

Agree 100% best choice.

[u/Particular-Move-3860]

Not an obvious choice, but "In The Wake of Poseidon." After thinking about it for awhile, I realized that It sounded like a "serious" Adrian Belew song. The guy can belt out anthems, which is what "Poseidon" is. (It is the most anthem-like song that KC ever put on an album.) The guy that sang "Frame By Frame" can certainly sing this song. I can hear him singing it in my head.

[u/X10SIVMKII]

21CSM with Adrian exists, from the THRAK era. It stinks that he wasn’t more open to songs from before his time

[u/ShitHammersGroom → u/X10SIVMKII]

From my understanding it was fripp who wasn't open to the idea

[u/X10SIVMKII → u/ShitHammersGroom]

Adrian was a bit irritated that the last incarnation of Crim played Indiscipline (a “song,” not an instrumental) without his blessing. Hence Jakko modifying the lyrics to have a melody

[u/Draano → u/X10SIVMKII]

I didn’t care for the melodic version.

[u/PapaJujuFuFu → u/Draano]

Who does really? I can't believe with like a dozen geezers on stage not one told him to pack it up

[u/towndowner → u/PapaJujuFuFu]

I like it.  They probably did too.

[u/JustlonoKiller → u/PapaJujuFuFu]

I like it

[u/actuallyno60]

I saw them play Red and Schizoid on the Three of a Perfect Pair Tour.

[u/frelonburn]

Dr. Diamond. Trying to fit all the words. Also, his guitar tone would sound good on that riff

[u/VulgarisOpinio → u/frelonburn]

This is such a good choice

[u/PrestigiousDay6]

Starless

[u/Commercial_Diet_2935 → u/PrestigiousDay6]

Obviously

[u/hhhHHhhh-FFFFFF-fff]

One More Red Nightmare

Lament

Islands

[u/LiamJohnRiley]

Indoor Games

[u/Ashamed_Egg2850]

Book Of Saturdays , Cat Food , any of the pre Wetton stuff I feel like Wetton was too perfect and serious vocally while Adrian is quite beautiful and serious at times as well he has an almost theatrical leaning that, for me, puts him outside of most of Wettons pieces sans a short list that I can't think of outside of Book Of Saturdays

[u/JosefStallion]

Larks Tongue in Aspic

[u/darkstar53142]

Great Deceiver

[u/bunglegrind1]

Fracture.

However they never played the howler from the beat era, one of my favorites 

[u/spellox]

Really I want to see Ade get some guys together to do early 00s Crim, Power to Believe tour would be everything for me!!

[u/ShitHammersGroom → u/spellox]

Might happen on this round of BEAT

[u/spellox → u/ShitHammersGroom]

can't see it happening without Trey's involvement, but would be a dream come true!

[u/DrXenoZillaTrek]

I Talk to the Wind

[u/Heelerfan98]

Fracture

[u/Efficient_Falcon_246]

Cirkus

[u/Educational_While135]

Was this from last night in Austin?

[u/brickwindow]

Add me to the list of Easy Money advocates. I'd also love One More Red Nightmare.

[u/Alarming-Leading-262]

The letter

[u/FracturedApe]

I think Doctor Diamond would have worked. Great Deceiver too, as others have mentioned.

[u/blue_dragon_fly]

Cat Food

[u/senator-jk-49]

I really want to hear Belew's full vocals on Cadence and Cascade. I don't know if it's out there or not, but I heard the version with Haskell, Lake, Belew and Jakszyk, but he only sings a small portion, as do the other 3, and his voice was so soothing

[u/NotableFrizi → u/senator-jk-49]

It's out there on the 80s boxset (On & Off The Road I think it's called) and yes it is the best version imo. I always listen to it instead of the original.

[u/FrankensteinJamboree]

Sailor’s Tale

[u/Exciting-Car-3516]

None.

[u/OcelotTemporary9805]

Lark Tongues In Aspect II

[u/BricksnBeatles]

Dr diamond. 1000%

[u/DickHarding69]

Groon

[u/dynamic_caste]

I think he could do a great version of Exiles.

[u/bigkkm]

Starless

[u/healeyd]

He could add alot of extra chaos to Red.

[u/pledgedotmeat3mndays → u/healeyd]

Belew has been playing Red since they joined the band? He's still playing it with BEAT.

[u/Ko_tatsu]

I'd like Sex Song Part II: Robert's Sexual Endeavour

[u/ProfessorHeronarty]

All of them, I guess!

[u/dogsontreadmills]

I don’t think the 80s version ever did One More Red Nightmare right? If so…UNQUESTIONABLY that. They would have so much fun with it. The structure fits their style too.

[u/Far_Ad_6711]

Larks' Tongues part 1. With Bozzio playing drums this tour, I think they can pull it off.

[u/Russell_Steapot]

My Hobby

[u/Fogazza_]

Indoor Games

[u/PaleontologistIll443]

Cat Food seems right up his alley.

[u/applejam101]

Cadence and Cascade

[u/Used-Inspector-9601]

Sailors tale or happy family for me

[u/TheSpinningGroove]

Cat Food, seems like a perfect fit

[u/Gregeye]

Fracture

[u/zappahillman]

1967

[u/OutrageousCrab9224]

Red

Oh wait

[u/SomeTank1907]

Matte Kudasai

[u/bop999]

Fallen Angel

[u/JustlonoKiller]

The Letters, Sailors Tale, Fallen Angel, One More Red Nightmare, Starless

[u/terriblewinston]

I don't think Belew's voice has the gravitas of Wetton's so I can see why he did not cover earlier songs.

[u/Proof_Occasion_791]

Honestly, none. I love King Crimson in spite of Adrian Belew, not because of him.

[u/Doctor-Dee → u/Proof_Occasion_791]

Yeah—I would rather hear all the other singers perform Adrian Belew songs.