King Crimson - Easy Money
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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EASY MONEY
(Wetton, Palmer-James, Fripp)
Your admirers on the street
Gotta hoot and stamp their feet
In the heat from your physique
As you twinkle by in moccasin sneakers
And I thought my heart would break
When you doubled up the stake
With your fingers all a-shake
You could never tell a winner from a snake
but you always make money
Easy money
With your figure and your face
Strutting out at every race
Throw a glass around the place
Show the colour of your crimson suspenders
We would take the money home
Sit around the family throne
My oId dog could chew his bone
For two weeks we could appease the Almighty
Easy money
Got no truck with the la-di-da
Keep my bread in an old fruit jar
Drive you out in a motor-car
Getting fat on your lucky star just making
Easy money.
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David Cross: Violin, Viola, Mellotron
Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron & Devices
John Wetton: Bass Vocals & Piano
Bill Bruford: Drums
Jamie Muir: Percussion & Allsorts
Engineer: Nick Ryan
Cover Design by Tantra Designs, London
Equipment by Kettle, Simmons & Walmsley
Recorded at Command Studios, London - Jan & Feb 1973
A King Crimson Production
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One of the great prog albums ever. It's sparse, then it's spooky, then it rocks hard, then it's mellow, then it's funky, then it's epic, and finally it crashes and blows up!
Literally the perfect description
heckyeahman
Great comment Giles
And that's just the first track :)
"Sparse" is a good word
Bruford shows time after time that drumming is not about great volume or amazing speed, but about taste and musicality. His sense of spacing, high -low, variable texturing and patience are unique. No rushing notes, no banging cymbals, just adding to the "music".
I could not have stated that any better.
Time After Time? Ken MaFae reference? Poligon reference? (I’m sorry. The internet has ruined me.)
One of the greatest rock drummers ever. Up there with the more well known drummers. Can always tell someone who has great taste in music is when Bruford is mentioned
He also can really shred on the drums, as you can hear, but it's the space he's leaving, "The notes you don't play" he said himself. If not an actual genius on drums, really intelligent playing and performing and composing and writing.
just watched all of them younguns on Midnight Special doing this number live...Bruford getting the legendary drumming started, thank you Robert & Wetton
Doo da de dow dow, da di de dow, d-dow, doo doo doo
Awsome
I felt that
In do-do dow-di deed ;-)
Your admirers in the street..
It almost sounds like the playing gets "tighter" as the song progresses, I can't really describe it. I'm not sure why, it's like it starts really shy but it grooves progressively harder as it goes until it climaxes with a more intense/dense sounding version of that kind of stripped back beginning.
That guy who brought Bitcoin stocks in 2010 and sold in late 2016
bitcoin is currently higher than its ever been! if you bought it in 2017 you would have doubled your money by now! thats some easy money, think about how many crimson suspenders you could have bought.
@@Millylerks Hahaha !
You know what humor is !
Fuck bitcoins
@@lucv2234 isn't the stock market as a whole fancier gamble?
Biggest return on Bitcoin investment so far was from 2013 to 2017
this song has no right slapping this hard
Yes it does piss off if you don't like it
Maximum Matt bro are you high? He is saying that he fucking likes the song...
@@maximummatt73 Not the brightest candle on the cake, I see.
Actually, I'm incredibly smart and cool
Still it slaps.
the "JUST MAKIN' EASY MONEY!" and the whole buildup leading into it is my favorite part of this whole album
And the build up in the live versions.... They are even more epic. Especially the one in Amsterdam 11-23-1973 ("The Night Watch" CD).
Bruford, Wetton & Fripp... Wtf bruh
It was the biggest hit by King Crimson according to Billboard!
I love how Bruford always hits the snare near the rim. Very distinctive.
I’m also a big fan of the jam, especially where it gets a bit quiet and builds back up again towards the end.
I agree, Burford is a drumming God!
✌❤👑❣🥁🎶🤘
🇨🇦💃🐈
Bruford's snare is a strange beast...I've listened to hundreds of hours of it and I dunno what's going on with it; it's not just technique: I know that for sure. it's always mic'ed weird and tuned weird.
@@zhargidabeoulve I think he always tuned it very tight. You can hear it loosen as Close To The Edge goes on
listen the mainz version, very brutal
You can always tell it's Buford. He refused to play correctly. He kept changing out his snare drums and tuning them differently. And it was difficult for him to play what was expected, because percussion is very much in the moment.
Wettons bass Pounding like a giants heart
I feel that the line "Getting fat on your lucky star." is such an underrated and impactful line. Easily one of my favorite songs lyrically.
Absolutely sensational. Bill Bruford is such a great drummer.
My mind was blown when i found out he was also the drummer for Yes
@@luke9947 Left Yes to join Crimson.
@@luke9947 On this track, he seems to sound nothing like he did when he played for Yes. Different timbre and style altogether.
@@luke9947Brufford played with Yes, King Crimson and Genesis. 3 of the biggest prog bands.
No wonder Fripp said Bill and John were like a flying brick wall
Bruford is so crisp, like brick flying to your face
And Jamie was the sledgehammer.
17 year old me saw them twice, early 70s, Central Park and Academy of Music, Manhattan. I’m still in therapy.
Everyone knows like 2-5 songs by king crimson mostly from the first album and red. But there are SO MANY underrated gems in every album. Some others would be: the great deceiver, sailors tale, and pictures of a city
Frakture ain't underrated, that's one of their most famous instrumentals. Some really underrated ones though I would say "Neal and Jack and Me", "Indoor Games", "Matte Kudasai".
@@rhysf.505 whilst it isn't an instrumental, I love the night watch. Also, a frequently overlooked instrumental is level 5 from the power to believe.
"The Night Watch" is fantastic of course but again that's rather well known imo. "Lament" is the track everyone sleeps on. Pretty much everything after THRAK is generally overlooked imo.
@@rhysf.505 haven't listened to Thrak, thankfully I've been doing a re listen to their entire discography, so I have the time to do it. Sadly, though, I don't like much of their discipline era. I did like the power to believe, so I have some sort of hope for the construkction of light, which I haven't listened to yet.
Larks tongue in aspic ,wake of posiedon, frame by frame so many hidden gems
If you're a fan of mellotrons like I am, then King Crimson is the place to be!
agreed Mellotrons are beautiful!
the mellotron during the solo is insane, even with Cross holding some bars
I just got Mellotron V...I can't stop playing
@@waitingforwonderland6036 True; but were notorious for going out of tune in concert.
Believe KC sold their Mellotron or at least one of them to Tony Banks?...
Easy Money is not easy listening. But it's still great.
i didn't like in my first hear
Psh
definitely
@Jay Fuqua definitely in the top handful of best KC songs!
I had to listen a couple times to really get it
definitely didn't expect the song to begin with muddy shloping sounds
She’s making that easy money
@@kiju0923 Well Then
@@kiju0923 literally me
my God, i listened it without headphones and it sounded like simple claps, but then i listened it again with headphones and WHY THE FUCK THESE SLAPS SOUND SO WET, LIKE THEY MADE IT SUS ON A PURPOSE
@@nspectorr That's because the song does have a pretty sus meaning
I may be getting old but I did get to see all cool bands 😜
Show cara!!!!!
Eu que só tenho 15 anos e no Brasil só tem funk nacional, aí é ruim!!
Obs: não é funk norte americano
The solo section is a long time favourite of mine. The Bruford/Muir combination was like nothing else - two unique musicians - and the way Fripp built his solo was masterful. Amazing musical atmospheres that still have the desired effect after almost half a century.
Perfect description!
Peter Cross was also a key piece of this group. The mellotron, the shrieking violin runs, and that keyboard vamp in the left channel right after the solo (sounds like a Fender Rhodes piano to me.)
@@David-iv6je I was once corrected online for calling drummer John Marshall, Alan Marshall (author).
I also was called out for referring to Moe Tucker as Moe Connolly (tennis player).
So you are not alone haha. It is not Peter Cross but David Cross. Did that come from Peter Criss? :)
Everyone on LTIA played their role. I thought Muir and Cross were missed on most of SABB.
@@AlmostEthical Hahaa! Thank you! My brain farts are non-discriminating: I will target anybody and everybody.
Discordant but well organized chaos, brilliant.
mechromance right ability tree go brrrrr
@@yeetoo_chan1787what in the world were you trying to say?
This album knocked me out in 1973, and it still does. This was my favourite track
Bruford is the prog rock drum GOAT
Hell yeah he is
Pink Floyd - Money
King Crimson - Easy Money
Who will be the band who will make the next money themed song?
Edit: never thought money was such an used topic on music. Surprised that thought never crossed my head.
Money and Easy Money both 1973. Abba - Money, Money, Money - 1976. Was that the next Money themed song? Money makes the world go round - from the movie Cabaret was 1972, so it was the predecessor.
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits 1985 , a huge classic too
Van Halen- Big Fat Money (from Balance, 1995)
YES - Even easier money
The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money.
Paul McCartney - The Pound is Sinking.
Love how no matter what else is happening in the song, no matter how busy he gets with shuffles and fills, Bill's almost always hitting the snare on three, from the first measure to the last.
The best KC song ever, imo. Happy 50th Birthday, Larks!
man, the solo is something else, Muir stole the show, Bruford/Wetton nailed it, how many times Bruford change the tempo, damn! the mellotron vibes in the middle is insane.
They said goodbye to Muir because he cluttered the music….once he was gone…the band became surgical musical assassins
@@petersokol1603 Muir actually left by his decision, because he felt the musicians life was not for him.
@@petersokol1603 ?
@@petersokol1603 Muir left because he was not happy doing that. But I think he added something special; consider the percussion in this song" amazing! But he definitely changed how Bruford drummed, since Bruford included a lot more percussion in his work post-Muir. So Muir's influence lived on.
Saw them in concert in fall of 73, they opened for The James Gang. They stole the show!
No bout a doubt it
Acid music. One of the best creations of KC.
Unsurpassed timeless masterpiece.
This song is a BEAST. Incredible
"And that's what you call a mastahpeece for yo wallet"
“If it’s not tha best album eva made? Then yo da worst guy eva made”
commenter above literally has a hollow knight pfp wtf is happening
@@canti7951 Very nice and funny, just how I like my synchronicities
Is this my ears or does it sound better than ever? Clear & crisp.
Those pieces at 2:36 and 5:06 (and the laghs right afert) when it all slows down are absolute killers.
This song couldn't be out of my top 5 from KC.
4:47 with my bike, riding near the sea, in sunset, chills me every time
A crescendo of sounds. A devilish refrain. 💸
What a song! Still gets better with age, like an old cliche.
I use Thoth to predict that Acca Howlers stand will be EASY MONEY
This song rocks so unbelievably hard. I love the final verse when the lyrics fade back in and there's one more final epic throwdown before the end.
The way Wetton says sneakers is the most old man voice possible lol
This album must be in the top ten of progressive albums ever.
today's music doesnt even closely compare. you shall never see artists like these again.
Absolute agree with you. King Crimson is one of the best.
From Russia with love.
I agree , but there is a band Animals as Leaders that I like that reminds me of KC
@@hondjehier4429 a metal version of king crimson
Black midi
ROBERT FRIPP IS THE TRIP
This song is a hidden gem on the album.
Love this cut, very percussion forward.
On the one hand, a lot of my favourite bands and songs are Prog Rock. Pink Floyd, Yes, Genises, Rush, Supertramp etc. since I was 12, 13 years okd and now at 61 years, it's only now that I'm getting into King Crimson. Lol. Obviously I've heard all of their popular songs before but I just never got into it. Listening to them now is blowing my mind with just what great musicians they were and the genius song writting of Fripp. Better late than never I guess!
That Crazy eerie clown laugh at the end is the Best !!
Back in the day they had that sound in a little gizmo you could get at Joke shops !!
Crimson "Allsorts & Devices" Lol 😆 🤡
@@anauticalgate5496 Lol, Yes
I like this one
How long ago I had heared this music! But still my favourite album is In the Court of the Crimson King.
From Russia with love. Michael
How anyone can give this a thumbs down is beyond my good taste in music 🎶 😎
It was Steve Howe !!!! hahahahahahahahaha
my favourite album of king crimson...
Straordinari, stupendi, meravigliosi!!! Sono e sarò sempre innamorato dei Magic King Crimson!
Anche io, assolutamente la mia band preferita
This album literally redefined what I thought about music. It’s the synthesis of aleatoric percussion and found sounds combined with precision of 70s prog led by John Wetton’s smooth baritone vox that makes this track KILL. The subject matter of the song alludes to unrepentant avarice and gloating, where one feels that same fat, gloating mass just making eas-yyyyyy moneyyyyy. The interplay between the drums and bass is so superb that this song as a testament to making things menacingly funky. Bill Bruford and Fripp deserve lifetime appreciation just for this track alone. Listen to it 100x and you will rewarded by musicians who gave a hoot nearly 50 years ago
Love the laugh at 5:17 - it sounds a lot like Brian Eno's voice.
One of the BADDEST tunes ever.
Absolutely filthy
@@lemonbreadsf3828 Nasty as all hell
@@d3lt452 revolting
Pure Magic
I love this piece! Che batteria! And John Wetton, Great ...
KING CRIMSON, sem igual. Excelente.
Listening to this since it came out 74 i think. This was me and my boyfriend song.
For the very first time I could hear the little vocalization from 2:16 to 2:20. A priceless detail. It is so good.
I would imagine that it wouldn't be so easy to play this live.
Why? You could stuff it up a 1000 times & no one would notice!
Ah-ha! Be so bad, you're good strategy! lol
Considering the couple live videos ive seen, they almost dont even try to get it close.
Use to play this when it came out on my Marantz 4400 with a Pioneer PLA-35 turntable and Ultralinear A-200 speakers...on repeat.
KC is like Hendrix - it is so different - it is exhilarating, but sometimes it can be a chore to fully appreciate the work it is so different in a good way , but an intense, well performed musical act that is Avant guard and unable to be recreated accurately by cover acts due to talent levels of original performers
Hendrix was awesome
But there is no comparing him to these guys, kc are virtuoso monsters
i think i remember seeing somewhere that Hendrix met Fripp and told him he was a influence on his playing, ironically.
@@jeffcohen3071 Fripp tells the story of a time when Hendrix was at one of their shows jumping up and down saying "This is the best band in the world" or something along those lines. I'm sure it was embellished slightly.
I am so glad all this is on UA-cam now
Still blows me away every time I listen to it!
Robert, all these years you have made my life much better! Thank you very much!
Bill Bruford, estilo único de tocar la batería, todavía recuerdo el día que compre el LP.
This is the best version of the best piece of music I have ever heard.... I saw KC in Chile, at the end of their tour in 2019...they did not play this MASTERPIECE.... I have mixed feelings
I LOVE THAT GUITAR SOLO , CHAOTIC / ANGULAR / WEIRD .... MR FRIPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a great time to be young and exploring new music
The great revo song for all of times...esp probably for atmospheric nona's intervals of guitar and powered lyric and rhythm section.
I like how it easily hikes up to the tree line, crosses a boulder field, then climbs up the first steep slab, just to get to a steeper more exposed head wall, there it summits and climbs down, mocking the people who drove the auto road to the top.
I love this song very accurate to today!
Well I argued with the Judge
But the Bastard wouldn’t Budge
Cause he caught me licking fudge 😂
Where is this version from?
live@@TBTRUGGY
First time I heard this was in the brand new sound and lighting booth of my high school's snazzy new auditorium. Big speakers in the ceiling. Put it on and cranked it before play practice, but mistakenly set up side 2, so this was the first track I'd ever heard on my newly purchased vinyl pressing of this album, blasting from the new auditorium's awesome sound system
Very very good. One of their best songs. Yes I've heard them all....
Que joya que bueno que la escucho de joven
When i buy $GME
buy high sell low
@@alb1reo That is a legitimate idea.
@@alb1reo Junta Nacional de Carnes y Granos, básicamente
Love it! Love it! Love it!
Got no truck with a la-di-da. Bag O’ Laughs 🤪
That mellotron in the background is probably the creepiest and most unique mellotron sound ever. :)
THANK YOU KING CRIMSON FOR THIS MUSIC
one of their best songs
the sequence that starts at 4:54 is great with the time changes
When I saw KC in Mexico City for the first time in 2017 (I saw them again in 2019 and I would go once more if possible), I can honestly say that most people cheered when they played the first album classic songs (I did too), but LTIA it's my favourite and I was pleased because I could listen to 'Easy Money', 'LTIA I and II' and when they did 'Exiles', I just went crazy.
My favourite KC album, so weird and wonderful, headphones essential. Cheers
Beautiful
slaps directly into your brain
Das gute song King Crimson 👍⌛️
that churning and sloshing sound i make when my baby boy is digesting in my belly..
The most mentally stable King Crimson fan:
@@SweetTeaConnoisseuryo my bad
@@hedy7277 ❤
Delightful drumming here
there's a revised set of lyrics performed last tour....
Wall Street versus Castro.
I usually play this to evaluate audio systems.
The lyrics could not be any more perfect.
Dude, 4:05 just blows my mind man. It sounds like Fripp is just using chromatic notes but it’s still just some of the sickest shit I’ve heard him solo.
6:40 to 6:54 that whole part is so fucking good
6:53 and coming in strong, straight up assault
Please don't curse.
@@thepatriot8100 how about I knock you around a little bit
as well as 6:54 to 7:54
🌞larls🌞
🌜larls🌛
coKC
Best track
このなんか水の揺れる音みたいなんとか、ポテチの袋握り潰す音みたいなんとかが、大脳にこれ、直接流れ込んで来てますよねぇこれ
Ao pôr do sol, lapidado por king crimson.
O mundo nos corteja com o som
Doo da de dow dow, da di de dow, d-dow, doo doo doo
The best song and the best album.
Does not get any better, sinister Man
This used to wake ⏰️ me in the morning 😅
I was humming the mid=section of "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" to myself the other day, then I realised I was really humming this....
Well that explains why I like this song 😭