Starless with John Wetton - King Crimson
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- RIP
update as of April 2023: 250k views. thanks guys
John Wetton - Vocals
Nicky Bowman - Bass
Wes Buirkle - Guitar
Steve DeNola - Drums
Dennis "The Menace" Winston - Keys
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Steve's Web: IG: Steve_Denola / stevedenoladrums.com
What a sad news. RIP John Wetton...You guys had a privilege to play with him and to share musicianship. Let us all remember real giant of prog-rock. First Greg, now John...
Don't forget Keith.
And Boz Burrell, excellent vocalist and bass player.
Fck cancer :(
fck cancer
It’s pretty late now but let’s not forget Chris Squire
we were nervous to ruin the song in front of wetton but i think we did a solid job. thank you for your comment
That anxiety was warranted. Y’all did a great job. How privileged you guys are to be able to experience this
Could you tell us where this happened??? In USA, U.K. or elsewhere? When? How did you get in touch with him? I don't think he would have showed up in my garage with all my buddies...
Tell us EVERYTHING!
Perfection as far as playing, mixing could be better but solid fucking cover dude from what i hear.
@@TheSlaughtercultden Thanks, man. Of course, I wish it was professionally mixed and recorded but it is just the sound of the amps and the drums being recorded on an iPhone lol. Best we were able to do
you guys did an absolutely amazing job!
Mr. Wetton looks on and thinks to himself "Not bad guys :)" RIP sir.
I know what a great feeling to have somewhat impressed rock royalty
Superb, props to the bassist playing so accurately and fiery in front of the dude who originally wrote hat bass line. I have too few thumbs to stick up for this...
yea the two best bassists I ever met in one room together :P
You guys are so lucky.
וואי ממש
7 years after you've got 1.5mi subs.
Not just luck. Top performance, this is how this song should be played, look at John Wetton's face in the end!
מחזק
בלאדקלאט הערוץ שך מת
whoever the drummer is: Son, you NAILED the groove in the middle section drum entry. You got how important this day was, how important that entry was and you fucking RULED
+Peter Grenader TRULY!!!! GREAT job by all!!!!!! Made my heart soar!!!!! :D
+Navarinomoon Glad to hear thanks for the nice comment
+Peter Grenader yea easily my best day as a guitarist
Good job this song is hard to get right but you got the song and the spirit right also but John looks like he needs something to play RIP peace Cecil
I'm seven years late, but yes, oh my god, he nailed it.
the lo-fi quality of the recording truly gives it a feel of 70's King Crimson live bootleg on tape
haha that's a very nice way of saying "this should have been shot professionally"
@@StarlessBandNJ Well, it's a shame the vocals are so distorted. But, wow, what a performance you guys gave! That really was amazing.
Not shot. You immortalized the master on video what would been unable ten years before. Good job for you youngsters who did not mesure who was in front of you at 100% It was just an old man... No, it was a master... He founded ASIA!@@StarlessBandNJ
I love the way people are wandering past the camera seemingly unaware that God incarnate is singing with the band .
A lot of the younger students haven't started listening to bands like King Crimson yet so some of them didn't understand how big of a deal Wetton or how much of a completely savage bassist he is
That end in 'Starless' redefined the meaning of rock.
You're right, so disrespectful. I was so sad to watch this
I love him dearly but he’s not God....
@@beckylink oh, go play with your cats!
I loved it. You got John Wetton to sing with you. You lucky bastards! You are great musicians.
+james woody thank u very much
john doesn't know what to do with his hands without a bass lol
+k1ngCrims0n ha h ha ha ha ha ha ha h haa h ha ha ha ha hahah a ha ha haha hah a hah.
Yeah lolol true!!!!
@Levi you'd think they would have, because like... he's John fucking Wetton
thought he's just there waiting for the bus.
Amazing young musicians. The torch has been passed.
RIP , John Wetton .
Thanks Jim, RIP
Dude is a multi-millionaire.....you would never know it passing him on the street. Still has that incredible voice.
amazing talent
God the instant Wetton opened his mouth my body was covered in goosebumps
I felt the same way
What a talent John Wetton was. Such a great song writer, and in my opinion, a virtuoso on bass! You left us with so much beautiful music. Your songs are timeless. RIP Sir John Wetton. You will be missed.
wow, thanks so much. we are all into it because we really do love this music.
as for him being impressed, my boss told me that afterwards wetton compared the emotion in my guitar playing to that of robert fripp. i dont think ive ever been more flattered in my life. he didn't know what to expect when he showed up and was suprised when we told him we were going to do starless
Fripp has emotions?
@@jaimuzyka3177 🤣
What an awesome music video. The star comes in and casually does his part, then humbly steps aside from the video. The two guitar players, who might be brothers from the looks, are doing a nice stoic job, and the drummer is exploding with euphoria and energy. And it just sounds great. What a great video!
@@redneckarhu Thank you very much! However, the bassist and I are merely brothers in rock!
Man what an video awesome , you all 3 really excelled, amazing performance.
9:30 you can tell he was impressed
i thought same. he said "brilliant" afterwords. i was so pumped. and then ate a donut and had a coffee with the guy just like he was a regular dude. super cool experience
Very talented! Love how you communicate musically and feel each other’s timing!
The bassist crushed it. He played like someone who truly appreciates the piece. If I was John, I would have been super proud.
thanks. I am playing a cover gig with the bassist and drummer tonight. i will send along your comment! No prog though :(
This is literally my favourite song of all time from my faourite band of all time. To see a young, energetic group of young professionals play with John Wetton, perhaps my favourite singer of all time, gave me a level of enjoyment that I can never express. Thank you so much for that gift.
very kind words! thanks so much
Mine too! Mine too! Mine too! Fripp wasn't mad on Wetton and must be a bit jealous that Wetton wrote the best Crimson song (the best song) of all time. I bought this album the same day it was on sale in my local record shop
The drummer{Steve} is killing it.. Bass player Nick playing this with John standing next you👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
thank you ozzman!
RIP John Wetton, it was a privilege to hear you sing and play.
He sang but did not play bass should of
It was a privilege to see it live opening for Jethro Tull in 1979, with Asia in 1982 and 1983, with a U.K. reunion in 2012...
If you never heard of him, go with your cheap music like Spice Girls, and every crap brand new after 1986... Real music was from 1950 to 1985... If you think that the s-l-u-t Taylor Swift is music... Only good to spread her legs... And in 15 years, the beauty decline... Maybe before because she is too selfish to produce a child of her own... Will scrap her body....
One of the greatest songs in the history of progressive music. That it still finds new fans and young musicians who want to play it (and so well!) is a testament to King Crimson. To have one of the writers there to sing the vocal part is a dream come true! Well done!!
that drummer is good though
Christophe Charest-Latif He kicks some fucking ass. But so do the bassist and the guitarist.
This is IMPECCABLE.
Drummer is fuckin amazing
Yep
Their original drummer was even more incredible, in some ways ... but this young man is a monster too. 👍🏼
Too much! Needs to pay attention to dynamics. Drummer is spot-on in all but one area. Too much volume. Needs to lighten up.
That's legend concrete. People born well after the tune was created jamming it out and getting the details down nicely.
Thank you very much. I am humbled, Mr. President.
Mr. President, it’s among the great ironies of history that you decided to resign around the same time Fripp decided to disband King Crimson.
Nicely but not perfect. The guitarist is standing.
@@oldjack-mi8gk Oh, that's gonna keep me up all night. I'm dazzled.
Played in KC/Prog cover bands, 30+ years ago. I reeeally know this song :) That was exceptionally well played by all, especially with only two rehearsals. Having Wetton in the room... and singing with you... must have been a bit of a trip, eh? :) Impressive performance.
yeah. overall excellent experience. thank you for the nice comment Sir
I am also a drummer and this is my fav King Crimson song and you guys nailed it, bloody cool drummer spot on
+dap2112 yea he is the man
Repectable - Well done... It's not easy to do this song justice - Hats off for the late, great John Wetton... Gone but not forgotten.
Respectable.
thanks! RIP
The drummer is the man!
Captain Bassheart Fast n' Bulbous, Captain
Incredibly moving! And John Wetton does look pretty moved himself by what he's seeing and hearing. Thank you so much!
aaaand thank you for taking the time to listen!
Excellent ! The drummer with his very basic drum kit had to compromise naturally, especially in the middle part, where several tom-toms and such would be required, but he managed very well indeed under the circumstances.
this dude is a master he knows what hes doing
I did think he had the disadvantage of playing with a kit a couple of toms short. He certainly compensated nicely
Bill Bruford's basic kit at the time was a standard four piece. He did have a lot of wonderful percussion items arranged around the kit though. There was a nice vid on here from 1974 of Starless but can't find it now... so here's Lament ua-cam.com/video/cVzTmp3ZV4o/v-deo.html
Holy shit, insane performance.
Thanks Phil!!
i worked at a music school and john wetton came in to do a clinic. he was nice enough to play this song with us. he also sang great deceiver, court of the crimson king, heat of the moment, and sole survivor with the students
Drummer looks like he's having so much fun
It was a shit ton of fun!
King Crimson lives.. I learned that song on a classical guitar back in 75 as a member of the 82nd airborne division.. I wanted to play anything KC on the only guitar I had.Great music never dies...And you guys prove it...Outstanding.....
James Crider thank you very for the compliment and for your service
These young musicians are really good..and privileged to play with an icon like Mr Wetton...
Thank you. It is the highlight of my entire life. It didn't go unappreciated by any of us.
wetton comes alive once the trio starts tearing it up!
i wish we had some footage from after the performance he seemed excited by how we played. it made me feel really good
Rock star and one helluva nice guy apparently. Another giant gone .
When I met him he was extremely nice to all of us RIP
All of these guys are playing in the shoes of the greatest musicians, and I'd say those shoes fit quite well. Great job by all, and that Wetton kid is good too.
wow! love this drummer!
so do i :P
I think I'd lose it if John freakin' Wetton walked in and sang with my band. Rock on guys!
party on garth
If I'm not mistaken, this is the last time John ever sang this song live. Thanks for all the wonderful prog, John!
wow, didn't even think of that! maybe....
you may be correct... we came to that same conclusion after he had passed. I am still wondering if it is in fact John's LAST performance of this piece... if so, I can safely say that I can die now
This may be one of his last. ua-cam.com/video/-MkvnxE0rmM/v-deo.html
Neil peart Keith Emerson Chris Squire Alan holdsworth Greg lake,& j.wetton Just to name a few amazing prog musicians that have left us far too soon. I wonder if any of these people Just passing by know they are in the presence of greatness One of the great bass players of all time May u rest in peace John wetton. He and Greg Lake the 2 great singers Of crimson
Excellent job by all, but the drummer especially NAILED IT! You are so lucky to have had Wetton himself join you. Unbelievable!
Thank you. And yea I really think Steve the drummer destroyed this song. Wetton was particularly impressed with his drumming as would anyone.
Bitchin cover. You guys nailed it. Sick bassist too. Love the intensity.
Thanks. Nicky B, the bassist is a beast. Hopefully I can play with both these guys some more sometime soon.
Great, solid, performance, can’t imagine how nervous you guys must have been. What a humble guy John Wetton is for doing this, may he Rest In Peace
my students, Steve (the drummer) and I played Heat of the Moment, Sole Survivor, Court of the Crimson King, Great Deceiver
What an honor. John was a musical giant.
yup
Wow! What a phenomenal performance, guys! I have just discovered this gem thanks to a friend. I'm shattered to pieces just like after listening to King Crimson. R.I.P. John Wetton.
The part at 6:09 is crucial in this song. That’s where it begins to swing. Those three knock it out of the park!
thanks, Wes
You the man Wes
I came of age in the 80s and one of my favorite bands was Asia. I discovered ELP and later King Crimson through them. (I started on keys.)
I know John Wetton had his struggles with the bottle in the 80s, but overcame them. He never regained the success Asia had early, but always had class despite his mistakes. You can see that here, jamming with “the boys” - who are clearly honored to play with their hero.
RIP Mr. Wetton. You’ve been an inspiration to me.
PS - You guys did a nice job on the song, too. :-)
@@RobKandell Thank you. I actually got into Asia in the reverse way. I was into King Crimson and then in the last two years or so I started listening to Asia and U.K. Anything John Wetton does is good in my book.
@@StarlessBandNJ - I’m going back a reevaluating, and finding so much I missed. It was Greg Lake that inspired me to make the switch from keys to guitar, but goddamn, Wetton did so much beyond Asia, and is a much stronger songwriter than Lake.
I also found a recent interview Robert Fripp did in Detroit where he tells the story that Wetton was his first choice for King Crimson, not Lake.
I would’ve killed to be in the same room as John. Such a talented man. Taken too soon. RIP
I am speechless… magnificent… WOW
John was so proud of you all!!!!
So am I ... I really am so moved by this. I grew up on King Crimson from the very first album on... saw the Boz lineup, in their last gig ever.
I’m just brought to tears seeing you young men carrying this torch. I hope you still are!
We are currently working on original music after a long break. KC is my favorite band as well. I love all lineups and albums of theirs. Thank you for sharing with your group! I am not on FB, but I will let the others know. You are lucky to have seen them then!
StarlessBandNJ It was a monstrously good gig. Changed my life...
And as a young girl of 16, Boz was the most beautifully refined looking young man..!! He resembled paintings of Jesus.! Seriously!
Fripp was just sitting there with these SOUNDS emanating... Mel was playing wildly and freely... Boz was humble and thoughtful and very appreciative of the audience. And sang very beautifully- perfect vibrato and pitch.
Ian Wallace was funny and just great. My wacky friend caught a drum stick that he called out and asked for! We were leaning on the stage with our elbows a few feet from Boz, and Mel was also quite close.
I learned many years later it was their last gig. April Fool’s Day, 1972, Birmingham, Alabama.
Glad you’re doing originals. I wish I’d stuck to that. I was in a prog band in LA in the 80s. :)
I’m a classical musician: piano and vocal. Kinda retired tho.
All the best dear!! I subscribed to your channel. Let me know if it changes, please. ♥️ Give warning!
Woah
WOW look at John at minute 9:00 he looks happy and proud of these talented young men.
I think,John was very surprised of these excellent musicians.
is this real?..it looks like a house party!!..and he's playing with a teenage garage band that is actually pretty damn good..this is freaky shit..im so glad I saw u live sir...rip
You’re telling me dude! Lol
I love how much praise your drummer gets in these comments, but well deserved. He nailed it.
You guys were blessed!
What an amazing performance - all of you on fire! I don't know where you guys are now or what you are doing but this really happened and I for one am glad this purple video lives on UA-cam. I visit it regularly when I want to feel something.
i also visit the purple video regularly. thank you
Grand Voice, RIP John Wetton
que el mismo John Wetton cante con ustedes y aparte al final les aplauda es un gran honor la neta yo me sentiria alagado de que me pasara eso de verdad muchas felicidades tocan Genial
This has always been my ultimate favorite KC song. The fact that you guys play it as well as you do is outstanding but to get JW to sing it too, wow. Absolutely amazing!!!
超びっくり！ ３ピースでの後半の緊密な構成は度を越えてる！ ギターとベースはもちろんだけど、ドラム完璧！ made me cry like the original one!!!!!!!!!!
john wetton is a musical gentlemem icon to lend his vocals on kc,s starless to
help the starless nj band honed their craft, nice rendition lads to a class prog rock tune. keep on playing.
+xcalibur1011 thank u sir
Bill Bruford is sitting at home smiling proudly....
You guys are tight. Bravo👏👏👏
Here we are in 2024. These guys killed it.
Thank you! We are currently recording original music
@@StarlessBandNJ oohh would love to hear that. u guys are really talented
@@turqdeth Thanks a lot man. Its taking a little while longer than we had hoped but I think its coming together pretty good. I'll be sure to check your stuff out as well.
The great John Wetton! RIP
Starless was always my favorite King Crimson album. So sad to see you go John! John Denola audition for Crimson - send them this tape. You guys rock my prog!
Too bad for you they decided to play a song from the album "Red", instead...
Drummer you are completely original and a one of a kind.You're a beast dude.Don't ever change.
Nice to see some twentysomethings? have an appreciation for one of the greatest songs and bands of all time. Great performance!
+Stephen James I'm 22. The bassist and drummer are like 2 or 3 years older than me. good music doesnt have an age cap. as long as ppl keep playing instruments they will get sucked into music like this
I keep visiting this video often. You were so lucky in that time. I discovered King Crimson and prog rock in general recently on mid-2020 and even with that, Keith, John and Greg's death hits me a lot. Plus, you guys did a incredible cover! I love when the guitarrist gets excited and stands up
I am the guitarist in this video and it was the opportunity of a lifetime for sure. We were very lucky. We were at the right place at the right time. I've been listening to King Crimson and prog rock as long as I could remember. There is tons of great music in this genre new and old. I appreciate your comments and your listening.
Thanks man! Do yourself a favor and listen to all of King crimsons album Red OR starless and bible back from beginning to end. 😉
@@stevendenola5057 I already listened to most of KC discography, thank you anyway, it's always a good recomendation
Can someone please explain how you got John Wetton to sing for your band?
I used to work at a music school as a guitar teacher and he came in to do a clinic for the students and my boss asked us to learn this song to play with him. We only played it together two times before Wetton came
StarlessBandNJ I know y’all know how blessed you were! What a dream come true.
U guys..so fortune to have to back him...John Wetton...the amazing multi instrumentalist.. wish he had join ELP
What an honor to get to play with such an icon of Rock. Could never ever even dream of such. "fist bump, man & a high five..."
RIP J.W.
Wow! Steve DeNola, you absolutely killed your Bruford chips there! Amazing, thanks!
Thank you for the kind words! You are very very welcome!
I agree! The band were all brilliant, you though we're a joy to watch. Immaculate Bruford impression.. Five Stars!
Absolutely destroyed it. Gracias.
WOW.. too early.. RIP John. Say Hi to Chris Squire, Greg Lake and Keith Emerson for us. JAMM ON
just listened to brain salad surgery today. so much talent gone
Wowww! I've had a private love affair with this track - also for about 40 years - and as a musician, know what a tough job you guys did playing it so well in quite challenging circumstances. From the first few bars, you had the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. In fact, I felt quite emotional. And I was trying to work at the same time. :^) How cool to have John Wetton there singing! Thanks lads.
Hard to believe this will be nine years old in a few months
you are telling me
Bloody brilliant! And what a great and original sounding drummer. And that singer guy is good, a bit older then the rest if you though.
Maybe you've come to know it by those past six years now, but that old man is the one (from the KC band naturally) who sang the few lyrics of this music.
@@megapulsar9244 Or it might have been meant less than very serious.
I think we can all say that very few people are lucky enough to have JOHN WETTON perform with them.
You lucky SOBs...I'm dripping with envy.
RIP to a legend... a shame this isnt more professionaly recorded
i know
What a fantastic group of musicians. Loving the drummer especially but they’re all doing an amazing job
演奏素晴らしい！リスペクト感多し。ベースの人がドラムを引っ張ってます。ジョンウェットンご本人のボーカルで大変に貴重です。ありがとうございます。
ありがとう
You have become part of a great story. Whatever you can say about this performance, it is touching.
Wow!!!!!! holy shit you guys are terrific especially the drummer dude you are a fucking amazing the whole band is guitar player bass player, wow and guys got to jam with one of my heroes John Wetton, congratulations !!!! My first concert when I was 12 years old with King Crimson I've seen a dozen times since and I recently saw them in Boston and they were fucking amazing!!!
One of our heroes too!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
wanna call this a once in a lifetime experience, but this is more like a once in 27,000 lifetimes opportunity, and you all absolutely nailed it.
thank you! we took prepping for it pretty seriously
..Bravo..once you get KC..espec.up to the Wetton era..there's no going back ..it is world class music that defies genre..as all art should..the band, IMO play great with alot of respect to the feel of the KC..it's soul music..and man to have JW sing with you?..he's John fuckin' Wetton!..yeow!!..
Amazing guys. Johns still got it.
I'm not a musician, just an old music lover who knows all these old treasures. All I can say is "Wow", you guys play beautifully, well done and all the very best. Kind regards from Australia.
+Linda Jones thanks mate. have a good one
i discovered KC when I was 14 with Fallen angel, then I listened Red album an it was like "wow". Starless captured my attention from the first time and it's not only my favorite song of them, but of all. Thank you for such a nice cover, even if there's no mellotron or sax.
+Reyna Pacheco I discovered KC around that time too. Starless is probably my favorite song as well. We did what we could! Thank you for the compliment and don't hesitate to check out the original music on this channel.
My favourite Crimson song. RIP, John.
thanks.
HOLY SHIT!!!!
They were AMAZING.
And DEAR, DEAR John Wetton with them......wow.
Thanks Indy
@@StarlessBandNJ ANY time.
Lucky guys, indeed!
Some minutes ago I was trying to introduce my daughter to the magic of Starless...
Majestic, John, powerful and forever young. RIP
agreed. such an incredible talent.
Que buen reguetton!!! Grande Robert, buen trabajo, chicos!!
awesome! a masterpiece! wow congrats for your interpretation. The DRUMMER is a genius
yes
You guys are bad ass! we need more of that here in Miami !! I'm the only musician that loves king crimson.
Absolutely amazing. Having Mel Collins in there playing the sax part would've been epic.
Ice blue silver CHILLS every time...
Impressed on so many levels. Thanks for sharing this amazing experience.
no problemo my pleasure
every so often i come back and watch this... really great performance.
thanks
@@StarlessBandNJ back again :)
@@DefMettle welcome. just saw opeth the past week!
@@StarlessBandNJ sweet! how was it?
@@DefMettle awesome of course
I grew up with this music and I'm delighted that it's still inspiring young people forty years on. Well done!
yea king crimson is the shit. cant wait to see them this month
still the best video on you tube...... LOVE this
Awesome job Guys, all of you nailed it. Hands down to the guitar player who did the Fripp part with a Strat.
I bought KING CRIMSON's RED in November, 1974. It is one of my 2 ultimate fave albums, the other being YES' RELAYER released 12-5-1974. So 42 yrs has elapsed, and I see this great new re-interpretation, with the new guy in the band, singing....Brilliant!
both great albums i like the live version of gates of delirium on yesshows