King Crimson drops ‘The Power to Believe’ in March
ByDec 16, 2002 11:00 PM
King Crimson’s 13th studio album--and the group’s first in three years--is scheduled to reach stores on March 4.
King Crimson’s 13th studio album--and the group’s first in three years--is scheduled to reach stores on March 4.
The band’s lineup for the album, titled “The Power to Believe,” includes guitarist Robert Fripp, vocalist/guitarist Adrian Belew, touch guitarist/rubber bass guitarist Trey Gunn and drummer Pat Mastelotto. The same group recorded the 2000 King Crimson album “The ConstruKction of Light.”
“We did things differently this time in that we actually went in to a real studio-- The Tracking Room in Nashville--to record most of this new album, other than the drum tracks we did at my studio,” Mastelotto said in a statement. “And we also brought in producer Machine (White Zombie, Pitchshifter) for assistance.”
Much of the material on “The Power to Believe” evolved on the band’s last tour, which included some time on the road with Tool, according to Mastellotto.
“Robert considers an album to be the end of a chapter and a tour to be the start of a chapter, which is the opposite way most musicians work,” he said. “The songs are worked out and perfected on tour before they are recorded for an album.”
Fripp formed King Crimson in 1969, and the band has gone through many personnel changes over the years.
The track listing for The Power to Believe is:
The Power to Believe I: A Cappella
Level Five
Eyes Wide Open
Elektrik
The Power to Believe II
Facts of Life: Intro
Facts of Life
Dangerous Curves
Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With
The Power to Believe III
The Power to Believe IV: Coda