What happened when the eternally unpredictable prog machine returned in the 80s with an Anglo-American line-up and delivered ...

When King Crimson mastermind Robert Fripp leaked curious details of BEAT in spring 2024, more than a few eyebrows were raised. The project celebrates King Crimson’s 80s albums Discipline (1981 ...

Levin and his old Crimson bandmate, guitarist Adrian Belew have teamed with guitar hero Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey to form Beat — the supergroup will tackle ’80s era Crimson Oct ...

(L-R) Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Danny Carey and Tony Levin of the band BEAT perform the music of 80s KING CRIMSON at Masonic Cathedral Theatre on October 27, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

For the King Crimson-channeling Beat tour, Tony Levin is a virtuoso among virtuosos. Andrew Daly. Mon, September 9, 2024 at 10:54 AM UTC. 12 min read.

Beat’s focus is the three albums King Crimson, then reactivated after a seven-year hiatus, recorded between 1981-84, when Belew and Levin first joined the band.

To aid in its goals, Beat chose a distinct era to cover — specifically, 1981-84, which followed King Crimson’s first hiatus. Given the involvement of Belew and Levin, that period makes ...

“Of course it’s not King Crimson; we’re not calling it that. But we’re not going to step all over this material. We’re going to play it precisely in the places it need… ...

The quartet of ’80s King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, plus guitarist Steve Vai and TOOL drummer Danny Carey are playing songs from 'Discipline,' 'Beat,' and 'Three Of A ...