BEAT: Belew, Vai, Levin and Carey Play 80's King Crimson

In this episode I sit down with the legendary Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey to discuss their upcoming BEAT tour celebrating the music of King Crimson. Delve into the intricacies of their musical arrangements, the inspiration behind the tour, and what fans can expect from these extraordinary performances honoring the legacy of one of progressive rock's most influential bands.

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Justin Scott
Terence Mark
Farren Mahjoor
Jason Murray
Lucienne Kilpatrick
Alexander Young
Jason Wagner
Todd Ladner
Rob Kline
Nicholas Long
Tim Benson
Leonardo Martins da Costa Rodrigues
Eddie Perez
David Solomon
MICHAEL JOYCE
Stephen Stubbs
colin stead
Jonathan Wentworth-Linton
Patrick Payne
MATTHEW KARIS
Matthew Barouch
Shaun Samuels
Danny Kurywchak
Gregory Reedy
Sean Coleman
Alexander Verbitskiy
CL Turner
Jason Pappafotis
John Fulford
Margaret Carno
Robert C
David M Combs
Eric Flatt
Reto Spoerli
Herr Moritz Adam
Monte St. Johns
Jon Beezley
Peter DeVault
Eric Nabstedt
Eric Beggs
Rich Germano
Brian Bloom
Peter Pillitteri

[j.d.o]

Belew deserves so much more honor and credit for his contribution to music.

[EarthAltar]

The best thing about a Beato interview is that he never goes for the salacious, or controversial. It's all about the music. You can see how relaxed the musicians are knowing they're not going to be cornered by some rumor or accusation. It's never click bate. We click because we're fans, and respect the format.

[chrino]

Opened for Adrian Belew in 1987. He came backstage afterward, pointed at me, ran up and said "You're a great guitarist!".
The rest of my life has just been kinda floating along, smile on my face...

[martianshoes]

2 Zappa vets, 2 Crimson vets, and Tool.
The potential is unimaginable.
I have not been to a live show in over a decade…but I hock something for a ticket to this.
4 of the most inveterate and dedicated musicians alive.

[artsmith]

When you listen to Discipline, you get a sense of how influential it was on Tool’s sound. Amazing album and way ahead of its time.

[leonardopaternost]

I'm amazed at how Tony Levin doesn't age... The guy looks sixty since the early '80s!

[dmediamusic]

We are honored to hear Steve talk about our "songbook" In this interview and that both Steve and Danny are using our scorebooks to rehearse for the upcoming BEAT tour. We were also happy to give Rick a copy before this interview. Both King Crimson scorebooks are available exclusively through 7d Media.

[ZVvereVvolf]

Danny is so quiet, respectful and appears to be in total awe.

[craigallstott]

Dude… you are crushing it with these interviews.

[mattnieri]

"We had a producer ... his name is Scrote." Best first line of an interview.

[kevindudley]

Those three 80's King Crimson albums are pure magic. I will never forget the first time that I heard Elephant Talk as a kid back in the 80's.

[davedecker]

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ADRIAN SING FRAME BY FRAME AND MATTAE KUDASAI??
His voice is sublime!

[zaraaki]

I've always thought that Adrian is a highly underrated singer. Everyone knows he's a monster on the guitar, but I've admired his voice for 40 years!

[andrewphilips]

"You choose how you want to feel and then you decide the story attached to it." -Deep words by Vai.

[BrianGallamore]

The world would love to hear an album of original music from this line up!

[GabrielFreitas]

Man, can't wrap my head that Tony is 77 and is still rockin. Amazing

[TheMazzimM]

Beato is becoming the gravitational singularity for the greatest music and musicians

[erikhamer]

Danny Carey is just so happy to be there listening to the stories behind the music he always loved

[jamesgoddard]

An all-star lineup being emulated by another all-star lineup. Getting Danny Carey to play Bruford’s parts was sheer genius. This is going to be a fun show to watch.

[igorstrzalkowski]

Rick is changing what music content is. Look at this 1hr conversation.... nobody can touch this content and orchestrate this conversation on this level. Rick, you're the Beatles of content creation for music, thank you.

And about this lineup, no words... living legends that are so humble and nice. You can't find 4 guys who love music like these.