Monkey Business [Import]

John Wetton, John Wetton And Richard Palmer James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Blueprint UK
• ASIN: B00000I0J9
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #555,543 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Flourish

2. Too Much Monkey Business

3. Confessions

4. Easy Money

5. The Night Watch (Live)

6. Woman

7. (False Start)

8. Untitled

9. Rich Man Lie

10. Cologne 1977

11. The Laughing Lake 1

12. The Good Ship Enterprise

13. Book of Saturday (demo)

14. Book of Saturday (live)

15. The Glory of Winning

16. Starless 1

17. The Laughing Lake 2

18. The Laughing Lake 3

19. The Laughing Lake 1977

20. Magazines

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Untitled, September 19, 2002

By 

William Wood (Sydney, New South Wales Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monkey Business (Audio CD)

John Wetton has played bass and sung with groups as diverse as Roxy Music and Uria Heep but is perhaps best known for his work with Asia. From 1972-1974 he was a member of King Crimson where Palmer-James began adding the words to music mostly composed by Wetton and guitarist Robert Fripp. This disc is a fine collection of demos and live versions of some of the tunes that the pair have had a hand in over the years. The earlier King Crimson demos consist of little more than Wetton on piano and vocals,intended as guides for Palmer-James to write his lyrics to. For Crimson fans it is of course more than worthwile to hear these early and very basic takes on what would become classic material.
The disc provides an unexpected degree of satisfaction in it's overall feel and style and certainly enhances the reputations of both gentlemen. The later live material in particular is very good.