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Why Steve Vai dropped his anti-supergroup stance to help revive some of King Crimson’s most celebrated work
By Phil Weller published
BEAT has been celebrating King Crimson’s 1980s albums, with Adrian Belew and Steve Vai’s new guitar partnership at its core

Robert Fripp is a true prog virtuoso: this lesson delves into his mad/brilliant soloing style
By Charlie Griffiths published
We delve into the mad, brilliant lead phrasing and fearsome alternate picking of one of guitar's true masters

John Wetton has been the bass force behind a peak-period King Crimson lineup and two prog rock supergroups
By Chris Jisi published
A veteran of one of King Crimson’s classic lineups, John Wetton’s amazing career took him through a host of British prog bands

Adrian Belew on how he persuaded famed luthier Ken Parker to create his boundary-pushing signature Parker Fly
By Janelle Borg published
Belew is using his signature Parker Fly as his go-to guitar on the 65-date Beat Tour with Steve Vai, Tool drummer Danny Carey, and King Crimson alumnus Tony Levin

Steve Vai and Adrian Belew tackle King Crimson classics as the Beat tour kicks off
By Phil Weller published
The pair have joined forces with Tony Levin and Danny Carey to perform King Crimson’s 1980s albums across a sprawling 65-date tour

For the King Crimson-channeling Beat tour, Tony Levin is a virtuoso among virtuosos
By Andrew Daly published
The bass icon on how he’s being challenged by parts he wrote, changing classic tracks – and when his Funk Fingers will make their next appearance

Andy Summers on his longstanding relationship with Robert Fripp – and their surprise new collab album
By Janelle Borg published
Summers and Fripp have known each other since childhood and decided to record three albums' worth of material back in the '80s after they both achieved success with their respective bands

Adrian Belew on Frank Zappa’s lessons, Robert Fripp’s synth guitar, and Beat with Steve Vai
By Andrew Daly published
Still amazed that he managed to gather Vai, Tony Levin and Danny Carey into new band Beat, Belew reflects on his light-speed journey from 1977 to 1982, and how he plans to reactivate King Crimson’s ‘80s albums on stage

Adrian Belew on how King Crimson made an underrated prog classic in “this industrial musical junkyard we created”
By Ryan Reed published
Adrian Belew reveals what went on behind the scenes during the making of the band’s dual-personality 10th album, Three of a Perfect Pair – the final studio release from the Fripp/Belew/Levin/Bruford crew
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