Not too many current musical groups cite King Crimson as a musical influence. Actually, none have, until Canon. This may be because the current crop of young musicians wasn’t around when In The Court of the Crimson King was a favorite. If mom and dad didn’t keep those vinyls around, it would difficult to truly be influenced King Crimson. Fortunately, a few young musicians do know quality when they hear it.
This Hollywood-based group also cites rock legends Yes and Jethro Tull as influences. With that type of focus, how could the music by anything but good? The tunes, in fact, are pretty good, with Jason Turbin providing the lead vocals and the keyboards. The strength of the keyboard in Canon music should be no surprise to those familiar with the three major groups mentioned earlier. All three used piano and electronic keyboard to create.
But Canon includes Benji Pope on bass, Cassidy Turbin on drums and Tieg Johnson on guitar. While Turbin seems to be the major contributor to Canon’s effort, the other musicians should not be categorized as backup workers. The construction of songs such as "Euromatic" and "S O S" (Wide Awake 111 Records 2008) has far more content than one person could contribute. "Don’t Trust the Teachers" is not a new-concept song, but it is interesting nonetheless.
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