“Dislocated” by The League of Gentlemen
From the 1980 album The League of Gentlemen

Robert Fripp did some interesting things during his late ’70s King Crimson hiatus. He produced a lot of albums, notably the second Peter Gabriel solo album and Sacred Songs by Daryl Hall. He also performed as a guest musician on a number of albums including what might be his most well-known (if unidentified as such) guitar part ever, on the David Bowie track “Heroes.”

And, he released his own outstanding solo album, Exposure. But I think, on reflection, the thing he did that was the most surprising and of the most enduring interest was to form a punk band, The League of Gentlemen. It was a shortlived arrangement, with the return of King Crimson looming, but nevertheless, the band’s small body of work answers the (unasked) question: Can Robert Fripp do punk? And would it be any good? I think the answer to both questions is “yes.”