McDonald and Giles

Multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald and drummer Michael Giles initial teamed in early 1969 as founding associates from the pioneering United kingdom art rock-band King Crimson. Nevertheless, after appearing on the landmark debut In the Courtroom from the Crimson Ruler, the duo — dissatisfied using the group’s musical path and any risk of strain of touring — still left the lineup, reuniting a couple of months afterwards to record an LP of their very own. Titled merely McDonald and Giles, the record continuing where their function in Ruler Crimson still left off and highlighted a visitor appearance by Steve Winwood; McDonald and Giles even so went their split ways immediately after, with the previous going to co-found Foreigner.