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Never so much a band as a halfway house for guitar-prodigy Robert Fripp and an ever-shifting lineup of sympathetic musicians and fellow travelers, King Crimson has become one of prog rock's most enduring, if unlikely, purveyors. Culled from the band's decades-deep vaults, this live recording documents Crimson's relatively stable 1971-72 roster of Fripp, bassist-vocalist Boz Burrell, drummer Ian Wallace, and Mel Wallace on flutes, sax, and mellotron. Taking Crimson's repertoire as a starting point, the band uses its previous avant-baroque flourishes to leaven its edgy, manic flights of improvisation. What these performances lack
Never so much a band as a halfway house for guitar-prodigy Robert Fripp and an ever-shifting lineup of sympathetic musicians and fellow travelers, King Crimson has become one of prog rock's most enduring, if unlikely, purveyors. Culled from the band's decades-deep vaults, this live recording documents Crimson's relatively stable 1971-72 roster of Fripp, bassist-vocalist Boz Burrell, drummer Ian Wallace, and Mel Wallace on flutes, sax, and mellotron. Taking Crimson's repertoire as a starting point, the band uses its previous avant-baroque flourishes to leaven its edgy, manic flights of improvisation. What these performances lack in commercial accessibility is overwhelmed by their ferocious execution and free-form ambitions--and even some occasional musical humor, such as turning the stately "In the Court of the Crimson King" into a brief blues romp. And if fans wondered just how far afield Fripp and company could venture in their showcase solos for their signature "21st Century Schizoid Man," the second disc here serves up 11 frantic examples, edited together into one massive, live disc-length megamix. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
Double CD, special edition of live performances during 1971-72 drawn from the archives of the King Crimson Collectors' Club. The first CD is a series of performances beginning with the play-in shows at the Zoom Club, Hamburg through to the final Earthbound tour of America. The second CD is a compilation of sax and guitar solos played during performances of 21st Century Schizoid Man throughout its life. DGM records. 2002.
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Manufacturer: Discipline Us
Release date: 12 November 2002
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0633367020321 UPC: 633367020321
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