King Crimson on June 20, 2003 in Milan

King Crimson

	June 20, 2003

	Teatro Smeraldo Milan, Italy

Notes
A capacity crowd turned out for the Crims in Milan and though Fripp performed a soundscape prior to the main show his efforts were largely ignored by the majority of the
audience. Fortunately listeners to this download don’t have to compete with punters making social arrangements or shouting greetings to long lost pals in order to hear this minimal and somewhat austere exploration.

Crimhead John Kimber was at the gig. ““The Teatro Smeraldo was a magnificent setting for this concert - a very grand theatre. The soundscapes merged seamlessly into The Power To Believe/ Level Five. The sound mix was fabulous and the band were punchy with Pat’s drums sounding like canons! They played most of The Power To Believe album and the emphasis was on the music of the New Millennium.”

It’s interesting to hear how the band recovers from a slightly shaky Level Five, the
guitars having come momentarily unstuck towards the final run-down of the track. No such mishaps occur during FaKcts of Life, where Fripp tears chunks out of the
plasterwork of the venue with the ferocity of his solo. Equally brutal is the bulldozing version of LTIApt4 including a stunning freefalling Belew solo.

Please note that this concert was first made available as KCCC39 in 2008.

Tracks

Disc Number 1
1.	Introductory Soundscape	[PREVIEW]	25.57
2.	The Power To Believe I	[PREVIEW]	0.43
3.	Level Five	[PREVIEW]	7.27
4.	ProzaKc Blues	[PREVIEW]	5.27
5.	The ConstruKction Of Light	[PREVIEW]	8.41
6.	Facts Of Life	[PREVIEW]	5.35
7.	ELEKTRIK	[PREVIEW]	7.51
8.	The Power To Believe II	[PREVIEW]	7.32
9.	Dinosaur	[PREVIEW]	6.19
Disc Number 2
1.	One Time	[PREVIEW]	6.33
2.	Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With	[PREVIEW]	4.00
3.	Dangerous Curves	[PREVIEW]	5.42
4.	Larks Tongues In Aspic Part IV	[PREVIEW]	13.08
5.	The Power To Believe III	[PREVIEW]	7.39
6.	Elephant Talk	[PREVIEW]	6.45
7.	Red	[PREVIEW]	6.24

All previews are MP3 192kbps

Personnel
Robert Fripp
Adrian Belew
Pat Mastelotto
Trey Gunn

Audio Source: Dat Soundboard

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Band Member Diaries

Fri., Jun 20, 2003
Written by Robert Fripp
Friday Night - Saturday Morning 20/21st. June, 2003;

00.27

Hotel Tired But Well Located, Milan.

Very hot today, and this evening.

Soundcheck: a lot of time fine-tuning the drum monitoring. The Sidney Smith, of Toxic Tome notoriety, and John Kimber arrived from England for a Crim Weekend Break, at significantly less cost than had they caught a train to Wales.

Soundscapes: a flash before even the first note. The show was mixed, with a mainly generous audience who seemed to be wilting in the heat. There were flashes at the end, so I left the stage as the photocall got underway.

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Fan Reviews

Whiptight, smart and brutal, Tue., Dec 25, 2012
Written by DarrylDardenne
The band are on oN ON for this night. The show starts with a 25 minute long soundscape by Mr. Fripp that perhaps should be considered a first set and then the band kicks in. Delicately at first mind you with The Power To Believe 1 but then they bring the hammer DOWN with a devastating version of Level 5. Kudos to Pat Mastelloto for his wild and well played percussion. And they continue from there... What is most interesting about this show besides the aggression and tightness of the songs is KC’s willingness and ability to veer away from the standard song arrangements, change things around and still sound as though that was the way the song had always been. Unfortunately there are no improvs in this set, but the playing and power contained within this show make up for any loss of unscripted highwire antics. And the sound is glorious.

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