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April 28, 1974  |
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Veterans Memorial Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
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Notes
We know from the full sets that have survived from around this period how hot the band was at this time. Fracture is especially good with a thundering performance from Mr. B, whilst Easy Money has a piquant rip with a sting in the tail from the guitarist. The channels on the soundboard has John's vocals a touch higher than he might like and so there’s a tendency when getting excited for his voice to drown out his colleagues.
David Cross plays a blinder in the improv that follows Easy Money but then experiences some equipment trouble in the very next number. What follows is a great example of a band thinking on its feet. When David’s violin mic fails at the end of The Nightwatch, Fripp keeps the Mellotron part going and John steps in to play Cross’s part on the bass. Better yet, Robert buys the frantically busy road crew a few more precious minutes of repair time when he announces that the band are conducting a survey to see how popular they are: Cue the audience to go bonkers for a much needed minute. Fripp (who clearly has missed his vocation as a stand-up comedian) then goes on to set up one of his best on-stage jokes yet.
Whilst the good folks of Columbus may well have been treated to yet more chuckles or indeed barnstorming versions of Starless and Schizoid, these are not heard by audiences 33 years later as the tape ran out. Nevertheless, a great show.
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Personnel
Bill Bruford - Drums, Percussion
David Cross - Violin, Viola, Mellotron, Electric Piano
Robert Fripp - Guitar, Mellotron
John Wetton - Bass Guitar & Lead Vocal
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Not essential - but interesting enough, Wed., Oct 10, 2012
Written by jeffoaster
My guess is that most people visiting this site have a pretty fair amount of Live Crimson, and numerous versions of all of the songs included here with the exception of the improvs (of which there are only two brief ones on this set). The sound is pretty good, and the performances are as expected.
The real reason to pick this one up, as others have alluded to, is to hear Wetton cover for David Cross when his violin fails during the Night Watch, which is then followed up with a very amusing Robert Fripp announcement to buy the Roadies some time. So, in other words, there are other more worthwhile concerts available here but it is pretty cool to see Wetton pick up his bandmate.
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