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The Savoy First House New York, NY |
 Epic Road Trip June 2, 2012
Written by BlackPage
My girlfriend (and now wife of 30 years) and I road tripped from State College PA to Jersey hopping subways to get to NYC and back with a couple of my old PSU roommates. I had been wearing out Discipline, and got everybody on board to take a trip to the city.
This King Crimson show was transcendent. I clearly remember the nearly overwhelming excitement leading up to it with the release of the amazing Discipline LP. I was completely blown away by the entire set, the band was totally engaged and moving as one. They even had "new" material ("Manhattan" of course later Neurtotica) which instantly evoked the feeling of walking the streets of NYC and made me anxious to hear where else this band was going. Another hint at that direction was given with Sartori in Tangier. They of course broke out some older songs from the catalog (Red and Larks Tongues part 2), I never imagined hearing Red played live in my life, I remember the feeling when they started playing it.
I also recall catching the subway out heading back and coming to a full stop somewhere outside of Hoboken with all the lights out in the train for way too long. The whole night was a surreal experience forever etched into my soul. Thank you for making this show available. Nothing can replace the feeling I still retain of being there and experiencing this music, but this will sure be fun to hear again after all these many years.
Our ticket stubs for the evening are in the photo gallery for the show listing.
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Epic Road Trip Sat., Jun 2, 2012
Posted by: BlackPage
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All SIX shows! Thu., May 24, 2012
Posted by: mannylunch
Yes, I was at ALL six NYC ’81 shows, including both early and late shows on the first night of the three, which begs the question: If this is the first set, why not come out and label Read more
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Savoy Nov. 7, 1981 First House Mon., May 21, 2012
Posted by: Billco
All I can say is ..........WOW! The sheer power and joy of this performance is astonishing ! A surprisingly potent audience recording really brings this home. The version of "The Sheltering Sky" here is otherworldy, I have never heard a better Read more
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Working Titles Tue., May 8, 2012
Posted by: hammamatsu
I saw the Guildford, Dunstable, Cromer and Poole shows from March ’82 and I’m sure the untitled number was referred to as ’Rocker’ and the instrumental version of Neurotica was Read more
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Sort of there... Thu., Apr 19, 2012
Posted by: eddievhfan1984
To respond to SSImuse, actually, if my research is correct (or if Robert wishes to corroborate me), that Roland organ, the VK-1, was intended to be a Hammond simulation, but without key-click, a second keyboard, or rotary speaker Read more
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Not Quite... Mon., Apr 16, 2012
Posted by: SSImuse
A good idea...but a wise decision not to have included it; in hindsight, it would have made the song too dated. Now a Hammond organ , on the other hand...
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Interesting Mon., Apr 16, 2012
Posted by: mpkeen71
Interesting, however, I’m glad it didn’t make the final cut.
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Long lived - The King!!! Sat., Apr 14, 2012
Posted by: eggplant
Great show... and now I would like to review the February 24th. 1982 show @ from E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron, Ohio! The best yet????? Come on, Ohio was a great place for Crimson and Read more
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We Were There Sun., Feb 26, 2012
Posted by: rabbimeyer
"Our drummer, Bruford, would like to thank the two guys from Baton Rouge from two years ago ... and all the rest of you, too." And with that, KC launched Read more
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