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Casino Asbury Park, New Jersey |
 Concrete cavern July 13, 2011
Written by NotoriousA
I was there for this show, at the Casino. I took a bus by myself from north Jersey. It was general admission, with no seating on the ground floor. Though at the front end of the line, I opted for an upstairs center first row seat to enjoy a panoramic view and stereo sound. One outta two wasn’t bad. The view was great but the acoustics in the concrete cavern were terrible and I regretted not being closer. Nonetheless this was my only regret. I’ll always remember Bill’s drum roll and rim shot, starting the funk-driven improv instead of an anticipated free-form one. Fripp sitting in the dark the entire show, no doubt pretentious to some but cool to me. A beautiful Exiles. The suprise of the Mellotron at the last ascendance of Fracture. I still love the Mellotron! And Starless heard for the first time. There was only one way to descibe that moment: King Crimson. Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, but nonetheless I thank Fripp and DGM for these exhaustive archive releases.
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My favourite Crimson bootleg Fri., Apr 6, 2012
Posted by: Kibitz
The hottest show from the hottest leg of the ’74 tour, and I’ve heard every available bootleg from this era. This is the one you need to buy. Bruford’s funkiest and most authoritative performance Read more
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Possible future direction for someone else... Tue., Apr 3, 2012
Posted by: hardhead
I understand the choice to NOT use this piece. It wouldn’t have fit with the general direction the rest of the recording took but it does point in an interesting jazz direction, at least for the overall Read more
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Hooray Mon., Apr 2, 2012
Posted by: microbunny
Great to hear more Marc Charig with Crimson! For the curious...align it with the last verse...it’s beautiful !
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charig cornet Mon., Apr 2, 2012
Posted by: crimson_king22
for some reason, i can’t recognize Starless on this one. With just the bass accompaniment, it’s hard to make out the song. I’ll have to listen to the original Starless to figure this one Read more
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July 1, 1974 Fri., Mar 16, 2012
Posted by: joeyaces
I was at this show-- a long day on the line waiting to get in! It was a great show, (I, too have a tape of his one) but I always thought that the show on May 1 at the Read more
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Recollection Thu., Mar 15, 2012
Posted by: JohnnyWetton
In my diary entry for the night of 1st July 1974, I assess the evening with ’best Crimso gig ever’. High praise for a show which nearly didn’t happen at all, and an out-of-doors one in a notoriously difficult city Read more
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New York, NY July 01, 1974
Posted by: dennymc
What John Wetton and Robert Fripp totally ring true. But what the audience felt is also part of the experience that summer night in NYC. I was there, and I will never forget Read more
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The Greater Accumulator Sat., Mar 3, 2012
Posted by: Carnamagos
I have often said that I would buy every show of this Crimson’s Summer 1974 U.S. tour if they were all made available, and I still mean it. DGM is trying to oblige, which I appreciate Read more
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A Unique Occasion Sat., Feb 25, 2012
Posted by: simkin_eden
So here I am nearly 40 years later reviewing a gig for a group of musicians some of which are still working, and I am still listening to (with probably even more enthusiam than Read more
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Asbury Park, New Jersey June 28, 1974
Posted by: JeremyBender
The Asbury Park improv is my favorite piece of Crimusic. I’ve followed the remixing path from the original USA release > the Essential King Crimson box set > the reissue of Read more
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