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 The Beast emerges - albeit a bit slowly - from hibernation August 21, 2008
Written by outreville_in
As a long time KC listener but incredibly a first-time KC audience member, I approached this show with an uncritical expectation. I didn’t think it would take much to please me. I was, however, left a bit disappointed by the show. I didn’t feel that the band hit its stride until nearly an hour in, which had the effect of making the show seem shorter than it actually was. No new material was presented, and only minor variations were offered on this well known and arguably overexposed repertoire. (Everything heard here has been recorded live, and arguably better performed, on numerous prior occasions.) The band didn’t get airborne, in my opinion, until it played "B’Boom", then gaining altitude on "Dinosaur" and "Level Five". From that point on, though, the band was swinging hard and real pleasure to listen to. I only found one thing objectionable: I was really surprised and disappointed to see a band of Crimson’s caliber and presumable lack of pretension stoop to engage in that most tedious of rock concert cliches - The Repeated Standing Ovation/Encore Ritual. Certainly the evident appreciation and dedication of the King Crimson audience makes such a pretense unnecessary (and a bit insulting). Overall, though, the performance was a treat, and I can check off "See King Crimson perform live" from my list of things I must do before I die.
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Ya DID have to be there! Sat., Aug 23, 2008
Posted by: dacope
For my 18 year old son and me, this concert was a culmination of our pursuit of the Crimson King. This past year, we saw Pat with TU opening for Tool, Gavin with Porcupine Tree, Ade with his Power Trio Read more
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Average, unfortunately... Sat., Aug 23, 2008
Posted by: takavl
Let’s just say that I’ll listen to it again...opinions being subject to change, of course.
However -- p’raps something was lost in translation...maybe ya had to be Read more
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Not So Great Recording Sat., Aug 23, 2008
Posted by: ScottM
I’m sure it was a lot more fun in person with big waves of electric noise hitting people. On this, which sounds like a soundboard recording, as per usual for those, there’s not much energy, the drum sound is unappealing, Read more
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A MUST BUY!!!! Sat., Aug 23, 2008
Posted by: mahanta
I have seen Crimson every show since 1974. The two shows in Philly were the best I have ever seen/heard. If you were not one of the lucky few to catch them on this abreviated tour, at least this will Read more
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Utterly Mysterious Fri., Aug 22, 2008
Posted by: BilSabab
Having been at this show it’s interesting to compare the memory of the experience with listening to this recording. The front line is hung out to dry a bit in this Read more
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Disappointing Fri., Aug 22, 2008
Posted by: tmansrp
Under-rehearsed & sloppy. The lack of synergy between Belew & Fripp came as a complete surprise, as did hearing TLev struggle with Trey’s parts, particularly on ConstruKction of Read more
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very worthy Fri., Aug 22, 2008
Posted by: timohara
I was at the 8/17 show in New York and was very satisfied. I did, at the time, feel like the guitars were too far back in the mix, though the sound overall was nicely Read more
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Wow. Fri., Aug 22, 2008
Posted by: foodforthemoon
So, for the first time since 1995 I’ve missed a King Crimson ’tour’. The Park West is a fantastic venue for the band, but a prior commitment to a family trip prevented me from Read more
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The Big Crim Fri., Aug 22, 2008
Posted by: JPrisco
All right then; we see the pattern: those who have not heard this lineup find this to be fantastic, and those who have heard/seen shows later than this find it to be lesser than what they have already Read more
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Chicago, Illinois August 07, 2008
Posted by: sshindell
Do not hesitate to buy this show--the sound quality is superb and the "new" take on old favorites is a delight. But let’s hope (and lobby!) for a hotter night. I was at the 8/12 Keswick show and this one Read more
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