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Music Hall Houston, Texas |
 Takes me back... May 28, 2008
Written by djcub00
...to that dark and stormy, yet amazing night. I had been a King Crimson fan for six years the night of this concert. I had read the reviews, heard stories from older friends, but this was the night it came alive in the double trio. My friends and I rode thru a thunderstorm to get to the Houston Music Hall: a place with excellent acoustics that is sadly no more.
Belew was alive and bouncing in the center of the stage, flanked on either side by Levin and Gunn. Two drums were elevated above them, with a third level above the drums where the mighty Fripp sat in the dark. I sat in the second row awestruck with friends. We felt very lucky and fortunate that our town, who doesn’t get graced with Fripp’s prescence often, was able to witness Crimson on an exceptional night. The lights were fantastic; dancing and flittering thru the crowd during "Walking On Air" and "One Time".
Crystal clear recording...I had forgotten the strange "squeak toy" noises in this version of Lark’s Tongues II. Bruford was having a blast, summoning the spirit of Jamie Muir. This performance is more fun than any I have heard from this tour. I had written before how appalling the audience behaviour was before the show. If you want to know how the night was redeemed, give this a listen. If you want to hear the sound of bad vibes being blasted out of a musical environment, get this now. This concert is the reason I decided to travel many miles to see them again 13 years later. Enjoy!
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