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 very worthy August 22, 2008
Written 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 balanced. Listening to this recording made me think that perhaps having the guitars recede a bit to the background was a conscious decision by the group. I would describe this Crimson’s sound as egalitarian...balanced almost to a fault. It works brilliantly in places, not so much in others. I feel like some of the wilder solos (RF in Dinosaur, AB in Level Five) suffer a bit from a loss of power. Where it works, it is amazing. I especially love ’sleepless’ on here; fans of this tune need to hear this version. My new favorite version of ’one time’...RF’s solo is so intimate and gorgeous. Love Vroom and the Coda; is that a sample from ’Easy Money’ that Pat slips in at the end? First time through, all I heard were the mistakes in TCOL, now I hear new and unexpected things from that tune. And the new arrangement of Level Five is really great. Overall, a very strong, interesting show. I agree it takes the King a while to descend (as it did on 8/17), but that gradual materialization just adds to the interest. Let’s hope we haven’t heard the last from this particular KC...the potential is glaring.
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all versions are awsome. PLEASE MAKE A CD;
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This is terrible.Gavin ,d pat are jive drummers getting over.No black drummers?Miles davis used white musicians.wake up Mr.Fripp."
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Chicago, Illinois August 07, 2008
Posted by: chrisklenox
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BELEW Wed., Aug 25, 2010
Posted by: 10yearslovekingcrimson
sing a small bad , have a problem?
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Chicago, Illinois August 07, 2008
Posted by: melvinbcollins
Can’t stand the drums mr.harrison needs lessons I cannot listen to this recording the drums are pretty bad get brufrod back quick or hire some one who can play like my self best regards melvin b collins Read more
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The Mighty Crim isn't dead! Sun., May 16, 2010
Posted by: Slipstream
If it weren’t for the odd mix I’d give this show a six-star rating, but I felt that it had to be reduced to a "mere" five...
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Whish I could have been there Mon., Oct 5, 2009
Posted by: tomten
hearing this recording for the first time let me feel a deep running regret that I read only a few days before that Robert Fripp with almost absolute certainty ruled out any Read more
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