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Park West Chicago, Illinois |
 Smiling about Chicago August 24, 2008
Written by theundercoverman
So, it was the drums all along. Putting two, mostly acoustic drummers together, with the usual guitarist’s wet dream of Fripp and Belew, and inviting Tony Levin to bounce around with his stick, in between the two happy couples, is what Fripp has been getting ready for these past 40 years.
Even my wife quite likes it, and she, being female, is normally scared away by the band’s previous rhythm sections’ ugly, muscularity, with the exception of Bruford and Wetton in about two songs, oh alright one – Easy Money. This is a set you can actually, sort of dance to, and it’s still as heavy and clever and inventive as King Crimson always is.
The highlights are songs I hadn’t liked too much in the past – Neurotica is cinematic and hallucinatory, rather than cacophonous. Sleepless’ is sexier, more fluid. Level Five used to sound like a guitar lesson. Now it’s a celebration, with twin machine guns joyously punching the air on either side. The Construction of Light is more light, less construction. Even Dinosaur is OK.
If they were to market this album, it could do quite well. They won’t, so let’s be happy to have found it by ourselves. Please bring the show to London Robert, or Europe at least. Please.
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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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sing a small bad , have a problem?
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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
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Whish I could have been there Mon., Oct 5, 2009
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