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Casino Asbury Park, New Jersey |
 Stunning February 6, 2006
Written by FCPrates
Stunning. Rewarding. Beautiful. All we need now is the Penn State University gig in its entirety to have a full glimpse of the best and four last concerts from KC ’73-’74. About Asbury Park, what can I say? I’ve always treasured the Schizoid Man only previously available on the Schizoid Man ep, a bit clumsier than the Providence version that made it to USA but equally electrifying and stunning. The rest of the concert doesn’t let you down either, but rather rewards the listener again and again with repeated listenings. The full Asbury Park improv is an amazing display of how the band was telepathical at this point, despite the tension within the band at that point, and Larks’ Tongues Part II and Exiles have always been hailed as the ultimate live versions of these songs in my humble opinion, and to hear the full Easy Money and discover that from quiet and introspective it went to more violent grounds before reaching a calming conclusion--KC ’73-’74 never cease to amaze me, and this concert is more than proof of it. It was definitely a good night for the quartet. Starless is beautiful even though the violin solo is replaced by the Hohner electric piano from Cross--maybe his frustrations got to him, turning him to play the piano rather than the violin at these last shows, but it’s still great and really electrifying. The whole atmosphere in the Casino concert was electrifying, for the lack of better words. There’s a magic surrounding the four last concerts by this inkcarnation that just makes the listener want for more, hence my advice in repeated listenings; they are ultimately rewarding. And Fracture is powerful and bold, as is Schizoid Man. I can’t be nothing but thankful for Fripp, Singleton and DGM to allow us to have a full view in such a stunning (and as a whole the best in my opinion) gig from the last four KC ’73-’74 concerts. Now all we have to do is join together and petition for the Penn State University gig as aforementioned; after all, "Is There Life Out There?" and "Easy Money" are excellent, and it’s almost unbelievable that a sick Fripp could play so beautifully (remember the bad clams the previous day in Asbury Park?) and as such, it’s worth hearing the whole concert if possible. Anyways, my acknowledgements to those involved in allowing us to hear the Casino show in its entirety. I’ll be definitely hearing it over and over again. If there are unbelievers that this was the best musical happening of 1974, please refer them to Providence, Asbury Park, Central Park, and the snippets from Penn State. Or just play Asbury Park and watch jaws dropping in awe. I know there are many people in such situation.
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Easy Money alone is worth it Tue., Jan 22, 2013
Posted by: JordanClifford
I understand why some people prefer the edit of "Asbury Park". However, it sounds like after the USA cut ends it goes into an entirely different improv, as if it’s 2 different attempts, all within the same Read more
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a question Sun., Aug 5, 2012
Posted by: crimson_king22
I have this show on compact disk when it was released 5 years ago, and played it in my car for the first time the day it arrived in the mail, hotly anticipating the full versions of the improv and 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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Yeah, its USA plus, and plus a lot Mon., Aug 22, 2011
Posted by: DarrylDardenne
While its fantastic to hear the entire Easy Money from Asbury, truncated on the USA album. You older Crimson fans know of what I speak. But the real star here is Read more
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Concrete cavern Wed., Jul 13, 2011
Posted 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 Read more
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Casino Confirmed Mon., May 23, 2011
Posted by: ekimdwod
To answer the question. The show was at the Casino. Iwas there that night. Funny I just drove by there last night. Crimson never played Convention Hall but did play the Sunshine Inn and the paramont Read more
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A Question Sat., May 7, 2011
Posted by: Carnamagos
Did this concert take place in the Casino, or in the Convention Hall? I know that the official designation is the Casino, but my impression from researching the subject is that rock concerts were held in the Convention Read more
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Allison Steele Asbury Park Thu., Dec 30, 2010
Posted by: ekimdwod
I dont remember her at the Casino show but she was at the Sunshine Inn show the year before
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Backup band Wed., Dec 8, 2010
Posted by: ekimdwod
I was there Golden Earring was the opening band. I have pictures and made a recording. My KC recording is lost but not the golden earring that sucks
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