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The Greek Theatre Univ. Cal. Berkeley, California |
 No Subject January 5, 2007
Written by tombstone
First, I’d like to say thank you to RF & co. for this free offering; very generous. I’ve spent the last week (January 1-5 2007) listening to the 7.30.82 show from Club 26 and, as I listen to this performance from 2 short weeks after, what strikes me is the often startling differences of mood & approach that some of the same tracks assume in this abbreviated time period. "The Sheltering Sky" from this show is joyfully erratic in comparison to the somewhat more restrained and reflective version performed in Philadelphia on July 30th. Also, "Thela Hun Ginjeet" takes on a different feel here with it’s taped intro featuring Belew explaining his frightening street encounter in New York to his bandmates. This version of Crimson always delivers the goods and pumps an extra dose of adrenalin into the live set to propel the songs into a tight fury that the studio versions more than hint at. Levin masterfully finds an exciting place and makes his presence known amidst Belew & Fripp’s interlocking guitar puzzle pieces and it’s all held down (and sometimes not) by Bruford who’s unpredictable drumming nature serves this band where others would simply fail, lost in the beautiful confusion of the demanding pieces Crimson manages to conjure. I play guitar among other instruments, sing and so on and yet I always find I am amazed at the dexterity with which these 4 men played. The songs on this set are refreshing; they sound like they could go anywhere like birds in the sky suddenly changing course together. For me, that’s the sign of a great band; one that understands the transient nature of music and holds on for dear life.
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Where is Sartori in Tangier and Heartbeat? Tue., Feb 3, 2009
Posted by: pcontos
DGM, I have seen bootleg versions of this show out there that have Heartbeat and Sartori in Tangier as the encore. Why weren’t these two songs included? Did no tape exist of these Read more
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Neurotica Sun., Dec 21, 2008
Posted by: Ferdinand
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A great night! Mon., Jan 28, 2008
Posted by: rjhindman
Berkeley’s Greek Theater is one of my favorite venues and I was ecstatic to see KC for the first time there. My favorite memories of the night were, in no particular Read more
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Lucky Stiffs Wed., Nov 7, 2007
Posted by: TargetMassAppeal
ah, to have caught KC during these trilogy of tours (sorry, don’t know what to call it). thanks so much for a kickass FREE show... RF knows the score. pls don’t convert these pristine, Read more
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Fond Memories...of August 11th Fri., Sep 14, 2007
Posted by: AmazonGrrl
I am so glad I found this site!
I didn’t attend this night, but I was at the Greek Theatre 2 nights previous.
The Greek is an outdoor amphitheatre nestled in the Hollywood Read more
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Love It!!!! Wed., Sep 5, 2007
Posted by: srw567
Hey All, This is a FINE collection of music. I had the great pleasure of seeing the band during this time period, (1984-Mpls,MN.) and the set list contained many of the songs heard Read more
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Truly Incredible! Tue., Aug 14, 2007
Posted by: Sybarite
What a delight to have the 8/13/82 Greek Theatre show here and available to download for FREE, no less, on the 25th anniversary of that fateful show when I was 15 and deemed too young (and presumably too Read more
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Amazing! +++ Thu., Aug 2, 2007
Posted by: Robert50
This is just amazing! The sound is very good, the tracks as we remember them from the original cd’s are totally different, and the band plays togheter as good as Read more
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Stellar Tue., Jun 5, 2007
Posted by: knet70
Thank you Robert for offering this stellar performance of my favourite crims lineup of all time. The band is in top form. The playing is flawless and the songs flow nicely at a quick Read more
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