Originally Scheduled to go at 8.15 the start of this open air gig was delayed for over an hour because of bad weather.
Ferenc Riesz, who was at the gig, recalls Just before KC appeared on the stage, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky...They started with the Talking drum. It was short, but featured an excellent Fripp solo !!! Then came LTiA 2. It sounded like in USA ! Especially, Levin's bass line was remarkable."
"Thanks for waiting in the rain. We appreciate it." says Belew after a truly scorching blast of Talking Drum and LTIA.
If Crimson had sounded a little tired and irritable the previous evening, then tonight they're firing on all cylinders. And then some. B’Boom borders on being one of the most percussive work-outs Bruford and Mastelotto have turned out so far, and Thrak has some of especially acerbic interplay. The band play around with the audience allowing the silences to stretch out a bit and raise the excitement levels just about as high as they’ll go.
The reappearance of Three Of A Perfect Pair is welcome with Robert taking a solo spot. As Ferenc notes “Adrian omitted the line "they make a study in despair"; did he forget the text ???” Schizoid Man was “a great success, the audience was singing with them and a girl ran on the stage and kissed Adrian...He looked happy with that.”
All told - a stonkingly good top-notch gig!
