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Riverside Theatre

King Crimson
Milwaukee
8 Mar 1972

Shops

Talk about chalk and cheese or to put it another way: what a difference a day makes.[endtease]After their uneven performance at in Pittsburgh, Boz and the boys spent a day travel up to Milwaukee and washed up at the Riverside theatre. 24 hours spent away from the stage has made them hungry again, giving this gig a distinctive edge to the set.
Arguably the best live rendering of Formentera Lady is to be found here; Fripp’s chords and timing are tight and consequently Boz’s vocals are focussed and sharp. Collins moves from supportive flute to bracing salvos of alto sax fired over the rhythm section inquisitive wanderings which range from sparse funk, R&B shuffle, and Elvin Jones workout. As it migrates to become The Sailors Tale, Collins’ frenetic soloing demonstrates why there was no other band quite like Crim doing the rounds back then; it’s jazz rock but not as we know it, Jim.

Groon is cut into two sections here thanks to the tape running out and being reinserted into the cassette machine,and whilst some of the internal tensions are referenced by Boz and Ian (particularly when a member of the crowd yells for Schizoid Man), it’s relatively minor stuff compared to the previous gig.

Instead, there’s a truce that enables some remarkable music to sweep everyone onwards and upwards to greater heights.

Not even Robert’s guitar breaking down at the start of Schizoid Man seems to dint the confident air at the Riverside theatre that night. Ever wanted to hear what Crimson without Fripp would sound like? Well here’s your chance. When they start up again with Fripp in tow they deliver a version which comes pretty damn close to the jaw-dropper rendition of 21CSM at Willmington (as heard on the Earthbound album) the previous month.


Amazing concert from the Crim Crew!
Written by Samuel Langer
Great concert, buy it! Damn shame Groon is cut off at the beginning. But nonetheless an awesome conc...
Written by Samuel Langer
A Good Solid Show
Written by Barry Briscoe
I really enjoyed this show. It's a fine snapshot of the band at this stage and sonically very listen...
Written by Barry Briscoe
An angry Fripp perhaps?
Written by Jeff Oaster
Listening through this concert a couple days ago, I can’t help but wonder if Fripp was a bit angry. ...
Written by Jeff Oaster
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