My thanks to Lee Huntington who sent this review of the 2OAPT gig in Vienna, VA on 24th September.
The small venue was packed to see members of King Crimson on the same stage for the first time in this country in about three years. Tony Levin’s Stick Men and the Adrian Belew Power Trio, on the 5th date of their current US tour brought a mix of their own repertoires and classic Crimson to a very appreciative audience. Stick Men opened, with Tony announcing that usually they play a lot of King Crimson in their sets, but that they were holding those back for the "Crim-centric encore."
They did, however, pull out "Vrooom Vrooom" late in their set, much to the crowd’s delight, and closed with that Russian folk song, "The Firebird Suite" in true KC style. The Power Trio’s set, likewise, stayed with Adrian’s non-Crimson work opening with "Young Lions" and killing it with "Madness." The one exception in their set was a wonderful "Neurotica."
The Crim-centric portion of the evening, of course, was what brought some portion of the audience out and it didn’t disappoint, spanning the repertoire from "Red" to "Frame by Frame" and "One Time." "Dinosaur" and "One Time," from "Thrak," were the most recent pieces. It’s to be hoped that as the Double Power Trio gels on the road more of that era’s music will appear.
The audience was very appreciative of the newer members of the family, Markus Reuter, Julie Slick, and Tobias Ralph. There were many comments like, "who’s that guy playing Fripp’s stuff but standing in the light?" and "Wow, she can really SHRED that thing!"
It’s a great thing for this music that while this tour is continuing to bring members of King Crimson out to their fans, it is also showcasing some of the young, and exceptional, musicians that will continue it’s growth into the future.
My thanks to Lee and my thanks also to Raffaella for this perspective of the same gig over on her blog.
The small venue was packed to see members of King Crimson on the same stage for the first time in this country in about three years. Tony Levin’s Stick Men and the Adrian Belew Power Trio, on the 5th date of their current US tour brought a mix of their own repertoires and classic Crimson to a very appreciative audience. Stick Men opened, with Tony announcing that usually they play a lot of King Crimson in their sets, but that they were holding those back for the "Crim-centric encore."
They did, however, pull out "Vrooom Vrooom" late in their set, much to the crowd’s delight, and closed with that Russian folk song, "The Firebird Suite" in true KC style. The Power Trio’s set, likewise, stayed with Adrian’s non-Crimson work opening with "Young Lions" and killing it with "Madness." The one exception in their set was a wonderful "Neurotica."
The Crim-centric portion of the evening, of course, was what brought some portion of the audience out and it didn’t disappoint, spanning the repertoire from "Red" to "Frame by Frame" and "One Time." "Dinosaur" and "One Time," from "Thrak," were the most recent pieces. It’s to be hoped that as the Double Power Trio gels on the road more of that era’s music will appear.
The audience was very appreciative of the newer members of the family, Markus Reuter, Julie Slick, and Tobias Ralph. There were many comments like, "who’s that guy playing Fripp’s stuff but standing in the light?" and "Wow, she can really SHRED that thing!"
It’s a great thing for this music that while this tour is continuing to bring members of King Crimson out to their fans, it is also showcasing some of the young, and exceptional, musicians that will continue it’s growth into the future.
My thanks to Lee and my thanks also to Raffaella for this perspective of the same gig over on her blog.
