A wonderful set that’s on a par with the Birmingham gig in terms of the sense of sustained reverie Fripp generates across the entire half an hour. It’s interesting also that there’s more voices of support for Fripp’s set here in the pages of Vai dot Com message board. Badasstommyboy writes “...this harold bishop dude (Robert Fripp) walks on and sits in a corner. He starts playing this music, and i've heard bad things about fripp and that his stuff was boring but i thought it was fantastic. One Single guitar creating such a huge sound. I'm sure other people will appreciate it (bung1e you probably will). Great stuff very interesting.” Mattw noted “I hadn't come across Robert Fripp before I got the tickets. His introduction to the show was definately a contrast to what was to follow. I thought he created some interesting and beautiful sounds from his guitar and it was something that I hadn't really heard from anyone else. The volume was great for his set too.” Although Guitar Playin Dude wasn’t enamoured with what he heard Fripp play, he had this advice for his fellow shred-heads. “I can't say too much about Robert Fripp coz I did'nt like it so I went for a beer. He's had a lot of critiscism and equally a lot of praise but it just was'nt for me so I agree with a lot of people who say if you don't like what he's doing you don't have to watch, don't be an ignoramus and diss the guy while he's trying to entertain other people.”
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