This was my fifth time seeing this incarnation of the band (and the band itself) live. By this point, I knew, of course, that I could trust it to be heavy, engaging and different every time - and that I could trust it to be King Crimson. I was surprised to hear even fewer quiet moments than in previous shows. In fact, "The Letters" seems to have gone from slightly less build-uppy silence until the apocalyptic wail of the beast (all seven heads of it) to none at all! Regardless of what form it ta...
The exchanging notes between the two guitars was never just about a way of putting a track together. That back and forth is about the construction of a dialogue, creating a bond, a form of contact and a way of playing that is mutually supportive so that other possibilities might open up. Add that underpinning principal to the drumming, spread across three people, not to mention the two contrasting yet equally uplifting contributions from the bassist and the sax player, and you have the construction of something rather special indeed.
