“‘Ang about, ‘ang about. It would be rude of me to talk over you and since I have no intention of stopping, I suggest that you do,” says Robert Fripp attempting a bit of crowd control with a very boisterous audience in the hot environs of West Palm Beach. The very listenable audience recording captures the Crims in fiery form with a superbly dispatched Doctor Diamond. It is a source of constant wonder how John Wetton managed to sing those words at this speed! Sometimes on this tour the intro to Larks’ Part I sometimes consists of some perfunctory vectoring as the quartet gets into the zone. On this occasion, there are some nice explorations of tones and texture that stand up rather well. Wetton again dominates with a scorching wah-wah bass solo that eventually subsides into an airy David Cross obbligato.

The improv that acts as a prelude to Exiles is dark and sombre which of course stands in dramatic contrast to the joyous elation that surges through Fripp’s solo during a superb reading of the song. The second improv that ultimately runs into The Talking Drum cautiously opens with another fractious frightscape with Cross on the lower register of the violin taking the piece into a deeply introspective location. When Fripp’s Mellotron strings enter, Bruford keeps steady time with rimshots, sounding rather like where the idea for the ballad section for Starless might have originated. That sense of recognition is reinforced when Cross enters again with a plaintive, mournful solo. Rounding an eventful evening off with a cracking Larks’ II and a bulldozer Schizoid Man, this is a great gig.
TRACK
TIME
01
Audience Intro
00:57
02
Doctor Diamond
04:10
03
Improv Intro
02:07
04
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part I
09:59
05
RF Announcement (And Tune Up)
01:53
06
Easy Money
06:57
07
Improv I
03:02
08
Exiles
07:11
09
Book Of Saturday
03:08
10
Improv II
08:29
11
The Talking Drum
06:18
12
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II
09:42
13
21st Century Schizoid Man
09:23
Written by Kevin Shelton
I Was There (A Clueless 13-Year-Old)
I went to the concert alone, because of course no one else I knew was remotely interested. I was 13, and had heard only ITCOTCK to that point. I had great seats right up front for the opening act, Frampton's Camel (!). I then remembered that a neighbor girl on whom I had a crush was going with her friend, so I gave up my seat, tracked her down, and then spent the evening listening to her complain about how awful the music was (some things never change). All I honestly remember is wondering wh...
Written by Chris Inguanta
Definitely a five star for the playing
Yes, this concert is very listenable. I rate the sound quality 3 to 4 stars. Great 21st Century Schizoid Man. Great playing on the other songs, too. Definitely a great listen, you should get this one.
Written by Jean Luc Michaud
West Palm Beach concert on June 21st 1973
First day of the summer, usually it is very warm in Florida, well the band likewise is giving a very HOT concert. THis recording is "very listenable", you can hear all instrument very clearly, Davis Cross playing on LTIA-II is stellar. A recommended concert to get from the highly performant Brufford-Wetton quartet. 5 stars performance , the sound I would give it a good 4 stars .
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