The first of two shows on the second night of King Crimson’s run at The Savoy. Want to hear a smoking version of Discipline? Check this one out. Whereas the previous evening’s audience recording of the track was incomplete, there’s no such outage on tonight. Astonishingly confident, buoyed no doubt by the reaction from a tremendously supportive crowd, it also swings like the clappers.
“The King Crimson album previous to one you might find in your record store” says Belew “contained this little song called Red”. No sooner have the words left his lips and the place erupts into a frenzy. Elsewhere, Belew is clearly having a hell of time. His exuberant interventions on Frame By Frame act as an accelerant to an already volatile and smoking rendition, and you can picture his beaming smile as he wrangles all those hoots and hollers during Elephant Talk. An otherwise intact and devastatingly good Neil And Jack And Me, with a variant interlocking section, is robbed of its very ending as the tape cuts short.
DGMLive would like to give a special thanks to John Bella for his assistance with the Savoy downloads.
The first of two shows on the second night of King Crimson’s run at The Savoy. Want to hear a smoking version of Discipline? Check this one out. Whereas the previous evening’s audience recording of the track was incomplete, there’s no such outage on tonight. Astonishingly confident, buoyed no doubt by the reaction from a tremendously supportive cro...
While I greatly prefer non-audience recordings, this has an ok sound quality (hence the four star rating).
"Discipline" starts out great, "Thela Hun Ginjeet" is very good, "The Sheltering Sky" absolutely magnificent. "Neil and Jack and Me" feels a bit uneven in places but has lots of energy. "Frame by Frame" sports some variations on the interlocking parts and great playing. "Manhattan/Neurotica" is very good and energetic, much like "Elephant Talk" and a very very good "Sartori".
Overall, an...
While I greatly prefer non-audience recordings, this has an ok sound quality (hence the four star rating).
"Discipline" starts out great, "Thela Hun Ginjeet" is very good, "The Sheltering Sky" absolutely magnificent. "Neil and Jack and Me" feels a bit uneven in places but has lots of energy. "Frame by Frame" sports some variations on the interlocking parts and great playing. "Manhattan/Neurotica" is very good and energetic, much like "Elephant Talk" and a very very good "Sartori".
Overall, an amazing gig where the band seem to be at ease, having fun, with two guitarists brimming with ideas to try!
