Kokusai Hall Tokyo Japan

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“Hello Tokyo!” says Belew on their last of four night run. A good quality audience recording and a more engaged band/crowd relationship is evident from the earliest moments of this gig. Perhaps this explains why it appears to have that elusive “something extra” about it?The set list is the same as on previous evenings, yet there’s something else in the air.

If you want tangible proof of this, then just take a listen to The Sheltering Sky: acerbic opening solo and then a beautiful dance between the guitar arpeggios, like moths fluttering around a flame, waiting for Levin’s slide down which usually ushers in Belew’s solo section. Except here they hold the moment, as though reluctant to break the spell the duo have created. Simple and beautiful. Then as Belew is soloing, Bruford moves to full kit and you have an extraordinary version of The Sheltering Sky with a grooving backbeat.

Manhattan has the band moving up a notch after an energetic Frame By Frame, played with a blistering urgency, as Belew and Fripp push the notion of guitar solo to extreme limits. Indiscipline maintains the ferocious momentum and comes with some additional Roland organ touches during Ade’s spoken sections, adding subtly to the slightly disconcerting air of the song itself.

It’s abundantly clear the team are flat-out having a great time - just listen to LTIA’s end-of-term-party atmosphere and extended ending. Brilliant stuff.

This gig marks the end the of what had been a truly incredible year in King Crimson’s history; the launch of a new band and the first album of brand new material bearing the Crimson moniker in seven years. The next time the band played in public would not be until February 1982.
Kokusai Hall Tokyo Japan

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TRACK
TIME
01
Frippertronics Walk On
03:34
02
Discipline
05:48
03
Thela Hun Ginjeet
08:32
04
Red
07:33
05
Matte Kudasai
03:45
06
The Sheltering Sky
12:40
07
Frame By Frame
04:58
01
Manhattan
06:46
02
Indiscipline
12:08
03
Neal And Jack And Me
06:50
04
Elephant Talk
05:55
05
Larks Tongues In Aspic Pt II
07:41

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Written by Alexander Dylan Sugar
Best show of the tour
As others have already commented, you can hear something in the air from the opening notes telling you this is going to be a fantastic show. Feels like the band brings extra energy (e.g. "Sheltering Sky", "Manhattan") and makes extra embellishments (e.g. "Indiscipline") to each number. This whole short tour is great, but if you're going to download one show this is the one to have.
Written by Jesus Rosales
Last show of 1981!
I'm reviewing the On And Off the Road version of this show, which I believe is almost complete except for the intro. Final show of the tour and the band is in top playing mode. I really love how Discipline gradually builds up and you can tell by the reaction of the crowd it was a special song to see live, it's a shame I wasn't even born back then to have witnessed this lineup live. Sheltering Sky is particularly special, as Robert Fripp starts soloing aggressively unusual for this song at the b...
Written by David Freshman
Crim deliver the tasty goods!
Just purchased this lovely little sucker today and cannot get enough of it. Crimson are in super-fine form at this Kokusai Hall show. The playing is extremely tight, with a very special aura of magic encircling the songs/players. Sometimes all the stars are in the right spot, and this evening must have had that magic. Of very special delight is "The Sheltering Sky", "Manhattan", "Lark’s Tongue Pt II, and "Discipline". The whole show is an extra special treat, as the playing on this g...
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