After seeing the Double Trio perform in Springfield, eye-witness Art Cohen summed up this incarnation in the following way on ET. “This could easily be the best version of King Crimson ever. This is the only band to flow effortlessly between every period of their existence. Consider this set-list fragment: Frame by Frame; Red; Dinosaur. This last song, of course, (explicitly) combines their earliest period (Lizard) with the present. The '80s band *played* some of the mid-70s material, but this band's *new* material is able to recall past eras as well (e.g., Thrak, Vrooom, Dinosaur). Strangely, this band's new material sounds the *least* like the '80s band, which makes the inclusion of more of those songs even more appealing, and (I think) emphasizes their musical breadth.” Fellow ET correspondent David Bronstein took this view “compared to the Boston show this past summer, I thought tonights show was tighter, had better sound quality, and was certainly "rocked" much harder than the other show...Fripp...who stayed in the shadows in Boston, was much more visible (though never off his seat) and enthused. When the first set was over he shared a big grin with AB when they took their bows.” Eagle-eared listeners will notice that part of the improv in Thrak turned up on THRaKaTTaK as Slaughter Of The Innocents.
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