“This is a King Crimson ProjeKct. It depends upon a generous audience to help us along to the next particular stage of the life of the strange beast called King Crimson,” says Robert Fripp addressing an enthusiastic crowd near the end of the first of two gigs in Chicago’s Park West. The ‘toddlin’ town’ has been good to Crimso in the past and tonight is no exception. When, earlier in the second set,after House I Fripp shouts out, “Can I just ask you question? Is this too heavy-going?” The punters shout out a resounding “NO!”, showing their loud appreciation for two sets full of largely-improvised music. “
The team play very well indeed with Heavy ConstruKction containing a furious, storming solo from Fripp and, after the band have come to a full stop, a curious mid-tempo coda with superbly melodic runs by Gunn.
Writing about the gig, Trey Gunn notes in his dairy. “Good solid show tonight. Park West is a fantastic venue. The Sound is always great...Plus Chicago audiences are always very up to date with what we’re doing. When we walked on stage tonight we had the feeling that everyone was with us.
The first set came off tighter than we normally play. Tight, in a concise way. All the musical material was delivered in a concise determined way. So the set was quite shorter than what we normally do: about 34 minutes. But, if the music delivers itself in a tight package, then we must follow. However, the second set was a full hour, far longer than we normally do. Here the phrases just seem to extend themselves out longer and longer, and again we followed.”
Please note this show was originally released on CD in 2006 as King Crimson Collectors’ Club 33.
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