Beginning with the surprise manifestation of Crims Past, this is P3 being musically inquisitive to the point of hyperactivity[endtease]; no musical stone is left unturned as they dig deep and delve into their power trio selves. And what power! Gunn and Fripp pass the baton back and forth like a group of frantic relay racers especially on Heavy ConstruKction, and the subtle space-funk coming out of the soundscape and into Masque 8 gets the neck hair standing to attention. Robert described this gig as being “a more measured performance” compared to the previous evening. There are moments where you can almost feel the group searching for groove and occasionally allowing it to slip from their grasp, but that’s the excitement of the moment, warts and all. Though parts of this gig appeared on the Masques album this is the first time the whole concert has been made available.
