Zeleste

King Crimson
Barcelona
27 Jun 2000

It's a fact that Barcelona is one of the most exciting cities in Europe and it's also a fact that King Crimson is one the most exciting bands in concert. [endtease]So, put these two incontrovertible facts together and we have ourselves a show with a real "Wow!" factor. This is King Crimson on take-no-prisoners mode at a sell out gig in a city they last played 18 years ago.

Throughout the concert they play fast and loose: Frying Pan is raw and edgy;
Pat unleashes the beast during Vrooom – refashioned here into a riotous collision between the V-Drum splashes and the front line.

Belew is simply astonishing throughout Oyster Soup: a wild vocal followed up by an even wilder solo that bends and screeches its way into every corner of the hall. At the end you'll hear a "Yo" with a West Country accent by way of endorsement.

Although a couple of minutes of the lengthy improv appeared on Heavy ConstruKction, you get the full monty here. It's a PM drum n' bass spectacular and when Fripp layers in the Seizure chords something really begins to open up in the music. Listen out for Gunn's outrageous solo over Bobby Willcox's walking bass – no wonder he gets a round of applause from the punters.

Please note that in addition to an edit of Improv 1, Sex, Eat, Sleep, Drink, Dream also appeared on Heavy ConstruKction.


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Hard rock music. Strong Night.
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