“Hi folks - I think that’s the first string I’ve broke on the whole tour!” laughs Belew after Dinosaur discordantly clatters to a halt on the second evening in Detroit. The rest of the team then create a brief mini-improv while Belew gets the restringing underway and after a minute, Dinosaur resumes its Majestic stomp. Highlights include a seriously driving Frying Pan, a scorching FraKctured and a beguiling improv section that suggests this gig has the edge over the previous evening.
Andrew Fignar Jr commented on ET “I found myself waiting for new material to be performed as I found that the most interesting. The exchange between Fripp and Belew was amazing. Are they joined at the hip? The timing was impeccable and the interplay on Lark's Tongue was very cool. Not to diss the poster here, as I talked to a friend who also went to Sunday's night show and said it was OK, but something was missing. He preferred the double trio shows in 96. I myself like both. Bruford and Levin not being there was no loss, Pat and Trey are amazing...New arrangements of the old were nice too. Nice to see these songs are not static.”
