The band seems on surer footing on their second night in Cleveland in this slightly distant-sounding recording. It’s a storming set but just past the mid-way stage following a riotous Minor Man, in which calls for people to sit down can just be heard, an evidently exasperated Fripp has this to say. “One point. I understand that the gentleman sitting at the table would like everyone to sit down. I have a point to make about that. To listen to music one needs only ears not eyes. To dance one needs feet. This is a dance band, this is a dance floor. If anyone would like to stand here and dance, come and dance.” The scorching aggression of the following Thrang-fest is both provocative and absolutely thrilling. Watching the show this very night is the guitarist and vocalist from the support band GaGa. His name? Adrian Belew.
The band seems on surer footing on their second night in Cleveland in this slightly distant-sounding recording. It’s a storming set but just past the mid-way stage following a riotous Minor Man, in which calls for people to sit down can just be heard, an evidently exasperated Fripp has this to say. “One point. I understand that the gentleman sittin...
I had only learned about KC and Robert in the year before the show, and was excited to see the musician behind the magic that I'd missed out hearing when it was fresh and new, all of 6-12 years previous, at an age when that seemed like a VERY long time. I think I only heard about the opener when I got there, but recognized Adrian's name from long scrutiny of the first Zappa album that I'd bought. Gaga's lineup doubled Adrian - he was the drummer, via tape. I remember that Robert came out to watc...
I had only learned about KC and Robert in the year before the show, and was excited to see the musician behind the magic that I'd missed out hearing when it was fresh and new, all of 6-12 years previous, at an age when that seemed like a VERY long time. I think I only heard about the opener when I got there, but recognized Adrian's name from long scrutiny of the first Zappa album that I'd bought. Gaga's lineup doubled Adrian - he was the drummer, via tape. I remember that Robert came out to watch Adrian and Gaga. Later, Adrian came out to watch Robert and LoG. We were a serious audience, sitting on the floor, and we were flabbergasted when Robert insisted "This is a dance band. Stand up and Dance!". I remember loving the energy of both bands - very frantic energy from LoG with Barry's organ and the fast picking. Still a favorite memory!
