Bayfront Centre

Splashy, mashy, crashy, and trashy. No, not hitherto unknown band nicknames but words that might be employed to describe some of the sonic attributes of this audience recording of the Crims in Florida.

The sudden eruption of loud cracks and bangs early on in LTIA Pt1 isn’t the reappearance of Jamie Muir in the ranks but some wag tossing a few firecrackers around.

Mind, if Jamie had any of those to hand who knows what he might have done with them? Still, there’s an incendiary quality to the band tonight as they hurtle through the various passages of Larks’ Tongues.

“Ladies and gentlemen the band has just been awarded a coconut,” says Fripp in his announcement before going on to suggest that some of the more boisterous folks in the audience hurling suggestions at him, be quiet. Thankfully, they take the hint.

The first improv of the night is an explosive thing, moving from early abstract smudges and then abruptly into a frenzied rock-out blaster of a piece. The sudden freefall of the tempo down into Exiles is another example of the band’s tight control of dynamics. Speaking of which, keep an ear out for Fripp's solo in Schizoid Man. It's off the fucking charts.
TRACK
TIME
01
Audience Intro
00:50
02
Doctor Diamond
04:10
03
Improv Intro
01:24
04
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part I
09:34
05
RF Announcement
02:46
06
Easy Money
07:36
07
Improv I
04:38
08
Exiles
06:52
09
Book Of Saturday (Incomplete)
03:04
10
Improv II
03:20
11
The Talking Drum
04:52
12
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II
07:00
13
21st Century Schizoid Man
08:19
Written by Chris Inguanta
Excellent 21st Century Schizoid Man!!!
Agree with Alex that Fripp's solo on Schizoid Man is smoking. What a show.
Written by Mark D Gaines
Magical and transformative
Of all the concerts I have attended in 50 years this ranks as one of my all time out of body musical experiences. Simply put, King Crimson at the peak of their powers. You could hear a pin drop on the quieter moments while the powerful moments of those involved became moments of a total unit as one. Amazing and I feel for those who missed this incarnation of the Fripp traveling show.
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