The King Crimson principle of “New music - whenever it was written,” seems also to apply to the words to this item of classic Crim. Although written in 1969, Peter Sinfield’s darkly pessimistic lyric always has a knack of sounding like it might be offering a comment on the declining international situation of any given day. Alongside the chilly mellotron lines, the guitar intro and bridging section seems particularly mournful on this reading.
TUNING UP
HELL HOUNDS
DAWN SONG
RADICAL 2 (STRAIGHT IN)
PICTURES OF A CITY
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ITCOTCK
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CIRKUS
FRACTURE
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INTERLUDE
EASY MONEY
RADICAL 1 > MELTDOWN
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TALKING DRUM
LTIA 2
Second Half
DEVIL DOGS
VROOOM
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EPITAPH
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TCOL
LEVEL 5
LETTERS
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ONE MORE RED NIGHTMARE
STARLESS
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ENCORES
BELL HASSLE
HEROES
21ST SCHIZOID
TUNING UP
HELL HOUNDS
DAWN SONG
RADICAL 2 (STRAIGHT IN)
PICTURES OF A CITY
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ITCOTCK
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CIRKUS
FRACTURE
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INTERLUDE
EASY MONEY
RADICAL 1 > MELTDOWN
--------------------
TALKING DRUM
LTIA 2
Second Half
DEVIL DOGS
VROOOM
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EPITAPH
--------------------
TCOL
LEVEL 5
LETTERS
--------------------
ONE MORE RED NIGHTMARE
STARLESS
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ENCORES
BELL HASSLE
HEROES
21ST SCHIZOID