ET eye-witness Richard Karma thought “The Palace Theatre is a beautiful venue with great acoustics; ideally suited for Crimso...When Red was finished, my friend Greg turned to me and said "That was absolutely the best - it couldn't get any better than that." When VROOM VROOOM was over, I turned to Greg and replied "You were saying something about Red?" When Thrak ended, I heard "That was absolutely the best - it couldn't get any better than that" and after SESDD, "I'm ready to leave now - I don't think I can take anymore." I agreed, but decided to keep my mouth shut. We stayed...None of which comes even close to describing the evening. Orgasmically,you had to be there. Especially when it lasts the better part of two hours. I have been attending concerts for almost twenty-three years, and Crimso concerts for the same period. I saw them tour Larks Tongues in '73, Starless in '74 (the Pittsburgh show from The Great Deceiver boxed set, disk three), Discipline in '81, and Three of a Perfect Pair in '84. Of the 187 different events I've seen (including Led Zeppelin, The Who, Genesis and so forth), I have never before felt justified in saying "That was the best show I've ever seen." Until now.” Part of this improvisation in Thrak first appeared on This Night Wounds Time from THRaTTaK.
