Blimey! They don’t come much more frenetic or savage than this - a riotous reading of LTIA pt1 emerging from a down n’ dirty intro/improv. Pausing only to catch breath in David’s solo (here with additional guitar shadings) before taking off again. “That was a good ending” says an approving Bill Bruford before they duck and dive their way through an especially crunchy Doctor Diamond. The fun continues during Easy Money with ornery and cussed clusters taking flight from the fretboard like a bunch of punch-drunk wasps, ready to sting wherever they land. This is the sound of band that’s really enjoying itself. Listen out for when Bruford audibly swoons during a particularly beautiful guitar solo on Night Watch. Of particular note is a storming improv which combines the eerie Providence sonics with a blast of Journey To The Centre Of The Cosmos rocking out. Mind you, the moment when the band sail out from that to set up a seamless transition into Starless is nothing short of beautiful. A sadly incomplete version of Exiles completes this belter of a gig.
TRACK
TIME
01
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Pt I
11:10
02
Dr Diamond
05:37
03
Easy Money
07:08
04
Lament
03:59
05
The Night Watch
04:09
06
Improv I
08:56
07
Starless
12:00
08
Exiles*
04:07
Written by Samuel Langer
Superb!
A superb concert. In general the songs are very well performed and Crimson has so much energy! John also says "you were a mincer" instead of "you were a minor" in Easy Money. And the improv is easily one of my favorites. Heavily recommended!
Written by Jeff Oaster
One of the best...
If I had to pick my favorite (so far) King Crimson live releases, this one would be in consideration for the top slot. For starters, you have what is one of the last ever performances of Larks Tongues in Aspic, pt 1. It’s also one of the finest (the Atlanta performance from June of 1973 may hold the distinction as the definitive version). You can almost get the impression that they knew the track was going to be retiired, so they wanted to nail it. There’s also a great version of Easy Money,...
Written by John Wetton
Brescia
Why do we always have pictures of Willie Scott Bruford on the ads for live sets?
Written by Christopher DeVito
Great, but needs something . . .
. . . something that’s now provided by Udine from the day before -- an ending. Add the soundboard recordings of "Exiles," "Fracture" and "Larks’ II" from Udine 3/19/74 and you have a great concert. Very raw set(s), intense and heavy -- the percussion and bass are especially strong. --Chris DeVito
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