Disgruntled at having to do a gig in a venue he expressly didn’t want to play, RF is anything but a happy gigster and don’t his mates know it![endtease] “For myself, it is certainly hard trying to play a gig when one of the guys really doesn't want to be there” says Trey. ”I think, as group, we played quite well… But it was definitely a case of going 'up a hill backwards',tonight.” Not surprisingly, there are a couple of tracks that sound distracted; delivered but not as full-on as you might hope for. Nevertheless, there's plenty to keep one happy. A version of Frying Pan, which thanks to the eccentricities of the soundboard mix, sounds like it's being covered by Nirvana; Improv I (excerpted on HC)contains a terrific solo from Adrian who later in the set even whips off a snippet of ITCOTCK; whilst an extremely playful Improv II provides the set-up for Cage; they even sound like they're having fun. Well, almost. “Adrian: What did you think of tonight? Robert: At the moment I'm radically re-evaluating my life as a working musician.”
Disgruntled at having to do a gig in a venue he expressly didn’t want to play, RF is anything but a happy gigster and don’t his mates know it![endtease] “For myself, it is certainly hard trying to play a gig when one of the guys really doesn't want to be there” says Trey. ”I think, as group, we played quite well… But it was definitely a case of goi...
..alone and your money will be well spent. If Uncle Bobby’s pissed off here it certainly brought some wild soloing out over this rather Ozric Tentacles like hypno -groove. There are indeed some strange moments here though which lead me to only give it 3 stars.
Written by Michael Hirsh
sound differences
I just downloaded this show tonight. Yes I think it’s wonderful concert. Im interested in this technology... flac vs like a packaged cd that you would buy like from the dgm shop. Like I was comparing the sound between the flac cd I burned and the three cd set that was released in 2000. They both have such a differen’t sound to them it’s hard to put my finger on it. I think the packaged cd’s have more direct technology which gives you more sound details highs and bass. Where the...
I just downloaded this show tonight. Yes I think it’s wonderful concert. Im interested in this technology... flac vs like a packaged cd that you would buy like from the dgm shop. Like I was comparing the sound between the flac cd I burned and the three cd set that was released in 2000. They both have such a differen’t sound to them it’s hard to put my finger on it. I think the packaged cd’s have more direct technology which gives you more sound details highs and bass. Where the downloads have all that to but I think it seems to have less bass and highs more like a lower fidelity you can hear in the download recordings. I could be wrong. Anyone else like to elaborate on this. Or am I hearing things
Written by Jonathan Jones
Worth buying
I have kind of resisted buying this or the other 2000 tourdgmlive concerts for quite a while now, largely because I am not too rich at the moment and owning the Heavy Construktion set already ( which is a great package with loads of improvs and the songs from the tour) , I felt a bit dubious about buying a download with songs i already have.However the intelligent part of me has always desired a complete concert recording from this tour to compliment HC which is a paste together ...
I have kind of resisted buying this or the other 2000 tourdgmlive concerts for quite a while now, largely because I am not too rich at the moment and owning the Heavy Construktion set already ( which is a great package with loads of improvs and the songs from the tour) , I felt a bit dubious about buying a download with songs i already have.However the intelligent part of me has always desired a complete concert recording from this tour to compliment HC which is a paste together of different shows. I also know that Crimson shows differ nightly so I finally took the plunge and bought the show today and I am glad I did. The comments about the soundboard being excentric are more than apt and i am enjoying very much hearing different nuances in the music. The performance is very good as is the sound quality( love FLAC so much!). I should have known i would not regret this purchase and it has now spurred me on to consider buying releases such as 13th April 1971 ( i own 12th april 1971 already). Too any feeling jaded at the prospect of duplicating songs " they already have" i would say take the plunge as they are sufficiently different to warrant the extra purchase.