“Thank you so much. Good evening, so nice to be back in Japan. We love it here,” says Belew at the end of a particularly tight and superbly executed ProzaK Blues. 13 days before stepping onto the stage, Crimson had completed a US tour that had bedded the music down. Even so, there are one or two crinkles in the material on this opening night which can be heard in the baton-passing alternating lines in Level. Yet it's a powerful version regardless, more than justifying Adrian’s comment “Pretty good” as the last note dies away into the respectful silence. At the end of Eyes Wide Open, another quiet reception seems to unnerve Belew a little as he inquires, “OK?” However, at the conclusion of a thunderous Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With there’s no doubt whatsoever that the audience is more than happy with what King Crimson has to offer.
