Luckily, the setlist is always Uncertain. King Crimson will give 100% for 3 hours and make it seem like 1 hour. I’d love to have a box set of all his solos along with the Drumson trios!Īt least one thing is certain in these Uncertain Times. Talk about Jakko giving everything he’s got! “LTIA2” into “Starless”! Goosebumps and tears.Īnd the encore was “21st Century Schizoid Man”, which meant a super drum solo from Gavin. I love how Jakko stretches out the line "In the Court of the Crimson King"!Īnother scorching “Easy Money” with a lot of improvising. “Moonchild” features a brilliant double-bass solo by Tony and piano solo by Jeremy. Gavin’s snare work is stunning here, and Fripp’s guitar which mimics the oboe from the LP is sublime! “Suitable Grounds for the Blues” followed by the must-be-difficult-to-play-even-by-Crim “LTIA4”. I could barely get out of my chair as I felt completely spent, but need to use the WC.Īnother “Drumsons” leads into “Cirkus” and then the beautiful “Bolero” from “Lizard”. The first set ended with the tearjerker “Islands”. We sat next to a French couple, and I’ve never seen a woman so into Crimson! The emotional “Epitaph” followed by what I think is this band’s signature piece, “Radical Action Suite” which is capped by "Level 5". Pat, Jeremy and Gavin even make eye contact with audients while playing their challenging parts. No chance to breathe yet! “Discipline”, with the incredible guitar duo interplay into “Indiscipline” with the crazy drums interplay (and showmanship). “The Hellhounds of Krim” where each drummer is playing with four sticks into “Neurotica” to “Red” to “One More Red Nightmare”. Maybe those small speakers on either side of Jeremy are meant for people up front. The sound mix was perfect (thanks Chris Porter). He introduced Gavin (Andrew’s idol) as the special guest, and noted that Gavin had been under the weather. ![]() I asked how the band can tour and avoid sickness. He also mentioned the Travis/Fripp app which is coming out tomorrow. He talked about the difficulties with all the paperwork and taxes on souvenirs (different in every country). Manager David Singleton came out and played part of “Pie Jesu”, a beautiful Soundscape by Fripp which was played by orchestra (actually digitally overlapping orchestras). Approximately: The band is father, the audience is mother, and together we give birth to the music. ![]() Robert gave a wonderful introduction, pointing out how important the audience is. Iona handed Drumson Andrew and me the Royal Package tickets, and they were front and center. King Crimson concerts absolutely exhaust me but I’m still too hyped to sleep! I probably slept two hours last night after the first Stockholm concert. Previously it was Crim’s 2017 tour finale in Milwaukee. I’ll start by saying that this is the best concert I have ever seen out of hundreds by anyone of any genre.
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