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Article: Album Review

King Crimson: Live In Vienna, December 1st, 2016 (UK Edition)

Read "Live In Vienna, December 1st, 2016 (UK Edition)" reviewed by John Kelman


Another year, another live King Crimson set? True, perhaps. But since reforming in a slightly shifting but conceptually constant form in 2013 to begin touring in the fall of the following year, the band's forward-looking, ever-growing repertoire of new music and revisitation of old music (from across its nearly half century career) made new again has ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Sides of John Wetton

Read "Two Sides of John Wetton" reviewed by Geno Thackara


If there's one thing listeners and fans associate most with John Wetton, it's that voice. That's not to dismiss his roles as bassist and songwriter, however, which were also reasons his presence in U.K., Asia and early-1970s King Crimson had such an impact in the world of rock, progressive and otherwise. Since his passing in January ...

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Article: Album Review

King Crimson: Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017

Read "Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017" reviewed by John Kelman


As many King Crimson fans eagerly await the November release of its latest 40th Anniversary Series box set--this time spanning the years 1970 through 1972, when saxophonist/flautist Mel Collins was a constant alongside band co-founder/guitarist Robert Fripp for three studio albums (1970's In the Wake of Poseidon and Lizard, and 1971's Islands) and one live album ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever!

Read "The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever!" reviewed by John Kelman


In a time when album sales are a challenge being mitigated, at least to some extent, by the release of deluxe editions and box sets, it's still more necessary than ever to grab potential listeners with imagery and words; the title of a box set can have, especially for those less than intimately familiar with the ...

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Ultimate Collectors' Edition

Label: Globe Music
Released: 2016
Track listing: Disc 1 (U.K. (Remastered CD): In the Dead of Night: 1) In the Dead of Night, 2) By the Light of Day, 3) Presto Vivace and Reprise; Thirty Years; Alaska; Time to Kill; Nevermore; Mental Medication.


Disc 2 (U.K. Extras CD: The band laying down tracks for the U.K. Album. Pre-vocal, guide keyboards, first solos: pre-overdub; pre-mix): In the Dead of Night; By the Light of Day; Presto Vivace and Reprise; Thirty Years; Alaska; Time to Kill; Nevermore; Mental Medication.
Disc 3: (U.K. (Blu Ray Audio, 24/96): In the Dead of Night: 1) In the Dead of Night, 2) By the Light of Day, 3) Presto Vivace and Reprise; Thirty Years; Alaska; Time to Kill; Nevermore; Mental Medication.
Disc 4 (Live in Boston CD, Radio Broadcast, Paradise Theater, July 11, 1978): Alaska; Time to Kill; The Only Thing She Needs; Carrying No Cross; Thirty Years; By the Light of Day - Part 2; Presto Vivace; In the Dead of Night; Caesar's Palace Blues.
Disc 5 (Live in Philadelphia CD, Radio Broadcast, Penn's Landing, August 8, 1978): Alaska; Time to Kill; The Only Thing She Needs; Carrying No Cross; Forever Until Sunday; Thirty Years; By the Light of Day - Part 2; Presto Vivace; In the Dead of Night; The Sahara of Snow; Caesar's Palace Blues.
Disc 6 (Live in Cleveland CD, Radio Broadcast, The Agora, September 18, 1978): Alaska; Time to Kill; The Only Thing She Needs; Carrying No Cross; Thirty Years; By the Light of Day - Part 2; Presto Vivace; In the Dead of Night; Caesar's Palace Blues.
Disc 7 (Danger Money Remastered CD): Danger Money; Rendezvous 6:02; The Only Thing She Needs; Caesar's Palace Blues; Nothing to Lose; Carrying No Cross.
Disc 8 (Danger Money Extras CD): Danger Money (recording drums); Carrying No Cross (recording drums); When Will You Realize (single b-side).
Disc 9 (Danger Money (Blu Ray Audio, 24/96): Danger Money; Rendezvous 6:02; The Only Thing She Needs; Caesar's Palace Blues; Nothing to Lose; Carrying No Cross.
Disc 10 (Night After Night (Extended Version CD, Part 1)): Night After Night; Danger Money; The Only Thing She Needs; Nothing to Lose; Bass Solo; Thirty Years; Carrying No Cross.
Disc 11 (Night After Night (Extended Version CD, Part 2)): Rendezvous 6:02; As Long As You Want Me Here; Alaska; Time to Kill; Violin Solo; Time to Kill; By the Light of Day, Part II; Presto Vivace; Drum Solo; In the Dead of Night; Caesar's Palace Blues.
Disc 12 (Night After Night (Original Version, Remastered CD)): Night After Night; Rendezvous 6:02; Nothing to Lose; As Long As You Want Me Here; Alaska; Time to Kill; Presto Vivace; In the Dead of Night; Caesar's Palace Blues.
Disc 13 (Night After Night (Blu Ray Audio, 24/96, Extended Version)): Night After Night; Danger Money; The Only Thing She Needs; Nothing to Lose; Bass Solo; Thirty Years; Carrying No Cross; Rendezvous 6:02; As Long As You Want Me Here; Alaska; Time to Kill; Violin Solo; Time to Kill; By the Light of Day, Part II; Presto Vivace; Drum Solo; In the Dead of Night; Caesar's Palace Blues.
Disc 14 (Reunion (Part 1) CD): In the Dead of Night; By the Light of Day; Presto Vivace and Reprise; Danger Money; Thirty Years; Alaska; Time to Kill; Starless; Carrying No Cross.
Disc 15 (Reunion (Part 2) CD): Violin Solo; Nevermore; One More Red Nightmare; Caesar's Palace Blues; The Only Thing She Needs; Rendezvous 6:02.
Disc 16: (Reunion (Blu Ray Audio, 24/96): In the Dead of Night; By the Light of Day; Presto Vivace and Reprise; Danger Money; Thirty Years; Alaska; Time to Kill; Starless; Carrying No Cross; Violin Solo; Nevermore; One More Red Nightmare; Caesar's Palace Blues; The Only Thing She Needs; Rendezvous 6:02.
Disc 17 (Bonus Disc (Interviews) CD): Eddie Jobson & John Wetton Interview (1978); John Wetton & Eddie Jobson (1979).
Disc 18 (Live in Nijmegen, December 17, 1979, Concertgebouw de Vereeniging CD): Danger Money; As Long As You Want Me Here; Thirty Years; Drum Solo; Night After Night; Alaska; Nothing to Lose; Bass Solo; Rendezvous 6:02; Nostalgia; Violin Solo; Presto Vivace; In the Dead of Night.

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Article: Extended Analysis

Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold of Monkey Mind)

Read "Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold of Monkey Mind)" reviewed by John Kelman


Plenty has already been written about King Crimson's surprise reemergence in 2014 at All About Jazz, beginning when the now 47 year-old progressive/art rock band commenced its first tour since 2008 (and its first extensive one since 2003) with a new, expanded lineup featuring a front-line of three drummers and a back-line of two guitarists (one, ...

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New York Minute

Label: Primary Purpose
Released: 2015
Track listing:

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Article: Album Review

John Wetton and the Les Paul Trio: New York Minute

Read "New York Minute" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


A elite member of progressive rock super-groups King Crimson, UK and the pop rock platinum selling band Asia , bassist, vocalist John Wetton engages the pop standards route, recorded live at New York City's prominent jazz venue, The Iridium. In the album notes Wetton divulges his love for midtown Manhattan, hearkening back to his days with ...

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Starless

Label: Panegyric Recordings
Released: 2014
Track listing: CD1 (Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK October 23, 1973, Part 1): Improv: Sharks' Lungs in Lemsip; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); RF Announcement; Easy Money; Improv: We'll Let You Know; The Night Watch; Fracture; Lament.

CD2 (Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK October 23, 1973, Part 2): Book of Saturday; Improv: Tight Scrummy; Exiles; Improv: Loose Scrummy; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); Peace - A Theme; Cat Food.

CD3 (Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland November 15, 1973, Part 1): Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Improv: Some Pussyfooting; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); RF Announcement; Lament; Peace - A Theme; Cat Food; The Night Watch; Fracture.

CD4 (Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland November 15, 1973, Part 2): The Law of Maximum Distress: Part I; Improv: The Mincer; The Law of Maximum Distress: Part II; Easy Money; Exiles; Improv: Some More Pussyfooting; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man.

CD5 (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands November 23, 1973 Part 1): Easy Money; Lament; Book of Saturday; RF Announcement; Fracture; The Night Watch; Improv: Starless and Bible Black.

CD6 (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands November 23, 1973 Part 2): Improv: Trio; Exiles; Improv: The Fright Watch; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man.

CD7 (Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy March 19, 1974): Exiles; Fracture; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II).

CD8 (Palazzo dello Sport, Brescia, Italy March 20, 1974): Improv I; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); Doctor Diamond; Easy Money; Lament; The Night Watch; Improv II; Starless; Exiles (incomplete).

CD9 (ORTF T.V., Paris, France March 22, 1974): Larks Tongues in Aspic (Part II); Improv; The Night Watch; Lament; Starless.

CD10 (Palais Paul Videl, Avignon March 24, 1974): Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Doctor Diamond; Lament; Fracture; The Night Watch; The Great Deceiver; Starless; Exiles; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II) (incomplete).

CD111 (Palais Des Sport, Besancon, France March 25, 1974): Doctor Diamond (incomplete); Lament; Fracture; The Night Watch; The Great Deceiver; Improv I; Starless; Exiles; Improv II.

CD12 (Stadttheater, Augsburg, Germany March 27, 1974): Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Doctor Diamond; Lament; Easy Money; Fracture; The Night Watch; The Great Deceiver; Starless; Improv: Augsburg; Exiles; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II) (incomplete).

CD13 (Halle Der Fachoschule, Dieburg, Germany March 28, 1974): Doctor Diamond; RF Announcement; Lament; The Night Watch; Fracture; Improv I; Exiles; The Great Deceiver; Improv II; Starless (incomplete).

CD14 (Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany March 29, 1974): Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Improv I; Doctor Diamond; RF Announcement; Improv II; Exiles; Improv III; Starless; The Night Watch; Lament; Easy Money; Fracture (incomplete).

CD15 (Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany March 30, 1974): Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Improv: The Savage; Doctor Diamond; Improv: Arabica; Exiles; Improv: Atria; The Night Watch; Starless; Lament; Improv: Trio; Easy Money.

CD16 (Jahnhalle, Pforzheim, Germany March 31, 1974): The Great Deceiver; Improv I; Doctor Diamond; Improv II; Exiles; The Night Watch; Lament; Starless; Easy Money; Fracture (incomplete).

CD17 (Stadthalle, Kassel, Germany April 1, 1974): The Great Deceiver (incomplete); Improv I; Doctor Diamond; Improv II; Exiles; The Night Watch; Lament; Starless; Improv III; Easy Money; Fracture (incomplete).

CD18 (Stadthalle, Gottingen, Germany April 2, 1974): The Great Deceiver (incomplete); Doctor Diamond; Exiles; Fracture; RF Announcement; Lament; Starless; Improv I; The Night Watch.

CD19 (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands November 23, 1973 (Preparatory Mix) ): Easy Money; Lament; Book of Saturday; Exiles; Improv: The Fright Watch; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man.

CD20 (Starless and Bible Black 2011 Stereo Mix): The Great Deceiver; Lament; We'll Let You Know; The Night Watch; Trio; The Mincer; Starless and Bible Black; Fracture.

DVD-A1 (Audio Content: MLP Lossless 5.1 Surround/DTS 5.1 Digital Surround/MLP Lossless Stereo (24/96)/LPCM Stereo (24/48)): Starless and Bible Black 5.1 Surround Mix/2011 Stereo Mix/Original Stereo Mix): The Great Deceiver; Lament; We'll Let You Know; The Night Watch; Trio; The Mincer; Starless and Bible Black; Fracture. Bonus Track 5.1 Surround Mix: Easy Money. Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland November 15, 1973 LPCM Stereo (24/48): Lament; The Night Watch; Fracture; The Law of Maximum Distress: Part I; Improv: The Mincer; The Law of Maximum Distress: Part II. Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia June 23, 1973: We'll Let You Know; Doctor Diamond. Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy March 19, 1974: Guts on My Side. The Night Watch (single edit - stereo); 30 second radio advert; 60 second radio advert. Video Content: Central Park, New York June 25, 1973:: Easy Money; Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet.

DVD-A2 (Audio Content: Multi- Channel Audio/LPCM Stereo (24/48)): Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany March 30, 1974): Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Improv: The Savage; Doctor Diamond; Improv: Arabica; Exiles; Improv: Atria; The Night Watch; Starless; Lament; Improv: Trio; Easy Money; Fracture (fragment). Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands November 23, 1973: Easy Money; Improv: Starless and Bible Black; Exiles; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man. Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, USA April 29, 1974: The Great Deceiver; Lament; The Night Watch; Starless.

Blu-Ray1 (Audio Content: LPCM Stereo 24/192/DTS-HD Master Audio): Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, UK October 23, 1973: Walk On; Sharks' Lungs in Lemsip; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); Book of Saturday; Easy Money; We'll Let You Know; The Night Watch; Improv: Tight Scrummy; Improv: Loose Scrummy; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); Peace - A Theme; Cat Food. Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland November 15, 1973: Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Improv: Some Pussyfooting; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); RF Announcement; Lament; Peace - A Theme; Cat Food; Fracture; The Law of Maximum Distress: Part I; Improv: The Mincer; The Law of Maximum Distress: Part II; Easy Money; Exiles; Improv: Some More Pussyfooting; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man. (LPCM Stereo 24/96/DTS-HD Master Audio): Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands November 23, 1973 2014 Stereo Mix by Steven Wilson:: Easy Money; Lament; Book of Saturday; RF Announcement; Fracture; The Night Watch; Improv: Starless and Bible Black; The Great Deceiver; Exiles; Improv: The Fright Watch; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man. Additional Material: Conertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1974 Stereo Mix by George Chklantz: Easy Money; Lament; Book of Saturday; Exiles; Improv: The Fright Watch; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man. The Night Watch 1997 Stereo Mix by David Singleton and Robert Fripp up sampled to 24/96 from original 16/44 source tape: Easy Money; Lament; Book of Saturday; RF Announcement; Fracture; The Night Watch; Improv: Starless and Bible Black; The Great Deceiver; Exiles; Improv: The Fright Watch; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man.

Blu-Ray2 (Audio Content: DTS-HD Master Surround/LPCM 5.1 Surround/LPCM Stereo (24/96)): Starless and Bible Black, 5.1 Surround Mix/2011 Stereo Mix/Original Stereo Mix/Original UK Vinyl Transfer: The Great Deceiver; Lament; We'll Let You Know; The Night Watch; Trio; The Mincer; Starless and Bible Black; Fracture. Additional Tracks: The Night Watch (single edit - stereo); The Night Watch (single edit - mono); 30 second radio advert; 60 second radio advert. (5.1/4.1 & 4.0 surround, DTS HD-Master Surround/LPCM Surround/LPCM Stereo (24/96): Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany March 30, 1974: Walk On: No Pussyfooting; Improv: The Savage; Doctor Diamond; Improv: Arabica; Exiles; Improv: Atria; The Night Watch; Starless; Lament; Improv: Trio; Easy Money. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands November 23, 1973: Easy Money; Improv: Starless and Bible Black; Exiles; The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 21st Century Schizoid Man. Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, USA April 29, 1974: The Great Deceiver; Lament; The Night Watch; Starless. Video Content: ORTF T.V., Paris, France March 22, 1974: Larks Tongues in Aspic (Part II); Improv; The Night Watch; Lament; Starless. Central Park, New York June 25, 1973: Easy Money; Fragged Dusty Wall Carpet.

CD25 (Bonus Audio 1: University of Texas, Arlington, TX October 6, 1973): Walk On; Improv I; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); RF Announcement; Easy Money; The Night Watch; Fracture; Book of Saturday; Lament; Improv II; Exiles.

CD26 (Bonus Audio 2: Audio Curios): University of Texas, Arlington, TX October 6, 1973: The Talking Drum; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II); 231st Century Schizoid Man. Doctor Diamond (Richards Club, Atlanta, Georgia June 23, 1973). Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland November 15, 1973: The Law of Maximum Distrress: Part I; Improv: The Mincer; The Law of Maximum Distress (Part II). Elzer Hof, Mainz, Germany October 6, 1973: Easy Money; Fracture; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II).

CD27 (Bonus Audio 3: Palazzo dello Sport, Udine, Italy March 19, 1974): Walk On; No Pussyfooting; Improv: Some Pussyfooting; Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I); Lament; Doctor Diamond; The Night Watch; The Great Deceiver; Guts on My Side; Improv II; Starless; Book of Saturday; Exiles; Fracture.

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District 97 Featuring Legendary King Crimson Vocalist John Wetton Release One More Red Night: Live In Chicago CD

District 97 Featuring Legendary King Crimson Vocalist John Wetton Release One More Red Night: Live In Chicago CD

London, UK – Prog fans rejoice! A new live CD capturing a set of King Crimson songs performed by District 97 and former King Crimson lead singer John Wetton has been released on Primary Purpose via Cherry Red Records. 'One More Red Night: Live In Chicago' includes three songs from the iconic landmark album 'Red’; which ...


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