I confess that I was a little lost sight of King Crimson since the explosion of the group - first version - in the mid seventies, while continuing to listen to his first album, always incomparable quality, like Most of what were the English, at the same time. The episode "Frippertronics" with Brian Eno was also filled me greatly ("No Pussyfooting" & "Evening Star") for what was the guitar Fripp, with renewed pleasure appeared alongside Bowie and Eno ("Heroes"), and more in the "returns" of 2004, "The Equatorial Stars". (!) Well, if we compare this "Live" to that of forty years ago - "USA" - it is both disappointed, surprised and overwhelmed in part; disappointed by the song at the opening with "One More Red" - totally agree with the learned commentary of Peter. Guitar side is quite fascinating to hear that Fripp, 40 years later, plays almost the same way! That we listen another veteran guitar like Jon McLaughlin to find that it has evolved the current group gathered goshawks Fripp, Los Angeles, appears less comfortable and less than welded accompanying Fripp, at 74. In contrast, in the final song (what crap shunt to complete this album, just 40 '- still agree with Pierre on the duration rather stingy and incomprehensible this "live"), I think it flames rather well: the mixture, the atmosphere, everything works So, this version of "Starless" almost would equal that of "USA": the group pulse rather well, and the dramatic tension is provided (very subtle Fripp in pointillism instrumental with the chromatic rise), if we forget that voice too sweet, not enough brutal, flayed - and somehow disappears after 3/4.
