Disc One:
Intro: Scape Bells
Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part One
Neurotica
The Errors
Cirkus
The Lizard Suite:
a) Dawn Song
b) Last Skirmish
c) Prince Rupert’s Lament
Fallen Angel
Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part Two
Islands
Pictures of a City
Disc Two:
Indiscipline
The ConstruKction of Light
Easy Money
The Letters
Interlude
Meltdown
Radical Action II
Level Five
Starless
Heroes
21st Century Schizoid Man
“If we are looking for a KC live (show); Chicago was exceptional” – Robert Fripp
“One of our best” – Tony Levin
1) Musicians know when a gig has really worked; when all the practicing, rehearsing, playing, set-list comes together in a particular time & venue with a particular audience.
2) King Crimson is a band that’s best experienced live & if you can’t be there, the live album is the next best thing.
3) So, when musicians unanimously say that a concert was special, it’s time to pay attention & plan a release for the broader community of fans as soon as is possible.
King Crimson evolves, changes, morphs as relentlessly as the Soundscapes which open each concert. Since the 2016 tour of Europe, the band has become a double quartet line-up with Bill Rieflin’s return from sabbatical as keyboard player & Jeremy Stacey’s confirmation as a permanent member/third drummer. This allows for the inclusion of an ever more complex & compelling array of material, far more than can be contained in a single concert. With options for up to three keyboard players in the current line-up – Fripp & Stacey both have setups alongside their respective guitar/drum rigs - the majority of Lizard is performed live for the first time ever, likewise Fallen Angel from Red is making its first ever concert appearance/live recording, Cirkus envelops the listener in sound, the beautiful title track from Islands closes the first set, while staples from the 1980s line-up Indiscipline and Neurotica appear in very different arrangements. New piece, The Errors makes its recorded debut & current audience favourite Heroes appears in the encores at the end of Disc Two. Add to this list of concert newcomers & returnees, live staples of the recent tours such as Starless, Easy Money, a recording of Level Five described as the “best ever single performance” of the piece by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith & a storming ending provided by the evergreen 21st Century Schizoid Man & it’s easy to see why the band was so pleased with this gig & the audience went home happy.
Presented as a King Crimson Collectors’ Club special edition, King Crimson Live in Chicago is packaged in a media-book style hard cover 2CD edition with a 24 pages booklet featuring photographs by Tony Levin, introductory notes by Robert Fripp & photos/production notes by KC producer/manager David Singleton.
King Crimson continues to re-invent & re-imagine both itself & its music; the kind of thing that once would have been called a “progressive” approach. It’s an approach that has benefited band members and listeners alike from January 1969 to the present – September 2017. The band is on tour in the USA in October & November 2017, with a European tour planned for 2018.
King Crimson: Live in Vienna, 2016 – originally scheduled for release this autumn will be released outside of Japan in early 2018, while DGM Japan will issue Live in Chicago early in 2018.
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From Bill Eckert of Phila., Pennsylvania on .
This is not only the best live Crimson recording, I think that it is up there with some of the all-time great live recordings. The entire show is perfectly paced building up to the end of Starless. Then the amazing encore. I felt totally spent at the end of the disc. I do not know how they can top this. The great thing about it is that we all know that King Crimson can do just that.
State of the Art live CD
From Norm of Chicago, Illinois on .
Got this CD at the Milwaukee closing tour
date. The sound is incredible. One would
think it was recorded live in a studio. The
presentation is really deluxe with extensive
pictures like a book in the center between the CD's. The sad thing is that no mention of specific live sound mixers of that show, # of tracks of the recording,specific microphones,and whether is was 96KHz, since this is state CD of the art for a live Cd.
Every KC fan should have this recording.
Greatness
From Anonymous of Dallas, Texas on .
Please produce this is Vinyl!
Most Eggzellent !!
From Anonymous of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on .
Quite a powerful show. The 'Cirkus' is majestic. Fripp's solo on "Easy Money" is truly haunting. Something truly otherworldly about it. Like disembodied souls telling Earth people to get their stuff together. Brilliant drumming throughout "Lark's one", "neurotica" etc... definitely purchase this show right now
Crimson Rules!!!
From Michael Adashefski of Smyrna, Tennessee on .
I'll put it simply: this is one of the finest Crimson performances you'll ever hear. The band is in great form and there are musical surprises contained in each track that will keep your attention. The Lizard Suite is flawless and handled very well. Islands is simply beautiful and it's great to finally hear this song played live. After hearing this I can't wait to hear this line up write new material and add to the Crimson legacy. Fripp finally has a band that can play any music he can dream up, so let's hear what he can dream up next!
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