King Crimson - The Great Deceiver: Vol 2

At first glance it may have seemed like overkill, 4CDs of live, unreleased material from only one of the several of the King Crimson line-ups covering a 9-month period of performing. The key to success was in the music itself. Nine months in the life of an extraordinary group of musicians, musicians who listened to one another intently, musicians who had a wealth of existing material on which to draw, an emerging body of new material to perform (ultimately the basis for the classic album Red), and a passion for improvising that allowed them to treat their core with great fluidity. Few bands rocked as hard as Crimson. Fewer still had the ability to improvise with such skill. Almost none could combine the two elements so successfully. Crimson was helping to stretch the boundaries of rock music. 15 years after the original release, The Great Deceiver is presented in two 2CD sets, with new artwork, original diaries and notes from the original editions. The music remains the same as the original set. See below for track listing for Part 2. David Cross: violin, mellotron, electric piano Robert Fripp: guitar, mellotron, electric piano John Wetton: bass guitar, vocals Bill Bruford: drums, percussion Executive Producer: Robert Fripp Mixing: RF, Tony Arnold & David Singleton at the Courthouse, Cranborne, Dorset Technical Consultant: Tony Arnold CD One: Pittsburgh, PA - Stanley Warner Theatre: April 29th 1974 1. Walk On ... No Pussyfooting 2. The Great Deceiver 3. Improv: Bartley Butsford 4. Exiles 5. Improv: Daniel Dust 6. The Night Watch 7. Doctor Diamond 8. Starless 9. Improv: Wilton Carpet 10. The Talking Drum 11. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part 2 (abbreviated) Penn State University: June 29th 1974 12. Applause & Announcement 13. Improv: Is There Life Out There? CD Two: Toronto, Massey Hall: June 24th 1974 1. Improv: The Golden Walnut 2. The Night Watch 3. Fracture 4. Improv: Clueless & Slightly Slack Zurich Volkshaus: November 15th 1973 5. Walk On ... No Pussyfooting 6. Improv: Some Pussyfooting 7. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part 1 8. Improv: The Law Of Maximum Distress: Parts One 9. Improv: The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part Two 10. Easy Money 11. Improv: Some More Pussyfooting 12. The Talking Drum