King Crimson - KCCC03 Live at Bremen (1972) (@256)
(Review from progarchives.com)
This concert was recorded on the German programme Beat Club, in Bremen, Germany, on October 17, 1972.
The first track is named as “The Rich Tapestry Of Life”, which I recall is Fripp’s quotation from a letter he got from Jamie Muir. So this one begins with few minutes of anxious waiting, there’s some muffled speaking, tuning and such going on, and strangely it works as a nice contrast to the chaotic improvisation, which suddenly begins after two and a half minutes. The chaotic one minute blast clams down to beautiful tones of the mellotron, violin and bass guitar. Wetton begins to form a funky rhythm which the others join, and the famous King Crimson musical improvisation begins to blow, creating long layers of both calm and aggressive musical sequences. There also a funny anecdote here, as Cross plays some real flute in some parts of this track. If you are in to free jazz and old heavy rock of the 70's, this is a must material for you, as it combines both of these elements. The players are very bold, and they are not afraid of small "mistakes" or "misjudgments" which shall most surely occur in this kind of collective musical adventuring. Considering this, one can also find a nice metaphoric idea in Fripp’s name selection for this piece! The half hour long jam most surely contains the full scale of life's all emotions!
After the final waves of the massive improvisation begins to fade, the beautiful forms of sounds emerge from the sea of chaotic turbulence, and the music changes straight as the song “Exiles”. The version of “Exiles” it self is a bit clumsy, but if you are interested how these numbers evolved during time, this is an essential document of that process. Cross also does some singing on this one. The final number on this concert is “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – part one”, which is a decent version but not essential. It’s a bit shorter version, as it ends in the part where the violin solo begins.
The sound quality is not remarkable, but good. There's also some tuning problems with mellotrons, singers and the violin... More matured versions of “Exiles” and “Larks’” are also available in other releases, but they have historical values, and the big improvisation (taking up two-thirds of the album) is great.
Line-up :
* Robert Fripp - guitar, mellotron
* John Wetton - bass guitar, vocals
* David Cross - violin, mellotron
* Bill Bruford - drums
* Jamie Muir - percussion
Track List :
01. Improv: The Rich Tapestry Of Life - 29:49
02. Exiles - 7:53
03. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part I) - 6:53
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