King Crimson - 1981-12-12 Expo Hall Osaka Japan (1981)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:22:20 | 444 Mb
Genre: Progressive Rock
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:22:20 | 444 Mb
Genre: Progressive Rock
A slightly more muffled sound on this bootleg recording does not detract from the fun and games the team are getting up. Whereas the previous gig took a little while to warm up, Crimson hitting the ground running, despite a few fluffed notes in set-opener Discipline. There’s a rolling energy present on stage that extends into an frantic alt funk-driven Thela which somehow transmutes into a glowering brutality of Red - best described here as a slow moving juggernaut. Those mangled, twisted chords at the end are downright scary. After the darkness, comes the light and Matte with Ade in tender form.