Tag Archives: Robert Fripp

2017: My Year Of Bowie Guitarists

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

After seeing King Crimson in the fall of 2017, it occurred to me that 2017 was marked as a period where, for one reason or another, I seemed to be seeing a lot of artists who played lead guitar with … Continue reading →

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King Crimson @ Duke Energy Center 10-26-17 [part 8]

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

[continued from last post] After seeing a performance of such talent and intensity the thought occurred that much of what made this concert exemplary was down to its ability to sift through the entire history of King Crimson and not … Continue reading →

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King Crimson @ Duke Energy Center 10-26-17 [part 7]

Posted on November 17, 2017 by

[continued from past post] The next step from “Level Five” was the peak melancholy of “Starless” from “Red.” Though it was from 1974, it still featured Mel Collins on soprano sax as a session player. Tonight he was once more … Continue reading →

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King Crimson @ Duke Energy Center 10-26-17 [part 6]

Posted on November 16, 2017 by

[continued from previous post] Following a drum improv, one more classic from “Larks Tongues In Aspic” was served up. “Easy Money” was the one song this evening where its early-70s origins were called upon in a new way to add … Continue reading →

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King Crimson @ Duke Energy Center 10-26-17 [part 5]

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

[continued from previous post] During a twenty minute intermission where I had joined my wife back in the Mezzanine section, we were glad that the merch tables were safely in the past. My wife had been getting ill in the … Continue reading →

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King Crimson @ Duke Energy Center 10-26-17 [part 4]

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

[continued from previous post] Following a brief drum improv, which during the course of the long concert served to act a palate cleansers between movements of the concert at large, we next heard a song from the one King Crimson … Continue reading →

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King Crimson @ Duke Energy Center 10-26-17 [part 3]

Posted on November 10, 2017 by

It went without saying that with Robert Fripp on stage, the sound of the show would have no unpleasant surprises. We’ve recently discussed negative trends in live sound and of course, this show had a miraculous dynamic range that allowed … Continue reading →

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