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| Resequenced: Starless and Bible Black (1974)
when i used to upload live bootlegs on youtube or whatever the biz was back in 2011, i usually experimented with making alternate tracklists of king crimson albums, this one being the constant subject of various configurations. by no means is it a flawed album, but with the dozens of improvs, it could have various alternate versions. The resequenced album is 46:47 | | 1 |  | King Crimson
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Side A (24:29):
The Great Deceiver : I have next to nothing to say considering this song's placement. It's the perfect opener but wouldn't fit anywhere else on the album if anything. I decided to keep this, Lament and The Night Watch in their original configurations for the purpose of keeping the experience somewhat authentic to the original album (as well as personal preference, since John Wetton's vocals could be a bit nasally live) | | 2 | | King Crimson
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Lament : (see the same reasons above; studio version). In all honesty, I could've put the original in or a live version and it'd make no difference since there is no difference in practically all live versions of the song. | | 3 | | King Crimson
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Is There Life Out There? : (Penn State University, June 29, 1974); this first improvisation features the band at the peak of their powers, pulling off a searing hot workout that shows off the Wetton/Bruford duo. | | 4 | | King Crimson
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The Night Watch : ending side one, this live/studio hybrid was the result of the original live recording not exactly picking up the band, resulting in the second half of the original being a studio recreation. A fantastic vocal by Wetton along with the tasteful guitar overdubs were the dealbreakers. | | 5 | | King Crimson
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Side B (22:18):
Daniel Dust : (Stanley Warner Theatre, April 29, 1974); an improv focused on violinist David Cross (affectionately called Daniel Dust during band intros by Robert Fripp), this improv isn't exactly the serene piece that Trio was, but shines a light on Cross' relatively underrated abilities that were to be silenced by Fripp's intention for the band to become louder, hence Cross' departure after the U.S. tour in 1974. | | 6 | | King Crimson
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Dr. Diamond : (Kassel, April 1, 1974) (including "Improv I"); a song that never made it to their albums, this song was performed throughout 1973/74 somewhat regularly, though it disappeared by the summer of 1974. This piece, along with Guts on My Side, remain lost in time. | | 7 | | King Crimson
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Fracture : (Stanley Warner Theatre, April 29, 1974); returning to SWT, this molten-hot rendition of the breakneck instrumental gives the original (from Amsterdam '73) a run for its money. Everyone is at the top of their game, and its inclusion as the album closer was a no-brainer. | |
Frippertronics
12.19.16 | for tvc, the only one who cares | TVC15
12.19.16 | What was the song you took out at the last minute? | Frippertronics
12.19.16 | It was the improv known as "Tight Scrummy" from Glasgow '73. I like it, but it didn't really fit the sound I was looking for on this reconfiguration. | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | other improvisations that were in consideration were:
"clueless and slightly slack" and "the golden walnut" from Toronto '74
"some more pussyfooting" from Zurich '73
"atria" from Mainz '74
and "heidelberg II" from Heidelberg '74 | TVC15
12.20.16 | I mean you could go ahead and make it a double album :) | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | excess is not the result i'm after | TVC15
12.20.16 | Gotcha
How about an improv comp album | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | that'd just be boring honestly | rabidfish
12.20.16 | Cigarettes, ice-cream, figurines
OF THE VIRGIN MARYYYYY | Friday13th
12.20.16 | Gonna have to jam these improv tracks. Man, I feel like such a light-weight Crimson fan next to Fripper haha | Cimnele
12.20.16 | i would find it hard not to just put four Fractures on the album and be done with it
although the Night Watch is really beautiful | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | friday, if you haven't, track down the old "Great Deceiver" box set (or download it). I think it has a solid amount of improv tracks on there. That, or the Starless/Road to Red box sets will do. | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | Might as well do an "Alternative Earthbound" since I have undying obsession with the Islands-era material. | ArtBox
12.20.16 | Thought this list was about hentai for a second | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | nice | Lord(e)Po)))ts
12.20.16 | i wasnt aware you were into futinari | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | me neither, koreaboo | Flugmorph
12.20.16 | so you're watching hardcore hentai now. gj | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | i've completed my downward spiral | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | good vidya game tho agreed | altertide0
12.20.16 | whoa you just can't stand the idea of a good album being good can ya fripp? | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | whoa it's almost like i like stuff | Frippertronics
12.20.16 | really makes you think |
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