Live in Chicago (King Crimson album)
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| Released | 14 October 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 28 June 2017 | |||
| Venue | Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 155:45 | |||
| Label | Discipline Global Mobile | |||
| Producer | King Crimson | |||
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Live in Chicago, or Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28, 2017, is a live album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released through Discipline Global Mobile records on 14 October 2017.[1] The album was recorded on 28 June at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois during the band's 2017 United States tour. It is the first full-length release by the eight-piece incarnation of the band and features new songs and rearrangements of compositions mostly from the early 1970s.[2][3]
The performance
For the American leg of King Crimson's 2017 tour, the band was composed of three drummers, two guitarists, a bassist, a keyboardist, and a saxophonist/flautist – a lineup known as the "double quartet".[4] Much of the performance is made up of old King Crimson material rearranged to fit the band's new format. Founding King Crimson member Robert Fripp said about the performance, "If we are looking for a KC live show; Chicago was exceptional," and bassist Tony Levin called the show "one of our best."[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Team Rock |   [6] |
Live in Chicago received positive reviews. Writing for
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bellscape & Orchestral Werning" | Robert Fripp | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One" | David Cross, Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir | 9:27 |
| 3. | "Neurotica" | Adrian Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Tony Levin | 4:54 |
| 4. | "The Errors" | Jakko Jakszyk, Gavin Harrison, Fripp | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Cirkus" | Peter Sinfield, Fripp | 7:31 |
| 6. | "The Lizard Suite" | Sinfield, Fripp | 11:21 |
| 7. | "Fallen Angel" | Wetton, Richard Palmer-James, Fripp | 6:01 |
| 8. | "Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two" | Fripp | 7:08 |
| 9. | "Islands" | Sinfield, Fripp | 9:50 |
| 10. | "Pictures of a City" | Sinfield, Fripp | 9:59 |
| Total length: | 73:34 | ||
| No. | Title | Writers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Indiscipline" | Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin | 8:01 |
| 2. | "The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I only) | Belew, Pat Mastelotto, Fripp, Trey Gunn | 6:20 |
| 3. | "Easy Money" | Wetton, Palmer-James, Fripp | 9:34 |
| 4. | "The Letters" | Fripp, Sinfield | 6:37 |
| 5. | "Interlude" | Fripp | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Meltdown" | Jakszyk, Fripp | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Radical Action II" | Fripp | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Level Five" | Mastelotto, Fripp, Gunn | 7:03 |
| 9. | "Starless" | Bruford, Cross, Wetton, Palmer-James, Fripp | 14:55 |
| 10. | "'Heroes'" (David Bowie cover) | Brian Eno, David Bowie | 4:27 |
| 11. | "21st Century Schizoid Man" | Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Sinfield, Fripp | 15:55 |
| Total length: | 82:11 | ||
Notes
- "The Court of the Crimson King" was printed on the night's setlist but was not performed.[7]
- On the setlist, "The Errors" was titled "Radical Action III".[7]
- This show marked the first recording of "The Errors", though it was performed throughout the American leg of the summer 2017 tour starting in Seattle.[1]
Personnel
- King Crimson
- Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, liner notes
- Tony Levin – bass, Chapman Stick, voice, photography
- Gavin Harrison – drums
- Pat Mastelotto – drums
- Jeremy Stacey – drums, keyboards
- Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, flute, voice
- Bill Rieflin – keyboards
- Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
- Additional personnel
- David Singleton – photography, liner notes, production, mastering
- Chris Porter – mixing
References
- ^ a b c "Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017". Discipline Global Mobile. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b "King Crimson – Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Live in Chicago (CD liner notes). King Crimson. Discipline Global Mobile. 2017. KCXP5003. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Kelman, John. "King Crimson: Official Bootleg: Live In Chicago, June 28th, 2017". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b Badgley, Aaron. "Spill Album Review: King Crimson – Official Bootleg: Live in Chicago, June 28th, 2017". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Team Rock. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b Levin, Tony. "Chicago Show". Tony Levin Road Diary. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
