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Summary: Ah!2 great shows for one low retail price!
Review: Crimson represents a most large hole in my own personal concert viewing experiences.I've seen alot of great shows live,alot of great live bands in my time,but never the Grand Illustrious Regal Red(although I did catch Mr.Fripp long ago-'79- Frippertronics,but that's completely another story,for another day...we DID have quite an amusing exchange,he and I!).This double DVD set goes a long,long way towards ameliorating this circumstance.Not one,but TWO live sets,spaced about 3 years apart,and showcasing the past two stunningly fine studio releases from this amazingly enduring band-these shows also disspell any doubts about the lineup of the band at this particular point in time-a subject of much debate amongst the Crimson fanbase.Not only are Robert Fripp & Adrian Belew possibly the most potent 2 guitar attack ever seen on one stage,but also the rhythm section,composed of Trey Gunn(Warr guitar-a sort of Chapman Stick-and even at one point TWO of these...you have to see it to believe it...and bass...and amazing!)plus Pat Mastelotto(what I will blandly refer to as percussion-again-must be seen to be believed)are equally,if not more devastating.These concerts show the band more vital than ever,somehow,which is amazing,considering all the history here,not to mention longevity(1969 is now quite long ago,isn't it?!).Cannot recommend this highly enough,particularly for those with any interest at all in adventurous,evocative,unorthodox,and totally unique musical forms.Oh!And the improvs are more astounding than the compositions,to boot(pun intended @ boot...hee-hee!)!
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Summary: Uh huh
Review: I also saw the Crimson show at the Park West on Nov 8th. This DVD is excellent and does an excellent job of representing the band King Crimson. I had the chance to also see KC play during the Same tour except in the States that appears on the DVD. Buy it! You wont regret. Also, visit the DGM website for alot more KC goodies!
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Summary: No OVERDUBS PRESENT
Review: i am an experienced guitarist of many years and record with professional equipment;therfore i am familiar with many guitar effects and a lot of the type of things crimson uses. i watched this very closely several times to see what the other review was refering to as overdubbed guitar solos of adrian, and i am confident that i have seen none. what i THINK the reviewer might be refering to are a few parts where adrian uses a reversing effect, in which everything you play is held in a processor's memory and reversed, then played a few miliseconds later. so you have to play a little bit ahead of the time signature, then what the viewer hears is a few seconds behind what your hands are doing. it takes a lot of skill to use this effect properly. this is not a trick or overdoub. it is a very common studio technique that is not often used live. i saw no evidence of any use of overdubbing. everything heard appeared by my experience to be played at the moment by one of the musicians on stage. i think this is an excellent dvd for any crimson fans and is fabulous material. they are vastly beyond most musicians in many ways, least of which being skill. i dont mean to contradict the other reviewer, but i am confident of what i say and i just wanted to offer my observation to others who might be deterred from this dvd because of such a thing. blessings, and enjoy =)
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Summary: No OVERDUBS PRESENT
Review: i am an experienced guitarist of many years and record with professional equipment;therfore i am familiar with many guitar effects and a lot of the type of things crimson uses. i watched this very closely several times to see what the other review was refering to as overdubbed guitar solos of adrian, and i am confident that i have seen none. what i THINK the reviewer might be refering to are a few parts where adrian uses a reversing effect, in which everything you play is held in a processor's memory and reversed, then played a few miliseconds later. so you have to play a little bit ahead of the time signature, then what the viewer hears is a few seconds behind what your hands are doing. it takes a lot of skill to use this effect properly. this is not a trick or overdoub. it is a very common studio technique that is not often used live. i saw no evidence of any use of overdubbing. everything heard appeared by my experience to be played at the moment by one of the musicians on stage. i think this is an excellent dvd for any crimson fans and is fabulous material. they are vastly beyond most musicians in many ways, least of which being skill. i dont mean to contradict the other reviewer, but i am confident of what i say and i just wanted to offer my observation to others who might be deterred from this dvd because of such a thing. blessings, and enjoy =)
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Summary: I'll tell you Why
Review: I gave this DVD a 3 star because , i really liked there old staff, like: Walking on air, the court of the Crimson king , One more red nightmare and starless but , i am not a big fan of the new stuff. Now, if it was any other artist i would have givin him a 0, but , since this is the one and only King Crimson , i gave him 3. This DVD contains all of his new stuff like: level five, The Worlds My Oyster Soup kitchen Floor Wax Wax Museam and Dangerous Curves. I am not into that. When i buoght this i was not really happy, all the songs sound the same, but, never the less i still gave him 3 stars.
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Summary: Not yet seen
Review: I have not yet seen this DVD, but I have seen the tour. I saw the greatest band in the world at Park West in Chicago, on November 8. UNBELIEVABLE! If this DVD is half as good as Deja Vroom, from the tour I also saw,it is a no brainer. The show at Park West is by far the best concert I have ever seen. These guys are the four best musicians in the world, and show it on stage.If you can't see them in concert, buy this DVD, you won't be disappointed.As soon as I'm done writing this I am ordering it.
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Summary: The next best thing to seeing them live!
Review: I saw King Crimson in Boston of March 2003,about a month before this concert was recorded in Japan.
This disc absolutely catches the spirit and sound of the legendary band.
The concert recorded was one of many performances the band made in Japan.
Each member was on.
With the talented Trey Gunn on touch-bass, Pat Mastelotto on drums, Adrian Belew on vocals and guitar, and last, but not least the elusive veteran guitarist and founding member of King Crimson, Robert Fripp, this lineup did not dissapoint.
Fripp opens the show with a little demonstration of his guitar playing talents. Playing various magical sounds with his guitar.
The band runs the gambit of playing various songs throughout their careers. They play many new tracks from their latest release; The Power to Believe to Construction of Light to their earliest days Larks' Tongues in Aspic; Part IV.
If you didn't see them live this last tour or haven't seen them perform in some time or at all this is a live disc to get.
It is for me an excellent momento of what I experienced and saw on that memorable night.
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Summary: Pleasantly surprised
Review: I was pleasantly surprised by both the audio quality and video quality, and the two CDs full of 'improv' surprises. I'm a youngster as far as this band is concerned, having first seen them during Three of a Perfect Pair, then later for VROOOM, the ProjeKcts, the ConstruKction of Light, and the Power To Believe. This DVD chronicles the crystalizing of the foursome of Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn, Robert Fripp and Pat Mastelotto, with a CD each from the ConstruKction of Light tour and the Power to Believe tour. I was surprised at how, as with any King Crimson, each veers occasionally towards the stunning. This DVD captures that ongoing thread, and adds an additional nuance to something I find hard to pin down, which is what goes on in a rock improv. In this case, the DVD provides random leaps into that unknown territory, a tremendous feature! For it's price and the legendary status of King Crimson, it would be worth three stars if DGM pulled three stars worth of effort in the production, the visuals and the music. In my book, together they pulled four stars, and out of the generosity of the muse that this band continues to push forward, I gave it a fifth star.
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Summary: Pleasantly surprised
Review: I was pleasantly surprised by both the audio quality and video quality, and the two CDs full of 'improv' surprises. I'm a youngster as far as this band is concerned, having first seen them during Three of a Perfect Pair, then later for VROOOM, the ProjeKcts, the ConstruKction of Light, and the Power To Believe. This DVD chronicles the crystalizing of the foursome of Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn, Robert Fripp and Pat Mastelotto, with a CD each from the ConstruKction of Light tour and the Power to Believe tour. I was surprised at how, as with any King Crimson, each veers occasionally towards the stunning. This DVD captures that ongoing thread, and adds an additional nuance to something I find hard to pin down, which is what goes on in a rock improv. In this case, the DVD provides random leaps into that unknown territory, a tremendous feature! For it's price and the legendary status of King Crimson, it would be worth three stars if DGM pulled three stars worth of effort in the production, the visuals and the music. In my book, together they pulled four stars, and out of the generosity of the muse that this band continues to push forward, I gave it a fifth star.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: I would have to say that, without a doubt, I am a much bigger fan of Crimso's early stuff, but this dvd really shows the great musicianship that still exists in the band today. With Robert Fripp's unconventioanl and astonishing guitar playing, Adrian Belew's great vocal and guitar skills, Trey Gunn's phenominal weird-ass guitars and basses, and Pat Mastelotto's phenominal, inspirational mix of flawless electronic and acoustic drumming, this dvd is truly one of a kind. This dvd has a ton of music on it. If you're into the old prog rock or even electronic music, buy this dvd. If you want to see good musicians play good music, buy this dvd. Its just amazing to see King Crimson plays music still today as they were almost 40 years ago. This is one not to miss.
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