62. King Crimson -- Park West, Chicago, August 7, 2008
Last August, Devastator and I drove eight hours to Nashville to see King Crimson as they returned to active duty for a four-city anniversary tour. The above double-disc release is from a concert one week after the Nashville gig, sonic confirmation of why Henry Rollins said that there is Sabbath-heavy and Crimson-heavy. This music pummels you with precision, like a professional boxer.
The highlight of the concert for me is the double drumming, especially on Neurotica and Thela Hun Ginjeet. These two songs sounded cluttered when performed by the double trio formation of Crimson in 1995-96. Not anymore: Pat and Gavin have created rhythm parts that only add power and clarity. I'm a frustrated drummer (thinking of unretiring and buying a drum kit again), so I tend to key in on the drum performances. These guys are kicking my ass in a good way. Intense.
This concert is available as a download-only from the Crimson/DGM site. You can listen to some snippets there too.
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