Déjà VROOOM
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Déjà Vrooom is a live DVD by the band King Crimson
, released in 1999 as a double-sided disc and reissued in 2007 as a double-layer disc. It was recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
, Japan
, 5-6 October 1995. Video recordings from these performances were also released as the VHS Live in Japan, in 1996.
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
, released in 1999 as a double-sided disc and reissued in 2007 as a double-layer disc. It was recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, 5-6 October 1995. Video recordings from these performances were also released as the VHS Live in Japan, in 1996.
Set 1
- "Circular Improv"
- "Vrooom Vrooom"
- With the option to choose between seven camera angles
- "Frame by Frame"
- With the option to choose between two camera angles
- "DinosaurDinosaur (song)"Dinosaur" is a single by the band King Crimson from the album THRAK, released in 1995.-Track listing:#"Dinosaur" - 4:39...
" - "One Time"
- "Red"
- "B'Boom"
- "Thrak"
- "Matte KudasaiMatte KudasaiMatte Kudasai is a single by the progressive rock band King Crimson, released in 1981. Its tracks are from the album Discipline ....
"
Set 2
- "Three of a Perfect Pair"
- With the option to choose between two camera angles
- "Vrooom"
- "Coda: Marine 475"
- "Sex Sleep Eat Drink DreamSex Sleep Eat Drink Dream"Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream" is a single by the band King Crimson, released in 1995.*Track 1, "Walking on Air", recorded at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1 July 1995...
" - "Elephant TalkElephant Talk (song)"Elephant Talk" is a song by the band King Crimson and was released in 1981 on the Discipline album. The song is led primarily by Tony Levin's Chapman stick, playing a Go-go-style bass line...
" - "Indiscipline"
- With the option to choose between two camera angles
- "Talking Drum"
- "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)"
- "People"
- With the option to choose between two camera angles
- "Walking on Air"
Extra features
- "In the Court of King Crimson" (commentaries, hidden videos, and a slide show)
- "21st Century Schizoid Band" (In which you select a rhythm section, vocalist, and instrumentalist, from various King Crimson incarnations)
- "Tony's Road Movies" (Film vignettes from 1995-98)
Personnel
- Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music... - Adrian BelewAdrian BelewAdrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
– guitar, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Tony LevinTony LevinTony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Ned SteinbergerNed SteinbergerNed Steinberger is an American creator of innovative musical instruments. He is most notable for his design of guitars and basses without a traditional headstock, which are called Steinberger instruments...
upright bassElectric upright bassThe electric upright bass is an electronically amplified version of the double bass that has a minimal or 'skeleton' body, which greatly reduces the size and weight of the instrument. The EUB retains enough of the features of the double bass so that double bass players are comfortable performing...
, vocals - Trey GunnTrey GunnTrey Gunn is an American musician, known for his membership in progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick.-Biography:...
– Warr guitar, Chapman StickChapman StickThe Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually has ten or twelve individually tuned strings and has been used on music recordings to play bass lines, melody lines, chords or textures...
, vocals - Bill BrufordBill BrufordWilliam Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Pat MastelottoPat MastelottoPat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
– drums, percussion
External links
- The page about déjà VROOOM at ETWiki (Elephant Talk - Wiki); An archive of the Elephant Talk newsletter http://www.elephant-talk.com/wiki/ETWiki_Home