King Crimson on Broadway
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King Crimson On Broadway is a live album (2CD set) by the band King Crimson
, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in July 1999. The tracks on the albums were recorded at the Longacre Theater in New York City
, USA
, on November 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25, 1995, as the band was touring to promote the album THRAK
.
In 2002 King Crimson released a live album (2CD set) entitled Vrooom Vrooom
that features one disc with recordings from the Broadway concerts (as well as one disc with recordings from a concert in Mexico
one year later).
The final track, "Fearless and Highly THRaKked", is also featured on the live album THRaKaTTaK
(1996). An alternative version of this track, entitled "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande", is featured on the Vrooom Vrooom
live album (2001).
Lead singer and guitarist Adrian Belew performed John Lennon
's "Free As A Bird" as a solo piece throughout the Broadway engagement. This was not included on King Crimson On Broadway, but was released on Belew's solo album Belewprints and on the Vrooom Vrooom
live album.
The liner notes include entries from Robert Fripp's web-diary, entered between March 4 and April 22, 1999.
Produced by Robert Fripp and David Singleton. Mixed by Adrian Belew and Ken Latchney. Digital editing by Alex Mundy.
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 through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in July 1999. The tracks on the albums were recorded at the Longacre Theater in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, USA
United States
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, on November 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25, 1995, as the band was touring to promote the album THRAK
THRAK
THRAK is an album by the band King Crimson released in 1995, the successor to the preceding mini-album Vrooom . This album was recorded in the "double trio" format of King Crimson.-Track listing:...
.
In 2002 King Crimson released a live album (2CD set) entitled Vrooom Vrooom
Vrooom Vrooom
Vrooom Vrooom is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 2001.Although it was released during the active lifespan of the 2000-2003 King Crimson "Double Duo" lineup , Vrooom Vrooom is compiled from recordings by the previous six-man line-up of...
that features one disc with recordings from the Broadway concerts (as well as one disc with recordings from a concert in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
one year later).
The final track, "Fearless and Highly THRaKked", is also featured on the live album THRaKaTTaK
THRaKaTTaK
Thrakattak is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1996.*Compiled from performances of, and improvisations during, the piece "Thrak" in USA and Japan....
(1996). An alternative version of this track, entitled "Biker Babes of the Rio Grande", is featured on the Vrooom Vrooom
Vrooom Vrooom
Vrooom Vrooom is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 2001.Although it was released during the active lifespan of the 2000-2003 King Crimson "Double Duo" lineup , Vrooom Vrooom is compiled from recordings by the previous six-man line-up of...
live album (2001).
Lead singer and guitarist Adrian Belew performed John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
's "Free As A Bird" as a solo piece throughout the Broadway engagement. This was not included on King Crimson On Broadway, but was released on Belew's solo album Belewprints and on the Vrooom Vrooom
Vrooom Vrooom
Vrooom Vrooom is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 2001.Although it was released during the active lifespan of the 2000-2003 King Crimson "Double Duo" lineup , Vrooom Vrooom is compiled from recordings by the previous six-man line-up of...
live album.
The liner notes include entries from Robert Fripp's web-diary, entered between March 4 and April 22, 1999.
Disc 1
- "Conundrum" (Adrian BelewAdrian BelewAdrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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:...
, Tony LevinTony LevinTony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
, 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...
) 1:57 - "Thela Hun Ginjeet" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) 6:43
- "Red" (Fripp) 6:29
- "Dinosaur" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 7:16
- "VROOOM VROOOM" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 4:48
- "Frame by Frame" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) 5:10
- "Walking on Air" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 5:28
- "B'Boom" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 5:35
- "THRAK" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 6:31
- "Neurotica" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) 4:34
- "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 4:58
Disc 2
- "People" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 6:14
- "One Time" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 5:55
- "Indiscipline" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) 7:16
- "Two Sticks" (Gunn, Levin) 2:02
- "Elephant Talk" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) 4:17
- "Prism" (Pierre Favre) 3:56
- "The Talking Drum" (Bruford, David CrossDavid CrossDavid Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
, Fripp, Jamie MuirJamie MuirJamie Muir is a UK painter and former percussionist, best known for his work in King Crimson.-Biography:Muir attended Edinburgh College of Art during the 1960s and began playing jazz on trombone before settling on percussion....
, John WettonJohn WettonJohn Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
) 2:59 - "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" (Fripp) 7:27
- "Three of a Perfect Pair" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) 4:22
- "VROOOM" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin. Mastelotto) 3:54
- "Coda: Marine 475" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 2:41
- "Fearless and Highly THRaKked" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) 2:31
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... - 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....
, 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... - 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 - 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
Produced by Robert Fripp and David Singleton. Mixed by Adrian Belew and Ken Latchney. Digital editing by Alex Mundy.