King Crimson - Starless - Live April 29th, 1974 (The Great Deceiver Pt, 2)
Full playlist:
David Cross: Violin, Mellotron, Electric Piano
Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron, Electric Piano
John Wetton: Bass Guitar, Vocals
Bill Bruford: Drums, Percussion
The key to the success of this album is in the music itself. Nine months in the life of an extraordinary group of young musicians, musicians who listened to one another intently, musicians who had a wealth of existing material to draw from, an emerging body of new material to perform, (ultimately the basis of the classic ’Red’ album recorded shortly after the final concert represented here), and a passion for improvising that allowed them to treat their core set with great fluidity.
Few bands rocked as hard as Crimson. Fewer still had the ability to improvise with such skill. Almost none could combine the two elements so successfully. Crimson was