09-17-2024, 10:19 AM
I thought TG might post this first, but hasn't, so here I am. I was sort of considering seeing this show in November when they come back around, but TG's friend couldn't make it so I took the ticket for this one.
It was half of an 80s King Crimson reunion - Tony Levin and Adrian Belew, but Steve Vai in the Robert Fripp spot and the drummer from Tool in the Bill Bruford spot. (Bruford retired from playing drums in 2009, and I imagine Fripp just didn't want to do it.) They played songs from all three of the albums with that original lineup, both vocal and instrumental numbers. It was impressive, particularly Tony Levin playing two lines on the Stick and singing at the same time. (He's in great shape and still has a pretty good voice at 78.) The drummer handled his part well and Steve Vai mostly did, but you could tell he didn't quite have some things down, and on one song he seemed to sit out most of it. His style is different from Fripp, so there was a bit more whammy bar in there as well. And quite a different wardrobe. I thought the instrumental numbers might have been the best part, but "Three of a Perfect Pair" was amazing too. And a couple of the songs with more unusual drum parts, "Waiting Man" and "Two Hands" were stunners.
The sound was good, but better in the second half than the first. I thought Belew was often a bit too close on the mic, and his guitar was often a bit too dominant, but TG would likely disagree on the latter.
It was half of an 80s King Crimson reunion - Tony Levin and Adrian Belew, but Steve Vai in the Robert Fripp spot and the drummer from Tool in the Bill Bruford spot. (Bruford retired from playing drums in 2009, and I imagine Fripp just didn't want to do it.) They played songs from all three of the albums with that original lineup, both vocal and instrumental numbers. It was impressive, particularly Tony Levin playing two lines on the Stick and singing at the same time. (He's in great shape and still has a pretty good voice at 78.) The drummer handled his part well and Steve Vai mostly did, but you could tell he didn't quite have some things down, and on one song he seemed to sit out most of it. His style is different from Fripp, so there was a bit more whammy bar in there as well. And quite a different wardrobe. I thought the instrumental numbers might have been the best part, but "Three of a Perfect Pair" was amazing too. And a couple of the songs with more unusual drum parts, "Waiting Man" and "Two Hands" were stunners.
The sound was good, but better in the second half than the first. I thought Belew was often a bit too close on the mic, and his guitar was often a bit too dominant, but TG would likely disagree on the latter.
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