Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany

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Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany
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Live album by
King Crimson
Released20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)
RecordedAugust 22 & September 11, 2021
Venue The Anthem, Washington D.C. (Disc 1 & tracks 1–5 of Disc 2) and The Egg, Albany (Disc 2, tracks 6–9)
Genre Progressive rock
Length136:15
Label Discipline Global Mobile
Producer David Singleton
King Crimson chronology
Meltdown: Live in Mexico City
(2018)		Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany
(2021)

Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany is a live album by King Crimson released on 20 November 2021. It is an "official bootleg" of the band's final performance in North America, from September of that year, [1] [2] ending with four songs from the pre-tour "Friends And Family" show in Albany, NY in August. [3] [4] The songs played span the band's entire lifetime. [5]

Contents

Tour

The Music Is Our Friend tour was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed a full year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour began in July 2021 in Florida. There was a two-week break, and multiple shows had to be moved due to extreme weather, but none were cancelled. After North America, the tour concluded with 8 dates in Japan in November and December. [6] According to Robert Fripp, it was most likely the final tour by King Crimson and there has been no activity from them since.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Writing for All About Jazz , John Kelman enjoyed the album, stating that the band had evolved and taken old music and made it new again. He considered the release to be a large step forward for the band, highlighting all of the band members' skills as musicians. [4]

Track listing

Source: [5]

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introductory Soundscape" Robert Fripp 6:53
2."The Hell Hounds Of Krim" Gavin Harrison, Pat Mastelotto, William Rieflin 3:35
3."Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part I" David Cross, Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir 8:04
4."Pictures of a City"Fripp, Peter Sinfield 8:35
5."The Court of the Crimson King" Ian McDonald, Sinfield9:46
6."Red"Fripp6:07
7."Tony Cadenza Deals It Slitheryacious-To-The-Max" Tony Levin 1:11
8."Neurotica" Adrian Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford4:46
9."One More Red Nightmare"Fripp, Wetton6:09
10."Indiscipline"Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford9:21
Total length:64:27
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Epitaph"Fripp, McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Sinfield9:08
12."Radical Action II"Fripp2:29
13."Level Five"Belew, Fripp, Trey Gunn, Mastelotto7:06
14."Starless" (12:15)"Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Richard Palmer-James 15:22
15."21st Century Schizoid Man" (12:44)"Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield14:48
16."Tony Cadenza Serves It Piping Hot"Levin1:19
17."Discipline"Belew, Fripp, Levin, Bruford5:08
18."Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part II"Fripp6:53
19."Islands"Fripp, Sinfield9:09
Total length:71:48

Personnel

King Crimson

References

  1. ↑ Mead, David (2022-08-25). "Robert Fripp in-depth: his quest to combine Hendrix and Bartók, what made King Crimson "problematic" and why he has "no interest in gear at all"". Guitar World . Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  2. ↑ Browne, David (2022-07-14). "King Crimson's Robert Fripp Sets Fall Release for Band Doc. But Another Tour? 'Only to Prevent World War III'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. ↑ Live, D. G. M. (2021-11-12). "All About Music Is Our Friend". DGM Live. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. 1 2 3 Jazz, All About (2021-11-12). "King Crimson: Music is Our Friend: Live In Washington and Albany, 2021 album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. 1 2 King Crimson - Music Is Our Friend (Live In Washington And Albany, 2021) , retrieved 2022-10-03
  6. ↑ "Music Is Our Friend - Live In Washington and Albany, 2021". burningshed.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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