Thrakattak

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Thrakattak
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Released21 May 1996 (1996-05-21) [1]
Recorded1995
Genre Progressive rock, experimental rock
Length57:14
Label Discipline Global Mobile
King Crimson chronology
B'Boom: Live in Argentina
(1995)
Thrakattak
(1996)
Epitaph
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rolling Stone (favorable) [3]

Thrakattak (written with consonants capitalized as THRaKaTTaK on the album cover) is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in 1996.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.

  1. "Thrak" – 2:20
    Recorded at:
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 21 November 1995
  2. "Fearless and Highly Thrakked" – 6:35
    Recorded at:
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 20 November 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 21 November 1995
  3. "Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip" – 11:18
    Recorded at:
    Nagoya Shimin Kaikan, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 8 October 1995
    Hitomi Kinen Kōdō, Tokyo, Japan, 10 October 1995
    Omiya Sonic Hall, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, 12 October 1995
  4. "Thrakattak (Part I)" – 3:42
    Recorded at:
    Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 2 October 1995
    Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 3 October 1995
    Festival Hall, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, 9 October 1995
  5. "The Slaughter of the Innocents" – 8:03
    Recorded at:
    Koseinenkin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 14 October 1995
    Paramount Theater, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 17 November 1995
    Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 8 November 1995
    Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 11 November 1995
  6. "This Night Wounds Time" – 11:16
    Recorded at:
    Tupperware Convention Center, Kissimmee, Florida, United States, 9 November 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 22 November 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 24 November 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 25 November 1995
    Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 27 November 1995
    Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 29 November 1995
  7. "Thrakattak (Part II)" – 11:08
    Recorded at:
    Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, 16 November 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 22 November 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 25 November 1995
    Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 29 November 1995
  8. "Thrak (Reprise)" – 2:52
    Recorded at:
    Nakano Sun Plaza, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, 5 October 1995
    Longacre Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 20 November 1995

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [4] 87

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References

  1. "Official site".
  2. Thrakattak at AllMusic
  3. Rolling Stone
  4. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.