King Crimson - 1982-09-29 - Munich, Germany 

First time I saw Robert Fripp playing (from distance) I thought he was Dan Rather the newsman lol 😆 He had the same serious look as the anchorman! 👍 I've seen him lately he's still fantastic. They all are. 👍

I agree, having seen them in 78 and 82 I think, and stunned both times with different lineups! 2 of the best performances I've ever seen 🌛

Oh, you funny....you funny. :)

Which hairstyle? Under the nose? ;-))))))

If you lost your hair early, after that, there´s no problem about styling anything....You just go as you look like...A handsome man and an incredibly skilled musician (and very intellectual). This counts.

But you should have seen it in the 70's! LOL.

He was born with it.

And this is coming from someone with a Zappa avatar. Very good choice of music my friend.

Unfortunately, it's not IN the charts hihi

​@@killolot Wouldn't have noticed until you pointed it out. Thanks. I made a clock face out of the album cover of "Freak Out", Zappa's first album. Ever see him play bicycle spokes on the old Steve Allen show? Trip.

Belew seemed to have the most fun with the audience. Bruford seemed to have the most fun with his instrument.

True. He Was Like that in His Brief time with Zappa as Well. He Was Awesome! Bruford Has a Fun Spirit As Well.

Adrian is a really fun and kind guy. Fripp, on the other hand.

Belew definitely enjoys performing. I don't think you can say the same thing about Fripp.

I met him last year when he was touring with Todd Rundgren for the David Bowie TRibute. I had a meet and greet and Todd laughed at me because I bowed down to Adrian. Todd knows I have great taste in music. I have a few really good photos of that amazing night. Adrian came in the bar at the hotel and wanted a White Russian. I guess they couldn't make him one. The next time I see him, I'm bringing him a huge thermos full. 🤪

For some reason, this comment really got to me. I'm happy in life but I understand that feeling of losing the optimism. At some point, you realise that you're not immortal, that the people you most love are going to die and that you're never going to see them again. Tough stuff.

​@@scrumpymanjackОни никогда не умрут

@@Игорь-р2ы2ы I don't speak or read that language.

@@scrumpymanjackyou've been wise for a while...thank you

Why do you have to hurt me in this way?

"Levingasm"...

@@ThingsWeLoveYo add it to the voKcabulary

Insightful!

2023: listening to this since almost 40 years, it seems impossible to achieve anything close to this. Not as a fan, but as somebody seeking the real difference. I am endlessly happy.

Thanks man, you nailed it!

And a really nice guy too

What he did with kg and Bowie is top music. Very innovative but melodic

His singing and voice is very very strong.

Also an accomplished drummer in his own right. ❤️🇷🇴

I am a Rush fan but also listen to other music including king Crimson with bruford in the band. Anyways Neil Peart is my number 1 drummer but Bruford comes number 2.( yes I have listened to bruford ( solo) and earthworks too). Yes Fripp, wetton, cross, below and Levin are also great too.

@@DuaneElliott-j6oMost prog rock drummers are some of the best of the 70's period. Bruford, Peart, Collins, Palmer.

Up

That's the difference between average and virtuoso

@@johnruffner8637 one of the easier jobs for him

@@taituts6963 how so?

Thank You! I always appreciate someone doing that for everyone...;)

thx

Wena ctm

Thanks

I am watching this in lockdown

Indeed, a Master

definitely!

Astute observation. And only one a tuned-in musician would recognize. It's no easy feat to direct a band as skillfully as Fripp does so ostensibly effortlessly. Fripp appears to be playing mechanically, but his ears are finely tuned to listen for the slightest variation of when to play a microsecond ahead or behind the beat. Not an easy thing for even highly skilled musicians to do.

You're a perceptive man with great taste in music.

"I can't be the only sane man in this asylum" _ Robert Fripp

+Yvan Lorthiois .....YEA You´re right....

Exacto. Coincido totalmente con usted.

🔥🤘🤘

I completely agree. I just saw King Crimson on their 50th anniversary tour in Toronto and it was good but I found myself missing Belew and Bruford for sure. Hard to say if Fripp will ever bring them back. It was still a fabulous night to remember. ✌💞🎶 KEH

yes!

Listen to this since I was 12 64 now

Nice memories!

It’s what I keep coming back to. 💜

Ой, какая мерзкая музыка и исполнитель, так вот, что сосед один мой включает лет десять и я начинаю паниковать и орать на всю улицу, чудовище.

Lovesit

I missed Adrian Belew's wild and exciting presence on the stage when I saw them on September 14, 2019. The current singer murdered a few songs that Adrian owned. I really was disappointed that neither Belew or Bruford were on this 50th anniversary tour. Still loved the show. KEH

@@katherinehunter9526 same fir me except 2017, but I was lucky enough to see him in a tiny venue in Vancouver a few years before with the E3 lineup. Amazing up close experience, a truly nice guy.

Considering he played with Bowie, Zappa, and Talking Heads, helped transform King Crimson into a new wave/prog rock hybrid, released a solo album entitled "Lone Rhino", and later formed a band called The Bears, I would say your assessment of his humor and zany antics is spot on.

I mean, he WAS part of Frank Zappa's band for a while. You got to have a sense of humor to play with Frank.

The future music is much suckier.

@@revwahfair putting it mildly.

@@revwahfair nah, just the mainstream music, but there are brillant bands in this exact moment, anyway, radiohead is amazing, try listening to their 3th and 4th albums and their last album who was made in 2016 "burn the witch" remembers me to this mention of king crimson

@@revwahfair I think if you think that you’re not paying much attention.

Just what I was thinking!

He played and did back up vocals for the Talking Heads in 1980-1981

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pJyw8sAdths.html here u go

Back in the day someone played his first solo album Lone Rhino and I said it was great that he got Byrne to sing on the album. But it wasn't Byrne.

@@scottlarson1548 I have rhinoceros collection because of lone rhino

Really? My impression was not positive when he was doing a signing and greeting fans right after a show several years ago. Gave him the booklet for Peter Gabriel's Plays Live album (my favorite Levin performance). He looked at it and arrogantly said, "I don't even know what this IS." When he realized what it was, he gave a half hearted "Oh" Quite rude and unfriendly. I wished I hadn't bothered. Very disappointing.

@@chrisknowlton9460 sorry to hear you had a bad experience. I've never known an unkind moment with Tony. I have no excuse, but I guess I'd just chalk it up to a bad day. We all have them. He's always been great to me and our paths cross on a pretty irregular basis. Frankly, I'm surprised he's remembered me. I hope you might give him another chance and for now, just enjoy his talent.

Wow- I always imagined him as just the kindest and most understated guy, and it sounds like he is. I’m jealous that you are pals with him, though I’m sure that I’d probably find it overwhelming to be on a couch sharing a convo with him as well!!

Hi@@tunguskalumberjack9987thanks for the kind words. While Tony and I are acquainted, please don't think that we're great pals, sitting around shooting the breeze. He knows me when we meet, but we don't meet very often. I did get to chat with him at a local appearance in January, but with his schedule, meetings are few and far between. What I can tell you, is that he's very down-to-earth and approachable. I've seen some people complain that he blew them off, but I don't know the circumstances of the meeting, so I can't address them. I've always found him to be friendly (and believe it or not, a bit shy) and happy. I don't have to tell you about his talent, that always shines through. I don't know where you live, but if it's in the eastern U.S., watch for Tony and his brother Pete to appear in a little quartet called "The Levin Brothers". They usually play small venues with an intimate audience. It's more jazz/new age jazz-oriented and they're great. They even throw in "Sleepless" from King Crimson. They're very wide-ranged and enjoyable. The best part is that they tour in a van, just to keep themselves in touch with their past. So I hope I didn't give the wrong impression about our friendship. He's a great guy and a great talent and I try to see him whenever he's appearing near me. Best wishes and enjoy the music.

Paul Cuff sorry, I was writing a response to this just this morning and believed that I had sent it, but I now see it isn’t there. Anyway- what I had written was- No worries! I’ve had people misunderstand a passing reference to someone before as meaning more than I had intended, so I completely understand where you’re coming from. And I appreciate your honesty about it, especially in this world, where people love to make themselves appear more important because they have some connection, however small, to someone famous! And I REALLY have to thank you for the heads-up about where he performs, as I live on the East Coast, specifically I live in the Hartford Connecticut area, so knowing that someday I can see him play gives me a lot to look forward to. Thanks a lot, my friend- I really appreciate your message- I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.

Took a lot from David Byrne persona.

@@enkibumbu Yeah, possibly. But Adrian's an approachable guy, and is genuine in conversation. He played the club I worked at a few times in the 80s, and had the chance to speak with him then. Byrne, on the other hand, just seems like an actor to me.

You said: "Takes three drummers to copy Bill Bruford." I think this other performance with 3 drummers (and Belew not present, for worse) was ridiculous.

@@Romany1111 I think you're both right. Seems like Adrian expanded on what could be done after meeting Byrne - but he was also young so it could be growing more confident. Byrne was acting 100%. When you see videos of him before he was famous or in the last 10 years as his fame dimmed you see a man different from the "autistic and low self monitoring" man he played to the hilt.

That ain't as cool as Robert Fripp

Who's the guy with the chapman stick?

@@jamesthomas9890 Tony Levin, for me peer to Pastorious and Pattituci

Aka “Kabelaffe” :-)

wow，you are a absolutely luckyman 👀

+Kirk Slater Pound for pound? There's a lot of weight being thrown around up on that stage in this era, sure. But truly pound for pound has to go to Red-era trio.

I guess it's a hard call. Every lineup is rather substantial. But for me, this lineup is the most distinct tone while providing a wildly adventurous attitude. I'm a pretty big Crimson fan, so I couldn't really take a firm stance against any other opinion. I love the Red era too. I've got and enjoy all the albums. Haha

+Kirk Slater I think every era had good things to offer? The very start for me is unsurpassed but I like stuff from every album

exactly. this is the best Crimson

@green fox by far........

Agreed friend! Just blows me away, every time I hear it!

On fire. Another level of from the album - which was already seemed perfect.

Sean Landis totally agree with you

Incredible! Sounds like a Miles Davis and Mozart channeled through the guitar

friend on my right keeps wanting to compare w/ the GD! Not even in the same universe.

Would you actually purchase one if they were available at, say £50 ? 😂

That includes a guitar 🎸 so don’t fret. 🙄😷😂

The only moving parts are the fingers.

With the Kung-Fu grip?

Now that was funny!!! 😂

saw them at cmu in '81 .. their present incarnation is coming to my town this fall (2024)

so

They were great. A tossup with the Wetton/Cross lineup imo, but the Belew/Levin lineup really expanded the musical horizons that surround King Crimson moreso than any other permeation of the band.

Depends on when you were born ;-)

Seen them lately?

@@brianordelheide4661 Quizás.....pero seguro que no antes........Aúnque Crimson es siempre de lo mejor junto con Zappa y Van der Grraf Generator, Yes, Gong y unos cuantos etceteras más.

It was pretty good. Actually it was amazing. But for some reason I need to listen to Islands.

If you feel this way, make it happen. I think it's a brilliant idea.

Fripp does a very bad job at pretending he is not into and loving it

@@MrKennyanders He's a guitarist, not an actor

✌️❤️

I totally agree. My mind is blown every time.

Yes - the fabulous "T-shirt under Armani jacket" - style - and the Crims predicted this style - largely attributed to Miami Vice - by a couple of years or more. Fripp however, was having none of it.

Repo division...

You sound like the sort of person who would insist on the sleeves on your funeral suit being rolled up to the elbow. I applaud you. ;)

@@Toolpusher nice

listening and enjoying the music, scroll down to read the first comment.....really? lol

Yes, a fine moment of relaxing the tension, just after Brufords short, incredibly effective break, then coming back with fat bubbling Bass + drums to drive Fripps uplifting solo home ...

Great comment

+The Mystic Maestro You said It!

For me, 100’s...Maybe my favourite 40 minutes of music

Helping Street Dogs in Mexico I’m in total agreement! But I go through musical phases too, and sometimes I’ll vote for another 40 minutes by someone else. When it’s this good though, it keeps coming back- I’m so glad that I came across this- it’s brilliant, and I listen to it at least twice a week!

Ttvmm mm y yes nkm mmm

Por fin "alguien" que menciona la sublime "Sheltering Sky", un verdadero mantra, posiblemente la canción más elevada de todos los tiempos, Bravo Susana!

What year was that? I live near Akron and I have never had the pleasure of seeing King Crimson LIVE. My brother did though. I'm so in love with this band especially because of Adrian Belew. And Tony and Robert and Bill. Damn. This doesn't get any better.

i was there, in Reggio Emilia, Campovolo, 31/8/82, Concert even better of this: four great musicians ! But as singer i preferred Lake, Boz or Wetton.(all three dead : R.I.P. ) Belew doesn't have a great voice.

I was there too. One of the best live shows of my life.

Lucky you! ✌️❤️

this is the best Crimson ever were!

@@vbassone Well, I personally like the Bill Bruford and Adrian Belew Configuration of the band. It could be that during that period of my life, I was in the best relationship I'd ever been in. But we fell apart because I couldn't get into doing body piercing to myself to make my boyfriend happy. So I had to let him go to follow his passion. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make. But I knew we were doomed if I didn't. He is a fabulous bass/stick musician, who plays in several hot bands. Some do cover King Crimson tunes to the tee. Fabulous players. Anyway I loved that Three of a perfect pair configuration of King Crimson. There are a few tunes that Adrian Belew belts out like no one else can. But having said that, King Crimson will always be my very favorite band and I completely enjoyed their 50th anniversary concert. They are the only band I have ever paid to see in concert over and over again and will until I die. ✌💖🎶 KEH

@@katherinehunter9526 I am sorry to hear about the relationship ending. Sometimes we truly arrive at a fork in the road in life and it sounds like that was one of them for you. I think you actually made the right decision though, because you should have never HAD to make that choice! If your boyfriend REALLYYYYY loved you, he would have loved you just the same, piercings or not.. Yes, I definitely think the best version of Crimson was this period and quartet lineup of Belew, Bruford, Levin and Fripp. BTW, I am a professional jazz bassist based in NYC. Nice talking to with you on here. Thanks!

@@vbassone Hey thanks for you kind words. I was right to leave him because he did find a woman who was into body piercing and tattoos, so I hope he is happy. I think love had nothing to do with it. Fetishes are like that. Yes he should have loved me without me having to mutilate my body but love had nothing to do with his desire. I couldn't fake it knowing I wasn't enough. Anyone, that's ancient history now, that I only think of because of our connection to King Crimson. I loved that Three of a Perfect Pair tour from back in the 80's. I even caught a bus and followed the band after seeing them preform in Toronto one night then over to Camp Fortune Quebec to see them their second second night in Canada. I must say the gig in Quebec was a longer show and if you can imagine this even better than the Toronto show. I was so glad I went. Most folks follow the Grateful Dead like that but I like their music but not enough to follow them. King Crimson is light years ahead of them and most bands. Tony and Robert have played both played s Single gigs here that I have been blessed enough to witness. Enough about me. What type of a bass do you play? Do you sing too? Are you currently in a band? Do you have any video's I can look for? Nice talking to you on here . Peace KEH

I saw them at "The Pier" on the West side in NYC. Unforgettable!

A little intimidating, even when he played with Peter Gabriel.

Trey Gunn strong musician too.

I think it would be even more amazing to see them all together again. Life is short buy the concert tickets.

Personally this, and the "live in japan 2003" performance are to me perfect expressions of what a band can be.

Francisco Alvarez I’ll have to check that out :)