King Crimson
The Sheltering Sky

Recording Date   12/10/1981

Rock/Pop
Files, 2   Discs, 13   Tracks, 90:41  Length
The Sheltering Sky 45:57
01 Intro - 03:43
02 Discipline Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 07:45
03 Thela Hun Ginjeet Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 07:48
04 Red Robert Fripp 07:05
05 Matte Kudasai Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 03:42
06 The Sheltering Sky Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 11:04
07 Frame By Frame Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 04:50

The Sheltering Sky

44:44
01 Neal And Jack And Me Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 07:04
02 Neurotica Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 05:59
03 Elephant Talk Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 05:08
04 Indiscipline Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 13:40
05 Sartori In Tangier Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin 05:57
06 Lark's Tongues In Aspic Part Two Robert Fripp 06:56
Music Details
Product Details
Venue Kakodo
City, State/Country Nagoya, Japan
Packaging FLAC
Live Yes
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Adrian Belew
Guitar Robert Fripp
Bass Tony Levin
Drums Bill Bruford
Musician King Crimson
Personal Details
Index # 1780
Owner Dave
Tags Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased ROIO
ROIO Source AUD
Notes
Taken from bootleg sources but sounding great (if occasionally a little boomy), there’s lots of interesting details tucked away in the high drama of the gig. On Thela, as Adrian blows up a note-bending storm Fripp introduces a descending run that has a curious happy-sad dimension to it that we don't normally hear him play. Similarly, on a particularly blistering Frame by Frame, Fripp introduces a variation on the interlocking part immediately prior to the second verse that momentarily takes the song into a slightly different, less forceful direction, before returning to the usual part.

There are some numbers where the bootleg acoustic really adds some atmosphere. The Sheltering Sky, complete with drifting eerie Roland organ notes, sounds as though its main theme is part of some majestic fanfare ushering in some distant procession.

Although Neil And Jack Me had been in the set since October ’81 it’s still notably different to the rendition which would eventually appear on Beat the next year. If that solo at the end doesn’t send you into raptures then maybe you should be listening to KC & The Sunshine Band instead.