King Crimson - Starless (Live In Central Park) [Bonus Track]

STARLESS (LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK)
[Bonus Track]
(Cross, Fripp, Wetton, Bruford, Palmer-James)

Sundown dazzling day
Gold through my eyes
But my eyes turned within only see
Starless and bible black

Old friend charity
Cruel twisted smile
And the smile signals emptiness for me
Starless and bible black

Ice blue silver sky
Fades into grey
To a grey hope that all yearns to be
Starless and bible black

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Robert Fripp: Guitar and Mellotron
John Wetton: Bass and Voice
William Bruford: Percussives

With thanks to:
David Cross: Violin
Mel Collins: Soprano Saxophone
Ian McDonald: Alto Saxophone
Robin Miller: Oboe
Marc Charig: Cornet

George Chkiantz: Engineer
Rod Thear: Assistant Engineer

Equipment by: Chris, Tex, Harvey and Peter Walmsley
Cover by: John Kosh
Photography: Gered Mankowitz
Produced by King Crimson at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, July and August 1974

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#RobertFripp
#Red

[ExxylcrothEagle]

I remember one time playing this on my headphones and actually almost exploding as I walked down the street. Every fibre of my soul being essence was shredded and flayed by the glorious malevolent slaughterhouse pulverization of this cosmic blast. It still rips and rips and keeps slaying and flaying.

[Indskret]

* Old Friend Guiding Light
Cruel Twisted Smile
See through Eyes Dark your Lies
Mark all time
Starless and Bible Black! *

[mediocrefunkybeat]

I've spent years modelling my bass guitar tone on this. Absolutely magnificent.

[Rj-jmvm]

John Wetton may have had the greatest bass tone ever in rock music .

[GTurch]

The mellotron at the coda can NEVER be made loud enough for my satisfaction

[firebrand]

My one wish is to someday hear this song preformed live in concert maybe whenever covid dies down I may be able to but until then this is as close as I’ll get to it

[PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Even in live form this song demonstrates its power and beauty.

[daario]

This is why they record live albums in japan. The crowd actually shuts up during the performance

[douglasarthur]

This song always gives me goosebumps. Breathtaking!

[matthewfinger]

Robert Fripp has said that David Cross (on the violin) was the person in the band that he could relate to the most.

[MTheoOA]

6:30... This is the most beautiful red roar possible, listen to this bass, oh shoot. It's pure might

[tommyrawlings]

This version of Crimson was the best live prog group of all time! Nobody could improvise like them! Fripp & Bruford and Wetton are all geniuses!

[bugeanuflorin]

Absolutely, Masterpiece,
King Crimson is King
R.I.P master John Wetton

[TovarishVintovkin]

What a crazy mad genius song ! Just incredible, nothing to add

[seanrodden]

What an outstanding rendition of this song! I love Jacko's version but this has such raw, primal power to it.

[jaydenwhitlen]

When the electric piano comes in it gets so heavy

[sethoflagos]

Easily my favourite ever track in 13-time.

[CarlDidur]

The middle part I like more than the LP! This is a bit less "stiff" all around, maybe. Not keen on the final section, though... King Crimson was an amazing band to dig into because every live version had merits. I saved up endlessly for the Great Deceiver box when I was a teen (but never made it, haha). This track was the rare beast. Nice to have it all so easily now on Youtube. I wonder what changed in Fripp's mind?

[mallydraycott]

Love this track, absolutely beautiful.Thanks for posting.

[litoromero]

Maravilloso...💎💎💎
Cuantos buenos momentos...
Muchas gracias Crimson 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼💎🕪