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Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany

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Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany
Live album by
Released20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)
RecordedAugust 22 & September 11, 2021
VenueThe Anthem, Washington D.C. (Disc 1 & tracks 1–5 of Disc 2) and The Egg, Albany (Disc 2, tracks 6–9)
GenreProgressive rock
Length136:15
LabelDiscipline Global Mobile
ProducerDavid 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 released by King Crimson on 20 November 2021. It is an official bootleg featuring King Crimson's final performances in North America in September of that year (and presumably the final tour by the band).[1][2] It also features four songs from the pre-tour "Friends And Family" show in Albany.[3][4]

Tour

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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 no shows were cancelled.[5] According to Robert Fripp, this is most likely the final tour by the band as there has been no activity from the band since.

Content

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The album was released as a double CD with each CD around 60 minutes long. The first 15 tracks were from the final performances of the "Music Is Our Friend" Tour. The last four were taken from the pre-tour in Albany. The songs they play come from throughout the entire band's lifetime.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[4]

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 [6]

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introductory Soundscape"Robert Fripp6:53
2."The Hell Hounds Of Krim"Gavin Harrison, Pat Mastelotto, William Rieflin3:35
3."Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part I"Fripp, John Wetton, Jamie Muir, David Cross, Bill Bruford8:04
4."Pictures of a City"Fripp, Peter Sinfield8:35
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 Levin1:11
8."Neurotica"Levin, Fripp, Bruford, Adrian Belew4:46
9."One More Red Nightmare"Fripp, Wetton6:09
10."Indiscipline"Levin, Fripp, Bruford, Belew9:21
Total length:64:27
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Epitaph"Fripp, Sinfield, Michael Giles, McDonald, Greg Lake9:08
12."Radical Action II"Fripp2:29
13."Level Five"Trey Gunn, Fripp, Mastelotto, Belew7:06
14."Starless" (12:15)"Fripp, Richard Palmer-James, Wetton, Cross, Bruford15:22
15."21st Century Schizoid Man" (12:44)"Fripp, Sinfield, Giles, McDonald, Lake14:48
16."Tony Cadenza Serves It Piping Hot"Levin1:19
17."Discipline"Levin, Fripp, Bruford, Belew5:08
18."Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part II"Fripp6:53
19."Islands"Fripp, Sinfield9:09
Total length:71:48

Personnel

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Guitar, keyboards: Robert Fripp

Basses Chapman Stick: Tony Levin

Drums: Gavin Harrison, Pat Mastelotto

Drums, keyboards: Jeremy Stacey

Guitar, vocals: Jakko Jakszyk

Saxophone, flute: Mel Collins

References

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  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. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Music Is Our Friend - Live In Washington and Albany, 2021". burningshed.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  6. ^ a b King Crimson - Music Is Our Friend (Live In Washington And Albany, 2021), retrieved 2022-10-03