Starless (aka 'How to use a Les Paul Custom 1959 and Fuzz Box')

[1984therocker]

I love how KC improvised during their shows trying new things out and then depending on the feedback they got from the audience, they would go into the studio and record what they had played. They aren't making mistakes - its how they played 'Starless' that evening, and it was probably very different each night they played it.

[CommunistDancefloor]

Oh I hear the Flying Brick Wall all right

[Hubs88]

And that's how it's done.

[superdude13666]

If you aint playing sitting down, you aint doing it right.

[chriskar5]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[batmagoo]

Indeed, some of the people who have commented in this post about "mistakes" haven't the shadow of a clue about guitar playing, performance, innovation and are absolute Prog-Rock newbies, and utter Crimson neophytes.

Ridiculous!

[MistaGrieves]

I think King Crimson rocked themselves into oblivion judging by that background. That must mean anytime we see Robert Fripp post '74 he is really an extradimensional doppleganger.

Spread the truth Dark Fripp will come for me soon!

On a serious note this song is pretty amazing, even just 57 seconds of it.

[pureambient17]

I'm not quite sure about some of the comments about this performance. I don't know if the expectation is that the piece be played like a carbon copy of the studio version, and I laughed out loud at the comment "Fripp makes a mistake..." - nonsense.

If you ever LISTENED to Crimson live, they play every piece differently EVERY night. They don't try to "play it like the record" - a totally ridiculous notion in the case of THIS song, since it was a live track for many months BEFORE Red !

Think!

[adric137]

great music

[ornorra]

Fripp plays a wrong note at around 0:17 but corrects it quickly. The end is somehow not working as well, it´s like the lose each other but manage to come back in the end. Not very strong

[omiswheretheheartis]

@ornorra

haha! Seriously. wow. Thank you so much for pointing out this mistake, you have saved me from enjoying this solo. 

[kolpejna1503]

@ornorra I would LOVE to hear your 'error-free' version of this...we are all waiting with great anticiption...anytime will do...

[vivelavidarocka]

Every time they post the whole video here in youtube is taken down after a few weeks. Just buy the DVD.

[cherryorchards]

just LOVED the the video title

[RickMcCarthy]

It's on the 40th Anniversary release of "Red" on the DVD. Buy it.

[leonardoxn]

Wonderful!!!!!

[reptil89]

please post the rest if is posible please, please, please¡¡

[r3tr0r0ck3r]

OMG WHERE IS THE REST??

[boogster123321]

@r3tr0r0ck3r you can buy the deluxe edition of the album red that has a dvd for about 35-40$ if your in america, as for video on youtube, good luck finding it

[RickMcCarthy]

@r3tr0r0ck3r It's on the 40th anniversary Red CD/DVD-a set at dgmlive-dot-com-forwardslash-s­hop

Well worth the money, for sure.