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

Robert Fripp+Bill Bruford+John Wetton+David Cross = King Crimson c.1974

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[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!

[r3tr0r0ck3r]

OMG WHERE IS THE REST??

[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.

[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.

[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!

[kolpejna1503]

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

[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.