Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With explained

Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With
Type:	EP
Artist:	King Crimson
Cover:	Happy_With_What_You_Have.jpg
Released:	October 8, 2002
Genre:	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length:	34:34
Label:	Sanctuary
Producer:	Robert Fripp, David Singleton, Adrian Belew, King Crimson
Prev Title:	Ladies of the Road
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	The Power to Believe
Next Year:	2003

Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (stylized in lowercase) is the third EP by prog rock band King Crimson released in 2002, a companion to the subsequent album The Power to Believe (2003). Many of the songs on Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With can also be found on The Power to Believe, but there are differences between recordings; this version of "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With" is longer by one chorus, and "Eyes Wide Open" uses primarily acoustic instrumentation.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Bude" (Adrian Belew) – 0:26
2. "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With" (Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto) – 4:12
3. "Mie Gakure" (Appear and Disappear) (Belew, Fripp) – 2:00
4. "She Shudders" (Belew) – 0:35
5. "Eyes Wide Open" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 4:08
6. "Shoganai" (It Can't be Helped) (Belew) – 2:53
7. "I Ran" (Belew) – 0:40
8. "Potato Pie" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 5:03
9. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part IV)" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 10:26

Including:

• "I Have a Dream"

Recorded live at 328 Performance Hall, Nashville, USA, November 2001

1. "Clouds" (Belew) – 4:11

• The song "Clouds" ends at 0:30. The hidden track "Einstein's Relatives" starts at 1:00, after 30 seconds of silence.

Personnel

• Robert Fripp – guitar
• Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals
• Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, bass guitar
• Pat Mastelotto – drums, electronic percussion

Notes and References

1. Web site: King Crimson - Eyes Wide Open (Acoustic) [Commentary]]. David. Singleton. YouTube.