Live in Toronto (King Crimson album) explained

Live in Toronto
Type:live
Artist:King Crimson
Cover:Live In Toronto (King Crimson album).jpg
Released:29 February 2016 digital download
17 March 2016 CD
Recorded:20 November 2015
Venue:Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Genre:Progressive rock
Length:126:56
Label:Discipline Global Mobile
Producer:King Crimson
Prev Title:Live at the Orpheum
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Next Year:2016

Live in Toronto is a live album by the band King Crimson, released by Discipline Global Mobile records in 2016. The album was recorded on 20 November at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, Canada during the band's The Elements of King Crimson tour of 2015. It is the second full-length release by the current seven-piece incarnation of the band and featured new compositions never before released by the band on record.[1]

Reception

The album has received positive reviews. John Kelman, writing for All About Jazz, praises the new lineup, noting "… with the triple drum set arrangements, twin guitars, reeds and woodwinds, and bass and stick, all played by top- drawer musicians capable of respecting every song's formal construction while, at the same time, introducing interpretive variations and impressive solos, this is no tribute band; this is a Crimson… bringing the music firmly into the 21st Century."[2]

Regarding the new compositions, Dom Lawson writes for Prog magazine, "Part wholesale reinvention, part meticulous refinement, the… new material crackles and pops with exuberance and the infectious thump of hearts buoyed by fresh adrenalin."[3]

Track listing

Disc two

Personnel

King Crimson

Front Line

Back Line

Production

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: King Crimson 2015 Gig Now Available. dgmlive.com. 29 February 2016. 12 August 2016.
  2. News: King Crimson: Live In Toronto: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, November 20, 2015 | AllMusic . John . Kelman . www.allmusic.com . 26 March 2016.
  3. News: King Crimson: Live In Toronto. Team Rock. 11 August 2016 .