''Live in Vienna'', or ''Live in Vienna, December 1, 2016'', is a triple-disc live album by the English

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band King Crimson, originally released in a limited capacity in Japan as ''Live in Vienna 2016 + Live in Tokyo 2015'' on 27 September 2017. The expanded album, just titled ''Live in Vienna'', was released through Discipline Global Mobile on 6 April 2018.

Content

''Live in Vienna'' was recorded on 1 December 2016 at Museumsquartier in

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. The first two discs of ''Live in Vienna'' cover the entire first and second sets of the concert. The third disc on the original Japanese release was a bonus disc featuring live tracks from King Crimson's 2015 tour of Japan. On the main release, the third disc comprises one of the band's first performances of "Fracture" since 1974, two encores from the show in Vienna, and newly sequenced pieces with excerpts from

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's soundscapes edited into them, in the style of ''THRaKaTTaK''.

Critical reception

Writing for '' All About Jazz'', John Kelman praised the album, especially the third disc's version of "Fracture" and its live improvisations, which he called "a primary reason to consider ''Live in Vienna'' an essential listen."

Track listing

Notes * "Fracture" was performed at Falconer Salen in

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on 23 September 2016. * "Schoenberg Softened His Hat" is sequenced from: **

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, 5–6 November 2016. ** Auditorium Conciliazione in

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, Italy, 11–12 November 2016. **

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, Italy, 8 November 2016. * "Ahriman's Ceaseless Corruptions" is sequenced from: ** Auditori del Fòrum in

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, 24–25 November 2016. ** Le Silo in

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on 27 November 2016. * "Spenta's Counter Claim" is sequenced from Stadsschouwburg in

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on 2 November 2016.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. King Crimson *

– guitar, keyboards, mastering, production * Mel Collins – saxophone, flute * Tony Levin – bass, chapman stick, voice, photography *

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– drums *

Gavin Harrison Gavin Richard Harrison (born 28 May 1963) is an English musician. He is best known for playing with the progressive rock bands Porcupine Tree (2002–2010; 2021–present), King Crimson (2008, and 2014–present) and The Pineapple Thief (2016� ...

– drums * Jeremy Stacey – drums, keyboards (''Vienna 2016'' and ''Chicago'' "Islands" only) * Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, flute, voice * Bill Rieflin – drums (''Japan 2015'' only), keyboards (''Japan 2015'' and ''Chicago'' "Islands" only) Additional personnel *

David Singleton David Singleton (born 1961) is an English record producer, audio engineer, record label director, musician, songwriter, author and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as the production and business partner of Robert Fripp of King Crimson. ...

– photography, liner notes, production, mastering * Ben Singleton – artwork * Chris Porter – mixing, mastering * Alan Jones – photography * Dave Salt – photography * Hugh O'Donnell – layout, design

Charts

References

External links

Tony Levin's diary entry for the Vienna show
{{King Crimson 2018 live albums King Crimson live albums Discipline Global Mobile albums