Live in Vienna, or Live in Vienna, December 1, 2016, is a triple-disc live album by the English progressive rock 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 Vienna, Austria. 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 Robert Fripp'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 Copenhagen, Denmark on 23 September 2016. "Schoenberg Softened His Hat" is sequenced from: Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, Italy, 5–6 November 2016. Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, Italy, 11–12 November 2016. Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy, 8 November 2016. "Ahriman's Ceaseless Corruptions" is sequenced from: Auditori del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain, 24–25 November 2016. Le Silo in Marseille, France on 27 November 2016. "Spenta's Counter Claim" is sequenced from Stadsschouwburg in Antwerp, Belgium on 2 November 2016.
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
King Crimson Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, flute, voice Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboard, mastering, production Mel Collins – saxophone, flute Tony Levin – bass, chapman stick, voice, photography Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion, keyboards (Vienna 2016 and Chicago "Islands" only) Bill Rieflin – drums, percussion (Japan 2015 only); keyboards (Japan 2015 and Chicago "Islands" only)
Additional personnel David Singleton – photography, liner notes, production, mastering Ben Singleton – artwork Chris Porter – mixing, mastering Alan Jones – photography Dave Salt – photography Hugh O'Donnell – layout, design
Charts Chart (2018) Peak position
References
External links
Tony Levin's diary entry for the Vienna show