Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany is a live album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson released on 20 November 2021. It is an "official bootleg" of the band's final performance in North America, from September of that year, ending with four songs from the pre-tour "Friends And Family" show in Albany, NY in August. The songs played span the band's entire lifetime.
Tour The Music Is Our Friend tour was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed a full year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour began in July 2021 in Florida. There was a two-week break, and multiple shows had to be moved due to extreme weather, but none were cancelled. After North America, the tour concluded with 8 dates in Japan in November and December. According to Robert Fripp, it was most likely the final tour by King Crimson and there has been no activity from them since.
Critical reception
Writing for All About Jazz, John Kelman enjoyed the album, stating that the band had evolved and taken old music and made it new again. He considered the release to be a large step forward for the band, highlighting all of the band members' skills as musicians.
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Personnel King Crimson Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, vocals Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboard Mel Collins – saxophones, flute Tony Levin – basses, Chapman Stick Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion, keyboards
Charts +Chart performance for Music Is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany Chart (2021) Peakposition
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