King Crimson - Ladies of the Road (Live 1971-72) (@256)

King Crimson - Ladies of the Road (Live 1971-72) (@256)

(Review from progarchives.com)

While not perfect, this release offers a very correct-sounding of the "Island" album line-up of King Crimson.

Unsurprisingly, the track listing is mostly axed towards Island with touches into the first albums but rather sparsely. One of the biggest disappointments with this album is that the debut title track is only a 45 sec bluesy spoof, but a rare (and quite different than single or previous live version) of Groon makes this interesting.

The second disc is rather a curiosity of sorts but reserved for crimsonic monarchy absolutist since it has some 11 parts of Schizoid Man, mostly improvised parts. Interesting to a point, but rarely up for a regular spin in your deck unless you are a 21st Century Psychotic Man.

Line-up :
- Boz Burrell / bass & vocals
- Mel Collins / saxes, flute & mellotron
- Robert Fripp / guitar & mellotron
- Ian Wallace / drums
- Peter Sinfield / FOH sound & VCS3 on Volume One

Track List :
CD1
01. Pictures of a City - 8:46
02. The Letters - 4:42
03. Formentera Lady [Abridged] - 6:41
04. The Sailors Tale - 5:43
05. Cirkus - 7:58
06. Groon - 6:52
07. Get Thy Bearings - 8:33
08. 21st Century Schizoid Man - 8:57
09. In the Court of the Crimson King - 0:48
CD2
01. Schizoid Men I - 1:44
02. Schizoid Men II - 4:46
03. Schizoid Men III - 3:12
04. Schizoid Men IV - 5:15
05. Schizoid Men V - 6:22
06. Schizoid Men VI - 3:56
07. Schizoid Men VII - 5:13
08. Schizoid Men VIII - 3:18
09. Schizoid Men IX - 5:01
10. Schizoid Men X - 3:23
11. Schizoid Men XI - 11:42