Radical Action (To Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)

by King Crimson

Radical Action (To Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 September 2016
  • Label: Discipline Global Mobile
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:40:58
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Tony Levin, Biff Blumfumgagnge, William Rieflin, Mark Vreeken, Jakko M. Jakszyk, Gavin Harrison, Pat Mastelotto, Jason Birnie, John Armitage, Michele Russotto, Mel Collins

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A sprawling multimedia document of the band's 2015 tours, featuring their intimidating multi-drummer configuration. The ensemble flawlessly navigates incredibly dense and highly complex reinterpretations of their classic 1970s material alongside abrasive new compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, progressive, technical, uncommon-time-signatures, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. One - Live (10:36)
  2. Radical Action (To Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind/Meltdown/Radical Action II - Live (10:30)
  3. Level Five - Live (6:46)
  4. The Light of Day - Live (5:49)
  5. The Hell Hounds of Krim - Live (3:36)
  6. The ConstruKction of Light - Live (6:24)
  7. The Talking Drum - Live (3:48)
  8. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. Two - Live (6:44)
  9. Peace - Live (2:05)
  10. Pictures of a City - Live (8:14)
  11. Banshee Legs Bell Hassle - Live (1:37)
  12. Easy Money - Live (8:23)
  13. VROOOM - Live (4:53)
  14. Suitable Grounds for the Blues - Live (4:48)
  15. Interlude - Live (2:20)
  16. The Letters - Live (6:28)
  17. Sailor's Tale - Live (6:38)
  18. A Scarcity of Miracle - Live (6:50)
  19. Red - Live (6:27)
  20. One More Red Nightmare - Live (6:00)
  21. Epitaph - Live (8:41)
  22. Starless - Live (12:14)
  23. Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row - Live (2:58)
  24. The Court of the Crimson King - Live (6:57)
  25. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Live (10:57)

Credits

  • King Crimson - primary artist
  • Ben Singleton - artwork [additional & cyclops re-imagining]
  • Alex R. Mundy - assemblage [digital assembly]
  • Neil Wilkes - authoring [blu-ray & dvd authoring & assembly]
  • Tony Levin - bass, chapman stick, written-by
  • Pat Mastelotto - drums, written-by
  • William Rieflin - drums, keyboards, written-by
  • Sid Smith - footage by [additional footage]

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