The Great Deceiver: Live 1973-1974

by King Crimson

The Great Deceiver: Live 1973-1974 cover art

Stretching across four discs, 'The Great Deceiver' archives the terrifyingly intense and highly improvisational live dynamic of King Crimson's mid-70s lineup featuring John Wetton and Bill Bruford. Exploring the bleak, heavy territories of albums like 'Red' and 'Starless and Bible Black', the band frequently devolves into menacing, avant-garde free-jams that push the boundaries of progressive rock. The collection illustrates a group operating at the very edge of musical cohesion.

Genres

  • Progressive Rock

Tracklist

  1. Walk On ... No Pussyfooting
  2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part 2
  3. Lament
  4. Exiles
  5. Improv - A Voyage To The Centre Of The Cosmos
  6. Easy Money
  7. Improv - Providence
  8. Fracture
  9. Starless
  10. 21st. Century Schizoid Man
  11. Walk Off From Providence... No Pussyfooting
  12. Sharks' Lungs In Lemsip
  13. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One
  14. Book Of Saturday
  15. Easy Money
  16. We'll Let You Know
  17. The Night Watch
  18. Improv - Tight Scrummy
  19. Peace - A Theme
  20. Cat Food
  21. Easy Money
  22. ...It Is For You, But Not For Us
  23. Walk On ... No Pussyfooting
  24. The Great Deceiver
  25. Improv - Bartley Butsford
  26. Exiles
  27. Improv - Daniel Dust
  28. The Night Watch
  29. Doctor Diamond
  30. Starless
  31. Improv - Wilton Carpet
  32. The Talking Drum
  33. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Two (Abbreviated)
  34. Applause & Announcement
  35. Improv - Is There Life Out There?
  36. Improv - The Golden Walnut
  37. The Night Watch
  38. Fracture
  39. Improv - Clueless & Slightly Slack
  40. Walk On ... No Pussyfooting
  41. Improv - Some Pussyfooting
  42. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part One
  43. Improv - The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part One
  44. Improv - The Law Of Maximum Distress: Part Two
  45. Easy Money
  46. Improv - Some More Pussyfooting
  47. The Talking Drum