King Crimson Eyes Wide Open 2003

Adrian Belew : Mad scientist Robert Fripp: The professor

I think I'm fripping out because this just belew my mind.

Level Five is a freaking mammoth thing. I'll never forget how blown away was. And still am.

Jesus, just blow my mind away!!! You cannot know how disappointed I am that I have never seen Fripp and the genius musicians he hires, play live and at this point, Jan 2023, I probably never will. Thank God for the people who upload to YouTube!! Thank you!

KC taught me not to be obsessed with original lineups. As long as the musicians are good and the quality music is there, that is all that matters

I bought "In the Court of the Crimson King" off the rack in 1969, and I never looked back. It was the start of a love affair with King Crimson and spread to ELP, Rick Wakeman, and on and on. Some may say I frittered my time and money away, however I would argue that point. These musicians are simply too good to ignore. I am 70 now, and I still love this great music. A lifetime of entertainment is worth a little time and money.

The is the result of old musicians NOT going backwards to relive the glory days.  No sod growing on this lot.

best music in the world, anyone?

Fucking absolutely incredible. Brilliant. Superior. Superlative. Dissonant. Beautiful. Haunting. Sinister. Musically humorous.

Mr Belew is one of the most brilliant musicians of our time

I was 22 years old. I was studying English Literature and started to smoke grass and enjoy music. I was starting to play bass. I had been captivated by Tool's Lateralus album and Pink Floyd was my religion. I lived in Valencia, Spain, a place where music culture was provincial and boring. No one ever came to Valencia. If you wanted to see a good concert you had to go to Madrid or Barcelona. One day I read that King Crimson was coming to Valencia and a friend told me that it would be great to go, but the tickets were too expensive for a Spanish student. Fortunately, I got two invitations by pulling contacts from local radio stations, where I had some friends. It was the Power to Believe tour. The set list was that one. The lineup was that. The show, even the costumes, are cloned. I promise you this: if an alien or inter-dimensional spacecraft came down right now and its occupants spoke to me telepathically revealing something trascendental to me about the sense of existence, they wouldn't reach that mix of listening to King Crimson for the first time and live absolutely stoned. I'm 37 right now, I'm smoking an excellent pot and I just found this video. I send a kiss on the cheek and a very emotional hug to whoever uploaded it. Thank you so much. I am your friend forever.

This music unfolds like a picture book full of stars, where birds come chirping, spinning farandoles, cracking rattles and dancing wizards. From rounds to nursery rhymes, the arrangements display their mystery, the songs fill with fervor and the instruments have the roundness and brilliance of chimes 🌺🕊️

How can anyone listen to "ordinary" music again after hearing this? this is what music was always meant to be, but nobody had either the balls nor talent to make it happen. If Robert Fripp never plays another note.he will be immortalized as one of the world's greatest musicians by those of us who could hear the genius.

Fripp, in the Gurdjieff "tradition" is trying to "awaken" the people in the audience. it is all a huge "prayer."

One of the best shows I've ever seen in a club. I can't believe Adrian can sing and play some of the patterns he pulls off. Amazing musicians, the lot of em.

Love how Fripp sits over in his little blue corner even though he's the Crimson King.

Robert Fripp - guitar Adrian Belew - guitar, vocals Trey Gunn - Warr guitar Pat Mastelotto - acoustic/electronic drums & percussion, drum programming "Introductory Soundscape" (Robert Fripp) – 5:05 "The Power to Believe (Part I: A Cappella)" (Adrian Belew) – 0:41 "Level Five" (Belew, Fripp, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto) – 7:22 "ProzaKc Blues" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 5:59 "Elektrik" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 8:01 "Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 4:14 "One Time" (Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Tony Levin, Mastelotto) – 6:00 "Facts of Life" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 5:29 "The Power to Believe (Part II: Power Circle)" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 8:43 "Dangerous Curves" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 6:02 "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part IV)" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 10:32 including: "Coda: I Have a Dream" "The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum" (Belew, Fripp, Gunn, Mastelotto) – 6:31

Please post this in the description! 1:30 - Introductory Soundscape 6:55 - The Power to Believe I: A Cappella 7:40 - Level Five 15:00 - ProzaKc Blues 20:15 - The ConstruKction of Light 29:20 - HAppy With What You Have to Be Happy With 33:30 - Elektrik 42:20 - One Time 48:20 - Facts of Life 54:00 - The Power to Believe II 1:03:15 - Dangerous Curves 1:08:35 - LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC, PT. IV 1:17:20 - Coda - I Have a Dream 1:21:55 - The Deception of the Thrush 1:29:30 - The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum

Fripp always pauses, before a concert, and looks at everyone in the audience, and prays for them. the audience here got impatient. he always does that.

This is some serious music. Not for everyone, but when you get it it's the most fastastic weird rock band ever.