LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1969

I suppose that since there are very few good recordings of this original lineup of King Crimson, we must be thankful for whatever we can get. This one sounds like a very good performance, but the recording quality is poor. The entire recording is very distorted. You can barely discern what Michael Giles is playing on his drums. The bass is occasionally listenable, but usually distorts too much to hear as well.

The good points: There is a live version of I Talk To The Wind. This is the only live version I've heard from King Crimson. It is different from the studio version, as it has harmonized vocals all the way through. Nice. And Travel Weary Capricorn manages to wind its way through various styles (most of which I've heard on other recordings, but not all).

And there is another song tacked on as a bonus. Trees is another song with lots of harmonized vocals. But again, with all the distortion of the tape, It's hard to hear most of the song.

Three stars for the historical value of the recording. If the sound was better, the rating would be much higher.