EARTHBOUND

A masterpiece? Yes - but, let me explain it. I know that its sound quality is not the best, but aren't you bootleg hunters (expecially when performances are worthy)? Fripp didn't want its release, but Bob has his manners - and after all Earthbound has been now remastered, and its sound quality is now satisfactory. This version of 'Schizoid Man' is among the better I've heard; the whole performance have a jazz/funk feeling that usually lacks at the court of the Crimson King; 'Groon' (over 15 mins.) is a masterwork of improvisation & electronics; and if only I could listen to the complete 'Sailor's Tale'... Definitely, this is a rare example of King Crimson going groovy and this album has the (nowadays lost) feeling of the best performances from the Seventies - I said, improvisation, groove, jamming - and that's the point!