BEAT

JORDAN BLUM

VENUE SANTANDER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, READING, PA, USA DATE 23/10/2024 King Crimson’s 1980s studio run – consisting of stylistically linked trio Discipline, Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair – is rarely celebrated as much as their work during the prior decade. Yet, when former guitarist/vocalist Adrian Belew and bassist Tony Levin announced a team-up with guitarist Steve Vai and Tool percussionist Danny Carey to recreate selections from those albums in concert (under the name BEAT), countless fans jumped at the chance to see them live. As tonight’s performance proves, the band are more than capable of doing justice to King Crimson’s distinctively new wave/world music period. Despite some technical issues early on, the quartet play instant classics and deeper cuts with top-notch precision and charming humility, resulting in a…

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