The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Vol. 2 – 1981–2003

The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two: 1981-2003
Box set by King Crimson
Released	2005
Recorded	1981-2003
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Discipline Global Mobile
Producer	Robert Fripp
King Crimson chronology
The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Volume One - 1969-1974 (2004) The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Vol. 2 - 1981-2003 (2005) The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson (2006)

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The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson - Vol. 2 - 1981-2003 is a compilation by the highly influential English progressive rock band King Crimson, containing their most well-known songs from their phase of 1981 to 2003. It was released in 2005.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD1: In the Studio: 1981-1984 1.1.1 Bonus tracks: 1983-2004 1.2 CD2: Live: 1981-1984 1.3 CD3: In the Studio 1995-2003 1.4 CD4: Live: 1994-2003 2 Personnel 3 References

Track listing

CD1: In the Studio: 1981-1984

1. Elephant Talk - 4:44
2. Frame by Frame - 5:08
3. Matte Kudasai - 3:46
4. Thela Hun Ginjeet - 6:26
5. The Sheltering Sky - 8:23
6. Discipline - 5:02
7. Heartbeat - 3:54
8. Waiting Man - 4:26
9. Neurotica - 4:49
10. Requiem - 6:36
11. Three of a Perfect Pair - 4:10
12. Sleepless - 5:24

Bonus tracks: 1983-2004

1. The King Crimson Barbershop - 1:36
2. Form No. 1 - 3:03
3. Bude - 0:25
4. Potato Pie - 4:33
5. Clouds - 0:33
6. Einstein’s Relatives - 3:08

• Tracks 1-6 from "Discipline" (1981)
• Tracks 7-10 from "Beat" (1982)
• Tracks 11-12 from "Three Of A Perfect Pair" (1984)
• Bonus Tracks 1,2 previously unreleased
• Bonus Tracks 3-6 from "Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With" EP (2002)

CD2: Live: 1981-1984

1. Entry of the Crims (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 4:42
2. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part III (Abridged) (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 2:47
3. Thela Hun Ginjeet (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 5:54
4. Matte Kudasai (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 3:40
5. The Sheltering Sky (Arena, Frejus - August 27, 1982) - 10:32
6. Neal and Jack and Me (Arena, Frejus - August 27, 1982) - 5:39
7. Indiscipline (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 8:10
8. Sartori in Tangier (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 4:21
9. Frame by Frame (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 3:55
10. Man With an Open Heart (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 3:40
11. Waiting Man (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 6:00
12. Sleepless (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 6:11
13. Three of a Perfect Pair (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 4:24
14. Discipline (Le Spectrum, Montreal - 11 July 1984) - 4:52
15. Elephant Talk (Arena, Cap D'Agde - August 26, 1982) - 5:02

• Tracks 1-4,7-14 from "Absent Lovers" (1984)
• Tracks 5,6 from "Neal And Jack And Me - Live 1982-1984" (2004)
• Track 15 from "KCCC4 - Live at Cap D'Agde 1982" (1999)

CD3: In the Studio 1995-2003

1. VROOOM - 4:48
2. Coda: Marine 475 - 2:41
3. Dinosaur - 6:37
4. Walking on Air - 4:38
5. B’Boom - 4:11
6. THRaK (Abridged) - 0:43
7. Fearless and Highly THRaKked (Abridged) - 3:50
8. Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream - 4:44
9. Radio II - 0:43
10. The Power to Believe I (A Cappella) - 0:43
11. Level Five - 7:15
12. Eyes Wide Open - 4:10
13. EleKtrik - 8:00
14. Facts of Life: Intro - 1:38
15. Facts of Life - 5:05
16. The Power to Believe II (Power Circle) - 7:44
17. Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With - 3:30
18. The Power to Believe III (Deception of the Thrush) - 4:12
19. The Power to Believe IV (Coda) - 2:24

• Tracks 1-6,8,9 from "THRaK" (1995)
• Tracks from 10-19 from "The Power To Believe" (2003)
• Track 7 from "THRaKaTTaK" (1996)

CD4: Live: 1994-2003

1. VROOOM VROOOM (Metropolitan Theater, Mexico City - August 1996) - 5:03
2. Neurotica (Metropolitan Theater, Mexico City - August 1996) - 3:39
3. Prism (Abridged) (Metropolitan Theater, Mexico City - August 1996) - 2:54
4. One Time (Prix D'Ami, Buenos Aires - September 29, 1994) - 6:53
5. Larks Tongues in Aspic - Part IV (328 Performance Hall, Nashville - November 10, 2001) - 10:47
6. ProzaKc Blues (Kosei Nenkin, Tokyo - 16 April 2003) - 5:28
7. The ConstruKction of Light (Community Theater, Berkeley - August 10, 2001) - 8:39
8. FraKctured (Amager Bio, Copenhagen - 28 May 2000 | Museumplatz, Bonn - June 6, 2000) - 8:38
9. The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum (Kosei Nenkin, Tokyo - 16 April 2003) - 5:50
10. Sus-Tayn-Z (ProjeKct Two) (Pearl Street, Northampton - July 1, 1998) - 7:51
11. X-chayn-jiZ (ProjeKct Two) (Pearl Street, Northampton - July 1, 1998) - 4:18
12. The Deception of the Thrush (Abridged) (Shepherds Bush Empire, London - July 3, 2000) - 5:20
13. 2ii3 (ProjeKct One) (Abridged) (Jazz Cafe, London - 2 December 1997) - 1:57

• Tracks 1-3 from "VROOOM VROOOM" (2001)
• 4,8 previously unreleased
• 5 from "Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With" EP (2002)
• Tracks 6,9,12 from "Eyes Wide Open" (2003)
• 7 from "Level Five" EP (2001)
• 10,11,13 from "The ProjeKcts" (1999)

Personnel

• Robert Fripp: guitar, organ, Frippertronics, soundscapes, mellotron
• Adrian Belew: fretted and fretless guitars, lead vocals, words
• Tony Levin: Stick, bass guitar, upright bass, synth, backing vocals
• Bill Bruford: acoustic and electronic drums
• Trey Gunn: Stick, bass touch guitar, baritone guitar, Warr guitar, fretless Warr guitar, backing vocals
• Pat Mastelotto: acoustic and electronic percussion, buttons.

References

King Crimson Robert Fripp Adrian Belew Tony Levin Pat Mastelotto Gavin Harrison Greg Lake Michael Giles Ian McDonald Peter Sinfield Mel Collins Gordon Haskell Andy McCulloch Rick Kemp Boz Burrell Ian Wallace John Wetton Jamie Muir Bill Bruford David Cross Richard Palmer-James Trey Gunn Guest musicians: Peter Giles Keith Tippett Marc Charig Nick Evans Jon Anderson Harry Miller Eddie Jobson Studio albums In the Court of the Crimson King In the Wake of Poseidon Lizard Islands Larks' Tongues in Aspic Starless and Bible Black Red Discipline Beat Three of a Perfect Pair Thrak The ConstruKction of Light The Power to Believe Live albums Earthbound USA The Great Deceiver B'Boom: Live in Argentina Thrakattak Epitaph The Night Watch Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal Live at the Marquee Live at Jacksonville The Beat Club, Bremen Live at Cap D'Agde Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live King Crimson on Broadway Live in San Francisco Live in Mexico City The ProjeKcts Live in Central Park, NYC Heavy ConstruKction Vrooom Vrooom Ladies of the Road EleKtrik: Live in Japan The Power to Believe Tour Box Compilations A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson The Compact King Crimson Heartbeat: The Abbreviated King Crimson Frame by Frame: The Essential King Crimson Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Vol. 1: 1969–1974 The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Vol. 2: 1981–2003 The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts The Beginners' Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969–2003 Singles and EPs "The Court of the Crimson King" "Cat Food" "The Night Watch" "Epitaph" "Matte Kudasai" "Elephant Talk" "Thela Hun Ginjeet" "Heartbeat" "Three of a Perfect Pair" "Sleepless" Vrooom (EP) "Dinosaur" "People" "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream" Level Five (EP) Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (EP) ProjeKcts ProjeKct One ProjeKct Two ProjeKct Three ProjeKct Four ProjeKct X ProjeKct Six Related bands Giles, Giles and Fripp McDonald and Giles Emerson, Lake & Palmer UK 21st Century Schizoid Band Crimson Jazz Trio Fripp & Eno Foreigner Liquid Tension Experiment HoBoLeMa TU KTU Related articles Discography Songs Discipline Global Mobile Guitar Craft New Standard Tuning Book Category WikiProject