Amazing: The new music video for “Neal and Jack and Me” on King Crimson is available below.
Later this year, Beat, the King Crimson spin-off group that stars Tony Levin and Adrian Belew from the renowned
progressive band, will release a live album.
The Crimson alums will play with guitarist Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey on the aptly named Beat Live, which will be published on September 26.
The new music video for “Neal and Jack and Me” is available below.
In 2024, the trio performed over 60 gigs around North America, concentrating on three King Crimson albums from the 1980s: Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair. They performed throughout South America and Mexico earlier this year.
“You’re walking onstage with three virtuoso musicians, world class professionals who have seen it all but are still having fun playing this music which is timeless and unlike anything done before or since and the audience knows every word and are so thrilled with the performance the energy and love beaming back at you is overwhelming,” Belew stated in the release announcing the album. “What could be better?”
“Touring with Beat has proved to be so much more than I could have expected,” Vai said. “Performing this music with Adrian, Tony and Danny has been one of my favorite touring experiences, and we are now at the top of our game and captured the magic on Beat Live.”
According to Levin, “The band rocks,” “So glad we got high-quality recordings of what it is we do live — innovation meets classic material.”
‘Beat Live’: What’s on it?
Beat Live will come in a deluxe version that includes a three-LP vinyl set, a Blu-ray that comes with two CDs, and a Blu-ray that comes with three CDs.
The music on the CD was recorded during a show in Los Angeles last year. Tracks from the North American tour are included on the additional CD of the deluxe edition.
Belew informed UCR earlier this year that the ensemble was considering recording some new songs.
“Right now, the goal is to honor this King Crimson music the best we can and play anywhere that’ll take us,” he stated at the time. “Obviously, though, that has a shelf life. Because I wouldn’t want to go back out and perform the same thing all over the world again after you’ve already done it. as there are simply too many things to do.
‘Beat Live’ Track Listing for Neurotica
Jack, Neal, and I
Dig Me, Man With An Open Heart, Heartbeat Sartori in Tangier, Industry
Part III: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
Man in Waiting
The Protective Sky
Lack of sleep
Matte Kudasai, frame by frame
Elephant Talk: The Three Ideal Pair: Discipline
In red
Ginjeet Thela Hun
Extra CD
Neurotica
Heartbeat Sartori in Tangier, Frame by Frame Industry, Neal, Jack, and Me
Part III: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
Elephant Talk: Kundasai Matte
Three of a Perfect Pair: Self-Control
Ginjeet Thela Hun
