| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | favourable[2] |
Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal is a live album (2-CD set) by the band King Crimson, recorded on July 11, 1984 and released in 1998. It is compiled from the early and late shows performed on the final night of their 1984 tour, the band's last performances until the warm-up shows in Argentina ten years later, prior to the recording of the THRAK album. The two complete shows were released in 2024 as the final release of the King Crimson Collector's Club.
Track listing
All music written by Belew, Fripp, Levin and Bruford unless otherwise indicated; all lyrics written by Belew.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entry of the Crims" | 6:27 | |
| 2. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III)" | 5:05 | |
| 3. | "Thela Hun Ginjeet" | 6:00 | |
| 4. | "Red" | Fripp | 5:49 |
| 5. | "Matte Kudasai" (待ってください, Please Wait for Me) | 3:45 | |
| 6. | "Industry" | 7:31 | |
| 7. | "Dig Me" | 3:59 | |
| 8. | "Three of a Perfect Pair" | 4:30 | |
| 9. | "Indiscipline" | 8:14 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sartori in Tangier" | 4:40 | |
| 2. | "Frame by Frame" | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "Man with an Open Heart" | 3:44 | |
| 4. | "Waiting Man" | 6:26 | |
| 5. | "Sleepless" | 6:08 | |
| 6. | "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part II)" | Fripp | 7:54 |
| 7. | "Discipline" | 5:04 | |
| 8. | "Heartbeat" | 5:15 | |
| 9. | "Elephant Talk" | 4:54 |
Personnel
King Crimson
- Adrian Belew – electric guitar, drums, vocals
- Robert Fripp – electric guitar, mixing, mastering, production
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick, bass synthesizer, backing vocals, photography
- Bill Bruford – drums, electronic drums, percussion
Production personnel
- George Glossop – live mixing
- Brad Davis – recording engineer
- David Singleton – editing, mixing, mastering
- Alex R. Mundy – assistant engineer
- P. J. Crook – cover paintings ("Absent Lovers I & II")
- Steve Ball – 'Discipline' logo
- Hugh O'Donnell – design
- Ryūji Sasaki (uncredited) – director of Three of a Perfect Pair live video (stills used on liner notes)
References
- ^ Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal at AllMusic
- ^ Klein, Joshua (29 March 2002). "Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984 · King Crimson · Music Review King Crimson: Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984 · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
External links
- Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal at Discogs (list of releases)
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