Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind

Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Box set by King Crimson
Released	2 September 2016
Recorded	September - December 2015
Venue	UK, Canada, and Japan
Genre	Progressive rock; art rock;
Length	2:41:21
Label	DGM
King Crimson chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
All About Jazz	^[2]

Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind is a box set by King Crimson, released on 2 September 2016.^[3]^[4]

The box set was recorded live–mostly in Takamatsu, Japan on 19 December 2015–with songs taken from other shows in order to represent every song played during the group's 2015 tours of Japan, Canada and France. The material performed is mostly from the 1969–1974 period, and most of it was not performed live since the 1970s, although the songs were rearranged to suit the current line-up.^[3] Also included are some pieces from 1995 and onward, alongside new material. The title is derived from a song of the same name that the band has been playing in concert.^[5]

The set was released in two editions: a 4-disc standard edition featuring the complete concert in one Blu-ray disc and three CDs (individually themed "virtual studio albums" with no audible audience); and a 6-disc deluxe limited edition, featuring the same as the standard edition plus two DVDs with the complete concert and an expanded booklet. The Blu-ray disc has a "picture off" mode which allows listening to the music without the video.

Track listing

Disc one, Mainly Metal

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One"	David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir	10:36
2.	"Radical Action (to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)"	Fripp	3:40
3.	"Meltdown"	Jakko Jakszyk, Fripp	4:22
4.	"Radical Action II"	Fripp	2:27
5.	"Level Five"	Adrian Belew, Pat Mastelotto, Fripp, Trey Gunn	6:46
6.	"The Light of Day"	Jakszyk, Mel Collins, Fripp	5:49
7.	"The Hell Hounds of Krim"	Gavin Harrison, Mastelotto, Bill Rieflin	3:36
8.	"The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I)	Belew, Mastelotto, Fripp, Gunn	6:24
9.	"The Talking Drum"	Bruford, Cross, Muir, Wetton, Fripp	3:48
10.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two"	Fripp	6:39
Total length:			54:07

Disc two, Easy Money Shots

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Peace"	Peter Sinfield, Fripp	2:07
2.	"Pictures of a City"	Sinfield, Fripp	8:17
3.	"Banshee Legs Bell Hassle"	Harrison, Mastelotto, Rieflin	1:40
4.	"Easy Money"	Wetton, Richard Palmer-James, Fripp	8:26
5.	"VROOOM"	Belew, Bruford, Mastelotto, Fripp, Tony Levin, Gunn	4:56
6.	"Suitable Grounds for the Blues"	Jakszyk, Fripp	4:51
7.	"Interlude"	Fripp	2:23
8.	"The Letters"	Sinfield, Fripp	6:30
9.	"Sailor's Tale"	Fripp	6:41
10.	"A Scarcity of Miracles"	Jakszyk, Collins, Fripp	6:52
Total length:			52:43

Disc three, Crimson Classics

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Red"	Fripp	6:31
2.	"One More Red Nightmare"	Wetton, Fripp	6:03
3.	"Epitaph"	Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Sinfield, Fripp	8:44
4.	"Starless"	Bruford, Cross, Wetton, Palmer-James, Fripp	12:17
5.	"Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row"	Harrison, Mastelotto, Rieflin	3:00
6.	"The Court of the Crimson King"	McDonald, Sinfield	7:00
7.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"	Lake, McDonald, Giles, Sinfield, Fripp	10:56
Total length:			54:31

Blu-ray
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Threshold Soundscape"
2.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One"
3.	"Pictures of a City"
4.	"Peace"
5.	"Radical Action (to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)"
6.	"Meltdown"
7.	"Radical Action II"
8.	"Level Five"
9.	"Epitaph"
10.	"The Hell Hounds of Krim"
11.	"The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I only)
12.	"A Scarcity of Miracles"
13.	"Red"
14.	"Backstage Adventures of the Crimson Kind"
15.	"VROOOM"
16.	"Banshee Legs Bell Hassle"
17.	"Easy Money"
18.	"Interlude"
19.	"The Letters"
20.	"Sailor's Tale"
21.	"The Light of Day"
22.	"The Talking Drum"
23.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two"
24.	"Starless"
25.	"Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row"
26.	"The Court of the Crimson King"
27.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"

Blu-ray extras
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Suitable Grounds for the Blues"
2.	"One More Red Nightmare"

DVD disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Threshold Soundscape"
2.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One"
3.	"Pictures of a City"
4.	"Peace"
5.	"Radical Action (to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)"
6.	"Meltdown"
7.	"Radical Action II"
8.	"Level Five"
9.	"Epitaph"
10.	"The Hell Hounds of Krim"
11.	"The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I only)
12.	"A Scarcity of Miracles"
13.	"Red"

DVD disc one extras
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Suitable Grounds for the Blues"
15.	"One More Red Nightmare"

DVD disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Backstage Adventures of the Crimson Kind"
2.	"VROOOM"
3.	"Banshee Legs Bell Hassle"
4.	"Easy Money"
5.	"Interlude"
6.	"The Letters"
7.	"Sailor's Tale"
8.	"The Light of Day"
9.	"The Talking Drum"
10.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two"
11.	"Starless"
12.	"Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row"
13.	"The Court of the Crimson King"
14.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"

Personnel

King Crimson

Robert Fripp – guitar, keyboards, liner notes, mixing, production
Pat Mastelotto – drums
Bill Rieflin – drums, keyboards
Gavin Harrison – drums, production
Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, voice, flute, production
Tony Levin – basses, stick
Mel Collins – saxophone, flute

Additional personnel

David Singleton – mixing, production, liner notes
Chris Porter – engineering, mixing

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[6]	100
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[7]	38
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	71

References

↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
↑ Kelman, John. "King Crimson: Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind)". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
1 2 "Radical Action To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind Pre-Order". DGM Live. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "King Crimson unveil Radical Action multi-disc box set". Team Rock. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "King Crimson Are Working on New Material, Reveal Details of Three New Songs". Ultimate Guitar. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 2016-09-09 al 2016-09-15)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

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[Allmusic1-1] "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[2] Kelman, John. "King Crimson: Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind)". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

[dgm-3] 1 2 "Radical Action To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind Pre-Order". DGM Live. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[4] "King Crimson unveil Radical Action multi-disc box set". Team Rock. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[5] "King Crimson Are Working on New Material, Reveal Details of Three New Songs". Ultimate Guitar. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[6] "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 2016-09-09 al 2016-09-15)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[ac_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.