Title: The real treat is Ian McDonald
Product review: As far as I know, this is the first recording (other than Epitaph) of Ian McDonald playing his original Crimson material since 1969(!). McDonald plays virtually any instrument and I suspect he pretty much wrote everything on In The Court Of The Crimson King. That said, it seems nobody plays with much conviction on this disc; its a one night stand and that's that. Chester Thompson sounds nothing like Michael Giles and he just plods along like its a day at the office. Hackett is good when he doesn't sing. I thought John Wetton was surprisingly good and there's an unplugged Heat Of The Moment that's just terrific. I suppose this is as close to an original King Crimson reunion as we will ever have.
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