FraKctured - live performances - audient report

14/06/01 - 12th and Porter, Nashville

One of the most amazing guitar compostions! I witnessed the Halloween show at the Park West with my two boys (ages 17 & 15 ) and saw the June 14th show at 12th & Porter with my wife. it ( FraKctured ) was one of the"stand outs" that everybody remembered.
Michael Waugh

'FraKctured' crashed through after that, accompanied by a severe train wreck or three. After attempting a second recovery on the same portion, Fripp burst into laughter, then regained not only his composure, but the piece.

Dave Steimling of the "Krimson ConneKctions" website

From Robert Fripp's diary at DGM

Friday 15th. June, 2001

A characteristic of Nashville in June is heat. A characteristic of around 350 people in a club where 50 could move around comfortably is, heat. The combined effect of the two is lotsa heat. One of the effects of high temperature is to change the air through which sound moves. This is only one reason sound changes between the sound check and performance. Another characteristic of heat is to increase the sweatiness of audience and performers. And, last night at 12th. & Porter, sweatiness was king.

I don't move around very much onstage - did I mention that before? - and yet sweat poured. In "FraKctured" my right hand slid downwards off the bridge as we launched into the fast picking section, introducing an additional wrinkle to a piece already challenging enough for me. Then sweat dripped into my right eye on a fairy fingers descending line - salty and ouch! But this was nothing compared to Pat & Adrian's sweaty concerns.