Back in stock: Progressive Rock

Review: Music Is Our Friend serves as the final release from progressive rock giants King Crimson; a live album recorded during their 2021 US farewell tour. Originally planned for 2020 but delayed an entire year due to the pandemic, several shows were to be moved due to extreme weather, though the band didn't end up cancelling a single date. Labelled as an official bootleg, the primary bulk of material comes from the final Washington stop, apart from the last four cuts which were taken from the pre-tour "Friends & Family" show in Albany. Spread out over a beastly 200 gram 3xLP collection, clocking in at a mammoth two and a quarter hours, and spanning their decades-long, monolithic discography, this bootie is a must have for fans, who, for no other fathomable reason, may never get to experience purchasing a new release adorned with the moniker of the great king ever again. At least we still have Robert Fripp's YouTube covers with wife Toyah Willcox to entertain us into oblivion.