The track people always go to and cite on the album though is “Baby’s on Fire”. It is a blistering explosion th a non-stop rhythm from Simon King played mostly on high-hat and bass drum. Electronics swirl and squiggle through the track with Brian Eno sneering out his story that is something of a commentary on media culture and celebrity as “photographer’s snip snap.” Then comes Robert Fripp’s tear-you-head-off guitar solo swirling through bends, feedback and distortion. Along with his work on David Bowie’s “Heroes” it’s Fripp’s best solo work outside of King Crimson.
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.... A compelling experiment in controlled chaos ..
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there's a live version out there somewhere that has lodged in my brain. ... Kevin Ayres?
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