Released 1986 Length 32:59 Artist Adrian Belew Producer Adrian Belew Genre Experimental music | Recorded 1985–86 Desire Caught by the Tail
(1986) Mr. Music Head
(1989) Release date 1986 Label Island Records | |
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Desire Caught by the Tail is the third solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1986.
Contents
Unlike its two predecessors Lone Rhino and Twang Bar King (both of which were albums of art-pop songs with experimental stylings) Desire Caught By the Tail is an entirely instrumental and experimental record. It was recorded by Belew on his own, using multitracked treated electric guitar, guitar synthesizer and assorted percussion instruments.
Desire Caught by the Tail takes its name from the play 'Le Désir attrapé par la queue', written by Pablo Picasso. The album is in part inspired by Picasso, with both the sound and the composition style being more abstract and harsh than much of Belew's other repertoire.
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Track listing
All tracks written by Adrian Belew
- "Tango Zebra" – 7:30
- "Laughing Man" – 5:28
- "The Gypsy Zurna" – 3:03
- "Portrait of Margaret" – 4:00
- "Beach Creatures Dancing Like Cranes" – 3:28
- "At the Seaside Café" – 1:50
- "Guernica" – 2:00
- ""Z"" – 5:40
Personnel
Songs
1Tango Zebra7:39
2Laughing Man5:32
3The Gypsy Zurna3:07