Released September 24, 1996 | Length 56:00 Release date 24 September 1996 Label Discipline Global Mobile | |
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Recorded March, April & May 1996 Op Zop Too Wah(1996) Belew Prints The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2(1998) Similar Adrian Belew albums, Other albums | ||
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Op Zop Too Wah is the tenth solo album by Adrian Belew.
Contents
Following the poor reception given to Belew's previous album (the instrumental guitar-synthesis experiment The Guitar As Orchestra), Op Zop Too Wah is a return to songwriting. The album's mood is reminiscent of the more avant-garde approach carried out by The Beatles in the late 1960s on albums such as "Sgt. Pepper" or The White Album.
Reviews
Musician (12/96, pp. 89–91):
"...his best overall `pop' album yet....besides the usual winning, Beatles-inflected rockers...and craftily melodic ballads...there are also strong hints of Belew's non-pop output....the bruising riffs of `I Remember How To Forget' recall his work with King Crimson..."
Track listing
All tracks written by Adrian Belew.
- "Of Bow and Drum" (4:34)
- "Word Play Drum Beat" (1:31)
- "Six String" (3:30)
- "Conversation Piece" (1:10)
- "All Her Love Is Mine" (4:28)
- "I Remember How To Forget" (3:53)
- "What Do You Know (Part I)" (1:01)
- "Op Zop Too Wah" (3:42)
- "A Plate of Words" (0:50)
- "Time Waits" (3:09)
- "What Do You Know (Part II)" (1:11)
- "Modern Man Hurricane Blues" (3:42)
- "In My Backyard" (0:56)
- "A Plate of Guitar" (0:47)
- "Live in a Tree" (1:05)
- "Something to Do" (2:40)
- "Beautiful" (2:49)
- "High Wire Guitar" (3:43)
- "Sky Blue Red Bird Green House" (3:03)
- "The Ruin After the Rain" (3:51)
- "On" (4:19)
Personnel
Songs
1Of Bow and Drum4:35
2Word Play Drum Beat1:31
3Six String3:31