Released 1993 The Acoustic Adrian Belew
(1993) Here
(1994) Release date 1993 Label Discipline Global Mobile | Length 29:20 Artist Adrian Belew Producer Adrian Belew Genre Rock music | |
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The Acoustic Adrian Belew is the seventh solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1993. While Belew is predominantly known as an experimental electric player with a heavy use of electronic effects and unusual playing techniques, this album was a deliberate attempt to present him as a songwriter and interpreter of the songs of others. Belew plays all songs on acoustic guitar with minimal overdubs. At under 30 minutes, it is the shortest Adrian Belew album.
Contents
The album compiles new versions of songs from Belew's back catalogue (including one which he originally recorded for King Crimson) and two cover versions (one a Beatles song, the other a Roy Orbison song). Of the four new songs on the record, both 'Burned By the Fire We Make' and 'Dream Life' would appear in full electric versions on Belew's next album Here in 1994; 'Peace On Earth' is a rearrangement of part of 'Tango Zebra' (from Belew's 1986 instrumental/experimental album Desire Caught By the Tail) with new lyrics; and 'Martha Adored' is a tape-reversed playback of the earlier album track 'Dream Life'.
Track listing
- "The Lone Rhinoceros" (Belew) – 2:37
- "Peace on Earth" (Belew) – 2:49
- "The Man in the Moon" (Belew) – 2:12
- "The Rail Song" (Belew) - 3:42
- "If I Fell" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:18
- "Burned by the Fire We Make" (Belew) – 2:50
- "Matte Kudasai" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 2:18
- "Dream Life" (Belew) – 2:19
- "Old Fat Cadillac" (Belew) – 3:12
- "Crying" (Orbison/Melson) – 2:39
- "Martha Adored" (Belew) – 2:19
Performed and produced by Adrian Belew
Engineered by Noah Evans
Personnel
Songs
1The Lone Rhinoceros2:37
2Peace on Earth2:50
3The Man In The Moon2:12