The Acoustic Adrian Belew

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The Acoustic Adrian Belew
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Released1993
Genre Rock
Length29:20
Label DGM
Producer Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Inner Revolution
(1992)
The Acoustic Adrian Belew
(1993)
Here
(1994)
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The Acoustic Adrian Belew is the seventh solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1993. [2] While Belew is predominantly known as an experimental electric guitarist who usually utilizes electronic effects, this album was an effort to feature his skills as a solo performer/songwriter/interpreter. Belew plays all the songs on acoustic guitar (with very minimal overdubs). At under 30 minutes, it is Adrian Belew's shortest album.

Contents

The album features new versions of songs from Belew's past (including 'Matte Kudasai', which he originally recorded with King Crimson), and two cover versions (a Beatles song, and a Roy Orbison tune). 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 the following year; 'Peace On Earth' is a rearrangement of 'Tango Zebra' (from Belew's 1986 instrumental album Desire Caught By the Tail ) with new lyrics; and 'Martha Adored' is a tape-reversed presentation of an earlier album track ('Dream Life'), with additional overdubs.

Track listing

  1. "The Lone Rhinoceros" (Belew) – 2:37
  2. "Peace on Earth" (Belew) – 2:49
  3. "The Man in the Moon" (Belew) – 2:12
  4. "The Rail Song" (Belew) - 3:42
  5. "If I Fell" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:18
  6. "Burned by the Fire We Make" (Belew) – 2:50
  7. "Matte Kudasai" (Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin) – 2:18
  8. "Dream Life" (Belew) – 2:19
  9. "Old Fat Cadillac" (Belew) – 3:12
  10. "Crying" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) – 2:39
  11. "Martha Adored" (Belew) – 2:19

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References

  1. The Acoustic Adrian Belew at AllMusic
  2. "Allmusic.com album review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.