ADRIAN BELEW
Twang Bar King
1983 Canada pressing
A random bling pull from the library for an early Sunday evening spin.
It could have been ANY Adrian BELEW record and I would have been happy.
This was Belew’s second album; made in-between the recording sessions and live shows for King Crimson’s Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair.
It’s a pretty cheeky record. Humorous and brimming with personality. Weirdo little extra sound effects like insect noises, machinery, etc.
As always though, it’s Belew’s guitar playing that dazzles most. A lot of tremolo arm theatrics and clipped guitar stabs.
The album is a nice balance of the quirky and odd and having really concise, song-oriented structures.
Probably Belew’s most balanced solo record, and the last one using his old pre-Crimson outfit GaGa.
He’d go on to do most everything himself on future efforts.
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