BTW, my fave random Belew fact: he plays on Paul Simon's "Graceland!"
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 2 July 2011 01:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
guitar synth, no?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 2 July 2011 01:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah. Why would Paul Simon bother to hire a horn player when he can hire a guitarist to play like a horn player?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 2 July 2011 01:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Anyway. Belew. Is his trio still composed of him and those two young male/female siblings?
Julie Slick is still the bassist, but the drummer is now some guy named Tobias Ralph.
― Josef K-Doe (WmC), Saturday, 2 July 2011 01:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, I like bits of both, but overall it's Young Lions much more than Inner Revolution. Maybe because "The War in The Gulf Between Us" is pretty much one of the worst lyrics/titles ever. --Kim (Kim)
Search: "1967" onMr. Music Head -- great Revolver-style collage/medley.
"Big Blue Sun" on Inner Revolution -- prob the best of his ELO side.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 2 July 2011 02:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
Weird - just realized that the old drummer of the trio left the band to be the drummer for... Dr. Dog?!?!
― Davey D, Saturday, 2 July 2011 02:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
"The War In The Gulf Between Us" pretty much sealed his fate with me, too. Really disliked "Inner Revolution", though I did enjoy bits of his subsequent KC work.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 2 July 2011 03:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
That "Guitar Solo" on 'Born Under Punches' is still one of the seven wonders ever committed to tape...
― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Saturday, 2 July 2011 06:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
One time I screwed up a casual coffee house meetup with an OKCupid girl... probably for several reasons... and I don't remember how it came up (might of been me listing King Crimson as my music interests) but this girl said she liked Adrian Belew and I said that a lot of people think his voice is too weird. Anyways, this girl had to of been a relative or something because what kind of girl actually knows about Adrian Belew?
― Muttley vs. Mumbly (CaptainLorax), Saturday, 2 July 2011 19:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
The girl of ILMs dreams?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 2 July 2011 20:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I doubt it. She was a teacher, black belt in karate and she had some butt ugly homemade 'Operation' halloween costume (in her profile pics). That's all I remember about her but at least two of those three things remind me of my older sister.
― Muttley vs. Mumbly (CaptainLorax), Saturday, 2 July 2011 22:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
I doubt it. She was a teacher, black belt in karate and she had some butt ugly homemade 'Operation' halloween costume. That's all I remember about her but at least two of those three things remind me of my older sister
I would go to that Stick Men/Belew show in SF except I think I'm seeing either Opeth or the Musial Box (Genesis tribute band) that night...
― akm, Monday, 4 July 2011 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
also, favorite belew album is Desire Caught by the Tail, by far. I think it's out of print. It was instrumental and weird. I like some of the pop albums too, but Mr Music Head is probably the strongest one all the way through.
― akm, Monday, 4 July 2011 15:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, his 80s albums are generally strong all the way through. There's a comp of the first 3 albums called "Desire Of The Rhino King" that's ace.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 4 July 2011 16:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
God -- I heard "Pretty Pink Rose" today for the first time since, I dunno, 1991.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 00:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 7 May 2012 00:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't care for the squealing guitar but it's hilarious how Belew does David Byrne vocal imitations while Bowie does Bowie imitations. Good goofy lyrics ("She tore down Paris on the tail of Tom Paine").
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 00:07 (1 year ago) Permalink