adrian belew Born: 23-Dec-1949 / Birthplace: Covington, KY Fall 1977, Adrian Belew joined Frank Zappa's band. He recorded and toured with Zappa until 1978. After his time with Zappa, Belew joined David Bowie's band. He also played with King Crimson (1981 - 1984), with the Bears (1986) and with various other artists as a session guitarist. Since 1993, he has been touring and recording with King Crimson again, but he also made a number of solo releases. February 2006, Adrian Belew toured with the Paul Green School Of Rock kids. July 2006, the Adrian Belew Trio headlined the 17th edition of the Zappanale festival in Bad Doberan, Germany.
The picture on the right (at Zappanale in 2006) was taken by Bazbo.
http://adrianbelewpowertrio.blogspot.com/ Februari 2011, Adrian Belew performed with the dutch Metropole Orkest, performing his piece 'e', in an arrangement by Tom Trapp. The composition 'e' had been previously recorded by the Adrian Belew power trio. The concert got broadcast on dutch national radio on March 24, 2011. It got re-broadcast on August 16, 2012. |
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The Adrian Belew Trio live at Zappanale 2006 |
discography
david
bowie: stage (1978, 2lp, usa, emi) - feat.adrian belew |
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26 | frank
zappa: sheik yerbouti
(1979, 2lp, usa, zappa records) |
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david
bowie: lodger (1979, lp, usa, emi) - feat.adrian belew |
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talking heads: remain in light (1980, lp, ??) - fe |
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david bowie: another face (1981, lp, ??) - |
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ryuichi sakamoto: left handed dream (1981, lp, ??) - |
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david byrne: catherine wheel (1981, lp, ??) - |
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garland jeffreys: escape artist (1981, lp, ??) - f |
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king
crimson: discipline (1981, lp, ??) - f |
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tom tom club: tom tom club (1981, lp, ??) |
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jerry harrison: red and the black (1981, lp, ??) - f |
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1 | adrian
belew: the
lone rhino (1982, lp, usa, island il 9751) |
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adrian
belew: big
electric cat (1982, 10", ??, island 10wip 6791) |
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joe cocker: sheffield steel (1982, lp, ??) |
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king crimson: beat (1982, lp, ??) - |
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robert palmer: maybe it's live (1982, lp, ??) - |
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talking heads: the name of this band is talking
heads (1982, lp, ??) - |
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frank zappa: baby snakes
(1983, lp pict.disc, usa, barking pumpkin) |
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2 | adrian
belew: twang
bar king (1983, lp, usa, island 205635) |
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joan
armatrading: the key (1983, lp, nl, a & m amlx 64912) - feat.adrian belew |
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peter wolf: lights out (1983, lp, ??) - |
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king crimson:
3 of a perfect pair (1984, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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jean-michel jarre:
zoolook (1984, lp, france, disques dryfus) - feat.adrian belew // uses a zappa sample in 'diva' |
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laurie anderson: mister
heartbreak (1984, cd, can, warner cd-25077) - feat. adrian belew |
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adrian belew: electric guitar (instructional video) (1985, vhs, usa, ??) |
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elvis
brothers: adventure time (1985, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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the
bears: trust (m/s) (1985, 7"-pro, us, irs 53197) (ps) - feat.adrian belew |
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3 | adrian
belew: desire
caught by the tail (1986, cd, ??, island 7 90551-2) |
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laurie anderson:
home of the brave (1986, video, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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cyndi
lauper: true colors (1986, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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paul simon:
graceland (1986, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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laurie
anderson: home of the brave (soundtrack) (1986, cd, can, warner cd-25400) - feat. adrian belew |
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adrian
belew: joan
miro's procession through the insides... (1987, 7”-flexi, usa, guitar player magazine # 30) march 1987 |
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the
bears: the bears (1) (1987, cd, us, irs recs irsd-42011) - feat.adrian belew |
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king crimson:
compact king crimson (1987, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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51 | frank zappa: you can't do that on
stage anymore vol.1 (1988, 2cd, usa, ryko) |
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the
bears: rise and shine
(2) (1988, cd, us, irs rcs irsd-42139) - feat.adrian belew |
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4 | adrian
belew: mr.music
head (1989, cd, ger, atlantic 781959-2) |
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adrian
belew: oh daddy / peaceable kingdon (1989, cd5", ??, ??) |
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54 | frank zappa: you can't do that on
stage anymore vol.3 (1989, 2cd, usa, ryko) |
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mike oldfield:
one glance is holy (1989, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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david bowie:
sound + vision (1989, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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mike oldfield:
earth moving (1989, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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various
artists: christmas guitars (1989, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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5 | adrian
belew: young
lions (1990, cd, usa, atlantic a2 82099-2) |
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adrian
belew: not
alone anymore (1990, cd5"-pro, usa, atlantic prcd 3418-2) |
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adrian
belew: pretty
pink rose (1990, cd5", usa, atlantic a7904cd 7567-86173-2) |
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adrian
belew: pretty pink rose - extended play (1990, ??, ??, ??) |
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paul simon:
rhythm of the saints (1990, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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6 | adrian
belew: desire
of the rhino king (1991, cd, usa, polygram 314-510 518-2) = remix compilation of first 3 albums+ guitar player mag flexi |
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king crimson:
essential king crimson (1991, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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king crimson:
abbreviated king crimson (1991, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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7 | adrian
belew: inner
revolution (1992, cd, usa, atlantic 82370-2) |
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adrian
belew: standing
in the shadow (1992, cd5"-pro, usa, atlantic prcd4430-2) |
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59 | frank zappa: you can't do that on
stage anymore vol.6 (1992, 2cd, usa, ryko) |
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zimbabwe
legit: zimbabwe legit (1992, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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caifanes:
el silencio (1992, cd, usa, rca 3381-2-rl) - produced by adrian belew |
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8 | adrian
belew: the
acoustic adrian belew (1993, cd, usa, adrian belew presents abp cd93001-1) |
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various
artists: guitar tribute to the beatles - come together (1993, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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paul simon:
1964:1993 (1993, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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crash
test dummies:
god shuffled his feet (1993, cd, ger, bmg ariola) - feat. adrian belew |
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adrian belew:
never enough (1994, cd-promo, usa, caroline records pro cd 12) = unreleased version of album tracks |
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9 | adrian
belew: here (1994, cd, nl, caroline records carcd 26) |
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adrian
belew: i see you (1994, ??, ??, ??) |
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adrian
belew: peace on earth (1994, ??, ??, ??) |
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nine inch
nails: downward spiral (1994, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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sara hickman:
necessary angels (1994, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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ryuichi sakamoto:
soundbytes (1994, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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raisins:
raisins (1994, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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king crimson
: vrooom (1994, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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10 | adrian
belew: the
experimental guitar series vol.1: the guitar as orchestra (1995, cd, usa, adrian belew presents abp 7522-2) |
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king crimson
: b'boom : official bootleg : live in argentina (1995, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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king crimson:
thrak (1995, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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jars of clay:
jars of clay (1995, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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king crimson:
dinosaur (1995, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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bentmen:
patient zero (1996, cd, usa, private release) - feat.adrian belew |
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frank zappa: frank zappa plays the
music of frank zappa (1996, cd, usa, barking pumpkin) |
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various
artists: twang! - a tribute to hank marvin (1996, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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king crimson:
thrakattak (1996, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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seltzer:
seltzer (1996, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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various
artists: sometimes god hides - the young person's guide to discipline (1996, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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various
artists: come and get it - a tribute to badfinger (1996, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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11 | adrian belew:
op zop too wah (1997, cd, ua, passenger) |
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frank zappa: have i offended someone? (1997, cd, usa, ryko) |
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caifanes:
historia (1997, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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cyndi lauper:
she's so unusual/true colors/hat fu (1997, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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12 | adrian
belew: belewprints
– the acoustic adrian belew volume two (1998, cd, usa, adrian belew presents abp 04198) |
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hard rain:
hard rain (1998, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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projekct two
: space groove (1998, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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various
artists: sometimes god smiles: the young person's guide to discipline
volume II (1998, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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13 | adrian belew:
coming
attractions (1999, cd, usa, thirsty ear) |
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14 | adrian belew: salad days (1999, cd, usa, thirsty ear recordings ) |
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projekct two:
live groove (1999, ??) - feat.adrian belew |
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king
crimson: projeckt x - heaven and earth
(33) (2000, cd, ??, ??) |
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kevin
max and adrian belew: raven songs 101 (2003, cd, usa, private release) |
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king
crimson: happy with what you have to be
happy with (2003, cdep, uk, sanctuary recordings ) - feat.adrian belew |
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king
crimson: the power to believe (2003, cd, ??, sanctuary records) - feat.adrian belew |
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william
shatner: has been (2004, cd, usa, ??) - feat. adrian belew |
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frank zappa: quaudiophiliac (2004, dvda, usa, dts entertainment 69286-01125-9-9) |
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15 | adrian belew: side one (2005, cd, usa, sanctuary records) |
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porcupine
tree: deadwing (2005, cd, usa, lava records) - feat.adrian belew |
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16 | adrian belew: side two (2005, cd, usa, sanctuary records) |
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frank zappa: trance-fusion (2006, cd, usa, zappa records) |
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17 | adrian belew: side three (2006, cd, usa, sanctuary records ) |
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various artists:
zappanale 17 (2006, 2cd, ger, arf society) - incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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various
artists: zappanale 17 -
retrospective (2006, dvd, ger, the arf society) - feat. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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various artists:
pink box - the songs of pink floyd (2007, 2cd, ??, ??) - feat. adrian belew, dweezil zappa, aynsley dunbar |
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various artists:
zappanale # 17 (2007, cd, ger, arf society) - incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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18 | adrian belew: dust (2007, download only, ??) |
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frank zappa: one shot deal (2008, cd, usa, zappa records) |
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19 | adrian belew: side four (live) (2008, cd, usa, adrian belew presents abp2167) |
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various artists: the
frank zappa aaafnraaa birthday bundle 21 dec 2008 (2008, itunes, -) - feat. frank, dweezil, ahmet & diva zappa |
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adrian belew:
lone rhino / twang bar king (2009, cd, uk, bgo records bgocd868) - cd-release of the two vinyl albums |
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michael clay
& adrian belew: a cup of coffee and a slice of time (2009, cd, usa, abp-5189) |
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adrian belew: e (2009, cd, usa, abp-60109) |
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frank zappa:
hammersmith odeon (2010, 3cd, usa, vaulternative records 20101) |
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various artists: the
frank zappa aaafnraaaa birthday bundle 21 dec 2010 (2010, itunes, -) - feat. frank, dweezil, ahmet zappa |
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the adrian belew trio: live in germany (2011, dvd, usa, adrian belew) |
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metropole
orkest: adrian belew's e
for orchestra (2011, cd, usa, adrian belew 052011) |
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metropole
orkest: adrian belew's
e for orchestra (2011, dvd, usa, adrian belew) |
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julie slick:
terroir (2012, cd, usa, slick sound 04) - feat. eric slick, robbie 'seahag' mangano, marco minnemann and adrian belew |
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frank zappa:
aaafnraa - 21 december 2012 (2012, itunes, --, --) |
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various artists
/ the pink floyd tribute band: the dark cloud of the
moon (2013, lp+cd, russian federation, lilith lr 408lp) - feat. adrian belew |
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various artists
/ the pink floyd tribute band: if you were in the
middle (2013, lp+cd, russian federation, lilith lr 409lp) - feat. adrian belew |
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various artists
/ the pink floyd tribute band: another hole in the
wall (2013, lp+cd, russian federation, lilith lr 410lp) - feat. dweezil zappa, adrian belew |
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the crimson
projekct: live in tokyo (2014, cd, usa, inside out music) - feat.adrian belew |
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crimson
projekct: zappanale 25 (2014, dvdr, ger, arf society) - feat.adrian belew |
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adrian belew: dust (2014, cd, usa, adrian belew presents abp-1114) |
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adrian belew: i'm
food for you (2015, download, -, -) = adrian belew 'flux' kickstart song |
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adrian belew: sixteen (2015, cd, usa, adrian belew presents abp-1115) |
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adrian belew: twenty (2015, cd, usa, adrian belew abp-1116) = adrian belew 'flux' kickstarter album, limited edtion of 173 numbered and signed copies |
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adrian belew:
live at rockpalast (2015, cd/dvd, uk, repertoire) |
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adrian belew:
flux - volume one (2016, cd, usa, private release) |
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david bowie: a new career in a new town (1977 -
1982) (2017, 11cd, ??, ??) - feat. adrian belew / also released as a 13 lp set |
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gizmodrome:
gizmodrome (2017, cd, ger, ear music 0212193emu) - feat. adrian belew |
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gizmodrome:
riff tricks - the instrumentals - vol.1 (2017, cd, ger, ear music 0212450emu) - feat. adrian belew |
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gizmodrome:
gizmodrome & riff tricks - the instrumentals - vol.1 (2017, 2cd, japan, ear music / ward records) - feat. adrian belew |
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adrian belew:
flux volume two (2017, cd, usa, private release) |
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pat mastelotto
& bill monyon bpm&m: xtrakcts & artifakcts (2018, cd, usa, moonjune) - feat.robert fripp, tony levin, trey gunn, adrian belew |
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belew: flux 3 (2018, cd, usa, private release) |
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david
bowie: welcome to the blackout (2018, 3lp, usa, parlophone) - feat. adrian belew // record store day release // re-issued as a 2 cd |
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adrian belew:
pop sided (2019, cd, usa, private release) |
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semi official 'radio show' releases
adrian belew:
live at the paradise theater boston (2017, 2cd, uk, air cuts ac2cd8001) |
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frank zappa:
berlin 1978 (2018, 2cd, uk, leftfieldmedia lfm2cd575) = 1978/02/15 berlin concert |
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bootlegs
Adrian Belew is probably featured on many bootlegs as he has performed with
Bowie, King Crimson, Zappa, ...
Listed here are (factory produced) CD(s) that list Adrian Belew as the main
artist
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adrian belew &
the bears: the elephant guitar (????, 2cd-bootleg, ??, fill in records) |
interview by gary marks
(from "t'mershi duween #40" august 1994
copyright fred tomsett)
1993/10/23
concert ‘shank hall’, Milwaukee, WI, usa
intro
* lone rhino * young lions * inner revolution * q & a * one time *
vroom * q & a * shoe salesman * men in helicopters * q & a * man
in the moon * i'd rather be right here * eight days a week * i am the
walrus * q & a * dreamlife * old fat cadillac * q & a * burned
by the fire we make * frame by frame * talk * peace on earth * fly *
still life with dobro * q & a * superboy
city of tiny lights (frank zappa) * complicated potatoes * morner * rail
song * heartbeat * phone call from the moon * big blue sun * matte
kudasai * q & a * across the universe * blackbird * q & a
fly * futurevision * inner revolution * the lone rhinoceros * i see you * never enough * rabbit manor * may 1, 1990 * superboy * matte kudasai * survival in the wild * big electric cat * young lions * elephant talk * peace on earth * burned by the fire we make * standing in the shadow * the momur * the rail song * heartbeat
Adrian Belew & The School Of Rock
Adrian Belew Power Trio
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Adrian Belew at Zappanale, 2006/07/16, picture taken by Fred Williamson / Apostrophe. |
2007/04/26 The Bears - concert 'Beachland Ballroom', Cleveland, OH, usa
2007/04/27 The Bears - concert 'Club Cafe', Pittsburgh, PA, usa
2007/04/28 The Bears - concert 'Canal St. Tavern', Dayton, OH, usa
2007/05/01 The Bears - concert 'Martyr's', Chicago, IL, usa
2007/05/02 The Bears - concert 'Blueberry Hill', St. Louis, MO, usa
2007/05/03 The Bears - concert 'Music Mill', Indianapolis, IN, usa
2007/05/04
The Bears - concert
'Southgate House', Newport, KY, usa
2007/08/21 Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert ‘Cat's Cradle’, Carrboro, NC, usa
2007/08/22 Adrian Belew Power Trio - concertSmith's Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA, usa
2008/02/19
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'The Triple Door', Seattle, WA, usa
2008/02/20
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Aladdin Theater', Portland, OR, usa
2008/02/22
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert ' Crystal Bay Club Casino', The Crystal Bay, NV, usa
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2008/02/24
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'The Coach House', San Juan Cap., CA, usa
2008/02/26
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Belly Up Tavern', Solana Beach, CA, usa
2008/02/28
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Rhythm Room', Phoenix, AZ, usa
2008/02/29
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Santa Fe Brewing Company', Santa Fe, NM , usa
2008/03/01
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Belly
Up
2008/03/02
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Fox
Theatre & Cafe
2008/03/04
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Shank
Hall
2008/03/05
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Martyr's
2008/03/06
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Magic
Bag
2008/03/07
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Beachland
Ballroom
2008/03/08
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Tralfamadore Music Hall', Buffalo, NY, usa
2008/03/09 Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Center for the Arts', Natick, MA, usa
2008/03/11
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Iron
Horse
2008/03/12 Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'World Cafe Live', Philadelphia, PA, usa
2008/03/13
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'B.B. King's Blues Club', New York, NY, usa
2008/03/14 Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Sunoco Performance Theatre', Harrisburg, PA, usa
2008/03/15
Adrian Belew Power Trio -
concert 'Jammin'
Java
2008/07/05 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - concert "2008 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
2008/07/06 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - concert " Quebec City Int'l Summer Fest, " Quebec Canada
2008/07/08 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - concert " Quebec City Int'l Summer Fest
2008/07/10 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - ' Harper's Ferry', concert Boston MA
2008/07/11 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - '', concert New York NY Rockin' The River Cruise
2008/07/12 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - '', concert Pittsburgh PA Diesel
2008/07/13 Adrian Belew Power
Trio - '', concert Newport KY Southgate House
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO
FALL 2008 - EUROPE
OCTOBER
2008/10/15 Adrian Belew
- concert Trafo, Budapest Hungary
2008/10/18 Adrian Belew
- concert Auditorium Radio Svizzera, Lugano Switzerland
2008/10/20 Adrian Belew
- concert Teatro Victoria Eugenia, San Sebastien Spain
2008/10/21 Adrian Belew
- concert Forum Bikini, Barcelona Spain
2008/10/23 Adrian Belew
- concert Blue note, Milano Italia
2008/10/24 Adrian Belew
- concert Komma, Woergl Austria
2008/10/25 Adrian Belew
- concert Rocking-Chair, Vevey Switzerland
2008/10/27
Adrian Belew -
concert Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg Germany
2008/10/28
Adrian Belew -
concert De Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands
2008/10/29
Adrian Belew -
concert Paard Van Troje, Den
Haag NL
2008/10/30
Adrian Belew -
concert Effenaar, Eindhoven
NL
2008/10/31
Adrian Belew -
concert Moods Im Schiffbau, Zurich, Switzerland
NOVEMBER
2008/11/01
Adrian Belew -
concert Der Speicher, Schwerin
Germany
2008/11/02
Adrian Belew -
concert Hotjazzclub, Muenster Germany
2008/11/03
Adrian Belew -
concert Forum Leverkusen, Jazztage, Leverkusen Germany
2008/11/05 Adrian Belew
- concert Forum Palace, Vilnius Lithuania
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO
Adrian Belew
Julie Slick
Eric Slick
DEC 2008 - AUSTRALIA
2008/12/03 Adrian Belew
- concert The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
2008/12/04 Adrian Belew
- concert The Basement, Sydney, Australia
2008/12/05 - 2008/12/07 Adrian
Belew - concert "Int'l Guitar Fest.",
Adelaide, Australia
2008/12/08 Adrian Belew
- concert The Vanguard, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
2008/12/09 Adrian Belew
- concert The Vanguard, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
2008/12/10 Adrian Belew
- concert Brass Monkey, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
2008/12/11 Adrian Belew
- concert Heritage Hotel, Bulli,
New South Wales, Australia
APRIL 2009 - Midwest USA
2009/04/17 Adrian Belew - concert Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
2009/04/18 Adrian Belew
- concert Prairie Center For The Arts, Schaumburg, IL
2009/08/24 concert ‘The Orange Peel’, Asheville,
NC, USA
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2010 | |
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Adrian Belew on the cover of Dutch Gitaar Plus magazine,
December 2010. The magazine includes a 4-page piece on Adrian (interview by Nicky Moeken). |
2011/02/27 concert 'Paradiso', Amsterdam, NL
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Adrian Belew is Headliner Zappanale 17 Hi
freaks and friends, it's
done! Adrian Belew will be the headliner Zappanale#17. The vocalist/multi-instrumantalist is a solo artist, a longtime member of King Crimson and The Bears, and a prolific producer and special guest on other recordings. He is equally comfortable with progressive rock/avant-garde rock, pop, jazz, new wave, electronica, industrial and much more. Belew's
big break came in 1977 when Frank Zappa discovered him playing in
a cover band in Nashville, Tennessee. Zappa invites him to Los
Angeles to
audition for his band. He earns the gig and plays on Sheik Yerbouti
and he's to hear on following recordings:
Being in the right place at the right time helped Adrian with his next career steps. While on tour with Zappa, Belew meets David Bowie. The musical chameleon was also blown away with Belew's creativity and asks him to join the band. Belew performs on subsequent classic Bowie albums STAGE and LODGER (he would then rejoin his band in 1990 as guitarist and music director). During an earlier Bowie tour Belew met Talking Heads and he performed on their albums REMAIN IN LIGHT and THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKIN HEADS and also joins the on the road. King Crimson then enters the picture. Founder Robert Fripp was impressed by Belew's work, and Belew joined in 1981. King Crimson, whose debut album IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING, is often hailed as the first "progressive rock" album, went in a new creative direction with Belew on board. After several years as avalued contributor on other musicians' work, Adrian finally launched his solo career in 1982 with THE LONE RHINO. Subsequent solo albums include TWANG BAR KING, DESIRE CAUGHT BY THE TAIL, MR. MUSIC HEAD, YOUNG LIONS, HERE, and OP ZOP TOO WAH. Belew's staggering resume includes
countless production and/or guest musician credits. For a complete
list/discography, visit his official web site, www.adrianbelew.net
. In the meantime,
here is a partial list not including previously mentioned appearances
with:
Laurie Anderson, Joan Armatrading, Bela Fleck & The
Flecktones, Joe Cocker, Crash
Test Dummies, Jars of Clay, Cindy Lauper, nine inch nails, Robert
Palmer, Mike Oldfield,
Paul Simon and Peter Wolf. Belew's latest project are the solo albums SIDE ONE,
SIDE TWO and SIDE THREE, the first two are already released in january and
july 2005. SIDE THREE will follow this april. They are
"power-trio" albums featuring Primus bass guitarist Les Claypool
and Tool drummer Danney Carey. |
|
Singles or Tracks only. Congratulations,
Adrian!!! For nearly three decades now, Belew has done far more
than expand the boundaries of popular music. The reason is that Adrian never saw any boundaries to
begin with. --
Thomas |
|
Adrian Belew warms up his act here for Europe
By Jordan Oakes
SPECIAL TO THE
POST-DISPATCH
2006-03-23
Musician Adrian Belew
Will the real Adrian Belew please warm up?
The venerable guitarist,
songwriter and now painter will be coming to town with his self-proclaimed power
trio.
"We're just doing four warm-up dates, St. Louis being one of them,"
Belew says.
Then the band will pack up its instruments and head overseas. After a lengthy
tour of Europe and Australia, they'll return - revved up - to America: "I
want to bring the power trio back to the States."
Belew means that in more
ways than one. From the beginning, the musician whose first instrument was the
drums has been a self-starter and innovator. And his whimsy-prone ambition has
always stayed a step ahead of his fans' expectations.
It's a journey that spans his work with Frank Zappa; his role in reshaping
(along with Robert Fripp) King Crimson from a '70s prog-rock artifact to a
blueprint for guitar-based avant-garde music; and his Beatles-style pop
experiments, alone and with the Bears.
These days, Belew is
exploring the live possibilities of the rock trio.
He's divided his recent studio work into three albums to show the different
sides of himself.
Last year's "Side
One" combined pop songs such as "Ampersand" with the sort of
weirder stuff you'd expect from a musician who doesn't so much
caress his guitar as argue with it.
"'Side Two' is a totally
different kind of music," Belew says. "It has synthesizers and drum
machines - almost like my own version of DJ music."
The upcoming "Side
Three," though, will be a feast of leftovers.
"It's a lot of different
material that didn't really fit in the other categories," he says.
But Belew is not easy to
categorize. He's that rare breed of musician who, like Tom Verlaine and Nils
Lofgren, is renowned for his guitar chops but can write a mean song. In
particular, he has mixed and matched genres, from pop-rock to avant-garde, with
ease - and now an easel.
"I think these days my
fans have realized that I multitask," Belew says. "I like to do a lot
of different things."
What some fans may not
realize is that for the past couple of years, he's been mastering a new kind of
task: painting.
Examples of Belew's work,
which is decidedly abstract and menacing, can be found on the front of his
recent CDs.
"My painting is very
much like my music, in that I'm always discovering," says Belew, who's
never had a guitar lesson. "I don't know in technical terms how to do
something, or what I'm doing. I just discover things. That's the same way I've
approached guitar all my life."
In the long arc of his
career, Belew has gone from drummer's hide to artist's canvas. But deep down,
he's all about the music.
"What I'm doing now is
warming up my power trio for Europe and Australia," he says. "I think
the date at Blueberry Hill will be a really good one in the sense that we're all
anxious to play again. Even though it's a warm-up for Italy, we're going to play
our hearts out."
from Robin
2006/05/31
Adrian Belew has just
announced his new power trio -- drummer is Eric Slick, who is a Paul Green
School of Rock graduate and All-Star who just came off a month long tour as
drummer for Project Object; Adrian's new bass player is Eric's sister Julie
Slick, also a graduate of Rock School and a former All-Star. Both Julie
and Eric played at Zappanale 14 (the famous bass and drum solo on Pound for a
Brown) and Eric played at Z16. For details, please visit Adrian Belew's
website at www.adrianbelew.net.
BigElectricChat
the adrian belew e-newsletter
august 3, 2006
SAD
NEWS: KEN "KENGINEER" LATCHNEY DIES
ADRIAN BELEW 2006 TOUR UPDATE (THE SHOW MUST GO ON)
SAD
NEWS: KEN "KENGINEER" LATCHNEY DIES
On
Thursday, July 27, Adrian's engineer for the last 10 years, Ken Latchney passed
away. Adrian has posted a message
regarding Ken's death on his web site.
Please visit www.adrianbelew.net to read.
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ADRIAN BELEW TOUR UPDATE (THE SHOW MUST GO ON)
Adrian
Belew with Julie Slick, & Eric Slick
AUGUST
2006
08/08 B. B. King's House
Of Blues - NY, NY
08/09 Stephen Talkhouse
- Amagansett, NY
08/10 Turning Point -
Piermont, NY
08/11 Buffalo Icon -
Buffalo, NY
08/12 Pittsburgh, PA -
Club Cafe
08/14 Philadelphia, PA -
World Cafe Live new date
08/16 Chastain Park -
Atlanta, GA
08/17 Freebird Live -
Jacksonville, FL new date
08/18 State
Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL new
date
BIG ELECTRIC ChAT
The Adrian Belew Internet Newsletter
Monday,
April 9, 2007
THE BEARS EUREKA! TOUR 2007
The Bears will embark on a short tour from April 26
thru May 4. Do NOT miss this tour. We cannot stress this
enough. |
THE BEARS EUREKA! NOW AVAILABLE
You can now purchase the all new BEARS record, EUREKA!
Simply visit www.adrianbelew.net or www.thebearsmusic.com for more information.
Both links will take you to StoreBelew.
Tracks include:
zelda fitzgerald (fetters)
veneer (nyswonger)
on (belew)
troubled beauty (arduser)
normal (fetters)
we never close (nyswonger)
think (belew)
keep your own counsel (arduser)
idiot in the sky (fetters)
doodle (belew)
comin'
round the mountain (trad.)
ADRIAN BELEW DOWNLOADS
We
are now into our 3rd month of music downloads at StoreBelew and thus far, it's
been a huge success.
Releases: Past, Present,
and Future include:
Feb. 05: Peas (6:12)
Vol. 01 No. 02
Feb. 12: Happy Guy (3:23) Vol. 03
No. 19
Feb. 19: Duck Funk Symphony (5:35) Vol.
04 No. 16
Feb. 26: Lone Rhinoceros Live (5:09) Vol.
02 No. 07
Mar. 05: Dust (3:40)
Vol. 02 No. 05
Mar. 12: Postcard From Holland (demo)(2:55) Vol. 4 No.
8
Mar. 19: Birds (7:03) Vol. 04 No. 01
Mar. 26: One Time (demo)(4:03) Vol. 04 No. 13
Apr. 2: What Do You Know? (complete) (3:30) Vol. 01
No. 10
Apr. 9: P Type (remix) (3:19) Vol. 3 No. 14
Apr. 16: Staged Fright (6:30) Vol. 1 No. 9
Apr. 23: Pygmies (3:58) Vol. 2 No. 3
Apr. 30: Shoe Salesman 1 & 2 (4:19) Vol. 3 No. 11
May 7: Kiss It Goodbye - Bears (4:56) Vol. 3
No. 4
May 14: Spies Vol. 1 No. 19
To download your track, visit www.adrianbelew.net,
click on StoreBelew, and then the Purchase Downloadable
Tracks link.
Or click here: http://adrianbelew.net/1-2-3-music-store/process.php?pname=ShopfrontProcess-Start
ELEPHANT-BLOG (Adrian Belew
Blog)
Adrian has been busy over at his blog. If you
haven't had a chance to read it, go do it now! Read through the numerous
Anecdotes from his career, stories behind the downloadable tracks from DUST, and
various other tidbits of information you would never know otherwise. Very
entertaining stories, to say the least. You'll be glad you did.
Adrian Belew's ELEPHANT BLOG
http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/
That's all for now.
Thanks,
Rob Murphree
Adrian Belew Webmaster
www.adrianbelew.net
The Bears Webmaster
www.thebearsmusic.com
BigElectricChat
the adrian belew e-newsletter
august 17, 2007
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO TOUR (SUMMER 2007)
ADRIAN'S ELEPHANT BLOG STILL GOING STRONG
LOTS OF DOWNLOADS AT STOREBELEW
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO TOUR (SUMMER 2007)
Adrian, Julie, and Eric will be braving the heat and hitting the streets in August thru September. Don't miss them.
2007/08/19 concert ‘Stella Blue’, Asheville, NC, usa
2007/08/21 concert ‘Cat's Cradle’, Carrboro, NC, usa
2007/08/22 concertSmith's Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA, usa
2007/08/23 concert ‘Jack Rabbits’, Jacksonville, FL, usa
2007/08/24 concert ‘State Theatre’ - St. Petersburg, FL, usa
2007/08/25 concert ‘The Theatre’, West Palm Beach, FL, usa
2007/09/08 concert ‘Teatro Diana’, Guadalajara, MEX
2007/09/09 concert ‘Teatro Metropolitan’, Mexico City, MEX
2007/09/15 concert “NW Soberstock 2007”, Seattle, WA, usa
For more info., please visit www.adrianbelew.net
ADRIAN'S ELEPHANT BLOG STILL GOING STRONG
The best feature of Adrian's site is by far, his blog. If you haven't done so already, go read several of the many anecdotes by the numbers, or get the history of a dust particle, or simply get a glimpse into what's going on at StudioBelew. You have a lot of catching up to do.
http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/
LOTS OF DOWNLOADS AT STOREBELEW
Every week since February 2007, a new Dust particle has been released and we haven't even gotten started. To see the accumulation of particles thus far, visit: http://www.adrianbelew.net/dust/index.html It's also a helpful tool in managing your Dust particles by their volumes and numbers.
On behalf of Adrian, thanks for your support and please, travel safely.
Rob
Adrian Belew Webhamster
www.adrianbelew.net
Big
Electric Chat
The
Adrian Belew Newsletter
November
18, 2007
In
this edition:
2008
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO U.S. TOUR
ADRIAN
BELEW POWER TRIO - SIDE FOUR LIVE - NOW AVAILABLE
ADRIAN'S
ALWAYS POPULAR ELEPHANT BLOG
DUST
PARTICLES STILL ACCUMULATING AT STOREBELEW
ADRIAN
TO RECORD WITH TRENT REZNOR AGAIN
2008
ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO U.S. TOUR
Adrian
Belew, Julie Slick, & Eric Slick will be hitting the road once again in
early 2008.
2008/02/19
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'The
Triple Door', Seattle, WA, usa
2008/02/20
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Aladdin
Theater', Portland, OR, usa
2008/02/22
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert '
Crystal Bay Club Casino', The Crystal Bay, NV, usa
2008/02/23
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Slim's',
San Francisco, CA, usa
2008/02/24
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'The
Coach House', San Juan Cap., CA, usa
2008/02/26
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Belly
Up Tavern', Solana Beach, CA, usa
2008/02/28
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Rhythm
Room', Phoenix, AZ, usa
2008/02/29
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Santa
Fe Brewing Company', Santa Fe, NM , usa
2008/03/08
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Tralfamadore
Music Hall', Buffalo, NY, usa
2008/03/09
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Center
for the Arts', Natick, MA, usa
2008/03/12
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'World
Cafe Live', Philadelphia, PA, usa
2008/03/13
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'B.B.
King's Blues Club', New York, NY, usa
2008/03/14
Adrian Belew Power Trio - concert 'Sunoco
Performance Theatre', Harrisburg, PA, usa
For
links to venues, please visit www.adrianbelew.net and click on the NewsBelew
link.
ADRIAN
BELEW POWER TRIO - SIDE FOUR LIVE - NOW AVAILABLE
You
can now order your copy of the long awaited SIDE FOUR LIVE.
Side Four Live consists of live performances by Adrian, Julie, and Eric
from 2007's amazing performances by the Power Trio and is Adrian's 1st LIVE solo
release EVER.
Side Four Live is the perfect gift for that special Belew fan on your
gift list.
Available
SIGNED by Adrian, Julie, and Eric for $22.00 or UNSIGNED for $18.00.
To purchase Side Four, visit www.adrianbelew.net and click the NewsBelew link.
ADRIAN'S
ALWAYS POPULAR ELEPHANT BLOG
Get
the latest happenings from StudioBelew at Adrian's blog.
News, anecdotes, and other interesting bits of information straight from
Adrian.
(http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/)
DUST
PARTICLES STILL ACCUMULATING AT STOREBELEW
Every
week since February 2007, a new Dust particle has been released into the air at
StoreBelew.
If you missed the 2 Bowie particles, (Pretty Pink Rose, and Gunman), you
owe it to yourself to get caught up and have a listen.
vol/no.
track
v01n02
peas
v01n03
the
phlegm / charlelle / don't leave my leg out there
v01n04
522
v01n09
staged fright
v01n10
what do you know? (complete version)
v01n12
men in helicopters (strings)
v01n19
spies
v02n01
sand
v02n03
pygmies
v02n04
manhattan/neurotica - king crimson
v02n05
dust
v02n06
yoli yoli
v02n07
lone rhinoceros (live)
v02n08
swingline/buy that face (live 1983)
v02n11
antarctica
v02n13
japanese fan dance
v03n04
kiss it goodbye - the bears
v03n05
a nut for a jar of tuna
v03n07
she left me - the bears
v03n08
collage for girl with clouds
v03n11
shoe salesman 1 & 2
v03n12
phone call from the moon
v03n14
p type (remix)
v03n17
i am what i am (instrumental remix)
v03n18
small world (instrumental)
v03n19
happy guy
v03n20
gun man (instrumental remix)
v03n21
neptune pool
v03n22
hawaiian cowboys
v03n23
pretty pink rose (instrumental remix)
v04n01
birds
v04n03
happy birthmark
v04n04
this is what i believe in / standing in the shadows
v04n05
heaven's bed / member of the tribe
v04n06
big blue sun (remix)
v04n08
postcard from holland (demo)
v04n11
on the beach goes the crimson king
v04n13
one time (demo)
v04n14
the ruin after the rain (piano demo)
v04n15
fly (demo)
v04n16
duck funk symphony
For
more on Adrian's Dust particles including links to blog entries, StoreBelew, and
sample clips for each particle, please visit the NewsBelew link at
www.adrianbelew.net.
Each Dust particle is $1.49, payable through Paypal.
ADRIAN
TO RECORD WITH TRENT REZNOR AGAIN
In
a recent blog from Adrian, he announced he will soon be recording with Trent
Reznor again.
They're scheduled to record the first week of December and if previous
collaborations are any indication, we're in for another great record from Trent
and Adrian.
(See Downward Spiral and The Fragile for past recordings)
That's
it for now, folks.
As always, please visit www.adrianbelew.net for the newest news and
latest from Adrian's blog.
(http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com)
On behalf of Adrian, thank you for your continued support and we look forward to
seeing you on the tour in February.
Rob
Adrian Belew Webhamster
www.adrianbelew.net
2008 02 10
BIG
ELECTRIC ChAT
February
10, 2008
Welcome
to the first edition of the Big Electric Chat for 2008.
If
the hints that have been dropped over on Adrian's blog are any indication, this
is going to be an exciting year for Adrian, the Power Trio, and his fans.
Be prepared for: new downloads and merchandise in StoreBelew, the release
of the Dust boxed set, a new studio record, lots of live Power Trio performances
throughout the U.S., some Krimson rehearsals, and hopefully, a massive amount of
signatures on the petition to (finally) get Adrian inducted into the Rock N Roll
Hall of Fame. More on that further
down.
Hope
to see you soon at www.adrianbelew.net.
Your
Webhamster,
Rob
Murphree
BIG
ELECTRIC POWER TRIO TOUR COMING YOUR WAY
Adrian,
Julie, and Eric will soon be hitting the stages throughout America in February
and March.
More
dates are sure to be added but for now, here are the confirmed dates:
2008/02/19
The Triple Door Seattle, WA
2008/02/20
Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
2008/02/22
The Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, NV
2008/02/23
Slim's San Francisco, CA
2008/02/24
The Coach House San Juan Cap., CA
2008/02/26
Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
2008/02/28
Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
2008/02/29
Santa Fe Brewing Company Santa Fe, NM
2008/03/01
Belly Up Aspen, CO
2008/03/02
The Fox Theatre And Cafe Boulder, CO
2008/03/04
Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
2008/03/05
Martyr's Chicago, IL
2008/03/06
The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI
2008/03/07
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, OH
2008/03/08
Tralfamadore Music Hall Buffalo, NY
2008/03/09
Center for the Arts Natick, MA
2008/03/11
Iron Horse Northampton, MA
2008/03/12
World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
2008/03/13
B.B. King's Blues Club New York, NY
2008/03/14
Sunoco Performance Theatre Harrisburg, PA
2008/03/15
Jammin' Java Vienna, VA
PETITION
TO INDUCT ADRIAN INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Wendy
Lozenicins has taken on the duty of rallying the world to petition the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame to induct Adrian into their ranks. (Thanks Wendy!)
Due
to the RNRHOF's rules, Adrian has only been eligible for a short while but with
everything Adrian has done for music over the years (and what he's doing now),
there is no better time to place him alongside the other greats of Rock N Roll.
Help get Adrian inducted.
INDUCT
ADRIAN BELEW INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
http://www.petitiononline.com/ab2009/petition.html
As
of this mailing, there are currently 407 petition signatures.
AND
THE DUST JUST KEEPS COLLECTING
For
the past year, not a week has gone by without the release of a Dust Particle.
For a chronological list of what you may have missed and for what's to come,
look below. Dust Particles are available for purchase at StoreBelew for $1.49
(USD) - payable via Paypal.
02/05/07
Peas v01n02 6:12
02/12/07
happy guy v03n19 3:23
02/19/07
duck funk symphony v04n16 5:35
02/26/07
lone rhinoceros (live) v02n07 5:09
03/05/07
Dust v02n05 3:40
03/12/07
postcard from holland (demo) v04n08 2:55
03/19/07
Birds v04n01 7:03
03/21/07
hawaiian cowboys v03n22 3:51
03/26/07
one time (demo) v04n13 4:03
04/02/07
what do you know? (complete version) v01n10 3:30
04/09/07
p type (remix) v03n14 3:19
04/16/07
staged fright v01n09 6:30
04/23/07
Pygmies v02n03 3:58
04/30/07
shoe salesman (1&2) v03n11 4:19
05/07/07
kiss it goodbye (the bears) v03n04 4:56
05/14/07
Spies v01n19 4:00
05/28/07
on the beach goes the crimson king v04n11 2:26
06/04/07
a nut for a jar of tuna (1984) v03n05 4:24
06/11/07
manhattan/neurotica v02n04 5:37
06/18/07
522 v01n04 5:22
06/25/07
she left me (the bears) v03n07 4:46
07/02/07
happy birthmark v04n03 2:51
07/09/07
phone call from the moon v03n12 3:39
07/16/07
japanese fan dance v02n13 3:32
07/23/07
fly (demo) v04n15 3:52
07/30/07
swingline/buy that face (live 1983) v02n08 7:38
08/06/07
the phlegm / charlelle / don't leave my leg out there v01n03 9:40
08/13/07
neptune pool v03n21 3:04
08/20/07
Antarctica v02n11 4:17
08/27/07
I am what I am (instrumental remix) v03n17 4:21
09/03/07
small world (instrumental) v03n18 3:46
09/10/07
gun man (instrumental remix) v03n20 4:12
09/17/07
pretty pink rose (instrumental remix) v03n23 4:44
09/24/07
big blue sun (remix) v04n06 2:54
10/01/07
men in helicopters (strings) v01n12 3:22
10/08/07
the ruin after the rain (piano demo) v04n14 3:31
10/15/07
collage for girl with clouds v03n08 2:58
10/22/07
this is what I believe in / standing in the shadows v04n04 7:30
10/29/07
heaven's bed / member of the tribe v04n05 7:47
11/05/07
yoli yoli v02n06 3:04
11/12/07
Sand v02n01 4:17
11/19/07
momur (demo) v01n05 4:21
11/26/07
adidas in heat (live Gaga) v01n07 3:35
12/03/07
the lone rhinoceros (original demo) v01n06 4:13
12/10/07
dvorak's spaceport cantina 2:08 dec 10 2007 [blog] v02n10 2:08
12/17/07
still life with dobro (reduction) v03n13 5:14
12/24/07
Superboy v03n01 3:29
12/31/07
man behind the curtain v03n02 6:22
01/07/08
intro to something v04n07 1:32
01/14/08
I walk alone v04n02 2:37
01/21/08
another time another place (demo) v02n02 3:43
01/28/08
oh daddy (original version) v03n10 3:04
02/04/08
*hot zoo (remix) v03n15 4:21
02/04/08
Lennon v03n03 2:03
02/11/08
none of the above (demo) v03n06 2:48
02/18/08
young lions v01n18 2:47
03/03/08
here (instrumental) v04n09 3:46
03/03/08
*People v04n12 3:48
03/10/08
*no such guitar v03n09 3:58
03/17/08
*bird in a box (remix) v01n15 3:38
03/24/08
coconuts (backing track remixed) v03n16 4:07
03/24/08
*house of cards (remix) v01n14 4:09
03/31/08
*I know what I know and that is all I know and I know it v01n11 2:27
These
are tracks previously available on Adrian's '99 release, Coming Attractions. All
FREE tracks are available for download on the DUST page. Simply visit
www.adrianbelew.net and click the
DUST link at the top of the page. The links to the free downloads are at the top
of the Dust Track listing.
ADRIAN'S
BLOG
Think
you know everything there is to know about Adrian Belew? I thought that too.
Adrian's still burning up his keyboard on his Elephant Blog. Never a dull read.
NOTE:
Due to time constraints while on the road, blogging may be minimal during
Adrian's tour.
http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/
TROUBLE
WITH DOWNLOADING FROM STOREBELEW
If
you're one of the few who've had trouble downloading from StoreBelew, we now
have instructions on how to adjust your browser to allow you to download the
files to your computer. Visit
www.adrianbelew.net and check the Latest News section.
That's
it for now. You will receive another update as new tour dates or releases are
announced.
And on behalf of Adrian, thank you for your support,
Rob
Murphree
Adrian Webhamster