Who is Adrian Belew

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from a member of the tribe

Adrian Belew is a virtuoso. Plain and simple. His solo work represents a nice mix of popular and more esoteric progressive rock like you would find with King Crimson (where he is also a member). Everyone should be able to find something in his work that speaks to them.

Adrian has played with a very unique who's who in the music industry. While you might not have heard of him, you have heard him play before. He's played with the likes of David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Paul Simon, The Talking Heads, and others.

If you don't want to take my word for it, join the Yahoo!Group called Adrian Belew's Tribe and listen to the praise from a large number of fans.

Adrian Belew at a Glance

Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson (which he has fronted since 1981) and for his unusual approach to guitar playing, which features bizarre electronic tones, unorthodox playing techniques and a wide variety of sonic effects (including guitar-based impressions of animals, birds, insects, vehicles and mechanical sound).

Widely recognized as an "incredibly versatile play...

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Belew Interview with Cecil Vortex

(About Creativity)

Belew gave an interesting 3 part interview for Conversations About Creativity:

part 1
part 2
part 3

Here's a snippet:

That was just a bit of information that somehow stuck with me -- that you could do that -- you could put parameters around what you're doing, and it would help focus your creativity.

First Hand Accounts

Want to know what it is like to see Belew live? Check out this first hand account by Monty Wolf. Or check out another account by RheaYes.

Elephant Blog

posts by Adrian Belew

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Demand Belew via Eventful

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Belew Appreciation

Where is Adrian most appreciated?

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Solo Work

rumn8tr says:

Anything Adrian does is amazing, but I prefer the solo albums.

Posted January 25, 2008

King Crimson

minman1 says:

I say watch the EYES WIDE OPEN DVD that is some pretty fine work! I still think that a combination of The Power Trio and the KC Trio would be the best....combine the two into the next Double Trio.
Robert/Adrian; P@/Eric and Tony/Julie the new KC Double Trio.

Posted February 09, 2008

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Guitar Player Interview

Check out the latest interview Adrian Belew did with Guitar Player magazine (June 08).

The Complete Electirc Guitar Package

Digital Availability

I want my MP3

StoreBelew: Downloads available from the official Store Belew.
Belew's Amazon.com: : MP3 Downloads: Downloads from Amazon.
Belew in iTunes: Direct link for the iTunes Music Store (iTunes required).

Physical Discs

CDs is where it's at

StoreBelew: The official Adrian Belew store.
Belew's Amazon.com: CDs: Belew's stuff available at Amazon.

Dust

Rare bits and other recordings

Dust represents a collection of rare items and other recordings that Adrian Belew has made over the years. Originally, these were going to be collected for a CD boxed set, but the industry being what it is, they are instead available as digital downloads.

The interesting part with these are the stories behind the songs that Adrian Belew has posted on his blog. You can check out the page at Belew.net's Dust webpage.

The Power of Three

Adiran Belew is currently using a Power Trio format for his solo work. Here are some other famous power trios (or even fewer) - add more and/or vote them up and down.

Who is Adrian Belew

from a member of the tribe

Adrian Belew at a Glance

Belew Interview with Cecil Vortex

(About Creativity)

First Hand Accounts

Elephant Blog

posts by Adrian Belew

Demand Belew via Eventful

Belew Appreciation

Where is Adrian most appreciated?

Solo Work

rumn8tr says:

King Crimson

minman1 says:

Guitar Player Interview

Digital Availability

I want my MP3

Physical Discs

CDs is where it's at

Dust

Rare bits and other recordings

The Power of Three

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Adrian Belew's Power Trio

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Cream

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Primus

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White Stripes

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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Grand Funk Railroad

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The Police

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ZZ Top

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Rush

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Green Day

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Nirvana

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Fripp & Eno

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The Neighborhoods

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Love and Rockets

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