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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.

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

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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

 

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.

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Cream

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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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Fripp & Eno

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The Neighborhoods

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Love and Rockets

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Sign the Petition

Getting Adrian Belew into the Hall of Fame in 2009

Do you think Adrian Belew should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? If so, here is a link to a petition you should sign...

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ab2009/petition.html

Belew in the Blogsphere

according to Google

In Ear Monitor Adds Ambient Stage Sound
In The Treehouse: An Interview with Ned Evett
Tony Levin at work on new Stick Men album, digital King Crimson photo book ...
Rant 'N' Roll: Ned Evett – All In
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Adrian Belew on Flickr

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Adrian Belew Videos

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Great Adrian Belew stuff from Amazon

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Twang Bar Links

Places to go to learn about Adrian

adrianBelew.net
the official adrian belew web site
Adrian Belew - MySpace
MySpace profile for Adrian with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about Adrian and more
elephant blog
Adrian Belew's Official Blog
Adrian Belew's Tribe
A Yahoo!Group for fans of Adrian
Adrian Belew's Tribe - Ning Community
A ning.com community for Adrian Belew fans. Once you have registered - use this link http://rhinoking.ning.com/.

Adrian Belew's Tribe on Frappr

putting us on the map, one member at a time

Check out the Tribe's frapper map!

Vote for your favorite Adrian Belew Albums

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Shout Out For Adrian Belew!

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    CleanerLife Aug 17, 2008 @ 11:19 am | delete
    I bought "Mr. Music Head" because of the song "Oh, Daddy" and I've been a fan ever since! What a talented musician!
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    rumn8tr Feb 13, 2008 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Adrian Belew does read and occasionally respond to comments left on his blog. You can also find out tour dates and what not at the AdrianBelew.net website.
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    dJenLP Feb 12, 2008 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    I'm sorry y'all butt,(<-xtra 't' intended) may we change the topic?
    How would one go about getting word the to 'Muse'ak 'Dude' about somethin?
    Subject concerning an up and coming, as well as a last years' event?

    93 jh'yALl
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    dJenLP Jan 16, 2008 @ 5:55 am | delete
    yes! Absolutely! A Grand Master is he indeed !
    I have every single song he's ever composed as his own and with King Crimson completely memorized. Utterly visualized as they were created.
    What beautiful dreams of full of Love and Creativity I am so lucky and grateful to have everyday because of you belew!
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    Bets from The Tribe Jan 4, 2008 @ 3:23 am | delete
    In 1992 Adrian performed in my town and the magic began. His music and his natural positive attitude toward his fans are a precious gift,I'd like he would have more chances to come to Italy for a big tour!
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    crimhedd Jan 3, 2008 @ 1:22 pm | delete
    If Adrian Belew didn't exist, we would have had to invent him.
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    belewbloggfan Jan 3, 2008 @ 10:14 am | delete
    Adrian Belew is THE most underrated singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer/virtuoso of our time!
    His creativity knows no boundaries, and everything he does is an electric mix of joy and passion that you cannot help but connect with!
    Check out my blog....
    http://outofthebelew.blogspot.com
    you'll see!
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