Adrian Belew - Side One
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Artist: Adrian BelewEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Music Label: Sanctuary Records
Soundtracks:
- Ampersand
- Writing on the Wall
- Matchless Man
- Madness
- Walk Around the World
- Beat Box Guitar
- Under the Radar
- Elephants
- Pause
Free Music Notes for Side One
Free Music Review: Top-notch Belew, though almost a teaser
Hit: 5 Stars
With a wildly impressive range of crededentials - sought-after session man, smart producer, skilled drummer, quirky singer/writer, insanely talented guitarist - and having worked with an enormous cast of eclectic musicians in his time, it shouldn't be surprising that Adrian Belew can pack a whole normal career's worth of prowess and variety into one album without breaking a sweat. So what we have here is a batch of nine tracks that sound nothing alike; I guess some mild schizophrenia is really the least we can expect from such a solo effort. Side One clocks in at only 33:08, Ade's view being that it's better to err on the side of brevity than length, but this is still among the most solid releases of his career. A shame it's priced as an album rather than an EP (especially since there's a Side Two *and* Side Three on the way this year).
Within that short window, however, we get spun through a dizzying mix of equal parts brilliant songwriting and wacky instrumental weirdness that could have easily filled up an album twice its length. Les Claypool and Danny Carey add some power-trio punch to make a super tasty freakout out of the first two tracks, then turn "Matchless Man" into a beautiful semi-hypnotic drone with Indian overtones. (That's all they appear on here, but they'll be back on S3.) AB runs the gamut himself for the remainder. "Walk Around the World" is catchy in that twisted kind of way with some weaving Crimsonesque guitar lines. "Elephants" is all abstract meanderings with softly spoken words. Easy to miss is the abruptly snipped "Under the Radar," which is pure straightforward pop with some odd freaky sound effects. The only slight misstep is the squealing/chugging "Madness," which though interesting, wears out its welcome at seven minutes. But if your taste runs to the atonal, you should still like it for its child-frightening value.
I'd definitely recommend this for the already-converted and probably for those curious about the man's solo work, as it's a fairly small & painless taste of what he can do. I just wish it was priced more appropriately.. especially as one part of a whole with more delicious insanity to come.
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Belew's latest project is the solo album Side One. It's a "power trio" album featuring Primus bass guitarist Les Claypool and Tool drummer Danny Carey. Side One is also the first of three albums (already completed) exploring Belew's eclectic creative tastes.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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