STEREO - Pause audio, OPEN (more info) then click--- http://youtube.com/watch?v=XqUN_jow2os&fmt=18Born Carl Robert Belew, 21 April 1931, Salina, OklahomaDied 31 October 1990, Salina, OklahomaCarl Belew is one of a long list of performers who moved on from making small rockabilly records to country music fame as both a singer and songwriter. His rockers include Cool Gator Shoes and Folding Money on Four Star for whom he made his debut in 1955 after being brought to the company's attention by Marvin Rainwater.His big breakthrough came when Johnnie And Jack took Belew's Stop The World (And Let Me Off) into the charts (# 7 country in 1958). It's a great song which was covered in blistering style by Waylon Jennings for an early RCA single. Lonely Street was also a turning point for him, the ballad becoming a Top 10 hit for Andy Williams, and covered in fine style by our Shaker Gene Vincent. Gene seemed to like the ink that flowed from Belew's pen, cutting a cover of Am I That Easy To Forget? which was a # 9 country hit for Carl himself and a pop hit for Debbie Reynolds in 1960. Eight years later it hit in the UK for Engelbert Humperdinck. Other notable cover versions came from Jim Reeves and Don Gibson.Strangely for such a great writer, he scored two hits with Crystal Chandeliers and Hello Out There, neither of which he penned. Other songwriting success came with Eddy Arnold's US country number 1, What's He Doing In My World? (1965).I've never heard That's When I See the Blues in Your Pretty Brown Eyes, but what a great title.He died from cancer in November 1990. Two years after his death he won the Music City News award for Best Song with Look At Us. It's a beautiful ballad (If they want to know what true love should be, they'll just look at us), which was a massive hit for Vince Gill. Discography: http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/b/Belew/belew.htm There are no Carl Belew CD's in print at this time of writing. [ More Detail ]
This is a part of The Adrian Belew Power Trio performing "Three of a Perfect Pair" from their performance at The Magic Bag in Ferndale Michigan on March 6, 2008.This video was shot by Kyle Hancock, but he doesn't seem like he's ever going to put it on youtube.It was 1 of the most amazing concerts I've ever seen. We were 3 feet away from Adrian. The Power Trio are awesome musicians! [ More Detail ]
For those who like/don't know his work, here's his "little" biography, narrated by himself.Adrian worked with many artists, such as David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails, Jean Michel Jarre, Crash Test Dummies, Tori Amos, among many others.Enjoy ;) [ More Detail ]
The Adrian Belew Power Trio live at the Center for the Arts : Natick, MA - March 9, 2008King Crimson's 'Dinosaur' for the second song of the evening.Adrian Belew with Julie and Eric Slick [ More Detail ]
Progressive rock guitarist Adrian Belew performs "Drive" from the album Side 3, live at The Center for Arts in Natick, Massachusetts on March 9, 2008. Visit Adrian's website at www.adrianbelew.net [ More Detail ]
Experimental guitarist Adrian Belew (King Crimson, David Bowie) explores the looping features using Spider Jam backing track #112, Mid Tempo Rock.Learn more about Spider Jam here:http://www.line6.com/spiderjam [ More Detail ]
The Adrian Belew Power Trio live at the Center for the Arts : Natick, MA - March 9, 2008Eric Slick absolutely smokes on this extended intro to Young Lions.Adrian Belew with Julie and Eric Slick. [ More Detail ]
The Adrian Belew Power Trio live at the Center for the Arts : Natick, MA - March 9, 2008King Crimson's Neurotica for the final encore of the evening. Adrian Belew with Julie and Eric Slick [ More Detail ]
Adrian Belew performing some solo improv during the Adrian Belew Power Trio's concert at Slim's on 2.23.2008.Filmed with a T-Mobile Shadow. [ More Detail ]
Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player), perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson, which he first joined in 1981.He has also released a number of solo albums for Island Records and Atlantic Records, and has worked with many other musicians. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2005 for his single Beat Box Guitar, in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.In addition, Belew is well-regarded for his contributions, particularly on guitar, to various other artists' recordings. In 1977, he performed with Frank Zappa, appearing in Zappa's 1979 concert film Baby Snakes, as well as Zappa's controversial album Sheik Yerbouti, where Belew provides the memorable and scathing impersonation of Bob Dylan on the song Flakes. Belew played guitar in David Bowie's band on the 'Stage' world tour in 1978, and the following year contributed lead guitar parts on his Lodger album. In 1990 he acted as musical director on Bowie's 'Sound + Vision' tour as well as providing guitar/backing vocals.Belew's other session credits include the 1980 album Remain in Light by the Talking Heads, Lights Out by Peter Wolf, Earth Moving by Mike Oldfield and Paul Simon's landmark 1986 album Graceland. He worked with Laurie Anderson during the mid-1980s, appearing in her concert film Home of the Brave. He also worked with the Tom Tom Club on their first album in 1981. He contributed to a Ryuichi Sakamoto album called Lefthanded Dream in 1981, together with Robin Scott of the pop group "M". During the 1990s, he contributed to two Nine Inch Nails albums, The Downward Spiral and The Fragile. He played synthesized guitar on the song God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies in 1993. In 1995 he produced two tracks on Jars of Clay's debut album, including the crossover Christian hit "Flood".In the late 80s, Belew formed the pop band The Bears with ex-members of The Raisins (a Cincinnati-based band that had some local success in the early 1980s), and released two albums, The Bears and Rise and Shine. A third album, Car Caught Fire, followed in 2001. The Bears released their fourth studio album, Eureka, early in 2007.He is featured prominently on Tori Amos's 2001 album of cover versions, Strange Little Girls. He also contributed his lead guitar stylings to Porcupine Tree's album, Deadwing (2005) as well as to a track I Can't Get Behind That, (also featuring Henry Rollins) on the 2004 Ben Folds-produced William Shatner album Has Been.He is featured as "primary guitarist" on the album Habitat by progressive rock band Man on Fire.He even appeared in a series of Japanese advertisements promoting the mechanic company Daikin in which he emulated animal noises with his electric guitar and appeared as the conductor, conducting a symphony in which all the members were himself playing guitar.Belew's vocals are known for their distinct, sometimes manic feel - his singing voice is often compared to that of Talking Heads singer David Byrne. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he played on one Talking Heads album and toured with them in 1980 before being invited to join King Crimson. While with King Crimson Robert Fripp considered replacing him with David Sylvian in the early 1990s, but Sylvian declined the offerCurrent - 2006/2007In April/May 2006, Adrian toured Australia with local musicians Al Slavik (bass guitar, stick and vocals) and John Prior from Matt Finish (drums).Adrian is currently touring the U.S. with his latest band, The Adrian Belew Trio, which is rounded out by former Paul Green School of Rock students Eric Slick (20) on drums and Julie Slick (21) on bass. In August of 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia he performed on The Acoustic Planet Tour with Bela Fleck &The Flecktones and Umphrey's McGee, and the trio are currently recording Side Four, a live album compiled from their recent and upcoming tours.King Crimson also has tentative plans to rehearse in September 2007 for a possible new record and/or tour.[citation needed][edit] DiscographyLone Rhino (1982) Twang Bar King (1983) Desire Caught By the Tail (1986) Mr. Music Head (1989) Young Lions (1990) Desire of the Rhino King (1991) Inner Revolution (1992) Here (1994) The Guitar as Orchestra: Experimental Guitar Series, Vol. 1 (1995) Acoustic Adrian Belew (1995) Op Zop Too Wah (1997) Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2 (1998) Salad Days (1998) Coming Attractions (2000) Raven Songs 101 (2004, with Kevin Max) Side One (2005) Side Two (2005) Side Three (2006)nonsense tags here, do not bother reading, it's just an experimental tag and i have time to burnjohnny depp close encounters of the third kind fear and loathing in las vegas video hippy bongwater (name of the band at end) hippies steven greer aaron russo and lovely freaks [ More Detail ]
The Adrian Belew Power Trio at NW Soberstock, Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington on 15 September 2007. With Adrian were Julie Slick (bass) and her brother Eric Slick (drums). This was the opening number for the evening. [ More Detail ]
Some of his music is genius.Great musician, great guitar player.Plays all instruments on his solo albums most of the time. Loads of talent.Lyrics"1967"Last nightI took a walk into the back of my mindthrough the trash and the warning signsthere was a party full of jokes and clich'sI couldn't think of anything to sayand so I slipped into the men's room thereI saw my hair a way it's never been beforeI took the stairs from my head to my heartI didn't know they were so far apartthe heart is like a little chapel somewhere,the pretty lights and the empty chairsbut I'm gonna bring a broom next timeI'll sweep out all the broken strings I findShe walks me down to my private trainand lays me down in my sleeping carshe keeps my elephant out of the rainand sees to the care of my vintage carsshe is the blood of my lifewithout her I would starveWho you gonna run to?Who you gonna hide behind?Who you gonna turn towhen there's nobody home but you?What's a father to dowith all theses school-less injunsrunning in circles around the wagonsWhat's a father to dowith all these monster debtsaround my neckon a sad sun deckOh, my children, the times are jadedthe simple life is complicatedoh, my childrenNow if the dark of the nightarrives in the middle of the dayI'm gonna say my prayerfor sweetness and light,gonna fix myself a Coke,and hope it's alrightIf the bat-winged beast sweep downfor a feast on meI'm gonna pin my soulto a hot-air balloongonna make it popand shoot me to the moonNow you've had another piece of my mind,a cup of coffee and a slice of timeif you'll excuse me I should say goodbyeI gotta go now.THE BEARS discographyKING CRIMSON discographyLaurie Anderson: Mister HeartbreakLaurie Anderson: Home of the BraveJoan Armatrading: The KeyDavid Bowie: StageDavid Bowie: LodgerDavid Byrne: The Catherine WheelCrash Test Dummies: God Shuffled His FeetThe Elvis Brothers: Adventure TimeJerry Harrison: The Red and The BlackJerry Harrison/Casual Gods: Walk on WaterJean-Michel Jarre: ZoolookRiuichi Sakamoto: Left Handed DreamPaul Simon: GracelandTalking Heads: Remain In LightThe Name Of This Band Is Talking HeadsTom Tom ClubFrank Zappa: Sheik YerboutiFrank Zappa: Baby Snakes1982 July LONE RHINO 1982 Big Electric Cat 1983 September TWANG BAR KING 1986 DESIRE CAUGHT BY THE TAIL 1989 May 2 MR. MUSIC HEAD 1989 Oh Daddy 1990 May 8 YOUNG LIONS 1990 Pretty Pink Rose 1990 September 30 Men In Helicopters 1991 Not Alone Anymore 1991 November 5 DESIRE OF THE RHINO KING 1992 February INNER REVOLUTION 1992 Standing in the Shadow 1994 April 18 HERE 1994 Never Enough 1994 Peace On Earth 1994 Brave New World 1995 November 17 THE EXPERIMENTAL GUITAR SERIES VOLUME 1: THE GUITAR AS ORCHESTRA 1995 THE ACOUSTIC ADRIAN BELEW 1996 OP ZOP TOO WAH Radio Sampler 1996 September 24 OP ZOP TOO WAH 1997 BELEWPRINTS: THE ACOUSTIC ADRIAN BELEW VOLUME TWO 1999 February 9 SALAD DAYS 2000 February 8 COMING ATTRACTIONS 2005 Side One2005 Side Twoplease inform me of mistakes/updates [ More Detail ]