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February 5, 1999

King Crimson's Belew Stretches His Legs

Adrian Belew Juggles Projects with Flair
February 4, 1999

King Chameleon

Adrian Belew bares his pop sensibilities on the acoustic Salad Days

Recordings and Reviews

Side One

These two CDs are part of a trilogy that guitarist Adrian Belew has recorded while on hiatus from King Crimson. The titles evoke that distant era when records came with two sides of music; Belew made quite a few of them with Crimson, Talking Heads and Frank Zappa. There is also a literal division he...

2005 RS: Not Rated

Mr. Music Head

1989

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Biography

A wizard of sonic manipulation and texture, Belew has been the guitarist of choice for the art-rock crowd, playing with Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, and Nine Inch Nails [see entries]. He has also fronted a version of King Crimson and sustained a lower-profile career as a solo artist.

In his hometown of Cincinnati, Belew was originally a rock drummer before developing...

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