No one. Not one single person has more fun than Adrian Belew. He gets that little kid smirk almost saying, "Hey, look at this. Ain't it cool?" I remember seeing him first with Bowie then Talking Heads. Always pulling these amazing sounds out of nowhere. Nobody puts in more time on his sound. He has every pedal he ever owned in a room and can recreate those sounds just like the day he made them. AND he has the ability to now call up anything he's ever done, live on the fly. And such a character. Thanks Michael.
Oscar award winning composer Adrian Belew. His old instructional video Electronic Guitar is just an out of step, step one for the adventurous noisemakers out there. His body of recorded work as a sideman and solo artist is stunning. There’s The Great Curve solo with Talking Heads, Genius of Love by The Tom Tom club, King Crimson, Zappa, his stellar work with Bowie, the Bears, his entire catalog of solo albums, his guest solos from Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing album especially Halo. He doesn’t read notation but says he went to the Frank Zappa School of Rock. He can write beautiful beatle esque pop or the most avant garde pieces of music. He’s a treasure in a world of clones. He never wanted to sound like anyone but himself. I love him for it ❤
5:54 sounds like a reference to the song _Indiscipline_ from his early King Crimson days. I won't pretend to be able to follow everything Belew plays, but it's just a helluva lot of FUN!
Rock and roll! This is so bonkers to me. It's like there are 4 songs melded together and they designed it to sound like unhinged chaos, but it's clear they are right there with each other and know exactly what's going on. Just makes me smile hearing it. Thanks, Michael!
Thanks for this, love Belew. Small quibble, he wasn’t doing a Vai thing, he’d been doing this stuff well before SV got exposure (SV was Belew’s replacement in Zappa’s band after Belew took the Bowie gig).
I’ve seen them four times. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I saw their first performance ever. The drummer at that time was Julie’s younger brother, and he was still in high school. I think Julie was 18. Mind blowing show.
Adrian Belew shared the stage with Bowie, Fripp and Zappa (among others). He an amazing sonic craftsman. Julie Slick definitely needs more recognition as a phenomenal Bass player. And let's not forger to praise Tobias Ralph on the drums. Saw the Power Trio in 2017.
One of my all time favorite musicians, not only a great guitar player but a great singer as well, and also has played pretty much every other instrument on most of his solo albums. A brilliant innovator. And his straight pop sensibilities are amazing, his Beatle-ish songs are so damn good. Mr. Musichead remains my favorite AB solo album, highly recommended! Also check out The Bears, one of his lesser known side projects, four phenomenal albums.
Yes! Mr. Music Head was amazing! I was blessed to have seen 3 shows in a row... Incredible!! And the Bears!! Holy cow! Outstanding!! Long live Adrian Belew!! Thanks again, Michael.
Adrian is my hero and a friend. This piece is the finale of a musical suite he wrote after being inspired by Julie and her brother Eric , who came with Julie to play drums. (He has since moved on to Dr. Dog.) Ade found them at Paul Green’s School of Rock in Philly, where he went to appear as a special guest. The trio played Zappa songs that day, with the kids hanging right in with the Master. Adrian was looking to form a power trio, and there they were! Absolute MONSTERS! Look up the video for “B” while you’re at it. It’s from the same session.
I saw these guys not that long ago, talk about a show!! The bassist shredded our faces off, the drummer was insane(playing on an old Bill Bruford kit), and Adrian was a madman as usual...never seen anybody use a whammy bar like that!
This song blew my mind. At first it's confusing, but then it kicks in and... it actually kind of rocks? Live in Rockpalest is fantastic and on spotify if you want some guitar inspiration.
Adrian is an absolute gift to music. I bought Lone Rhino when it was released, because Big Electric Cat was so cool. The guy in the record shop laughed at me and said why do you want to buy that? It's horrible. AB has been an inspiration and a favourite ever since. Love your reaction Michael. Priceless 🙂
I have had the pleasure of seeing Adrian a bunch of times. He’s as good as it gets. Not being able to play like Adrian is like not being able to play like Victor Wooten. You can’t beat yourself up about it.
Love thw pure joy you show listelning to music. Had a band since 1983 but have been a music junky and fiend since I bought a Pioneer stereo in 5th grade when I bought my first 4 albums..Axis Bold as Love, Paranoid, John Mayals Blues Breakers with Clapton, ELO Out of the Blue, Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick. Adrian is a monster who came from the Zappa fold❤
I have had the pleasure of seeing them do this live a few times. Julie Slick is a monster on bass, she is also playing with Ade on the remain in light tour he is doing with Jerry Harrison. after Tina Weymouth saw it, she told Julie, these songs are yours now. Adrian has been a huge influence on my playing,attempt to mimic his technique. great video, I loved your reaction to the tune. He has also done this piece with a full orchestra, a nod to his teacher, frank zappa.
I remember seeing E in Amsterdam (Paradiso) with the amazing Metropole Orkest. Not only was it an amazing gig - which was released on cd; you won't be disappointed! - but I brought a friend who knew nothing of what was about to happen. At several times during this seated gig, my buddy leapt out of his seat of pure giddy enjoyment. Double the fun for me. A treasured memory.
I’ve been familiar with Adrian Belew since I started playing decades ago and every so often I sit down to work out what he’s doing on tracks like Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging”. I can never even get started, it’s so angular and “non traditional”. I love his work though.
Only recently discovered Belew as I've went down the KC rabbitwhole. The guy is amazing! Serious set of pipes on the man too. His style is so impressive
If you want the full meal deal, find and listen to Adrian play "E" with Metropole Orkest. I don't know the details, but somehow Adrian got the Dutch Govt and The Nederlands largest broadcaster to fund a one concert performance of an extended orchestration of this same piece of music. (to the tune of nearly $250M!) It is a 3/4 of an hour, musical wonderland.
Michael, This is a great example of playing in between each other. The bass hit the 1, 2 and the drummer accented, then Adrian starts dancing in between both the rhythms of bass and drums as well as melodically between the lines of the bass. The whole thing is flats with the accent notes being major, natural, or whatever suits their fancy, even the bass took lead and Adrian switches to rhythm in places. I use to do this with friends in my garage back in the early 2000s. I'm no Adrian, but can hold my own. Funny how no-one knew who he was back in the 70s.😂 I'm a few years younger than Adrian, but as a heavy metal guy, I watched VanHalen, Zappa, Clapton, and all the different directions guitar was going in, just trying to plot my course, but I'm a lead singer who plays guitar.😉 Probably why I hear things differently. A lot of comments mention the different influences over time with Zappa, Bowie, Crimson, and so on, but some people simply stand out on their own like Adrian, Beck, Hendrix.🤙 Here is a link to a video of Adrian sharing sound secrets. th-cam.com/video/eZ93rucNVBI/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
I just heard it for the first time today. I was blown away! My drummer and I do weird stuff like this but this is on a whole other level! At first I wasn't sure if I like it but it pulled me in before I realized it I was really getting into it. That harmony lead that Adrian does is otherworldly, that bass player is bad ass! I am inspired!
Maybe because I listen to so many bands like primus and ween that have these kind of weird outside the box jammy parts and guitar riffs…this really did not sound that odd at all. I could be wrong but a lot of the guitar just sounded like it was doing some basic harmonic minor stuff but yea maybe with a note changing a chord from major to minor…either way the notes sounded harmonious to my ears, dissonant but in a way that is very accessible
I’ve never heard this guy before but to me the closest thing it sounded like to me was primus. An when I think about it, sounds kinda like jazz to me……..I like it tho, it’s something different, instead of the same old same old……PEACE!
It's funny you say that because when Primus first came out they reminded me alot of king crimson discipline era. Confirmed later by Les who said early on they played a ton of crimson and frog brigade covered Thela hun gin geet from discipline era crimson and Les has played and recorded with Adrian. Side One from Belew has Les and Danny Carey on a few songs
After years of watching and listening to Adrian, I'm convinced he made it to mess *with himself*! The guy just lives and breathes music and inventiveness - and the joy of that has been obvious every time I've seen him play! I've met him after smaller shows several times - and he is just like that all the time - if you love music, you just can't help but love being around Adrian! The bassist is Julie Slick - the original version of the Power Trio formed when Adrian visited Paul Green's School of Rock in 2006 - and Green told Adrian he just had to see this brother and sister: the sister was of course Julie, and the brother was Eric on drums - Adrian was in his late 50s, and one of the siblings (don't remember off the top of my head which one) was underage: Adrian was so impressed that the Trio was formed shortly afterwards. Eric has moved on, to be replaced by several other masterful drummers, but Julie is still playing with Adrian, along with several of her own projects! This video was recorded during or close in time to the Covid mess - so quite a while after the album was released - I'm pretty sure the drummer was Jordan Perlson - the third drummer the band had. Of course, any drummer that can keep up with Adrian and Julie gets pretty major respect 🙂 For this song, those alternate picking lines are purely chromatic with octave jumps - ranging from the root E to the third an octave up and back down! Definitely listen to the whole album - then get the orchestral version of the same music! Then get some 80s - 90s King Crimson - "Discipline" and "The Power To Believe" kind of "bookend" Adrian's time with King Crimson - and both are great albums!
These guys are amazing. PS - ever hear or see *Matteo Mancuso???* He's a young player out of Italy with one of the wildest techniques I've ever seen. He plays finger-style like a bassist. Super tasteful, unbelievably clean. Like a combo of George Benson, early John Petrucci, Al DiMeola, and Allan Holdsworth. Just tremendous. (sorry to come out of left field with this, i dont know where else to recommend him.)
Your reaction is hysterical! I loved the video for that alone. As for the music, I dunno. I don't get it. It's great, confusing, maybe more perplexing, but whatever it is what it is whatever it is and that's great. The band seems to love it and that was certainly great to see. But Michael, you stole the show.
I've seen AB power trio once, with Tobias Ralph on drums that time, and the Crimson projekct with Pat Mastelotto on drums, Marcus Reuter on Warr guitar and Tony Levin on Chapman stick as the other half of a double trio. Gobsmacked and happy both times. No wonder Zappa was pissed when Belew left his band for Bowie.
You realize Adrien Belew and Robert Fripp definitely like exercises as riffs. I need to get on it lol. The coolest thing about him is he can dial back his insanity quite a bit and write a solid pop song. Check out the Salad Days album for a quick intro.
I remember seeing this guy play on the Talking Heads live in Rome video. The dude was making sounds I've never heard come out of a guitar. The effects and his whammy bar sounds were unreal. I was wonder who the F is this guy and how can I play like that.
Saw Adrian with his band The Bears at Thompson House (formerly Southgate House) in Newport, Kentucky years ago. Straight up rock-n-roll band of local musicians from Adrian's old stomping grounds growing up. I think he liked this band because the other guitarist shared being frontman with Adrian and the audience was not only fans but also friends and family. Outside of musical circles, Adrian is pretty much unknown.
Adrian Belew has been doing stuff like this for decades. He was in King Crimson in the late 70s and early 80s with Robert Fripp. Listen to King Crimson's song Discipline. It is written in 15/16 time.
Well, he was in KC more than any other musician besides Fripp. Started in '81 and remained a member up until 2009 (whenever the band was active) or even - if you like - until 2013 when Fripp announced the next reformation to be without Belew for the first time since 1981 (as far as I know)
well, there were obviously more than one genius in King Crimsom :) not sure it "talks" to many people. but to me it's pure joy and discontrucKted harmony :)
Hey Michael, please do a breakdown/reaction to Matteo Mancuso. A young wunderkind with chops and maturity beyond his years. Al dimeola and Steve Vai were blown away when they heard him. He has a unique picking style without a plectrum that is revolutionary.
Just when you think you know everything about guitars, Adrian Belew comes in and holy whammies you! Also, Adrian tends to use alternate tunings, so be lucky he wasn't using is more avant garde ones!
Adrian has so much material, it's almost impossible to put him in a genre honestly; that's why some songs are like this, and other songs are about him talking to his damn car, haha
Belew was looking to play with some new blood and give some youngsters a chance and found Julie Slick (playing bass here and still with Adrian) and her brother Eric Slick (former drummer with Adrian) at the Philadelphia School of Rock.
Adrian is great. I speculate that he is smiling so much because he replaced Robert Fripp with a looper :) Don't come for me. Robert can do much more than just play repeated figures but he does dont that a lot.
I like to think of Adrian's playing a little like sushi, on the one hand it can be a refined and cultured taste, and on the other hand, it's raw fish. I fell in love with Adrian on King Crimson's Beat album, nestled neatly between Discipline and Three of a Perfect Pair.
This is actually tame as far as the rhythm section following Adrian goes because he's been known to try and fake out the drummer during shows at random 😂 He'll lean forward like he's about to strum after hitting one of those loops or at the start of a song and then just stop midway. At a show I went to the drummer caught it every time and he was all "I'll get you one of these days!"
5:10 it would probably be more accurate to say that Steve Vai does the "Adrian Belew thing." 😉
Belew played with Zappa before Vai. Saw both.
Touch of Jeff in there too.
Steve Vai adores Adrian Belew, and quite right too.
@@nickbrink9857now they are going to play Crimson stuff together.
@@jamesl.a.n6394 About 3 months or so I get to see them in Chicago!!!
Bass player is Julie Slick. She's an amazing player, and _very_ cool.
No one. Not one single person has more fun than Adrian Belew. He gets that little kid smirk almost saying, "Hey, look at this. Ain't it cool?"
I remember seeing him first with Bowie then Talking Heads. Always pulling these amazing sounds out of nowhere. Nobody puts in more time on his sound. He has every pedal he ever owned in a room and can recreate those sounds just like the day he made them. AND he has the ability to now call up anything he's ever done, live on the fly. And such a character.
Thanks Michael.
And that’s why Adrian Belew is ~my~ guitar hero. Glad you got your mind expanded. 😉
Very reminiscent of Discipline. And he’s definitely referencing his solo from that song (or is it Indiscipline, I can’t remember). Awesome.
indiscipline..I carried it around with me for days and days
@@oneamoebas7262And by the time I was done with it
I came on to say the same thing!
I LIKE IT!
That is part of a 45 Minuit piece for Guitar and orchestra that you’ll find on the tube
Oscar award winning composer Adrian Belew. His old instructional video Electronic Guitar is just an out of step, step one for the adventurous noisemakers out there. His body of recorded work as a sideman and solo artist is stunning. There’s The Great Curve solo with Talking Heads, Genius of Love by The Tom Tom club, King Crimson, Zappa, his stellar work with Bowie, the Bears, his entire catalog of solo albums, his guest solos from Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing album especially Halo. He doesn’t read notation but says he went to the Frank Zappa School of Rock. He can write beautiful beatle esque pop or the most avant garde pieces of music. He’s a treasure in a world of clones. He never wanted to sound like anyone but himself. I love him for it ❤
Totally agree
5:54 sounds like a reference to the song _Indiscipline_ from his early King Crimson days.
I won't pretend to be able to follow everything Belew plays, but it's just a helluva lot of FUN!
Rock and roll! This is so bonkers to me. It's like there are 4 songs melded together and they designed it to sound like unhinged chaos, but it's clear they are right there with each other and know exactly what's going on. Just makes me smile hearing it. Thanks, Michael!
Like Jazz fusion circa 1970!
I recently found this video and I went a little obssessed with this song for a while. God, these bass lines are AWESOME, incredible tone!
Thanks for this, love Belew. Small quibble, he wasn’t doing a Vai thing, he’d been doing this stuff well before SV got exposure (SV was Belew’s replacement in Zappa’s band after Belew took the Bowie gig).
I’ve seen them four times. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I saw their first performance ever. The drummer at that time was Julie’s younger brother, and he was still in high school. I think Julie was 18. Mind blowing show.
Man - your reaction has just made my afternoon!!!!😂
I could literally feel him sweating 😁
5:57 is the Indiscipline solo from the first Adrian King Crimson album Discipline
I hear a great deal of his King Crimson influence! Organized and precise chaos! Love it!
Don't under estimate what he himself brought to KC 😊
@@progperljungman8218 Oh, that def went both ways!
Adrian Belew is joy personified.
Adrian Belew shared the stage with Bowie, Fripp and Zappa (among others). He an amazing sonic craftsman. Julie Slick definitely needs more recognition as a phenomenal Bass player. And let's not forger to praise Tobias Ralph on the drums. Saw the Power Trio in 2017.
I don't think that is Tobias Ralph.. Don't remember his name, but it aint Tobias.
One of my all time favorite musicians, not only a great guitar player but a great singer as well, and also has played pretty much every other instrument on most of his solo albums. A brilliant innovator. And his straight pop sensibilities are amazing, his Beatle-ish songs are so damn good. Mr. Musichead remains my favorite AB solo album, highly recommended! Also check out The Bears, one of his lesser known side projects, four phenomenal albums.
Yes! Mr. Music Head was amazing! I was blessed to have seen 3 shows in a row...
Incredible!!
And the Bears!! Holy cow! Outstanding!!
Long live Adrian Belew!!
Thanks again, Michael.
Adrian is my hero and a friend. This piece is the finale of a musical suite he wrote after being inspired by Julie and her brother Eric , who came with Julie to play drums. (He has since moved on to Dr. Dog.)
Ade found them at Paul Green’s School of Rock in Philly, where he went to appear as a special guest. The trio played Zappa songs that day, with the kids hanging right in with the Master. Adrian was looking to form a power trio, and there they were!
Absolute MONSTERS! Look up the video for “B” while you’re at it. It’s from the same session.
I loved it all. The song and the reaction
I saw these guys not that long ago, talk about a show!! The bassist shredded our faces off, the drummer was insane(playing on an old Bill Bruford kit), and Adrian was a madman as usual...never seen anybody use a whammy bar like that!
He is the Twang Bar King!
This song blew my mind. At first it's confusing, but then it kicks in and... it actually kind of rocks?
Live in Rockpalest is fantastic and on spotify if you want some guitar inspiration.
Adrian is an absolute gift to music. I bought Lone Rhino when it was released, because Big Electric Cat was so cool. The guy in the record shop laughed at me and said why do you want to buy that? It's horrible. AB has been an inspiration and a favourite ever since. Love your reaction Michael. Priceless 🙂
6:05 I remember thinking this before: isn’t that part of Fripp’s solo from 21st? Belew’s little tribute :)
So looking forward to seeinng and hearing Adrian and Julie on the Remain in light tour May 19. Killer players!
I have had the pleasure of seeing Adrian a bunch of times. He’s as good as it gets. Not being able to play like Adrian is like not being able to play like Victor Wooten. You can’t beat yourself up about it.
Love Adrian. Saw him in King Crimson twice and solo a few times. Totally blew my mind
The guitar solo Adrian does starting at 6:00 is from "Indiscipline" on the King Crimson album - the first of the new band with Adrian in it. Awesome!
Love thw pure joy you show listelning to music. Had a band since 1983 but have been a music junky and fiend since I bought a Pioneer stereo in 5th grade when I bought my first 4 albums..Axis Bold as Love, Paranoid, John Mayals Blues Breakers with Clapton, ELO Out of the Blue, Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick. Adrian is a monster who came from the Zappa fold❤
Adrian also did work with Talking Heads, I believe he played on Remain in Light
Totally amazing. I love it!
I have had the pleasure of seeing them do this live a few times. Julie Slick is a monster on bass, she is also playing with Ade on the remain in light tour he is doing with Jerry Harrison. after Tina Weymouth saw it, she told Julie, these songs are yours now. Adrian has been a huge influence on my playing,attempt to mimic his technique. great video, I loved your reaction to the tune. He has also done this piece with a full orchestra, a nod to his teacher, frank zappa.
I remember seeing E in Amsterdam (Paradiso) with the amazing Metropole Orkest. Not only was it an amazing gig - which was released on cd; you won't be disappointed! - but I brought a friend who knew nothing of what was about to happen. At several times during this seated gig, my buddy leapt out of his seat of pure giddy enjoyment. Double the fun for me. A treasured memory.
I was there!!
I’ve been familiar with Adrian Belew since I started playing decades ago and every so often I sit down to work out what he’s doing on tracks like Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging”. I can never even get started, it’s so angular and “non traditional”. I love his work though.
Only recently discovered Belew as I've went down the KC rabbitwhole. The guy is amazing! Serious set of pipes on the man too. His style is so impressive
Yes! I love me some Adrian Belew!
Julie might just be the monsterist monster in the modern bass universe!
...oh, and those OTHER two guys don't suck either! 🤣🙏
I heard him play in Springfield, Ohio at a summer arts program. Wowsers!
I love Adrian Belew for his little smirks as he gives our ears exotic sonic desserts served up al a mode.
If you want the full meal deal, find and listen to Adrian play "E" with Metropole Orkest. I don't know the details, but somehow Adrian got the Dutch Govt and The Nederlands largest broadcaster to fund a one concert performance of an extended orchestration of this same piece of music. (to the tune of nearly $250M!) It is a 3/4 of an hour, musical wonderland.
Saw him live, he is always smiling 😃
Saw E in Paradiso with Metropole Orkest 2011..!
Me too!
You might want to check out Adrian's solo in this: th-cam.com/video/JrwXnhAUtnk/w-d-xo.html
I feel so seasick….but hooked at the same time. Julie Slick made this performance for me. Killer recommendation Jeff!
Michael,
This is a great example of playing in between each other.
The bass hit the 1, 2 and the drummer accented, then Adrian starts dancing in between both the rhythms of bass and drums as well as melodically between the lines of the bass. The whole thing is flats with the accent notes being major, natural, or whatever suits their fancy, even the bass took lead and Adrian switches to rhythm in places.
I use to do this with friends in my garage back in the early 2000s.
I'm no Adrian, but can hold my own.
Funny how no-one knew who he was back in the 70s.😂
I'm a few years younger than Adrian, but as a heavy metal guy, I watched VanHalen, Zappa, Clapton, and all the different directions guitar was going in, just trying to plot my course, but I'm a lead singer who plays guitar.😉
Probably why I hear things differently.
A lot of comments mention the different influences over time with Zappa, Bowie, Crimson, and so on, but some people simply stand out on their own like Adrian, Beck, Hendrix.🤙
Here is a link to a video of Adrian sharing sound secrets.
th-cam.com/video/eZ93rucNVBI/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Adrian is all smiles on stage.
Your observations were totally on! You made me laugh as we were thinking alike. Good job.
I just heard it for the first time today. I was blown away! My drummer and I do weird stuff like this but this is on a whole other level! At first I wasn't sure if I like it but it pulled me in before I realized it I was really getting into it. That harmony lead that Adrian does is otherworldly, that bass player is bad ass! I am inspired!
Maybe because I listen to so many bands like primus and ween that have these kind of weird outside the box jammy parts and guitar riffs…this really did not sound that odd at all. I could be wrong but a lot of the guitar just sounded like it was doing some basic harmonic minor stuff but yea maybe with a note changing a chord from major to minor…either way the notes sounded harmonious to my ears, dissonant but in a way that is very accessible
I’ve never heard this guy before but to me the closest thing it sounded like to me was primus. An when I think about it, sounds kinda like jazz to me……..I like it tho, it’s something different, instead of the same old same old……PEACE!
It's funny you say that because when Primus first came out they reminded me alot of king crimson discipline era. Confirmed later by Les who said early on they played a ton of crimson and frog brigade covered Thela hun gin geet from discipline era crimson and Les has played and recorded with Adrian. Side One from Belew has Les and Danny Carey on a few songs
I saw them do this live in Melbourne about 3 years ago. Julie Slick is Magnificent.
It's like Primus and Rush at the same time.
This same series has them doing his song "Of bow and drum" you should check that out too
There's a theme from King Crimson's Indiscipline hidden somewhere. Can u find it ?
that was the solo from king Crimson live in Japan with trey gun on the stick bass .
After years of watching and listening to Adrian, I'm convinced he made it to mess *with himself*! The guy just lives and breathes music and inventiveness - and the joy of that has been obvious every time I've seen him play! I've met him after smaller shows several times - and he is just like that all the time - if you love music, you just can't help but love being around Adrian! The bassist is Julie Slick - the original version of the Power Trio formed when Adrian visited Paul Green's School of Rock in 2006 - and Green told Adrian he just had to see this brother and sister: the sister was of course Julie, and the brother was Eric on drums - Adrian was in his late 50s, and one of the siblings (don't remember off the top of my head which one) was underage: Adrian was so impressed that the Trio was formed shortly afterwards. Eric has moved on, to be replaced by several other masterful drummers, but Julie is still playing with Adrian, along with several of her own projects!
This video was recorded during or close in time to the Covid mess - so quite a while after the album was released - I'm pretty sure the drummer was Jordan Perlson - the third drummer the band had. Of course, any drummer that can keep up with Adrian and Julie gets pretty major respect 🙂
For this song, those alternate picking lines are purely chromatic with octave jumps - ranging from the root E to the third an octave up and back down!
Definitely listen to the whole album - then get the orchestral version of the same music! Then get some 80s - 90s King Crimson - "Discipline" and "The Power To Believe" kind of "bookend" Adrian's time with King Crimson - and both are great albums!
You should react to some of His stuff with talking heads, like the Big curve..He really pumped that band with some amazing rock energy
Now this is music ... love this song !!
It's Progress Rock at its best. Go see them
Adrian is one of my favourite musicians. Robert Fripp once described him as the Picasso of guitar.
These guys are amazing.
PS - ever hear or see *Matteo Mancuso???* He's a young player out of Italy with one of the wildest techniques I've ever seen. He plays finger-style like a bassist. Super tasteful, unbelievably clean. Like a combo of George Benson, early John Petrucci, Al DiMeola, and Allan Holdsworth. Just tremendous. (sorry to come out of left field with this, i dont know where else to recommend him.)
MM, Is a great payer
Chain someone to a chair, put a bag over their head, play that on repeat……they’ll confess.
Best use of "Wait for it -" ever.
Your reaction is hysterical! I loved the video for that alone. As for the music, I dunno. I don't get it. It's great, confusing, maybe more perplexing, but whatever it is what it is whatever it is and that's great. The band seems to love it and that was certainly great to see. But Michael, you stole the show.
Uuuuyeeeeaaaahhhhh
finally an Adrian Belew composition
love it bro.....
King Crimson / Discipline album. That was what you called: Just an exercise...
Truth. And I'm not even that much of a fan but, this was at its core, funky 👊🏽
All of Paganini's Caprices, Dust in the Wind, Airblower, and Sweet Child O Mine are all exercises.
I've seen AB power trio once, with Tobias Ralph on drums that time, and the Crimson projekct with Pat Mastelotto on drums, Marcus Reuter on Warr guitar and Tony Levin on Chapman stick as the other half of a double trio. Gobsmacked and happy both times.
No wonder Zappa was pissed when Belew left his band for Bowie.
He is getting ready for the BEAT tour
'They Love IT'
Adrian and Julie are such a great team, but that drummer, wow! He really knows how to hit that surface. Never seen him before, want to see more.
You realize Adrien Belew and Robert Fripp definitely like exercises as riffs. I need to get on it lol. The coolest thing about him is he can dial back his insanity quite a bit and write a solid pop song. Check out the Salad Days album for a quick intro.
First time hearing this, HOLY SHIT THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!
Adrian, one of the GOAT
Not only is that a parker, but it's his signature parker fly.
As a friend of mine said “this is for a musicians musician”.
Unfortunately I can only appreciate this kind of music if someone explains it to me.😂
i love the orkestra version too.
Belew just out here being King Krimson without Robert Fripp in tow. Wild.
He's a great singer too
What a Drummer !!!
I remember seeing this guy play on the Talking Heads live in Rome video. The dude was making sounds I've never heard come out of a guitar. The effects and his whammy bar sounds were unreal. I was wonder who the F is this guy and how can I play like that.
Saw Adrian with his band The Bears at Thompson House (formerly Southgate House) in Newport, Kentucky years ago. Straight up rock-n-roll band of local musicians from Adrian's old stomping grounds growing up. I think he liked this band because the other guitarist shared being frontman with Adrian and the audience was not only fans but also friends and family. Outside of musical circles, Adrian is pretty much unknown.
Adrian Belew has been doing stuff like this for decades. He was in King Crimson in the late 70s and early 80s with Robert Fripp. Listen to King Crimson's song Discipline. It is written in 15/16 time.
Well, he was in KC more than any other musician besides Fripp. Started in '81 and remained a member up until 2009 (whenever the band was active) or even - if you like - until 2013 when Fripp announced the next reformation to be without Belew for the first time since 1981 (as far as I know)
well, there were obviously more than one genius in King Crimsom :) not sure it "talks" to many people. but to me it's pure joy and discontrucKted harmony :)
WOW!!
Thanks, now I know what kind of music people with psychosis on a daily basis hear in their heads. 👍
Hey Michael, please do a breakdown/reaction to Matteo Mancuso. A young wunderkind with chops and maturity beyond his years. Al dimeola and Steve Vai were blown away when they heard him. He has a unique picking style without a plectrum that is revolutionary.
if you told me this was Primus I wouldn't doubt you
Just when you think you know everything about guitars, Adrian Belew comes in and holy whammies you! Also, Adrian tends to use alternate tunings, so be lucky he wasn't using is more avant garde ones!
Listen to King Crimson - Matte Kudasai and then you will understand....
Adrian has so much material, it's almost impossible to put him in a genre honestly; that's why some songs are like this, and other songs are about him talking to his damn car, haha
Belew was looking to play with some new blood and give some youngsters a chance and found Julie Slick (playing bass here and still with Adrian) and her brother Eric Slick (former drummer with Adrian) at the Philadelphia School of Rock.
Adrian is great. I speculate that he is smiling so much because he replaced Robert Fripp with a looper :)
Don't come for me. Robert can do much more than just play repeated figures but he does dont that a lot.
how have you not done any guthrie govan?
"Adrian Belew, both his solo material and his work with King Crimson."
Priceless.
Pointless
strat with teleneck?
I like to think of Adrian's playing a little like sushi, on the one hand it can be a refined and cultured taste, and on the other hand, it's raw fish. I fell in love with Adrian on King Crimson's Beat album, nestled neatly between Discipline and Three of a Perfect Pair.
Check out the video of Late Show by Laurie Anderson. Adrian smiles and plays wonderful as ever. I like him as a pop singer as well, oh daddy or 1967
This is actually tame as far as the rhythm section following Adrian goes because he's been known to try and fake out the drummer during shows at random 😂
He'll lean forward like he's about to strum after hitting one of those loops or at the start of a song and then just stop midway. At a show I went to the drummer caught it every time and he was all "I'll get you one of these days!"
btw cool guitar mike , that from the 80s ?
Sick
At first glance I thought John McEnroe is now doing reaction on music.