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Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King
Adrian Belew
Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
 
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Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the acclaimed guitarist and performer on one disc: Lone Rhino (1982) and Twang Bar King (1983). Apart from his solo career, Belew has played with many Rock grea...  more »

     
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All Artists: Adrian Belew
Title: Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King
Members Wishing: 10
Total Copies: 0
Label: BGO Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 1/4/2005
Album Type: Original recording remastered, Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Styles: Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock, Rock Guitarists, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the acclaimed guitarist and performer on one disc: Lone Rhino (1982) and Twang Bar King (1983). Apart from his solo career, Belew has played with many Rock greats including David Bowie and, most notably, King Crimson. BGO. 2009.

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CD Reviews

4 stars for the music 2 stars for the sound quality
Wayne Klein | My Little Blue Window, USA | 02/25/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"First I like both of Belew's solo albums but this isn't the disc to buy when it comes to "Twang Bar King". Along with Richard Thompson's "Across a Crowded Room" this has got to be one of the worst reissues put out. While the highlights of both albums earn a solid four or five stars, the sound quality on "Twang Bar King" sounds like it was played through speakers and recorded again for this master. My guess is that they used the wrong (the vinyl)master vs. the new remaster created for the Japanese reissue. The same problem occurred with Richard Thompson's "Across a Crowded Room" which also sounds pretty bad (plus that CD has one track sped up slightly in order to allow the song to fit on an LP side). Perhaps they used the masters prepared for the compilation album but even that sounded better than this.



I'd suggest going for the Japanese remaster if you can find it. Personally I found "Lone Rhino" the more ambitious of the two. Sure Belew wears his influences on his sleeve but he also deftly makes them his own on all the songs. Some of the material doesn't quite work on both albums but both are worthwhile additions to your CD collection."