Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King

Title: Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King Artist: Adrian Belew Release Date: 1/4/2005 Re-Released On: 8/18/2009 Label: Beat Goes On, Gott Discs Duration: 79:26 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, lyrics/libretto UPCs: 5017261208682, 881881001221 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental, Guitar Virtuoso, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock Moods: Quirky, Cerebral, Complex, Freewheeling, Sophisticated, Witty, Poignant, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Big Electric Cat
2. The Momur
3. Stop It
4. The Man in the Moon
5. Naive Guitar
6. Hot Sun
7. The Lone Rhinoceros
8. Swingline
9. Adidas in Heat
10. Animal Grace
11. The Final Rhino
12. I'm Down
13. I Wonder
14. Life Without a Cage
15. Sexy Rhino
16. Twang Bar King
17. Another Time
18. The Rail Song
19. Paint the Road
20. She Is Not Dead
21. Fish Head
22. The Ideal Woman
23. Ballet for a Blue Whale

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Beat Goes On 868 2005 CD Gott Discs 12

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Great Britain's BGO imprint (an acronym for "Beat Goes On") is one of the reissue labels to beat. They pick consistently interesting titles -- and in some cases cover an artist's entire discography -- remaster the material impeccably, and provide fine historical liner notes by a variety of critics. It is also a basic tenet of theirs, unlike other labels, that whenever possible, they package two albums on a single disc. Their double discs exist simply because they have to, not necessarily by choice. This package assembles guitarist Adrian Belew's first two solo records for Island Records on a single disc with excellent notes by Daryl Easlea. At the time of this writing in 2009, neither title is available in North America or in Great Britain except in this package. 1982's Lone Rhino was recorded after Belew had played on three of the most important recordings of the era after punk: David Bowie's Lodger (the third part of his Berlin trilogy), the Talking Heads' Remain in Light, and Discipline, the debut offering from the re-formed King Crimson. While the set's material is generally lighter and breezier, there is plenty of experimentation in both technique and production. It includes terrific, if quirky songs such as the ubiquitous robotic funk of "Big Electric Cat," the jittery roots rock of "Momur," the ambient "Hot Sun," and the spacious socio-political pop of "The Lone Rhinoceros." Twang Bar King, issued in 1983 between King Crimson's Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair albums, is even more schizophrenically ambitious in its approach. It features a killer adrenaline-fuelled cover of the Beatles' "I'm Down," the urbane and droll disillusioned pop song "I Wonder," with some delightfully -- if subtly nuanced -- funk undertones, and the gorgeous, experimental ambient ballad "Ballet for a Blue Whale." The sound is superb, and the music is well worth considering for those curious about Belew; but essential for fans who haven't been able to obtain this material on CD. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adrian Belew Producer, Flute, Drums, Percussion, Arranger, Effects, Guitar, Vocals, Audio Production, Flute (Wood) Andrew Thompson Remastering Audie Belew Piano Benji Armbrister Assistant Chiaki Shimada Make-Up Christy Bley Piano, Vocals, Piano Daryl Easlea Liner Notes Gary Platt Trombone (Bass), Audio Engineer, Remixing, Engineer, Audio Production J. Clifton Mayhugh Vocals, Flute, Fretless Bass, Bass, Flute (Wood) Joe Gastwirt Editing, Mastering Kathi-Jo Williams Audio Production Larrie Londin Drums Larry Boden Mastering Margaret Belew Drawing Mike Getz Design, Artwork Plattski Engineer, Audio Engineer Rich Denhart Assistant, Engineer, Production Assistant, Audio Engineer Ron Lewter Mastering Rytt Hershberg Audio Engineer, Assistant Sports Fans Mixing, Chant Stan And Stan Chant Stan Hertzman Executive Producer Steve MacMillan Audio Production, Assistant Terri Fiyalko Assistant William Janssen Sax (Alto), Flute, Flute (Wood), Clarinet (Bass), Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Vocals, Sax (Baritone) Yakko Takahashi Stylist