Lone Rhino

by Adrian Belew

Lone Rhino cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 June 1982
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:57
  • Community rating: 3.31/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Capitalizing on the momentum of his work with King Crimson and Talking Heads, Adrian Belew's solo debut is a tour de force of unorthodox guitar techniques mimicking animal noises and mechanical sounds. The vibrant, quirky art-pop arrangements underscore his singular approach to the electric guitar as a textured, expressive tool.

Genres

Descriptors: Arena Rock, Avant Garde, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Big Electric Cat (4:53)
  2. The Momur (3:45)
  3. Stop It (2:46)
  4. The Man In The Moon (3:46)
  5. Naive Guitar (4:05)
  6. Hot Sun (1:30)
  7. The Lone Rhinoceros (3:58)
  8. Swingline (3:26)
  9. Adidas In Heat (2:44)
  10. Animal Grace (3:59)
  11. The Final Rhino (1:26)

Credits

  • Bill Janssen - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, vocals
  • Margaret Belew - artwork [inner sleeve drawing]
  • J. Clifton Mayhugh - bass, vocals, fretless bass [fretless bass guitar]
  • Chiaki Shimada - make-up
  • Christy Bley - piano [acoustic], vocals
  • Tsuyoshi Takahashi - stylist
  • Audie Belew - piano [acoustic], written-by

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