Side One

by Adrian Belew

Side One cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 January 2005
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:05
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The first installment in a conceptual trilogy by the renowned King Crimson guitarist features prominent rhythmic contributions from Les Claypool and Danny Carey. The project highlights the guitarist's idiosyncratic approach to the instrument, blending frenetic, math-rock time signatures with his signature use of animalistic guitar noises and synthesizer technology.

Genres

Descriptors: technical, avant-garde, uncommon-time-signatures, virtuosic, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Ampersand (4:23)
  2. Writing On the Wall (3:53)
  3. Matchless Man (2:32)
  4. Madness (6:54)
  5. Walk Around the World (4:58)
  6. Beat Box Guitar (5:08)
  7. Under the Radar (1:39)
  8. Elephants (2:15)
  9. Pause (1:20)

Credits

  • Les Claypool - bass
  • Gary Tussing - cello
  • Danny Carey - drums, tabla
  • Peter Hyrka - violin
  • Ian Wallace - voice [of the bbc]

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