Twang Bar King

by Adrian Belew

Twang Bar King cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 August 1983
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:13
  • Community rating: 3.22/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The guitarist's second solo excursion highlights his pioneering use of guitar synthesizers to create animal noises and unconventional sound effects. The quirky, highly rhythmic compositions reflect his concurrent work with King Crimson while embracing a more accessible, eclectic pop sensibility.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. I'm Down (2:54)
  2. I Wonder (4:39)
  3. Life Without A Cage (3:21)
  4. Sexy Rhino (0:37)
  5. Twang Bar King (1:25)
  6. Another Time (3:03)
  7. The Rail Song (5:40)
  8. Paint The Road (3:21)
  9. She Is Not Dead (4:41)
  10. Fish Head (4:30)
  11. The Ideal Woman (4:07)
  12. Ballet For A Blue Whale (4:50)

Credits

  • J. Clifton Mayhugh - bass, vocals
  • Larrie Londin - drums
  • Christy Bley - piano [acoustic], vocals, vocal
  • Bill Janssen - saxophone, bass clarinet, vocals, soprano saxophone
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by
  • William Janssen - bass clarinet saxophone, vocal

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