The Acoustic Adrian Belew


The Acoustic Adrian Belew is the seventh solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1993. While Belew is predominantly known as an experimental electric guitarist who typically utilizes electronic effects, this album was an effort to feature his skills as a solo performer/songwriter/interpreter. Belew plays all the songs on acoustic guitar. At under 30 minutes, it is Adrian Belew's shortest album.
The album features new versions of songs from Belew's past, and two cover versions. Of the four new songs on the record, both 'Burned By the Fire We Make' and 'Dream Life' would appear in full electric versions on Belew's next album Here the following year; 'Peace On Earth' is a rearrangement of 'Tango Zebra' with new lyrics; and 'Martha Adored' is a tape-reversed presentation of an earlier album track, with additional overdubs.

Track listing

  1. "The Lone Rhinoceros" – 2:37
  2. "Peace on Earth" – 2:49
  3. "The Man in the Moon" – 2:12
  4. "The Rail Song" – 3:42
  5. "If I Fell" – 2:18
  6. "Burned by the Fire We Make" – 2:50
  7. "Matte Kudasai" – 2:18
  8. "Dream Life" – 2:19
  9. "Old Fat Cadillac" – 3:12
  10. "Crying" – 2:39
  11. "Martha Adored" – 2:19

Personnel

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