Adrian Belew
Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2
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AMG Review of Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2
Tim Sheridan
All Music GuideThis second volume of "unplugged" treatments of earlier Belew work is padded with questionable pieces of musique concrčte. These studio experiments can be likened to the Beatles' "Revolution #9," both in their random snippets of sound and almost unlistenable quality. Only one of the three, "Things You Hit With a Stick," blends compositional ingenuity with structural integrity. This is a shame, because the rest of the stuff here is superior, including strong readings of "Young Lions" with charging guitar work and a loving live version of Lennon's "Free as a Bird" from a King Crimson date in New York.
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