Adrian Belew Discography

Adrian Belew
Super session guitarist turned solo artist, Adrian Belew has enjoyed the occasional whiff of success ("Oh Daddy," "Pretty Pink Rose") on his own, but may be best remembered for his participation in the resurrected King Crimson of the '80s. Brief stints with David Bowie (Stage), Frank Zappa (Sheik Yerbouti) and Talking Heads brought Belew onto the radar screen, where his over-the-top guitar work sometimes eclipsed his employers. With the release of Lone Rhino in 1982, Belew looked poised for a breakthrough, but his next two albums (Twang Bar King, Desire Caught By The Tail) represent the musical equivalent of baseball's sophomore slump. Adrian continued to hone his passion for pop music on his own and with his old bar band, The Bears, releasing some very good albums (Mr. Music Head, Inner Revolution) along the way. Though there are clearly similarities between Crimson's song-like compositions ("Heartbeat," "Man With An Open Heart") and Belew's solo albums, the guitarist's later work is just as likely to strike a chord with fans of Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. Belew continues to balance his solo career with session work and an on again/off again involvement with Robert Fripp's various Crimson projects.

Date	ALBUMS / Singles
1982 July	LONE RHINO
1982	Big Electric Cat
1983 September	TWANG BAR KING
1986	DESIRE CAUGHT BY THE TAIL
1989 May 2	MR. MUSIC HEAD
1989	Oh Daddy
1990 May 8	YOUNG LIONS
1990	Pretty Pink Rose
1990 September 30	Men In Helicopters
1991	Not Alone Anymore
1991 November 5	DESIRE OF THE RHINO KING
1992 February	INNER REVOLUTION
1992	Standing in the Shadow
1994 April 18	HERE
1994	Never Enough
1994	Peace On Earth
1994	Brave New World
1995 November 17	THE EXPERIMENTAL GUITAR SERIES VOLUME 1: THE GUITAR AS ORCHESTRA
1995	THE ACOUSTIC ADRIAN BELEW
1996	OP ZOP TOO WAH Radio Sampler
1996 September 24	OP ZOP TOO WAH
1997	BELEWPRINTS: THE ACOUSTIC ADRIAN BELEW VOLUME TWO
1999 February 9	SALAD DAYS
2000 February 8	COMING ATTRACTIONS
2005 January 25	SIDE ONE
2005 July 12	SIDE TWO
2006 April 18	SIDE THREE