Twang Bar King

Twang Bar King is the second solo album by American musician Adrian Belew, released in 1983.

Twang Bar King
Studio album by
Adrian Belew
ReleasedSeptember, 1983
Recorded1983
StudioCwazy Wabbit Studio,
C.V. Lloyde Complex, Champaign, IL
GenreNew wave, pop rock, art rock, rock and roll
Length42:59
LabelIsland
ProducerAdrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Lone Rhino
(1982)		 Twang Bar King
(1983)		 Desire Caught By the Tail
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Made while Belew was an active member of King Crimson during the early 1980s, Twang Bar King was recorded in between the sessions and tours for Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. Like its predecessor Lone Rhino, it features the members of Belew's pre-King Crimson band GaGa (this time augmented by session drummer and former Elvis Presley band member Larrie Londin) and the songs on it are drawn from GaGa's repertoire. This would be the last album on which Belew would work with the GaGa lineup. The R&B interlude "Sexy Rhino" continues the "rhino" theme from Lone Rhino and uses a Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Adrian Belew except “I’m Down” written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and “Paint the road” written by William Janssen

  1. "I'm Down" – 2:54
  2. "I Wonder" – 4:39
  3. "Life Without a Cage" – 3:20
  4. "Sexy Rhino" – 0:37
  5. "Twang Bar King" – 1:26
  6. "Another Time" – 3:02
  7. "The Rail Song" – 5:39
  8. "Paint the Road" – 3:19
  9. "She Is Not Dead" – 4:41
  10. "Fish Head" – 4:30
  11. "The Ideal Woman" – 4:08
  12. "Ballet for a Blue Whale" – 4:44

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References
  1. Twang Bar King at AllMusic
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