Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 1996 – April 21, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 48:14 | |||
| Label | DGM | |||
| Producer | Adrian Belew | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew Volume Two is the eleventh solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1998. A sequel to 1993's The Acoustic Adrian Belew, it features stripped-down acoustic arrangements of previously recorded Belew songs. The instrumentation mainly consists of acoustic guitars- but Belew also plays piano, acoustic bass, drums and percussion on some songs. "Men In Helicopters" is performed with a string quartet.
The album contains two reworked King Crimson songs which Belew co-wrote and performed with the band's 1990s incarnation ('Cage' and 'Dinosaur'), and a Beatles cover ('Free as a Bird').
Track listing[edit]
- "Men in Helicopters" (Belew) – 3:09
- "Cage" (Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto) – 2:25
- "I Remember How to Forget" (Belew) - 3:36
- "Young Lions" (Belew) – 3:07
- "Never Enough" (Belew) – 3:31
- "Things You Hit with a Stick" (Belew) – 2:05
- "Everything" (Belew) – 2:56
- "Big Blue Sun" (Belew) – 2:58
- "Bad Days" (Belew) – 2:58
- "One of those Days" (Belew) – 3:01
- "Return of the Chicken" (Belew) – 1:36
- "Dinosaur" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 5:44
- "1967" (Belew) – 5:36
- "Free as a Bird" (John Lennon) (Live at the Longacre Theater, NYC) – 3:19
- "Nude Wrestling with a Christmas Tree" (Belew) – 2:08
The Japanese CD release running order is different and includes “Inner Revolution” and “Brave New World”, but not “Young Lions” and “Everything”.
The booklet contains a detailed diary of the work’s progress.
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Adrian Belew – acoustic guitars, piano, string bass, acoustic drums, percussion, vocals
- David Davidson – first violin on “Men in Helicopters”
- David Angell – second violin on “Men in Helicopters”
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola on “Men in Helicopters”
- John Catchings – cello on “Men in Helicopters”
Technical[edit]
- Adrian Belew – producer
- Ken Latchney – engineer
- Julie Schrader – layout
- Michael Wilson – photography
- Stan Hertzman – photography
