Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew (born December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is a guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player), perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson, which he joined in 1981. He was discovered by Frank Zappa playing Rolling Stones covers in a Holiday Inn lounge band. He is known for expeimenting with various guitar effect pedals and the guitar synthesizer. A trademark of his style is using the tremolo arm (whammy bar), garnering him the nickname "The Twangbar King."
Belew has contributed to two Nine Inch Nails albums: The Downward Spiral and The Fragile.
Body Of Work
King Crimson
- King Crimson, Discipline (1981)
- King Crimson, Beat (1982)
- King Crimson, Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984)
- King Crimson, Vrroom!" (1994)
- King Crimson, Thrak (1995)
- King Crimson, B'Boom (1995)
- King Crimson, Construktion Of Light (2000)
Solo Albums
- Lone Rhino (1983)
- Twang Bar King (1984)
- Desire Caught By The Tail (1986)
- Mr. Music Head (1989)
- Young Lions (1990)
- Desire of the Rhino King (1991)
- Inner Revolution (1992)
- Here (1994)
- The Guitar As Orchestra: Experimental Guitar Series, Vol. 1 (1995)
- Acoustic Adrian Belew (1995)
- Op Zop Too Wah (1997)
- Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2 (1998)
- Salad Days (1998)
- Coming Attractions (2000)
- Raven Songs 101 (2004)
- Side One (2005)
- Side Two (2005)
- Side Three (2006)
Other Albums
- David Bowie, Stage (1978)
- David Bowie, Lodger (1979)
- Frank Zappa, Sheik Yerbouti (1979)
- Talking Heads, Remain In Light (1980)
- Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club (1981)
- Talking Heads, The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)
- Laurie Anderson, Mister Heartbreak (1984)
- Paul Simon, Graceland ("You Can Call Me Al;" 1986)
- Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral ("Mr. Self Destruct," "The Becoming;" 1994)
- Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile ("Just Like You Imagined," "The Great Below;" 1999)
- Tori Amos, Strange Little Girls (2001)