Twang Bar King

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

Twang Bar King
Studio album by
Adrian Belew
ReleasedSeptember, 1983
Recorded1982 & 1983
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 the frontman of King Crimson, Twang Bar King was recorded in between the sessions and tours for Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair in 1982 and 1983. Like Belew's debut album Lone Rhino, it features the members of Belew's pre- King Crimson band GaGa (this time augmented by legendary session drummer Larrie Londin). This would be the last album on which Belew would feature the GaGa band, and he would largely perform all the instruments on his future albums himself. The R&B parody interlude "Sexy Rhino" continues the "rhino" theme from Lone Rhino and utilized a Roland TR-808 drum machine and vocoder.

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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