''Salad Days'' is the twelfth solo album by

Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his ...

, originally released on February 9, 1999. It is a collection of acoustic recordings old and new. The album consists primarily of acoustic reworkings of Belew's own songs along with three

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songs and two sonic collages, the latter being the only tracks exclusive to this album. All other tracks were compiled from the albums '' The Acoustic Adrian Belew'' and '' Belew Prints: The Acoustic Adrian Belew, Vol. 2'', or the sessions thereof.

Reviews

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'' (2/1/99, p. 26) :"...Belew's most penetrating pop songs may exude goofiness, tenderness or both....If Belew's altar wasn't so crowded with guitar geeks, singer-songwriter fans would be lining up to praise the guitarist's equally noteworthy talents with the pen."

Track listing

# "The Lone Rhinoceros" (Adrian Belew) – 2:36, original version on ''

Lone Rhino ''Lone Rhino'' is the debut solo album by American musician Adrian Belew, released on April 26, 1982. It features the musicians and much of the repertoire of Belew's pre-King Crimson band GaGa. The album was recorded following years of Belew pl ...

'' # "Men In Helicopters" (Belew) – 3:08, original version on '' Young Lions'' # "The Rail Song" (Belew) – 3:42, original version on ''

Twang Bar King ''Twang Bar King'' is the second solo album by American musician Adrian Belew. It was released in 1983 on Island Records. The album peaked at No. 146 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Production Made while Belew was the frontman of King Crimson, ''Twa ...

'' # "Everything" (Belew) – 2:55, original version on '' Inner Revolution'' # " Three of a Perfect Pair" (Belew,

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Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (19 ...

) – 4:08, Recorded live in Argentina 1996, original version on the

album '' Three of a Perfect Pair'' # "Return of the Chicken" (Belew) – 1:34 # "Never Enough" (Belew) – 3:30, original version on ''Here'' # "The Man in the Moon" (Belew) – 2:11, original version on ''Lone Rhino'' # "I Remember How To Forget" (Belew) – 3:34, original version on ''

Op Zop Too Wah ''Op Zop Too Wah'' is the tenth solo album by Adrian Belew. The original title was ''On'' with a close-up of an on/off switch as the cover. However, Belew noticed an English band, Echobelly, had released an album with the same title. ''Op Zop T ...

'' # "Bad Days" (Belew) – 2:55, original version on '' Mr. Music Head'' # "Fly" (Belew) – 3:54, Recorded live in Argentina 1996, original version on ''

Here Here may refer to: Music * ''Here'' (Adrian Belew album), 1994 * ''Here'' (Alicia Keys album), 2016 * ''Here'' (Cal Tjader album), 1979 * ''Here'' (Edward Sharpe album), 2012 * ''Here'' (Idina Menzel album), 2004 * ''Here'' (Merzbow album), ...

'' # "Young Lions" (Belew) – 3:06, original version on ''Young Lions'' # "Things You Hit With A Stick" (Belew) – 2:05 # "Cage" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin,

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) – 2:23, original version on the

EP '' Vrooom'' # "Dinosaur" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin, Mastelotto, Gunn) – 5:43 original version on the

album '' Thrak'' # "One of Those Days" (Belew) – 3:01, original version on ''Mr. Music Head''

Personnel

Musicians

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

, additional instrumentation * Kristin Wilkinson –

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

* John Catchings –

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

* David Davidson, Dave Angell –

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

Technical

* Adrian Belew – producer * Ken Latchney –

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

* Noah Evens – engineer * Kevin Hodge – mastering

References

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