''Side Four'' is a live album by the artist

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 November 16, 2007. The album was recorded live at Canal Street Tavern in

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on February 16, 2007. The tracks "Dinosaur", "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Thela Hun Ginjeet" were originally recorded by

King Crimson King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...

. The album features Belew performing with Julie Slick (bass guitar) and Eric Slick (drums), the two sibling musicians with whom he'd later form the Adrian Belew Power Trio.

Track listing

All songs written by Adrian Belew except where noted. #"Writing on the Wall" – 4:09 #"Dinosaur" (Belew,

Bill Bruford William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and tou ...

Robert Fripp Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is an English musician, composer, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session mu ...

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 ...

Pat Mastelotto Lee Patrick Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955) is an American rock drummer and record producer. He has been a member of King Crimson, Stick Men, Mr. Mister and O.R.k., as well as working as a session drummer with XTC, The Pointer Sisters an ...

Trey Gunn Trey Gunn (born December 13, 1960) is an American musician, known for being in the progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003. He plays Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick instruments. Biography A native Texan who now resides in New Mexi ...

) – 4:59 #"Ampersand" – 4:39 #"Young Lions" – 4:13 #"Beat Box Guitar" – 11:07 #"Matchless Man" – 4:49 #"A Little Madness" – 6:07 #"Drive" – 7:21 #"Of Bow and Drum" – 4:45 #"Big Electric Cat" – 3:44 #Acknowledgements – :50 #" Three of a Perfect Pair" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 4:07 #"

Thela Hun Ginjeet "Thela Hun Ginjeet" is a single by the band King Crimson, released in 1981 and on the album ''Discipline'' (1981). The song name is an anagram of "heat in the jungle", itself a euphemism for city-based crime. (The term "heat" is American slang fo ...

" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Levin) – 6:11

Personnel

Musicians

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guitars 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 ...

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 ...

Julie Slick Julie Slick (born 1986) is an American musician primarily known as a bassist. She started her career in 1998 at the age of 12 in the original Paul Green School of Rock (company) where she continued studying until 2004, a year after she graduated ...

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Eric Slick Eric James Marshall Slick (born May 15, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter and drummer. He is the drummer of Dr. Dog, performing on their albums '' Shame, Shame'' (2010), '' Be The Void'' (2012), '' B-Room'' (2013), '' The Psychedelic Swamp ...

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

* Biff Blumfumgagne –

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

Technical

* Adrian Belew – producer,

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* John Sinks –

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 ...

* Saul Zonana – mastering * Julie Rust – layout * Mark Colman –

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References

Adrian Belew albums 2007 live albums Albums produced by Adrian Belew Island Records live albums {{2000s-progressive-rock-album-stub