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- Artist: Adrian Belew
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- Release Date: 1983 09
- Total Time: 42:59
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Diversified and relentlessly creative -- giving space to new artistic and emotional expression -- this second solo album from guitarist Adrian Belew expands upon his already remarkable solo debut, though more than a few will be confused and put off by the opener, the Beatles' classic "I'm Down." Belew's inventiveness, both as a guitarist and as a songwriter, keep this album fresh and exciting at nearly every turn. One remarkable track, "She Is Not Dead" -- with lyrics sung over a backward version of "Hot Sun" from Lone Rhino -- has lyrics that fondly remember a departed loved one, astonishing in their beauty and depth of emotion. "The Rail Song" laments the disappearance of trains, referring to the rail system with the endearing pronoun "she." Psychotic, manic-paced instrumental "Paint the Road," utilizing Belew's signature MIDI guitar sounds, moves with a fury that will leave the listener gasping for breath. Musically still drawing from his experience with Talking Heads and Bowie, Belew is finding his own voice here and moving toward (though not completely capturing) a sound that is uniquely his. ~ Mark W. B. Allender, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| I'm Down | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Adrian Belew | (2:56) |
| I Wonder | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (4:40) |
| Life Without a Cage | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (3:20) |
| Sexy Rhino | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (:37) |
| Twang Bar King | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (1:26) |
| Another Time | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (3:05) |
| The Rail Song | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (5:41) |
| Paint the Road [Instrumental] | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (3:20) |
| She Is Not Dead | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (4:42) |
| Fish Head | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (4:31) |
| The Ideal Woman | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (4:12) |
| Ballet for a Blue Whale [Instrumental] | Adrian Belew | Adrian Belew | (4:44) |
