Out of the Belew

VINTAGE ADRIAN BELEW on YouTube

2008-08-04T15:08:00.000-07:00

My photo of Ade at the Quebec City Summer Music Festival on July 6th, 2008.

Now for something from the archives.....

Adrian Belew Television Interview 1983 – with Robert Fripp

Adrian Belew – Inner Revolution 1992 Acoustic version Live

CGT + 2 AT THE QUEBEC CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL JULY 12TH

2008-07-15T11:40:00.000-07:00

CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO + 2 ...... LARKS TONGUES IN ASPIC PT II

This performance of the KC legendary song is superb! Full kudos to the guys for such an excellent rendition!
Why oh why didn't they play it in the F.o.C.K. gig on July 8th!!!! The audience would have absolutely ate it up!!!

CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO + 2 & KEVIN PARENT ...... SOLSBURY HILL

ABPT at Harpers Ferry in Boston, 10 July 2008

2008-07-14T13:51:00.001-07:00

Here's another excellent video from the current ABPT tour - this time from July 10th gig at Harpers Ferry in Boston.....

ABPT - Matchless Man

Julie's not wearing shoes this time - she was wearing slip-on sandals in the River Boat Cruise clip on my previous blog : )
And, of course, huge thanks to Mozy7 for providing us with this footage of Ade, Julie and Eric....

ABPT - 'ROCKIN THE RIVER' CRUISE July 11, 2008

2008-07-14T13:43:00.000-07:00

Feast your eyes and ears on this YouTube vid from the New York River Cruise, on Friday 11th July....
This has to be the very best version of this song I have ever heard.....

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO Drive-Within/without you

Huge thanks to 'BuffaloVoice' for sharing this video with us all....be sure to click on 'high quality' button : )

INTERVIEW WITH ADRIAN BELEW from the Ottawa Bluesfest, July 2008

2008-07-11T13:12:00.000-07:00

Barbara Pacey sits down with Adrian Belew at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2008

Here's something else worth watching - an interview with Adrian
from 2nd June, 1990.....by Denver TV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGa3Otj4L0

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO at the Ottawa Bluesfest 5th July 2008

2008-07-11T13:08:00.000-07:00

Adrian Belew Power Trio playing 'Ampersand' at Ottawa Bluesfest, July 5, 2008

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO in Quebec City 6th July 2008

2008-07-11T07:54:00.000-07:00

I arrived at the outdoor venue - 'Scene Molson Dry' - early, in the hopes of catching the Trio setting-up and any subsequent soundcheck.

Fortunately, I was in luck, as the guys got in late from Ottawa, at around 3pm or so..... and I caught Eric spending some 45 mins of one-on-one time with his (rented ?) drum kit, setting up his rig just so.

Andre was also busy setting up Ade and Julie's guitars.....

Eventually, all is ready, and Ade comes out and straps on his Parker, and prepares for soundcheck.... 1 2, 1 2, hey hey hey.....

Closely followed by Eric and Julie..... sweeeeet!
They get settled, then hit us with 'Young Lion', followed by portions of 'E' and finally 'Three of a Perfect Pair' (if my memory serves me correctly).... Then, they departed stage right.....
Simply awesome! Certainly whetted my appetite for the main course : ) Roll on 7.30pm.....

Soon, the people began to gather, until there was a large crowd also anxiously awaiting the opening of the gates - and the mad dash to the barricade in front of the stage..... Fortunately, I secured a position on the fence, right in the sweet spot between Ade and Eric : ) I was one very happy audient indeed!

Just one of Ade's 2 ever-so-sweet Parker guitars.... I love the colour of this one.

Finally, it's 7.30pm, and the crowd is getting charged up, just to let the Trio (who are hovering stage right) know that we're ready for blast off to Planet Belewbeloid!

And we're off!

Right from the get go, it is easy to see that Ade just feeds off the audience energy....
he was having a ball - and so was the audience!
We made eye contact a number of times, and from his reaction I am sure he could tell I was right into the Trio's performance - I was totally belew'd away!

Man can Julie play that sweet bass guitar!!!
Her chops are huge - way bigger than she is....I had no idea just how petite she is - AND drop-dead gorgeous!
She plays that bass as a stand alone - up front instrument...not just your regular background-rhythm section player keeping the beat..... To me, she plays in the style of Tony Levin and Trey Gunn - front and centre, such a powerhouse - an integral part of the 'Power' Trio...... phenomenal talent!

And Eric....you have to see this guy in action, to get the full FORCE of his jaw-dropping, gut-thumping, mind-blowing drumming! This awesome young man has chops dripping from every pore of his very cute teddy-bear cuddly body - he literally BELEW ME AWAY! I knew beforehand that he was an incredible player - but believe me, having experienced his phenomenal talent live and in person - I KNOW that Eric WILL be a MEGA STAR!!!

Alas, it was all over way too soon!
There was only time for one encore, before the guys made way for Zappa Plays Zappa.....

Fortunately for me, with HUGE THANKS to Robin Slick, I was able to spend some quality time with Eric (from whom I was lucky enough to have been given one of his drumsticks - which was subsequently signed by the whole Trio), Julie and then Ade, shortly after they left the stage....

I cannot say enough about these incredible young musicians - they were so unaffected by their 'status'; so genuine and unassuming.....happily answering my questions, and grateful in accepting my praise. I believe they are so very worthy of a bright and successful future - wherever their mega talents take them.....

Now, that just leaves me with the incomparable Mr. Adrian Belew...... I am so very very grateful, to have finally (after all these years of listening to his various albums, and watching every concert, DVD, and YouTube video I could get my hands on) been able to experience his incredible and wonderful magic, and supreme virtuosity, live and in person. And then, incredibly, to be able to finally meet him personally, look deep into his eyes, shake his hand, and thank him from the bottom of my heart, for all the countless hours of pleasure he has given us over the past 30 years..... Words cannot express the joy that I felt, when I finally got to live out my dream.....

Thank you again, Ade....
You rock my world!

Wendy Loz-en-ee-kins : )

12 year old drummer plays "Red"

2008-07-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

ADE INTERVIEW with Daily Gazette dot com

2008-06-04T06:09:00.000-07:00

Here is a brief interview with Ade and the DailyGazette.com (Schenectady NY) reporter Brian McElhiney, that took place just before Ade began the latest King Crimson rehearsals in Nashville in late May.....

"Belew glad he has right duo to form perfect power trio......

Guitarist Adrian Belew has played with some of the best musicians in rock and pop, including Frank Zappa, Tori Amos, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and, since two years ago, Eric and Julie Slick.

While those last two names might not be as well known as the others, Belew is adamant that the Slick siblings are the real deal.

“It just so happened, magically, that I leapt into finding the best young duo in the whole country, I’m sure,” Belew said during a phone interview.

Collectively, Belew and the Slicks make up the Adrian Belew Power Trio, which will perform at Revolution Hall on Sunday at 7 p.m. The show is part of the trio’s “mop-up tour,” which includes dates in Florida, North and South Carolina and the Northeast.

“We just finished a complete U.S. tour, and now we’re going back to the areas that we didn’t get to go to,” Belew said. “We’re going to some of the secondary places that we really like to go to.”

When he spoke, Belew had just finished rehearsing with the group at his home studio in Tennessee the day before. The trio is currently working on its first studio record of original material, following last year’s live recording, “Side 4.”

“That’s why they were here,” Belew said. “I’ve written four new pieces so far, and we’re rehearsing new material to be recorded later this year.”

Belew assembled his trio to tour behind his most recent solo efforts, a succession of albums — “Side 1,” “Side 2” and “Side 3” — released in 2005 and 2006. The releases marked Belew’s first solo studio recordings since 1997’s “Op Zop Too Wah.”

According to Belew, the more lyrically sparse, instrumentally ambitious recordings found on these albums initially inspired the idea of forming a power trio. Belew recorded parts of the albums with bassist Les Claypool of Primus and drummer Danny Carey of Tool.

“Then Eric and Julie became my permanent, real trio, which shows you how good they are,” Belew said.

Belew met the Slicks when he was asked to host a seminar at the Paul Green School of Rock Music in Philadelphia. Eric and Julie Slick were two of the school’s earliest graduates.

“[Green] said, ‘You’ve got to hear my best graduates I’ve ever had,’ ” Belew said. “We played a little bit together, and that was how it started.”

The trio has helped to re-energize Belew, whose first big break into the music business came in 1977 when he joined Zappa’s touring band.

“The energy level is so different; we sound and play like a very young band, but a band that is very mature and experienced,” Belew said. “I can’t believe these guys are so good for their age. At the same time, [the audience] gets kind of a younger version of me.”

Tour with King Crimson

Although Belew is currently focused on his trio, he has other projects in the works. Seminal rock band King Crimson, which Belew has fronted since 1981, will be touring later this year into next year, although no new album is planned.

“It’s just a way to keep King Crimson moving forward,” Belew said. “Robert Fripp [guitarist and founder of King Crimson] and I are not ready to tackle [an album] again; we need two to three years to rest for a moment first.”

Belew says King Crimson has been tagged unfairly with the progressive rock label. Fans searching for a label for his power trio may be tempted to lump them into the progressive genre as well.

“Progressive rock is a very poor term,” Belew said. “The only label that works is power trio, going back to the ’60s with the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream, and that continues today with Rush. It’s the only thing it’s comparable to, three sort of virtuoso musicians playing their butts off.”

Adrian Belew Power Trio

with: Chris O’Connor

When: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 8

where: Revolution Hall, 425 River St., Troy

how much: $25 (doors); $22 (advance)

More info: Ages 18 and up. 465-0444, www.revolutionhall.com."

1500 SIGNATURES! INDUCT ADRIAN BELEW IN 2009! we need more - please sign my petition...

2008-06-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

Thanks to George Lindsay for this lovely portrait of Ade.....

I am so incredibly happy to announce that we have reached the 1500 signature level on my
Petition to Induct Adrian Belew into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009....

Thank you all so very much for adding your ever-so-important support to my petition....

But, in order to effectively change the minds of the voting committee of the HoF Foundation, we will need many more signatures than this.... Unfortunately, Adrian's stylings of music, have not been readily supported by those within the Foundation, and we need to push them hard, to the point where they can no longer brush the pure brilliance and mastery of Adrian Belew aside, simply as a mere lightweight within the music industry - we need to show them that Adrian IS truly worthy of induction, that he has a huge body of work to prove it, plus that he has a huge worldwide base of supporters and fans who will not stand by and let him go, once again, unnoticed by the Voting Committee.....

So please, I urge you, with the utmost urgency..... If you believe in Adrian Belew's simply awesome talent, as much as I do, please sign my petition here; or if you already have, please send the link to all your friends, and let them know just how deserving this sweet and humble musician truly is, and ask them to sign the petition, and pass on the message to their friends..... TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THEM TAKE NOTICE - ADRIAN BELEW MUST BE INDUCTED IN 2009!

Here are just a few of the latest comments that have accompanied petition signatures, that I would like to share....

- I stopped counting years ago, how many times I found myself rapidly fumbling open a CD or tape case-- or vinyl sleeve-- to see who was responsible for some jaw-dropping guitar acrobatics, inevitably to find it has been the inimitable Belew. From my teen years of joyously bouncing to Belew as Cincinnati’s 97X blasted Big Electric Cat and Fear is Never Boring into my thirsty ears, to my early 30’s and wide-eyed adoration when finally seeing King Crimson at Indianapolis’ Murat Theatre, I have been a Rhino King addict. His guitar is woven through my decades and so many of my favorite artists; I know his sound so well, I could pick his pick out of a lineup. If the man wishes to be inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame – well, the institution should be thankful he would grace it, and recognize this singular 21st Century artist.

- There are few musicians in the history of electric guitar who have proven so innovative and musical. Adrian's resume is proof enough of his RRHOF worthiness - and that is only surpassed by the audio content of the recordings themselves.

- One of the most fantastic performers to hear or especially to see live. The most inspiring musician I've ever heard and a favorite for 25+ years, he always projects his tremendous joy and his true love of his craft on stage!

- adrian is bar none the most talented musician on the face of planet earth.

I couldn't agree with these people more....

Once again, thank you all for taking the time and effort to support my petition to induct Adrian Belew into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

God bless you all :)

'Bishops Boulderdashes' and Belew - and more things that start with a 'B' this time

2008-06-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

The following is an excerpt from "Bishops Boulderdash and Ballyhoo" Blog :)

"Well it's now 7.15pm on Sat the 31st and I am heading out to see adrian belew tonight, I'm upset that I'm missing the dance at Kindly with Diva, but I just can't miss Mr Belew.. I had this shirt made today from when I met him for the first time back in 1989 at an event for the school "Full Sail" in Orlando. Afterwards I got to hang out with him and we talked a good while outside the event which is when the pic was taken, yes me with long hair 19 years ago.
He's a great musician and I highly respect him and his approachable attitude. He has signed quite a bit of stuff everytime I have seen him, outside of when with King Crimson, and I have yet to miss any show I can get to reasonably in Florida. I have lots of signed goodies and this is the newest item which will get done tonite."

Hopefully Bishops Boulderdashes was successful in his mission at the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth FL (of which I am certain; knowing how Ade loves to spread the joy personally after each and every show), and I hope that we are granted a review of the gig, plus a photo of the said t-shirt complete with Belew monika....watch this space :)

ABPT @ SKIPPERS SMOKEHOUSE FRI 30 MAY 2008

2008-06-01T15:29:00.001-07:00

Here are my brand new ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE photographs of Adrian Belew!

Taken by the brilliant photographer George Lindsay.....
on Friday night at the Skippers Smokehouse in Tampa, FL.

I am sure you will agree that they are top quality - and capture Ade in such a refreshing way :)

Huge thank you to George Lindsay for sharing your most excellent photo's with us all.....

ABPT in High Definition YouTube Videos!

2008-05-15T15:44:00.000-07:00

I adore this brand new 'Lakeland Bass' that Julie is playing : D

Eric has such SWEEEEET chops!

The absolutely incomparable 'Twang Bar King!' Adrian Belew!

Here are some simply stunning video's of the Adrian Belew Power Trio, filmed in High Definition, at the Belly Up Tavern, in Solana Beach CA, back on Feb 26th, 2008 - by "Laubster Video".
Excellent quality video and sound - certainly a high cut above your average YouTube video!

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON "WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY" UNDER THE "VIEWS" HEADING....

Writing on the Wall - ABPT

Ampersand - ABPT

Of Bow and Drum - ABPT

Dinosaur - ABPT

OTTAWA BLUESFEST appearance by ABPT - JULY 5th

2008-04-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

My dreams have been finally realised - the Adrian Belew Power Trio's triumphant 'Tour 2008' is continuing to roll ever onwards and upwards - and not just with additional dates being posted for the U.S.

Canada is in-line for a blast of 'Terror and Power' this summer.... Yipeeeee!!!!

As mentioned in my previous post - it was released to the press earlier today, that the Adrian Belew Power Trio will be appearing at the hugely popular 'Ottawa Bluesfest'...... being held this year from July 3 - 13 in Canada's national capital of Ottawa.....

Adrian, Julie and Eric will be playing on the newly added 'Roots and Gospel Stage', which is located between the main headliner 'River' and 'Rogers' stages, located close to the banks of the Ottawa River. The ABPT are scheduled to take the stage at 7.15pm, on Saturday July 5, and will be immediately followed by 'Zappa Plays Zappa' . Certainly sounds like a tasty combination : )

Tickets go on sale ONLINE on Saturday April 26th; a one day pass (which covers the whole festival/all stages for the day) for July 5th will be $39.50 for an adult. The Festival WEBSITE has loads of links to 'accommodation partners' (city hotels who are offering discounted prices for festival attendees, which include accommodation, entry passes, shuttle buses to the venue etc etc), maps, transport links etc.... everything you could need to streamline booking your attendance requirements.

Described by 'Exclaim.ca'.......

"As far as Canadian music festivals go, perhaps the best of the bunch over the last few years has been Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, which despite the obvious blues fetish, has continued to attract an impressive and broad variety of entertainers. This year is no different, and who are we kidding, easily the strongest line-up to date.

Taking place between July 3 and July 13 in Downtown Ottawa, the ten-day fest will feature over 2,000 performers including big names like Brian Wilson, the Tragically Hip, James Taylor, Feist and Fergie, as well as an array of shall we say "what the kids are listening to these days" artists such as TV On the Radio, Tokyo Police Club, Ladytron, Jose Gonzalez and Calexico, among others."

If you would like to know just exactly who will be playing at this years Bluesfest, click HERE to pop on over to Exclaim.ca's complete and exhaustive list of all the 2000 performers.

Meanwhile, if that isn't enough to whet your whistle.......

Over at the Ottawa Sun, they reported on today's news:

"Today, the festival’s artistic director Mark Monahan put an end to the speculation, announcing that James Taylor, Steely Dan, Feist, Brian Wilson, Wyclef Jean, The Black Crowes, Fergie, Boz Scaggs, Don McLean and Lucinda Williams are among the 210 music stars who will play the 2008 edition of Bluesfest, July 3-13.

Also scheduled is Donna Summer, Richard Thompson, Joan Armatrading, Zappa Plays Zappa, Matthew Good, Keb’ Mo’, The Weakerthans, Dr. John, Adrian Belew, Cassandra Wilson, Jakob Dylan, Shelby Lynne, Canned Heat, Sam Roberts, Guy Davis, James Blood Ulmer, Three Days Grace and many others.

Monahan says it's the biggest he’s ever produced in the festival’s 15-year history, about 20% bigger than last year’s relaunch at LeBreton Flats. He’s added a sixth stage - The Roots and Gospel Stage.

The return stages are the two headline mains, the Bank of America (formerly the MBNA Stage) and the Rogers, the two sides the Black Sheep and The River, and the War Museum’s Barney Danson Theatre.

In addition, he’s also added a new electric/eclectic series of experimental music and avant-garde talent, and a reading series featuring rock star authors Dave Bidini, formerly from The Rheostatics, and Gord Downey, of The Tragically Hip."

Well, I cannot wait to get to Ottawa, to finally see the brilliant Adrian Belew Power Trio for myself. You can bet that I will be there, right up front, yeah, the one with the great big grin splitting my face from ear to ear.....!!!! Make sure you come on over and introduce yourself : )

NEWSFLASH!!! ABPT COMING TO CANADA IN JULY!

2008-04-23T13:31:00.000-07:00

Watch this space for more in-depth info regarding this most excellent news....

The Adrian Belew Power Trio are set to play at this years

OTTAWA BLUES FESTIVAL,

here in Canada,

on Saturday July 5th

on the 'Roots Stage', at 7.15pm

Book your tickets here

GIRD YOUR LOINS - THE RE-EMERGENCE OF THE RECUMBANT CRIMSON KING IS NIGH!

2008-04-15T05:57:00.000-07:00

The long-awaited new line-up of King Crimson 2008...... Is that #9 now?

Group shot of the newly-energized Crim - Nashville Rehearsals for the upcoming dates.....

King Crimson - Aug. 06, 07, 08 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Park West

King Crimson - Aug. 11, 12 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Keswick Theatre

King Crimson - Aug. 14, 15, 16 2008
New York, New York
Nokia Theatre

Could this be a sneak-peak of the upcoming set-list for the Nashville warm-up shows?
From what I can make out, some good old classics are making a welcome re-emergence also.....
Dinosaur, Thela Hun Ginjeet, Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream, Elephant Talk, Level Five is mentioned below the list with other comments along side - maybe something to be worked on and possibly included....

Thats about all I can work out - If you can resolve anymore, please share your info with this blogger : )

Mmmm.....looks like the venerable one has lost Gavin's attention......

Is he wondering.... 'Piece of Cake'.... or 'What the hell have I gotten myself into here'..... : )

I wonder what they are comparing here..... I'm sure it's not You-Tube vids of the past Crim escapades.....

Does Ade possess a laptop? Probably not.
I for one am certainly lamenting the scarcity of recent Elephant Blog posts....
We miss you Ade - please write home soon...... ; )

Oh, to be a fly on the proverbial wall here......

Thanks to Tony Levin (welcome home Tony!) for these photo's of his fellow Rhythm Section buddies.....

Pat and Gavin co-ordinating their stick attack plans - cannot wait to hear the outcome of this pairing : )

And thanks must go to the ever well-informed and very dapper correspondent with his finger constantly on the KC pulse - theSidSmith! Thanks for all the info Sid - you keep us ever-hungry KC fans well fed : )

I love this photo - Fripp and Belew together again at Studio Belewbeloid!
The forward advancement may be slow - but at least it is forward in motion....
Roll on August!!!!

1000TH SIGNATURE and counting!

2008-03-19T05:52:00.000-07:00

Adrian recently working at Trent Reznor's for the upcoming NIN 'Ghosts I-IV' release

WE'VE CRACKED THE 1000 SIGNATURE MARK!!!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!

"Belew is a true "artist" - while many others of his age and tenure rely on reworking their old classics, Belew continuously refreshes his sound and utilizes all instruments and tools to deliver that vision to his fans. Brilliant is the only word that defines him."

This quote is from an Adrian Belew fan who was recently moved enough to sign my 'Petition to Induct Adrian Belew into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2009'...... It pretty much sums up how I feel about Adrian..... and why I firmly believe that Adrian Belew MUST be inducted NOW!

If the Foundation once again rejects this incredibly brilliant musician (who more than amply fulfills the criteria) from the HoF, then I believe that it exposes the true agenda of the R&R HoF and its Foundation Selection Committee of music industry heads et al - the 'Boy's Club' still reigns supreme, and goes to show that their focus is certainly not to honour those musicians who truly embody their criteria of a 'CONTRIBUTION TO THE INNOVATION & EVOLUTION OF ROCK MUSIC' - as no-one could lay claim to this more than Adrian Belew....

As a result - we still have a long ways to go.....

That is why it is imperative that everyone who knows and loves Adrian's work, sign this petition - and that each and every one of us spreads the word of the Petition far and wide, to all who will listen, and take an active interest....

We must show the Foundation Selection Committee, that they cannot overlook Adrian again this year....

They must see what is so obvious to us all - THAT ADRIAN DESERVES TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE R&R HoF IN 2009!

RARE ROBERT FRIPP INTERVIEW FROM 1979! Parts II - IV

2008-03-15T09:23:00.000-07:00

Robert Fripp interview Part II

Robert Fripp interview Part III

Robert Fripp interview Part IV

RARE ROBERT FRIPP INTERVIEW FROM 1979!

2008-03-15T08:09:00.000-07:00

Robert Fripp interview Part I
This is from his "Drive to 1981 Tour" in 1979

Thanks to RP Curtiss (I'm the already balding (bad hair day) Dodger hatted skinny proggeek (interviewer - sitting on the right), now a totally bald, older and ever so slightly heavier proggeek.)

The Boffomundo Show existed in the early daze of cable television from 1979-80.
Interviews with progressive rock luminaries included: Robert Fripp (King Crimson founder), Phil Collins & John Goodsall(Genesis & Brand X), fusion guitarist Al Di Meola (Return to Forever), singer Bernardo Lanzetti (from Italy's PFM) and bass/vocalist John Wetton (King Crimson, U.K. and by 1981, Asia.)
Why Boffomundo? It's a name I made up, with inspiration from the TV show, Happy Days. Later incarnations were called In The Mode (1982) which featured an interview with singer/guitarist Adrian Belew (King Crimson) and finally Total Sound (1990-92), which included a day with drummer/composer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, U.K., Bruford and Bill Bruford's Earthworks).

Here are some excerpts from the comments section of these YouTube videos - almost as interesting as the video's themselves.....

It was taped in Santa Monica, CA at what once was called Theta Cable in the early days of public access.

Ah ha! Sort figured that by looking the intro, full screen that looked like it was typed on paper!

It was! Prehistoric technology! Eventually we used black cutout cards and then actual graphics. Those were the daze.

Wetton said Fripp ended the band after "Red" because he thought the world would end in 1981.

"chuckles" Fripp as he's known in the trade. awesome guy

Great interview. Funny how Fripp was uncomfortable facing such prepared interviewers

I find that the "press" question requires an answer rather than an explanation.
Great to see Mr Fripp explaining the question , for all of us....whatever we may be.

Declare your tongue at the airport next time you fly Mr Fripp , as it may be considered a sharp object.

Why am I still listening to this? I'd love to watch this guy mow a lawn or go food shopping. You expect John Cleese to come out at any moment and hit Fripp over the head with a rubber fish.

Yes indeed a kick on the backside might be in order, just answer the bloody question Robert, stop postulating! My but he does go on. All his transgressions are forgiven through his 20th century masterpiece; Exposure, AND his bad-ass contribution to Bowie's (Heroes and Teenage Wildlife)and King Crimson. That's plenty bankable redemption I say.
Bowie, Fripp, Eno...the holy trinity of sound.

Look for Parts II thru IV of this rare Robert Fripp interview in the posts that follow.....

FRANK ZAPPA video FROM 1963!!!

2008-03-15T06:21:00.000-07:00

1963 Frank Zappa on Steve Allen Show

Thanks to fellow Adrian Belew 'Tribe' member Mike Illoman - for unearthing this awesome EARLY footage of (to me) an almost unrecognizable Frank Zappa in an appearance on the 'Steve Allen Show' in 1963.....

Adrian Belew all over Spider Jam!

2008-03-14T07:24:00.001-07:00

Thanks to 'Line6Movies' on YouTube, here is Adrian Belew at home at Studio Belew - exploring looping features using Spider Jam backing track #112, Mid Tempo Rock.

Man, Adrian makes it look so simple!

ABPT encore performance of 'E'

2008-03-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO - 'E'

from the World Cafe Live - Philly show last night.....

thanks to Twangbarking96 for the YouTube footage : )

And for your viewing pleasure, here are some excellent photographs taken by Papa (Gary) Slick from his 'adventurous' trip to view The Trio of Terror at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland on Friday 7 March....

ABPT - new song 'E'

2008-03-12T16:16:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Farx, for posting this video from the March 9 Nantick MA show.... :)
Yes, a work in progress - but....
I LIKE IT!

27 GHOST III {FAN VIDEO}

2008-03-12T15:36:00.001-07:00

Featuring the guitar wizardry of Adrian Belew!
Video by AcidTiger1

If you haven't already listened to Nine Inch Nails latest offering - Ghosts I-IV - do so immediately, for some devilish Adrian Belew spotting : )

2008-03-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

All you Belew-lovers out there!
You MUST check out this video of the Trio of Power and Terror Arising.....If you only look at one YouTube vid all year - THIS IS THE ONE to see!
It starts out with Eric absolutely smoking this awesome extended intro to YOUNG LIONS......then, just when you think it couldn't get any better than this - Ade and Julie join him.....and then we are treated to THE SWEETEST Ade solo EVER! It was absolutely KILLER! Ohhhh - to have been there to witness it in FULL TRIO POWER!
Check it out here.....

Adrian Belew Power Trio - Young Lions

Recorded at Sunday nights show at the Center for the Arts in Natick, MA - March 9, 2008

Posted on YouTube by 'Farx'