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Adrian Belew - Elevator (2022)

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 10 Feb 2023 20:39:09

Adrian Belew is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and guitar guru. Belew has released 20 critically acclaimed solo records and was the frontman, singer, co-writer and guitarist for progressive rock powerhouse King Crimson for 30 years. He also played alongside musicians such as David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Paul Simon, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Tom Club and Talking Heads. Known for his inventive guitar sounds, Belew has begun mixing his unique sound, complex time signatures, witty lyrics, wild sound and technical mastery into his newest app creations, FLUX:FX and FLUX by belew.

Unless you’re in deep the music way, the name Adrian Belew might not ring a bell. Truth of the matter is that Adrian Belew was the secret weapon to the biggest names in music for the better part of nearly 5 decades; Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, and Trent Reznor are just a handful of artists Mr. Belew lent his skills to on some of the biggest albums of the last 50 years. And that’s not even the most amazing thing about this man. He was the singer/guitarist for the 80s return of King Crimson as well as having a prolific solo career, spending time equally in the experimental and power pop side of things. At 70-years old Adrian Belew shows no signs of stopping. His new album Elevator is a beautiful and clanging ode to his work as both a mad scientist behind the six string, as well as his ability to write gorgeous pop songs in the vein of Lennon/McCartney.

“a13” opens with an adamant guitar ringing before a busy melody line brings us into a world that feels like we’re on a train line to infinity. Belew performs everything(as he’s known to do) and gives us a melodically rich song filled with fun, quirky twists and turns and his ever genius melody-driven lines. It’s like Beatles and Dixie Dregs coming together. Perfect. “a car i can talk to” grooves and gleans with futuristic glee. You can almost see a shining example of the Motor City ingenuity we were used to from the 50s and early 60s blaring down the freeway as this song plays.

Elsewhere “good morning sun” shines beautifully with layered harmonies and Belew’s penchant for intricate rhythms, while “you can’t lie to yourself” shakes and flutters with intimacy and vulnerability with plucked strings and Belew’s perfect vocals. “the saturday morning roar” is “A Day In The Life” but with the neighborhood morning buzz in mind. Lawnmowers, morning coffee, and writing sessions are pondered in a spoken-word fashion. This is what Adrian Belew does so well, he makes what we may think mundane and turns it into the sublime. “seventy going on seventeen” ends things with Belew making it known age is nothing when you’ve got a mind that keeps burning the candles at both ends as ideas continue to make themselves known. I hope there’s a ‘ninety going on 19″.

Elevator is yet another stunning power pop record from one of the unsung heroes of rock and roll. Majestic pop songs with enough otherworldly sonic magic peppered throughout to keep even your most proggiest of friends engaged. But really, at this point the fact Adrian Belew isn’t a household name just feels like a crime against humanity. If you’re in the know, you know. If you’re not, start here and go back.

~ J. Hubner, Complex Distractions

Discogs

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Track List:

01. a13 [3:17]
02. A Car I Can Talk To [3:09]
03. Backwards And Upside Down [3:45]
04. The Power Of The Natural World [2:58]
05. Good Morning Sun [3:41]
06. You Can't Lie To Yourself [3:07]
07. The Saturday Morning Roar [3:42]
08. Attitude [3:37]
09. Taking My Shoes Out For A Walk [3:39]
10. Back To Love [3:37]
11. Beauty [2:38]
12. Seventy Going On Seventeen [2:27]

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Adrian Belew / Elevator

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