Talk:Adrian Belew

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Quality[edit]

Reads like a low brow magazine article, not an encyclopedia one.

That's wikipedia for you. Don't expect consistent and high quality writing on wikipedia. Except semi-reliable facts, no more. --Kvaks 19:26, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Or instead of complaining about quality, you could actually stand up and try to fix it. The article needs a lot of work. It shouldn't be looked down upon, rather more attention should be given to it so that we can make it better. All good articles have to start somewhere. Glassbreaker5791 (talk) 17:17, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I notice an overabundance of parenthetical asides (I find this very unencyclopedia.) There are so many I don't have time to fix them at the moment, but I thought I'd call it out (in case someone else is motivated to before I get a chance.) SteubenGlass (talk) 23:13, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Adrian Belew did not do the Bob Dylan impression on the Frank Zappa album "Sheik Yerbouti." It was done by percussion player Ed Mann. The Zappa video called "The Dub Room Special" features Ed Mann doing the impression before the cameras. I have removed the information about this from the Adrian Belew article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.212.69.96 (talk) 05:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I (a close friend of Adrian's son) have added a nice little piece under extra! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.193.174.153 (talk) 05:23, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody who is familiar with Belew's style would immediately recognize him imitating Dylan on 'Shiek Yerbouti'. The album specifically credits Belew! LogicalOctopus (talk) 22:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't Belew do the Dylan imitation in the Baby Snakes movie? It's been a while and my memory may be hazy, but...Frunobulax (talk) 14:18, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Mann took over the Dylan skit after Belew left the Zappa band, so everyone's right... _ Dann Chinn (talk) 23:08, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club[edit]

Just breezing through with an extra photo, I'm afraid-- read what is here- I think that the period with Frank Zappa and with the Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club work really should be fleshed out. There's plenty of material and even videos for your enjoyment of the Talking Heads tour with Belew, and seriously, his guitar made all the difference in their sound then. Just a thought. --leahtwosaints (talk) 23:47, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Electronic Guitar[edit]

Added mention of his instructional video produced by DCI Music Video in 1984, using the videotape as a primary source. Here are some weak secondary sources^[1] ^[2]

^ Belew, Adrian (1983). "Electronic Guitar (VHS)". DCI Music Video Inc., New York, NY. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
^ Belew, Adrian (1992). DCI Music Video, Inc. New York, NY (ed.). "Adrian Belew Electronic Guitar (VHS)". Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN 9780769247519. Retrieved 2010-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

-- Added 2010-02-18 User:Lexein

Wetton and McDonald very occasionally on guitar in KC[edit]

I put a 'citation needed' remark just because I've noticed this:

(although both Ian McDonald and John Wetton had very occasionally contributed extra guitar to previous King Crimson recordings)

This is no big thing to be questioned, nevertheless, could anyone provide a reliable source to confirm if such contibution - even very occasionally - of Wetton and/or MacDonald indeed had place. Ihno2 (talk) 14:28, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's in Sid Smith's book "In The Court of King Crimson", generally considered a reliable source. Can't give you page numbers offhand as the book is not with me right now, but Wetton doubled a few of his basslines on 'Starless and Bible Black' with a Stratocaster and McDonald played guitar on some early versions of "I Talk to the Wind" (one of which was on A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson). I'll add citations when I dig the book up. - Dann Chinn (talk) 23:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sid Smith's book is a reliable source indeed. Ok then, and thanks a lot! - Ihno2 (talk) 11:10, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guitar tunings[edit]

The article guitar tunings receives 1.6 thousand daily visitors, but does not mention any tunings used by Adrian Belew. Would somebody add the most important ones, using reliable sources, please?

A video on YouTube has a 40 minute interview, in which Belew shows how he produces the sounds on the King Crimson trilogy, Discipline-Beat-Three of a Perfect Pair, including alternative tunings.^[1] ^[2]

^ Belew, Adrian (1983). "Electronic Guitar (VHS)". DCI Music Video Inc., New York, NY. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
^ Belew, Adrian (1992). DCI Music Video, Inc. New York, NY (ed.). "Adrian Belew Electronic Guitar (VHS)". Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN 9780769247519. Retrieved 2010-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

Best regards, Kiefer.Wolfowitz 19:26, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You all realize...[edit]

This was written by Adrian Bellew. Tongue in cheek. I think it is uncontroversial and hilarious. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:2E67:8180:D16:ED23:6428:F1E2 (talk) 08:38, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Discography[edit]

The 1972 Paul Simon record does not mention Belew in its Wikipedia article, and as this precedes Adrian meeting Zappa, he is unlikely to have contributed to the original. Is someone claiming that he contributed to an added track on a reissue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.61.91.93 (talk) 02:30, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I love the guy - but....[edit]

All this business about "Oh Daddy" being a "top 10" hit needs to go. It's possible that it may have achieved that status on some sort of airplay chart or whatnot - but that's not what a top 10 hit is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.224.73.221 (talk) 06:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Something wrong with this article[edit]

It reads like it was written by the subject of the article; it contains information that is not biographical, but autobiographical. Someone who knows more than me should rewrite this whole thing. It contains statements about what the subject of the article *was thinking* which is way out of bounds for a wikipedia article. 2607:FEA8:129D:E00:D47A:882C:626:9F9E (talk) 14:05, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Belew, Adrian (1983). "Electronic Guitar (VHS)". DCI Music Video Inc., New York, NY. Retrieved 2010-02-18.

[2] Belew, Adrian (1992). DCI Music Video, Inc. New York, NY (ed.). "Adrian Belew Electronic Guitar (VHS)". Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN 9780769247519. Retrieved 2010-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

[3] Belew, Adrian (1983). "Electronic Guitar (VHS)". DCI Music Video Inc., New York, NY. Retrieved 2010-02-18.

[4] Belew, Adrian (1992). DCI Music Video, Inc. New York, NY (ed.). "Adrian Belew Electronic Guitar (VHS)". Alfred Music Publishing. ISBN 9780769247519. Retrieved 2010-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

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