Adrian Belew

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Adrian Belew

Born December 23, 1949 · Covington, Kentucky, U.S. (age 76)

Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, Belew is noted for his unusual, impressionistic approach to guitar playing which, rather than relying on standard instrumental tones, often resembles sound effects or noises made by animals and machines. A member of …

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PiperPiper · 2016
Piper
8.12016
MovieFamilyAnimation
A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.
Return EngagementReturn Engagement · 1983
Return Engagement
5.31983
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Alan Rudolph shows Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy and hippie guru Timothy Leary, alone and together onstage.
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 · 2022
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
7.22022
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The film explores the “acute suffering” and transcendent glory experienced by current and former members of King Crimson, allowing the audience an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable insight into the musicians’ experience as they confront life and death head on in the world’s most demanding rock band.
Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los AngelesBeat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles · 2025
Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles
2025
MovieMusic
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in ConcertTalking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert · 1981
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
9.01981
MovieMusic
Adrian Belew augments the band on this 50-minute performance from the Westfalenhalle, in Dortmund, Germany, on December 20th, 1980, for the Rockpop TV show. Set List: Psycho Killer Cities I Zimbra Once In A Lifetime Animals Crosseyed And Painless Life During Wartime The Great Curve
King Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in JapanKing Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in Japan · 1984
King Crimson: Three of a Perfect Pair Live in Japan
7.71984
MovieMusic
Track Listing: Three Of A Perfect Pair No Warning Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part III Thela Hun Ginjeet Frame By Frame Matte Kudasai Industry Dig Me Indiscipline Satori In Tangier Man With An Open Heart Waiting Man Sleepless Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II Elephant Talk Heartbeat
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die DeutschenKosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen · 2018
Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen
2018
MovieMusicDocumentary
King Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994King Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994 · 2012
King Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994
9.52012
Movie
While a return of King Crimson had been planned as early as 1990, it was only in 1992 that the idea of a double trio line-up emerged as the ideal and it took until 1994 to get all the necessary musicians and plans sufficiently in place. The new band recorded the mini album “VROOOM” in the Spring of 1994 and, following further rehearsals in the summer and early autumn, performed a series of concerts in Argentina, including a run of shows at Teatro Broadway, Buenos Aires in October.

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