Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino (1982)

Review by Ted Mills The first solo album from monster alternative guitarist Belew comes in the middle of Robert Fripp's early-'80s reformulation of King Crimson, so it's no surprise that many a Crimson-esque herky-jerky guitar run and melody line pops up among Belew's other trademark sound, that of the animal-turned-guitar wail. Songs similarly explore Belew's fascination with raw animal nature: "Big Electric Cat" (the album's obvious single) is exactly that, howling five-stringed felines over a propulsive Afro-funk beat, and "Animal Grace" is its less frazzled companion. But Belew can also be gentle, exploring guitar synth ambience on "Naive Guitar" and even performing a duet with his four-year-old daughter Audie Belew on "The Final Rhino." Tracks 1 Big Electric Cat Belew 4:53 2 The Momur Belew 3:44 3 Stop It Belew 2:51 4 The Man in the Moon Belew 3:50 5 Naive Guitar [instrumental] Belew 4:03 6 Hot Sun [instrumental] Belew 1:30 7 The Lone Rhinoceros Belew 4:02 8 Swingline Belew 3:28 9 Adidas in Heat Belew 2:47 10 Animal Grace Belew 4:02 11 The Final Rhino [instrumental] Audie Belew, Belew 1:23 NMR, plus covers @192

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hotemetoot (2005-07-25)

thank you again peternotpan.
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peternotpan (2005-07-25)

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Valour (2006-03-06)

Hey, i'm saying "thank you ever so much, Sir" for those 334 unthankful downloaders :)

Forgeit (2008-01-08)

awesome ...I have this on vinyl..havent listened to it in years...got twang bar king too...must dig it out...

Charles_U_Farley (2008-04-08)

Many, many thanks! I'm stuck in Korea; try finding anything this eclectic over here! Will continue to seed for at least 7 more days.

statmonkey (2008-04-18)

Delirious at the possibility of getting this downloaded. I am in Thailand and came here many years ago with 3 copies of this CD. My HDrive failed a few months ago and dying for some Big Electric Cat. Many Thanks!

TascoKid (2008-12-01)

Many thanks!

CalRankin (2009-01-13)

First, I'd like to say THANKS for this. I haven't heard Lone Rhino in many years and am looking forward to it.
Second, I'm asking for someone to seed this who has the entire set of files. The swarm is currently stuck at 97.25% and that last

CalRankin (2009-01-13)

(previous comment got cut off) ... just under 3% is very frustrating. THANKS!

winkipop1972 (2013-09-14)

Thanks for the download...Back in 1982, I discovered this gem and have passed along the greatness of the Lone Rhino to several friends... :)