Yep it’s a shit pun. But it is craazzyy.

Finally found a video of it:

A live performance of Speed Of Life from the album Low. Great instrumental performance from an album that is quite experimental compared to many of his other albums.

Video Of The Week is King Crimson’s Matte Kudasai from in 1982.

Adrian Belew’s sea gull simulation on his guitar is very impressive.
Matte Kudasai means “please wait” in Japanese.

The Power to Believe: 2003

Adrian Belew – guitar, vocals & electronic percussion

Robert Fripp - guitar

Trey Gunn – Warr guitar, rubber bass

Pat Mastelotto – drumming

Going into this one, I was not really sure what to expect. I had only recently discovered the bulk of Crimson’s catalogue, and was enthralled by everything up to “Red.” “Discipline” was very good, but it was basically a different band. I had heard good things about “Thrak,” but was unable to find a copy. Then I found “The Power to Believe,” and decided to take a chance. Wow! It was as if they had gone back to “Red,” without sacrificing any progress. These new guys also showed some serious chops.

 ”Level Five” is a bone cruncher. I rarely go in for anything extremely heavy, but when it is this masterfully executed, I get drawn right in. Every note, and drumbeat is played with precision.

 ”Eyes Wide Open” is a dreamy diversion, and a pleasant rest from the opener.

 ”Elektrik” is a clever instrumental. It opens with a sad little keyboard, and then starts clicking along with quick drum tapping, and guitar picking. It flows into a spacey section, with the rhythm still clicking. All through it builds up and down, giving the sense of staircases. The bass thumps, and becomes the glue to hold it together.

 ”Facts of Life” is wonderfully heavy rocker that becomes an all out shred-fest (done in the very best Crimson style). Belew’s vocals may be cynical, but the words ring true.

 ”Dangerous Curves” is an instrumental that seems to be a mesh of “Starless,” and the style of “Discipline.”

 ”Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With” could be my favorite track on the album. This is not because the songwriting is so superior, but because it is such a wonderful poke at modern metal.

 It is all held together by the recurring “Power to Believe” theme. A longer, more spacey, version takes the album out.

 Some of it does seem familiar, but yet it is fresh. For these guys to sound so vital this late in the game is nothing short of miraculous. I will admit that after hearing “Thrak,” and “The Construkction of Light,” it didn’t seem quite as novel. That doesn’t change the fact that this is a great album, and is (IMO) superior to the other two.

Erstellt: 03/05/2009 um 19:52

Parker Guitars hat die neue Adrian Belew Signature Fly Gitarre vorgestellt.

Die Adrian Belew Signature Fly besitzt am Steg einen DiMarzio Pickup und einen Sustainiac Stealth PRO Halsansatz. Diese Kombination soll gemäss Parker ein intensives, kontrollierbares, unendliches Feedback erzeugen. Eingebaute Line 6 Variax Modeling Komponenten erlauben es dem Gitarristen aus 25 Preset Sounds zu wählen – von klassischen Akustikgitarren bis hin zu elektrischen Klängen.

Die Adrian Belew Signature Fly besitzt eine direkte Verbindungsmöglichkeit mit dem Computer. Somit kann der Musiker eigene Sounds und Stimmungen erstellen. EQ Einstellungen werden über sechs separate Sensoren innerhalb des RMC Stegs vorgenommen. Dies ermöglicht es das Volumen jeder Seite einzeln einzustellen.

Merkmale:
- Exklusiver DiMarzio Steg Pickup
- Revolutionärer Sustainiac Stealth PRO neck Pickup
- Eingebaute Line 6 Variax Modeling Komponenten mit Modellen von 25 Instrumenten.
- Verbindung mit einem Computer
- MIDI fähig
- 13-Pin Out
- RMC Pow’r Bridge, ‘PF’ Saitenauflagen und RMC Poly
- Drive 1 Vorverstärker
- Sperzel Locking Mechaniken

Verfügbarkeit
Die Adrian Belew Signature Fly ist per sofort im Fachhandel erhältlich. Weitere Informationen unter www.parkerguitars.com.

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Una delle canzoni più belle dei King Crimson, Frame by frame, tratta dall’album Discipline del 1982.

Nuova incarnazione dei King Crimson, nuova musica. Questa volta Fripp si presenta con la new wave nelle orecchie e la rivisita a modo suo, creando musica “cubista”, “picassiana”, multisfaccettata.

Buon ascolto