| Artist |
Adrian Belew |
| Album Title: |
The Experimental Guitar Series Volume 1: The Guitar as Orchestra |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
| Format |
AIFF 16.44.1 |
| Released |
11/14/1995 |
| Reissue Date |
02/24/2020 |
| Label |
Adrian Belew Presents |
| Catalog No |
NONE |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Download |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Score With No Film (3:24)
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| 2.
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Portrait Of The Guitarist As A Young Drum (7:23)
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| 3.
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Piano Recital (1:43)
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| 4.
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Laurence Harvey's Despair (2:49)
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| 5.
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Piano Ballet (3:36)
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| 6.
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Rings Around The Moon (3:56)
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| 7.
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Seven E Flat Elephants Eating The Acacia Of a C# Minor Forest (7:20)
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| 8.
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If Only... (5:06)
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| 9.
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Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers On A Train" Starring Robert Walker (9:44)
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| 10.
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Finale (5:42)
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| 11.
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Stage Fright (Bonus Track) (0:00)
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| Date Acquired |
12/31/2021 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Bandcamp Artist Website |
| Purchase Price |
20.83 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry: |
Notes |
Full title as listed on front cover is --
Adrian Belew Presents
The Experimental Guitar Series
Volume 1:
The Guitar As Orchestra
10 modern classical pieces presented as an orchestra in concert composed and performed entirely on electric guitar by Adrian Belew
Electric Guitar – Adrian Belew
Engineer – Noah Evens
Management – Stan Hertzman
Photography By, Artwork – Noah Evens
Producer, Liner Notes – Adrian Belew
Sleeve, Design [Album] – Adrian Belew
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Analyzed Folder: Belew, Adrian - The Experimental Guitar Series Vol 1_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -0.87 dB -16.41 dB 01 - Score With No Film.aiff
DR13 +0.00 dB -16.86 dB 02 - Portrait Of The Guitarist As A Young Drum.aiff
DR11 -1.49 dB -15.72 dB 03 - Piano Recital.aiff
DR11 -2.34 dB -17.51 dB 04 - Laurence Harvey's Despair.aiff
DR13 -0.00 dB -18.37 dB 05 - Piano Ballet.aiff
DR10 -2.67 dB -16.44 dB 06 - Rings Around The Moon.aiff
DR12 +0.00 dB -16.02 dB 07 - Seven E Flat Elephants Eating The Acacia Of A C# Minor Forest.aiff
DR14 -0.65 dB -21.63 dB 08 - If Only ....aiff
DR12 -4.22 dB -19.49 dB 09 - Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train Starring Robert Walker.aiff
DR09 -1.90 dB -16.46 dB 10 - Finale.aiff
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Number of Files: 10
Official DR Value: DR12
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide The Guitar as Ochestra: Experimental Guitar Series, Vol. 1 Review by Mike DeGagne:
As interesting as it may sound, The Guitar As Orchestra rides along a straight track and doesn't offer much by way of liveliness or intrigue. Not taking anything away from Adrian Belew as a prominent guitarist and experimental guru, the flow lacks any colorful meandering or subtle pleasantries, and the novelty wears off after the first couple of tracks. Belew's idea for the album involves replacing orchestral instruments with only a guitar, thus producing classical music with different variations and styles of guitar playing. Using only a Fender Stratocaster and a few guitar synthesizers and processors, Belew creates classical passages and movements that resemble, almost identically, music otherwise made by piano, violin, and the sort. A great idea in theory, but the result is rather humdrum and is absent of any flare. Titles such as "Alfred Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train' Starring Robert Walker" and "Portrait of a Guitarist As a Young Drum" may sound enticing but are compelling in name only. Belew's talents can be much better appreciated on his other solo albums, like Desire Caught By the Tail.
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