man behind the curtain
volume 3 number 2
as with last week's entry this is a composite of versions of the song. it begins with light banter concerning the size of larrie londin's foot. this is on the day man behind the curtain was written. at the bridge it switches to being the "demo 1" version with larrie on drums. after releasing man on our first record we wanted to do a re-mixed version for the second record. it is called revisited. the end of this download contains an unused re-mix from revisited complete with saxophone from the fifth bear bill janssen.
guitar and vocal: rob fetters
bass: bob nyswonger
guitar and vocal: adrian
drums on "demo 1": larrie londin
drums on "revisited": chris arduser
saxophone: bill janssen
"the day it was written" recorded to cassette at Pogo Studio in Champaign, Il. on May 5, 1985
"demo 1" recorded at Fifth Floor Studio in Cincinnati, Oh. on June 2, 1985
engineer: gary platt
"revisited" recorded at Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wis. on Sept. 2, 1987
engineer: rich denhart
assistant: dan harjung
length: 6:22
Dear AB Baby,
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FJM your main man in carrboro
just a side note, You popped into a dream recently. You were very short, skinny and looked 9 months overdue at first and owned and ran a gourmet hamburger shop which later transformed into a high class restaurant. the sign was your signature in neon. you can run with that idea, the fine cuisine restaurant, not the short skinny pregnant look.
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kenny
Hello, Adrian. I your fun from Tolyatti (Russia, city on Volga).Happy New year! Thanks you for fine music. I have almost all your albums. Now I listen " Adrian Belew and Man On Fire 2005 - Habitat ". All songs are equally magnificent!You have told, what love Stravinsky? And whether it is pleasant to you Shnitke? I the theatrical director. And you sometime wrote music for theatre. At me bad English, forgive.
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DEAR ADRIAN:
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I really hope you have a great year, with great projeKcts.
Take it all with love to you and your family. Make too much musiKc and give us your talent in your songs.
We all love you and wish a wonderful new year.
With all my respect:
miztlahui from Mexico
SALUDOS AMIGO!
I just wanted to say hi to you and wish you a great year...
ReplyDeleteI'm a guitar player and i would like to make you know that you are a big inspiration for me.
I would really like to hear you live someday...
Mauricio
(from Montevideo, Uruguay)
Hello Adrian, I wish you a happy new year, full of music and love.
ReplyDeleteI admire you so much and I want to thank you for all those beautiful pieces of music you've done, they are full of joy and hope.
Say hello and thanks to Robert Fripp on my behalf. I wish I could see you both playing sometime.
Jose, Zarcero, Costa Rica
Hello Adrian, I wish you a happy new year, full of music and love.
ReplyDeleteI admire you so much and I want to thank you for all those beautiful pieces of music you've done, they are full of joy and hope.
Say hello and thanks to Robert Fripp on my behalf. I wish I could see you both playing sometime.
Jose, Zarcero, Costa Rica
Adrian, I'm really enjoying Side Four. I'm curious about the switch from using the Southgate House show recording, as previously announced, to the Canal Street Tavern show... can you fill us in on the reason? Better performance, or better sound? Both are great venues in their own ways, and I wish I'd made it to one show or the other, but it was not to be. Now I feel like I was there in Dayton thanks to the fine artifact you've released. Glad you survived the head bump with no apparent ill effects!
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Solid Gold Listener: Clara
Basic Life Philosophy in a nutshell: Enjoy this moment; and now this one; and now this one
Favorite word: Denouement
Gets my mojo working: Good 'poetry' set to music, brilliant art, the occasional cigarette, really great drummers, decent live music up close esp. the J-Bird jamming on the keys
Mojo cold shower: poor hygiene
Favorite Music: Richard Thompson, Adrian Belew, Bob Dylan (esp. 1 & 2 of last 3 CD's), currently enjoying lots of Cake tunes, G. Love and Special Sauce (first CD), Salsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel), one song (can't remember name) by Andre Segovia, Johnny Cash – esp. the stuff recorded just before he died, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors (when in a certain mood), 'What do you Dream Of" – Marshall Crenshaw, Paul Simon – songs like "Diamonds in the Soles of Her Shoes", some Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Neil Young – "Harvest Moon", this James Brown I'm listening to right now, Muddy Waters ("Nineteen Years Old"!), first two songs off of Eminen's break-through CD, lots more
Least Favorite Music: Contemporary country, Ian Drury (the English guy), and anything Angela listens to
Most inspirational gig/concert: Maybe a David Byrne concert from 8 or so years ago at Cat's Cradle, Adrian Belew about 3 years ago, John Cale concert about 15 years ago, and Joe Romeo and the OC Volunteers at a house gig a couple of weeks ago
The most important thing to understand about other human beings: Everything and Nothing
If Tomorrow is going to be my last day on earth: Jack, Yettie, my art supplies and music, good warm weather, windows and doors open
Heaven looks like: Empty set
Words of Wisdom: There is no heaven
Advice for Famous Jonny Mambo: Keep your mojo working
Requests or Dedications for Mojo Ballroom: Requests – all of music from 'favorites' list above and all music that you would know that I'd like as gleaned from 'favorites' list
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Music for the new era
Christmas present, series three of Old Grey Whistle Test tapes - Frame by Frame with Robert Fripp and King Crimson - absolutely awesome..!
ReplyDeletefantastic tune, thanks for the early peek at it!
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