If your musical taste is as nerdy as your taste in comics & films, then either you're an Adrian Belew fan, or may end up being one. I saw the Adrian Belew Power Trio the other night in Boulder & he Be-lew my mind mind. 
For decades, some of the most creative musicians in rock have turned to Belew when they needed a little extra fire. Frank Zappa discovered him playing at a bar in Nashville & give him his first big break:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH-rR42jeI0
Next was a stint in the late 70's with David Bowie:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWyIug2qP0
Next came the Talking Heads:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RlZ4-ZbRog
Shortly after, he became the front man for King Crimson. This their early 80's, Talking Heads/Peter Gabriel sound:
View: https://vimeo.com/42047067
In the 90's & early 2K's Crimson got heavy again & even opened for Tool in 2001:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDLtEZkNWYc
He worked with Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails for a bit (you can hear the weird guitar sound towards the end):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgIrOIlktx0
This is the Power Trio. Belew shreds like a mutherfucker & does his best at a geek falsetto. This features the monstrous Julie Slick on bass:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=182cxr_F7Q4
This is a prog/fusion instrumental called E, with all kinds of crazy looped guitar parts.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKYMhz4L7-0
Enjoy!
For decades, some of the most creative musicians in rock have turned to Belew when they needed a little extra fire. Frank Zappa discovered him playing at a bar in Nashville & give him his first big break:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH-rR42jeI0
Next was a stint in the late 70's with David Bowie:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWyIug2qP0
Next came the Talking Heads:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RlZ4-ZbRog
Shortly after, he became the front man for King Crimson. This their early 80's, Talking Heads/Peter Gabriel sound:
View: https://vimeo.com/42047067
In the 90's & early 2K's Crimson got heavy again & even opened for Tool in 2001:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDLtEZkNWYc
He worked with Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails for a bit (you can hear the weird guitar sound towards the end):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgIrOIlktx0
This is the Power Trio. Belew shreds like a mutherfucker & does his best at a geek falsetto. This features the monstrous Julie Slick on bass:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=182cxr_F7Q4
This is a prog/fusion instrumental called E, with all kinds of crazy looped guitar parts.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKYMhz4L7-0
Enjoy!