Desire Caught by the Tail (album)

Desire Caught by the Tail
Studio album by Adrian Belew
Released 1986
Recorded 1985–86
Genre Experimental
Length 32:59
Label Island
Producer Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Twang Bar King
(1983)
Desire Caught by the Tail
(1986)
Mr. Music Head
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic(3.5/5)[1]

Desire Caught by the Tail is the third solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1986.

Unlike its two predecessors Lone Rhino and Twang Bar King (both of which were albums of art-pop songs with experimental stylings) Desire Caught By the Tail is an entirely instrumental and experimental record. It was recorded by Belew on his own, using multitracked treated electric guitar, guitar synthesizer and assorted percussion instruments.

Desire Caught by the Tail takes its name from the play 'Le Désir attrapé par la queue', written by Pablo Picasso. The album is in part inspired by Picasso, with both the sound and the composition style being more abstract and harsh than much of Belew's other repertoire.

Track listing

All tracks written by Adrian Belew

  1. "Tango Zebra" – 7:30
  2. "Laughing Man" – 5:28
  3. "The Gypsy Zurna" – 3:03
  4. "Portrait of Margaret" – 4:00
  5. "Beach Creatures Dancing Like Cranes" – 3:28
  6. "At the Seaside Café" – 1:50
  7. "Guernica" – 2:00
  8. ""Z"" – 5:40

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic review
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