Desire Caught by the Tail (album)

Desire Caught by the Tail
Studio album by
Released1986
Recorded1985–86
StudioCreative Audio, Urbana, IL
GenreExperimental
Length32:59
LabelIsland[1]
ProducerAdrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Twang Bar King
(1983)
Desire Caught by the Tail
(1986)
Mr. Music Head
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[2]

Desire Caught by the Tail is the third solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 1986.[3][4] It is an instrumental record that was written, arranged and performed by Belew alone.

Unlike its predecessors Lone Rhino and Twang Bar King, Desire Caught By the Tail is an entirely experimental album. It was recorded using treated, multi-tracked electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and assorted percussion instruments.

The title Desire Caught by the Tail is 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, harsh and loosely structured than much of Belew's other solo repertoire.

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Desire Caught by the Tail at AllMusic
  3. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Adrian Belew". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, H. P. (February 1, 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781476850931 – via Google Books.