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)

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

• Jim Bartz – assistant engineer
• Adrian Belew – guitar, guitar synthesizer, percussion, producer, liner notes
• Margaret Belew – paintings
• Bruce Breckenfeld – technician
• Rich Denhart – engineer
• Stan Hertzman – executive producer
• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering
• Sotto Vocé – cover design

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review