Coming Attractions

1	Inner Man 3:33
2	Predator Feast 4:16
3	117 Valley Drive 3:43
4	Inner Revolution 3:21
5	Time Waits 2:38
6	I Know What I Know and That Is All I Know and I Know It 2:27
7	People 3:46
8	No Such Guitar 3:56
9	Bird in a Box 3:33
10	House of Cards 4:05
11	The Man in the Moon 2:13
12	Animal Kingdom 12:13

Barnes & Noble

Sometimes it seems as if Adrian Belew is the Zelig of rock guitar, shifting shape from avant squaller to progressive composer to pop auteur -- roles that are all in evidence on this so-called "future sampler." COMING ATTRACTIONS is a homespun (if technologically advanced) visit to Belew's home studio, with a chance to quaff potions of varied taste and texture, from the singalong sweetness of "117 Valley Drive" (which features his occasional collaborators, the Bears) to the ornate experimentalism of "Animal Kingdom," which conjures a veritable safari of sound from guitar alone. While some of the material collected here, like "No Such Guitar," has been swirling around Planet Belew for a decade or more, there's precious little that sounds dated. That's partly a function of his oddball evolutionary approach (a melody that starts on keyboard might be transposed for toy ray gun), but more attributable to Belew's consistent one-step-ahead vision. Step into the future today. David Sprague

All Music Guide

Adrian Belew is easily one of rock's most prolific guitarists. He's lent his six-string talents to such notables as David Bowie, Frank Zappa, the Talking Heads, and Nine Inch Nails; played with King Crimson and the Bears; performed as a solo artist; produced bands like Jars of Clay; and wrote songs for others (such as Mariah Carey's "Daydream Interlude"). In 2000, Belew had several projects in the working stages -- a new solo album, a new Bears album, a live acoustic album titled This Is a Pencil, a new King Crimson album, and a box set titled Dust. Tasters from all of these projects (save Crimson) plus a few odds and ends were included on Coming Attractions, as well as a couple of live acoustic tracks (the latter sounding similar to his last Thirsty Ear release, Salad Days). From his upcoming solo album, the track "Inner Man" is perhaps Belew's heaviest rock track yet, while the pop perfection of "117 Valley Drive" (from the Bears release) is reminiscent of Belew's last couple of solo releases (Here, Op Zop Too Wah). Other highlights include the two live acoustic tracks "Inner Revolution" and "Time Waits," which highlight Belew's underrated vocal talents in addition to his superb guitar skills, as well as a solo demo titled "People," which previously appeared as a fully realized version on King Crimson's Thrak. Greg Prato