Adrian Belew, Eric Slick, and Julie Slick are smack in the middle of a whirlwind tour of Australia right now in the formation of “The Adrian Belew Power Trio”, and I just noted a review link posted by Owen over at Planet Crimson.
The review was very generous and sports some great photos of Adrian and Co, including Adrian crowdsurfing!
If you are in Australia and haven’t gotten a chance to check em out, you still have a chance through the 11th, as they wrap up the last few dates in New South Wales! Tourdates can be found at Adrian’s Official Site.
Adrian Belew is great as lead singer/guitarist in King Crimson, but I just can’t get into his power trio. I don’t like the songs. My favorite AB solo album is Inner Revolution. I’d like to see the power trio project end and get KC back in the studio and on the road.
If you’ve seen Adrian live over the past 4 or 5 years you would see that he is happiest in his own element and doing his own thing and the trio is very much enjoyable for him. He enjoys playing with the Slicks and the youthful exuberance that they bring to the stage. I also remember reading a blog he posted saying that he was sorry for any misunderstanding that Robert has with him and is ready to play with him at any time and anywhere. I personally like the trio, but really wanted to see another King Crimson tour with Adrian. I guess we can always hope for a reconciliation at some point in the future.