Lone Rhino/Twang Bar King

Both albums are great examples of Belew's early 80's. Anyone who owned the original LPs may want to reconsider purchasing the CD collection though. The Lone Rhino transfer sounds fine but the Twang Bar King transfer sounds really bad. Extremely noisy, harsh and at times uncompressed to the point of being obnoxious. Don't know what happened but they dropped the ball on reissuing two really good records here.

Two excellent albums in one package

Adrian Belew's first two solo albums remain his most interesting and entertaining work. The albums sound familiar to the listener who enjoyed King Crimson and Talking Heads in the 1980s. Nevertheless, when Belew recorded outside of those two environments, he was able to create an even more distinctive sound and indulge his delightful quirks. The reissue of both albums on a single CD at a reasonable price is a wonderful gift to fans.