Side One is the thirteenth solo album by Adrian Belew, originally released in 2005. The album features bassist Les Claypool (from Primus) and drummer Danny Carey (from Tool) on its first three tracks.
The track "Beat Box Guitar" was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" category in 2005. (It lost to "69 Freedom Special" by Les Paul & Friends.) "Ampersand" & "Beat Box Guitar" had new versions appear on Side Three (2006).
Track listing
All songs written by Adrian Belew, except where noted.
"Ampersand" – 4:23
"Writing on the Wall" – 3:53
"Matchless Man" – 2:32
"Madness" (Adrian Belew, Aram Khachaturian) – 6:54
"Walk Around the World" – 4:58
"Beat Box Guitar" – 5:08
"Under the Radar" – 1:39
"Elephants" – 2:15
"Pause" – 1:20
Personnel
Musicians
Adrian Belew – all instruments and vocals
Les Claypool – bass (tracks 1–3)
Danny Carey – drums (tracks 1–2), tabla (track 3)
Gary Tussing – cello (track 4)
Peter Hyrka – violin (tracks 4, 9)
Ian Wallace – "voice of the BBC"
Technical
Adrian Belew – producer, cover art
Ken Latchney – engineer, mixing
Andrew Mendelson – mastering
Julie Rust – layout design