IRS Records
IRSD-42011
(1987)
Rock/Pop
CD, 10
Tracks, 33:58
Length
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01 |
None Of The Above |
Adrian Belew; Bob Nyswonger; Chris Arduser; Rob Fetters |
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02:58 |
02 |
Fear Is Never Boring |
Rob Fetters |
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04:01 |
03 |
Honey Bee |
Adrian Belew |
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03:19 |
04 |
Man Behind The Curtain |
Adrian Belew; Bob Nyswonger; Rob Fetters |
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03:38 |
05 |
Wavelength |
Adrian Belew |
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02:51 |
06 |
Trust |
Bob Nyswonger |
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03:46 |
07 |
Raining |
Adrian Belew; Bob Nyswonger; Rob Fetters |
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03:16 |
08 |
Superboy |
Adrian Belew; Rob Fetters |
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03:24 |
09 |
Meet Me In The Dark |
Adrian Belew |
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03:04 |
10 |
Figure It Out |
Adrian Belew; Bob Nyswonger; Chris Arduser; Rob Fetters |
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03:41 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Guitar |
Adrian Belew |
Drums |
Chris Arduser |
Bass |
Bob Nyswonger |
Guitar |
Rob Fetters |
Musician |
The Bears |
Producer |
Adrian Belew |
Engineer |
Rich Denhart |
Cover by |
Mort Drucker |
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Index |
#
190 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
New Wave, Power Pop |
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The debut album from the Bears is a solid slice of great guitar-driven pop tunes. Although Adrian Belew was seen nominally as the frontman, this was truly a band; four friends who had known each other for years, playing for pure joy. Songwriting duties were shared, with each member contributing at least one track, and they also wrote several together as a team. The tunes are tight, smart pop gems, distinguished from so many other bands by the wild antics of Belew's guitar. Although he doesn't have the immediately identifiable tone of Belew, Rob Fetters is no slouch on guitar himself, and their playing styles complement each other nicely. Belew and Fetters share the lead vocal duties, and their vocal harmonizing is up to the standards set by Lennon and McCartney. The rich upright electric bass of Bob Nyswonger and the crisp drumming of Chris Arduser anchor the band perfectly, as Belew and Fetters sing and play their hearts out. You can tell that this was a band that really enjoyed playing together (especially in a live setting), and that comes across loud and clear, even on a recording. -- Sean Westergaard (allmusic.com)