Review	by Ted Mills

The first solo album from monster alternative guitarist Belew comes in the middle of Robert Fripp's early-'80s reformulation of King Crimson, so it's no surprise that many a Crimson-esque herky-jerky guitar run and melody line pops up among Belew's other trademark sound, that of the animal-turned-guitar wail. Songs similarly explore Belew's fascination with raw animal nature: "Big Electric Cat" (the album's obvious single) is exactly that, howling five-stringed felines over a propulsive Afro-funk beat, and "Animal Grace" is its less frazzled companion. But Belew can also be gentle, exploring guitar synth ambience on "Naive Guitar" and even performing a duet with his four-year-old daughter Audie Belew on "The Final Rhino."
Tracks
		

1 Big Electric Cat 	Belew 	4:53
2 The Momur 	Belew 	3:44
3 Stop It 	Belew 	2:51
4 The Man in the Moon 	Belew 	3:50
5 Naive Guitar [instrumental] 	Belew 	4:03
6 Hot Sun [instrumental] 	Belew 	1:30
7 The Lone Rhinoceros 	Belew 	4:02
8 Swingline 	Belew 	3:28
9 Adidas in Heat 	Belew 	2:47
10 Animal Grace 	Belew 	4:02
11 The Final Rhino [instrumental] 	Audie Belew, Belew 	1:23

NMR, plus covers
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