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Adrian Belew — Big Electric Cat
Album: Lone Rhino
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Released: 1982
Length: 4:41
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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She arrives like a limo
smooth and moving
on the prowl through the crowd
to the beat of the city
she glows in the dark
wherever she parks
concrete crumbles and the night rumbles

Big electric cat

She dances through the street
like the flame of a fire
everybody's hypnotized
everybody perspires
even little children cry
grown men shout
the dogs bark
the lights go out

Big electric cat
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Awesomeness!
Posted 1 month ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Oh the early 1980s were ... something else.  A strange time after the emergence of punk rock and the death of disco, but before the ascent of Phil Collins' gated reverb and omnipresence of digital sampling.
Posted 8 months ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]

Posted 1 year ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
There are only TWO TUNES by him on the RP playlist.  PLEASE ADD MORE!  Thank You.
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 denbear wrote:

I may be the only one to deliver a ten. Geez, this is so awesome!



Nope, me too -- go Adrian! Unique talent, doesn't care about being popular with the popular crowd -- pure artist, versatile and ingenious, works with numerous stellar music beings -- RP should play Sexy Rhino next -- that will get everybody!
Posted 1 year ago by thurstonvirginia    [ Reply ]
 viewfinder509325 wrote:

Boy Back in the day when they played this video with computer animation on Friday Night Videos - this blew my mind straight off!!!


 
I first saw this video when I was at SIGgraphic in Detroit. It  would have been in the early 80's.   I still find it interesting. 
Posted 1 year ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
Engaging at all levels.

1982!
Posted 2 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
Please play more tunes by Adrian Belew!  Thank You!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Listening to Lone Rhino again after many years - Bill needs The Momur on the playlist
Posted 2 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
 kenslvr wrote:

Adrian Belew is weird.  We need more weird. Rock on weirdo!




I AGREE!  I worked with  several Cincinnati bands that he produced, including "The Raisins". Unfortunately, I never got to meet him.
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Son of Hendrix?
Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Here kitty kitty... nice kitty kitty... yikes!

Big electric cat 



Posted 3 years ago by glennon6274    [ Reply ]
Adrian Belew is weird.  We need more weird. Rock on weirdo!
Posted 3 years ago by kenslvr    [ Reply ]
Jaguar I-PACE advert theme?
Posted 3 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
 Beanie wrote:
Not too often I stop what I'm doing as work and say "What the f*ck is THAT??"
 
Clearly you are not a proctologist.
Posted 3 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Leider sehr anstrengend!
Posted 4 years ago by knall    [ Reply ]
Nobody knows.     But, I do!   and I'm not telling.
Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
not everyone's cup of tea, but I have long admired AB. Talking Heads, Bowie, King Crimson.... innovative and talented musician. Especially like his tune "The Mormur" off this album. Later tunes such as "Fly" and "Eyes Wide Open" are also stand-outs to me too

 
Posted 4 years ago by BSartiste    [ Reply ]
This is the Japanese reissue of Adrian's first two albums on one CD. I should know because I bought this CD and sent it to Bill to put in the RP collection!

I love Adrian Belew and have seen in concert in various forms over thirty times!
https://www.writespike.com/sto...
Posted 4 years ago by SoundThinker    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Adrian Belew has much better songs than this Bill.......
 
He does have better songs, keep them coming . If curious, check out the King Crimson catalog. Discipline is a good place to start. He's amazing, and I was fortunate to see him in concert at a lovely small venue (Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA). Check him out if you get a chance!
Posted 4 years ago by Jad44Paradise    [ Reply ]
Too experimental for my tastes, I'm afraid.
Posted 4 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQeQ4jqLuk
Posted 4 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Saw Adrian when he was playing with Bowie at Foxboro Stadium in the 90's. A great experience in a crappy venue. I luckily had SRO tix near the soundboard. 
Posted 4 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
Dont like the echoish effect of the voice at the begining
Posted 4 years ago by mikedgreene1    [ Reply ]
 Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Here kitty kitty... nice kitty kitty... yikes!

Big electric cat 
 
i think its more like...


Posted 4 years ago by Donar    [ Reply ]
Whoa, low rating, –come on folks, up the love for the Twang Bar King!
Posted 4 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
I'll take a prog-drenched Adrian Belew track over a meandering Peter Gabriel one any day.
Posted 5 years ago by DaveyRamone    [ Reply ]
 Beanie wrote:
Not too often I stop what I'm doing as work and say "What the f*ck is THAT??"
 
That's exactly what I have just done. I too am not looking forward to hearing it again.  In fact today's sequence is just not helping.  Radio off. 
Posted 5 years ago by lyteroptes    [ Reply ]
Way cool!!!
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
I have loved this album and this song since college.  Showcases Belew's innovative guitar playing with an irresistible groove.  Awesome!
Posted 5 years ago by brian.gass77551    [ Reply ]
did you ever find that other microdot
Posted 5 years ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before.
And color me impressed.  Very innovative and different.  Just how I like my music.
Posted 5 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
Natalie Merchant fans just can't take it.
Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
I have never heard this prior to this moment, but knew instantly who is torturing the guitar. Like some of his other work, an excuse to do the sort of wierdness only he manages.
Posted 5 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Definitely gets the WTF vote!
Posted 5 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
Boy Back in the day when they played this video with computer animation on Friday Night Videos - this blew my mind straight off!!!
Posted 5 years ago by viewfinder509325    [ Reply ]
Not too often I stop what I'm doing as work and say "What the f*ck is THAT??"
Posted 5 years ago by Beanie    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs you kinda need to hear with the context of Adrian Belew's career in mind.  Maybe not a particular wonderful song all by itself, but really, really interesting guitar and driving primitive beat.  And, it ties so well in with Belew's eclectic career.
Posted 5 years ago by shockwavewriter    [ Reply ]
Always one of my fave Adrian tunes, crankin it up!
Posted 5 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
It is fun to watch Adrian play this.
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Oh YESSSSS!!!  Classic. Look forward to seeing him live this Fall - going to be in my hometown!
Posted 5 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Yeah, very  interesting. Once was enough. Big electric scat. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Sounds like he's saying "wiggle if you can"
Posted 5 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Adrian Belew has much better songs than this Bill.......
 

Yea, but this will wake you up in the morning!
Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this song in sooo long!  Sounds like a good song for a burning man exhibit :)
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
Oh I like this song!
Posted 5 years ago by wootham    [ Reply ]
 denbear wrote:
I may be the only one to deliver a ten. Geez, this is so awesome!
 

You are not alone, denbear.
Posted 5 years ago by jtherieau    [ Reply ]
I love cats but NO! 
Posted 5 years ago by tlbritton    [ Reply ]
Nostalgia
Posted 5 years ago by dan.gulotta22813    [ Reply ]
Im trippin balls
Posted 5 years ago by TerrorGovernor    [ Reply ]
Here kitty kitty... nice kitty kitty... yikes!

Big electric cat 
Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
Wow a blast from the experimental 80's. Not the best example, I don't think, of this guitar master.
Posted 6 years ago by zerosomething    [ Reply ]
Yummy
Posted 6 years ago by japlath    [ Reply ]
Love this early Belew! Now if we could just get the BEARS! album on here.
Posted 6 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before.

Shan't be disappointed if I never hear it again.
Posted 6 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
BRILLIANT!  Love this tune....SO many memories to this album and Twang Bar King..... Just need to add Momur to the playlist!
Posted 6 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill,
Wildcat + Big Electric Cat = AWESOME!

Posted 14 years ago by linz_bobinz    [ Reply ]
 Deadwing wrote:


It's an excellent CD, I highly recommend it. Especially since Lone Rhino was out of print for so long.

ScottFromWyoming and I agree on something!     /faints        {#Jump}
 
Big Electric Outlier.

Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Just ripped my vinyl copies of these last month. Hadn't heard them in ages, but still love it.

Never expected to hear it on RP!
Posted 14 years ago by luap    [ Reply ]
This belongs on Dr. Demento. What's next Bill, Weird Al's "It's all about the Pentiums?"

Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Wild Cats of Kilkenny by The Pogues please!
Posted 14 years ago by macmat    [ Reply ]
man, i generally enjoy adrian belew but yowsa this is something else.
Posted 14 years ago by lazywhinerkid    [ Reply ]
Adrian Belew has much better songs than this Bill.......
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Great memories of this song ... I seem to remember wearing out the grooves to Graham Parker around this time, too.  Of course, that was a very long time ago. {#Drunk}
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Anyone else hear Biko?
Posted 14 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
This sucks worse than the one before it.
Posted 14 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
 redtex wrote:
Someone should let the cat out...he's getting bothersome.
 
The Ratatat album that came before was a 6, this is a 2.
Posted 14 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
 sdn wrote:
....Um, sorta like David Byrne without the eccentric charm?

 
David Byrne without the David Byrne is fine by me - this rates a good 6 points higher with the Nottingham jury than any DB/Talking Heads stuff.

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Make the bad man stop
Posted 14 years ago by Trey    [ Reply ]
 denbear wrote:
I may be the only one to deliver a ten. Geez, this is so awesome!
 
not anymore!

Posted 14 years ago by diegotz    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Bananapiano}

Awesome song by an awesome artist
Posted 14 years ago by diegotz    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Dammit, got a phone call, missed Big Electric Cat. Never again! *cuts phone line*
 
That 2-in-1 CD might need to be gotten soon.

 

It's an excellent CD, I highly recommend it. Especially since Lone Rhino was out of print for so long.

ScottFromWyoming and I agree on something!     /faints        {#Jump}
Posted 14 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
Love it!!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
nope nope, I like the electric cat -
Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
thanks for this 80s slice of tastiness
Posted 14 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
2 - brilliant yet unpleasant.
Posted 14 years ago by gubbin    [ Reply ]
This is weak! Please stop the pain
Posted 14 years ago by barrym    [ Reply ]
reminds me of what it sounded like in my head at a party once after someone slipped acid in my drink (in college)
Posted 14 years ago by whaze    [ Reply ]
Annoying and it Sucks TOO!
Posted 14 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
I may be the only one to deliver a ten. Geez, this is so awesome!
Posted 14 years ago by denbear    [ Reply ]
i was digging this this morning—-noise....good.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
Dammit, got a phone call, missed Big Electric Cat. Never again! *cuts phone line*
 
That 2-in-1 CD might need to be gotten soon.

Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Wow, two 1's in a row.  At least Bill has a sense of humor!
Posted 14 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Looking at the dates on the comments, has it been 2+ years since this was played?  This tune is not bad, I prefer another album, Mr Music Head.
Posted 14 years ago by tblock    [ Reply ]
This is rather painful.
Posted 14 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
....Um, sorta like David Byrne without the eccentric charm?

Posted 14 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
small hybrid kitten
Posted 14 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Trying verrryyyy hard to be open minded....
Posted 17 years ago by Tonedeaf    [ Reply ]
...wow!..i have never heard adrian belew on the radio before, other than as a session musician - shades of love and rockets in this track...
Posted 17 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
AS A SEGUE FROM THE PINK PANTHER THEME??
I think he meant it to go with the savvy beat..
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Cruithne3753 wrote:
How about "small gas-powered dog"?
Or "large hydraulic feline" Or "small pneumatic canine" Or "medium solar-powered ....
Posted 17 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
The is one of the great guitar songs ever written...on a level with Hendrix. Belew is the best living guitarist in the ProgRock tradition. He even outshines Fripp. 10
Posted 17 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
There's more than one way to skin a cat. 3
Posted 17 years ago by bmeador    [ Reply ]
Suddenly I'm back in the dorm, hanging out, drinking beer and wondering if I should start working on that history paper.... nah.
Posted 17 years ago by Schmoovie    [ Reply ]
Frater_Kork wrote:
This reminds me of the Transporter accident in the first StarTrek movie... A 5 for bizarreness. (My first post on RP btw, howdy all)
LOL! Nicely put. I'll echo your 5.
Posted 17 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
tripleearth wrote:
This is one of my all-time favorite songs..go figure.
I dig it too.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
This is one of my all-time favorite songs..go figure.
Posted 17 years ago by tripleearth    [ Reply ]
Adrian is wonderfully eclectic. Just like this station!
Posted 18 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of the Transporter accident in the first StarTrek movie... A 5 for bizarreness. (My first post on RP btw, howdy all)
Posted 18 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
oh god, make it stop.
Posted 18 years ago by Verpeiler    [ Reply ]
How about "small gas-powered dog"?
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
Did someone slip me a tab of orange sunshine in my doughnut this morning? I can feel the colors, man...
Posted 18 years ago by MrsAustin    [ Reply ]
I seem to be odd in sitting on the fence on this one. I actually got Twang Bar King but have to be in a very odd mood to put it on.... or be on something very odd
Posted 18 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
Now I realize the inspiration for the band named 'Big Electric Cat'...
Posted 18 years ago by revevad1    [ Reply ]
either a 1 or a 10, still deciding....
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Is he saying "big electric cat"...? Oh, yes he is.
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
ahoylola wrote:
how can you not dig it?!
Indeed. Weird and wonderful.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
how can you not dig it?!
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
always loved this song. awesome to hear it played at my favorite music listenting place.
Posted 18 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from the Afro Celt piece - excellent use of theme, RP. Then again, given my name, I kinda have to like it you know.
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
The fact that this made the cut is one of those wonderful small miracles in life.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
I love Kit-Kats too!
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
and then, they started chanting ...
Posted 18 years ago by fearlessfreep    [ Reply ]
Ow! Ow!! Stop that! Pain!
Posted 18 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
Excellent!! I'm sooo happy that RP is playing Adrian. Just another reason why this Internet station is the best.
Posted 19 years ago by zephead64    [ Reply ]
artmarcia wrote:
The rhythms in this song are mesmerizing.
.... for me to poop on!
Posted 19 years ago by amcallis    [ Reply ]
Sweeet!
Posted 19 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
Thrills me that this song made the cut. This guy's playing is like, supernatural.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Weird and wonderful. I saw him play with Bowie too back in the 90's, very talented guy.
Posted 19 years ago by Johng    [ Reply ]
The rhythms in this song are mesmerizing.
Posted 19 years ago by artmarcia    [ Reply ]