''Side Two'' is the fourteenth solo album by

Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual and impressionistic approach to ...

, released in 2005. It was recorded in his home studio and he played all the instruments himself. It is part of a series of albums. The other three are ''

Side One ''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 nominate ...

'', ''

Side Three ''Side Three'' is the fifteenth solo album by Adrian Belew, released in 2006. The album features contributions from various other musicians including Tool's Danny Carey on drums, Primus' Les Claypool on bass guitar and a single guest appearance ...

'' and ''

Side Four ''Side Four'' is a live album by the artist Adrian Belew, originally released on November 16, 2007. The album was recorded live at Canal Street Tavern in Dayton, Ohio on February 16, 2007. The tracks "Dinosaur", "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "The ...

''. This album features the song "Dead Dog On Asphalt", inspired by the event (and Belew's cover painting of said event) mentioned below.

Cover artwork

Previously, Adrian Belew was driving his truck and nearly hit a dog, when another ended up in front of him and couldn't get away. He had always wanted to be a painter, but never had something that he was inspired to paint. After dragging the dead dog off the road, he decided that he knew what he should paint. The result of this is the album's cover: resembling a 'dead dog on asphalt' (the opening track).

Track listing

All songs written by Adrian Belew. # "Dead Dog on Asphalt" – 4:05 # "I Wish I Knew" – 3:19 # "Face to Face" – 3:03 # "Asleep" – 5:23 # "Sex Nerve" – 3:06 # "Then What" – 3:02 # "Quicksand" – 3:19 # "I Know Now" – 1:26 # "Happiness" – 1:53 # "Sunlight" – 4:32

Personnel

* Adrian Belew – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussions, electronics, additional instrumentation

Technical

* Adrian Belew –

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* Ken Latchney –

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* Andrew Mendelson – mastering * Julie Rust – layout * Rick Malkin –

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References

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