Salad Days is a compilation-acoustic album by the artist Adrian Belew

Adrian Belew

Adrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...

, originally released on February 9, 1999. It is a compilation of acoustic/unplugged compositions both old and new.

A mix of solo Belew songs together with a few from the King Crimson

King Crimson

King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...

 era ("Three Of a Perfect Pair," "Dinosaur," etc.), the versions focus on Belew's songwriting rather than his exceptional six-string skills.

Reviews

AcousticMagnet (4/99-5/99, p.62)

"...a delightful composite of 16 songs that gives an even-keeled introduction to his intelligent songwriting and smoothly honed skill on the guitar..."

CMJ

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(2/1/99, p.26)

"...Belew's most penetrating pop songs may exude goofiness, tenderness or both....If Belew's altar wasn't so crowded with guitar geeks, singer-songwriter fans would be lining up to praise the guitarist's equally noteworthy talents with the pen."

Track listing

1. "The Lone Rhinoceros" (2:36)
2. "Men In Helicopters" (3:08)
3. "The Rail Song" (3:42)
4. "Everything" (2:55)
5. "Three of a Perfect Pair" (4:08)
6. "Return of the Chicken" (1:34)
7. "Never Enough" (3:30)
8. "The Man in the Moon" (2:11)
9. "I Remember How To Forget" (3:34)
10. "Bad Days" (2:55)
11. "Fly" (3:54)
12. "Young Lions" (3:06)
13. "Things You Hit With A Stick" (2:05)
14. "Cage" (2:23)
15. "Dinosaur" (5:43)
16. "One of Those Days" (3:01)

Performers

• Adrian Belew
  Adrian Belew
  Adrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
  
   — Vocals, Multi Instruments, Mixing, Main Performer, Producer
• Kristin Wilkinson — Viola, Mixing
• John Catchings — Cello
• David Davidson — Violin

Crew

• Ken Latchney — Engineer
• Kevin Hodge — Mastering
• Noah Evens — Engineer