Album · Adrian Belew
Mr. Music Head by Adrian Belew
Mr. Music Head is an album by Adrian Belew, released in 1989. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Oh Daddy”, on 25 lists with a best position of #50.
Mr. Music Head, Adrian Belew's fourth solo album and his first for Atlantic, came out in April 1989, and it's the sound of the King Crimson guitarist letting his pop side off the leash. Belew had already played with Frank Zappa, David Bowie and Talking Heads, and he brings that crazy-quilt experience to bear on a batch of bright, catchy pop-rock songs.
His guitar still does the things guitars aren't supposed to do, squealing, honking and mewing like a menagerie, but here the weirdness serves the hooks. "Oh Daddy" is the charmer, a light, bouncy tune that went all the way to number 5 on the Modern Rock chart and gave him a top 10 hit in the US. Young Lions followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Mr. Music Head on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Daddy | 25 | #50 | – | 1989–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.