# Elephant Talk guitar solo

> Adrian Belew's guitar solo on Elephant Talk by King Crimson (1981) starts at about 1:20. From the album Discipline. A prog rock classic from the 1980s.

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King Crimson, 1981, from *Discipline*. Solo by *Adrian Belew*.

Belew's guitar imitates trumpeting elephants with whammy and effects, an inventive, hilarious sound-design solo.

Elephant Talk by King Crimson is #14 in our ranking of the best King Crimson guitar solos. The solo is played by Adrian Belew and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best King Crimson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/king-crimson-guitar-solos/) — #14
- [The Best Adrian Belew Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/adrian-belew-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Elephant Talk?

Adrian Belew played the solo on King Crimson's Elephant Talk (1981).

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