By far, the best Bowie album ever! I was a teenager when I had the pleasure and most memorable experience of seeing him perform this live. I can honestly say live or recorded, it was absolute perfection. Memorable not just because of the incredible performance of Bowie and his fellow musicians but I believe it was the short movie Un chien andalou that started each concert. For those of us who were stoned, the scene where a woman’s eye gets sliced was pretty much a holy fuck moment. Bowie struck quite the sexy androgynous figure in his suit and tie. Bowie’s version of Wild is The Wind still makes me sob every time I hear it. Being asked to name a favorite 1970 track is impossible because every song on Station to Station is my favorite so I’m going to disregard the brief and say Letter To Hermione from 1969 is my favorite David Bowie song. Who’d a thunk he would go on to collaborate with Nile Rodgers who would then bring us another rare, beloved and very much missed talent; Stevie Ray Vaughan. Hope those guys are making beautiful music together wherever they may be.
I wish sometimes he had stayed in the blue-eyed soul bag he had on "Young Americans" and here- I at least found his music most accessible in this form.
An interesting sliding doors moment I guess. You get the sense that he wasn’t super enamored with the blue-eyed soul as a long-term trajectory, however. Thanks David!
John Lennon was there and he lived down the block. I was on 71st b/w Columbus and Amsterdam. "Fame' indeed, we had a local "Say hey" rule. Just say hey and he'd wave back. No autographs no chat he just wanted to be a local and we obliged. Too bad an autograph seeker had more to say on that sad day. Asked for an autograph he should have walked the other way. Bowie: Saw that last Heathen tour at Roseland have the laminate. Was third to last wearing sunglasses my friend was pissed. I wasn't his first choice for the limited tix. Iggy kept them on the whole show. Bowie did Low and the current record in their entireties. Picking a favorite is very hard they change all the time, but he never leaves the musical consciousness and never will. We kept the vinyl oh this one, so you're right! Your reasoning is sound as always. Always one degree from Bowie I played in Vienna with one of the few Bowie produced and managed Dana Gillespie in 82. She said, "You'll never open for me again when the crowd cheered "Amerikan! Amerikan!" for my harp solo with the backing Mojo Blues Band. They won't be cheering that again after last week. Bowie and Jackson were at the SRV (unlisted Blues Summit show at Montreux) where they hung out and he got the Let's Dance deal and Mr. Browne gave Double Trouble free studio time in his LA studio which became EPIC RECORDS "TEXAS FLOOD" So what? Maybe SRV doesn't happen like he did without those two helping. We all need help. That's why I rant against things that don't make sense. Hoping that music gets better as things get better. We need better music. We need a new model. There's a reason we rehash the classics the new ones don't quite swing. I've moved on to Big Band Jazz but still hope we can get a real movement going in general soon.
Anyway, hope everyone weather's the storm. Didn't want to pass up this one up too good to not.
By far, the best Bowie album ever! I was a teenager when I had the pleasure and most memorable experience of seeing him perform this live. I can honestly say live or recorded, it was absolute perfection. Memorable not just because of the incredible performance of Bowie and his fellow musicians but I believe it was the short movie Un chien andalou that started each concert. For those of us who were stoned, the scene where a woman’s eye gets sliced was pretty much a holy fuck moment. Bowie struck quite the sexy androgynous figure in his suit and tie. Bowie’s version of Wild is The Wind still makes me sob every time I hear it. Being asked to name a favorite 1970 track is impossible because every song on Station to Station is my favorite so I’m going to disregard the brief and say Letter To Hermione from 1969 is my favorite David Bowie song. Who’d a thunk he would go on to collaborate with Nile Rodgers who would then bring us another rare, beloved and very much missed talent; Stevie Ray Vaughan. Hope those guys are making beautiful music together wherever they may be.
Incredible anecdote, thanks so much for sharing Gina! :)
Wild is the Wind in the 70’s.
Ashes to Ashes is 1980 I believe so not counting it or anything else on the great Scary Monsters record.
Yes, Scary Monsters is 1980. Wild is the Wind is so damn well-performed, it’s insane.
Well, Stay - because it says all the things that I am not permitted to say to someone I love dearly. 💕
Gotta be Life on Mars. One of the most moving songs ever written.
Hard to argue with that statement. Thanks Gino!
You can change a song's messaging, amp up the vibe and remain relevant: "TVC15" at Live Aid.
I wish sometimes he had stayed in the blue-eyed soul bag he had on "Young Americans" and here- I at least found his music most accessible in this form.
An interesting sliding doors moment I guess. You get the sense that he wasn’t super enamored with the blue-eyed soul as a long-term trajectory, however. Thanks David!
He changed musical styles the way others did suits of clothes. And the attitude always was: “You either will like this or you won’t”.
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John Lennon was there and he lived down the block. I was on 71st b/w Columbus and Amsterdam. "Fame' indeed, we had a local "Say hey" rule. Just say hey and he'd wave back. No autographs no chat he just wanted to be a local and we obliged. Too bad an autograph seeker had more to say on that sad day. Asked for an autograph he should have walked the other way. Bowie: Saw that last Heathen tour at Roseland have the laminate. Was third to last wearing sunglasses my friend was pissed. I wasn't his first choice for the limited tix. Iggy kept them on the whole show. Bowie did Low and the current record in their entireties. Picking a favorite is very hard they change all the time, but he never leaves the musical consciousness and never will. We kept the vinyl oh this one, so you're right! Your reasoning is sound as always. Always one degree from Bowie I played in Vienna with one of the few Bowie produced and managed Dana Gillespie in 82. She said, "You'll never open for me again when the crowd cheered "Amerikan! Amerikan!" for my harp solo with the backing Mojo Blues Band. They won't be cheering that again after last week. Bowie and Jackson were at the SRV (unlisted Blues Summit show at Montreux) where they hung out and he got the Let's Dance deal and Mr. Browne gave Double Trouble free studio time in his LA studio which became EPIC RECORDS "TEXAS FLOOD" So what? Maybe SRV doesn't happen like he did without those two helping. We all need help. That's why I rant against things that don't make sense. Hoping that music gets better as things get better. We need better music. We need a new model. There's a reason we rehash the classics the new ones don't quite swing. I've moved on to Big Band Jazz but still hope we can get a real movement going in general soon.
Anyway, hope everyone weather's the storm. Didn't want to pass up this one up too good to not.