David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72
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Artikel Name: Live in Santa Monica '72Genre: Pop englischsprachig Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Parlophone Label Group (PLG) Titelanzahl: 18
Trackliste LP - 1
1. David Bowie - Introduction 2. David Bowie - Hang On 3. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 4. David Bowie - Changes 5. David Bowie - Superman 6. David Bowie - Life On Mars 7. David Bowie - Five Years 8. David Bowie - Space Oddity 9. David Bowie - Andy Warhol 10. David Bowie - My DeathTrackliste LP - 2
11. David Bowie - Width of a Circle 12. David Bowie - Queen Bitch 13. David Bowie - Moonage Daydream 14. David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing 15. David Bowie - Waiting For the Man 16. David Bowie - Jean Genie 17. David Bowie - Suffragette City 18. David Bowie - Rock N’ Roll SuicideBeschreibung
Beschreibung
Recorded from Bowie's first live American broadcast, this October 20, 1972 concert is a good choice for those who found themselves left cold by the awkward soul and the absence of Mick Ronson on David Live. Coming on the heels of the release of Ziggy Stardust, Bowie is captured here at the height of his creative powers. He gives a nod to the influence of Lou Reed with a fine "Waiting For The Man," and the live renditions of "Jean Genie" and "Rock and Roll Suicide" surpass the studio versions, thanks in no small part to the inimitable Mick Ronson. "Life on Mars?" and other tunes off Hunky Dory can be a bit disappointing, though, without original keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who was now busy becoming a star with Yes. But this is only a minor qualm; the Spiders band is wonderfully aggressive, all the more because live performance was perhaps the true home for its glam theatrics. ~ Paul Collins
Paul Collins
Beschreibung
Among Bowie aficionados, the live recording from the Santa Monica Civic Center in 1972 ranks as perhaps the best document of the Spiders from Mars at their peak, certainly outranking the Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture soundtrack, which may have documented the band's fabled final gig, but didn't capture the band at full flight. This recording -- frequently bootlegged, often popping up on semi-official releases, finally released officially by EMI in 2008 -- does just that. Here, the Spiders sound otherworldly, lean yet monstrous, simple and lethal on "Hang on to Yourself" but majestic and dramatic on a ten-minute "The Width of a Circle," flipping a hat to Jacques Brel via Scott Walker on "My Death," then stripping down such grandiose Hunky Dory tunes as "Life on Mars?" to the essentials. The grand thing about Live in Santa Monica '72 is that it doesn't feel like a special gig: it may have been Bowie's first American radio broadcast, but that's secondary to how it feels like a snapshot of the band during its prime. It's tantalizing to think that this is just how the band was in 1972 and that there may be plenty of other great performances never recorded. What's special about this is that a night like this was indeed captured -- and with each passing year this seems more and more like the best Bowie live album. [Live in Santa Monica '72 was re-released on LP in 2016.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Mitwirkende
- Artist: David Bowie
- Record Label: Rhino
- Record Label: Elektra
- Record Label: Atlantic
- Record Label: Warner Music
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