Post by Jem on Jan 11, 2016 20:48:01 GMT
I thought I would post up this review of Bowie Gig, that I wrote a while back on blog I used to keep (plenty of other reviews on there)
tumblr_n0txy7B2oo1qdcw3io1_1280 by Sooper 8, on Flickr
I don’t generally throw concert tickets away, but I don’t keep them in a hallowed , sacred place either.
Last night I was looking for something else and found a big wad of them and thought they were worth posting up on here, as they look pretty good.
I’m starting off with a David Bowie stub from July ‘83, the Serious Moonlight Tour.
My memories of the concert…
I went down to Milton Keynes bowl for this. It was a blazing hot day and a very good concert.
I wore the best pair of faded Levi jeans ever known to man (or woman) that I had worn in from being new, dark blue denim. I also had on a very small Levis denim jacket that was faded and ripped, but is wasn’t too tight as I was very thin in my youth. A classic early 80’s combo!
The Beat opened (who I had seen twice before and really liked) but they were dull and uninspired. I think they split up just around that time. And a crap band called Icehouse played who were crapper live than on record.
Bowie came on during vibrant bright, early evening sunlight . I seem to recall that TVC15 and Wild is the Wind were highlights for me. 'Heroes’ was just mind blowing . This was before it got slightly highjacked by advertisers.
It was the first time I’d been to a concert with big screens at the side of the stage. When they did 'Heroes’ they did a close up on the e-bow that they use for the sustained guitar sound. I had never seen one before but had heard of them and thought it looked like an industrial, grey staple gun.
Earl Slick was on guitar and sounded damn fine. I love his work on Scary Monsters, and those later John Lennon records.
Bowie wore various pastel coloured suits. Sang incredibly well. Did his leaning back thing with one hand delicately placed on the mic, pressing his ear with the other hand to hear himself, and one foot on the monitor. You know, typical iconic Bowie stuff. The type of thing so many 'wanna be’ rock Gods have tried since Ziggy and came off second best. (yes, I do mean you Bret Anderson!)
They released a load of helium filled moon shaped balloons at the end of the gig.
Took about 4 hours to get out of the car park and then the guy who was driving went off the wrong exit slip road on the M1, but then just reversed all the way back down it , as people did in those days. To be fair to him he was probably pissed, so it was easily done. These were different , and some might say bloody stupid & reckless, times.
It was a classic early '80’s concert. 9 out of 10. I think at the time, I didn’t realise that life and concerts generally wouldn’t get much better than this. I was a little nonchalant.
Here is the set list I just found on a web site
The Jean Genie
Starman
Heroes
What In The World
Golden Years
Fashion
Let’s Dance
Red Sails
Breaking Glass
Life On Mars
Sorrow
Cat people
China Girl
Scary Monsters
Rebel Rebel
White Light White Heat
Station To Station
Cracked Actor
Ashes To Ashes
Space Oddity
band intro
Young Americans
TVC 15
Fame
Stay
The Jean Genie
Modern Love.
tumblr_n0txy7B2oo1qdcw3io1_1280 by Sooper 8, on Flickr
I don’t generally throw concert tickets away, but I don’t keep them in a hallowed , sacred place either.
Last night I was looking for something else and found a big wad of them and thought they were worth posting up on here, as they look pretty good.
I’m starting off with a David Bowie stub from July ‘83, the Serious Moonlight Tour.
My memories of the concert…
I went down to Milton Keynes bowl for this. It was a blazing hot day and a very good concert.
I wore the best pair of faded Levi jeans ever known to man (or woman) that I had worn in from being new, dark blue denim. I also had on a very small Levis denim jacket that was faded and ripped, but is wasn’t too tight as I was very thin in my youth. A classic early 80’s combo!
The Beat opened (who I had seen twice before and really liked) but they were dull and uninspired. I think they split up just around that time. And a crap band called Icehouse played who were crapper live than on record.
Bowie came on during vibrant bright, early evening sunlight . I seem to recall that TVC15 and Wild is the Wind were highlights for me. 'Heroes’ was just mind blowing . This was before it got slightly highjacked by advertisers.
It was the first time I’d been to a concert with big screens at the side of the stage. When they did 'Heroes’ they did a close up on the e-bow that they use for the sustained guitar sound. I had never seen one before but had heard of them and thought it looked like an industrial, grey staple gun.
Earl Slick was on guitar and sounded damn fine. I love his work on Scary Monsters, and those later John Lennon records.
Bowie wore various pastel coloured suits. Sang incredibly well. Did his leaning back thing with one hand delicately placed on the mic, pressing his ear with the other hand to hear himself, and one foot on the monitor. You know, typical iconic Bowie stuff. The type of thing so many 'wanna be’ rock Gods have tried since Ziggy and came off second best. (yes, I do mean you Bret Anderson!)
They released a load of helium filled moon shaped balloons at the end of the gig.
Took about 4 hours to get out of the car park and then the guy who was driving went off the wrong exit slip road on the M1, but then just reversed all the way back down it , as people did in those days. To be fair to him he was probably pissed, so it was easily done. These were different , and some might say bloody stupid & reckless, times.
It was a classic early '80’s concert. 9 out of 10. I think at the time, I didn’t realise that life and concerts generally wouldn’t get much better than this. I was a little nonchalant.
Here is the set list I just found on a web site
The Jean Genie
Starman
Heroes
What In The World
Golden Years
Fashion
Let’s Dance
Red Sails
Breaking Glass
Life On Mars
Sorrow
Cat people
China Girl
Scary Monsters
Rebel Rebel
White Light White Heat
Station To Station
Cracked Actor
Ashes To Ashes
Space Oddity
band intro
Young Americans
TVC 15
Fame
Stay
The Jean Genie
Modern Love.