David
What a fucking tragedy!
I was just a year or two too young to go to Bowie’s 1978 concerts in Auckland and Christchurch. (Why don’t you rub it in Richard and Bruce!!)
Instead I had the misfortune of seeing the post-Duke, mainstream Bowie play in Wellington 5 years later. It probably was a great gig - I can’t honestly remember.
The revelation, realised immediately, was that Bowie had sold out to the masses. Let’s Dance was ok(ish) but it certainly wasn’t even close to Hunky Dory, Low or this masterpiece.
He was no longer MINE!
Old ladies dancing in the isles to all of his hits. Fuck off! I’d rather be at a Nana Mouskouri gig.
This, for many ridiculous reasons, was the most disappointing gigs I’ve ever been to.
DavidOn Vinyl (Remastered 2016) One of my favourite Bowie records - this REALLY takes me back. As a barely-teenager, I was really starting to get completely obsessed with the whole alien freak thing and happened to win this on a local radio promotion.
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DavidOn vinyl of course! Another essential record from my formative teenage years. First experienced, along with many other auditory pleasures, at my Uncle’s pad in Palmerston North.
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