secondtube Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Well, here's a small review. As i'm sure you guys can tell, i'm a huge bowie fan. he was the first artist i ever really started listening to. I bought his tape, RAFO Ziggy Stardust when i was 9 years old. My first cd was the same. I pretty much grew up listening to all the old bowie. Then when i hit the teen years i discovered the Bowie Funk. To this day, his mid 80's stuff is still my favorite to get down to. Last night offered the perfect contrast of both. Starting the show off with Rebel Rebel was a booty shaking beginning. Let me tell you, it was very nice to see a bunch of smiling, dancing cougars getting down all around me. Bowie kept the groove going with early New Killer Star, by far my favorite new Bowie track. Following that w/ Fame was amazing...It was so nice to hear Fame the way it was meant to be played...kinda missed the horn section in this song, but it still funked my brain... China Girl a few songs later kept the groove going...strong. Next biggie was The Man Who SOld the World, and i can't believe how strong the crowd reacted to this song...never knew it was that big of a hit!!! The mid show kinda slowed down hit wise, but as a big bowie fan, i enjoyed seeing his new stuff...Songs like Heathen, Days, Slip Away with a kickass stylophone ending, Looking for Water and Quicksand were all great new songs....or at least songs i didn't recognize...Quicksand being my favorite i think...Another one of those new songs had a fantastic organ solo in the middle, as the band jammed out... Under Pressure wasn't too shabby, but i enjoyed the Ashes to Ashes, Hang on To Yourself (which i REALLY liked, but seems not too many people got into) I'm Afraid of Americans, Heroes ending... The Encore was more than i could have asked for. In total five songs from Ziggy Stardust...something i wasn't expecting...i purposely avoided the recent bowie setlists, keeping the show a surprise... Overall i'd give the show a 9 outta 10. I wish they had their horn section, which would have allowed them to play Golden Years, Lets Dance, and Changes....three songs that would kick SERIOUS ass to hear. Anyone following his tour know if he's playing any of those at other shows? Of course Space Oddity would have been a blast, but I knew going in that he wasn't playing it... I can't imagine how good a bowie greatest hits show would be...but what artist wants to play all their old stuff??? Well, he's written some crazy new stuff...maybe a three hour, two set bowie show is in order! Well, sorry about the rant, but i enjoyed the show. Steve (btw, if its not too much trouble, LMP could u add the list permission to the http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie folder, so a person can access the pics at once, rather than me posting every link...) here's the pics: http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/1.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/2.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/3.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/4.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/5.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/6.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/7.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/8.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/9.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/10.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/11.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/12.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/13.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/14.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/15.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/16.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/17.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/18.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/19.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/20.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/21.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/22.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/23.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/24.jpg http://www.littlemisspink.ca/bowie/25.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 right on man, if I had've been affluent I would've liked to have checked him out too (maybe not as much as you though ) kidding kidding guys a living legend, one of a kind... always loved the non-remixed (preferably ablum) version of Hunky Dory (junkie/queer Bowie as his best) well, considering he looks 20 years younger than he is maybe I'll get another chance his original guitar player is totally under-rated, were there original band members playin or was it studio guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 stellar pics, man. the 2nd's my favourite. (i probably woulda crapped my pants for HOTYourself, though) :: sounds like a good time. a 5 star rating, from me, for some fine photography. ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irie Guy Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 The torrent is up for last nights show already get it while you can because the seeder says he's only going to do it once. Sharing The Groove - Dave Bowie ACC 04/01/04 Torrent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 i'm going to check the sound out now on the BT show, and i'll report back. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 i was at his show in ottawa last night. very much enjoyed it. (last time is saw bowie was in 83 at the CNE and I really didn't like that show? i didn't keep a set list. but I can say that he played changes, modern love, and the motel which he said he had not played in a long time. 5 song encore. show ended at 11:30ish. about 2 hrs 45 minutes long. polyphonic spree - very cool. only saw last 10 minutes which was unfortunate. never seen anything quite like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Did most people miss the Spree if so boourns on ya. If I could've afforded it I would've gone in big part due to them. Heard they were doing something with Bowie did that happen? Anybody remember any of their tunes Soldier Girl, others Light and Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Very nice pictures! I went to the Ottawa show too and I agree, Bowie was great. I new what to expect from the Polyphonic Spree, I saw them on the bonnaroo dvd. We only missed the first 5 minutes of their show. Very uplifting music - a nice contrast to some of Bowie's sombre new stuff!Oh, and the Spree did not play with Bowie, although he did threaten to bring them out - it was funny: "I'll bring Polyphonic Spree back out here with their lemonade - don't drink any!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 here's the ottawa setlist from bowielive.com Ottawa Setlist: 01 Rebel Rebel 02 Modern Love 03 New Killer Star 04 Fame 05 Never Get Old 06 Cactus 07 All the Young Dudes 08 The Motel 09 The Man who Sold the World 10 China Girl 11 The Loneliest Guy 12 Hallo Spaceboy 13 Sunday 14 Heathen (The Rays) 15 Under Pressure 16 snippet of Space Oddity 17 Looking for Water 18 Slip Away 19 Days 20 A New Career in a New Town 21 Be My Wife 22 Ashes to Ashes 23 I've Been Waiting for You 24 Hang on to Yourself 25 Quicksand 26 I'm Afraid of Americans 27 "Heroes" (encore) 28 Blue Jean 29 Changes 30 Starman 31 Five Years 32 Suffragette City 33 Ziggy Stardust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Five Years my brain hurts alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crank Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 fantastic pictures. thanks! NEED SOME HELP FIGURING OUT A SONG HE PLAYED - he pulled one over on me - remember the song he introduced as being by a great canadian? i immediately thought of neil, but didn't recognize the song and so my head spun through all the possibilities, i missed the lyrics, and bowie says at the end it was by neil. If it's in the set list i missed it. Any one know what it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuckholes Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Right on Schmelter. Glad you had a kick ass time at the show. Good job on them pics too. Looked like a hell of a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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