George and Frank Simms danced on stage during the songs. One would assume the director spent enough time with the material not to confuse the tours!
Higher quality, done by professionals. I have 4 versions of Santa Monica (promo which is grainy to my ears), Defries (Which I believe is ab FM B-Cast), and EMI cd & EMI 24 bit (Really compressed), & I have numerous audio & video copies of 1980; but non of them have been touched by a professional. They have gotten better sounding in the digital age, but they could be improved. I still don't feel they've even gotten the Ziggy film right from an audio sq pov.
Ooh, looks like they found the film rushes for the music video of Jump! (The shot of DB walking down a hallway while wearing a blue suit). Maybe that video can be rebuilt in better quality now.
As I suspected, the 78 footage is the most enticing. I'm not sure Bowie ever looked cooler before or after.
Me too, hopefully they can find proper tapes: 25 Years Ago Part 6 — JEFF ROUGVIE Some tapes were in very rough shape. The 2 inch 16-track unmixed masters for the “1980 Floor Show” were falling apart in our hands. Recording tape in the 70’s was a thin piece of plastic coated in ferric oxide, which electronically transcribed recordings with a very high level of fidelity. But, if improperly stored, the fragile tapes start to break down. The oxide loses hold of the plastic and starts to “shred”. It was terrifying to open a box and see little bits of dark tape fall out. Edit: There are sometimes ways to rescue these tapes. At the time, one of newest developments was baking the tapes. This is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. You have to very carefully put the failing tapes into an oven, and hope the shredding oxide cooks itself back onto the plastic. It sometimes works with great results. Other times, the materials are just too far gone and can’t be saved. Such was the case with “1980 Floor Show”.
An enthusiastic, five star review from The Guardian's top reviewer: Moonage Daydream review – glorious, shapeshifting eulogy to David Bowie And here's that Jeremy Paxman interview (warning it's got Jeremy Paxman in it, my apologies):
First reviews from the Cannes screening with more info Moonage Daydream, review: a kaleidoscopic odyssey through David Bowie’s brilliance 'Moonage Daydream' Review: Brett Morgen Beams You To Planet David Bowie In A Musical Space Extravaganza [Cannes] David Bowie 'Moonage Daydream' Director Interview With Brett Morgen - Variety ‘Moonage Daydream’ Review: Brett Morgen Digs Into David Bowie Enigma – The Hollywood Reporter MOONAGE DAYDREAM - Festival de Cannes 2022 Everything you need to know about new David Bowie film Moonage Daydream ahead of Sheffield DocFest UK premiere Cannes Review: Brett Morgen’s David Bowie Doc ‘Moonage Daydream’ – Deadline Moonage Daydream review, Cannes: "A David Bowie doc like no other, about an artist without equal"
My impression, just from the comments of the director and the brief trailer, is that this appears to be a film for Bowie fans. If it attracts new fans it's because something in the film drew them to the man and his music. For some of the fanbase, the film can never go far enough. "There were clips from Serious Moonlight! I hate Serious Moonlight!" "I stopped listening after Lodger and the film should have ended there too." "What? No interviews with Toni Basil??" I can hear the complaints already. Best case for me is I walk away from it thinking that the man himself would approved. That it shows you something new in a way that only Bowie could present it. This is not his life story. We're not going to learn if he was moody after he gave up smoking or what kind of health problems he experienced in the years between his heart attack and The Next Day came out. But if done right we will be entertained and never bored by it.
Very interesting interview with the director: https://www.screendaily.com/feature...zkeEPgrhhSqrE9dzXTqJvvLttkhHVEYbOsFHLQxTIjSsM
A somewhat lukewarm review from Hollywood Reporter: ‘Moonage Daydream’ Review: Brett Morgen Digs Into David Bowie Enigma – The Hollywood Reporter
This one is also quite encouraging: ‘Moonage Daydream’ Review: A David Bowie Documentary as Dynamic as the Man Himself