I totally agree. I always felt that the Young Americans album was too over-the-top. To me it really does sound like a “plastic soul” album. The Gouster, on the other hand, sounds to me like an actual soul album. I find myself listening to that disc much more than Young Americans. Now that I have The Gouster, I kind of treat Young Americans as a 12” single of “Fame” (which I love) backed with “Fascination,” and not really listen to much more of it than that.
Bonkers, I know. But I've not played it, despite owning the box. Same goes for the remix of Lodger. I keep meaning to delve, but get distracted. Always enjoyed Young Americans though.
No but that hasn't kept us from speculating on it in another thread. I can't link to it at the moment but search for Dancing with the Big Boys.
There should be some right rubbish in that next boxset. Im a massive Bowie fan, but thats a pretty bad era...
I did quick search last night, and found other forums posting about the next box. I'd say the consensus is that Tin Machine won't be in there. If true, it would be all but catastrophic, imo. I mean, while I'm busy trying to convince myself that the Let's Dance and Tonight albums aren't as bad as I remember them (which won't be easy, since they are) I'll only have Never Let Me Down to fall back on.
Plus whatever other goodies the Bowie estate come up with which is where the main interest will lie for most people on here.
Still hoping for a Never Let Me Down remix. I liked the remix of "Time Will Crawl" on iSelect very much. The drums make all the difference on that one. Maybe that album can be salvaged more than 30 years after the fact.
It's my favourite album. I love the 'plastic soul' (his words!) sound, with his hoarse voice, and for me this album reflects it better than Young Americans.
Funny you say that!!! This was his most popular era.......I dont ever remember Bowie being a Chart topping mainstream artist except for the 80s.....
Yeah, no. Like it or not, the Venn diagram where 'vinyl resurgence hipsters with disposable income' and 'People who know and like David Bowie from Let's Dance and Labyrinth as much as they do from Ziggy Stardust' is pretty much one circle laid atop another, which equals much success for box #4
That's so true! But maybe those hipsters and 80s Bowie fans will be scared off a bit after the widely publicised ANCIANT disaster. I agree with you though - Bowiecorps can sell s**tloads of records without even trying these days. Sales figures are not really related to quality of product. It's just a no-brainer at the moment for Parlophone to keep on churning out re-releases. They can't lose.
A remixed NLMD and decent-sounding live Serious Moonlight would get me in, I think. Throw in a hi-res '87 show, and I'm pre-ordering. A VHS of "Ricochet"? I'd pay any price. (jokes)
Robin Clark and Carlos Alomar answer questions from the Sigma Kids about recording the Young Americans album. This is pretty informative. Posted here because there isn't a good active YA album thread (@Haristar maybe time for the How Do You Rate YA thread ?).
I've just recently gotten back into Bowie, especially his mid 70s period and I haven't read all 138 pages and I had a question for the Bowie experts. His recording of "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" is listed in the S&V box set as a Station to Station outtake, but Carlos Alomar says they never recorded that during the 1975 sessions. Since it's not included on the Re:Call disc on this set I have to wonder: if Carlos is right; then when was it recorded?
"Recorded 20-24 November 1974? (though it’s possible Bowie revisited the track during the Station to Station sessions, in October-November 1975). Released on the Sound + Vision box set in 1989" It’s Hard To Be a Saint In the City Apparently the last night of The Young Americans sessions...more or less.
Thanks for that. Was it ever sorted out where "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" comes from (on the cd version of David Live).
Only performed during the Philly shows on that tour though I heard it may have been a rehearsal and not done in front of an audience.
Who took the Tower off of the Tower? Iconic tower atop the Tower Theater for nearly 100 years has to come down....
