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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
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Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
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638.0. "SOUND+VISION" by KURMA::SHARRIS (It wasn't me it was.......) Mon Mar 26 1990 17:11

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638.1Been there, seen it, done it.TASTY::JEFFERYIs "Bones" the real McCoy ??Mon Mar 26 1990 19:109
Yeah it was good stuff. I saw him at the NEC last Monday.

Unfortunately, we saw him from the side, so couldn't see the screens, but we
did see The band (or what there were of them) really clearly.

All our requests for "laughing gnome", were to no avail!

Mark.
638.2WELMT2::GREENBNice one, Sylvia!!Mon Mar 26 1990 19:114
    Of course, the burning question that is on everyone's lips (ouch!)
    is...... did he do Laughing Gnome???
    
    Bob
638.3Good but not great CRATE::EDWARDSTue Mar 27 1990 18:382
    Saw him at Docklands last night - it was good, but I was expecting
    something a bit special, and it wasn't !  Simply Red were tons better !
638.4Let's laughPAKORA::SHARRISIt wasn't me it was.......Wed Mar 28 1990 15:054
    RE .2
    
    No, he decided (according to the press) to leave out "Laughing Gnome"
    as he had done tons of better music!!?
638.5Did you see...SHAPES::BROWNMThis is MY decade!Wed Mar 28 1990 15:425
    They had him live from the Docklands last night on Rock Steady.  Seemed
    all a bit boring for me, but I was suprised when he did `Fame' and part
    of it sounded Housey!
    
    matty
638.6wowie bowieDOOZER::OPERATORWed Mar 28 1990 18:025
    Went to see Bowie Monday and Tuesday 26/27 thought it was brilliant
    he played a really good bluesy version of young Americans he was
    really laid back and seemed to be really enjoying himself one of
    the best visual concerts i have ever been to
     
638.7"Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow"YUPPY::WILDERDPARTYMANThu Mar 29 1990 13:078
    RE-1 
    
    I agree. The visuals where VERY imaginative. I don't like the
    accoustics of Docklands! Apart from that I thought it was very
    professional.
    
    David
    
638.8NSDC::SIMPSONFile Under Common KnowledgeFri Mar 30 1990 15:5420
You say that he did ALL of his hits - but did he do Life on Mars?

I went and bought "Changes Bowie" (presumably released to co-incide with the
tour and help Bowie's finances as he reaches dotage) as it seemed to have every
major hit on it from Space Odyssey through to the 80's - 18 tracks, good value 
(if you haven't already got them). Got home, and started listening - it is in 
chronological order. Got to Diamond Dogs and realised that L.O.M. was missing.
What a swizz - its my favourite track - I assumed that it would be there.

To answer an earlier note, the rendition of Fame has been remixed for the 
release - which is probably what Bowie was playing. Doesn't cover up the
banality of the song though.

Who else are they peddling out now - I understand that Rod Stewart's been
wheeled out in his bath chair? I make an honourable exception for the Stones -
at least they're coming out with new material; most of the other 'golden
oldies' just seem to be going through the motions - they're creatively
exhausted.

Steve
638.9Call the copsSHAPES::FIDDLERMFri Mar 30 1990 16:039
    My Changesbowie, bought yesterday in Newbury, has Life on Mars on it. 
    Maybe you have a Cd or something with the track taken off for length
    reasons.
    
    I was actually impressed with the record, as I have always disliked
    Bowie, I was amazed that I actually knew all of the songs on the
    record.
    
    Mikef
638.10YUPPY::BUSHCHAMPIONS '89Fri Mar 30 1990 22:256
    
    I bought the cassette of Changes Bowie and it does have Life on
    Mars on it.
    And yes he did play it on the tour.
    
    		Tony
638.11CHANGESBOWIEIOSG::STANDAGEThe P.I.G. V1.0 Copywrite 1990Sun Apr 01 1990 02:2620
    
    The Record and tape has two more tracks than the CD which are:-
    
    
    Life on mars
    
    Starman
    
    
    I like the CD, but I think I would have prefered to have had these two
    on the CD and a couple of the others dropped, but then that just my own
    opinion...
    
    
    
    
    
    Kevin.
    ~~~~~~
    
638.12By the way, I haven't bought it yet....AYOV18::DROBBI deny inhibition, escape definitionMon Apr 02 1990 14:2310
    Re. -1 - the CD actually has THREE tracks less than the LP/tape
    (the missing tracks being three of my own personal faves - STARMAN,
    LIFE ON MARS? and SOUND AND VISION).  I'd like to have seen all
    of these on the CD, in place of ZIGGY STARDUST ('b' side of THE
    JEAN GENIE), SUFFRAGETTE CITY  and DIAMOND DOGS (*very* minor hits,
    in '76 and '74 respectively).
    
    It also bugs me that DRIVE-IN SATURDAY has once again been left
    off such a compilation.  It's probably my favourite Bowie track
    of all time, and did after all reach No.3 back in April '73.
638.13FYI ... get those C120's rollin' ;^)AYOV27::DROBBI'm not a prophet or a Stone Age manThu Aug 02 1990 13:547
    Heard Radio One this morning advertising the fact that they're
    broadcasting this Sunday's (5/8) entire show from Milton Keynes 
    live on FM.
    
    Having taken the decision not to attend any of the SOUND+VISION 
    shows, I'm looking forward to hearing him play all the old hits
    'one last time'.
638.14WELMTS::GREENBApache Twins, 90's Chinn & ChapmanThu Aug 02 1990 13:583
    Tape cued up and ready, Dougie. BTW, do you know who is in his band?
    
    Bob
638.15Really looking forward to Sunday's broadcastAYOV27::DROBBI'm not a prophet or a Stone Age manFri Aug 03 1990 16:265
    Sorry Bob, but I haven't really been paying all that much attention
    to the whole S+V thing, so I can't tell you who's in his latest
    band.  I'm fairly certain though that the likes of Carlos Alomar,
    Dennis Davis, etc. are not in the frame.  Nor indeed are the Sales
    Bros. from Tin Machine (thank Gawd!).