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Battle Of The Mid-80s Horn Sections: David Bowie – Tonight
David Bowie grabbed the proverbial brass ring with his top selling “Let’s Dance” album of 1983. He was attempting to shift units and obtain a payday after disentangling from Mainman Management commensurate with reputation as a rock star. It worked. … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise
Tagged 1984, 1995, David Bowie, DLX RM, horn section, Tonight
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Post-Punk MVP – Matthew Seligman: 1955-2020
Seligman was exceptionally active in the UK Post-Punk scene when it mattered most before becoming a lawyer in recent years Damn it, COVID-19 has claimed another musician who was all over my Record Cell, and as my friend JT suggested, … Continue reading
Moroder Week: Day 6 – David Bowie – Cat People LP version
I had seven Moroder tracks to write about and I didn’t want less for a theme week, and yet this weekend was far too busy to squeeze in two more posts, so we are continuing Moroder Week for two more … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Record Review
Tagged 1982, David Bowie, Giorgio Moroder, original soundtrack
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Record Review: Iggy Pop – The Idiot US CD [part 4]
[…continued from last post] I’ll never forget what I once saw on a journey from Cleveland to Chicago in 1998 on Interstate 90. I was accompanying a Cle-based friend of JTs and we were headed to Chicago to see Kraftwerk … Continue reading
Record Review: Iggy Pop – The Idiot US CD [part 3]
[…continued from last post] Unlike the Bowie cover, the original “China Girl”cuts in on the “one” with only a split second before Pop began singing. None of the cod-orientalism [courtesy of producer Nile Rodgers] of the Bowie cover was present … Continue reading
Record Review: Iggy Pop – The Idiot US CD [part 2]
[…continued from last post] The harmonized drum sound of “Sister Midnight” took a rest as the song “Nightclubbing” was built on a simple plodding rhythm box with queasy catcall synths vying for space with David Bowie’s barrelhouse piano. The latter … Continue reading
Record Review: Iggy Pop – The Idiot US CD [part 1]
Iggy Pop: The Idiot US CD [1990] Sister Midnight Nightclubbing Funtime Baby China Girl Dum Dum Boys Tiny Girls Mass Production It’s been 42 years, but in the waning days of 2019, I finally got around to hearing Iggy Pop’s … Continue reading
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