David Bowie/Germany 1983

Bowie in 1983 was on his way to becoming the darling of the era as a pop star. Introducing a live album where you can experience the “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR” scene. This work includes “June 15, 1983 Bochum Performance”. This is an exquisite audience recording. “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR” is known as one of the largest tours in Bowie’s career, and is also a memorable place for the big festival “US FESTIVAL” and large-scale Japan tour. First, let’s look back at the overall picture and confirm the show’s position. [“LET’S DANCE” released on April 14th] ・May 18th-29th: Europe #1 (10 performances) ・May 30th: US Festival (1 performance) ・June 2nd-July 3rd: Europe #2 (21 performances) ←★Coco★・July 11th-September 17th: North America (43 performances)←*Official video・October 20th-31st: Japan (10 performances)・November 4th -26th: Oceania (10 performances) December 3rd-8th: Asia (4 performances) This is David Bowie in 1983. “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR” started in Europe, but in the middle of it, they made a special appearance at “US FESTIVAL”. The Bochum performance of this work was the 10th concert of “Europe #2”, which was about half a month after the “US FESTIVAL”. This work, which records such a show, is a slightly unusual masterpiece recording. What is different is that the first half (DISC 1) and the second half (DISC 2) of the show are recorded separately, and together they are a live album that is almost a panoramic view. It is not connected at our store, but distributed in this form all over the world. If you listen to this alone, the half-finished structure is just a mystery, but when you actually listen to it, you’ll understand. The sounds are so similar that you wouldn’t notice it unless you were told that it was a separate recording, and there was almost no sense of discomfort. Moreover, the sound is exquisite. The best thing about it is the clarity. Although it is a vintage recording with an audience-like tone, the core is clear and responsive, and there is no blurring or blurring due to ringing. In particular, Bowie’s singing voice is clear down to every word of the lyrics. If you listen to it microscopically with headphones, the nuances of the sound are slightly different between the first half and the second half of this work, but they are really very similar in terms of clarity and sense of distance. The reason for this is probably the venue. The Ruhrstadion, where the event took place, is famous as a soccer stadium with a roof, but unlike a dome, the roof is only for the audience seats. The sky above the ground is wide open. The exact recording position of the two sound sources of this work is not known (we only know that the first half was recorded 20 meters from the stage), but they are probably both recorded in the ground area. The open feeling is wonderful, as if the sound from the PA is being picked up directly, with no echoes. What is depicted with such sound is the on-site experience of the exciting “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR”. This tour is also the official video “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”, but the legs are different and the sets are slightly different. Let’s compare and organize them here.・Space Oddity ・Hunky Dory: Life on Mars? ・Ziggy Stardust: Star (★)/Hang On To Yourself (★) ・Aladdin Sane: Cracked Actor/The Jean Genie (★) ・Pinups : Sorrow・Diamond Dog: Rebel Rebel・Young Americans: Young Americans/Fame・Station to Station: Golden Years/Station to Station/Stay (★)・Row: What in the World/Breaking Glass・Hero Yumekatari: “Heroes” Scary Monsters: Fashion/Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)/Ashes to Ashes Let’s Dance: Let’s Dance/Cat People (Putting Out Fire)/China Girl/Modern Love Others: White Light/ White Heat *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard in the official work “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT”. …and it looks like this. The set with thicker “Ziggy Stardust” and “Aladdin Sane” numbers than the official video is really delicious, but even more than that is the glorious mood. The spectacle of about 30,000 people excited by the many hit songs was spectacular, and the sea of ​​clapping and loud choruses spread out forever. Moreover, it is full of a sense of openness, with such enthusiasm stretching out into the wide open sky without being contained. Just by closing your eyes, you can imagine a stage under a starry sky, and you’ll be intoxicated by the exhilarating mood of a summer festival. The spectacle and sense of openness that only a gigantic stadium performance can provide. This is a live album where you can stand in the midst of it and experience the glorious “SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR” that was a big hit. A permanent preservation press was not realized due to the unusual configuration of different recordings in the first half and second half, but on the other hand, the basic quality is so high that even the eccentric configuration is out of the question, and the show is wonderful. Live at Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany 15th June 1983 PERFECT SOUND(2 Source Mix) Disc 1(54:12) 1 Announcement #1 2 Announcement #2 3. Intro 4. The Jean Genie intro 5. Star 6. Heroes 7. What In The World 8. Golden Years 9. Fashion 10. Let’s Dance 11. Breaking Glass 12. Life On Mars? 13. Sorrow 14. Cat People 15. China Girl 16. Scary Monsters 17. Rebel Rebel 18. White Light/White Heat Disc 2(51:26) 1. Station To Station 2. Cracked Actor 3. Ashes To Ashes 4. Space Oddity 5. Band Introductions 6. Young Americans 7. Hang On To Yourself 8. Fame 9. Stay 10. The Jean Genie 11. Modern Love David Bowie – vocals, guitar, saxophone Earl Slick – guitar Carlos Alomar – guitar Carmine Rojas – bass guitar Tony Thompson – drums, percussion Dave Lebolt – keyboards, synthesizers Steve Elson – saxophones Stan Harrison – saxophones, woodwinds Lenny Pickett – saxophones, woodwinds George Simms – backing vocals Frank Simms – backing vocals