David Bowie/Italy 1996

The “1.OUTSIDE” era was also a hot topic due to the re-collaboration with fellow Berlin trilogy member Brian Eno. The release of the finest stereo soundboard album has been decided. This work is engraved with the “Rome performance on July 9, 1996”. It is a part of the “OUTSIDE TOUR 1995-1996”, which was also a shocking cyberpunk-like bizarre world. This tour was a literal world tour that also toured the first countries in Bowie’s life, including his only performance in Israel and Russia. First of all, let’s check the position of the show in that journey. [1995] “OUTSIDE” released on September 25th: September 14th – October 31st: North America #1 (27 performances) November 14th – December 13th: UK (16 performances) [1996] January 17th – February 20th: Europe #1 (23 performances) June 4th – 13th: Japan (7 performances) June 18th – July 21st: Europe #2 (22 performances) ←★ Here ★ This is the outline of the world tour. Among these, the “Japan” and “Europe #2” in 1996 were special. Also known as the “OUTSIDE SUMMER FESTIVALS TOUR”, it was a schedule that toured a variety of countries including the aforementioned Israel and Russia. The Rome performance of this work was the 15th concert of “Europe #2”. This show was also broadcast on the radio at the time. This work is an FM album that will be the highest peak master. The quality is truly an exquisite stereo sound board. The sense of closeness with zero distance, the details that are extremely detailed, the stereo feeling that the live performance spins around in your head… Everything is wonderful. The sound board is not directly connected to the desk, so the mix is ​​also finely done, and only the intense live performance seems live. It is a superb sound board that has a “work feel” that is just like a studio work. In fact, the biggest point of this work is this “work feel”. Various sound boards and professional shots have been left from this tour, and “LORELEY 1996” and “OUTSIDE IN MOSCOW” have become very popular in our shop. The decisive difference between these masterpieces and this work is the skillful editing. Although it is always digested along the broadcast frame of about an hour, the editing is very unique. The intervals between songs such as MC are cut sharply, and the order of the songs is boldly changed. There is no sense of breathing after finishing one song, and there is no breath of the audience excited by the intro, and the songs are just fired one after another in rapid succession. To be honest, there is almost no sense of a live performance, but this is surprisingly good. The focus is narrowed down to the “music” as if it were a studio album, and the concentration accelerates with each song. That said, it is completely different from just playing a studio work. The essential music is infused with the intense heat of a live performance. The intensity is on a completely different level from a boring studio live performance without an audience. The completion level of “Heroes” is not perfect because an Italian DJ is included, but even that feels like a production sound effect. It is dense like a studio work while emitting plenty of heat that can only be born from the stage. And the quality is official class. It is a live album that is unique and truly a “musical work”. For a musician’s life, touring is far more important than creating a work. The live album that is born from it has various charms. As a clue to glimpse into that life, as a true on-site record, and as the charm of live performance itself. Although this work is insufficient in terms of a record, it is a piece that cuts that out and brings out the potential of “live performance”. It is not a concert reproduction, nor a studio live, but a piece that allows you to enjoy the dense feeling of a work that can only be achieved through an edited FM album. Live at the Curva Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 9th July 1996 STEREO SBD (54:48) 1. Look Back In Anger 2. Scary Monsters 3. The Hearts Filthy Lesson 4. Outside 5. Aladdin Sane 6. The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction 7. The Man Who Sold The World 8. Hallo Spaceboy 9. Breaking Glass 10. Telling Lies 11. Jump ( They Say) 12. Under Pressure 13. Heroes 14. D.J. Outro David Bowie – vocals Reeves Gabrels – guitar Gail Ann Dorsey – bass, vocals Zack Alford – drums Mike Garson – keyboards STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING