David Bowie's Plastic Soul | 1974-1976

In 1974, Glam Rock Icon David Bowie left behind the androgynous trappings of the Ziggy Stardust persona and made a hard left turn into American-Soul and Funk. With the help of girlfriend Ava Cherry, guitarist Carlos Alomar, a then unknown Luther Vandross, and John Lennon, Bowie created some of his greatest work from 1974 to 1976. Classic albums such as "Young Americans" and "Station to Station" were released to great acclaim, all while Bowie found himself in the grip of addiction.
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  • @linden5165
    @linden51653 жыл бұрын

    I love his work from this period, but thank goodness he survived the drug use and got himself back on track.

  • @jeffandersen7397

    @jeffandersen7397

    3 жыл бұрын

    it was probably the proper mix of Milk and peppers with all of his Cocaine consumption that kept him alive.

  • @arricammarques1955

    @arricammarques1955

    3 жыл бұрын

    Survived inhaling shed loads of cocaine!

  • @rainwater8135

    @rainwater8135

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but after he was cured of addiction after Low he became a derivative artist. A few good songs like Heroes: …and Repetition from Lodger I liked but he relied on Iggy Pop cast offs and earlier Low out takes. You have to be a die hard fan to like anything after ‘77. Before then he was a magnificent genius….he was just like the boy in Equus when cured of his addiction to horses he had lost his passion, something he would never ever recapture or experience again. That’s why the psychiatrist in the play was reluctant to cure the boy. With Bowie he lost his originality, the edge he had. The genius that made Diamond Dogs almost single handed, he needed a rhythm section but the rest was him. That level of genius was gone. I don’t blame him, he would’ve died in the 70s had he not stopped fucking about with drugs, I’m just stating it as I see it.

  • @BlackMan614

    @BlackMan614

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rainwater8135 Says you. Critics say Low/Heroes were his creative peak. Even Scary Monsters. Lodger... muddy mix and the "African music" influence from Eno hadn't completely taken shape.

  • @halloweenjack95

    @halloweenjack95

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rainwater8135 scary Monsters, Outside, Heathen and Blackstar are absolutely amazing Albums.

  • @SwampEye1
    @SwampEye13 жыл бұрын

    Station to STATION is One of the greatest Records ever

  • @commoneuropeanstarling

    @commoneuropeanstarling

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can´t argue with you on that one.

  • @brido8

    @brido8

    2 жыл бұрын

    I but its not plastic soul

  • @gaynorgregory2528

    @gaynorgregory2528

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indeed.

  • @gaynorgregory2528

    @gaynorgregory2528

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brido8 IKR? weird, but hey.. I’ll watch any Bowie documentary.

  • @stevencarter87

    @stevencarter87

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree 100% well said

  • @stevechabalik6985
    @stevechabalik69853 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon, Luther Vandross, Ava Cherry, Earl Slick, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Nile Rodgers...standing alone, these names would seem to have little or nothing in common, yet they came together, shared their distinct talents, and created timeless art. I fucking love music.

  • @jeffandersen7397

    @jeffandersen7397

    3 жыл бұрын

    Milk, Peppers and Cocaine.....also seem to have little or nothing in common, yet they came together, shared their distinct talents, and created timeless art.

  • @vladdrakul7851

    @vladdrakul7851

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffandersen7397 STAY!

  • @janiquevaillot8554

    @janiquevaillot8554

    3 жыл бұрын

    And what about Freddie Mercury of QUEEN ? Under pressure. But legends forever and ever 👌

  • @Wishesfeb29

    @Wishesfeb29

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL, indeed Steve!

  • @LuDux

    @LuDux

    Жыл бұрын

    Tony Visconti, doing more co-production than most people think

  • @jeffandersen7397
    @jeffandersen73973 жыл бұрын

    the last segment, Bowie calling out MTV for being whitewashed and doesn't let up as the interviewer tries to weasel out of the topic, Golden !

  • @cherylfugate7517

    @cherylfugate7517

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yessss!!!!

  • @tommitchell4570

    @tommitchell4570

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love that clip --- Bowie makes that MTV geek squirm like a worm

  • @meredumais4934

    @meredumais4934

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s delectable. And I love that it was Mark Goodman - arguably the most unctuous on that team of vapid MTV “veejays” - that he so calmly annihilated. Beyond satisfying.

  • @Denille161
    @Denille1613 жыл бұрын

    I’m stunned. I’ve not seen this documentary. This is excellent insight, and his grilling of the MTV guy at the very end was the pinnacle of how you politely and calmly shred the shit out of conformists and apologists. True genius on every level. So miss you man 😰

  • @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND

    @USS-SNAKE-ISLAND

    Жыл бұрын

    Boy, you're not kidding. That dude wanted to be out of the room there at the end. Lol

  • @shawngallo7430

    @shawngallo7430

    Жыл бұрын

    I would have to say the MTV pendulum has definitely swung the other way..in the 40 yrs since,even less than 5-10 years after that interview..rap ruled the airwaves..now there's a new era of conformists..🤑🤥

  • @ikemreacts

    @ikemreacts

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shawngallo7430 Not sure what your point is. Bowie stood on principle, and his stand was amazing.

  • @jeffbrown-hill7739

    @jeffbrown-hill7739

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, that ending clip is pure gold. Bowie would have been a very tough interviewer himself, as one can plainly see when he turns the tables on the person interviewing him.

  • @spencerleeb

    @spencerleeb

    10 ай бұрын

    "Midwest would be scared to death by Prince" I wish Bowie jumped in right then and said "you do know Prince is from the Midwest, Minnesota you dunce"

  • @liammalone9263
    @liammalone92633 жыл бұрын

    I will always insist that Carlos alomar is one of the greatest guitar heroes ever to live, he adds lightning to everything he touches

  • @szeal

    @szeal

    3 жыл бұрын

    truly the DB / Alomar collaboration is amazing from 74-80 especially

  • @liammalone9263

    @liammalone9263

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@szeal electric funk magic

  • @crb640

    @crb640

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love hearing Carlos vocal harmonies on live recordings.

  • @philiprichards7240

    @philiprichards7240

    Жыл бұрын

    And seems a good guy too.

  • @g-wiz2953
    @g-wiz29533 жыл бұрын

    Please make a follow up to this about David Bowie’s Berlin trilogy. I loved this documentary.

  • @elrabeechum5180

    @elrabeechum5180

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ohhh that would be SO great, though I assume it'd be hard to put together b-roll considering the...LOW profile Bowie kept around that time, fewer bits of footage and images.

  • @desperatemohammedantheworl5833

    @desperatemohammedantheworl5833

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@elrabeechum5180 Especially as the true Berlin Trilogy is, in recorded order at least, The Idiot, Low and "Heroes" Other than his infamous performance on The Dinah Shore Show is there any Idiot era Iggy Pop footage at all?

  • @brido8

    @brido8

    3 жыл бұрын

    are you American person

  • @dragonasspassingas8852

    @dragonasspassingas8852

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see that as well... not much other than a few clips of him and Iggy... I loved Nightclubbing so much... hey, check this out kzread.info/dash/bejne/mn2cxMl-iMyWgLw.html ... sorry, it's unsolicited yet, worth the listen. Rare stuff

  • @Jipwell

    @Jipwell

    2 жыл бұрын

    There’s a solid video made by a bloke called DeeVeeDee in a similar format to this about Bowie and to an extent Iggy’s time in Berlin.

  • @gunnerdee84
    @gunnerdee842 жыл бұрын

    Very few artists have the range Bowie did. From Blues Rock, Glam Rock, R&B Soul, Pop, Art Rock and more. Plus he did them all at a high level. A very special person. I wished I appreciated him more while he was still with us. I'm in the process of going through all his albums from start to finish. A lot of good guitar music to play and mess around with...my Strat is in for a workout!

  • @redjack56
    @redjack56 Жыл бұрын

    We are so blessed to have gotten a few more decades worth of amazing material from Mr. Bowie after this period had passed. I miss you Blackstar ! ⭐️

  • @konjurekatrina
    @konjurekatrina3 жыл бұрын

    I love Bowie. He completely saved my life while my dad was dying of cancer. He wrote some of my favorite songs of his. My favorite period of Bowie was his Thin White Duke persona. Which immediately followed this period. I will say that he was coked out of his mind on the Dick Cavett Show. Wow he was a mess. I’m glad he was able to pull himself out of that. 🖤🖤🖤🖤

  • @bowiev2schneider58

    @bowiev2schneider58

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too ,the thin white duke craziest and awesome character in Bowie ! station to station best album.

  • @apostate

    @apostate

    Жыл бұрын

    Why does everyone focus on a year or two in his career when he was fuc*&d up? WTF? The man created and innovated SO much and gave pleasure with this music to so many, but all comments talk about is ONE TV appearance and this or that when he was high. So disrespectful and SO wrong.

  • @romanticandperky

    @romanticandperky

    Жыл бұрын

    Dear kathryn, could you elaborate here on how David saved your life while your father was dying of cancer? I'm asking because my late older brother (who died of cancer) met Bowie while Mick Ronson was about to die of cancer. This was in 1992, when David had just married Iman, and was in the middle of recording his 'Black Tie, White Noise' album. My brother was brought down to the studio (in NYC) to meet David by producer Niles Rodgers, and he ended up spending the evening in the studio with him. Somethings really otherworldly and supernatural happened that evening and thereafter (and before, too). Please us your story about how David saved your life while your father was dying of cancer, and I'll tell you more of my story. Okay?

  • @craigplanting8804
    @craigplanting88043 жыл бұрын

    Station to Station rules.

  • @rrdream2400

    @rrdream2400

    3 жыл бұрын

    it's a shame Earl Slick only played on one album with that rhythm section, it was my favorite album and favorite lineup.

  • @craigplanting8804

    @craigplanting8804

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rrdream2400 Have you checked out "Live Nassau Coliseum '76"? It doesn't have Earl Slick, but is funky as hell. It contains perhaps the best, most unrelenting live version of "Fame," plus hard to find live versions of "Stay" and "Word on a Wing."

  • @rrdream2400

    @rrdream2400

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@craigplanting8804 I have heard some live 76 stuff, not sure where from but the rhythm section sounded great. The lead guitar just didn't do it for me, too many notes and I thought Stay was too fast. The version from 2000 on BBC was the best I ever heard, Earl Slick just has this laid back yet street wise style that makes that song for me. He doesn't play a million notes. Of course I wish Dennis Davis and George Murray were on it but they did as good job. Word on a Wing is a great song too. Thanks for the reply.

  • @shanemckenna9416

    @shanemckenna9416

    3 жыл бұрын

    No it reeks.

  • @thejoin4687

    @thejoin4687

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shanemckenna9416 ...of win

  • @mikeohagan2206
    @mikeohagan22062 жыл бұрын

    usually musicians messed up on coke make garbage. david managed to put out some good stuff while at his lowest point. he climbed out of that drug haze and gave us 30 plus more years of great stuff. rip david.

  • @Captain_Rhodes
    @Captain_Rhodes3 жыл бұрын

    George Murray was such a great bass player and has sadly disappeared since those bowie records. whole band was great. station to station is probably my favourite bowie album. must have heard stay 1000's of times and never got bored of it. great guitars and groove

  • @LaurelCanyon1969

    @LaurelCanyon1969

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally agree re George Murray and S. To S. , especially for 'Stay' which has an incredible groove. The bass on that is a monster!

  • @Captain_Rhodes

    @Captain_Rhodes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LaurelCanyon1969 yes and that earl slick solo is one of my all time favourites. George Murray was also realy good on Low. I would have expected everyone to be queuing up to use him all through the 80's but nothing! Its so strange. I hope he had a good life anyway

  • @joey6761

    @joey6761

    Жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKt_lLttmd2xmbA.html heres an interview with him from 2017 :)

  • @richardremick1639
    @richardremick1639 Жыл бұрын

    Bowie in the 60’s and 70’s was god I can’t even express his influence and genius what a handsome lad too. David lee Roth has said Bowie and Freddie Mercury were biggest influences. Not surprised Bowie is heavenly ❤❤❤

  • @hiridavidfeign
    @hiridavidfeign3 жыл бұрын

    Looking at the Bowie of his last twenty years, it's remarkable that he survived the Seventies and worked his way through all of it. He became so mentally and physically healthy, with a great sense of humor and statesmanship. It's striking how openly effeminate he was with the Young Americans character, even more so than Ziggy it seems. He was such a pioneer in that way, and for me a guiding light as a gay teen. I now wonder how much of that was him, and how much was just a persona. Whatever, his artistic bravery is what made it work.

  • @jamesraschenbrener9906

    @jamesraschenbrener9906

    2 жыл бұрын

    Spending the early 70s as a Bowie freak, We all were left so empty with, the young Americans//, like it was just another way for the Brits to say they were superior to young Americans. Nothing was ever the same after Diamond Dogs. The last Bowie Ronson Music.

  • @alanstrom2221

    @alanstrom2221

    Жыл бұрын

    Bowie said that he wasn't a Rock Star, he said he was a Performance Artist. He was an Actor performing the roles of his characters. The fact that he was an amazing Singer and Multi - Instrumentalist is an added bonus.???????? Of course he was a bloody Rock Star. Bowie the No.1 Male Artist of all time.

  • @TVC15ohoh

    @TVC15ohoh

    Жыл бұрын

    For me, as a bisexual teen, he validated my bisexuality and taught me to be fearless. I have often described him as my guiding light. Nice to see you say the same.

  • @halloweenjack95

    @halloweenjack95

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jamesraschenbrener9906 ronson wasnt on Diamond Dogs. He was already kicked out

  • @evanwright9016

    @evanwright9016

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jamesraschenbrener9906 It's an extremely satirical song. He lived in the US from about '73 to '76-ish, then again (primarily) in the 80s up until the end of his life. There has to be a reason why he stayed other than the royals' ludicrous tax hikes. Also, aside from Geoff MacCormack (a schoolfriend of his), Bowie was the only Brit breathing in the album's sessions. Surely people like Carlos, Earl, Ava, or Luther weren't critical of his lyrics. It'd made it to #6 on the charts here. At least half the country enjoyed it enough to own it in physical form.

  • @reekashade
    @reekashade3 жыл бұрын

    Bowie lived & breathed Art.He was obsessed with creating new projects & submerged himself in his IMAGINATION.

  • @Kunta_Kinte478

    @Kunta_Kinte478

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was obsessed with snorting cocain and banging Mick Jagger.

  • @commoneuropeanstarling

    @commoneuropeanstarling

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Kunta_Kinte478 whatever. He was absolute genius. Whatever he did in his private life, I don´t care. What I love is his music.

  • @davidaston5773

    @davidaston5773

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reek, ironic isn't it that the audience is allowed to move onto something new when it gets bored be it a band, singer, TV show or character but artists themselves risk their careers or losing their core fans if they do the same? The big oddity is artists, ones who want to explore themselves and the world they live in, should be allowed to do that? Bowie is one of the few did that as part of their existence and it paid off big time for all of us. Life is about discovering and having an adventure. Now look at the world. We're all like androids repeating in everything.

  • @reekashade

    @reekashade

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davidaston5773 Well said my brother!

  • @davidaston5773

    @davidaston5773

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@reekashade Thank you.

  • @BerserkersBattle-816
    @BerserkersBattle-8162 жыл бұрын

    A little piece of all of us died inside when we lost our David Bowie. He transcended through all genres meaning, it didn't matter if you were a blues man, disco, punk, hard rock, jazz ECT.. Something that hasn't happened much. He was a true artist who did what he loved and wanted. Amazing man!

  • @x4ms
    @x4ms3 жыл бұрын

    I was to young to like his music, but now I'm old enough to understand: He was truly way ahead of its time .

  • @mwmann
    @mwmann3 жыл бұрын

    Bowie, a stand alone superstar. People will play his music long into the future.

  • @alexw8033
    @alexw80333 жыл бұрын

    This is an incredible documentary. Also, really, really, really good while on acid

  • @KitCalder

    @KitCalder

    3 жыл бұрын

    amen

  • @blackpeter70

    @blackpeter70

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope you've brought enough for everybody.

  • @dumaramutsi

    @dumaramutsi

    3 жыл бұрын

    My man!

  • @KuonilerariLoufanwald

    @KuonilerariLoufanwald

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nobody: No one: Not a single soul: Guy who uses recreational drugs: hey man this is great on *insert drugs*

  • @bwebb90

    @bwebb90

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KuonilerariLoufanwald still better than the nobody: format hehe gimme crack

  • @riffraffrichard
    @riffraffrichard3 жыл бұрын

    Love the footage of the young american vocalists rehearsing vocals, great seeing the creative process

  • @paulmaloney2383
    @paulmaloney23833 жыл бұрын

    I remember way back when I was a teenager I got the Ziggy Stardust album, it was one of my most cherished possessions . His music was very much a part of my life, he was an unique and talented artist, way ahead of his time

  • @donaldphee1651
    @donaldphee16513 жыл бұрын

    Saw the diamond dogs tour in 74..by far the most elaborate rock production I've seen perhaps in all my concert going years. However, I wish I had seen him with Ronson in his peak glam phase...i enjoyed this little video and I came away with a deeper appreciation of his plastic soul phase.

  • @leeherring8880

    @leeherring8880

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish i'd seen him full stop! Lucky man!

  • @sparkeyjones6261

    @sparkeyjones6261

    3 жыл бұрын

    I saw him live many times since 1980. I think his Glass Spider tour was one of the most elaborate productions I've seen. Sat in the front row looking up at this 90 foot translucent spider, with Cirque Du Soleil performers swinging from bungees. I don't know if it compares to the Diamond Dogs tour though.... wish I had seen it.

  • @albertvinyes4951

    @albertvinyes4951

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel exactly the same. As fantastic as he was during all his different phases (and he really was), I cannot help feeling his english albums (Space Oddity, The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs) are his most truthful contribution.

  • @Zoecat101

    @Zoecat101

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m sooo jealous. I was born 30 years after that. I’m a massive bowie fan

  • @andrewaldridge3801

    @andrewaldridge3801

    2 жыл бұрын

    I saw him with Ronson a few times in 72 and 73 but would love to have seen him in 1974! Unfortunately the DD production was too expensive to tour Europe economically. Worse still there is no complete concert film as there is from the Ziggy era.

  • @NigelThompson-hb5jg
    @NigelThompson-hb5jg Жыл бұрын

    Alomar and Slick, ah you beauties. The guitar on Stay is one of the most amazing pieces ever written, no matter which one of you claims it! The 'Live at the BBC' version is probably Slick's greatest performance of it.

  • @gerggbergr8976
    @gerggbergr89763 жыл бұрын

    WOW! RAW, DARK, PAINFUL, UGLY, REAL, NAKED. Is there an artist who gave more of his soul than David Jones? I Cant Say There Has Been A Greater Artist, EVER! REST MY FRIEND!

  • @stevesosebee5860
    @stevesosebee5860 Жыл бұрын

    Saw Bowie 2 times in the 70’s, both times in LA. Awesome concerts. I bought Changes in 1969 !!!

  • @jackwezesa1081

    @jackwezesa1081

    Жыл бұрын

    Changes was in 71.

  • @Deedee-ee1sg
    @Deedee-ee1sg3 жыл бұрын

    There will never be another great artist like DAVID BOWIE! R.I.P DAVID BOWIE ROCK LEGEND AND ICON! What a genius! Miss him so much!

  • @CatoMinor
    @CatoMinor3 жыл бұрын

    He was phenomenal in any kind of music he threated.

  • @georgelabauve3469
    @georgelabauve34692 жыл бұрын

    Funnily enough, 1974 is the time bowie hit one of his lowest notes (C2 in Sweet thing) and he hit an Eb5 and a D6 respectively at a live show in Anaheim. This was prime Bowie, despite his addiction to cocaine

  • @notmark6944
    @notmark69443 жыл бұрын

    This video is so incredibly underrated!! Lots of footage I've never seen before, thanks for posting!

  • @jimbecarroll5780

    @jimbecarroll5780

    3 жыл бұрын

    wht year was this made ?

  • @szeal

    @szeal

    3 жыл бұрын

    a lot of it has been available but the doc maker put it together beautifully to serve the narrative

  • @t.adamcollins2162

    @t.adamcollins2162

    3 жыл бұрын

    This footage is all over KZread, where this person stole it from and decided not to credit.

  • @johnristheanswer

    @johnristheanswer

    3 жыл бұрын

    By who ?

  • @ChromaQueen
    @ChromaQueen3 жыл бұрын

    Pitch perfect short doc of Bowie’s music, and collaboration with amazingly talented artists that were his team. Bowie was constantly inventing and reinventing himself, and the clips here really show how musicians like Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick helped piece together a song with him, passing a melody or chord to each other as the song emerged. Also showing soul influences & help on vocals by Ava Cherry, Luther Vandross among others. I can relate to the process, as when I used to make art, and now edit film, and struggle arranging so many elements together till it finally elevates into a unified vision. Thank you for this thought provoking video!

  • @jimbecarroll5780

    @jimbecarroll5780

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love your descript of ur proses

  • @maryingolfsrud937

    @maryingolfsrud937

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm floored too. Still media writes the script a f then takes the. "film". Life in my country is no different.

  • @amandakenneally8475
    @amandakenneally84753 жыл бұрын

    God I love watching Carlos talk, he's always gold. So consistently funny.

  • @wuzzwellb764
    @wuzzwellb7643 жыл бұрын

    I got chills when he sang the “make me break and cry” line. Young Americans was one of my all time favorites when I was a teenager and still is....

  • @nicholasmontoto9346
    @nicholasmontoto93463 жыл бұрын

    This era of Bowie is my favorite . Never get tired of these stories . This video was phenomenal

  • @ottodidakt3069
    @ottodidakt3069 Жыл бұрын

    Bowie, above and beyond being a musical genius, was a masterpiece of a gentleman !

  • @halloweenjack95
    @halloweenjack953 жыл бұрын

    My favorite era and his voice was absolutely amazing back then. Imo the greatest vocalist ever. Or at least one of the very best.

  • @adam1984pl

    @adam1984pl

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rod Steward is also great vocalist.

  • @halloweenjack95

    @halloweenjack95

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adam1984pl true.

  • @blackpeter70
    @blackpeter703 жыл бұрын

    Stay really reminded me of mid-period Roxy Music (maybe Both Ends Burning), circa 1975. Very slick.

  • @kelvinkloud
    @kelvinkloud3 жыл бұрын

    aside from jim morrison, bowie was the sharpest big picture concept thinker & creator rock has ever seen... he honestly was like a film director, screenplay writer who meets music.... history will be very kind to him. the further you get away from the era thru wh/ he inhabited, the clearer its revealed he was one of the era's sharpest artistic eyes. that goes for any medium of art you want to put on the table in re to reflecting off the culture & times.

  • @blackmore4

    @blackmore4

    Жыл бұрын

    He definitely owned 70s music on every level. No-one could touch him in that decade.

  • @bbeeez

    @bbeeez

    Жыл бұрын

    Morrison can’t even touch Bowie. NO ONE can. It wasn’t even a fair playing field for anyone else really. He was not of this world.

  • @kelvinkloud

    @kelvinkloud

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bbeeez their sensibilities were different, but in re to understanding projection, media, historical arc of western culture, & the levers of power, Morrison’s Eye was on par. He just didn’t sustain like bowie and flamed out much quicker dying by 27… interesting connection between the 2 is iggy pop. Iggy was inspired by morrison and later met and talked to him while the stooges were briefly on the same label as the doors. He met bowie summer of 71 right after morrison died. Bowie soon wrote concept of ziggy, about a martyr rock star who dies for his art. Essentially a sci fi, androgynous version of a 68 morrison… read Morrison’s, lords and his take on film, culture etc and you will be See how far ahead he was. Remember the end was performed summer 66, no one was in that zip code then.

  • @SwisstedChef2018
    @SwisstedChef20183 жыл бұрын

    Alomar and Slick's guitar work is legendary. With Bowies artistic gift, wow, another great Bowie song.

  • @dragonasspassingas8852
    @dragonasspassingas88523 жыл бұрын

    Low is still my favorite Bowie album, even as much as I love Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane and Station to Station...

  • @bladebaron9351
    @bladebaron9351 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, a great piece about a brilliant period of Bowie's career. Anyone interested in the recent history of music should watch this, there's great content here. A lot to learn. Carlos Alomar is now a research project for me, if you know what I mean. Very interesting, non-judgmental dude, and such a smooth musician. Hats off to anyone involved in this video.

  • @kennypowers5679
    @kennypowers56793 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic doco. Really enjoyed that, Particularly the evolution of 'Footstompin' by The Flairs to 'Fame' with John Lennon. Right on!

  • @NagoyaHouseHead
    @NagoyaHouseHead3 жыл бұрын

    Earl didn't know the 9th chord, and I had to show him how to be ... funky

  • @moonlitme
    @moonlitme3 жыл бұрын

    Diamond Dogs...one of my favorite albums of all time.

  • @darthwatson8274
    @darthwatson82743 жыл бұрын

    Young Americans is my favourite David Bowie album and one of my all time favourite albums.

  • @jonsmith848
    @jonsmith8483 жыл бұрын

    Bravo Mr Bowie. Put MTV on the hot seat

  • @Dune137
    @Dune137 Жыл бұрын

    I've always loved Bowie - wanted to marry him when I first saw him when I was 8. But my favorite "Bowie" is mid-1970's Bowie...Young Americans album is my favorite. I also love Golden Years and so many others. I'm also glad I was a pre-teen living in Los Angeles during that time. It was simply amazing!

  • @timmorin2304
    @timmorin23043 жыл бұрын

    My favorite Bowie era.

  • @heavymeddle28

    @heavymeddle28

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mine too. No exception. 😊

  • @warrenbrewin950
    @warrenbrewin9503 жыл бұрын

    This is an outstanding insight to a musical artistic genius like no other. Bowies lyrics always stun me.

  • @juliafox7904
    @juliafox7904 Жыл бұрын

    Wow I’ve never seen this, but got all the albums as they come out. They still sound as fresh and original no one does it like Bowie and his band, thanks!✨

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head3 жыл бұрын

    Great mini-doc. Loved seeing DB rip Mark Goodman and MTV in general at the end there. I'd love to see what would do with the Berlin years phase.

  • @koomo801

    @koomo801

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was quite unfair of Bowie to blindside Goodman with thinly-veiled implications of racism. Every radio station in every country has to play to its audience, and the early morning format became the experimental time period to see what would click. It was true from the beginning, and became part of rock lore at the time of the Beatles. The burden of MTV was that it became the sole station for an entire, highly diverse (not just in terms of skin color, but music styles) country. I'm surprised it managed to retain its lead at the top of the music video market for as long as it did.

  • @the-andre
    @the-andre Жыл бұрын

    Wow, those last 2 minutes. Mr. Bowie placed a mirror to the man’s face, held his feet to the fire and watched him squirm. Kudos to you Mr. Bowie, kudos and bravo!

  • @cocomami1

    @cocomami1

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen.....David Bowie was WOKE way before it became a trend!

  • @mikehamblen9917
    @mikehamblen99172 жыл бұрын

    His performance on the Dinah Shore was epic. Stay is one of his greatest songs which showcased his vocal range. Amazing that someone as musically influential and intellectual would perform on Dinah Shore and the Cher show. Don't think there has been anything matching that period of music.

  • @daviddundas4140

    @daviddundas4140

    Жыл бұрын

    You listen to Stay, and it could have been on Black Tie White Noise, David was a visionary, and I adored him and his music

  • @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL
    @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL3 жыл бұрын

    I can’t help but be a bit annoyed that he didn’t get the Astronettes LP out.

  • @davidcopson5800

    @davidcopson5800

    3 жыл бұрын

    I bet you're cursing at that.

  • @danikriatura7671

    @danikriatura7671

    3 жыл бұрын

    i thought he did? i swear there was an Ava Cherry and the Astronettes album uploaded on KZread a few years back, with "I Am A Lazer" and "People From Bad Homes" and all those joints on it. i can't seem to find it now, for some reason.

  • @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL

    @JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@danikriatura7671 well could be a form of it available now online but I don’t think an LP was released in the 70s.

  • @sexobscura

    @sexobscura

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dum-doo-wah

  • @leeherring8880

    @leeherring8880

    3 жыл бұрын

    Theres a full cd out... Ava Cherry and the Astronettes People From Bad Homes. Ava has uploaded a lot of her solo stuff to spotify / youtube too , and is on instagram.

  • @aladdinsane.
    @aladdinsane.3 жыл бұрын

    This is a GREAT semi-doc video of many key parts in Bowie's life, history and that great "Plastic Soul" music during that time period and where He was heading and why! ...Very well done! ...Thank You!

  • @thecovidprisoner
    @thecovidprisoner Жыл бұрын

    What other artist wrote , performed , acted and painted , changed direction and invented new characters throughout their career ?? No one........he morphed into directions , pushed his and music boundaries beyond the norm. Truly '' The man who fell to Earth '' and its far worse off without you David.

  • @ahnadevena-sleepwellthrive3122
    @ahnadevena-sleepwellthrive31222 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this extraordinary piece, how wonderful would it be to see a full doco in this style covering the entirety of his career

  • @pobrookstein2016
    @pobrookstein20163 жыл бұрын

    This was very enjoyable to watch, thanks for taking the time to make it.

  • @teslababbage
    @teslababbage2 жыл бұрын

    This is a superb documentary - thank you for making it.

  • @lnc-to4ku
    @lnc-to4ku3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this was absolutely amazing! Thank you!

  • @davehibbard4913
    @davehibbard49133 жыл бұрын

    One of the finest distillations I've seen . Wonderful and thought provoking. Unseen video, dialogue and footage throughout. Awesome.

  • @MisterSuperstar99
    @MisterSuperstar992 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely wonderful documentary. Thank you for the commitment.

  • @chriskennedy6961
    @chriskennedy69614 ай бұрын

    Thank You sooo much for putting this together❤

  • @gabrieljimenez9762
    @gabrieljimenez97623 жыл бұрын

    Really strong video. Great job. Amazing how much of a range he displayed in such a short amount of time. god, I miss him.

  • @musikman9103
    @musikman9103 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite Bowie era. You've done a great job in putting this together. Thanks!

  • @ianbenson9081
    @ianbenson90813 жыл бұрын

    Super Doc nice to see from time to time how the songs evolved and became what we know. Thanks again!

  • @toddmusic
    @toddmusic3 жыл бұрын

    Please do every Bowie period! Amazing presentation and footage. Kudos.

  • @apricotpavlova134
    @apricotpavlova1343 жыл бұрын

    Brilliantly put together. Must see more of your work. Brilliant Bowie..what a Soul Man, with a Magic Heart...Thankyou and Mucho Blessings...✨✨✨

  • @ljpayne9747
    @ljpayne9747 Жыл бұрын

    I do adore how they called out MTV and radio stations for excluding talent

  • @v-town1980
    @v-town19803 жыл бұрын

    I love his later experimental music during the Berlin years better. Not a huge soul fan. But whatever he did, he did it great.

  • @asmithers1502
    @asmithers15023 жыл бұрын

    What a life! makes me sad for the kids today, never know this kind of Joy

  • @oh_ze
    @oh_ze3 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing.....well done to the creator of this content. Hands down the best footage

  • @maxv0085
    @maxv00853 жыл бұрын

    Please oh please keep making these mini music documentaries! They are so amazing

  • @VampEdits
    @VampEdits2 жыл бұрын

    This is incredibly well put-together. Great job! Miss you, Bowie.

  • @gedasbartusevicius7316
    @gedasbartusevicius73163 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this Rarity. I had a good time to remember my youth listened Bowie. Best Regards

  • @Lyndanet
    @Lyndanet3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you this is a beautifully informative mini doc.

  • @geordiemanc
    @geordiemanc3 жыл бұрын

    Just found this, really great documentary that I’d not seen. Cheers.

  • @birimbica1
    @birimbica13 жыл бұрын

    Fenomenal! I'm gonna play it forever! Such impressive parameters. Thank you. I live in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

  • @itkojecockot
    @itkojecockot Жыл бұрын

    everything he did from "Diamond Dogs" to "Scary Monsters" was truly unforgetable piece of artistry

  • @MCJHYPE
    @MCJHYPE3 жыл бұрын

    Young Americans is my favorite album ⚡️ THANK YOU 🙏🏾

  • @privaternutzer7595
    @privaternutzer75952 жыл бұрын

    Like all extra ordinary beings walking Earth David lost himself in the material body and world and then spend the rest of his life searching his true nature... very interesting documentary. Thanks very much for this. New insights on Bowie.

  • @olgadebartolome1332
    @olgadebartolome13323 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Awesome footage. THANKS!

  • @andrewmawhinney1347
    @andrewmawhinney13473 жыл бұрын

    This really is a fantastic piece of work on this incredibly creative phase of Bowie's career. Brilliant poignant ending.

  • @pattycassiani1352
    @pattycassiani13523 жыл бұрын

    Bellissimo documentario...grazie....love Bowie

  • @shiningstarsmitty3731
    @shiningstarsmitty37313 жыл бұрын

    I had to pause the video at 22:58 to answer a text, and before I finish the rest of this, I've just gotta say, *_Got DAMN!!_* Will you just _look_ at that face? Brains, talent, and beauty, and all of it lasting 'til he died. My favorite Bowie period is from Station To Station to Baal in 1982 (which I think also incorporates his time working on Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, but I wouldn't quote me). He just had all his creative cylinders firing and it's glorious. Thanks for this. Good stuff!

  • @michaelthomas366
    @michaelthomas3663 жыл бұрын

    This is an excellent mini-documentary . Well done!

  • @soaribb32
    @soaribb323 жыл бұрын

    I just gained a new found respect for Diamond Dogs and Young Americans.

  • @nadyatytian279
    @nadyatytian279 Жыл бұрын

    This is a very insightful doco. Really well done.

  • @rafaelandrade7627
    @rafaelandrade76273 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. Congratulations!

  • @harlanthejester
    @harlanthejester3 жыл бұрын

    Dennis Davis awesome drummer.

  • @thevoid99

    @thevoid99

    3 жыл бұрын

    to me, he was bowie's best drummer as he just had a lot of ideas and could play his ass off. mick woodmansey is his 2nd best drummer mainly because he's a man has feel. bowie always knew how to pick good musicians.

  • @roxysimmons
    @roxysimmons3 жыл бұрын

    He harnessed the power of insanity.

  • @vascoapolonio2309
    @vascoapolonio23092 жыл бұрын

    Flashes, memories, smells, tastes, lights, people, words, from my youth years keep coming to my mind every time I hear this guy. I'm still so much in love with the chameleon.

  • @camerondodge2070
    @camerondodge20703 жыл бұрын

    I came here for Bowie, but honestly I ended up staying for Alomar. The dude's amazing! This lkeaves me wondering if he has any solo albums.

  • @szeal

    @szeal

    3 жыл бұрын

    he does and he is a music and technology professor. look it up. he is amazing!

  • @christinejharts
    @christinejharts3 ай бұрын

    This is great, Cheers for posting ❤⚡

  • @ubikRoyBatty
    @ubikRoyBatty3 жыл бұрын

    Nice work on the doco, it's a period of Bowie's work not often focused on.

  • @juliunker

    @juliunker

    3 жыл бұрын

    o0 I feel most documentaries are focused on this transition of Ziggy to Berlin-Bowie.

  • @solar1959
    @solar19593 жыл бұрын

    He was a great man,so very smart,a true icon!

  • @beenthroughnam3747
    @beenthroughnam37473 жыл бұрын

    Wow, Amazing Production. Thanks!

  • @bgbreakdown
    @bgbreakdown3 жыл бұрын

    Mind... blown! Thank you!!

  • @hihats
    @hihats3 жыл бұрын

    David LIVE...phenomenal album,thank you very much

  • @andyyouell5037
    @andyyouell50373 жыл бұрын

    Really great video - thank you