A classmate of mine interviewed/hung out with Iman like ten years ago and said she was like her best friend for the duration of that entire evening. So when Rob Sheffield argued that Iman gave him something to write about after years in the wilderness, I immediately thought of my friend's interview - like I can totally see how someone like that can suddenly turn your life into this huge ray of sunshine.
― birdistheword, Friday, 7 January 2022 03:59 (two years ago) link
I'm not sure if I heard this before...I've heard from musicians that Bowie was really generous about singing guide tracks while they cut their parts, but not that most of the Blackstar tracks were truly live in the studio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZE2QZwtuec
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 18:20 (two years ago) link
Even more impressive, Bowie's home demos are not too dissimilar.
Check out what he came up with on his own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0FmXpbcRT0
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 18:42 (two years ago) link
What a lovely read this thread is from start to finish. Must be one of the finest on this esteemed message board.
Also from upthread and not about Blackstar but …
Xpost I listened to this is not America today and I love that fucking song
― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Monday, 11 January 2016 23:58 (six years ago) l
I listened to this the other day and I agree
― the article don, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 22:14 (two years ago) link
xp alfred it's not clear to me he performed the demo himself, did you read that somewhere or is it apparent from recording notes?
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 17 March 2022 08:56 (two years ago) link
Yep. The band and Chris O'Leary confirmed it.
What we hear are sax, keys, and drum machine, all of which he could play.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 March 2022 09:29 (two years ago) link
It's a demo Bowie recorded by himself, Pushing Ahead of the Dame has lots of interesting information on it: https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2017/02/16/tis-a-pity-she-was-a-whore/
Although Bowie was in the studio in summer 2014 to record full demos with Tony Visconti, Zachary Alford and Jack Spann, the B-side of “Sue,” issued that November, was Bowie alone: the same home demo he’d sent McCaslin, full of keyboard presets and crackling with cheap distortion.”The B-side was a demo. It was just kickass,” Visconti said. “His production skills have gone up 5,000%.”
x-post :)
― willem, Thursday, 17 March 2022 09:30 (two years ago) link
I really think Tis a Pity She Was a Whore could be the very best thing he ever did.
― Eyeball Kicks, Friday, 18 March 2022 00:45 (two years ago) link
Anyone read this yet? Looks interesting: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/blackstar-theory-9781501365379/
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 18 March 2022 01:10 (two years ago) link
xp that's so cool thanks!!
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 21 March 2022 13:10 (two years ago) link
Man, she punched me like a dudeHold your mad hands, I cried'Tis a pity she was a whore'Tis my fate, I supposeFor that was patrolThat was patrol'Tis a pity she was a whore
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 15:07 (one year ago) link