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