The Guitars of David Bowie?
Posted by Moonage | Filed under The World Of David Bowie
Luke Slater over at TinMachine does a really neat survey of the guitars Bowie has used through the years. He comes to the conclusion Bowie basically has two guitars. One acoustic, one electric. Luke then finishes up with a conclusion that loses me. He thinks this is sad.
Now, ya gotta remember that for the most part, Bowie never considered himself a guitar player. Sure, he’s strummed a lot, but find a video where Bowie gets down on a guitar. It don’t happen. He plays piano, keyboards, saxophone, whatever it takes to get the sound he wants. No biggie. Also, consider the guitar players he’s hung out with over the last forty years or so:
- Mick Ronson
- John Lennon
- Jeff Beck
- Peter Frampton
- Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Nile Rodgers
- Charlie Sexton
- Earl Slick
- Carlos Alomar
- Adrian Belew
- Robert Fripp
- Reeves Gabrels
- David Gilmour
If I could count on that line-up to make me sound good, I’d have two less guitars than Bowie does.
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American Fantasy Idol?
Posted by Moonage | Filed under Events
Marc Hirsh of MSNBC had a fantasy idol competition. The contestants were:
- 12th place: Sting
- 11th place: Marvin Gaye
- 10th place: Stevie Nicks
- Ninth place: Johnny Cash
- Eighth place: Chrissie Hynde
- Seventh place: Courtney Love
- Sixth place: John Lennon
- Fifth place: Mama Cass Elliott
- Fourth place: Whitney Houston
- Third place: Stevie Wonder
- Final two: Aretha Franklin and David Bowie
- Winner: David Bowie
Now, being a Bowie fan, I’d like to think my years of suffering at the hands of all the testosterone driven music freaks who thought Motley Crue was good music has finally paid off. However, I think this is somewhat biased. John Lennon would have sung sweeter, Stevie Wonder would how wowed them. Aretha Franklin would have just knocked them completely off their feet.
Simon Cowell would have kicked Bowie off the show because of his hair, crooked teeth, mis-matched eyes, weird clothes, and limited vocal range. Bowie’s talent would never have been an issue.
( Courtney Love would never have beaten anyone on the list. )
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