Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, chamberlin); Adrain Belew, Carlos Alomar (guitar, background vocals); Simon House (violin); Sean Mayes (piano, background vocals); Roger Powell (keyboards, synthesizer); George Murray (bass guitar, background vocals); Dennis Davis (drums).
Recording information: 1978.
Emerging from his self-imposed exile in Berlin, Bowie assembled a new band and took to the road to promote his Berlin-recorded albums, LOW and HEROES. STAGE chronicles that 1977 tour and captures Bowie at one of the most creative periods of his career. Though STAGE was criticized for having somewhat lackluster sound when it was originally released, this remastered CD is a noticeable improvement over the original album.
STAGE breaks Bowie's concert into two parts. The first CD features urgent versions of some of Bowie's best-known songs, including "Ziggy Stardust," "Fame" and "Hang On To Yourself." The second CD is devoted exclusively to the songs from LOW and HEROES. Though songs like the anthemic "Heroes" are well-suited to the live format, others, like the ominous instrumental "Warsawza" and the futuristic "Speed of Life" are not your typical concert fare. Still, Bowie performs gripping versions of these challenging tunes, and guitarist Adrian Belew is especially good on this material. While STAGE may not be the definitive Bowie live album, it offers a fascinating look at the artist as he stretches the boundaries of sound and stage for what was perhaps the last time in his career.
DISC 1
1. Warsazawa
2. Heroes
3. What In The World
4. Be My Wife - (previously unreleased)
5. Blackout
6. Sense Of Doubt
7. Speed Of Life
8. Breaking Glass
9. Beauty And The Beast
10. Fame
11. Band Intro
DISC 2
1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Star
4. Hang On To Yourself
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Art Decade
7. Alabama Song
8. Station To Station
9. Stay - (previously unreleased)
10. TVC 15
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