David Bowie - Stage (18 tracks) +Album Reviews

HIS BEST LIVE WORK, AND RYKO HAS DROPPED IT?!

Scott T Mc Nally | ORLANDO, Fl USA | 08/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Bowie was in the prime of his art rock phase at the time of this recording, co-writing with Eno and King Crimson's Robert Fripp. Stage captures 3 different phases of his career in one recording. The reworkings of the "Ziggy Stardust" material as well as the Station To Station" period are just plain brilliant. "Heroes" is sung much more passionately here than on the original studio recording. David's voice was at it's prime here. It had deepend just a bit, but his falsetto was very much intact.The only guitar player capable of doing Fripp's parts any justice is Adian Belew. This is actually when I first heard of him. He's an incredible guitarist who can coax sounds out of a guitar like nobody on Earth. It's no wonder that Fripp would later seek him out to reform King Crimson with two guitarists.Now on to my complaint. Why on Earth would Ryko drop this from their catalog? In my book, this is essential Bowie. It deserves to be available. If anyone out there who has not heard this disc has an opportunity to purchase it used, don't blow it!"

An Unappreciated Album!

Martin A Hogan | San Francisco, CA. (Hercules) | 08/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD was unavailable for many years. It is superbly recorded with fantastic classics, the best being "Station To Station", "Heroes" (a rousing guitar piece) and all the "Ziggy Stardust" classics. If you've ever wondered how a slow song like "Warsawza" could have ever been good in concert - just take a listen. It's hypnotizing! This double CD is tough to find and will not last long here at Amazon, so I recommend getting it while you can."

Behind the mask you finally find the true face of Bowie

P Kuijt | Leiden Netherlands | 08/08/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Stage is by far the best live performance /album by David Bowie. At a new artistic peak in his career he toured the world with an impressive voice and supporting band. You'll never forget the 10 minutes of Station to Station with the superb guitar imitation of a train by Adrian Belew and the undercooled voice of Bowie, distancing himself from his turbulent American years. And the Bowie performs Heroes really gets to you. Unfortunately the CD is hard to get, I've been looking for it for years."

Finding this on CD made my day

Michael Armstrong | 08/25/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I used to listen to my parents copy of this album and I was always amazed by the performances of "Warsawza" and the rest of that side and hearing it on CD is sooo much better. This really is music to make your heart cry or sing!Listening to most of the CD, including the bonus track, makes you realise just how versatile Bowie, as a musician and performer, really is. This is a must obtain CD for anyone who lvoes music. It mightn't be commercial and the renditions of many of the more famous tunes may not sound like the original studio recordings but the performances captured here are magnificient."

Absolutely Stunning!

Fran Mollica | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina United States | 02/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the most absolutely stunning live album that i have ever had the privelege of hearing. I just recently bought it used (as for some crazy reason it's now out of print) and it was in great condition. This is not only essential for any music fan but also for any Bowie fan. He is clearly at his vocal peak on this album, his creative peak, and he also employs the help of the greatest progressive guitarist of ALL TIME Adrian Belew. The Ziggy Stardust songs performed are slightly different but are stunning and absolutely priceless. The performance of Station to Station (his greatest song) is brilliant and breath taking, so much emotion and just brilliant guitar playing. Fame and Tvc15 are both done very well. The instrumental stuff is good, but doesn't do anything that it doesn't on the albums. Breaking Glass is played in a very cool manner. One of the highlights of his whole career is this fantastic, incredibly emotional, brilliant version of Heroes. What in the World, Blackout, and Beauty and the Beast are all very well done. And now the last track and possibly best, Alabama Song. This song sounded like he wrote it almost, he owned it. I mean it's such a strange odd version of the song, that sounds nothing like any other version. By far his best cover song ever (and that says a lot). It is a excellent ending to one of the greatest moment of music history. Buy stage, it is worth whatever someone will sell it to u for. It's difficult to find but can be bought in the Amazon Marketplace (where i got it). It should have never, never gone out of print, this one is a true standard for what live music shoiuld be. Buy it before it's too late."

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