David Bowie 1983-06-26 Rotterdam ,Stadium Feyenoord De Kuip (taper Heywhiteboy – 1st gen. tape).
Sound Quality Rating
01. The Jean Genie intro.flac
02. Star.flac
03. “Heroes”.flac
04. What In The World.flac
05. Golden Years.flac
06. Fashion.flac
07. Let’s Dance.flac
08. Breaking Glass.flac
09. Life On Mars?.flac
10. Sorrow.flac
11. Cat People.flac
12. China Girl.flac
13. Scary Monsters.flac
14. Rebel Rebel.flac
15. White Light White Heat.flac
16. Station To Station.flac
17. Cracked Actor.flac
18. Ashes To Ashes.flac
19. Space Oddity.flac
20. Band introductions .flac
21. Young Americans.flac
22. TVC 15.flac
23. Fame.flac
Encore:
24. Stay.flac
25. The Jean Genie .flac
26. Modern Love.flac
Label : No label
Audio Source : audience
Lineage : 1st generation audio TDK cassette
Taper : Heywhiteboy
Total running time : 1:43:58
Sound Quality : noise ,dull ,but still good listened to
Attendance : 50.600
Artwork : None
“This is from an album called Low, this is called Breaking Glass”.”As I said before,I do versions of songs that I like very much,one of this was t~is one,it’s called Sorrow“. Earlier Tony Thompson had made a mistake at the transition from Fashion to Let’s Dance: “Oeh-wah,totototototototo fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion” went on too long because Tony forgot to mark the beginning of Let’s Dance on his drums. Bowie looked back to draw his attention to the omission,but it was so slight,noone realised.
Bowie danced much less than in Brussels,but his magic voice, though it had suffered slightly by the tour,sounded from of old,going right to the bone.
After White Light,White Heat Bowie went backstage to change,and during Station to Station he returned,blue shirt,white trousers with buttons. At the back of the stage he stood headbanging with his hands: swaying his head to and fro he started freaking to Slick’s solo. He was much happier now and enjoyed himself much more; now the fun really started. During the first part of Cracked Actor Bowie gave a sudden laugh when he looked at the skull,and missed a line. No one understood what was happening so,after a giggly band intro he explained: “I’d also like to explain that the skull I had earlier,had gold teeth and a piece of cellophane on the top of its head”. Someone backstage had stuck golden-coloured stickers to the teeth! There were more of such jokes during the tour,for instance in Wembley, when George Simms wanted to roll a cigarette and could only find salade for tabacco! “I’d like to give you this” Bowie said and kicked the balloon to the audience,who were again shouting “Bowie,Bowie!”.
Young Americans was played with much joy,it was real fun under the blue sky, the light of the full moon and all those laughing faces of the many people who had longed for this night so much. “Now ain’t there one damn song, that can make me … “ Bowie sang,and held out the microphone to the audience to make it reply ” … break down and cry”. “I don’t want to go out,I want to stay in,rehearse my songs” Bowie sang when he returned for Modern Love.
That afternoon at about 5pm Bowie had been interviewed by Cinevisie,a NOS programme: The interview was made in the Hilton Hotel and broadcasted on the 29th.
David Bowie Tour band 1983 – The Serious Moonlight World Tour :
• David Bowie – lead vocals, guitar, saxophone
• Earl Slick – guitar
• Carlos Alomar – guitar, backing vocals, music director
• Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
• Tony Thompson – drums, percussion
• Dave Lebolt – keyboards, synthesizers
The Borneo Horns:
• Steve Elson – saxophones
• Stan Harrison – saxophones, woodwinds
• Lenny Pickett – saxophones, woodwinds
Backing vocals
• George Simms – backing vocals
• Frank Simms – backing vocals• Frank Simms – backing vocals
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Processing:
1st gen aud cassette / cass transfer via Akai tapedeck GX-75 -> Magix Audio & Music Lab (edit/remaster) -> FLAC -> BowieStation
Again a recording with a genuine sound (throughout) but there also potential to improve it by applying some EQ.
Sound level and balance adjusted several times. Audience noise between songs was lowered. There are some sequences (not too many and quite short) with speed fluctuations. Small cut in the first seconds of Golden Years. China Girl and Cracked Actor cut in (the audience noise before and the cutting in tracks faded out and in).
Even as there are the usual screamers, whistlers and clappers (but hey it’s a open air concert and people are having fun) very enjoyable show and sound!
