David Bowie's Glass Spider Tour

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I'm a wee bit of a Bowie obsessive but even saying that late 80s Bowie live is a period I don't find myself listening to much. This morning however my eldest is off sick so tucked up in the other room watching Glass Spider on Sky Arts whilst I get on with some work. Framptom and Alomar were an awesome pairing and shamefully they aren't ones I often mention when recalling some of them superb musos Bowie has worked with.

octatonic

That is my favourite Bowie period- great show.

Recorded in Sydney IIRC- I had it on video when it was released.

Frampton and Alomar are completely on it in that show.

I saw it on Sky Arts and recorded it- going to watch it later.

randomhandclaps

octatonic said:

That is my favourite Bowie period- great show.

Recorded in Sydney IIRC- I had it on video when it was released.

Frampton and Alomar are completely on it in that show.

I saw it on Sky Arts and recorded it- going to watch it later.

Judging by the ethusiasm of the crowd it certainly wasn't recorded in London. Frampton is playing like a cross between Eddie Van Halen and Gilmour. Just incredible. As much as I love some of his other line ups it's pretty hard to find a solid argument for there being a better pairing.

Gassage

RHC

As you're aware I know Gabrels very well.

I asked him about Erdal Kizilcay who played on this and the S and V tour.

Reeves said that Erdal is the most gifted muso he's ever met. At 9, he went to the Vienna Auditorium on a schlarship. At 12 he had a degree, 14 a docterate and at 18, he became a professor.

Seemingly he is virtuoso on every single thing you can throw at him- ine of the best drummers around too!

Amazing talent.

GuyBoden

octatonic said:

That is my favourite Bowie period- great show.

Recorded in Sydney IIRC- I had it on video when it was released.

Frampton and Alomar are completely on it in that show.

I saw it on Sky Arts and recorded it- going to watch it later.

I remember watching it at Maine Road, Man City's old ground. Yeah, I agree, it was a very professional show and a very good band.

Heartfeltdawn

Just watching Pennebaker's film of the Spiders of Mars show. Damn great band. 

Tone71

I saw that tour at Wembley stadium 1987, great stuff

John_P

I went to see DB on that tour,  I had only been playing a few years and remember being blow away by Peter Frampton,  I hadn't heard his previous work and just thought he was a great guitarist - definitely a great lineup.

citizen68

Seen them in Slane, Ireland which is a large natural amphitheatre that holds around 80,000 - great show!

Chuffola

Me too @citizen68

Fantastic show!

citizen68

Don't think it rained that day either - for a change in Slane!

randomhandclaps

It's a well known fact that it never rains on Bowie

1nten5e

I was at Maine Rd too......Terrence Trent Darby and Alison Moyet supported if I remember correctly

John_P

1nten5e said:

I was at Maine Rd too......Terrence Trent Darby and Alison Moyet supported if I remember correctly

Big Country were the support at the show I saw - they were fantastic.

darcym

the whole concept of Frampton going out as Bowies band inspires me

Heartfeltdawn

darcym said:

the whole concept of Frampton going out as Bowies band inspires me

DarcyM and the Spiders from Bath. 

Chuffola

citizen68 said:

Don't think it rained that day either - for a change in Slane!

Actually, it did rain a little but Bowie looked heavenward and it stopped and the sun came out. It did. Honestly. I wasn't even stoned.