Quote: (01-09-2013 07:26 AM)BoiBoi Wrote:
Why does he sing about Berlin??
Damn,you need to get hold of his seminal Berlin albums,Low,Heroes and Lodger ( only Heroes was actually recorded there but the three are considered to be his Berlin trilogy ). Berlin was Bowie's bolt hole after the LA Thin White duke phase which sent him into a drug spiral he almost never came out of. Him and Iggy rolled into town to get clean and just about managed it producing and writing stupendous works at the same time. If you want to get a feel for Berlin of the late 70's period then get hold of his 'Low' album,dim the lights and put the headphones on. Probably his best work and if you only know Bowie as the guy who sang 'let's dance' or 'Absolute beginners' type of 80's pop then you will be blown away.
There is a great book about that period called 'Bowie in Berlin',forget who wrote it but it's an epic read. Hopefully a tour will be in the offing,but I doubt it.