Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 No surprise coming from someone like yourself with such impeccable taste, but good call on Labyrinth. Totally forgot about that movie. And dont forgret his duet with Bing for "Little Drummer Boy" An all time classic CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 And dont forgret his duet with Bing for "Little Drummer Boy" An all time classic CBF Holy cow-- best holiday song ever (good music video too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Holy cow-- best holiday song ever (good music video too). Agreed! CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Don't remember a cancellation or the Tubes, don't think anyone opened (or if they did, I missed it). I do remember the Aud was a sauna that night, but you couldn't tell by looking at him. That setlist is ridiculous, great tour. Maybe Buffalo was one of the lesser shows, I don't know, but I loved it. Was at school for the first two weeks of classes and tried to get friends to head to Syracuse for the Carrier Dome show. Alas in '83, no other takers to see the "faggot." Imbeciles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 not sure why they dropped off the Buffalo show, but I knew I wasn't crazy. 1983: Opened several dates for David Bowie on the Serious Moonlight tour and on this tour, among other highlights, they were the first artists to ever play the newly opened Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. At the end of the Bowie tour, they played a few shows featuring their classic no-holds-barred theatrics in Portland, Oregon, and other west-coast cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tubes Don't remember a cancellation or the Tubes, don't think anyone opened (or if they did, I missed it). I do remember the Aud was a sauna that night, but you couldn't tell by looking at him. That setlist is ridiculous, great tour. Maybe Buffalo was one of the lesser shows, I don't know, but I loved it. I am listening to the west coast feed and an hour + into the show and no mention of it yet. Should be an interesting Howard Stern show today -- he was a huge Bowie fan. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSNBDSC Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Now a starman Stayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) not sure why they dropped off the Buffalo show, but I knew I wasn't crazy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tubes I am listening to the west coast feed and an hour + into the show and no mention of it yet. Wow. I would've loved to see the Tubes open, though they pretty much jumped the shark for me that year, She's A Beauty and Talk To You Later wtf. ETA: At least I think those 2 songs were in 83. Edited January 11, 2016 by Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 now it is becoming a bit more clear...my sister just texted me asking if i remember why I gave her my bowie tickets for that tour when he played the Dome. That syracuse show was scheduled for July 23rd and was postponed until the next show after buffalo, and THAT original Syracuse show may have had the Tubes scheduled as the opening act. When they rescheduled the Syracuse show there was no opening act, and being that i was in Fredonia, i opted to go to the Buffalo show instead of going home for the Dome show, Wow. I would've loved to see the Tubes open, though they pretty much jumped the shark for me that year, She's A Beauty and Talk To You Later wtf.ETA: At least I think those 2 songs were in 83. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wow. I would've loved to see the Tubes open, though they pretty much jumped the shark for me that year, She's A Beauty and Talk To You Later wtf. ETA: At least I think those 2 songs were in 83. I know a dude who was a big time sound guy in the 70's and 80's. He set up everyone (Dead, Frampton, Aerosmith, etc). He told me the Tubes were the best live act he had ever seen. Lots of energy, costume changes, great sets. I always found that answer in interesting because I found Talk to you Later boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 As Rico said, the Completion Backwards Principle was the Tubes jumping the shark. Listen to their What Do You Want From Live album. They were monsters! I know a dude who was a big time sound guy in the 70's and 80's. He set up everyone (Dead, Frampton, Aerosmith, etc). He told me the Tubes were the best live act he had ever seen. Lots of energy, costume changes, great sets. I always found that answer in interesting because I found Talk to you Later boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 As Rico said, the Completion Backwards Principle was the Tubes jumping the shark. Listen to their What Do You Want From Live album. They were monsters! i was just going to reference What Do You Want From Live, one of my all-time fav live Lps and my go-to choice for the Tubes. Sound and performance are incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 As Rico said, the Completion Backwards Principle was the Tubes jumping the shark. Listen to their What Do You Want From Live album. They were monsters! RIP David. Regarding The Tubes. Our band used to go on stage to Mondo Bondage back in the mid-70's. Cranked up it's such a good song to get the rock juices rolling. I didn't get the lyrics though.......I was 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 I saw The Tubes in 78 or 79. Wasn't expecting much - and it turned out to be the best concert I saw up till that time. It was amazing. Saw them again at Darien Lake in 82 or 83, and they were still great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) I would say, perhaps other than Dylan in the 60's, no other artist in modern rock history (Beatles on) had as strong a slate of releases as Bowie had from 1970 to 1980. It started with "The Man Who Sold the World" through "Scary Monsters". Thirteen albums (remember when artists put out an album or two a year?), not a dud among them. His output during that decade kept up an incredible level of quality, and he never made the same album twice... I know, things were spotty after that, but his last few releases were really strong...the new one, as cliché as it sounds, is the best thing he has done since 1980, IMO. And I said that to somebody on Saturday... BTW- the new album, "Blackstar" was released on Friday, January 8th. Bowie's 69th birthday...a day he shared with Elvis! One of the true greats! His last video..."Lazarus". Pretty cryptic, in light of all this: http://youtu.be/y-JqH1M4Ya8 Edited January 11, 2016 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I would say, perhaps other than Dylan in the 60's, no other artist in modern rock history (Beatles on) had as strong a slate of releases as Bowie had from 1970 to 1980. It started with "The Man Who Sold the World" through "Scary Monsters". Thirteen albums (remember when artists put out an album or two a year?), not a dud among them. His output during that decade kept up an incredible level of quality, and he never made the same album twice... I know, things were spotty after that, but his last few releases were really strong...the new one, as cliché as it sounds, is the best thing he has done since 1980, IMO. And I said that to somebody on Saturday... BTW- the new album, "Blackstar" was released on Friday, January 8th. Bowie's 69th birthday...a day he shared with Elvis! One of the true greats! His last video..."Lazarus". Pretty cryptic, in light of all this: http://youtu.be/y-JqH1M4Ya8 Well said. The only one who came close to me re: the 70's run was Roxy, don't think they ever made a bad album (though not at Bowie's level) I know many disparage it, but I would also include Let's Dance, for the hits and the tour. Cranking Station To Station (my fav) right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Saw this on another board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Well said. The only one who came close to me re: the 70's run was Roxy, don't think they ever made a bad album (though not at Bowie's level) I know many disparage it, but I would also include Let's Dance, for the hits and the tour. Cranking Station To Station (my fav) right now... While I am partial to Low, Station to Station is right up there for me as well...I can't pick just one...they are all great! Was listening to Diamond Dogs on the way to work... that was my favorite as a teenager...loved Hunky Dory, Lodger...damn...so much great stuff. After reading the endless tributes on Facebook (they should call it Wakebook) yesterday, it made me realize, as much as I loved that 70's stuff, I kind of lost track of his later stuff for a while. Gotta go back and catch up on the later stuff. The last two have been fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 While I am partial to Low, Station to Station is right up there for me as well...I can't pick just one...they are all great! Was listening to Diamond Dogs on the way to work... that was my favorite as a teenager...loved Hunky Dory, Lodger...damn...so much great stuff. After reading the endless tributes on Facebook (they should call it Wakebook) yesterday, it made me realize, as much as I loved that 70's stuff, I kind of lost track of his later stuff for a while. Gotta go back and catch up on the later stuff. The last two have been fantastic. Hate to say it, but he started losing me with Tonight and then for good with Never Let Me Down (last one I bought day 1) and Tin Machine. I've got all the later ones, but have only given them a handful of listens, I also need to catch back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 David always had good guitar folks on board, SRV, Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Total surprise after hearing about him releasing a new record last week. RIP Ziggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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