David Bowie delights and confounds Chastain Park in Atlanta.
I'm so happy to have seen David Bowie again tonight. Of all the times I've seen him, none have been able to compare to the first, but each time he does something that makes it different from last time. Of course, the highlights for me were much different than the audience favorites. The audience was up for "China Girl," "Rebel Rebel," "Ziggy Stardust," "Suffragette City", "Heroes," etc. Me? Oh, I was much more thrilled to hear "Always Crashing In The Same Car," "The Supermen," "Looking For Water," "Battle For Britain" and "Fall Dog Bombs The Moon." The band was great, too. Much more straightforward than the Reeves Gabrels-era band. Guitarist Earl Slick has a much better understanding of the Spiders material. He was also the guitarist on the Diamond Dogs Tour and John Lennon's guitarist on Double Fantasy. There were some disappointments. "The Loneliest Guy" and "Sunday" were even more boring live than on record and he had to cut "Five Years" due to curfew. Overall, it was a solid set. Probably my 3rd favorite show of the year so far (after Prince and The Darkness).
Earlier in the day, Frank and I got together to rehearse a bit. We've really got an overwhelmingly long set list now for a band that hasn't ever played. We've got a solid hour and a half of material with the new songs and covers.
I'm impressed. I hope we can get 'em all tight enough for performance by show time next month.
