How David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” Changed Music
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In 1983, Bowie’s reinvention took a surprising turn with his wildly successful album Let’s Dance. While most of his previous albums had ridden a dark and cutting edge of popular and avante-garde, Let’s Dance was relatively optimistic and strategically poised for mainstream success. Prior to the album’s release, Bowie explained: “It occurred to me that a lot of things that I’ve done…have been pretty much in a direction of singularity and isolationist and quite cold and I just felt…that I wanted to do something with the kind of warmth that I feel missing…in music generally, and from society.” Bowie was attempting to connect with his audience and the world in a new way, and was commercially rewarded for his efforts. The album produced three hit singles, including “Modern Love,” “China Girl” and “Let’s Dance” - the last of which holds the honor of giving Bowie his first transatlantic #1 hit. The album was nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy in 1984, although it lost to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. In the midst of all this success, the album’s title track deserves special attention for its remarkable fusion of musical styles and influences into a commercially attractive hit track, while still carrying so much of the poignancy that has defined Bowie’s career.
“Let’s Dance” becomes a contemporary imagining of the radical spirit of rock and roll that had characterized the genre’s birth. It rejects the evolution of rock towards music intended primarily for listening - a paradigm in which Bowie had already proven his skill - and returns it to its origins on the dance floor. In hindsight, we can see the qualities that made it a massive success, but at the time, it was a risky calculation. Dance music, as the Disco Demolition Night highlights, was framed as the antithesis of rock music, and as Rodgers poignantly reminds us, a color line still dominated these tensions: “When David and I began working together, not only did the people on paper not think it would work, he caught a lot of flack from his friends and inner circle and didn’t mind sharing it with me. He would actually be perplexed at how shocked they were, because to him, Bowie just thought of people as people. So he couldn’t believe it when people would say, “Oh man, you’re working with that disco dude,” and probably there were other kinds of, “You’re working with that black disco dude.” Meaning if it were a white disco dude, it might be more okay.” In this way, the reinvention of Bowie for Let’s Dance, despite his new-found optimism and commercial aspirations, maintains some of the boundary pushing “spikiness” (to quote Bowie’s own assessment of his work), which had characterized his career leading up to this project. In creating a popular sound that would transverse across the disco/rock divide and appeal to all listeners, “Let’s Dance” fittingly rides that cutting edge of cultural and sonic discomfort that Little Richard’s rock and roll image had carried in the fifties.
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This style of videos looks fresh and different, i like the idea. I think educating people about music history is as important as the other technical things we learn about music🙌🏻
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I think David Bowie changed music, in general. He was innovator from get go.
Agreed 100%!! A true genius and musical visionary!!
He CONSTANTLY changed music.
Mr. Goldman - I believe you win understatement of the month.
True . He was the main influence for artists like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Myley Cyrus. Shame he didn’t influence guitar music much.
He sure was !brilliant musician and showman !
I got into Bowie in 2014, he shook me so much that i binged his whole discography in 2 weeks. What really surprised me is the berlin trilogy, Low in particular. By that time i was really into the indie bands that were surging, it was kind of indie/art rock/electronic/minimalistic/folk stuff (like the bands that come out of Pitchfork). When i listened to Low for the first time i couldn't believe that this type of music was done in 1977, and actually better made. Rest in Peace David, you were a truly special human being.
I hope you're going to explore the Krautrock & Eno influences on that period.
I heard Faust IV recently and had the same reaction to that as you had to Low
this is 100% better than anything on TV.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
true! true! so true! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Seriously. The B role and all the production elements are sooooo much better. Love warren!
What's a TV?
I love this. I had the pleasure of spending a full day with Nile Rodgers a few years ago and he had so many crazy, great stories about SRV and Bowie. Nile came to Grand Rapids to discuss a business deal I had a small role in but he had all day here so I bailed from the office and we grabbed lunch then toured all around the historic parts of town just shooting the breeze. What a wonderful day that was.
Wow! That's amazing! Thanks ever so much for sharing!
I'm American and have loved Bowie since I was a kid. Have always wondered why, even now, Let's Dance and Fame are about the only Bowie songs you hear on the radio. Even enlightened radio. Had not realized that Ashes to Ashes was only 101 here. Can't believe Bowie was still hungry for a US hit. Cant believe I'm just understanding this!
he did have a #1 song in the u.s. with "fame" and a few other hits in the u.s. but he was largely a cult artist of sorts but with a devoted following. one of the reasons he wanted to do an album like "let's dance" wasn't to make a commercial post-disco record but he treated it as if it was an experimental record. plus, being an artist who never played it safe. he had to break away from longtime producer tony visconti (that lead to a rift that lasted nearly 20 years) in favor of nile rodgers. that is quite ballsy though visconti is a great producer in his own right. him producing "let's dance" wouldn't have worked.
I know it seems crazy to think, but the song "Young Americans" was actually Bowie's breakthrough in the United States. Followed by his 2nd single off that album that put Bowie on top in the US with the no.1 song on Billboard "Fame". Which fun fact "Fame" was co-wrote by fellow friend and icon John Lennon.
Nah, there was Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, San Francisco bands for guitar rock. Rebel Rebel, Gene Jeanie, Suffragette City, Golden Years, Changes, Space Oddity were pretty huge on rock radio,
No idea why this was recommended to me, but I thoroughly appreciated it. Didn't even know SRV had a hand in Let's Dance.
Thanks ever so much!!
Stevie Ray Vaughan was my guitar hero as a teen. I was listening to "Let's Dance" about 25 years ago and knew it was SRV just by tone. That floored me. But then, Bowie was always getting the best players to work with him.
This kickstarted his career. I ran sound for him on a couple of occasions back in Dallas in the old days (late 70s) before he became the 'overnight' sensation. He was a humble monster from Oak Cliff. As the story goes, Clapton said he heard Stevie playing on this track while he was driving and had to stop and pull over to listen to it.
@@webnuts4u2 There is "In Session" with SRV and Albert King playing together. So good. Albert said of Stevie, "That boy has a black daddy and I'm him."
@@bolivingston1400 I come from the planet that has so many musicians you couldn't learn about the background of every nice song ever made even if you had 20 lifetimes. We call it Earth. It also has plenty of assholes but if you have a mirror then you've already noticed.
This series is going to be amazing. Can’t wait to see more!!!
Thanks ever so much! Yes, I'm excited to do these!
Agree 100% ! Just seeing the joy division one and now bowie? Its off to a great start
@@skidart9063 thanks ever so much!!
Hey Warren! What you should've mentioned is that Bowie's ill-fated contract with Mainman ended after Scary Monsters. Mainman owned all his albums up to 1982, after which Bowie was free from it, therefore being able to claim proper publishing royalties on his music. The story goes he was saving a lot material for the the Let's Dance album to be a hit to make up for the lost money from the 70's era. Love yr stuff Warren! Cheers.
You could do one of these for nearly a single from every album of Bowie's
I agree 100%!!! I may well do that! Haha
As an Australian, I remember when it came out, and the video was filmed there too. (As was China Girl). Great times and great songs
I love that it was filmed in Australia too. It was so great to see the Aboriginal content playing into this clip as well. It really made the song just so accessible and relatable for everyone.
Great song and great video!! Thanks Raunch!
Bowie lived in Sydney for several years during the 1980’s.
Let’s Dance is my favourite Bowie song. It’s still as fresh and catchy as it was when it was released in the eighties. Bowie was such an inspirational artist who never stayed in one genre, always exploring. Vocally I think it’s his best
Thanks ever so much! Wonderful song!
I was 12 when Lets Dance came out. The sun was shining and it felt like the whole world stopped to listen and then dance. 😎
Pure god given genius from every hand that played a part on that song. 👐🏾
how about Sultans of Swing.... I've always loved the fact it's a story song about a then unkown young musician, hearing a bunch old unknown musicians in a south London pub playing a style of music long out of fashion just for the love of it. The song and subsequent recording becomes an FM classic and launches one of the biggest recording and touring acts ever. From a recording aspect pretty interesting as well.... a unique sound from gear that had been available for decades. LIke you say Warren it's all about the song and the creativity.
This series is really quite a treasure. They should be captured in an archive of music history.
Thank you to you and the team for all the energy you have put into this remarkable series.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Bowie made art you could listen to. It was beyond music.
Agreed 100%!!
*Tony Visconti has left the chat*
I was 16 when this came out, it was a hot and endless summer, I had my first girl friend and music was everywhere. "China Girl" was also a big hit in Germany together with so much other great, great songs like "Every Breath You Take", "Safety Dance", "Wot!", "Billie Jean" that burned into my musical brain. I just googled the charts, amazing how much great pop music was around.
What an awesome time to grow up with music. And once again, a great video about a great song.
Agreed 100%! A truly wonderful time to grow up listening to music!!
Seeing Nile playing that a 6:00 made me cry. Like, i really got moved and got to stop the video cause i was tearing.
It's so easy! he turned a problem in a great guitar riff (with the help of Clerarmountain, but still).
This song is one of my favorite ever. It is rather simple musically, but it has taste! It has vision! It has ART in it! And that what makes it great.
No need to get fancy with the arrangement or the equipment. If you have a solid, 'good sounding' idea it is going to be good.
I know there were music 'gods' in this production and it shows, but i think what makes them great is the respect the way they interact with music. Bowie, Rodgers, SRV and the others were musicians and artists from head to toe.
They knew how to deal with music, and not deal in a market-oreinted way. They know how to manipulate and create music in order to create and instigate certain feelings in the listener, and that's what made this song great. This song turned out as a world hit not because it was carefully crafted to be so by 2 well navigated producers, it was a hit because it is a hit in itself!
I long for the day i will hear another song that's so simple and yet so straight to the point right from the first note.
Thank you David, thank you Nile, thank you to everyone that respects music as a form of art and communication of feelings.
And thank you Warren for this great story.
SRV was one of the greatest ever. Seriously unbelievable.
Agreed 100%!! Absolutely amazing!
That Nile Rogers part is insane. You can hear the entire song with him playing it by himself. It's incredible.
I just discovered this channel today and I would like to formally apologize to the music gods for taking so damn long in finding this channel. Such a treasure trove of information, fun facts and just plain amazing production on the videos. It's almost too much for it to be free on UA-cam. It's way better than most produced music documentaries i've seen on 36 years. Please keep this up.
Wow!! Thanks ever so much! That really means a lot!!
As much as I love how music technology has evolved through the years, it would be so amazing if this was still how records were made. So much soul and talent.
Agreed 100%!!
Everything about this song is magic, same with Bowie himself. ✌️☺️
An absolutely killer tune! Fun fact, my Aunty & Uncle owned the pub that the film clip was filmed in, The Carinda Hotel in NSW Australia. While Bowie was at first seen as a bit odd by the locals, a town of 100 mainly cotton or sheep farmers, he was welcomed and quickly won the locals over.
well done!
Thanks ever so much!!
David Bowie truly is one of the greatest in writing music! I look forward to this man! Cheers!
I agree 100% my friend! One of the greatest of the greats!!
@@Producelikeapro Absolutely man!
Incredible. I miss him still every day.
Me too!
Never been able to 'get' Bowie at all, beyond this album. Yet I hear artists I love cover his songs and it's amazing.
Thanks for sharing Richard!
I'd like to know what influences David Bowie's hits "Golden Years" and "Fashion" had?
Marvellous idea!!
Golden Years was originally wrote for Elvis. That's why David uses his crooner voice and then take those falsetto jumps. He wrote it with Elvis range in mind.
I saw Nile Rodgers in an interview were he said the delay on the brass section was a mistake. Apparently Bowie and Rodgers went out for a break and the engineer had put too much delay on the brass and was trying to get it back to normal, when in walks Bowie and says that sounds great.
Went to see Bowie on the Glass Spider Tour with my sister. Let's Dance was a huge album, on the radio constantly. We were expecting to see Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar, and when the show opened with the first guitar licks of Fame, the crowd went nuts...and then Peter Frampton walked out on stage. The cheering became deafoning! Then Bowie came down in a seat, hanging from a giant Glass Spider. Wow!
Truly amazing!! I didn’t get to see him until the last tour!!
Don’t think Disco ever died. It just changed its name to Dance Music.
A dance music being called High Energy in the 80s.
I'd say there's a difference between pop music and dance music, and disco have always been dance music. But yes, disco never died, as soul never died, it just took different forms.
Oh yes, The Trammps and Gloria Gaynor.
Agreed that disco never died, just transformed! The clip from that riot where they burned disco records was wild. That wasn't simply "anger". You're not angry like that unless something deeper is going on... like racism and homophobia. White rockers and all those clutching their Christian crosses were offended by queer folx, black folx, and people of color (and Italians??) havin' fun. 😂
@@legnarios7025 GTFOH go do a "bump" and "hustle" your way outta here with that BS! It's really easy for you to look at it from that perspective, and attach all those issues to it whenever it's suits you right? Disco Demolition Night came about due to a disgruntled local Chicago DJ named Steve Dahl who had been fired from the radio station he worked at on Christmas Eve. The reason for his dismissal was the station reformatting the music genre from Rock to Disco. Steve had this idea and propositioned the CWS owner to bring more people to the game due to low attendance records the team had. At 98 cents and a record for admission it brought out not just "White Rockers" (cause that's BS!") But anybody and everybody that had a buck in their pocket and a record. (in addition the offer was for teenagers) The game sold out, leaving over 20,000 people outside the ballpark. Some jumped turnstiles, climbed fences, and entered open windows to get in. Even Steve himself when he approached the field was bombarded with records,beer bottles,fireworks,etc... The incident turned and it wasn't about blowing up some Disco records anymore. It turned into just an excuse for a bunch of idiot punks to have a free for all destroying anything they could. The baseball field and stadium were damaged more then those albums. You can spin it anyway you want, and play the blame game for your own insecurities. Yet, that day in baseball wasn't caused by the anger of racism or homophobia. It was the mentality of ignorance, and the state of mind attitude that continues to grow every day! "If you catch my drift?" So, stop it already! ++Get Your Mind Right++
Great new Series Warren. . .I shook hand with Bowie in '88! Spiders of Mars tour! Frampton was picking out his wardrobe for the night's show a few feet away!
Marvellous! I’m sure you mean the Glass Spider Tour though! That just have been great!
@@Producelikeapro It was. . .will never forget it. . .!
Thanxs so much. . .I love your channel. . .!
Thanks ever so much my friend! I really appreciate it
This was absolutely fantastic. This definitely took some time to put together and the finished product was insightful and well worth the watch. I appreciate you and your team putting this together. Brilliant idea.
The album is amazing. Putting Niles Rodgers and SRV together is nothing short of genius.
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Excellent new series! Looking forward to going deep into more great songs!
As a young boy, I only had to hear a few seconds of a David Bowie hit in order to follow the rest of his legendary journey....
Beautiful episode. I enjoyed so much. Keep that series up, you're doing so much for the community. I highly appreciate it. Thanks and stay safe and sound. Cheers
A key (in my opinion) element you left out of the session players are the Simms brothers on backing vocals. They bring a certain sophistication to the otherwise lightweight "Without You" in particular and add a very effective call and response style vocal to "Modern Love.' Their backing vocals on the title track - which you talk about in great detail here - are simple but crucial to the overall sound. They in fact are the only vocals you hear until about the 45 second mark in the album version.
Yes, indeed, I hope to talk about their significant contributions to those songs as well in the future.
FANTASTIC vid Warren. More of this type please. Love the old school graphics too.
Thanks!
Thanks ever so much Bob!!
I feel so blessed to have see David Bowie perform live. It was unusual for him to stop in St. Louis, MO. Lucky I guess. It was kind of a greatest hits tour that included cuts from most every album ... including 'Let's Dance' which I could never seem to get enough of. It was/is just great. Many of my musician's musicians friends at the time didn't care for it ... at all. 'Too pop!' was the usual battle cry ... which fell on my deaf ears. Not too deaf to thoroughly enjoy the Bowie gig though!
Oh... man....Warren! It's fantastic... the illustrations, the graphic and interview inserts is perfect... very helpful. Big Thanks!
Lovely. This is one series i'll be following for sure. Omar Hakim has been such an inspiration on drums (first with Sting) for me. Bowie is an all time legend and such a hero ( pun intended) . Nile rogers and chic also. And of course Bob Clearmountain. Has mixed so many of my favorite albums.
Let's dance is my top5 songs ever. So what a great first video in the series.
@@JoeBearDotCom That's a great quote!
I love these series you doing with the songs. Keep em coming !
Thanks ever so much!
Awesome new series! looking forward to what's to come!
Warren Fantastic video and New Series. Thank you for all you do.
I seem to remember people chanting something like, “Disco’s dead, long love Led!”, in the early ‘80s too. The music industry and the rest of us are so lucky Nile Rodgers’ career survived the anti-disco movement. Everything on the Let’s Dance record has a spectacular sound. I wasn’t aware Bob Clearmountain had engineered this record, but now that I know, it makes perfect sense.
About the “Disco’s dead, long love Led!” did you know Robert Plant performed with Nile Rodgers in Plant's post-Zep project, the Honeydrippers?
@@canesvenatici4259 I didn’t know Nile Rodgers had played on the Honeydrippers record, but it doesn’t surprise me. I remember my mother, who was the same age as Robert Plant and grew up on ‘50s Rock&Roll like almost everyone else, watching MTV so she could see one of the videos they made to promote the record. In those days Robert Plant kept very busy and was even a guest VJ on MTV several times during the ‘80s.
@@jameslewis8227 “I was a 13-year-old boy in Kidderminster when I heard Little Richard for the first time. My parents shielded me from anything that was worldly. I spent my time searching feverishly through my stamp collection or working on my Meccano, and then someone played me Good Golly, Miss Molly. The sound! It was fantastic, indescribable.”
I remember having an upcoming band tracking session at Henson studios for Justin Timberlake. I normally use 1073s for tracking drums as they are always a sure thing. But the studio had an E series SSL. I never cared for the G/J.K pres, but I heard the E were very rock and roll sounding. I ask for opinions on an online forum to see what others thought. Pretty much everyone hated on the E series mic pres. Then Bob Clearmountain chimed in with "I used those pres on David Bowie's Let's Dance and I thought that came out OK.". No one responded after that. And I ended up reserving my 1073s, but only using the E series pres. Justin was blown away by the results.
Thanks ever so much for sharing! Yes, agreed! Bob certainly knows what he’s talking about!!
Fascinating and informative. The effort put into obtaining all those first person interviews is impressive and enlightening. The little tidbits of info about the effect of the song on many well known musicians is just the right touch. Thank you for this piece of work. Now I'm off to listen to Let's Dance 25 more times!
This was a stellar video. Thank you so much for sharing this story, told in such a compelling and engaging way. Love all the great album reminders and personal interview clips. 👍👍
That was just great! Had no idea Stevie Ray was on Lets Dance! Thanks for a great video.
Bowie discovered SRV.
The algorithm brought me here...
The love of everything music had me subscribe...this is great!
Thanks ever so much CJ!!
The back story to a song is like me reading liner notes on albums back in the day. Love it!!!
I was thinking exactly the same thing!
Really great video Warren. Loved this album when it came out and even saw the tour. Scary Monsters was the album that got me hooked on Bowie. Blew me away. Fashion is still one of my favorite songs to this day.
Had no idea about the backstory of this song even though its a favourite classic.
Amazing how it inspires and breathes more life into my musical conscious.
Cheers!!
Thanks ever so much
Fascinating story Warren.
Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Very cool Warren. Looking forward to the next one 🙏
Loved the idea of the series!!! Please keep them coming!
Love this 😀 This UA-cam channel is amazing!!!
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Couple of things. 1. Nile Rodgers playing at 6:17 is so cool. 2. Ashes to ashes only #101 in US? What?!!!
Yes agreed! Great playing and yes, crazy to think that a song as amazing as Ashes to Ashes Barney charted in the US!!
FUNKY
Very funky!!
That was fabulous! 2 of my all time music heroes Nile and David and one of my favourite dance records ever ❤️😊👍
Still awesome. So much talent, so many lessons about music and production. Easily a life's work found in "Let's Dance" album and song. Not just about 1983, but the human condition. Absolutely wonderful, powerful, and beautiful. A moment in time not to be forgotten.
Stevie Ray Vaughn played in a parking lot outside my dorm in college, that's my brush with greatness. I think his playing fit in really well on Let's Dance, great album although everyone knows "Cat People" should have been the hit!
Ive heard this song a thousand times but never knew any of this. Thank you so much for the history lesson 😂🙌
You're very welcome Ryan!
This was great! Thank you, Warren! :-) When 'Let's Dance' came out, it was the very first time I heard what Bowie actually sounds like, after having known him by name already for several years. And I watched a recent interview last night where Rick Wakeman speaks about working with Bowie already before having joined Yes, and it's actually him playing the Mellotron on 'Space Oddity', which I hadn't yet known. He did a great speech during Yes' Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, too! x-))
I love hearing about the composition of tracks and the music theory aspects, but hearing the story behind them and getting some insight into the production techniques involved has been much more educational, informative and enjoyable. Having been a fan of your channel for a while now, I really like the way you describe things from a practical standpoint and I look forward to seeing what else you've got in store!
I never really thought of Let's Dance as a "consequential" Bowie song. You make a very good argument that it was, especially with the launching of Stevie Ray Vaughn and the rehabilitation of Nile Rodgers, although I think it was Nile Rodgers's production work with Diana Ross on "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out" a few years earlier that rescued Nile Rodgers from the disco trash-heap, much like it was production work (with Barbra Streisand and Kenny Rogers) that did the same for the Bee Gees. I still think it's a trifle, but I respect the deeper layers of flavor you've pointed out. (I'm still think "Station To Station" and "Sound & Vision" are Peak Bowie. You're not convincing me otherwise.)
Superb job, and it was great to hear the demo version.
Wonderful. Can't wait for more! Do it Warren and Crew!
Cool idea!
Thanks ever so much Jorn!
I couldn’t agree less. Everything Bowie did until Let’s Dance could be considered changing music to some extent. Let’s Dance just floats on the disco wave of the time. Great hit though. Thanks to Nile Rodgers.
Yeah... "Low"... that changed music.
Fantastic video Warren! Loved every second, I was hooked from the word go.
Great video, hoping that you keep this going Warren, Love from Costa Rica!
What a great channel!
Thanks ever so much
The only thing I truly don't understand in this video, who could possibly leave a dislike?
Aw shucks!! Thanks ever so much my friend
Love this Warren. Awesome format. So good.
Amazing! I Like how David Bowie was always reinventing himself and his comment of how he liked to be surprised by the music and the musicians, Thanks Warren, it's going to be a fine series, all the best.
I remember watching the video for this song on MTV when it was new when I was 13 and just starting to get into guitar. While it didn't occur to me then, now I think it's a shame they couldn't get Stevie to play the solo in the video.
Thanks ever so much! They filmed in Australia, for things like videos I’m not sure it would make sense for someone to stop their touring to fly out for it. Who knows? It was amazing though as it brought Stevie to the mainstream! Which he thoroughly deserved!
@@Producelikeapro ah... That makes sense. I always thought it was filmed in SoCal, but after watching the video again I now see the roads are reversed.
Thanks ever so much Ian! I appreciate the comment!
Having listened to this song millions of times and not knowing any of the details you shared in this video, it would have been nice to hear at least a snippet of the Stevie Ray Vaughn solo that you referenced with such reverence. Otherwise, it was a great and informative video!
Absolutely!! Stevie Ray Vaughn was so amazing!
Rick Beato breaks down this song on his channel. Should check it out.
Keep up the great work Warren! thanks for filling in the gaps in my knowledge of one of my favorite songs of all time
Excellent piece on this classic song. Great work, Warren!
Does Nile Rodgers not age like other human beings? 🤯
He’s incredible!!
[x] Black don't crack.
[x] Nile don't defile.
[x] Chic don't leak.
There's a rather large list of them, but this is one of those songs I hear and think, "Man I wish I'd written this...!"
Yes, wonderful song, wonderful production!!
I just stumbled on this channel and have binge watched them all!! thank you so much for your amazing content!.
This was so insightful Warren and reallly look forward to the next. Amazed that this song was the catalyst for SRV’s career. Cheers and hat’s off to these epic musicians.
What about “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” from U2? :)
Masterpiece!!
How about Thomas Dolby’s Album “Aliens Ate My Buick”?
Many people used that CD to audition studio monitors, etc.
Cheers!
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That is a great album. 👍
Also check out Thomas Dolby's not so well-known *The Flat Earth* album.
(Side Note: Unlike most remasters, I actually think that the 2009 remaster is better overall).
Anyway, *The Flat Earth* has amazing production and it's another one that I use as a reference and demo alongside Tears For Fear's "Woman In Chains".
All of the tracks are amazing, but in particular I like, "Dissidents" and "I Scare Myself".
Both tracks have A LOT going on, but everything has its own place and clarity in the mix.
So many valley girls thought 'Hot Sauce' was written about them.
Awesome... Bowie had the amazing ability to collect incredibly talented people, and together they made absolute magic. Then Bowie moved on.... I think it's so cool that he surrounded himself with the same group of people for the last few albums... incredible musicians and they fed off each other.
I have seen these video series many times! There are always new things to learn!
It’s not a song but I’d love to learn more about small studios like Lee Perry’s Ark, and Nick Lowe’s Stiff records output.
You know, DIY studios before pro tools.
That's very cool Daniel!
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Haha thanks ever so much
Let's dance is so big inspiration for me. What a great video warren, thank you ❤
So interesting! Can’t wait for more of these!
What about a video on The Housemartins?
That could be fun!!
The world has been in steady decline since Bowie died.
That’s something many people might agree with
@@Producelikeapro I don't. It was in decline already before he died already. Just remember 9/11 for example, an event that even changed the mood of Bowie's work.
Love this new segment! Can’t wait for more like it..
This is a Fabulous Video!.. Warren, you have taken us to the church of music today with this one! Many thanks-
how about Bob Dylan’s “Like
a rolling stone”?
I love that song!! Great choice!
Brian Chan gotta back this one up too!