David Bowie's Plastic Soul | 1974-1976
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2020
- In 1974, Glam Rock Icon David Bowie left behind the androgynous trappings of the Ziggy Stardust persona and made a hard left turn into American-Soul and Funk. With the help of girlfriend Ava Cherry, guitarist Carlos Alomar, a then unknown Luther Vandross, and John Lennon, Bowie created some of his greatest work from 1974 to 1976. Classic albums such as "Young Americans" and "Station to Station" were released to great acclaim, all while Bowie found himself in the grip of addiction.
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I love his work from this period, but thank goodness he survived the drug use and got himself back on track.
it was probably the proper mix of Milk and peppers with all of his Cocaine consumption that kept him alive.
Survived inhaling shed loads of cocaine!
Yeah but after he was cured of addiction after Low he became a derivative artist. A few good songs like Heroes: …and Repetition from Lodger I liked but he relied on Iggy Pop cast offs and earlier Low out takes. You have to be a die hard fan to like anything after ‘77. Before then he was a magnificent genius….he was just like the boy in Equus when cured of his addiction to horses he had lost his passion, something he would never ever recapture or experience again. That’s why the psychiatrist in the play was reluctant to cure the boy. With Bowie he lost his originality, the edge he had. The genius that made Diamond Dogs almost single handed, he needed a rhythm section but the rest was him. That level of genius was gone. I don’t blame him, he would’ve died in the 70s had he not stopped fucking about with drugs, I’m just stating it as I see it.
@@rainwater8135 Says you. Critics say Low/Heroes were his creative peak. Even Scary Monsters. Lodger... muddy mix and the "African music" influence from Eno hadn't completely taken shape.
@@rainwater8135 scary Monsters, Outside, Heathen and Blackstar are absolutely amazing Albums.
We are so blessed to have gotten a few more decades worth of amazing material from Mr. Bowie after this period had passed. I miss you Blackstar ! ⭐️
David Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon, Luther Vandross, Ava Cherry, Earl Slick, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Nile Rodgers...standing alone, these names would seem to have little or nothing in common, yet they came together, shared their distinct talents, and created timeless art. I fucking love music.
Milk, Peppers and Cocaine.....also seem to have little or nothing in common, yet they came together, shared their distinct talents, and created timeless art.
@@jeffandersen7397 STAY!
And what about Freddie Mercury of QUEEN ? Under pressure. But legends forever and ever 👌
LOL, indeed Steve!
Tony Visconti, doing more co-production than most people think
Station to STATION is One of the greatest Records ever
Can´t argue with you on that one.
I but its not plastic soul
Indeed.
@@brido8 IKR? weird, but hey.. I’ll watch any Bowie documentary.
Agree 100% well said
Please make a follow up to this about David Bowie’s Berlin trilogy. I loved this documentary.
Ohhh that would be SO great, though I assume it'd be hard to put together b-roll considering the...LOW profile Bowie kept around that time, fewer bits of footage and images.
@@elrabeechum5180 Especially as the true Berlin Trilogy is, in recorded order at least, The Idiot, Low and "Heroes" Other than his infamous performance on The Dinah Shore Show is there any Idiot era Iggy Pop footage at all?
are you American person
Would love to see that as well... not much other than a few clips of him and Iggy... I loved Nightclubbing so much... hey, check this out ua-cam.com/video/hIhbgEXi0PY/v-deo.html ... sorry, it's unsolicited yet, worth the listen. Rare stuff
There’s a solid video made by a bloke called DeeVeeDee in a similar format to this about Bowie and to an extent Iggy’s time in Berlin.
I’m stunned. I’ve not seen this documentary. This is excellent insight, and his grilling of the MTV guy at the very end was the pinnacle of how you politely and calmly shred the shit out of conformists and apologists. True genius on every level. So miss you man 😰
Boy, you're not kidding. That dude wanted to be out of the room there at the end. Lol
I would have to say the MTV pendulum has definitely swung the other way..in the 40 yrs since,even less than 5-10 years after that interview..rap ruled the airwaves..now there's a new era of conformists..🤑🤥
@@shawngallo7430 Not sure what your point is. Bowie stood on principle, and his stand was amazing.
Yes, that ending clip is pure gold. Bowie would have been a very tough interviewer himself, as one can plainly see when he turns the tables on the person interviewing him.
"Midwest would be scared to death by Prince" I wish Bowie jumped in right then and said "you do know Prince is from the Midwest, Minnesota you dunce"
Very few artists have the range Bowie did. From Blues Rock, Glam Rock, R&B Soul, Pop, Art Rock and more. Plus he did them all at a high level. A very special person. I wished I appreciated him more while he was still with us. I'm in the process of going through all his albums from start to finish. A lot of good guitar music to play and mess around with...my Strat is in for a workout!
the last segment, Bowie calling out MTV for being whitewashed and doesn't let up as the interviewer tries to weasel out of the topic, Golden !
Yessss!!!!
I love that clip --- Bowie makes that MTV geek squirm like a worm
It’s delectable. And I love that it was Mark Goodman - arguably the most unctuous on that team of vapid MTV “veejays” - that he so calmly annihilated. Beyond satisfying.
George Murray was such a great bass player and has sadly disappeared since those bowie records. whole band was great. station to station is probably my favourite bowie album. must have heard stay 1000's of times and never got bored of it. great guitars and groove
Totally agree re George Murray and S. To S. , especially for 'Stay' which has an incredible groove. The bass on that is a monster!
@@LaurelCanyon1969 yes and that earl slick solo is one of my all time favourites. George Murray was also realy good on Low. I would have expected everyone to be queuing up to use him all through the 80's but nothing! Its so strange. I hope he had a good life anyway
ua-cam.com/video/6wK2Y4izKiM/v-deo.html
heres an interview with him from 2017 :)
Saw Bowie 2 times in the 70’s, both times in LA. Awesome concerts. I bought Changes in 1969 !!!
Changes was in 71.
Bowie in the 60’s and 70’s was god I can’t even express his influence and genius what a handsome lad too. David lee Roth has said Bowie and Freddie Mercury were biggest influences. Not surprised Bowie is heavenly ❤❤❤
Love the footage of the young american vocalists rehearsing vocals, great seeing the creative process
I will always insist that Carlos alomar is one of the greatest guitar heroes ever to live, he adds lightning to everything he touches
truly the DB / Alomar collaboration is amazing from 74-80 especially
@@szeal electric funk magic
Love hearing Carlos vocal harmonies on live recordings.
And seems a good guy too.
I love Bowie. He completely saved my life while my dad was dying of cancer. He wrote some of my favorite songs of his. My favorite period of Bowie was his Thin White Duke persona. Which immediately followed this period. I will say that he was coked out of his mind on the Dick Cavett Show. Wow he was a mess. I’m glad he was able to pull himself out of that. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Me too ,the thin white duke craziest and awesome character in Bowie ! station to station best album.
Why does everyone focus on a year or two in his career when he was fuc*&d up? WTF? The man created and innovated SO much and gave pleasure with this music to so many, but all comments talk about is ONE TV appearance and this or that when he was high. So disrespectful and SO wrong.
Dear kathryn, could you elaborate here on how David saved your life while your father was dying of cancer? I'm asking because my late older brother (who died of cancer) met Bowie while Mick Ronson was about to die of cancer. This was in 1992, when David had just married Iman, and was in the middle of recording his 'Black Tie, White Noise' album. My brother was brought down to the studio (in NYC) to meet David by producer Niles Rodgers, and he ended up spending the evening in the studio with him. Somethings really otherworldly and supernatural happened that evening and thereafter (and before, too). Please us your story about how David saved your life while your father was dying of cancer, and I'll tell you more of my story. Okay?
Saw the diamond dogs tour in 74..by far the most elaborate rock production I've seen perhaps in all my concert going years. However, I wish I had seen him with Ronson in his peak glam phase...i enjoyed this little video and I came away with a deeper appreciation of his plastic soul phase.
I wish i'd seen him full stop! Lucky man!
I saw him live many times since 1980. I think his Glass Spider tour was one of the most elaborate productions I've seen. Sat in the front row looking up at this 90 foot translucent spider, with Cirque Du Soleil performers swinging from bungees. I don't know if it compares to the Diamond Dogs tour though.... wish I had seen it.
I feel exactly the same. As fantastic as he was during all his different phases (and he really was), I cannot help feeling his english albums (Space Oddity, The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs) are his most truthful contribution.
I’m sooo jealous. I was born 30 years after that. I’m a massive bowie fan
I saw him with Ronson a few times in 72 and 73 but would love to have seen him in 1974! Unfortunately the DD production was too expensive to tour Europe economically. Worse still there is no complete concert film as there is from the Ziggy era.
I remember way back when I was a teenager I got the Ziggy Stardust album, it was one of my most cherished possessions . His music was very much a part of my life, he was an unique and talented artist, way ahead of his time
Station to Station rules.
it's a shame Earl Slick only played on one album with that rhythm section, it was my favorite album and favorite lineup.
@@rrdream2400 Have you checked out "Live Nassau Coliseum '76"? It doesn't have Earl Slick, but is funky as hell. It contains perhaps the best, most unrelenting live version of "Fame," plus hard to find live versions of "Stay" and "Word on a Wing."
@@craigplanting8804 I have heard some live 76 stuff, not sure where from but the rhythm section sounded great. The lead guitar just didn't do it for me, too many notes and I thought Stay was too fast. The version from 2000 on BBC was the best I ever heard, Earl Slick just has this laid back yet street wise style that makes that song for me. He doesn't play a million notes. Of course I wish Dennis Davis and George Murray were on it but they did as good job. Word on a Wing is a great song too. Thanks for the reply.
No it reeks.
@@shanemckenna9416 ...of win
I was to young to like his music, but now I'm old enough to understand: He was truly way ahead of its time .
Bowie, a stand alone superstar. People will play his music long into the future.
usually musicians messed up on coke make garbage. david managed to put out some good stuff while at his lowest point. he climbed out of that drug haze and gave us 30 plus more years of great stuff. rip david.
Bowie lived & breathed Art.He was obsessed with creating new projects & submerged himself in his IMAGINATION.
He was obsessed with snorting cocain and banging Mick Jagger.
@@Yarrak_Obama whatever. He was absolute genius. Whatever he did in his private life, I don´t care. What I love is his music.
Reek, ironic isn't it that the audience is allowed to move onto something new when it gets bored be it a band, singer, TV show or character but artists themselves risk their careers or losing their core fans if they do the same? The big oddity is artists, ones who want to explore themselves and the world they live in, should be allowed to do that?
Bowie is one of the few did that as part of their existence and it paid off big time for all of us.
Life is about discovering and having an adventure. Now look at the world. We're all like androids repeating in everything.
@@davidaston5773 Well said my brother!
@@reekashade Thank you.
Pitch perfect short doc of Bowie’s music, and collaboration with amazingly talented artists that were his team.
Bowie was constantly inventing and reinventing himself, and the clips here really show how musicians like Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick helped piece together a song with him, passing a melody or chord to each other as the song emerged. Also showing soul influences & help on vocals by Ava Cherry, Luther Vandross among others.
I can relate to the process, as when I used to make art, and now edit film, and struggle arranging so many elements together till it finally elevates into a unified vision.
Thank you for this thought provoking video!
Love your descript of ur proses
I'm floored too. Still media writes the script a f then takes the. "film". Life in my country is no different.
Alomar and Slick, ah you beauties. The guitar on Stay is one of the most amazing pieces ever written, no matter which one of you claims it! The 'Live at the BBC' version is probably Slick's greatest performance of it.
This era of Bowie is my favorite . Never get tired of these stories . This video was phenomenal
God I love watching Carlos talk, he's always gold. So consistently funny.
This video is so incredibly underrated!! Lots of footage I've never seen before, thanks for posting!
wht year was this made ?
a lot of it has been available but the doc maker put it together beautifully to serve the narrative
This footage is all over UA-cam, where this person stole it from and decided not to credit.
By who ?
He was phenomenal in any kind of music he threated.
A little piece of all of us died inside when we lost our David Bowie. He transcended through all genres meaning, it didn't matter if you were a blues man, disco, punk, hard rock, jazz ECT.. Something that hasn't happened much. He was a true artist who did what he loved and wanted. Amazing man!
Looking at the Bowie of his last twenty years, it's remarkable that he survived the Seventies and worked his way through all of it. He became so mentally and physically healthy, with a great sense of humor and statesmanship. It's striking how openly effeminate he was with the Young Americans character, even more so than Ziggy it seems. He was such a pioneer in that way, and for me a guiding light as a gay teen. I now wonder how much of that was him, and how much was just a persona. Whatever, his artistic bravery is what made it work.
Spending the early 70s as a Bowie freak, We all were left so empty with, the young Americans//, like it was just another way for the Brits to say they were superior to young Americans. Nothing was ever the same after Diamond Dogs. The last Bowie Ronson Music.
Bowie said that he wasn't a Rock Star, he said he was a Performance Artist.
He was an Actor performing the roles of his characters.
The fact that he was an amazing Singer and Multi - Instrumentalist is an added bonus.????????
Of course he was a bloody Rock Star.
Bowie the No.1 Male Artist of all time.
For me, as a bisexual teen, he validated my bisexuality and taught me to be fearless. I have often described him as my guiding light. Nice to see you say the same.
@@jamesraschenbrener9906 ronson wasnt on Diamond Dogs. He was already kicked out
@@jamesraschenbrener9906 It's an extremely satirical song. He lived in the US from about '73 to '76-ish, then again (primarily) in the 80s up until the end of his life. There has to be a reason why he stayed other than the royals' ludicrous tax hikes. Also, aside from Geoff MacCormack (a schoolfriend of his), Bowie was the only Brit breathing in the album's sessions. Surely people like Carlos, Earl, Ava, or Luther weren't critical of his lyrics. It'd made it to #6 on the charts here. At least half the country enjoyed it enough to own it in physical form.
This is an incredible documentary. Also, really, really, really good while on acid
amen
I hope you've brought enough for everybody.
My man!
Nobody:
No one:
Not a single soul:
Guy who uses recreational drugs: hey man this is great on *insert drugs*
@@KuonilerariLoufanwald still better than the nobody: format hehe gimme crack
Funnily enough, 1974 is the time bowie hit one of his lowest notes (C2 in Sweet thing) and he hit an Eb5 and a D6 respectively at a live show in Anaheim. This was prime Bowie, despite his addiction to cocaine
There will never be another great artist like DAVID BOWIE! R.I.P DAVID BOWIE ROCK LEGEND AND ICON! What a genius! Miss him so much!
Wow I’ve never seen this, but got all the albums as they come out. They still sound as fresh and original no one does it like Bowie and his band, thanks!✨
Bowie, above and beyond being a musical genius, was a masterpiece of a gentleman !
Wow, a great piece about a brilliant period of Bowie's career. Anyone interested in the recent history of music should watch this, there's great content here. A lot to learn. Carlos Alomar is now a research project for me, if you know what I mean. Very interesting, non-judgmental dude, and such a smooth musician. Hats off to anyone involved in this video.
Alomar and Slick's guitar work is legendary. With Bowies artistic gift, wow, another great Bowie song.
WOW! RAW, DARK, PAINFUL, UGLY, REAL, NAKED. Is there an artist who gave more of his soul than David Jones? I Cant Say There Has Been A Greater Artist, EVER! REST MY FRIEND!
Fantastic doco. Really enjoyed that, Particularly the evolution of 'Footstompin' by The Flairs to 'Fame' with John Lennon. Right on!
Young Americans is my favourite David Bowie album and one of my all time favourite albums.
My favorite Bowie era. You've done a great job in putting this together. Thanks!
Stay really reminded me of mid-period Roxy Music (maybe Both Ends Burning), circa 1975. Very slick.
Please do every Bowie period! Amazing presentation and footage. Kudos.
Great mini-doc. Loved seeing DB rip Mark Goodman and MTV in general at the end there. I'd love to see what would do with the Berlin years phase.
I thought it was quite unfair of Bowie to blindside Goodman with thinly-veiled implications of racism. Every radio station in every country has to play to its audience, and the early morning format became the experimental time period to see what would click. It was true from the beginning, and became part of rock lore at the time of the Beatles. The burden of MTV was that it became the sole station for an entire, highly diverse (not just in terms of skin color, but music styles) country. I'm surprised it managed to retain its lead at the top of the music video market for as long as it did.
I got chills when he sang the “make me break and cry” line. Young Americans was one of my all time favorites when I was a teenager and still is....
This is an outstanding insight to a musical artistic genius like no other. Bowies lyrics always stun me.
Just found this, really great documentary that I’d not seen. Cheers.
Diamond Dogs...one of my favorite albums of all time.
This is a GREAT semi-doc video of many key parts in Bowie's life, history and that great "Plastic Soul" music during that time period and where He was heading and why! ...Very well done! ...Thank You!
My favorite era and his voice was absolutely amazing back then.
Imo the greatest vocalist ever. Or at least one of the very best.
Rod Steward is also great vocalist.
@@adam1984pl true.
I've always loved Bowie - wanted to marry him when I first saw him when I was 8. But my favorite "Bowie" is mid-1970's Bowie...Young Americans album is my favorite. I also love Golden Years and so many others. I'm also glad I was a pre-teen living in Los Angeles during that time. It was simply amazing!
What a life! makes me sad for the kids today, never know this kind of Joy
One of the finest distillations I've seen . Wonderful and thought provoking. Unseen video, dialogue and footage throughout. Awesome.
Nice work on the doco, it's a period of Bowie's work not often focused on.
o0 I feel most documentaries are focused on this transition of Ziggy to Berlin-Bowie.
Really strong video. Great job.
Amazing how much of a range he displayed in such a short amount of time.
god, I miss him.
Low is still my favorite Bowie album, even as much as I love Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane and Station to Station...
I do adore how they called out MTV and radio stations for excluding talent
What other artist wrote , performed , acted and painted , changed direction and invented new characters throughout their career ?? No one........he morphed into directions , pushed his and music boundaries beyond the norm. Truly '' The man who fell to Earth '' and its far worse off without you David.
Like all extra ordinary beings walking Earth David lost himself in the material body and world and then spend the rest of his life searching his true nature... very interesting documentary. Thanks very much for this. New insights on Bowie.
Young Americans is my favorite album ⚡️ THANK YOU 🙏🏾
Flashes, memories, smells, tastes, lights, people, words, from my youth years keep coming to my mind every time I hear this guy. I'm still so much in love with the chameleon.
His performance on the Dinah Shore was epic. Stay is one of his greatest songs which showcased his vocal range. Amazing that someone as musically influential and intellectual would perform on Dinah Shore and the Cher show. Don't think there has been anything matching
that period of music.
You listen to Stay, and it could have been on Black Tie White Noise, David was a visionary, and I adored him and his music
aside from jim morrison, bowie was the sharpest big picture concept thinker & creator rock has ever seen... he honestly was like a film director, screenplay writer who meets music.... history will be very kind to him. the further you get away from the era thru wh/ he inhabited, the clearer its revealed he was one of the era's sharpest artistic eyes. that goes for any medium of art you want to put on the table in re to reflecting off the culture & times.
He definitely owned 70s music on every level. No-one could touch him in that decade.
Morrison can’t even touch Bowie. NO ONE can. It wasn’t even a fair playing field for anyone else really. He was not of this world.
@@bbeeez their sensibilities were different, but in re to understanding projection, media, historical arc of western culture, & the levers of power, Morrison’s Eye was on par. He just didn’t sustain like bowie and flamed out much quicker dying by 27… interesting connection between the 2 is iggy pop. Iggy was inspired by morrison and later met and talked to him while the stooges were briefly on the same label as the doors. He met bowie summer of 71 right after morrison died. Bowie soon wrote concept of ziggy, about a martyr rock star who dies for his art. Essentially a sci fi, androgynous version of a 68 morrison… read Morrison’s, lords and his take on film, culture etc and you will be See how far ahead he was. Remember the end was performed summer 66, no one was in that zip code then.
Earl didn't know the 9th chord, and I had to show him how to be ... funky
This really is a fantastic piece of work on this incredibly creative phase of Bowie's career. Brilliant poignant ending.
Please oh please keep making these mini music documentaries! They are so amazing
Bravo Mr Bowie. Put MTV on the hot seat
Omgoodness! I feel like Bowie's speaking to me and such a wider audience deserves to watch this and Moonage Daydream over and over again until they get Bowie and all of his music! I first saw him at the Anaheim Convention Center which was about 2 miles from Disneyland and my Mom had to drop me off and pick me up since I wasn't old enough to get my driver's license yet! It was the original Diamond Dogs Tour with all of the props worked totally fine! At the time the Convention Center had carpeting so it sounded awesome and I had a great seat and I had three excellent joints in my top pocket and I came home with two! I have compassion for the young kids who want to get into Bowie and aren't able to see him in person cuz that's the very best way to experience him! Now that I'm living in Hawaii I don't get to see many concerts anymore 😢... but I love it here and if Bowie was still alive I would love to see him anywhere! 🎉😅❤ and ✌️ out! Aloha, Kevin
One of the best Bowie documentaries I have watched.
OMG this is a fantastic documentary! I love these songs and to hear the guitarists walk through - fantastic!
He was a great man,so very smart,a true icon!
Thank you for making this extraordinary piece, how wonderful would it be to see a full doco in this style covering the entirety of his career
everything he did from "Diamond Dogs" to "Scary Monsters" was truly unforgetable piece of artistry
man, I love musicians
Bowies grilling of the MTV host at the end was just incredible. Respect!
Dennis Davis awesome drummer.
to me, he was bowie's best drummer as he just had a lot of ideas and could play his ass off. mick woodmansey is his 2nd best drummer mainly because he's a man has feel. bowie always knew how to pick good musicians.
This was very enjoyable to watch, thanks for taking the time to make it.
This is incredibly well put-together. Great job! Miss you, Bowie.
My favorite Bowie era.
Mine too. No exception. 😊
Wow, this was absolutely amazing! Thank you!
Bellissimo documentario...grazie....love Bowie
This is a superb documentary - thank you for making it.
Thank You sooo much for putting this together❤
Absolutely wonderful documentary. Thank you for the commitment.
I had to pause the video at 22:58 to answer a text, and before I finish the rest of this, I've just gotta say, *_Got DAMN!!_* Will you just _look_ at that face? Brains, talent, and beauty, and all of it lasting 'til he died. My favorite Bowie period is from Station To Station to Baal in 1982 (which I think also incorporates his time working on Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, but I wouldn't quote me). He just had all his creative cylinders firing and it's glorious. Thanks for this. Good stuff!
Nice behind the scenes commentary and fscinating info especially how Fame was created. I got into Bowie when Diamond Dogs was released. I did not care for Young Americans versus his glam rock music of the prior 4 albums but do appreciate how he found his next band after the Spiders From Mars. And Station to Station is an incredible album created of loads of cocaine. I'm glad he was able to kick his drug addiction and create so much good music after Station to Station. I got to see him 10 or 11 times over the years starting with the Station to Station US tour.
how did i just find this. did one guy make this???? most incredible bowie vid i ever saw
Super Doc nice to see from time to time how the songs evolved and became what we know. Thanks again!
Thank you this is a beautifully informative mini doc.
Well done! I like the fact that you put in that interview with Mark Goodman at the end. Bowie was right on about the color/race division regarding videos shoiwn on MTV at the time. It was exactly the same with radio when I was a kid.
This was amazing.....well done to the creator of this content. Hands down the best footage
This was an awesome in-depth look at how Bowie could put songs together with "MUSICIANS" period!!!Well done gang...
I just gained a new found respect for Diamond Dogs and Young Americans.
Alomar is awesome; it's unfortunate more students don't pursue his styles and techniques.When I first started playing, I spent countless hours listening to Bowie's work up to Scary Monsters on headphones , on which he figures prominently.Not your run of the mill Blues riffs, - a static kind of motion, that is timeless and singular.Low remains one of my favourite LP's.
He harnessed the power of insanity.
Brilliantly put together. Must see more of your work. Brilliant Bowie..what a Soul Man, with a Magic Heart...Thankyou and Mucho Blessings...✨✨✨
Great video! Awesome footage. THANKS!
Thank you for this Rarity. I had a good time to remember my youth listened Bowie. Best Regards
BEST BOWIE ERA
This is an excellent mini-documentary . Well done!
Thanks for this. When they were going thru how they came up with "Golden Years" & "Stay" I was in Heaven; LOVE those esp. "STAY!"