David Bowie - Stage (1992) [Japanese Ed.]

Posted By: hill0

Date: March 13, 2015

Stage is David Bowie's second live album, recorded on the Isolar II world tour, and released by RCA Records in 1978. First UK pressings were on translucent yellow vinyl and some European pressings were also available on blue vinyl. Though it was rumoured at the time that this would be his final outing with the label, following dissatisfaction over the promotion of Low and "Heroes", Bowie would in fact remain with RCA until 1982.

The second of two inessential double live albums David Bowie released in the '70s, 1978's Stage is a different beast than its 1974 predecessor, David Live. That album captured Bowie in a transitional phase, sliding from glam to stylized soul, while Stage was recorded in the thick of his Berlin phase with producer/collaborator Brian Eno, and Stage is an attempt to translate that sleek, angular, arty studio-bound sound to the live arena. This means not only are Low and Heroes given live treatments, but about half of both Ziggy Stardust and Station to Station are given new arrangements here. On these older tunes, the new flair – the synthesizers and Adrian Belew's tangled, mathematical guitar – doesn't sound sleek, it sounds chintzy and cheap, not quite fully formed. The newer songs suffer from this, too, and that's because the performances are too direct and the recording is too crisp and clear, removing the dark, foreboding mystery and assuredness that made Low and Heroes thrilling, compelling listens. Consequently, Stage winds up as a curiosity, and not a very interesting one at that.
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Tracklist:
Disc One:
01. Hang On To Yourself [0:03:26.15]
02. Ziggy Stardust [0:03:32.03]
03. Five Years [0:03:56.72]
04. Soul Love [0:02:55.58]
05. Star [0:02:33.45]
06. Station To Station [0:08:50.00]
07. Fame [0:04:07.02]
08. TVC 15 [0:04:36.48]

Disc Two:
01. Warsawza [0:06:50.53]
02. Speed Of Life [0:02:45.00]
03. Art Decade [0:03:09.70]
04. Sense Of Doubt [0:03:13.62]
05. Breaking Glass [0:03:28.18]
06. "Heroes" [0:06:19.47]
07. What In The World [0:04:24.20]
08. Blackout [0:04:02.00]
09. Beauty And The Beast [0:05:08.03]
10. Alabama Song (Bonus Track) [0:04:07.72]

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Personnel

Backing Vocals – Adrian Belew, Carlos Alomar, George Murray, Roger Powell, Sean Mayes
Bass – George Murray
Drums, Percussion – Dennis Davis
Guitar [Lead] – Adrian Belew
Guitar [Rhythm] – Carlos Alomar
Keyboards [Chamberlain] – David Bowie
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Roger Powell

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