Breaking Glass - The David Bowie Catalogue

As well as being a famed mime, spokes person for the Bursting Movement and sometime singer Dear David Bowie was also known sit behind the mixing desk. Occasionally he would bless another artists track with his alien sparkle. Join Adam and Mike in the first part of a delve into the songs and albums Bowie had a hand in writing, producer and parping on the sax.

Up for discussion:‘The Idiot’, how good?

Why did no one tell us about Dana Gillespie?Why didn’t they call Visconti sooner?

How much would you like to hear the Heather Small/Lesley Garrett version of ‘Perfect Day’

Why couldn’t David keep his hand away from the fader?

Bless you for coming back.x

We hope everyone is staying safe and well during the Great Weirdness we find ourselves in. If you are then join Adam and Mike for a Lockdown Special where the topic around the table is what many consider as “the great lost album” in Dear David’s catalogue… Toy.

Please join in, admittedly a beery episode, where comparisons to the past singles and the 2000 versions are compared.

Also,

Was the world crying out for a ‘60s’ album?

Did we need to hear how “tight” the ‘hours…’ touring band were.

What is Tony Benn doing here?

Who is the saviour of the album Garson or Visconti?

Anything can sound like good news if you do it in Dear Davids voice.

Mercy, it’s taken a while but Adam and Mike reach the peak of the live album round. Discussing the final years of Dear Davids touring life involving deep dives on VHI Storytellers, Glastonbury 2000 and A Reality Tour whilst skirting around the Outside, Earthling and Heathen tours. Also up for discussion How annoyed are they that they announced a new live album after recording? Could some shows have sounded better with a traveling theremin player? The Mystery that is Em Gryner. Glastonbury outfit; yay or nay? Finally, which is the best and worst tour? Join won’t you? X

The 1980s was a glorious time for Dear David, financially. Artistically? Hmm. Join Adam and Mike as the dive into the live albums of David Bowie continues. Come be confounded by Serious Moonlight. Dumbfounded by Glass Spider. Stupefied by Oy Very, Baby. Up for discussion this time: Could any song survive the Serious Moonlight musical treatment? Glass Spider is it really that bad? The “spectacle” of a glass spider walking through the streets The Sales Brothers? Monsters or Comedic Geniuses? How farty can those Serious Moonlight trumpets get? Peter Frampton’s great bursting climax.

The Brilliant Adventure through Dear David Bowie’s live albums continues as Adam and Mike finish off the 70s. Looking through Cracked Actor, Live Nassau Coliseum, Stage and Welcome to the Blackout there is much to discuss; How much time did David give Michael Kamen to change the Diamond Dogs tour before curtain up? How much Electric Violin does the world need? How much did Dear David hate us all on the Isolar tour? Tube lighting looks boss. When drug pushers become flutists. Join us in the Blackout?

  It’s been a fair old time since Adam and Mike last spoke about Dear David and there’s Bowie News abound. Kicking off a look through David Bowie’s Live Albums it may proof to be a bigger undertaking than previously thought. There’s quite a lot now! Join them as they begin with Santa Monica ’72, breathlessly move into Ziggy Stardust the Motion Picture Soundtrack then admire the transition in David Live.

Previously on Breaking Glass - The David Bowie Catalogue, Adam and Mike left on things on a particularly dull cinematic cliffhanger. Join us… them? As truck plummets off the cliff to talk Absolute Beginners, Labyrinth, When the Wind Blows, a film about Jesus, a British Sitcom - one famous, one not so much, some kids films and one of the finest cameos of all time. Join the conversation. Up for discussion: - Dear David’s fundamental misunderstanding of puppets - Why James Fox is our better - Which is the most obscure role Bowie took - Why Omikron continues to be the BEST game ever - Why Mr. Rice’s Secret? Thanks for coming back! x

Break out the 20th Century Fox horns, berate the schmuck looking at their phone and turn down the lights, it’s our MOVIE SPECIAL! Adam and Mike work their way through the cinema and soundtrack songs of David Bowie from his TV debut in 1967 slap-bang up to… the mid-80s. Amongst other things we’re talking: - The Man Who Fell to Earth - Do, Do Get Your Own Pig. - Christiane F. - Baal - The Hunger - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Everything from Rip Torn’s dong to the David Hemmings Presentation Experience is on the table. Please join us on the journey. X  

The Alien, His PA, A Muse and a Serial Killer. Can Adam & Mile unravel the mysterious plot of David Bowie’s final artistic statement, the stage show ‘Lazarus’. The answer is almost certainly “No” but let’s see what nonsense they come up with. Talking the making of the show along with a rundown of the songs and a chat about the ‘No Plan’ EP join us please as we talk: - Bad Irish accents - Musicals for Cuckolds - Bowie’s unblinking artistic “fuck you” to everyone - Have Queen ever heard a money making idea they didn’t like? - Which song do the actors sing the best? - Did anyone really understand what was/is going on? Thanks for coming back!  

He was always to good for us. We mustn't be greedy. So, we reach the final album. Possibly the finest artistic epitaph in music, David Bowie's 'Blackstar'. Tabled for discussion. - How much do you love it? - Could we love it a little more? - Is it possible to love it more? - We love David Bowie. - Not a question. - Just a fact. Join us once more please!