Anticipate David Bowie's BLACKSTAR

I'm not sure if I heard this before...I've heard from musicians that Bowie was really generous about singing guide tracks while they cut their parts, but not that most of the Blackstar tracks were truly live in the studio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZE2QZwtuec

Even more impressive, Bowie's home demos are not too dissimilar.

Check out what he came up with on his own:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0FmXpbcRT0

What a lovely read this thread is from start to finish. Must be one of the finest on this esteemed message board.

Also from upthread and not about Blackstar but …

Xpost I listened to this is not America today and I love that fucking song

― banned on ixlor (Jon not Jon), Monday, 11 January 2016 23:58 (six years ago) l

I listened to this the other day and I agree

xp alfred it's not clear to me he performed the demo himself, did you read that somewhere or is it apparent from recording notes?

Yep. The band and Chris O'Leary confirmed it.

What we hear are sax, keys, and drum machine, all of which he could play.

It's a demo Bowie recorded by himself, Pushing Ahead of the Dame has lots of interesting information on it: https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2017/02/16/tis-a-pity-she-was-a-whore/

Although Bowie was in the studio in summer 2014 to record full demos with Tony Visconti, Zachary Alford and Jack Spann, the B-side of “Sue,” issued that November, was Bowie alone: the same home demo he’d sent McCaslin, full of keyboard presets and crackling with cheap distortion.”The B-side was a demo. It was just kickass,” Visconti said. “His production skills have gone up 5,000%.”

x-post :)

I really think Tis a Pity She Was a Whore could be the very best thing he ever did.

Anyone read this yet? Looks interesting: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/blackstar-theory-9781501365379/

xp that's so cool thanks!!

Man, she punched me like a dude
Hold your mad hands, I cried
'Tis a pity she was a whore
'Tis my fate, I suppose
For that was patrol
That was patrol
'Tis a pity she was a whore