In 2000, Bowie went into the studio and updated a handful songs he had written and recorded in the 1960s. The results were not released until five years after his death.
Always been a fan of Can't Help Thinking About Me. His early stuff is a bit of a surprise if you don't know it. You've Got A Habit Of Leaving and Take My Tip in particular. There's a quite good cover of the latter by Kenny Miller. Finding original singles is not easy but they've all been compiled a number of times. Check out 45cat.
The update of "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" is excellent. Also a fan of "I Dig Everything". And the "slow down, slow down" portion of "Karma Man" is sublime.
Really love the clattering racket of the drum-and-bass/industrial sound, especially "Battle for Britain (The Letter)", "Dead Man Walking", "I'm Afraid of Americans".
Tin Machine seemed to be the start of Bowie decideding to stop caring about mainstream hits and selling tons of records -- he started doing whatever he wanted to do (which likely still provided him with a nice standard of living). He appears so relaxed (and amusing, carefree almost) in interviews and on stage from 1997 on, as though he was finally content with where he was and what he was doing.
Always been a fan of Can't Help Thinking About Me. His early stuff is a bit of a surprise if you don't know it. You've Got A Habit Of Leaving and Take My Tip in particular. There's a quite good cover of the latter by Kenny Miller. Finding original singles is not easy but they've all been compiled a number of times. Check out 45cat.
I didn't know it and I was surprised!
The update of "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" is excellent. Also a fan of "I Dig Everything". And the "slow down, slow down" portion of "Karma Man" is sublime.
Most of Earthling (1997) is fantastic, too.
Really love the clattering racket of the drum-and-bass/industrial sound, especially "Battle for Britain (The Letter)", "Dead Man Walking", "I'm Afraid of Americans".
Tin Machine seemed to be the start of Bowie decideding to stop caring about mainstream hits and selling tons of records -- he started doing whatever he wanted to do (which likely still provided him with a nice standard of living). He appears so relaxed (and amusing, carefree almost) in interviews and on stage from 1997 on, as though he was finally content with where he was and what he was doing.