This post is the beginning of a new series here at Media Decay that will be almost like a recommendation area for concerts.  Basically it’s writeups of some particularly special concerts I’ve either attended or heard.  One feature of these is that I’m going to do my best to include at least some audio from the shows in these posts, although if a show is available commercially this will be more complex.  I hope you enjoy the first installment of this series and come back for more.  It should be monthly. Click a song title to stream that song.

 

The first installment is all about David Bowie.  A consummate showman and the definition of rock star, I’ve managed to see him live twice before he retired from music (if you didn’t know Bowie is retired from music due to his heart being fucked).  The very first time I got to see him was this show, perhaps the best concert I have ever experienced (and I’ve been to a lot of concerts).

 

The date was January 9th 1997.  The place NYC’s legendary Madison Square Garden where many years before Bowie had already put on one of the greatest shows of all time that would be released as the movie Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars.  This show was to celebrate the legendary rocker turning 50 (his actual birthday was the 8th).  As a way to celebrate this milestone he decided that he wanted to share the stage with acts that he’d influenced and who had influenced him in return.  We’ll get to who exactly that was in a minute.

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