David Bowie 1976-02-26 Toronto ,Maple Leaf Gardens - One Magical Moment - SQ 8.
Label: Old Gold Records 2001 - OGCD 527
Audio Source: audience
Lineage: Total running time: 1:41:59
Sound Quality: noise ,dull ,but still good listened to
Attendance: 15.760
Artwork: Yes.
David Bowie 1976-02-26 Toronto ,Maple Leaf Gardens - One Magical Moment -
Sound Quality Rating
101. STATION TO STAION.flac
102. SUFFRAGETTE CITY.flac
103. FAME.flac
104. WORD ON A WING.flac
106. STAY.flac
107. WAITING FOR THE MAN.flac
108. TVC15.flac
201. LIFE ON MARS - FIVE YEARS.flac
202. PANIC IN DETROIT.flac
203. BAND INTRODUCTION.flac
204. CHANGES.flac
205. QUEEN BITCH.flac
206. DIAMOND DOGS.flac
ENCORE:
207. REBEL REBEL.flac
208. JEAN GENIE - SISTER MIDNIGHT - JEAN GENIE (REPRISE).flac
This is a good concert and Bowie does a great deal of talking. During Waiting For the Man Bowie points at Stacy Heydon,saying "Do you know what he said to me? 'Yeah my buddy,my home town' - Stacy Heydon!", The audience cheer,and laughing Bowie sings on,not at all in character with The Thin White Duke!
The audience are wildly enthusiastic about the solo part Dennis Davis play's in Panic In Detroit: and after this song Bowie introduces the band. And himself: "This song is called Changes,and my name is David Bowie,good evening".
After Diamond Dogs Bowie cries out "Thank you very much,good goodnight" and when he returns for Rebel Rebel he waits an awfully long time before starting to sing. "It was called .. ,uhm, what's it called. What's it called?" Bowie asks,and it is not until after the band have sung "Rebel rebel" in reply that Bowie starts singing.
At the beginning of The Jean Genie Bowie talks to the audience again: the band have just struck up the song,when Bowie asks:
"Would you like me to tell you about Jean Genie?". Bowie and the band turn this into quite a hard-boiled version, and just when the band have produced the final tones Bowie says: "Hold it,hold it. Now,someone has thrown me a book that I've been trying to get for a long time. Just for that we'll do some number that we don't ever do. (cheering.) This is a song that I've written with a friend of mine called Iggy Pop,and he's bringing it out as his record this year some time,and it's called Sister Midnight and it's for you tonight". Sister Midnight was often played during the US tour,but this is one of the few tapes that have it. Lots of fine guitar work! Immediately after this song,part of Jean Genie again,preceded by Bowie calling out in rapid sequence "Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday night!".
The Tour Band - The Station To Station Tour
• David Bowie - Vocals, saxophone
• Carlos Alomar - Rhythm guitar, music director,backing vocals
• Stacy Heydon - Lead guitar, backing vocals
• George Murray - Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dennis Davis - Drums, percussion
• Tony Kaye - Keyboards
The band became known as “Raw Moon”
Crew
• Vern Moose Constan, Rob Joyce - Band technicians/personnel
• Lonnie McKenzie, Leroy Kerr, Lester Burton, Buddy Prewitt, Larry Sizemore - Lighting technicians/personnel
• Buford Jones, Scott Wadsworth - Sound technicians/personnel
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In 1973 I was 16. My Mom was looking at a magazine and happened to say, “Come and look at this guy with the orangey-pink hair.” BANG! I was smitten. It was David as Ziggy and that started not years but decades of concentrated focus (read “obsession”) on the man, his visual presentation his music and his lyrics.
In 1974, I had the opportunity to attend David’s “Diamond Dogs” concert in Toronto but was too shy to say, “Yes” to the girl in my grade 11 class who had asked me to go with her. (I forever regret this.)
In 1976, at age 19, I went with a (male) friend from high school to Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. I had led a rather sheltered life and this was my first real concert. Other than seeing David accompanying Iggy Pop on stage the following year, his 1976 Isolar 1 tour was the only time I saw him live. I think for me, it was similar to what others call “a religious experience”. Fighting back tears, I could not believe I was looking at – in the flesh – Major Tom, the Man Who Sold the World, a Bewlay Brother, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Hallowe’en Jack, a Young American and now, the Thin White Duke. I was disappointed when I realized that I would not get to see Earl Slick. That disappointment was short-lived when Toronto guitarist, Stacey Heydon performed his incredible distortion-laden introduction to the opening song, “Station to Station”.
February 26, 1976. I will never, ever, ever, ever forget that night. NEVER.
If a recoding of this concert ever comes available for purchase, I would love to purchase a copy on CD. Thank you for allowing me to indulge my memories of this. It was so very special.
Would love to get a copy of this show. My first concert….and the first of many Bowie concerts.