Blog 24 Notes from the low-end
Blog 24: Notes from the low-end Variety, change, something new, these are watchwords for David Bowie’s musical career and as the bass player in the band it’s the variety in the music that appeals to me. Previously, I’ve played in cover bands doing blues and rock and...
Blog 23: Absolute Beginners
Blog 23: Absolute Beginners - the anatomy of a classic Following our last blog which focused on just the one song, The Laughing Gnome, another new song that has entered our set list and which has become a very firm favourite is up next. Absolute Beginners is a rarity...
Blog 22: The Laughing Gnome
Only for Isa (He He He) This blog focuses on what might possibly be the most controversial Bowie track, particularly when the subject at hand is covering songs. This is the often-hated, sometimes loved, but always ridiculous “The Laughing Gnome”. Now, even in the...
Blog 21: Great songs but which ones?
Blog 21: Great songs but which ones? We mentioned in our last blog that we now feel we have a sufficiently large repertoire of songs which allows us tailor our set lists to suit our audience. Whilst this is a blessing in many ways, it can bring it's own problems – the...
Blog 20: Easter – the story of (Modern) Love
Blog 20: The Making of Modern Love We have always tried to tailor our sets as best we can to suit our likely audience. At a Bowie convention, where diehard fans know each and every word sung and note played, we can get away with playing some of the less well known...