Bowie in Berlin : a new career in a new town
This is a biographical and historical account of the recording of David Bowie's albums 'Low', ''Heroes'' and 'Lodger'. Set against the backdrop of post-war Berlin it features a cast of characters including Iggy Pop, Kraftwerk and Robert Fripp. It also looks at the influence Bowie's 'Berlin Trilogy' has exerted on other musicians
Biography
272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
9781906002084, 1906002088
166390017
Picture section
Introduction
Part 1. Speed of life
Black noise : how David Bowie became British pop's brightest 70s star
The year of magical thinking : Los Angeles : The man who fell to Earth and Station to station
Going round & round : reality slips and Europe beckons
Part 2. New music : night and day
Dum dum days : Iggy Pop, The idiot, and the move to Berlin. Iggy Pop : The idiot, track by track
What in the world : collaborating with Eno and recording Love. David Bowie : Love, track by track
Neighbourhood threat : playing keyboards with Iggy Pop and making Lust for life. Iggy Pop : Lust for life, track by track
Für einen tag : settling in Berlin and recording "Heroes". David Bowie : "Heroes," track by track
Part 3. Peace on Earth
Stage & screen : back to the world : TV; Just a gigolo; world tour
Do something boring : Lodger : completing the trilogy or making a new start?
The heart's filthy lesson : the continuing influence of Bowie and his late 70s records
Endnotes
Selected discography
Tour dates