David Bowie / The Music Of Benefit Concert / 2CDR

David Bowie / The Music Of Benefit Concert / 2CDR / Non Label

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Live at Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY. USA 31st March 2016

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Bowie memorial concert live album by an all-star cast is the appearance as a gift title. Memorial concert, but was held twice in New York, of this work has been recorded, it is “March 31, Carnegie Hall 2016” on the first day. This concert that had been originally planned from during the lifetime of Bowie. It was supposed to honor his achievements, but the change to hurriedly tribute performance in response to the obituary. Its luxurious appearance team also combined tickets competition. That it has been trading at 350,000 yen or more of the value was the premiere performance of enough to be featured in the news.
Its appearance team, just gorgeous. Although THE ROOTS and Patti Smith, who had been scheduled originally became nonparticipation, THE FLAMING LIPS and PIXIES, CAT POWER, J · Masushisu & Sean Lennon, Jakob Dylan, Deborah Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Stipe, Ann Wilson, Robyn Hitchcock, Laurie Anderson, Ricky Lee Jones, such as Perry Farrell and so on. They are instead falling turnover in every song, we continue to play the classic group of Bowie.
Especially unique because, THE SPIDERS FROM MARS drummer, project band HOLY HOLY that Woody Woodman Gee and Tony Visconti was formed. In a project that began in 2013, it has also been announced “THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD” reproduction tour in June this year. In the present work we show off the “THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD” top number “Width Of A Circle” of.
Such this work that contains the special concert, audience album the atmosphere of the site has been inhale plenty. Not “like the sound board” type that, but makes us taste the beautiful and magnificent sounds of the Music Hall of Fame “Carnegie Hall”. That’s what is perfect for the mood of the “Bowie memorial”. Opening to talk about the organizers of the tribute of Michael Dorf is to spirit and Bowie concert, performer 1 person alone is going to sing to and respect plenty of feelings. In addition, the audience of applause witnessing is spread gently in the venue it. The singing voice, even they are going to rice was emotion and breathing sense of applause. Of course, the beauty of the musical tone is truly Carnegie Hall. Although the sense of distance is, straight to reach without the core of the musical tone is also blurred also clearly and contour. Soft on it, I transparent reverberation wraps.
Memorial concert to be drawn by the sound is, those wonderful approaching the chest. All-Star us put the feelings of the Bowie, respectively, but is not going to sing a song that became its own flesh and blood, one song also is completely different voice one song and ears familiar’s melody sing. It is though to realize that he is not here anymore, also floats vestiges of Bowie to sing opening of the end-to-end, widely I also feel that you are living in the musicians. And, last was Fichua the NYC CHILDREN’S CHOIR “Space Oddity”. Led to the acoustic guitar one, children’s singing voice is spread in a space full of Carnegie, this work is to close the curtain with the standing ovation of the whole audience.

This work is not the latest concert of Bowie himself, there is the latest feel his recording. Bowie is three months away. Or “other” of the “still” of the or. Among you are also starting to become accustomed to the daily that he does not have, gorgeous actors of singing voice once again in the “now, this moment of Bowie” one that make me feel. Live album that approaches what in the chest because it now, please try us.

　オールスター・キャストによるボウイ追悼コンサートのライヴアルバムがギフトタイトルとして登場です。追悼コンサートはニューヨークで２回行われましたが、本作が記録されたのは、初日の「2016年３月31日カーネギー・ホール」です。このコンサートは元々ボウイの存命中から計画されていたもの。彼の功績を讃えるはずでしたが、訃報を受けて急遽トリビュート公演に変更。その豪華な出演陣も相まってチケットは争奪戦。35万円以上の値で取引されたことがニュースに取り上げられるほどのプレミア公演となりました。
その出演陣は、まさに豪華絢爛。当初予定されていたTHE ROOTSやパティ・スミスは不参加になりましたが、THE FLAMING LIPSやPIXIES、CAT POWER、J・マスシス＆ショーン・レノン、ジェイコブ・ディラン、デボラ・ハリー、シンディ・ローパー、マイケル・スタイプ、アン・ウィルソン、ロビン・ヒッチコック、ローリー・アンダーソン、リッキー・リー・ジョーンズ、ペリー・ファレル等々など。彼らが１曲ごとに入れ替わり立ち替わり、ボウイの名曲群を演奏していくのです。
特にユニークなのは、THE SPIDERS FROM MARSのドラマー、ウッディ・ウッドマンジーとトニー・ヴィスコンティが結成したプロジェクトバンドHOLY HOLY。2013年から始まったプロジェクトで、今年６月には『THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD』再現ツアーも発表されている。本作でも『THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD』のトップナンバー「Width Of A Circle」を披露しています。
そんなスペシャル・コンサートを収めた本作は、現場の雰囲気をたっぷりと吸い込んできたオーディエンス・アルバム。「まるでサウンドボード」というタイプではありませんが、音楽の殿堂“カーネギー・ホール”の美しくも格調高い鳴りを味わわせてくれる。それこそが“ボウイ追悼”のムードにぴったり。オープニングに主催者のマイケル・ドルフがコンサートの主旨とボウイへの賛辞を語り、出演者１人ひとりが思い入れと敬意たっぷりに歌っていく。さらに、それを目の当たりにした観客たちの喝采が会場中に優しく広がる。その歌声、拍手に込められた感情や呼吸感までも伝えてくれる。もちろん、楽音の美しさはさすがカーネギー・ホール。距離感はあるものの、楽音の芯もハッキリと輪郭もボヤけずに真っ直ぐに届く。その上で柔らかく、透き通る残響が包み込むのです。
そのサウンドで描かれる追悼公演は、胸に迫る素晴らしいもの。オールスターたちはそれぞれにボウイへの想いを込め、自身の血肉になった曲を歌っていくわけですが、１曲また１曲と耳馴染んだメロディをまったく違う声が歌う。それは彼ががもういないことを実感させるものの、歌い口の端々にボウイの面影も浮かび、広く音楽家たちの中に生きていることも感じられるのです。そして、ラストはNYC CHILDREN’S CHOIRをフィーチュアした「Space Oddity」。アコースティックギター１本に導かれ、子ども達の歌声がカーネギーの空間いっぱいに広がり、満場の大喝采と共に本作は幕を閉じるのです。

本作はボウイ自身の最新コンサートではありませんが、彼を感じられる最新録音ではある。ボウイが去って３ヶ月。“もう”なのか、“まだ”なのか。彼のいない日常に慣れ始めてもいる中で、豪華な出演者たちの歌声にもう一度「今、この瞬間のボウイ」を感じさせてくれる１本。今だからこそ胸に迫るライヴアルバム、ぜひお試しください。

Disc 1(76:47)
1. Introduction by Michael Dorf
2. Suffragette City – Cyndi Lauper
3. Width Of A Circle – Holy Holy
4. Soul Love – Robyn Hitchcock
5. Always Crashing In The Same Car – Laurie Anderson
6. Breaking Glass – Gogol Bordello
7. Starman – Debbie Harry (with Matt Katz-Bohen)
8. The Man Who Sold The World – Joseph Arthur
9. Word On A Wing – The Mountain Goats (with Robyn Hitchcock)
10. Ashes To Ashes – Michael Stipe and Karen Elson
11. Quicksand – J Mascis and Sean Lennon
12. It Ain’t Easy – Bettye LaVette

Disc 2(47:25)
1. Rebel Rebel – Perry Farrell
2. Five Years – Cat Power
3. Let’s Dance – Ann Wilson
4. Cactus – Pixies
5. All The Young Dudes – Ricki Lee Jones
6. Heroes – Jakob Dylan
7. Life On Mars – The Flaming Lips
8. Space Oddity – NYC Children’s Choir

Hosted by Rita Houston

House band is Holy Holy:
Tony Visconti – bass, vocals Woody Woodmansey – drums James Stevenson – guitar
Glenn Gregory – vocals Berenice Scott – keyboards Terry Edwards – sax, guitar, vocals
Jessica Lee Morgan – sax, tambourine, vocals Paul Cuddeford – guitar