An amazing bunch of musicians! And they all look fabulous! Especially the man himself… 30 years after his first steps into the business… looks amazing!
It was a great time in my life when touring with David Bowie .. Chris Simmons Former road crew , Concert Lighting .. 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour .. He was so cool to get on with .. No big head on him at all .. Not like some rock stars I toured with back in the 80,s.. Jands and Showco Productions ..
Wow I am a Bowie fan from Ziggy on. I lived in Japan 80-86, let me tell you Serious Moonlight was and is a pivotal moment in my life. I envy you being there.
Just imagine: The Earth is 4.543 billion years old, life has existed here for 3.5 billion years, yet you were lucky enough to be alive at the same time as Bowie!
I really, really love this song. I always have. I bought the album as a young lad because I liked Ashes to Ashes, but when I heard this song I just couldn't believe how it resonated into my soul. Very sad today.
I was 10 or 11, a pop music chart sort of kid. When this album came out and I heard Ashes to Ashes and I have no idea why, but it really connected with me. I got this album and was terrified and exhilarated at the same time. I'm 51 now and Scary Monsters is still my favourite Bowie album.
In 1973 my brother brought Alladin Sane. Bowie has been my hero ever since and still is to this day. From The Laughing Gnome to Ziggy, to Diamond Dogs, Scary Monsters and up until Black Star he made music unlike any other.
This is just unbelievably insanely good. Bowie was the greatest. This has got to be one of the greatest live rock performance videos ever, maybe the best, because I can't think of a better one.
The guy just blows the doors off when doing his songs. I don't know how Stones fans can think the Stones are the greatest rocknroll band in the world. Bowie and his band blow them away-it's almost embarrassing the difference.
the difference is bowie wants to punch at a much heavier weight category. he hangs with industriaI, indie, d&b & trip hop cats so he sheds nothing he needs but grows new strings to his bow and stays in step. he might even pip prince for that.
@@joyofsox It is the man and not his guitar itself that is the brutal, monster and savage beast! I mean that in the best of ways. Reeves Gabrels is absolutely fabulous!
Yes. Fripp playing on Scary Monsters is nothing like anything. Possibly the best session guitar work ever done, but then there's Mick Ronson on Ziggy, and then there's Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick on Station to station. Of all the players who've toured with Bowie, i'd go for the obvious and say Adrian Belew did best with the Fripp originals, not that Reeves Gabrels is anything less than stellar here. Want 100% proof Bowie was one of the little handful of the greatest? See who he hire, what he made of their talent, and how he was both front man and band member, all the time. Always the music, with embellishments and showmanship, but never distractions.
This song at the same festival one year later, 97. Easily in the top three all time great rock performances I have ever seen, and I've seen a lot. Still gives me chills and makes me feel young again, yet still so current. Ack, you know what I mean
I bought Scary Monsters in Tottenham Court Road London, Christmas 1980,....my mates said I was Gay cos I liked Bowie. Little did they know , Bowie was to become the God of all Modern Rock Music..... virtually every band today has an influence of Him, even Rammstein. Total Respect.
One of my fave albums of Bowie's, It's no Game, Up the hill backwards;..funny when we had vinyl LPs, I somehow ended up with 3 copies of Space Oddity.....🎀✨🦏
My name is Yoshikage Kira, I am 33 years old, my home is in the northwestern area of Morioh, where the village sections are and I am not married, I work as a clerk in Kame Yu's warehouse and came home every day at 8 pm at the latest. Wryyyyyy
No one will ever reach his status he is untouchable, there will never be another Bowie!! The Chameleon of his art and always pushing the boundries like no other. Miss him and this world was made a better place because of who he was and what he brought to all the world. Truly one of a kind!! I was lucky enough to grow up watch him and adoring him and his music through out the 70s until his death in 2016. I was also fortunate enough to see him live 3 times and one of those times was his Glass Spider Tour which to this day is still one of the greatest concerts i have ever seen. The world feels so much smaller with out him here but so grateful that he left his mark on all of us. RIP Goblin King!!
Robert Fripp played on the first version. Reeves Gabrels took it up a knotch. I recommend his current band Imaginary Friends if you ever get the chance to see them. He's very funny and trippy AF.
@@klausrichter376 He is conveying the spirit originally in place by Robert Fripp. You do not need "shredding" for that, you need something otherworldly. Just playing fast is worthless - it has to be "out there" to make this song correct, and he does it nicely.
@@DoctorPanglossBand I endorse your take on this glorious performance. What a band with one of the greatest front men in the history of rock. Just love this footage. WOW!
@@klausrichter376 Lol. Reeves has his place in the Bowie lineup. But someone needed to throw that octave pedal straight into the garbage. The guy was fucking married to that thing for the whole Earthling album.
I am so so so happy to see and hear this beautiful man but then I get so so sad at the same time. Loved the way he encouraged his band's musicians to express themselves on stage. I miss him so much So much, it doesn't go away
Amazing performance. Bought this single 1980 at school. So lucky to see Bowie and his band in 1995 Outside tour. His stage presence was amazing, and could see his other worldly eyes piercing through us all but in an exhilarating way!!
Every day. Especially when covered in chills unexpectedly like just now at the end of the song. I forgot, let my guard down, there he is again warping existence somehow.
400 upvotes, and not one giving a thumbs-down! THAT'S a good tribute to this legendary man! Watching and sharing this on FB on Halloween! RIP, Mr. Bowie!
Bowie was so far ahead of his time it will take the world more than a few life times to catch up. Even then he will still be fresh as the day he was born.
Out of this world. I can't say I was too much into Reeves (xpecially live), but like every great Bowie lead guitarist he totally shapes the soundscape. I still can't decide between this version and the one on Serious Moonlight. Different visions, both breathtaking.
It was so amazing to see him live. No one brings that kind of excitement to the stage anymore. Of course Mick Jagger's cool but Bowie was just something else.
NuMetal Godfather. Gale and Reeves the best Line up. I still need the Earthling jacket .... RIP Mr Bowie. The world is poorer without you Starman. 🤘✌️🏴🇦🇺
I'm looking at the bassist, guitarist, drummer, and thinking: this is how good you have to be to stand on stage with David Bowie.
Along with Bowie himself they are all ridiculously good.
An amazing bunch of musicians! And they all look fabulous! Especially the man himself… 30 years after his first steps into the business… looks amazing!
It was a great time in my life when touring with David Bowie .. Chris Simmons Former road crew , Concert Lighting .. 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour .. He was so cool to get on with .. No big head on him at all .. Not like some rock stars I toured with back in the 80,s.. Jands and Showco Productions ..
Wow I am a Bowie fan from Ziggy on. I lived in Japan 80-86, let me tell you Serious Moonlight was and is a pivotal moment in my life. I envy you being there.
The bass player is interviewed on Scotts bass lesson channel
Saw it at Milton Keens
I still cannot believe he is no longer on this planet. Though he is in all our memories so huge.
Kwales66 rip Kira Yoshikage
I miss him every day. Now more than ever. Starman.
I hear you, but was he really on this planet ever? Starman!
@@GeneTrujillo Good Point.
Just imagine: The Earth is 4.543 billion years old, life has existed here for 3.5 billion years, yet you were lucky enough to be alive at the same time as Bowie!
Bowie lives on.
What a legacy.
Chills all over.
Love that man.
Scary freakin’ monsters.
I really, really love this song. I always have. I bought the album as a young lad because I liked Ashes to Ashes, but when I heard this song I just couldn't believe how it resonated into my soul.
Very sad today.
+ThePaulv12 i am a french fan and i am very sad too
i love this album... he is all my adolescence
I was 10 or 11, a pop music chart sort of kid. When this album came out and I heard Ashes to Ashes and I have no idea why, but it really connected with me. I got this album and was terrified and exhilarated at the same time. I'm 51 now and Scary Monsters is still my favourite Bowie album.
OH MY GOD HE ROCKS! WHAT A PERFORMANCE!
In 1973 my brother brought Alladin Sane. Bowie has been my hero ever since and still is to this day. From The Laughing Gnome to Ziggy, to Diamond Dogs, Scary Monsters and up until Black Star he made music unlike any other.
This is just unbelievably insanely good. Bowie was the greatest. This has got to be one of the greatest live rock performance videos ever, maybe the best, because I can't think of a better one.
Bowie was just a genius, we'll never see the like of him again.
IMO, THE greatest performer ever. I still shake my head in disbelief that he is gone!
The guy just blows the doors off when doing his songs. I don't know how Stones fans can think the Stones are the greatest rocknroll band in the world. Bowie and his band blow them away-it's almost embarrassing the difference.
+Ricky Rhoades Bowie and Queen are the best considering just live performance
padaprvisneg3331 youre totally right Bowie and Queen are the best!
David had better material in the final, oh, 30 years of his career. And was more willing to experiment, rather than 'just' play the hits...
I'm assuming you've never actually seen the Stones live
the difference is bowie wants to punch at a much heavier weight category. he hangs with industriaI, indie, d&b & trip hop cats so he sheds nothing he needs but grows new strings to his bow and stays in step. he might even pip prince for that.
The guitar work Robert Fripp did on this record is off the chain. He isn't playing here, but Jesus Christ, the guitar is incredible.
This is Reeves Gabrels, also very impressive in that weird, hard-to-categorize world of guitar. He was the Tin Machine guitarist before this tour.
@@LegionOfWeirdos And now in The Cure...
I don't know if Reeves is scary, but his guitar is a fucking goddamn monster.
@@joyofsox It is the man and not his guitar itself that is the brutal, monster and savage beast! I mean that in the best of ways. Reeves Gabrels is absolutely fabulous!
Yes. Fripp playing on Scary Monsters is nothing like anything. Possibly the best session guitar work ever done, but then there's Mick Ronson on Ziggy, and then there's Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick on Station to station. Of all the players who've toured with Bowie, i'd go for the obvious and say Adrian Belew did best with the Fripp originals, not that Reeves Gabrels is anything less than stellar here.
Want 100% proof Bowie was one of the little handful of the greatest? See who he hire, what he made of their talent, and how he was both front man and band member, all the time. Always the music, with embellishments and showmanship, but never distractions.
I was fortunate and privileged to see Bowie a few times. Serious and Glass Spider and Sound Vision-plus 2 times Tin Machine.
This song at the same festival one year later, 97. Easily in the top three all time great rock performances I have ever seen, and I've seen a lot. Still gives me chills and makes me feel young again, yet still so current. Ack, you know what I mean
the energy of scary monsters and the energy of bowie's mid 90's phase aka earthling combined is something i never knew i wanted until now
I bought Scary Monsters in Tottenham Court Road London, Christmas 1980,....my mates said I was Gay cos I liked Bowie. Little did they know , Bowie was to become the God of all Modern Rock Music..... virtually every band today has an influence of Him, even Rammstein. Total Respect.
Same here.
One of Bowie's most under rated songs.
Scary Monsters rips. Lyrically Brilliant.
Created another new genre.
Eks Jeg så han i øynene De var blå men ingen hjemme 😂😂😂For en Master i tekster og sang wow 🤩🎉🎉🎉🤘🤘🤘
One of my fave albums of Bowie's, It's no Game, Up the hill backwards;..funny when we had vinyl LPs, I somehow ended up with 3 copies of Space Oddity.....🎀✨🦏
You are nuts. It was the bomb the day it arrived.
This song and the album was all the new music I could listen to when John Lennon was killed.
@@usedscar
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Everyone passes eventually but 1 thing is for sure David Bowie the man and the music will always be remembered
*W R Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ! ! !*
Dino
STOP
MUSHAAAAAA
@@vandagostyle5994 It's ''Ushaaaaaa''
My name is Yoshikage Kira, I am 33 years old, my home is in the northwestern area of Morioh, where the village sections are and I am not married, I work as a clerk in Kame Yu's warehouse and came home every day at 8 pm at the latest. Wryyyyyy
No one will ever reach his status he is untouchable, there will never be another Bowie!! The Chameleon of his art and always pushing the boundries like no other. Miss him and this world was made a better place because of who he was and what he brought to all the world. Truly one of a kind!! I was lucky enough to grow up watch him and adoring him and his music through out the 70s until his death in 2016. I was also fortunate enough to see him live 3 times and one of those times was his Glass Spider Tour which to this day is still one of the greatest concerts i have ever seen. The world feels so much smaller with out him here but so grateful that he left his mark on all of us. RIP Goblin King!!
1 word "gorrilaz"
David Bowie was my first concert. I have seen a lot and he was great. Along with Led Zeppelin, Queen, a lot of concerts for me.
Gail and Reeves together, with Bowie and Sterling. They really found the rocking foundation of a song and rocked it.
I'd agree, except that's not Sterling on drums. It's Zach Alford. During this era, if one drummer weren't available, the other would would play.
unitcaptain11 agreed... this era of BOWIE is phenomenal... I especially enjoy the 96' Loreley live sound.
Reeves is amazing on this. Eat your heart out Fripp...
Marco Pirroni on guitar
Reeves Gabrels on guitar. (Not Marco Pirroni.)
Robert Fripp played on the first version. Reeves Gabrels took it up a knotch. I recommend his current band Imaginary Friends if you ever get the chance to see them. He's very funny and trippy AF.
Reeves Gabrels! It's like he puts the guitar into a blender.
True
Sounds like shit
He cannot shred it is all pretending
@spunkfish Ahahahaha!!!!!!!
@@klausrichter376 He is conveying the spirit originally in place by Robert Fripp. You do not need "shredding" for that, you need something otherworldly. Just playing fast is worthless - it has to be "out there" to make this song correct, and he does it nicely.
@@DoctorPanglossBand I endorse your take on this glorious performance. What a band with one of the greatest front men in the history of rock. Just love this footage. WOW!
@@klausrichter376 Lol. Reeves has his place in the Bowie lineup. But someone needed to throw that octave pedal straight into the garbage. The guy was fucking married to that thing for the whole Earthling album.
2:27 Reeves. Absolutely incredible.
A God
Beast mode! God level!!
I was there!! 5 miles from my front door Phoenix Festival
I am so so so happy to see and hear this beautiful man but then I get so so sad at the same time. Loved the way he encouraged his band's musicians to express themselves on stage. I miss him so much So much, it doesn't go away
Why does Bowie sing about Diego Brando?
because of Pucci
it' pucci's doing
Kira: I am Bowie.
Gail Ann has a beautiful voice
This is pure rock'n'roll. What more can I say. Thank You, David.
Man what I wouldn't give to be born earlier in life to see Bowie live.
possibly the greatest rock performance ever..,..sensational....
Sign of a great musician, studio albums blow you away. Live performances knock you out an your ass!!! Bowie every single time.
After learning the sad news, I had to immerse myself in the genius that was his music. The man may have left us, but his legend will live on forever.
Was it 8 years ago? The Day Art Died?
肉を切り裂くような鋭いギターがたまらん♪
first time hearing a live version of this. so weird without all the effects
It is a big loss! Cant almost bare it, so heavy loss...... :(
+Ronny Rasmusson still sad. why the fuck didn't I see him in concert when I had the chance???
+SteveRunciman why didn't you?
Ronny Rasmusson Look for the beauty in what you wrote, nothing last for ever
Потрясающе!!! Настоящий музыкант, артист, гений рок музыки, восхищаюсь талантом Боуи снова и снова.
cant say anything about him after listening. Everything he did was gold. I never know if listening and watching will cheer me up or make me sad.
Amazing performance. Bought this single 1980 at school. So lucky to see Bowie and his band in 1995 Outside tour. His stage presence was amazing, and could see his other worldly eyes piercing through us all but in an exhilarating way!!
I'd love to hear a cover of this by The Cure with Reeves playing it again.
Still miss him...November 2018...Star Man...
Every day. Especially when covered in chills unexpectedly like just now at the end of the song. I forgot, let my guard down, there he is again warping existence somehow.
They are just crushing this, one of my fav Bowie records so cutting edge when it came out.
Great song and video, Rest In Peace David
400 upvotes, and not one giving a thumbs-down! THAT'S a good tribute to this legendary man! Watching and sharing this on FB on Halloween! RIP, Mr. Bowie!
Soothing sounds for a lazy afternoon in the meadows.
Slap me silly,,, what a great tour ('Earthling').... Reeves Gabrels on guitar *stunning !!
Karmakat59 it was pre-earthling in 1996
Reeves Gabriel shreds here just rocking
Brilliant performance.......wish I could have been Bowie....... just for one day
Absolutely Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.
HE HAS SO MUCH ENERGY IN THIS PERFORMANCE !!!!
He had always so much energy.
Bowie was so far ahead of his time it will take the world more than a few life times to catch up. Even then he will still be fresh as the day he was born.
Great track to train too at the gym.
nothing can follow that performance.
Just a little tip wear headphones while listening mindblowing thanks David
❤️Love this !! Reeves tears it up too
really clears out the cobwebs
Long time favorite but I hadn’t seen this live version. Cements its status for Sure.
The GUITAR is otherworldly!!!
The best to ever grace a stage anywhere
He was flawless on this set at the Phoenix festival & I love this version of scary monsters! I'd give anything for that union jack jacket, so iconic!
Leaves you speechless ❤❤❤❤❤
I still can't believe you're gone. Bowie forever ❤
Absolutely Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.
Out of this world. I can't say I was too much into Reeves (xpecially live), but like every great Bowie lead guitarist he totally shapes the soundscape. I still can't decide between this version and the one on Serious Moonlight. Different visions, both breathtaking.
Absolutely Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.
Una scarica di puro rock...ma con eleganza...love Bowie
A True Musician.
Yeah, I would comment a JoJo reference but I'm actually addicted to that song
Brilliant version of this song.
The best live version of this song on TH-cam
BEST "Scary Monsters" live act on 1996 in the world!!
1997, though-
The perfect performance! And the dialogue between him and the crowd is amazing. And when silence breaks up you scream "Noooo, again, again, again!"
the first and onIy time i saw him. so fortunate. so great! cheers for upIoading it! r.i.p. bowie
You better watch out Diego Scary Monster Dinosaur
.....the drummer is so powerful,I like it.
This song is more punk than punk ever was.
Brilliant one of his best.
The streets are filled with scary monsters and super creeps.
Ps Robert frip on guitar.
i swear i can see a Stand manifested behind him, leaning over that table posing O.O
Bowie and Jagger ruled the stage like no others
Yes but don't forget Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Angus Young
To be present there been the UTIMATE privilege, I'd love. R.I.P. Bowie.
Who is the lead guitarist? Awesome!!!!
WITHOUT A DOUBT the best version
Awesome! I miss this man so much.
Rest in Peace...Idol
My favorite song.
Only David Bowie can make such a song.
Absolutely Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.
@@waynenorthspacebuoy3529
I'm fortunate to be exposed to his music and philosophy.
@@ttoo2106 Its good all round ... I've been recording Station to Station today ... Phew ...what a complex song!
@@waynenorthspacebuoy3529
I understand.
However, such a complicated and difficult feeling is appealing to us Japanese.
I was there !! Magical ! A God's gift that i coold see him live !
Blows me away every time ❤️
WOW talking about kicking ass!
145,000 hits ? Should be 1,450,000,000 . This is awesome stuff....Bowie and a shit hot band .....legendary .
Omg, I absolutely 🧡💛💚💙💜 this performance of this song 🤩🤩🤩
Absolutely Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.
It was so amazing to see him live. No one brings that kind of excitement to the stage anymore. Of course Mick Jagger's cool but Bowie was just something else.
This shit rocks!!!
What a loss. Just a singular talent-
Absolutely Agree ... I hope my YT Bowie songs as a one man band makes him smile ... Im lucky to be able to make the connection with his spirit.
great stuff
Loving the Alien forever ⚡️⚡️⚡️
I think Bowie is the closest thing we will ever have to a anime character
yoshikage kira approves
An 'anime' character? He was a professional musician, not some fucking loser portraying animated nonsense
@@Fretless99 Fucking loser portraying animation what does that even mean?
@@arunak6783 Its just @Fretless99's way to express his inferiority complex
Fretless99 Agreed it pissed me off when people said he was killed by an ambulance. Very sad to hear people say that.
Got the Legacy CD as a Xmas Pressie. Love Bowie but why Scary isn't on it...
Master David Bowie Love David Genius ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
NuMetal Godfather. Gale and Reeves the best Line up. I still need the Earthling jacket .... RIP Mr Bowie. The world is poorer without you Starman. 🤘✌️🏴🇦🇺
90S DB WAS AWESOME
Best sound quality, thank you
Jimi's guitar sound 🎸 Best Bowie line up. Reeves & Gail 🤘 RIP Bowie 🙏✌️🇦🇺🏴☠️
i was there - awesome....