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Richard Stark | 198 pages | 30 Apr 2012 | The University of Chicago Press | 9780226770390 | English | Chicago, IL, United States THE DAME discography and reviews

While definitely focussed on exceptional vocals a lot, the instrumental share is flawless too, serves a comfortable frame. Charming here, grooving there, something melodic and accessible in any case. Choosing the album's title track, well, they've hit the nail right on the head, this including superb acoustic and electric guitar work. A splendid one for sure. Even the really extended Conviniently Distant appears to be entertaining. A very nice album, on rare occasions equipped with a heavier edge. Hardcover , pages. Published October 1st by Tor Books first published More Details Saga of the First King 3 , Corona. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Dame , please sign up. Can I read this independently of the previous three? How connected are the books in this series? See 1 question about The Dame…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. The story focuses this time on Dame Gwydre where, as she will try to help the Highwayman to find his own path in the world, she will find herself entangled between the machinations of the Lairds for the power of Honce, and a mysterious enemy that will 7. The story focuses this time on Dame Gwydre where, as she will try to help the Highwayman to find his own path in the world, she will find herself entangled between the machinations of the Lairds for the power of Honce, and a mysterious enemy that will threaten to bring, not only the destruction of Honce, but also the reputation of the masked hero. The only thing that bothered me a little, I would say, is that, even though this series is much faster compared to the DemonWars saga, I felt that some characters were, perhaps, left out too quickly, and especially some of older ones and I believe that they could have been given a little more time to develop better and become more interesting. However, even with these problems, the book remains quite entertaining. Overall, this is a much faster book than its predecessors with Salvatore bringing, yet another, entertaining adventure in the world of Corona; while the ending leaves the heroes in a crucial point that will determine their path in the next, and final, book of the series. Oct 03, Scott rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasy. Don't let the 2 star rating fool you because the majority of this book it was a 1 star book and I literally had to force myself to keep reading. This book continues the petty little squabbles of local wannabe kings within the kingdom. It all just felt so petty and meaningless. I honestly could not care less who won and who lost. The characters should have been the high point and they were all so interchange Don't let the 2 star rating fool you because the majority of this book it was a 1 star book and I literally had to force myself to keep reading. The characters should have been the high point and they were all so interchangeable I kept having to refer back to earlier chapters to distinguish them from each other. The portions of the book dedicated to The Highwayman were actually pretty good but just like the last book those portions were few and far between which I find odd in a main characters. This one left me disappointed. Jan 22, Terry rated it liked it. It is also the third book about the character "The Highwayman". I am a huge Salvatore fan, I have read most of his body of work including all the materiel taking place in the realm of Corona which this book takes place in. I loved the first book to include the Highwayman and I think he makes a great character. That's why it saddens me to award this novel only 3 stars. Don't get me wrong, this is a good book. I enjoyed the story, the characters are interesting and you have to love the action scenes that Salvatore writes. It is just that I know what R. Salvatore is capable of writing and all honesty this is not his best work. Although it may not be his best, I still award it 3 stars, meaning I did enjoy the story. Salvatore creates amazing fictional characters. When I first read "The Highwayman" I loved the main character. In this story however I find myself more interested in the supporting character than the main ones. They are interesting people and have good side stories to them, but when reading my main focus should be on the hero not his sidekicks. One reason that I did not like the main character, has to do with a trend I have notice in Salvatore recent works. He is getting more introspective with his characters. Initially I liked this progress. You could feel for a character more. Salvatore uses his characters to ask some interesting questions about morality and perspectives. But lately I find this is getting tedious. The highwayman here just seems to be moody all the time. I don't mind the introspectiveness but please can we ease off a little. The bottom line is that I enjoyed reading this novel; it just wasn't one of Salvatore Greatest works. I would recommend the book to other fans of Salvatore, but to newcomers I would instead point them to his earlier book "The Highwayman". May 05, Derek Jordan rated it it was amazing Shelves: owned-physical. I mean he is totally back. I very much enjoyed the first book and as well the world that Salvatore has been creating with these 'demonwars' books. I was very excited with The Highwayman series because of the Jestu and Ambellican stones being mixed to create such an interesting character With so many flaws to get over and learn.. While I did not totally enjoy the second book.. I see its necessity in the continuation of the story. The growth of Bransen is good. The convictions and 'rocking' of Branson's beliefs of authority.. His coversation with Jameston about his worry destroying his joy.. One great way to remember and have the courage to continue forward. As for the story - Bransen has returned to Honce with a writ of passage that turns out to be all but useless with the changes that have transpired in his absence. His thoughts of stepping out of the mess that is of the 'rest of the world' pull him in regardless due to his reputation. I really feel like I was pulled back into this story.. We are seeing some of the things that affect the future that we already know and just the ending of this one is a shocker.. In fact several of his Demon Wars books are among my favorite fantasy novels ever. However, I felt the first two in this quartet were somewhat below par for him and was happy that this book was a nice return to form. There are lots of characters here, which usually makes for a tougher read for me. Most were introduced in book 2 probably too many for a single book which was a big part of my problem with that one , but here we get still more. However, this third book in the series goes a long way toward maturing the larger story arcs of the entire series and somehow, the characters and the various political, religious, and fighting factions became organized in my mind. It is clear Salvatore knows where this whole thing is headed and I feel confident the fourth book will see things jell completely. I really liked the way the main character of Branson The Highwayman seems to be developing. This book does end with him having even more questions than before, as do we readers, so it will be necessary to read book 4 quite soon to get some much-needed answers. Few authors can write a fantasy-based fight scene as well as Salvatore and he does not disappoint here. Often these scenes when written by other authors tend to be skimmable but this author really sucks me in. Looking forward to book number 4, The Bear. Aug 22, Ross Anderson rated it really liked it. I enjoyed the style of this book, despite it being the third book in the series. It was the only one on audio that I could find, and my first exposure to Salvatore ever. Despite the fog of the first pages wondering who Six-Cogs-One or the Highwayman were, i found the plot ingratiating afterward, enjoying the brave reactions on the part of the heroes, be they monks, adventurers, or secondary characters. This is clearly a series, and so I cannot recommend this to anyone as a standalone, even t I enjoyed the style of this book, despite it being the third book in the series. This is clearly a series, and so I cannot recommend this to anyone as a standalone, even though I enjoyed it as such. May 04, Allen rated it liked it. I messed up and didnt realize this was the 3rd in a series of 4 books. Salvatore always does a good job repeating context so picking up the story wasn't hard to do. All in all, this was decent. More of a teen category of fantasy. The Dame traditionally booked indie rock, punk, alternative country, underground hip-hop, rockabilly, jazz, bluegrass, jam bands, folk, experimental, and reggae. The Dame also hosted film screenings, open mic nights, charity events, and participated in city events such as the annual Mardi Gras celebration. The Dame opened in April It had a capacity of The room was a traditional music hall with general admission standing room. The Dame closed in June The second location opened in October and closed in September The Dame - Wikipedia

Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — The Dame by R. The vast road network of Honce, completed a decade before, had brought great optimism to the people of the land. Commerce could travel more freely and so could armies, and those armies, it was hoped, would rid the land at long last of the vicious, bloody cap dwarfs and goblins. For the first time, the many individual kingdoms, the holdings of Honce, would be brought closer The vast road network of Honce, completed a decade before, had brought great optimism to the people of the land. For the first time, the many individual kingdoms, the holdings of Honce, would be brought closer together, perhaps even united. For the last few years, those promises had become a nightmare to the folk, as two powerful lairds fought for supremacy of a hoped-for united kingdom. Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, held little real interest in that fight. To him the warring lairds were two sides of the same coin. Whichever side won, the outcome for the people of Honce would be the same, Bransen believed. A journey north, however, taught Bransen that his views were simplistic at best, and that some things--like honor and true friendship-- might truly matter. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published October 1st by Tor Books first published More Details Saga of the First King 3 , Corona. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Dame , please sign up. Can I read this independently of the previous three? How connected are the books in this series? See 1 question about The Dame…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. The story focuses this time on Dame Gwydre where, as she will try to help the Highwayman to find his own path in the world, she will find herself entangled between the machinations of the Lairds for the power of Honce, and a mysterious enemy that will 7. The story focuses this time on Dame Gwydre where, as she will try to help the Highwayman to find his own path in the world, she will find herself entangled between the machinations of the Lairds for the power of Honce, and a mysterious enemy that will threaten to bring, not only the destruction of Honce, but also the reputation of the masked hero. The only thing that bothered me a little, I would say, is that, even though this series is much faster compared to the DemonWars saga, I felt that some characters were, perhaps, left out too quickly, and especially some of older ones and I believe that they could have been given a little more time to develop better and become more interesting. However, even with these problems, the book remains quite entertaining. Overall, this is a much faster book than its predecessors with Salvatore bringing, yet another, entertaining adventure in the world of Corona; while the ending leaves the heroes in a crucial point that will determine their path in the next, and final, book of the series. Oct 03, Scott rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasy. Don't let the 2 star rating fool you because the majority of this book it was a 1 star book and I literally had to force myself to keep reading. This book continues the petty little squabbles of local wannabe kings within the kingdom. It all just felt so petty and meaningless. I honestly could not care less who won and who lost. The characters should have been the high point and they were all so interchange Don't let the 2 star rating fool you because the majority of this book it was a 1 star book and I literally had to force myself to keep reading. The characters should have been the high point and they were all so interchangeable I kept having to refer back to earlier chapters to distinguish them from each other. The portions of the book dedicated to The Highwayman were actually pretty good but just like the last book those portions were few and far between which I find odd in a main characters. This one left me disappointed. Jan 22, Terry rated it liked it. It is also the third book about the character "The Highwayman". I am a huge Salvatore fan, I have read most of his body of work including all the materiel taking place in the realm of Corona which this book takes place in. I loved the first book to include the Highwayman and I think he makes a great character. That's why it saddens me to award this novel only 3 stars. Don't get me wrong, this is a good book. I enjoyed the story, the characters are interesting and you have to love the action scenes that Salvatore writes. It is just that I know what R. Salvatore is capable of writing and all honesty this is not his best work. Although it may not be his best, I still award it 3 stars, meaning I did enjoy the story. Salvatore creates amazing fictional characters. When I first read "The Highwayman" I loved the main character. In this story however I find myself more interested in the supporting character than the main ones. They are interesting people and have good side stories to them, but when reading my main focus should be on the hero not his sidekicks. One reason that I did not like the main character, has to do with a trend I have notice in Salvatore recent works. He is getting more introspective with his characters. Initially I liked this progress. You could feel for a character more. Salvatore uses his characters to ask some interesting questions about morality and perspectives. But lately I find this is getting tedious. The highwayman here just seems to be moody all the time. I don't mind the introspectiveness but please can we ease off a little. The bottom line is that I enjoyed reading this novel; it just wasn't one of Salvatore Greatest works. I would recommend the book to other fans of Salvatore, but to newcomers I would instead point them to his earlier book "The Highwayman". May 05, Derek Jordan rated it it was amazing Shelves: owned-physical. I mean he is totally back. I very much enjoyed the first book and as well the world that Salvatore has been creating with these 'demonwars' books. I was very excited with The Highwayman series because of the Jestu and Ambellican stones being mixed to create such an interesting character With so many flaws to get over and learn.. While I did not totally enjoy the second book.. I see its necessity in the continuation of the story. The growth of Bransen is good. The convictions and 'rocking' of Branson's beliefs of authority.. His coversation with Jameston about his worry destroying his joy.. One great way to remember and have the courage to continue forward. As for the story - Bransen has returned to Honce with a writ of passage that turns out to be all but useless with the changes that have transpired in his absence. His thoughts of stepping out of the mess that is of the 'rest of the world' pull him in regardless due to his reputation. I really feel like I was pulled back into this story.. We are seeing some of the things that affect the future that we already know and just the ending of this one is a shocker.. In fact several of his Demon Wars books are among my favorite fantasy novels ever. However, I felt the first two in this quartet were somewhat below par for him and was happy that this book was a nice return to form. There are lots of characters here, which usually makes for a tougher read for me. Most were introduced in book 2 probably too many for a single book which was a big part of my problem with that one , but here we get still more. However, this third book in the series goes a long way toward maturing the larger story arcs of the entire series and somehow, the characters and the various political, religious, and fighting factions became organized in my mind. It is clear Salvatore knows where this whole thing is headed and I feel confident the fourth book will see things jell completely. The Dame traditionally booked indie rock, punk, alternative country, underground hip-hop, rockabilly, jazz, bluegrass, jam bands, folk, experimental, and reggae. The Dame also hosted film screenings, open mic nights, charity events, and participated in city events such as the annual Mardi Gras celebration. The Dame opened in April It had a capacity of The room was a traditional music hall with general admission standing room. The Dame closed in June The second location opened in October and closed in September The use of acoustic guitar as an additional rhythm works well, but I can't get nearly as excited over this as many others seem to be. While definitely focussed on exceptional vocals a lot, the instrumental share is flawless too, serves a comfortable frame. Charming here, grooving there, something melodic and accessible in any case. Choosing the album's title track, well, they've hit the nail right on the head, this including superb acoustic and electric guitar work. A splendid one for sure. Even the really extended Conviniently Distant appears to be entertaining. The Dame (Corona: Saga of the First King, #3) by R.A. Salvatore

Something was always off: the bassline, the keyboards, his vocal. Steve Goulding! They advance, stumble back; something keeps evading them but they keep scraping away at it. Reznor confessed this to a cracking-up Bowie during an MTV interview. Who knows why Bowie pulled the track. Bowie had agreed to do a TV ad for a Japanese shochu manufacturer he needed the money, he said, adding that he thought the track would get more airplay than his singles would on radio. Reeves Gabrels chimed in from quarantine, adding facts and color. They were surprised by how good it was. Still, mid-Nineties Bowie is getting better archived, if digitally. A concert recording is coming soon, and earlier this year some Earthling -era odds and ends were slipped into circulation via the Is It Any Wonder? Both were intended to be bonus tracks or B-sides. Then Bowie altered the character of Earthling at the last minute. A gimcrack knock-off version of jungle, done far past peak, holds true to the Bowie ethos. The shore at Pett Level, near Winchelsea, is steep; and covered with shingles. There is no bathing machine here; and a man should be an expert swimmer to venture in, excepting in calmer weather. The shore at Pett Level has been a forest, a feeding ground for dinosaurs, a graveyard for ships; at the time of the Roman conquest, it slept underwater; during the Napoleonic wars and for some time afterward, the beach had eight manned, brick-built Martello towers, each a quarter-mile apart, each with a gun on its roof and a small window facing seaward. During the Second World War, the government evacuated Pett, whose population at the time was greatly holidaymakers and beachcombers. Not far behind them rumbles a JCB bulldozer. I think video is there to be used as an art form as well as a sort of commercial device for illustration and promotion. In fact, I fell in love with video in the early Seventies when I got a Sony reel-to-reel, black-and-white thing and videoed everything and whatever. I got a small editing machine…and developed some scenarios for Diamond Dogs. A dreadful but interesting failure. One image dated back more than a decade. Trash bins and ranges explode around him while his nurse? The other concept was a figure in an asylum, a large padded wall behind him as a backdrop. Bowie wanted to stage the Pierrot sequence on a shore, somewhere in England. It seems obvious the Pett location came quickly to mind for Mallet when Bowie said he needed a beach. The site of evacuations and invasions, it is permanent transition. The Iron Orchid and her son sat upon a cream-colored beach of crushed bone. Some distance off a white sea sparkled and whispered…[later] Jherek noticed that the sea had turned a deep pink, almost a cerise, and was clashing dreadfully with the beach, while on the horizon behind him he saw that two palms and a cliff had disappeared altogether…. This is an Earth of the far distant future, at the tail end of time, where humanity is reduced to a decadent few who loll about in their glorious collapsing cities and freak pleasure gardens. He performs acts of purification—a sacrificial bonfire, the release of a white dove—before his dissolution. First, in spirit: he winces in pain when a snapping photographer takes his soul ; later in body, as the Pierrot sinks into the ocean. The Pierrot walks with the children who will succeed him; he is their divine mother. The sexton machine grumbles behind them, loud and impatient, but it will bury nothing—the clown will be taken by the sea. Do this in memory of me. I will soon be nothing but old lies and air. The making of that video was the death knell for the Blitz and in my mind for Bowie as an innovator. It was my first peek beneath the veneer of public perception and its contrast with reality. Bowie was actually a pilferer and a follower stylistically — finger on the pulse but a follower nevertheless. By the turn of the Eighties, the scene had shifted to the Blitz Club in Covent Garden, where Bowie nights became competitive pose-offs. Bowie was naturally intrigued and visited the Blitz one night, slipping through the back door and being ensconced in an upper room, like slumming royalty. Each party had reservations about the other. When he was in London he was always at the Blitz or at Hell. So he and Coco Schwab went on safari at the club for the most intriguing-looking numbers it suggests the opening scene of The Hunger. Strange, who was an operator himself, was an obvious pick. But there is only one snag. We have to meet tomorrow morning at 6 AM outside the Hilton to leave for the location shoot. Her name, reportedly, was Elise Brazier and nothing has been heard from her since, as far as I know. Frankland was the costumer for the Blitz quartet. She had gotten attention for her Ravensbourne graduation collection, which had a show at Cafe Royal in London. A sort of neo-medieval formality, as if in homage to a future that was never going to come. Court clothes for a lost extraterrestrial aristocracy, whisked together from scraps across the centuries. Lord Jagged…concocted for himself a loose, lilac-colored robe with the kind of high, stiff collar he often favoured, and huge puffed sleeves from which peeped the tips of his fingers, and silver slippers with long, pointed toes, and a circlet to contain his long platinum hair: a circlet in the form of a rippling, living 54th Century Uranian lizard. The making of the video was a touch less romantic. Frankland recalled waking up in her bedsit in South Kensington and wondering if meeting Bowie and Schwab the previous night had been a dream, until the communal phone rang and she got instructions presumably from Schwab. The four Blitz Kids arrived at the beach to be greeted by Bowie already in costume. Happenstance and accidents played their parts. Bowie had noticed an idle bulldozer, property of the local government, parked down the beach. A few phone calls later no doubt Schwab on the case again , a local driver was rolling the machine behind Bowie and the kids. It was difficult for everyone to keep the same pace. What I was actually doing was moving the hem of my robe to avoid getting pulled over by the bulldozer, but they decided to keep it in. The original idea was to have the Blitz Kids only in the beach sequence, but Bowie, happy with how things were turning out, asked them to come to Ewart Studios in Wandsworth, where interiors were being shot. We were told to duck out and run after we had mimed our piece or we could be hurt. This was difficult in a hobble dress, so I hoisted it up as high as I could and got ready to run. Quite a sight for the superstar sat behind me. And that was it. The Blitz Kids were driven back to London and spent the night clubbing at Hell. Mallet enhanced the beach shots with solarizing effects from the brand-new Quantel Paintbox. What did Bowie and Mallet have with it? First, it just looked cool. Fantastic-looking weirdos on a candy-colored beach, leavened by explosions. There was nothing remotely like it on American television, at least. Bowie managed, for the first time, to convey on film the sort of jump-cut, indirect narrative of his best songs—he was overdubbing a dense layer of new information upon an already-complex set of tracks the Visconti- produced master. The sensation, watching the video, was something like the Choose Your Own Adventure books—a set of scenarios and decisions, some leading you deeper in, some killing you off. The careerist fabulousness of the Blitz Kids? A return to a falsified Fifties? A time when dreams need to be repressed, stowed away in the cellars and asylums? Bowie was winding down his Sixties and Seventies, disassembling his past, with a sense of foreboding as to what would take its place: could he have foreseen Tonight and Glass Spider? The Eighties were going to be a serious time. The past will be burned and buried: toll the bell, pay the private eye, as Bowie later sang. Only a few exiles will be left to recall it. The future is to be found on the shore at Pett Level, near Winchelsea. It is steep, and covered with shingles. So he struck up a conversation with Bowie, his childhood hero, and asked him what he thought the biggest moment of his career was. Why not. I hear playback and the music starts. So off I go, I start singing and walking, but as soon as I do this old geezer with an old dog walks right between me and the camera…. As he was walking by the camera, the director said, excuse me, mister, do you know who this is? I think about that old guy all the time. Most of the Pett towers had to be abandoned due to beach erosion by the end of the 19th C. Killing a Little Time Bowie. Perhaps this started off as Bowie considering some sort of Bill Frisell or Marc Ribot-inspired accompaniment, but the end result is more chest-puffed-out adolescent riffing, with another guitar even harmonized two steps up in a classic cheesy Eighties metal move. As often, Bowie had a sharp eye when watching his collaborators. In Lazarus , Michael C. It was used in Lazarus as a piece for Thomas Jerome Newton to sing when his deranged assistant Elly and the killer Valentine invade his apartment. Recorded: backing tracks 23 March , Magic Shop; overdubs ca. April ; vocals 19 May , Human Worldwide. You can buy the book directly from his publisher here. Hope you enjoy. Then two things happened. I said that while the most obvious album would be Ziggy Stardust , I might have more to say about Diamond Dogs …and that there were lots of other options, too! I kept that idea percolating for a long time. I just submitted a proposal in response to an open call, and was thrilled that it was accepted. CO: So, our first hearings of Diamond Dogs are rather different. You first hear it in , at age 12, which seems like the perfect age! I was 18, in late , buying the Ryko CD reissues in rough release order. I listened to it the least of the batch between Man Who Sold and Station. I feel like I failed the test, back then. GH : So you grew up in Connecticut, too? My Bowie listening started when he was mostly just not on the radio at all, at least not the radio I heard. It was totally word of mouth and all about who bought vinyl albums. I remember playing not Diamond Dogs but David Live ; that was my real first exposure. It was right about then that I got my first stereo and record player, and gave my parents a list of records to get me for my birthday. From that list I got most of the early Bowie albums. Plus: Elton John, who at first vied with Bowie for my affections. In fact, because my first exposure was to David Live , and that documented the Diamond Dogs tour, there were more familiar songs on DD than on any other album. It just annoyed me that there was no lyric sheet, and so I wanted to figure them out. That led to me listening to the songs with headphones on, over and over, putting the needle back over and over again till I got what I thought were the right lyrics. Since I found myself doing the same thing with headphones on decades later when I was writing the book, it really brought that time back. CO: The book opens with the Floor Show , which remains among the more bizarre things Bowie ever did. You describe Diamond Dogs as an album of transition: would you agree that the Floor Show is the true prelude to it? Did you have the Floor Show as the opening from early on, in the writing of the book? GH : Yes, from early on. If anything in the book I understate how much that blew me away, and how much it stuck in my mind for all the decades between the one time I saw it and when finally YouTube came along and I could see bits of it again. Carmen —I want to research and write more about Carmen! I consulted with some of the major experts on rock and Spanish-language music in Los Angeles, and none of them knew anything about Carmen! CO: I forgot about Carmen! And yes, Lear and Octobriana. Can I read this independently of the previous three? How connected are the books in this series? See 1 question about The Dame…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. The story focuses this time on Dame Gwydre where, as she will try to help the Highwayman to find his own path in the world, she will find herself entangled between the machinations of the Lairds for the power of Honce, and a mysterious enemy that will 7. The story focuses this time on Dame Gwydre where, as she will try to help the Highwayman to find his own path in the world, she will find herself entangled between the machinations of the Lairds for the power of Honce, and a mysterious enemy that will threaten to bring, not only the destruction of Honce, but also the reputation of the masked hero. The only thing that bothered me a little, I would say, is that, even though this series is much faster compared to the DemonWars saga, I felt that some characters were, perhaps, left out too quickly, and especially some of older ones and I believe that they could have been given a little more time to develop better and become more interesting. However, even with these problems, the book remains quite entertaining. Overall, this is a much faster book than its predecessors with Salvatore bringing, yet another, entertaining adventure in the world of Corona; while the ending leaves the heroes in a crucial point that will determine their path in the next, and final, book of the series. Oct 03, Scott rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasy. Don't let the 2 star rating fool you because the majority of this book it was a 1 star book and I literally had to force myself to keep reading. This book continues the petty little squabbles of local wannabe kings within the kingdom. It all just felt so petty and meaningless. I honestly could not care less who won and who lost. The characters should have been the high point and they were all so interchange Don't let the 2 star rating fool you because the majority of this book it was a 1 star book and I literally had to force myself to keep reading. The characters should have been the high point and they were all so interchangeable I kept having to refer back to earlier chapters to distinguish them from each other. The portions of the book dedicated to The Highwayman were actually pretty good but just like the last book those portions were few and far between which I find odd in a main characters. This one left me disappointed. Jan 22, Terry rated it liked it. It is also the third book about the character "The Highwayman". I am a huge Salvatore fan, I have read most of his body of work including all the materiel taking place in the realm of Corona which this book takes place in. I loved the first book to include the Highwayman and I think he makes a great character. That's why it saddens me to award this novel only 3 stars. Don't get me wrong, this is a good book. I enjoyed the story, the characters are interesting and you have to love the action scenes that Salvatore writes. It is just that I know what R. Salvatore is capable of writing and all honesty this is not his best work. Although it may not be his best, I still award it 3 stars, meaning I did enjoy the story. Salvatore creates amazing fictional characters. When I first read "The Highwayman" I loved the main character. In this story however I find myself more interested in the supporting character than the main ones. They are interesting people and have good side stories to them, but when reading my main focus should be on the hero not his sidekicks. One reason that I did not like the main character, has to do with a trend I have notice in Salvatore recent works. He is getting more introspective with his characters. Initially I liked this progress. You could feel for a character more. Salvatore uses his characters to ask some interesting questions about morality and perspectives. But lately I find this is getting tedious. The highwayman here just seems to be moody all the time. I don't mind the introspectiveness but please can we ease off a little. The bottom line is that I enjoyed reading this novel; it just wasn't one of Salvatore Greatest works. I would recommend the book to other fans of Salvatore, but to newcomers I would instead point them to his earlier book "The Highwayman". May 05, Derek Jordan rated it it was amazing Shelves: owned- physical. I mean he is totally back. I very much enjoyed the first book and as well the world that Salvatore has been creating with these 'demonwars' books. I was very excited with The Highwayman series because of the Jestu and Ambellican stones being mixed to create such an interesting character With so many flaws to get over and learn.. While I did not totally enjoy the second book.. I see its necessity in the continuation of the story. The growth of Bransen is good. The convictions and 'rocking' of Branson's beliefs of authority.. His coversation with Jameston about his worry destroying his joy.. One great way to remember and have the courage to continue forward. As for the story - Bransen has returned to Honce with a writ of passage that turns out to be all but useless with the changes that have transpired in his absence. His thoughts of stepping out of the mess that is of the 'rest of the world' pull him in regardless due to his reputation. I really feel like I was pulled back into this story.. We are seeing some of the things that affect the future that we already know and just the ending of this one is a shocker.. In fact several of his Demon Wars books are among my favorite fantasy novels ever. However, I felt the first two in this quartet were somewhat below par for him and was happy that this book was a nice return to form. There are lots of characters here, which usually makes for a tougher read for me. Most were introduced in book 2 probably too many for a single book which was a big part of my problem with that one , but here we get still more. However, this third book in the series goes a long way toward maturing the larger story arcs of the entire series and somehow, the characters and the various political, religious, and fighting factions became organized in my mind. It is clear Salvatore knows where this whole thing is headed and I feel confident the fourth book will see things jell completely. I really liked the way the main character of Branson The Highwayman seems to be developing. This book does end with him having even more questions than before, as do we readers, so it will be necessary to read book 4 quite soon to get some much-needed answers. Few authors can write a fantasy-based fight scene as well as Salvatore and he does not disappoint here. Often these scenes when written by other authors tend to be skimmable but this author really sucks me in. Looking forward to book number 4, The Bear. Aug 22, Ross Anderson rated it really liked it. I enjoyed the style of this book, despite it being the third book in the series. It was the only one on audio that I could find, and my first exposure to Salvatore ever. Despite the fog of the first pages wondering who Six-Cogs-One or the Highwayman were, i found the plot ingratiating afterward, enjoying the brave reactions on the part of the heroes, be they monks, adventurers, or secondary characters. This is clearly a series, and so I cannot recommend this to anyone as a standalone, even t I enjoyed the style of this book, despite it being the third book in the series. This is clearly a series, and so I cannot recommend this to anyone as a standalone, even though I enjoyed it as such. May 04, Allen rated it liked it. I messed up and didnt realize this was the 3rd in a series of 4 books. Salvatore always does a good job repeating context so picking up the story wasn't hard to do. All in all, this was decent. More of a teen category of fantasy. I thought the violence was on a pretty extreme scale compared to the rest of the story telling. Dec 06, Nicholas rated it really liked it. Another solid sequel to this series. Salvatore definitely knows how to reel you into the story and feel bad for the protagonist, Garibond. Can't wait to go through the long and arduous journey of finding the final book. Sep 23, Jack Fischer rated it really liked it. I'm enjoying Branson's character development. Hard to track all of the political stuff and their wars. Charming here, grooving there, something melodic and accessible in any case. Choosing the album's title track, well, they've hit the nail right on the head, this including superb acoustic and electric guitar work. A splendid one for sure. Even the really extended Conviniently Distant appears to be entertaining. A very nice album, on rare occasions equipped with a heavier edge. Chapeau so much the more as this one seems to be completely self produced!

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He is getting more introspective with his characters. Initially I liked this progress. You could feel for a character more. Salvatore uses his characters to ask some interesting questions about morality and perspectives. But lately I find this is getting tedious. The highwayman here just seems to be moody all the time. I don't mind the introspectiveness but please can we ease off a little. The bottom line is that I enjoyed reading this novel; it just wasn't one of Salvatore Greatest works. I would recommend the book to other fans of Salvatore, but to newcomers I would instead point them to his earlier book "The Highwayman". May 05, Derek Jordan rated it it was amazing Shelves: owned-physical. I mean he is totally back. I very much enjoyed the first book and as well the world that Salvatore has been creating with these 'demonwars' books. I was very excited with The Highwayman series because of the Jestu and Ambellican stones being mixed to create such an interesting character With so many flaws to get over and learn.. While I did not totally enjoy the second book.. I see its necessity in the continuation of the story. The growth of Bransen is good. The convictions and 'rocking' of Branson's beliefs of authority.. His coversation with Jameston about his worry destroying his joy.. One great way to remember and have the courage to continue forward. As for the story - Bransen has returned to Honce with a writ of passage that turns out to be all but useless with the changes that have transpired in his absence. His thoughts of stepping out of the mess that is of the 'rest of the world' pull him in regardless due to his reputation. I really feel like I was pulled back into this story.. We are seeing some of the things that affect the future that we already know and just the ending of this one is a shocker.. In fact several of his Demon Wars books are among my favorite fantasy novels ever. However, I felt the first two in this quartet were somewhat below par for him and was happy that this book was a nice return to form. There are lots of characters here, which usually makes for a tougher read for me. Most were introduced in book 2 probably too many for a single book which was a big part of my problem with that one , but here we get still more. However, this third book in the series goes a long way toward maturing the larger story arcs of the entire series and somehow, the characters and the various political, religious, and fighting factions became organized in my mind. It is clear Salvatore knows where this whole thing is headed and I feel confident the fourth book will see things jell completely. I really liked the way the main character of Branson The Highwayman seems to be developing. This book does end with him having even more questions than before, as do we readers, so it will be necessary to read book 4 quite soon to get some much-needed answers. Few authors can write a fantasy-based fight scene as well as Salvatore and he does not disappoint here. Often these scenes when written by other authors tend to be skimmable but this author really sucks me in. Looking forward to book number 4, The Bear. Aug 22, Ross Anderson rated it really liked it. I enjoyed the style of this book, despite it being the third book in the series. It was the only one on audio that I could find, and my first exposure to Salvatore ever. Despite the fog of the first pages wondering who Six-Cogs- One or the Highwayman were, i found the plot ingratiating afterward, enjoying the brave reactions on the part of the heroes, be they monks, adventurers, or secondary characters. This is clearly a series, and so I cannot recommend this to anyone as a standalone, even t I enjoyed the style of this book, despite it being the third book in the series. This is clearly a series, and so I cannot recommend this to anyone as a standalone, even though I enjoyed it as such. May 04, Allen rated it liked it. I messed up and didnt realize this was the 3rd in a series of 4 books. Salvatore always does a good job repeating context so picking up the story wasn't hard to do. All in all, this was decent. More of a teen category of fantasy. I thought the violence was on a pretty extreme scale compared to the rest of the story telling. Dec 06, Nicholas rated it really liked it. Another solid sequel to this series. Salvatore definitely knows how to reel you into the story and feel bad for the protagonist, Garibond. Can't wait to go through the long and arduous journey of finding the final book. Sep 23, Jack Fischer rated it really liked it. I'm enjoying Branson's character development. Hard to track all of the political stuff and their wars. Just a lot of names of people and places. I also took my sweet time reading this so that didn't help me in my character confusion. May 19, Angela rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed this story despite the feel of not accomplishing anything during it. It was more of a background builder. I'm excited to start the next one. Mar 23, Jason rated it liked it. Built up to an interesting conclusion - albeit with a really cheesy plot-twist - with room to maneuver for the obvious 4 in the series coming next. Jul 18, Robert Michael rated it liked it. Very disappointed in Robert's writing this time. Too much of the usual martial arts and too much of the internal pep talks masquerading as journals. He did the same thing with Drizzt and was only mildly successful with those passages. Lately he has gotten a lot of deserved flack for these high-handed internal monologues. I wish he or his editor would just cut them out. Even when those sections contain exposition that moves the plot along, he would be better served just telling the story through Very disappointed in Robert's writing this time. Even when those sections contain exposition that moves the plot along, he would be better served just telling the story through the omniscient pov. While on the subject of povs, let me add that Robert has gotten into the bad habit of switching povs at will without a scene change and without notice. He does it over and over again. It is one of my personal pet peeves because it severely hampers the willful suspension of disbelief. I will read the next book in the series hoping that things get better. Is it just me or are his Forgotten Realms characters better I am referring to Artemis and Jaraxle, mostly? See that review I "liked"? That pretty much covers it. Except that I also get tired of chunks of the antagonists' POV that seem to be nothing but them patting themselves on the back or staring each other down. There's rarely anything in those sections you need, not even the characterization. It did remind me that I did enjoy Prydae's POVs in the first book, because you got to see where he really could have gone one way or the othera decision to be "good" or "bad. Bad, and I t See that review I "liked"? Bad, and I thought there were a couple of scenes in his POV that were great and interesting and Still with the "Up came the [this]" and "Over went the [that]," but not as bad as the previous novel. It makes me growl to because it's in the action scenes you see it, and Salvatore's the Action Scene Man. Ah, I'm gonna have to write an essay about Salvatore someday. That day is not today. Nov 30, David Spencer rated it it was ok. It's RA Salvatore and should be judged in that context. This is not the next great American novel, nor even the next great Fantasy novel. I picked this up on audio to listen to during my commute, not knowing it was book three in a five-book prequel story to some other five-book series Overdone heroes and villains, overpowered magic artifacts, epic world-shattering events that keep escalating I admit it. It's crap. But it's easy-reading crap, and I'm a sucker for the sort of fantasy religion worldbuilding stuff Salvatore is doing here. So, yeah, I finished it. Not that I'll read the others Jul 02, Bradley rated it really liked it. Entertaining story and perhaps I unfairly judge the Highwayman to Drizzt. On its own merits, this book started pretty slow, but then it picked up nicely in the middle. At that point I could not put it down. This is a third in series, so I have not read the previous two volumes. It stands fairly well on its own, but not entirely. I have mixed emotions about this tale, but if you stick it out then Salvatore does deliver an excellent story and justifies himself as one of my favorite authors. As an Entertaining story and perhaps I unfairly judge the Highwayman to Drizzt. As an aspiring author, though I have only published one book, my craft is improving daily. I found no grammar problems or butchered sentences. The storyline is consisent and well-woven. Salvastore's characters are always well-fleshed out and mesh well. This book also met my high standards to be placed in my permanent collection. Not a bad book to pick up. Jan 06, Jon rated it it was amazing Shelves: fantasy. The Dame is a sequel to The Ancient and starts off with the aftermath to the war with Ancient Badden. It's just as good as its predecessor and has me excited to read the next novel. At first I was a bit annoyed with the continued religion-critiquing that picked up where The Ancient left off, but thankfully it didn't last forever. Father De Guilbe is an insufferable character, but it was good to see that he is now a clear-cut enemy. I like Salvatore's portrayal of the new Brothers introduced in t The Dame is a sequel to The Ancient and starts off with the aftermath to the war with Ancient Badden. I like Salvatore's portrayal of the new Brothers introduced in this book, especially Father Artolivan. Hopefully they'll play a positive role in the next novel as well. Unfortunately this book didn't conclude much, but I guess that's what The Bear is for. This was a good read in the series. Apr 13, James Hurley rated it liked it. The book is a decent read, but there is some parts of it that strain the belief system. The ninja type warriors are basically unable to be injured or killed by anyone but other Jesta Too as they are called, I listened to this audio book so forgive the spelling A num chuck versus armored knights unable to score a hit, the fighting scenes were a little bit hard to accept. But the way Salvatore creates characters is clearly his strength and the story moves on well. It kind of sucks that this book The book is a decent read, but there is some parts of it that strain the belief system. It kind of sucks that this book was clearly written with the idea of being a sequel, it's almost a dodge as this story feels like it could have been concluded in one work. Apr 28, John rated it really liked it Shelves: high-fantasy. A rollicking good read with some serious personal growth for Bransen and the story evolving considerably beyond Bransen's own personal concerns. Politics in the world are getting further complicated and the friends that The Highwayman has made along the way are making for some hard choices on the part of our erstwhile hero. Throw in some folks from Bransen's mom's part of the world and things are getting really interesting. Sadly, this does not wrap things up for the series and you are left wantin A rollicking good read with some serious personal growth for Bransen and the story evolving considerably beyond Bransen's own personal concerns. Sadly, this does not wrap things up for the series and you are left wanting for more right now! The Dame picks up more-or-less immediately after The Ancient left off, but focuses much more on the broader issues of the civil war in Honce with two opposing factions vying to be the first king. It's a workman quality tale, with momentum moving the plot forward but little originality or surprises along the way. It serves to get the characters and readers from point A to point B, but provides little reason to be read beyond its placement in the middle of a longer story. Apr 15, Ramon Dearmas rated it it was amazing. Finished it off today this one I purchased at Borders when they were going out of buisiness! I have read the first one "The Highway Man" which was a gift and skipped the other books in the series. If you want a mixture of a ninja and religous and magical tones this is it! Frankly I have read R. I got a small editing machine…and developed some scenarios for Diamond Dogs. A dreadful but interesting failure. One image dated back more than a decade. Trash bins and ranges explode around him while his nurse? The other concept was a figure in an asylum, a large padded wall behind him as a backdrop. Bowie wanted to stage the Pierrot sequence on a shore, somewhere in England. It seems obvious the Pett location came quickly to mind for Mallet when Bowie said he needed a beach. The site of evacuations and invasions, it is permanent transition. The Iron Orchid and her son sat upon a cream-colored beach of crushed bone. Some distance off a white sea sparkled and whispered…[later] Jherek noticed that the sea had turned a deep pink, almost a cerise, and was clashing dreadfully with the beach, while on the horizon behind him he saw that two palms and a cliff had disappeared altogether…. This is an Earth of the far distant future, at the tail end of time, where humanity is reduced to a decadent few who loll about in their glorious collapsing cities and freak pleasure gardens. He performs acts of purification—a sacrificial bonfire, the release of a white dove—before his dissolution. First, in spirit: he winces in pain when a snapping photographer takes his soul ; later in body, as the Pierrot sinks into the ocean. The Pierrot walks with the children who will succeed him; he is their divine mother. The sexton machine grumbles behind them, loud and impatient, but it will bury nothing— the clown will be taken by the sea. Do this in memory of me. I will soon be nothing but old lies and air. The making of that video was the death knell for the Blitz and in my mind for Bowie as an innovator. It was my first peek beneath the veneer of public perception and its contrast with reality. Bowie was actually a pilferer and a follower stylistically — finger on the pulse but a follower nevertheless. By the turn of the Eighties, the scene had shifted to the Blitz Club in Covent Garden, where Bowie nights became competitive pose-offs. Bowie was naturally intrigued and visited the Blitz one night, slipping through the back door and being ensconced in an upper room, like slumming royalty. Each party had reservations about the other. When he was in London he was always at the Blitz or at Hell. So he and Coco Schwab went on safari at the club for the most intriguing-looking numbers it suggests the opening scene of The Hunger. Strange, who was an operator himself, was an obvious pick. But there is only one snag. We have to meet tomorrow morning at 6 AM outside the Hilton to leave for the location shoot. Her name, reportedly, was Elise Brazier and nothing has been heard from her since, as far as I know. Frankland was the costumer for the Blitz quartet. She had gotten attention for her Ravensbourne graduation collection, which had a show at Cafe Royal in London. A sort of neo-medieval formality, as if in homage to a future that was never going to come. Court clothes for a lost extraterrestrial aristocracy, whisked together from scraps across the centuries. Lord Jagged…concocted for himself a loose, lilac-colored robe with the kind of high, stiff collar he often favoured, and huge puffed sleeves from which peeped the tips of his fingers, and silver slippers with long, pointed toes, and a circlet to contain his long platinum hair: a circlet in the form of a rippling, living 54th Century Uranian lizard. The making of the video was a touch less romantic. Frankland recalled waking up in her bedsit in South Kensington and wondering if meeting Bowie and Schwab the previous night had been a dream, until the communal phone rang and she got instructions presumably from Schwab. The four Blitz Kids arrived at the beach to be greeted by Bowie already in costume. Happenstance and accidents played their parts. Bowie had noticed an idle bulldozer, property of the local government, parked down the beach. A few phone calls later no doubt Schwab on the case again , a local driver was rolling the machine behind Bowie and the kids. It was difficult for everyone to keep the same pace. What I was actually doing was moving the hem of my robe to avoid getting pulled over by the bulldozer, but they decided to keep it in. The original idea was to have the Blitz Kids only in the beach sequence, but Bowie, happy with how things were turning out, asked them to come to Ewart Studios in Wandsworth, where interiors were being shot. We were told to duck out and run after we had mimed our piece or we could be hurt. This was difficult in a hobble dress, so I hoisted it up as high as I could and got ready to run. Quite a sight for the superstar sat behind me. And that was it. The Blitz Kids were driven back to London and spent the night clubbing at Hell. Mallet enhanced the beach shots with solarizing effects from the brand-new Quantel Paintbox. What did Bowie and Mallet have with it? First, it just looked cool. Fantastic-looking weirdos on a candy- colored beach, leavened by explosions. There was nothing remotely like it on American television, at least. Bowie managed, for the first time, to convey on film the sort of jump-cut, indirect narrative of his best songs—he was overdubbing a dense layer of new information upon an already- complex set of tracks the Visconti-produced master. The sensation, watching the video, was something like the Choose Your Own Adventure books—a set of scenarios and decisions, some leading you deeper in, some killing you off. The careerist fabulousness of the Blitz Kids? A return to a falsified Fifties? A time when dreams need to be repressed, stowed away in the cellars and asylums? Bowie was winding down his Sixties and Seventies, disassembling his past, with a sense of foreboding as to what would take its place: could he have foreseen Tonight and Glass Spider? The Eighties were going to be a serious time. The past will be burned and buried: toll the bell, pay the private eye, as Bowie later sang. Only a few exiles will be left to recall it. The future is to be found on the shore at Pett Level, near Winchelsea. It is steep, and covered with shingles. So he struck up a conversation with Bowie, his childhood hero, and asked him what he thought the biggest moment of his career was. Why not. I hear playback and the music starts. So off I go, I start singing and walking, but as soon as I do this old geezer with an old dog walks right between me and the camera…. As he was walking by the camera, the director said, excuse me, mister, do you know who this is? I think about that old guy all the time. Most of the Pett towers had to be abandoned due to beach erosion by the end of the 19th C. Killing a Little Time Bowie. Perhaps this started off as Bowie considering some sort of Bill Frisell or Marc Ribot-inspired accompaniment, but the end result is more chest-puffed-out adolescent riffing, with another guitar even harmonized two steps up in a classic cheesy Eighties metal move. As often, Bowie had a sharp eye when watching his collaborators. In Lazarus , Michael C. It was used in Lazarus as a piece for Thomas Jerome Newton to sing when his deranged assistant Elly and the killer Valentine invade his apartment. Recorded: backing tracks 23 March , Magic Shop; overdubs ca. April ; vocals 19 May , Human Worldwide. You can buy the book directly from his publisher here. Hope you enjoy. Then two things happened. I said that while the most obvious album would be Ziggy Stardust , I might have more to say about Diamond Dogs …and that there were lots of other options, too! I kept that idea percolating for a long time. I just submitted a proposal in response to an open call, and was thrilled that it was accepted. CO: So, our first hearings of Diamond Dogs are rather different. You first hear it in , at age 12, which seems like the perfect age! I was 18, in late , buying the Ryko CD reissues in rough release order. I listened to it the least of the batch between Man Who Sold and Station. I feel like I failed the test, back then. GH : So you grew up in Connecticut, too? My Bowie listening started when he was mostly just not on the radio at all, at least not the radio I heard. It was totally word of mouth and all about who bought vinyl albums. I remember playing not Diamond Dogs but David Live ; that was my real first exposure. It was right about then that I got my first stereo and record player, and gave my parents a list of records to get me for my birthday. From that list I got most of the early Bowie albums. Plus: Elton John, who at first vied with Bowie for my affections. In fact, because my first exposure was to David Live , and that documented the Diamond Dogs tour, there were more familiar songs on DD than on any other album. It just annoyed me that there was no lyric sheet, and so I wanted to figure them out. That led to me listening to the songs with headphones on, over and over, putting the needle back over and over again till I got what I thought were the right lyrics. Since I found myself doing the same thing with headphones on decades later when I was writing the book, it really brought that time back. CO: The book opens with the Floor Show , which remains among the more bizarre things Bowie ever did. You describe Diamond Dogs as an album of transition: would you agree that the Floor Show is the true prelude to it? Did you have the Floor Show as the opening from early on, in the writing of the book? GH : Yes, from early on. If anything in the book I understate how much that blew me away, and how much it stuck in my mind for all the decades between the one time I saw it and when finally YouTube came along and I could see bits of it again. Carmen —I want to research and write more about Carmen! I consulted with some of the major experts on rock and Spanish-language music in Los Angeles, and none of them knew anything about Carmen! CO: I forgot about Carmen! And yes, Lear and Octobriana. Bowie is churning up so much stuff in those months after the last Ziggy show. GH : Yet another never-written chapter would have been about The Astronettes, and had a lot about Ava Cherry as his connection to black music. Oh, and one other thing: The Floor Show was a useful way for me to foreground my status as an American writer writing about an artist who was still very British. And to do so unapologetically. It allowed me, essentially, to argue that while the earlier albums had been for a UK audience, at the time of Diamond Dogs Bowie was now playing for me. CO: I find Diamond Dogs being a UK 1 album fascinating, because it shows how Ziggymania was still red-hot there and how different the cross- Atlantic markets were for Bowie in the 70s. GH: Yes—another thing cut from the book was a lengthy piece on the difference between the UK and US audiences, including the way radio worked. It really is an Elton John song in some ways. I thought it was an insightful observation. Is there a sense that the whole album is a dialogue between DB and his fans, in this cracked way? GH: Definitely. And I think he often thinks about his relationship with his fans. That he wrote and performed this before he really had many fans—that he made it come true through his own performance of it—is part of his brilliance. What do you suppose creates this kind of aural sensation? The distorted instruments? And yes, all those factors play into the rottenness it conveys. And yes, I think the doubling of sounds, and of vocals, is crucial, not just for the general creepiness it produces, but that it also fits the paranoid themes of My sense is that Mike Garson is the player who lost the most due to the muddy mix on Diamond Dogs. Rather than trying to solve the tension between the ideology of authenticity that Simon Reynolds talks about in the s, and the obsessive constructedness that was his method, he just stages that as a contradiction on the album, in song after song. Using a clip of a live Faces recording to kick off the album is part of that, too. Does that make sense? CO: Yeah, the usual degree move for Bowie? Tin Machine, 15 years later, is another variation on this. The rock version of the ideology of authenticity—which pace Simon Reynolds he was still tied to even after the glam years, had to do with the white British vision of a cultural authenticity grounded in the blues. GH: That part of the book was me just asking lots of smart people what they thought, and pulling together what they said until I had a synthesis that I thought was right. And I got lots of technical and other advice that I incorporated. I was at a boarding school in Connecticut, and generally very unhappy there as a semi-local surrounded by rich kids. I also tried to convince Dave to appreciate Bowie, without a lot of success. He was an avid listener to all music, so he was patient. It stumped even him at the time. GH: Anyway, almost 40 years later, when writing the book, I got in touch with Matt and asked him to listen to it again. Coincidentally, I also went to hear some Reich performed live at about this time. Did you listen to it in a different way? One trick I used when I was doing my thing was to completely rearrange LP sequences to try to hear them fresh—I often listened to The Next Day in its recording order; same with Blackstar. Curious if you did something similar. Mostly I listened to them in isolation from one another, and wrote about them separately. I also initially wrote about them in order, which resulted in a manuscript about twice as long as what Bloomsbury wanted. So she helped me reorder the chapters, which made it much easier to pare down the length. Sometimes when I reread it I think the order works really well; sometimes it seems a little random to me. But then Kevin Dettmar did that for his Gang of Four book. I do think a Keywords for David Bowie would be pretty fun to put together. Part of the reason is that I never got into the Bowie archive despite corresponding with the two curators of David Bowie Is , who were supportive and helpful , and in any event I realized early on that my contribution here was going to be primarily interpretive, not archival. And that book should probably get going before more of the people involved pass away. I found it charming and it made me like the song a bit more. From just a few bars in, when the guitar should come in, to the final chords—which were clearly always part of the song but sound so weird just on piano, especially with a Garson trill at the end, as he keeps insisting on doing. Thanks for pointing it out to me. When I wrote about it for the book, I found it exhausting to interpret—how does it fit in? Was it supposed to, ever? I never came up with any insights. So is the mention of Brylcreem or would turn up later in other songs. Seems similar to me. This is another difference I made consciously from what you did in your book not to try to be better, but to be different. Mine is structured by my listening to the album. Thanks again to Glenn Hendler. A somewhat lengthier version of this conversation is on the Patreon , for those interested, along with other stuff. The source is, apparently, someone who made a digital copy of the tape, which was auctioned off by Omega last fall. Now the world has it—who knows, perhaps the bidder was feeling generous. This is exactly the sort of thing—a series of studio takes, with Bowie shifting lyrics around, trying out phrasings and tempos, hitting bum notes, cracking up—that he had no interest in ever releasing. So is it worth a listen? I found it pretty compelling—played it twice through. Not quite sure why, apart from its novelty. Maybe just to hear Bowie and his musicians doing a normal act—working out backing tracks of a song in a studio one night—is now comforting, similar to how films with scenes in restaurants or offices or crowded streets have a sudden, painful nostalgia to them. Bowie had been working on what became Diamond Dogs for months when he cut these takes in early January. Talking to William S. Burroughs two months before this recording, Bowie said this musical would be a cut-up performance. Stop it. On the Diamond Dogs cut, he gave the last word to his lead guitar. Diamond Dogs was a defiant album: the album after Ziggy and the Spiders died, the one that showed that Bowie could stand on his own without a Ronson or Visconti though the latter helped with mixing it , the one he made after Sonia Orwell turned him down for Nineteen Eighty Four ; the last album that he cut mostly in England. It was, in many ways, his first true solo album, and it always meant a great deal to him. Now, until the YouTube links dry up, you can hear Bowie singing part of it into being. No Plan Bowie. No Plan Bowie, video, No Plan Caruso, Lazarus cast recording, When he dies, his spirit rises a meter. Nowhere, but Second Avenue just out of sight. The pieces of his soul—memories, loves and hates, dreams, idle ambitions, all his arable and barren selves—hold together but may soon drift apart. North could now be west, Broadway could cross Avenue D. In fact the second time we approached it, he sent a new demo. First time was David and guitar. This one had acoustic piano [Henry Hey] and a female singer, and she had a dramatic musical theater approach. Also key is Mark Guiliana, whose drum pattern is a ribbon of tension in the verses—the Lazarus recording sounds weightless by comparison. Perhaps there was a March retake that wound up being discarded? And this diminished triad he inverts. So I wanted to create a situation which felt familiar, yet somehow out of place; a recognisable street setting, with its day-to-day rhythms and an otherworldly scene playing out within it. The actual location is a launderette in Brockley.

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