madshadows Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Someone just posted this link on Facebook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEmGQYCuc6M I'd forgotten what an important part TB was in the Bowie & Spiders From Mars sound, RIP Trevor, great player and those sideburns !! John Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle Link fixed. Quote
Mickeyboro Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks for this - great stuff! Sounds live but drums don't seem to be miked up. Took me back to my youth. Quote
Roland Rock Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 I was in a Bowie tribute a few years back and always loved the Spiders era stuff. Trevor always had lovely bass lines. Particular favourites to rock out to were Moonage Daydream and Hang on to Yourself. A whole heap of fun. Quote
Hobbayne Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Is this the song where Trevor goes to the chorus too early? I'm sure if that was the case they could have dropped the bass in on an overdub? Quote
The fasting showman Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1392628845' post='2370672'] Is this the song where Trevor goes to the chorus too early? I'm sure if that was the case they could have dropped the bass in on an overdub? [/quote]I believe leaving errors in songs is something that Bowie was fond of, he cited the Jean Genie clanger in Sean Mayes' diary of the tour for 'Lodger' and 'Stage'. Possibly why you've got all the musicians swapped onto different instruments on the much later 'Boys keep swinging'. Some great lines from Trevor Bolder though, I've always loved 'John, I'm only dancing' for the walking on the chorus. A very musical player, wasn't he taught a brass instrument as a kid? Quote
obbm Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1392628845' post='2370672'] I'm sure if that was the case they could have dropped the bass in on an overdub? [/quote] Not easy when it's live a live perfomance recorded directly onto a VTR. Quadraplex (2") VTRs of that era only had mono sound tracks. BTW I did spot a mic over the drum kit. Quote
discreet Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Died in May last year, RIP. After working with Bowie he joined Uriah Heep in 1976 and in some quarters is more famous for this association. Quote
Japhet Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Don't know if TB was taught a brass instrument but John Entwhistle was an accomplished French Horn player I believe. Quote
Bassmonkey Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Had the pleasure of meeting the great fella a couple of years ago. Was a really nice guy, very humble but would talk freely about his glorious past. I was trying to reign it all in and stop myself from gushing like a teenager. RIP Trevor Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='The fasting showman' timestamp='1392631738' post='2370726'] I've always loved 'John, I'm only dancing' for the walking on the chorus. [/quote] +1 Quote
Big_Stu Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='The fasting showman' timestamp='1392631738' post='2370726']Some great lines from Trevor Bolder though, I've always loved 'John, I'm only dancing' for the walking on the chorus.[/quote] +1 - and in a similar vein "Panic In Detroit" from "Aladdin Sane", one of my fave Bowie tracks of all time. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0fmqWS-kI[/media] Quote
discreet Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 For me it's Drive In Saturday... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHO0prgzVZo Quote
KevB Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Never met him but saw him play with Heep, terrific player and often overlooked. Always looked like he was fretting (parden the pun) over something onstage but produced glorious lines with n'er a duff note. I think he was quite bitter over his departure from the Bowie band for a long time (along with the drummer) as he always claimed they were never really told that they wouldn't be part of the next album though others in the camp say it was pretty much an open secret that the band would be broken up after Aladdin Sane. Quote
The fasting showman Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1392633105' post='2370760'] Don't know if TB was taught a brass instrument but John Entwhistle was an accomplished French Horn player I believe. [/quote]Had a look at 'Hunky Dory'. He played the trumpet on 'Kooks'. Quote
The fasting showman Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Much as I know it isn't a sound that would work for me (I'm too damned soft) I think he sounds great using an EB3, he really digs in. Was the Fender Mustang ever used anywhere other than on the Whistle Test? The 'Moonage Daydream' book by Mick Rock and Bowie sheds some light on backline of that era, there's definitely a Marshall Major and 4x15 in use amongst other Marshalls. Edited February 17, 2014 by The fasting showman Quote
ShergoldSnickers Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 In the early 80s I was very briefly in a band with his brother Andy. He was a far better guitarist than I was bass player and I didn't last long. Quote
discreet Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='ShergoldSnickers' timestamp='1392645085' post='2370985'] In the early 80s I was very briefly in a band with his brother Andy. He was a far better guitarist than I was bass player and I didn't last long. [/quote] Wow, you're nearly famous!! [size=4] *Hero worship*[/size] Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1392648565' post='2371032'] Wow, you're nearly famous!! *Hero worship* [/quote] Pah! That's nothing! I've shaken hands with someone who once shook hands with The Beatles. And I've been photographed with someone who played bass for Elvis Presley. That means I'm much more 'nearly famous' than Ian, so there! Quote
BetaFunk Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 I saw Trevor Boulder with Bowie at Kingston Polytechnic in 1972. Best 40p i've ever spent. Quote
spacey Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Top of the pops was pre-recorded recreated tracks in studio and then mimed or just the vocals live. Some where re-mixed from master tapes. Adam Ant got booted for refusing to do this and demanding to play live to stand and deliver and his video had to be shown instead. Odd facts... Quote
obbm Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1392842278' post='2373475'] Top of the pops was pre-recorded recreated tracks in studio and then mimed or just the vocals live. [/quote] Not in this instance apparently. The cameraman who kept the only tape copy of this performance and who also happens to be a friend tells me that it was a fully live performance mixed in the studio by Dickie Chamberlain. His camera was fitted with a prototype fisheye lens, a product he was developing. He asked for a copy of the performance in order to demonstrate his lens and the tape stayed in his archive until it was rediscovered in 2012. Good job he did otherwise this particular performance would have been lost forever as the BBC accountants decided they could save money by wiping and re-using tapes, which at £200 a reel was, to them, a significant saving. Quote
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