Of the album's 15 songs, 12 have never been released, while the other three were issued as B-sides for singles from Hours… The Paris set featured renditions of five songs from Hours…, as well as versions of Bowie classics including "Life on Mars?," "China Girl," "Changes," and "Rebel Rebel."ĭavid also dug into his catalog for some rarely played gems, among them "Can't Help Thinking About Me," a 1966 tune he hadn't performed in more than 30 years "Word on a Wing," a song from 1976's Station to Station that returned to his set for the first time in 23 years and "Drive-In Saturday," which he hadn't sung live since 1974.
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Earlier that day, Bowie was presented with the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest artistic honor that France can bestow on a person.īowie's lead guitarist at this concert and the rest of the shows promoting Hours… was Page Hamilton, frontman of the alternative-metal band Helmet. The show, which was one of only seven concerts the rock legend to promote his then-latest album, Hours…, featured 15 songs. The album captures a October 14, 1999, performance that Bowie gave at the Elysée Montmarte in Paris. Something In The Air (Live Paris 99) was recorded live at the Elysée Montmartre, mixed by Mark Plati, and features Page Hamilton (guitar), Gail Ann Dorsey (bass, vocals), Mark Plati (guitar), Sterling Campbell (drums), Mike Garson (piano, keyboards, synthesisers) and Emm Gryner and Holly Palmer (backing vocals).ParlophoneA previously unreleased David Bowie concert album, Something in the Air (Live Paris 99), will be made available via streaming services on Friday, August 14. Drive-In Saturday had not been performed since 1974, and ‘hours…’ track Something In The Air made its live debut at this show. Standout tracks include Can’t Help Thinking About Me, first released in 1966 and not performed live in over 30 years Word On A Wing from Station To Station, reinstated into the set after an absence of 23 years. For this special limited run of gigs Bowie dug deep into his back catalogue, making these shows particularly memorable.
#BOWIE SOMETHING IN THE AIR FULL#
The Elysée Montmartre performance was one of only seven full shows performed during the promotion of the ‘hours…’ album. The day of the show was a momentous one for Bowie, as that afternoon he was awarded the Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest artistic honour that France can bestow. Something In The Air (Live Paris 99) is a 15-track album, featuring 12 previously unreleased recordings and three tracks used as B-sides for singles from the ‘hours…’ album. The previously unreleased David Bowie live album, Something In The Air (Live Paris 99), recorded live at the Elysée Montmartre on 14th October, 1999, is available to stream.
#BOWIE SOMETHING IN THE AIR SERIES#
T HE PRESS RELEASE: “ Parlophone Records is proud to announce the third in a series of three digital David Bowie live releases from the ’90s.
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All of which is well and good - but given that the show was clearly filmed (as you can see in the Drive-In Saturday video below), why not just release the damn thing as a CD/Blu-Ray combo and be done with it? Far more importantly, it’s rounded out by energized versions of multiple killer classics, from his long-forgotten 1966 debut single Can’t Help Thinking About Me to essentials like Life On Mars, Rebel Rebel, Changes, Drive-In Saturday and China Girl. That LP contributes five songs to the 15-song set list, including the midtempo title cut and Thursday’s Child, along with the slighted edgier The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell. As the subtitle of Something In The Air makes clear, this one comes from Paris in 1999, during a brief tour for his underwhelming (though arguably under-rated) ‘hours…’ album.
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Another month, another previously unreleased David Bowie live album.