Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Reviews
Having been driven to the brink of breakdown via a bad drug habit and overwork, in 1975 David Bowie left LA and set up camp in a rundown Berlin apartment with just his buddy Iggy Pop - similarly on the cusp of madness - for company.
While there Bowie created a quite astonishing triumvirate of albums under his own name, and a further two with Pop. In between sessions, he found time to star in David Hemmings' Just a Gigolo and feature as keyboard player on Iggy's Idiot tour.
This film uncovers the full story of this remarkable period of Bowie's life and the records that were created in its midst, as it explores his fascination with the city he now called home and unearths the sources of his inspiration.
Featuring exclusive and archive interviews, rare footage, performance film and a range of other features, this programme sheds new light on the most creative and influential period of David Bowie's career.
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3.0 out of 5 stars
4 reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Later works by Bowie
16 Mar 2013
By Tyrone Rex
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This documentary covers the trilogy of records Bowie did with Eno in Berlin in the late 1970s. Not only does it discuss the tracks, but it does touch upon the works of Bowie previous to it and his state of mind prior to their creation. One of the highlights was an interview with German musician Michael Rother. While Bowie was a fan of Rother, their potential collaberation was sabatoged by Bowie's management.. Each Bowie and Rother were told separately that the other was unavailable. This Stopped what might have been a great collaberation between two incredible talents. I hope Bowie and Rother still work together in the future. RCA can not stop it this time.
Even though Rother was bypassed from these recordings, they still represent a unque set of musical pieces in the history of Bowie and pop music in general.The story of their creation deserves to be told. Recommended for fans of Bowie, Electronica, and rock historians.
Even though Rother was bypassed from these recordings, they still represent a unque set of musical pieces in the history of Bowie and pop music in general.The story of their creation deserves to be told. Recommended for fans of Bowie, Electronica, and rock historians.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and with very little information
19 Dec 2012
By Pen Name?
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
I've just finished watching this DVD and it has indeed been released under another title several years ago. The program is very dull, with little in the way of visuals. There are some clips from an old Bowie audio interview, from which some interesting comments were selected. I found the few minutes with Michael Rother from Neu! to be of interest. There's also a soft-spoken fellow who at least demonstrates some care and consideration in his commentary and observations. The other people here are "critics" and generally offer their opinions, which aren't worth much. Very little information is conveyed in the program, so I feel like I didn't learn too much about Bowie's work in this period, just a few things.
Some of the video consists of audio and video clips to other artists, including one of the Moody Blues (simply because they happened to use a Mellotron, which was something a bit like the Chamberlain that Bowie and Eno used to make synthetic samples... but really this had nothing to do with the Moody Blues, so why show their video?)
There is an extra, short segment of the critics weighing in on their feelings about Bowie's post-Berlin career, with only the soft-spoken fellow offering anything interesting to think about.
The main program ends with some look at Bowie's 1995 re-meeting with Eno: "Outside." Mostly the critics find it boring, but give them props for giving it a go.
All in all, I'd say this could be edited down to a decently interesting half-hour program. As it is, I'd have to say it is not worth your time.
Some of the video consists of audio and video clips to other artists, including one of the Moody Blues (simply because they happened to use a Mellotron, which was something a bit like the Chamberlain that Bowie and Eno used to make synthetic samples... but really this had nothing to do with the Moody Blues, so why show their video?)
There is an extra, short segment of the critics weighing in on their feelings about Bowie's post-Berlin career, with only the soft-spoken fellow offering anything interesting to think about.
The main program ends with some look at Bowie's 1995 re-meeting with Eno: "Outside." Mostly the critics find it boring, but give them props for giving it a go.
All in all, I'd say this could be edited down to a decently interesting half-hour program. As it is, I'd have to say it is not worth your time.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
not new
20 Nov 2012
By buvird
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
This is same dvd released earlier as Under Review : The Berlin Trilogy. They trick us into buying these shows multiple times.
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 4 reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
