After Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Bowie departed from the sexually ambiguous rock 'n' roll to find himself in the arms of his American audiences, living in the expanses of the USA. Entrenched in the glam grip of L.A he became a plastik R'n'B fused lean machine of record making prowess featuring heavily, the saxophone and also a friendly working relationship with none other than John Lennon (He covered The Beetles cosmic soarer 'Across The Universe' and featured Lennon's backing vocals in 'Fame'). The apogee of this 'period' in the artists life would yield his 'Young Americans' album that featured the titular track as one of his classic hits. Bowie broke into mainstream seventies, from Aladdin Sane to the Berlin Sessions (witch involved alot of Brian Eno and alittle Iggy Pop), there was a lot of Bowie on show in the most humble, masochistic , intimidating and vulnerable of his career. From the U.K to the USA and then back to Europe, Bowie traversed music style and taste while collaborating and creating what was essentially the longevity of success that bridged his Rock 'n' Roll Suicide to the high fashion of the 80's Let's Dance attitude.
Here are some great interviews of the man through this period, post -Ziggy and the British Vibe..
Scene One - 1975: Enter the Thin White Duke.
Scene One - 1975: Enter the Thin White Duke.
