Drummer reacts to "Watch That Man" & "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie

Well, that was certainly unexpected... my god. Is this the best Bowie song?? I don't know... but it's certainly close.... that was SO good. Unfairly good lol.
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[@robertjewell9727]

That's definitely Garson on that lengthy piano chaos cascade. David just told him to go for it and improvised the whole thing. He was with Bowie for decades after this.

[@TheCornishCockney]

The mad piano is supposed to denote insanity,and it achieves that. Bowie……Rock God.

[@ajaxfernsby4078]

Now you’re infected. However, the infection is the cure. That’s all, but…….beware The Diamond Dogs.

[@MarkCox21125150]

yep - will blow his mind

[@marcribe6483]

In case it didn't immediately jump out at you, Aladdin Sane is A Lad Insane.

[@HT-io1eg]

His half-brother had schizophrenia and seizures. Bowie was concerned it was familial. But the concept comes from reading an Evelyn Waugh novel Vile Bodies

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

@@HT-io1eg 12 years later he chose to end his life on the railroad tracks.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

@@HT-io1eg I didn't know about Vile Bodies. I have Vile Bodies downloaded on my Kindle, I'll tackle it next after I finish my current read. Thanks for the info!!!

[@HareDeLune]

You'll love A Ladd Insane!

[@XFLexiconMatt]

Aw, you beat me to it!

[@P.Galore]

The Aladdin Sane title track features what may be the most incredible piano solo in all of rock music, by Michael Garson. Listen as it leaves the song like a soul leaving the body, takes flight, observes from above and around then gently returns to the song and becomes one with it again. It is absolutely spectacular and amazingly beautiful in its free-form.

[@carrerlluna66]

Yes Yes YYYYEEEEESSSSSSS ! Mike Garson is a MONSTER ! Have you ever seen the documentary about him ? He is truly a musician of genius and an amazing human being. One of the few who Bowie kept in the band for decades.

[@damonhines8187]

Abso-f**king-lutely!! My favourite piano in rock music too! Garson goes gaga. 🫠🤙🏼🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@robinstarkey6071]

Annd, suddenly I'm 17 again, and my parents are screaming to 'turn it downnn'!!!!

[@hosehead58]

I and my best buddy driving around the block again and again in his dad`s Ford pick-up, this one blasting out, over and over

[@hosehead58]

also at 17

[@hosehead58]

I would play the piano on the dashboard

[@IlanaEdits]

Mike Garson is one of the best piano players in the world. This was all one take. He was the longest collaborator and band member with Bowie. They were a match made in heaven ☺

[@richardfairlamb9728]

Great reaction. Bowie’s run of albums from Hunky Dory to Scary Monsters is untouchable. Trust me, these albums will blow your mind.

[@richardsear8008]

I will be forever grateful to my mate Steve and his sister Vanessa who came to my party and bought me this album on vinyl plus Pin-Ups for my 18th birthday in 1982. Have enjoyed all the tracks ever since.

[@Johanson0543]

Your mate’s sister got a great taste in music!

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Mike Garson played the piano on "Aladdin Sane". He has a channel on youtube. I once commented on one of his videos about how much I loved "Aladdin Sane" and his piano playing and he actually replied and thanked me for appreciating his work! When someone as talented and legendary as Mike Garson takes the time to respond to a fans comment that tells me he's a classy guy that appeciates his audience.

[@emilymartinez6961]

The more you listen to Bowie, the more you're going to realize he's a musical genius.....❤Bowie ✌️🎶

[@joeyblowey123456]

Aladdin Sane is such a great , and criminally overlooked album. Solid from start to finish.

[@lemming9984]

The piano at 9:30 - I can just imagine Les Dawson hammering away!

[@John-et9yl]

Or Eric Morecambe - playing all of the right notes.... but not necessarily in the right order.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

A great run of albums

[@mattleppard1964]

To expand one of the comments, Bowie’s half-brother, Terry Jones, was schizophrenic, hence “A Lad Insane” (Aladdin Sane). Bowie always feared he had it, too, and it would eventually claim sanity. Terry killed himself by jumping in front of a train in 1985. For me, it’s an outstanding track; trippy, jazzy, brilliant, tinged with an emotinal ache 😊❤

[@ColeenU]

How sad

[@suz5862]

Aladdin Sane is referencing not Terry but the generations of young men sent off to fight futile wars.

[@mattleppard1964]

@@suz5862 Just checked - you’re right! I stand corrected 👍

[@suz5862]

Please don’t stand corrected. I was just around at the time of the release and remember the contemporaneous commentary which accompanied it. Unfortunately most of that does not show up in a google search 😊

[@mattleppard1964]

@@suz5862 I’m an ex-journalist and think myself a music expert. To be so fundamentally wrong for so long is a sackable offence 😂

[@davidfisher8821]

Aladdin Sane is my favorite song of all time, pure genius. You are gonna love this album!

[@HT-io1eg]

The genius just keeps coming. One of a kind artist. Exceptional

[@markferrett700]

You'd have to be insane not to love this!!!!

[@DrStrangelove3891]

That piano... so friggin' good

[@HareDeLune]

To make things a little more insane, the piano is placed up front and center in the mix, where vocals would usually go. Bowie's voice, meanwhile, occupies the place where rhythm guitar would usually go, and the hypnotic, repetitive rhythm section is placed all the way in the back.

[@saturninebear]

My 2nd favourite DB album after S2S. Phenomenal.

[@markwade2530]

Arguably, my favourite piano solo(s) ever in that track.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Another universe revisited

[@gregbacon9808]

Remember to play “ Panic in Detroit” great song to Blast over your Best Speakers!🎸🎼

[@carrerlluna66]

Ned from Spain here for the Bowie classix Lee. Watch That Man is supposedly about New York Dolls frontman David Johansen and the song is very much in the Dolls basic woozy Chuck Berry R n R style. The band on this and Cracked Actor are seriously swaggering without a care in the world. Then they play with elegance and control in Aladin Sane with the incredible Mike Garson's solo mixing in Latin Salsa, George Gershwin, free jazz, avant garde classical...and Mike did it alone in ONE TAKE. If you have the time look for the documentary about Mike it's a mind blower.

[@stevedotwood]

I bought this album just for the title track. That piano is insane!

[@shemanic1]

Always great to see you reacting to some Live Bowie.

[@wpollock1]

LOVE this album! The personnel on this album (Ronson, Garson) then, David on sax is so strong! Bowie called this album "Ziggy goes to America". A Lad Insane is such a great song. It is a precursor to Diamond Dogs......Future Legend and Halloween Jack (another Bowie character) in the dystopian future. Love to see a reactor appreciate that track....I have loved it since 1973.

[@user-ej7xs2zd7x]

Watch that man! After this album, his music was about to transition, again!

[@radicaladz]

Great opener, one of my favourite Bowie tracks, and a highly overlooked one for reactions, it seems. Will be sure to check out more of your reactions.

[@april6058]

Amazing Album- Bowie is a legend!!❤

[@russellmarriott9396]

Rag time is exactly right. That’s what Bowie asked Garson to play.

[@corawheeler9355]

The first song was the expected Bowie ... the second song, I don't know where it came from, but it was amazing.

[@CharlyDS]

I only *really* discovered Bowie recently by digging into his classic discography, this album blew me away but to be honest all of them are fantastic. Now, I'd go for Station to Station, the song. But there are so many to mention..

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Bowie loved the Velvet Underground, and “Aladdin Sane” could nearly be the V.U.’s “The Gift” from ‘White Light/ White Heat’, with the very similar backing track coming out of one speaker and on “The Gift” John Cale, the Velvets’ avant-garde professional piano player, telling a story out of the other channel.

[@realbser1956]

Aladdin Sane was phenomenal.

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

Great album. His next, which is even better IMO (a superb mash of post-glam, proto-punk, soul, art rock and funk) is the post apocalyptic, 1984-themed Diamond Dogs, were Ziggy has morphed into the Halloween Jack persona👍

[@janewells5970]

A Lad Insane! Brilliant 🎉❤

[@user-is8sk7jw6r]

Great Reaction Lee spot on with the insane piano comment courtesy of Mike Garson - Just awesome- the rest of Aladdin Sane is pure genius - when Aladdin is. Complete - I would love to hear your reaction to Bowie Pin ups Album - covers of ‘60’s music that influenced David during his creative evolution - Some real Bangers in there - I love Bowie Pin Ups his covers are just majestic & madrigal!!!!

[@ColeenU]

WoW. Great song. Surprised

[@lupodelupis3672]

The good old times of glam rock, and well, Bowie was one the best (with Marc Bolan's T.Rex, Sweet, Roxy Music, Slade, Mott The Hopple, Sparks and New York Dolls) exponents.

[@uma.n2680]

The piano in Aladdin Sane always felt to me, like those 20s German expressionist films, it's eerie and give a sense of foreboding.

[@L33Reacts]

I can agree with that it’s very disconcerting and intense. Still my favorite moment on the album (so far)

[@digrock7065]

Love your instincts towards music. Clearly have a great ear for music. Welcome to the Bowie journey- some really good shit on the way. Keep it going - love your reaction ⚡️⚡️

[@ultang]

Not as consistent an album as Ziggy but in places it goes weirder and deeper and I love it for that

[@jonfazzone5125]

Bowie & Ronson Woody & Trevor Perfect Together

[@ElCentralScrutinizer]

Great album pick. One of my favorites. Team is throwing you stuff that I really like and would recommend for you myself. I could ask for one a month (Patron Member) but the team is doing great. Just like supporting the channel.

[@dalemcmillan7231]

Loved this album! My favourite Bowie album. A bunch of great memories for me ❤

[@grahamheffer6535]

That Album cover ⚡️

[@thunderspike1892]

Mike Garson are phenomenal. He did something similar on Dead Man Walking from the 1997 album Earthling. Did you hear Bowie using a quotation from On Broadway at the end. In later live versions he used that and All Day And All Of The Night (Kinks) when doing a duet with his then bass player Gail Ann Dorsey.

[@GP-mw8ce]

Drive in Saturday next continues the journey

[@SnoopySnoops1]

Bowie

[@heartoftherose]

Such a wonderful, underappreciated album. Thanks for moving forward with my favorite Bowie. Don't skip Hunky Dory. Even though it's earlier, it's still a magical trio of albums, and usually Bowie changes his style and collaborators more quickly.

[@SteveHolst]

A Lad Insane

[@lindaulloa4786]

One of my favorite albums of his. All songs are great but I especially love Aladdin Sane, Panic in Detroit and Time! I was going to request both songs but since he is doing the whole album there's no point.

[@edwardmeradith2419]

With the exception of the opening & closing of Ziggy Stardust - I always preferred this album.

[@janewells5970]

Garrison is amazing pianist. Aladdin sane song says to me is he was ready to explore more bizarre. That led him to Eno

[@mikkomfi8643]

Next one is also really great, "Drive-In-Saturday".

[@Andrew-wl2mt]

Try memory of a free festival from our youth in the late 60s early 70s and wild eyed boy from freecloud a fantasy in 5 minutes same album different songs youll love them

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Great album, but Panic in Detroit and Lady Grinning Soul are waiting for you!!!

[@lmb3962]

A LAD INSANE

[@hoppers13]

My piano hates me for my pathetic attempt at this solo. I can just about manage Rick Wakeman’s “Life on Mars” but this is just too fucking much.

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

"Panic in Detroit" with Mick Ronson on guitar is quite a good track. There's a good version on the "b" side of a single but cant remember which single it was.

[@vegdagol2843]

In some ways a better album than Ziggy, very energetic. The concept is the tour through America and each song is associated with a city/place Watch That Man (NY), Aladdin Sane (, RHMS Ellinis, the boat to London)

[@johncollier9280]

I ne'r noticed it until this listen but the track Aladdin Sane is rather Zappaesque...

[@rghilino6734]

Oh you need to get to Cracked Actor. The lead in of Panic in Detroit is amazing too.

[@user-ej7xs2zd7x]

Check out Panic in Detroit!

[@iancitizen6489]

What that Man meh, but as already mentioned, many great sounds here. Drive in Saturday and my fav Panic in Detroit.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

11:07 11:07 11:09 11:10 11:10 11:10

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

What in this do you see as remarkable?

[@brianwalsh3091]

A Lad Insane……….

[@Pcrimson1]

Alladin Sane, both song and album, are top favorites of mine, as with Statio to Station. Not sure if you hit Diamond Dogs, again awesome title track and album. Now when will you hit Be Bop Deluxe? This is a vastly ignored tragety. Alex, of Alex and Lexy just did them, and Shawn did too. Trust me, people who know them will appreciate it. Those who don't know them will wonder "Why?". Crying to the Sky and Sleep that Burns gives you a sample of what they are, kinda Bowie meets Hendrix....trust me...

[@suz5862]

The segment of the title (1913-1938-197?) alludes to WWIII, with Bowie believing that a third world war was imminent. Four months before the song’s release, Nixon had initiated a massive “carpet bombing” campaign in Northern Vietnam that became known as the Christmas bombing. It lasted for 11 days with more than 20,000 tons of explosives being dropped. It is not the first time Bowie wrote about a song about insanity of war. Check out Running Gun Blues from Man Who Sold the World.

[@carlomercorio1250]

In my view, this was not as good an album as Ziggy. It was followed , at the end of 1973, by Pin Ups, a collection of covers Bowie did of the Who, the Kinks, Pink Floyd and various other British bands from the period 1967-69. It's not bad at all

[@jesusalvarez2911]

I love Pin UPS album..... Some covers are wonderfull: .Here comes the night, Emily Play, Sorrow, Where all the good times go",........😎

[@djanga166]

Sorrow, so good

[@thescrewfly]

Not trying to be a contrarian, but I found this album really disappointing when it came out. I thought the songwriting was a bit weak and I still think there are fewer standout tracks than the previous three albums. But what do I know - I always preferred Hunky Dory to Ziggy Stardust.

[@mattleppard1964]

A far better album than Ziggy for me. Everyone raves about Ziggy, but I find it uninspiring and inconsistent.

[@eximusic]

Aladdin Sane - best piano solo in rock ever. Not as good as Thelonious Monk or Cecil Taylor though.

[@donwest5387]

hate to be critical, but poor mix