| Glass Spider Tour |  | Artist: David Bowie
Studio: Panorama
Category: DVD
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 139,213
Format: Color, DVD, Import, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 766483105167
EAN: 4895033700333
ASIN: B00005Y7MY
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
Release Date: April 3, 2001
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 A very poor quality DVD July 20, 2006
Wilson Capelli Jr. (Vinhedo, SP BRAZIL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Comprei este DVD aqui no Brasil e realmente avalio que tem muito baixa qualidade em áudio e vídeo, bem como ocorre perda de sincronismo entre som e imagem no momento em que o editor "junta" as duas metades do show, e isso é lamentável. Se o produto à venda na Amazon for de origem brasileira, desaconselho a compra. Também não entendo porque uma gravadora "de peso" ainda não lançou este título.
The Concert to Promote the "Cut-Out King"! February 25, 2004
Kris C. Jones (Hixson (Chattanooga), TN USA)
9 out of 21 found this review helpful
I consider myself a dyed-in-the-wool Bowie aficionado, but the first time I say this video it was downright painful. Bear in mind, this is the video of the tour to promote "Never Let Me Down", widely regarded as probably Bowie's worst album (...o.k., with Hours a close second.) The entire set is pretentious and overdone. The fact that Bowie mines so many of the set pieces from 1980's Scary Monsters (A truly FANTASTIC album) is a confession of the weakness of the material. As is the grandstanding of Peter Frampton and Charlie Sexton (...currently residing in the "where are they now?" bin.) Bowie himself even admitted in an interview that the tour was a flop. (He blamed it on bad lighting--REALLY!!!) If anyone in charge of releasing Bowie videos is reading this, the tour to release on DVD is the "Sound 'N' Vision" Tour from 1991. Now THAT was a show with Bowie as his relaxed self, not the plastic yellow-blonde pop star of Serious Moonlight (...which he insisted be shot entirely on video, a fairly new technology at the time, and which looks like hell: soft and gauzey!)
 mainstream Bowie is the best! January 1, 2004
bbkfinn3 (Portland, Oregon USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This the best Bowie concert video hands down. I bought the VHS tape 10 years ago when it first came out. It actually had better sound than an import DVD version I bought (and sold). The Brazilian DVD version is much better, but video quality just average. Why a good old american version has not been put out on DVD is a complete mystery to me.
In terms of the concert itself, what a show! I suspect the Bowie "purists" put this one down because it's mainstream and too pop. It is...and his songs never sounded better. Some even sound better than the original. And the glass spider backdrop & theme is great. Toni Basil arranged all the dance numbers. Unusual costumes and characters, but this is Bowie after all, and the stage dancing adds to the concert fun. Peter Frampton rips it up on his guitar solos - one of the most under-rated guitarists on the planet. Charlie Sextant joins in at the end for 3 numbers that require full volume to be fully appreciated! This is Bowie at his peak in my view.
excellent 80's Bowie October 7, 2003
JadeRain (Juneau, AK United States)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
I can't believe no one has reviewed this yet! I think this is the best 80's Bowie video. If you like Bowie, then you will LOVE this. In this concert, Bowie and his kick-ass band play through a great song set. His band includes the excellent Carlos Alomar on guitar, who comes out in the first couple of minutes and shows where Steve Vai and Joe Satriani got their ideas from, Carmine Rojas on bass, who along with the drummer, lay down incredible rhythm for every song, and of course, Peter Frampton, whose guitar is just excellent song after song. Bowie and Frampton are old school pals, and they used to hang out and play music when they were teens, where Bowie says Frampton was already an excellent guitarist--Bowie brings him along and kind of brings him back into the game here, and he delivers. Bowies vocals are incredible throughout. He and a cast do try to do some theater/drama stuff, which sometimes is really cool, and sometimes kind of corny, but who cares? It is the music that matters man. enjoy.
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