All the Bowie fans MUST see them
by Nobusuke on 7/16/13OC Fair & Event Center - Costa MesaRating: 5 out of 5I, as a huge Bowie fan, well understand Bowiests tend to think that Bowie is not for a tribute band - he is a unique and only one charisma whom nobody can impersonate - frankly, I had thought the same until I saw them. David Brighton is of course not David Bowie, however it would be really difficult to find any better impersonator even if you try to look for around the world. He is also a man of ideas - kick off the stage with "Station To Station" in 1976 tour costume, then he transforms himself to Ziggy - then he ends the show as a pop star Bowie in 1983 "Serious Moonlight Tour". If you try to reproduce these reincarnations of Bowie history during the single show, it requires a band with the ability to play from Hard Rock, Glam Rock to Philly Soul and New Wave Pop. He fortunately established a mean machine band which easily covers such broad range of music. Most importantly, we can see their respect for Bowie always - at the OC Fair show, they played “Aladdin Sane” full album – avant-garde piano improvisation by Mike Garson on title truck was almost perfectly reproduced on the stage. They always try to offer some additional value as a tribute band – the other day, they delivered an acoustic show and played some supreme cuts from “Hunky Dory” album, such as “Quick Sand”. Now the 70’s, golden age of Rock is long ago – lots of great artists passed away or are half retired. So I believe this kind of respectful but challenging tribute band, NOT just another cover band which just plays hit songs for drunken audience, will be more appreciated.
