“This show will stay the longest in our memories, not just because it is the end of the tour but because it is the last show we’ll ever do.”
NME.COM have just unveiled their “writers and staff ” choices for the top 100 rock moments of all time. They say :-
“We have compiled a list of the 100 most earth-shaking events which made popular music the sensational multi-faceted beast it is in 2001.”
If you are a music fan, this list could possibly define your life. Coming in at number eleven is Bowie retires Ziggy Stardust. You can check out the whole list here.
Of course, the retirement moment was one of the ‘highlights’, of the show, but what a show this was! Even basing opinion on the video, which probably doesn’t approach the experience of being there in the flesh, this has to have been one of the greatest if not the greatest gig ever.
This coruscating performance, an intense experience from beginning to end, had many many overwhelmingly challenging and utterly new moments. I know most of you have probably watched it as many times as me, so here are a few of our favorite moments :-
“Give me your hand, cause you’re not alone!” – jeanne
“My Death, last verse, when the audience shouted ‘me’ in answer to ‘in front of that door there is…’. and the Japanese white mini dress, that turns me wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy on!!!!” – Christine
“Goddamn, you’re looking old!” *kick* 🙂 kills me – lambugi
“My favourite moment….difficult, but probably the version of ‘Time’ when he wears those fabulous clothes” – jake
“When I went to the theatre to see the first run, I cried thru the whole of My Death. LOL. It’s okay coz I was only like 17.” – KMSV
“The Wall” mime during “Width of a Circle” and the Medley of “Wild Eyed Boy…/Pretty Things/Dudes” – Rus
“Probably before the show when David and Angie are conversing. It’s kinda funny to hear Angie’s weird voice! Hehehehe!” – A_Girl
“The way David’s voice rises and becomes more powerful during the later verses of My Death, and the shots of the audience, in excelsis” – spaceface
The Ziggy Stardust Companion has a whole page devoted to the retirement, here.
Go on, get your video/dvd out and watch it again. You know you want to…..
Thanks, Spaceface!