BBC 4 Proms Bowie

[CAPP0]

Anyone else watching this? Only 15 mins in but so far, very very good.

[fido]

I was watching it with friends, I can't stand it .. but they thought it was good!

[CAPP0]

Each to their own! I'm a bit weirded out by how similar Neil Hannon sounds at times to the man himself.

[Iva Barchetta]

CAPP0 said:

Each to their own! I'm a bit weirded out by how similar Neil Hannon sounds at times to the man himself.

I turned this on when I saw your post.

Noted the similar voice thing,didn't like that rap by "elf kid"

[CAPP0]

No, I didn't think that was even slightly necessary. And sadly Mr Cell just dragged it down several more levels…

[Iva Barchetta]

She was very loud,had to turn sound down.

[Zad]

Marc Almond seemed to be somewhat carrying the orchestra, who seemed to be making it up as they went along.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Crap on many levels.

[CAPP0]

If anyone saw the beginning, it started out at "Do not EVER delete this from the Sky box" but rapidly veered off towards "put it on in the bedroom and see whether I nod off".

Lots of interesting views on Twitter #BowieProm

[marksx]

I missed the first 10-15 minutes, but what I have watched has been really, really bad.

[CAPP0]

It started with an arrangement of Warszawa, then Neil "close your eyes and it's Bowie" Hannon doing Station to Station, but it's gone downhill since and not recovered. Real shame.

[Zad]

They seem to be totally incapable of playing anything other than "an avant-garde arrangement of..." or, as the compére just said, a re-writing. I thought this was supposed to be about David Bowie, not musical arrangers.

[SeeFive]

Piss poor

[CAPP0]

Bowie fans on Twitter are generally slaughtering it.

[Zad]

I'm going to remember the name Jherek Bischoff so I can avoid him at all costs in the future.

Least emotional and weakest version of "Heroes" ever.

[SeeFive]

Zad said:

I'm going to remember the name Jherek Bischoff so I can avoid him at all costs in the future.

Least emotional and weakest version of "Heroes" ever.

It just got a lot worse. Who would have ever thought to do this to always crashing in the same car. FFS. Time for the off button.

[Halmyre]

CAPP0 said:

Bowie fans on Twitter are generally slaughtering it.

They're bloody lucky they didn't get Adele, Kanye, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Gary Barlow, 1 Direction.

I think it's been very interesting overall, but rap tt can fk off, and Marc Almond wasn't very good.

[Halmyre]

Zad said:

I'm going to remember the name Jherek Bischoff so I can avoid him at all costs in the future.

Least emotional and weakest version of "Heroes" ever.

You mean you've never seen Bowie's own performance on TOTP? Singing over a TOTP Orchestra backing track, terrible.

[CAPP0]

John Cale smashing it now tho.

[Zad]

Difference is, John Cale is in charge of the arrangement, instruments and vocals. Playing it (relatively) straight. Or if not straight then it is at least recognisable.