By accident, I happened upon a live show of David Bowie's Glass Spider tour on the Ovation channel tonight. Hmmm, I thought as I watched...what great bass. Hmmm, hints of funk and soul, but still not quite either of those genres. Then I thought...hmmm, I like that bass. I like that sound. Then I remembered back to my teens and listening to David's 80s stuff on rotation on my record player, like Loving The Alien, Absolute Beginners and the like. Hmmm, you know, that must have had some effect on me cause as I was listening, I could hear traces of chord progressions and slightly unusual song arrangements that occasionally pop up in my music. Now, in no way am I comparing my sound with David Bowie's, goodness no, but I can see now some influence from him in there.
This also made my poor old brain tick a bit harder. What is my sound? Where do I fit in? Why do I have to pigeon hole myself into one particular genre? I guess that's where the Glamaphonic side of things will allow me to expand my musical horizons. I do have a lot of ideas that I haven't really delved into yet, so why place boundaries on myself? I'm never going to have mass appeal, so I may as well push myself into my darker more experimental side. Speaking as a fan, of the most exciting factors for me in Roxy Music was their experimental stuff. Their music didn't quite fit any one particular genre. I suppose now it's coined Glam, but at the time, it was just good innovative stuff. Then again, they did prosper in the 70s, when music was expected to be filled with originality and creativity.
Anne-Lise
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