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(1988 – 1992)

Tin Machine was a band formed in 1988, famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie.

The group recorded two studio albums and a live album before dissolving in 1992, when Bowie returned to his solo career. The group was generally reviled, often receiving scathing critical reviews.

David Bowie’s Never Let Me Down album (already a move into slightly “harder” rock territory) and subsequent “Glass Spider Tour” had been savaged by critics, and the singer was aware of his low stock. Eager to return to making music for himself rather than the mainstream audience he had acquired following the Let’s Dance album, Bowie began collaborating with Reeves Gabrels (who pushed the singer to rediscover his side and went on to work closely with Bowie for much of the next decade) and Erdal Kizilcay on new material in 1988. The first fruits of this came with a new version of Bowie’s 1979 song “Look Back in Anger”, performed at the “Intruders At The Palace” benefit concert on 1 July 1988. They then began to plan a concept album based on Steven Berkoff’s play East as a Bowie solo album, but this idea was scrapped. Bowie and Gabrels began working with producer Tim Palmer on new material. Bowie then recruited brothers Hunt Sales and Tony Sales (the sons of comedian Soupy Sales) as a rhythm section. Bowie had worked with them on Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life album and ran into them at a party in Los Angeles around this time.
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  • WalterDigsTunes

    Its weak by Bowie standards, but I must admit that the second album does have its moments.

    6 Jun 2:32am Reply

  • Moonagedreams

    Never saw in all my life a more shining jewel... Tin Machine were great. David can do it all.

    21 May 5:02pm Reply

  • Lord_DeviL_

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    16 Apr 1:57pm Reply

  • HorrorChemical

    This band was such a fail.

    6 Apr 6:08pm Reply

  • monkeyofstik

    They rocked,they really did.

    23 Dec 2012 Reply

  • rustco

    Check out "Thursdays Friend" LastFm page. Cool band from Adelaide Australia. Free downloads of Grunge/Punk/Metal. Peace!

    26 Oct 2012 Reply

  • fearimpaired

    n yes, i like it!

    25 Oct 2012 Reply

  • fearimpaired

    i'm going to tag this with "dance"

    25 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Mastah_Ev

    I hope it's worth listening, otherwise I'll be very disappointed by Bowie and frustrated.

    17 Sep 2012 Reply

  • drownedinsound2

    That guy 3rd from the left looks very familiar ; D

    9 Sep 2012 Reply

  • lyle_catcliffe

    not THAT bad.

    25 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Suck_

    David Bowie <3

    6 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Jim_Lithium

    Bowie's always been surfing the trends so going back to uncompromising rock'n'roll was probably seen as a disappointing move and a sign of failure at the time. Too bad. People also seemed to overlook that it wasn't a David Bowie album. Tin Machine is Tin Machine. It bothers me a bit that the reissue gives the artist as David Bowie too. I would imagine Iggy Pop/Stooges fans would like the sound of Tin Machine more than the usual Bowie crowd (the Sales brothers played with Iggy back in '75-'77 so no wonder).

    3 Mar 2012 Reply

  • inhocvince

    TM is soo much better live!

    18 Jan 2012 Reply

  • the_last_word

    In 1989 Tin Machine was portrayed as a joke by rags like the NME. Evidently, I was an impressionable teenage reader and just never bothered with Bowie. This year I've finally got around to exploring Bowie's back catalogue. I must say the NME hacks were wrong, Tin Machine stands it's ground as yet another well executed phase of his career.

    6 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Punk-Fiction

    I understand why the whole Tin Machine era was viewed as a failure, but Tin Machine II is actually a good album.

    20 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Druid66

    Bowie was entitled to add "hard rocker" to his list of guises; Mod, hippy, glam, soul, New Wave, he's done it all. I think TM might be underrated, but I can't say for sure whether I'd have taken an interest in them, without him as lead singer.

    19 Aug 2011 Reply

  • bobbyefc38

    seen them live in early 90s great band

    6 Jul 2011 Reply

  • baccaratcabaret

    TM2 is solid. It sounds like a proper Bowie album, don't be put off

    28 Jun 2011 Reply

  • electrolutz

    I still like this project, after all this years, its still fucking great Rock'N'Roll.

    14 Jun 2011 Reply
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