On this date in 1980, DAVID BOWIE released his fourteenth studio album, SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS), (Sept 12th, 1980). SCARY MONSTERS saw Bowie shedding baggage after his LODGER period and broadcasting messages of honesty; this was an informed real-world pessimism, something more inspiring than fantasy. 1977's LOW had seen Bowie moving away from the intricate songwriting that he’d been constructing ever since ‘Space Oddity’. By 1980, Major Tom's escape had been revealed as fake and the ‘m

David Bowie ”Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” Live on Nulle Part Ailleurs, Canal , Studios Rive Gauche, Paris, France - TV 2/17/1997！ ---- 14th studio album ”Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” was released on 9/12/1980！ | Rock'n'Roll Relaxin

David Bowie – “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” live on Nulle Part Ailleurs, 1997 ⚡ This was Bowie fronting his heaviest band: 🎸 Reeves Gabrels – guitar 🎹 Mike Garson – keyboards 🥁 Zachary Alford – drums 🎤 Gail Ann Dorsey – bass vocals The 1980 original was already proto–industrial metal, but this live version pushes it even further — darker, louder, heavier. Bowie reinventing himself yet again, this time with full-on Earthling aggression. #DavidBowie #ScaryMonsters #IndustrialRock #HeavyB