Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby

Review

(Victory)
Release Date: 08/04/1992 12:00

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Hideous title aside, this document of Tin Machine’s final tour suggests why Bowie was so into his band: He later explained that he loved rock “when it has big, hairy, massive balls on it.” Oy Vey is a testicular if slightly awkward metal album, with lots of guitar fireworks (courtesy of Reeves Gabrels, who stuck around for the rest of the decade), a heavy Roxy Music cover and a very eccentric singer taking advantage of his chance to bellow.

Download: “If There Is Something,” “Heaven’s in Here”

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