When I saw them, a medium-size hall (capacity of 4.000) that Bowie would have never played, was only half full, probably less. And at least 50% of the people there were waiting for a David Bowie hit, just one hit pleeeze!, most of them female. But he didn't do it.
In hindsight that was probably a mistake, i.e. perceived as arrogance. If they had sprinkled in, say, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Jean Genie, Rebel Rebel and Heroes, it would have still been a Tin Machine gig and the Bowie faction would have been content.
It didn't matter to me, I loved what I saw/heard. Ironically, it was the only "Bowie"-concert I've ever been to. With Tin Machine, he really downplayed his front man role, Reeves Grabrels was astounding as a guitarist, Adrian Belew, Earl Slick and Mick Ronson rolled into one, and the the two Sales brothers were very dominant (there was also an additional rhythm guitarist though Bowie played acoustic and electric rhythm guitar as well - plus some sax), it appeared as if it was THEIR band.
Hunt and Tony Sales are forever etched in my memory as the most unconventional, daring, yet shit-tight rhythm section I ever saw. They did unison breaks you'd swear they'd never get out of alive, yet they always did. They would sometimes even leave the meter to the point of breaking everything down and then - WWWHHHAAAMMM! -, always be back on the one, it was f***ing amazing. Really pushing the envelope of what rhythm sections in hard rock outfits do.
