http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_spMJawxvM&feature=related

Bowie is the strangest performer; so aloof, then he opens his mouth and it all changes...somehow that dichotomy also translates in his recordings...strange but brilliant and only he can pull it off...
 
Tony

And I love Belew's playing, one of the most inventive guitarrist ever!

I'm thinking that's Carlos Alomar on Alembic guitar.  And there's a nice picture of his guitar here.

Based on this video looks like the bass guy is playig a travis bean?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFmu7xhvgS0&feature=related
 
Sounds awesome.  In Heroes does it sound like he is using any kind of effect?

Robert Fripp played on the orginal..he did the part which the violinist is playing.