the man is a god. Hunky Dorey is the best album ever made. he produced lou reed's transformer and his music is unlike anything anybody has ever made. he cannot be imitated. can you say anything bad about the guy? his eighties stuff is great too! i haven't heard any of the new stuff really, but i'm sure it's listenable.
A musical innovator.
Quote from: bonanzatazi haven't heard any of the new stuff really, but i'm sure it's listenable.
It is, especially "Outside" and "Heathen". "Earthling" isn't too bad either.
a hero of mine who i have went into great detail about on many posts i might post more later or i just might fuck my girlfriend smoke a joint watch Tivo
I thought there was already a thread for him
I love Bowie
I was at my friend's house this weekend watching his digital cable and saw part of the Ziggy Stardust concert that was filmed
you know what I mean
Quote from: tremoloslothI thought there was already a thread for him
I love Bowie
I was at my friend's house this weekend watching his digital cable and saw part of the Ziggy Stardust concert that was filmed
you know what I mean
he is a trend hopping phoney but the mother fucker has talent and or is reallly smart, he surrounds himself with the best people when he wants to change his style
i love him i love his old stuff and his new stuff and his weird shit
but i will admit he would take pictures with iggy and lou reed and produce albums for them to further his rep
and then flirt with nazi'isums to give him a dangeriouce edge ( but unlike hitlers bitch who just died he never helped kill anyone or film children about be gassed)
he said he like cock when it was trendy and then in the 80's when it wasnt trendy he said it was all really a sham that he and angie his wife cooked up
and what can one say about the 80's , his package in labriyth ..........ohhh lord
then the drum and bass era which was a joke really but under that trendy pruduction lie great songs " dead man walking"
i liked hours , because i love young americans
every one list their fav album mine is hunky dory and young americans but i can still get wit low " always crashing in the same car" scarey shit
fav album.... hard to say. ill say "scary monsters"
Quote from: Cecil B. Dementedfav album.... hard to say. ill say "scary monsters"
what a album
" They got a message from the Action Man
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too !! "
David Bowie was my hero when I was in first grade, because I loved Labyrinth and thought it was so cool that he and I shared the same name. I didn't get into his music (other than the Labyrinth record) until I was older. He rocks my world.
Quote from: GhostboyDavid Bowie was my hero when I was in first grade, because I loved Labyrinth and thought it was so cool that he and I shared the same name. I didn't get into his music (other than the Labyrinth record) until I was older. He rocks my world.
he scared me in that film as a kid kinda
Quote from: bonanzatazcan you say anything bad about the guy?
Well, he had sex with Mick Jagger I guess that's kind of 'bad'. Besides that I'am the worlds biggest fan!
Quote from: SigurQuote from: bonanzatazcan you say anything bad about the guy?
Well, he had sex with Mick Jagger I guess that's kind of 'bad'. Besides that I'am the worlds biggest fan!
personally, i think that's rather awesome.
When, as a man, you are faced with the inevitable question of 'what guy would you sleep with if you had to sleep with a guy,' David Bowie is always a good answer.
haha no, because he would actually go along with it :shock:
pure genius..here are my top 5 albums
1.0 aladin sane
2.0 outside
3.0 station to station
4.0 z.s.a.t.s.f.m.
5.0 low
it's damn near impossible to pick out his best stuff MacG has some good choices for his newer stuff hours is badass also.......
taz-get his new stuff and also he has a new cd coming out on sept 16 called reality pick it up.....
David Bowie Says He's Experimenting Again
TOKYO - David Bowie, pushing 60, says he's headed for another experimental phase. Speaking in Tokyo to start this week's Japan leg of his world tour, Bowie said he's stripping down his act to try out some new approaches.
"I'm heading for another period of experimentation," he said. "(I'm at) a time when I'm collecting myself before I break all my own rules."
The iconic artist has gone through various personas during his more than three-decade career - Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, Philadelphia soul man, avant-garde rocker.
Now, he said, he wants to focus on his songwriting and singing.
"It's probably the simplest tour that I've ever done," he said, dressed in gray cargo pants and a hooded sweat shirt. "This is very stripped down. It's really not working with theatrics at all."
The tour is Bowie's first world tour since 1995. He released his latest album, Reality, last September.
The 57-year-old said it's harder to get his music heard these days, especially on radio stations, because of his age. But he added that he enjoys seeing life get simpler as he ages.
"I was quite scared of getting old in my 40s," he said. "But as I approach 60 ... you learn to embrace getting older."
I saw this tour in Seattle a couple of months ago, in a small (for Bowie) venue; he's coming back to the arena in a couple of months, but one extravagantly high-priced ticket is enough for me, per year.
It was a good show and, yes, very stripped-down. An excellent, excellent set list, where even the clunkers from the newer albums sounded interesting. He did a great many Low tracks, "Ziggy Stardust," "Suffragette City," etc. Bonus surprises: "All the Young Dudes" and a cover of "White Light/White Heat."
yeah, i saw him in december. for an old dude, he puts on a great show. when i originally posted the first message, i was in a phase where i could only listen to bowie b/c everything else sounded like shit. anybody else ever go through that?
Quote from: taz.yeah, i saw him in december. for an old dude, he puts on a great show. when i originally posted the first message, i was in a phase where i could only listen to bowie b/c everything else sounded like shit. anybody else ever go through that?
Still going through it, sort of.
I got into Bowie about 4 years ago or so and I can't get through a day without listening to him. Not
everything else sounds like shit but sometimes, when I put on something else other than Bowie, I find myself turning that off and putting Bowie back on because nothing else satisfies.
I'm going wild in anticipation to seeing him at Roskilde this year.
He is awsome... love him... He will have a concert in Miami next month and I already have backstage passes... woohoo!
I went once to see him already in Argentina a few years ago. His show in Argentina was supposed to last 1 and a half hours... it was all about the Earthling album, and when he finished and came back to make a final song, he ended up playing like 9 other songs, all oldies... it was AMAZING!
Quote from: WithnailI'm going wild in anticipation to seeing him at Roskilde this year.
haha, me too. Remember to wear that xixax t-shirt like last year!
Quote from: Zigur RózQuote from: WithnailI'm going wild in anticipation to seeing him at Roskilde this year.
haha, me too. Remember to wear that xixax t-shirt like last year!
Yeah :-D Maybe we could meet up or something?
David Bowie: Take My Songs
London (AP) - David Bowie has invited fans to bootleg his music - and he's offering prizes for the most creative theft.
The musician's Web site urges fans to mix classic Bowie songs with material from his latest album, "Reality," to create a "mash-up" - a track that uses vocals from one song superimposed over the backing tracks of another.
Developments in music software has made the technique long employed by record producers easily accessible to thousands of "bedroom DJs" - a fact that has alarmed record companies battling for control of Internet music distribution.
But Bowie, 57, was quoted as saying in Monday's editions of The Times of London newspaper that mash-ups were "a great appropriation idea waiting to happen."
"Being a hybrid maker off and on over the years, I'm very comfortable with the idea and have been the subject of quite a few pretty good mash-ups myself," the newspaper quoted him as saying.
The music software needed for the task can be downloaded from Bowie's Web site (http://www.davidbowie.com/), along with tracks from his new album.
Following the end of the contest on May 17, Bowie will choose the winning track, and it will be released as an MP3 single. The winner will also get a new car.
The mash-up technique gained prominence with "The Gray Album," a blend of The Beatles and Jay-Z by an American DJ known as Danger Mouse.
A reported 1 million copies were downloaded from the Internet before it was blocked by record company EMI in February.
Quote from: WithnailYeah :-D Maybe we could meet up or something?
Hey, that could be cool. I just bought my ticket.
Sorry about the late answer.
Can someone recommend albums ?
His catalog is huge and I am a disabled ignorant, I need guidance - Bowie fans, you know who you are! help.
Quote from: cronopioCan someone recommend albums ?
His catalog is huge and I am a disabled ignorant, I need guidance - Bowie fans, you know who you are! help.
you might want to ask around but..........here is my guide to bowie
its solid .............and i hope this helps......
albums:
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station to station-you have to get this cd just for the title track ..its phucking incredible..the song has badass tempo changes ..really catchy..and its a long song too.........short cd but great al the way through.
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diamond dogs-its catchy..great lyrics....everysong is unique........
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aladdin sane-jazzy..sh*t.....great tempo changes ...and you get to look cool in front of your friends by owning on eof the most iconic cd covers ever.and the title track rules..trust me....
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earthling-this is different ..its very heavy/industrial/techno-ish..cool very cool.....
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hours-this is sweet melodic and very "airy" kind of vibe....its one of those cds that if you are on the beach, sun is setting and the cool breeze kicks and the corona beer buzz is firing up while staring at the coast....very mood inducing stuff......lazy pop melody.........
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vol.1 outside-this is my personal favorite........
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heathen-brilliant brilliant vocals..he still can sing like a motherphucker........this si high quality mature structered art pop ......the song 5:15 angels have gone gives me the chills.....i wish a had a huge poster of this cd cover..its cool.........
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hunky dory-if you dont get anything from my list..get this...its great for starters......i did it this way.........its a flawless epic album...every sense of the word "classic".....
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the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars-just like hunky dory.its classic stuff...........
bonus choice:
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low-this is part vocal and partr intrumental stuff....very wierd stuff.its like arty bubblely pop/electronica beats.......you got to be in a certian vide to hear.......but if your willing check it out........plus it has the best song title in bowies catalogue."always crashing in the same car"..made w/ iggy pop and heroin...........
Thankee kindly , Neon. I knew you (or godardian) would come to the rescue.
Neon, your taste in Bowie is impeccable.
Cronopio, I'd also recommend:
Lodger
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and Scary Monsters
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But only after checking out everything on Neon's list.
Heart surgery sidelines Bowie
Source: Los Angeles Times
David Bowie is recovering from emergency heart surgery performed last month in Germany, his spokesman said.
The 57-year-old British pop star was found to have an acutely blocked artery that required angioplasty, publicist Mitch Scheider said in a statement. A pinched nerve was initially cited as the cause of shoulder pain that forced Bowie to shorten a June 23 performance in Prague and eventually cancel the remainder of a European tour.
Bowie sought treatment after performaning at a festival in the German town of Scheesel on June 25. He finally left the clinic this week and is convalescing with his family, according to the statement.
well, Wes Anderson has led me to another artist.
i've got Life on Mars stuck in my head.
i guess i should get Hunky Dory.
does anyone know if there are remasters, special editions, etc and what i should get?
Bowie opened his 2004 tour here in Atlanta, at an open-air outdoor venue, and it was just phenomenal. I've seen Bowie in concert 5 times in my life, and I swear this last show (in May) was the best ever.
"Reality" was a good (not great) album. I liked "Heathen" a LOT, and "I'm Afraid Of Americans" is one of my favorite new Bowie songs. He hit a peak in the 70s that he'll never hit again, but for that matter, it's unlikely anyone ELSE will hit it either... he's done some genius music in his life, and I think it's cool as hell that he hasn't become an embarrassment in his old age, but in fact can still put on a great show.
2LB
Quote from: bigideaswell, Wes Anderson has led me to another artist.
i've got Life on Mars stuck in my head.
i guess i should get Hunky Dory.
does anyone know if there are remasters, special editions, etc and what i should get?
yes. here is a good starter. get Hunky Dory, (which is a remaster) and get Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane which are both 2 disc special editions (just like a dvd!). if you want a good compilation of hits, get The Best of Bowie 1969-1974. those albums are so rocking it hurts. (i'm currently in a huge bowie phase as well).
Quote from: Ghostboy on September 11, 2003, 08:37:31 PM
When, as a man, you are faced with the inevitable question of 'what guy would you sleep with if you had to sleep with a guy,' David Bowie is always a good answer.
Sorry. I know it's been ten years, but I just wanted to point out that this^ was the inspiration for Tarantino's "I'd fuck Elvis" line in 'My Best Friends Birthday' and 'True Romance.' Him and his friend whose favorite singer was Bowie would talk about if they'd fuck their idols if they had the chance
Clarence: I always said, if I had to fuck a guy... I mean had to, if my life depended on it... I'd fuck Elvis.
I read a Tarantino book.
And I love David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars is my favorite album of his and I think it always will be.
and yeah.. I probably would with Jack White if I
had to..
Freddie Mercury is the only person to ever woo me with words