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Post by Del Boy on Jan 17, 2016 18:38:04 GMT
Sorry for my absence peeps, I've had none stop computer crashing issues thanks to windows 10 Anyway, I've thoroughly enjoyed looking at the posts on this thread. Great to see some of David's 60's work before major success and Vienna you're right that is a great riff on Queen Bitch.
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Post by Athene Noctua on Jan 21, 2016 15:53:55 GMT
I 'discovered' Bowie for myself about 1986/7. Unfortunately, this was not a golden period in his career, and I had to go back to his earlier work to fully appreciate his contribution to the cultural landscape. (This was the Stock Aitkin & Waterman period, so you can see how out of step I seemed at school!) The first album I brought was 1987's Never Let Me Down, which I think he felt wasn't his strongest, but I liked it.
As a young person, I couldn't put the earlier work into the context of the time it was created, but I could see just how revolutionary and exciting it must have been. I bitterly regretted not being able to experience it first hand (I was doing potato prints at nursery during the Thin White Duke period).
I read an autobiography (several times over) at the time; I was thrilled at how someone who'd grown up a few miles from me in South London could become an international musician. I could barely keep up with all the projects he had been involved in, and what a seemingly glamorous (okay, drug-fuelled!) life he led. There is no other way of putting it, he was a creative powerhouse - he could seemingly play just about every instrument, supported other artists through difficult times, identified and encouraged new talent. He was also a great 'art' artist too. Even now, I find that in my record collection, he crops up where I didn't realise- Arcade Fire, Pet Shop Boys...
I did try and see as many of his films as I could. I think it's fair to say some of his films were more successful than others. But he did have a quality that is lacking in a lot of modern stars - magnetism, and charisma to burn. I think the mid-70's output was my favourite - Young Americans, Sound and Vision, slightly later the Scary Monsters album. And into the 1980's: This is Not America, which was a film soundtrack.
That Monday his death was announced, I was floored. When I got home I played the Station to Station album, and when it got to Wild is the Wind, that was it, I just started blubbing. I think because during a crucial time as a teenager he was the centre of my world, and as an adult, his death hit me like I'd walked into a wall; I just thought he was immortal. Right to the end, this semi-mythical character was one step ahead. Apparently he was writing stuff for another album; suppose that will eventually be released, but it'll be weird hearing new stuff now.
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Post by Windy Miller on Jan 21, 2016 18:33:47 GMT
Rick Wakeman, pianist on the original Life On Mars, performs the song in memory of David Bowie :-
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Post by Del Boy on Jan 21, 2016 21:07:59 GMT
Nice tribute, enjoyed that. thanks Windy.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Jan 22, 2016 13:34:19 GMT
So many to choose from but here's my Bowie Top 5 1 Let’s Dance2 Ashes to Ashes3 Rebel Rebel4 Heroes5 Dead Man Walking
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Post by Stan on Jan 23, 2016 23:10:03 GMT
Important thread. Key memories for me:
- Visiting the V&A 'is' exhibition: full range of creativity amazing - Fame hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - then appearing on Soul Train - Let's Dance being one of the most prominent sounds on a holiday to Benidorm
Excellent documentary tonight on the Yesterday channel covering 5 key years.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Jan 8, 2020 12:28:00 GMT
Happy Birthday David on what would've been his 73rd Birthday.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 8, 2020 16:11:26 GMT
I like this newly released accoustic version of The Man Who Sold The World....
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Post by Del Boy on Jan 9, 2020 22:35:57 GMT
Thanks for the update Lord Emsworth.
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Post by Sparky on Jan 12, 2020 8:57:11 GMT
When I was a lot younger, I only liked a couple of his chart hits. As I got older and perhaps wiser, I realised just how much of an influence he was on Music & Art - listened again - and discovered I had missed out. Then they showed his "Old Grey Whistle Test" session from 1972 on BBC4 one evening. I was converted!
My top Bowie tracks - in no particular order.
1) Life on Mars (obviously) 2) Gene Genie 3) Heroes 4) Let's Dance 5) Queen Bitch 6) Space Oddity
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