David Bowie. - Page 8

LMP · 08-25-2007, 08:16 PM

Bowie from '71 to '80 is fucking godly. You can't miss with anything.

I loved Heathen and Reality, especially Heathen. It's almost like Scary Monsters meets the Ziggy/Aladdin Sane days, amazing stuff.

cobl04 · 08-26-2007, 02:48 AM

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Originally posted by lazarus

Also, if you're going to get Low and Heroes, might as well get Lodger too. I think it's really underrated, and while it's not as revolutionary as Low, the individual tracks are good. It's interesting to hear how the sound progressed from the beginning of the "Eno" trilogy to the end.

Yeah, that's what I thought. The Berlin/Eno trilogy. I'll grab that, and probably Alladin Sane.

Low/"Heroes" for $14 at JB

cobl04 · 08-26-2007, 02:51 AM

Oh while I'm here, I'm writing my Ziggy thing, and I'm stuck for explanations for the following songs: Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Hang on to Yourself and Suffragette City.

Five Years is all sweet, Starman should be right, It Ain't Easy I'm using as a premonition/forewarning of his troubles. Lady Stardust I'm saying is his lady telling Ziggy's life pre-stardom, Star will be fine, Ziggy too and RnRS cool.

cobl04 · 09-21-2007, 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by COBL_04
Oh while I'm here, I'm writing my Ziggy thing, and I'm stuck for explanations for the following songs: Soul Love, Moonage Daydream and Suffragette City.

Five Years is all sweet, Starman should be right, It Ain't Easy I'm using as a premonition/forewarning of his troubles. Lady Stardust I'm saying is his lady telling Ziggy's life pre-stardom, Star will be fine, Ziggy too and RnRS cool.

I bought Low and Heroes for $15

I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but neither look too promising lol

U2democrat · 09-21-2007, 08:55 AM

FYI David Bowie donated money to the Jena 6 fund...saw that on MSNBC yesterday

1stepcloser · 09-21-2007, 10:22 AM

i think "kooks" is the best song from hunky dory. i think i enjoyed it even more when i found out what it was about. the melody is ace

LemonMelon · 09-21-2007, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by COBL_04

I bought Low and Heroes for $15

I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but neither look too promising lol

I'm not too crazy about what I've heard from Heroes, but Low is brilliance.

XHendrix24 · 09-21-2007, 01:59 PM

They both rule.

LMP · 09-21-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by COBL_04

I bought Low and Heroes for $15

I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but neither look too promising lol

Low is probably his 2nd-best album behind Ziggy.

Heroes is enjoyable, which one of my 5 Fave Bowie Tracks: "Heroes"

Queen Bitch is my favorite song off of Hunky Dory. I get a nerd giggle when I hear it in The Life Aquatic every time.

cobl04 · 09-21-2007, 08:08 PM

"heroes" is probz in my top five of all time.

Kooks is one of the worst songs I have ever heard.

LMP · 09-21-2007, 09:07 PM

It's a light, throwaway song, but it's not too terrible.

It makes some of his post-Labyrinth, pre-Nine Inch Nails resuscitation work look amazing.

cobl04 · 09-21-2007, 09:10 PM

Well I just listened to Hunky Dory.

It's not the worst song I have ever heard, but I still don't like it.

Now everyone talk to about Hereos and Low please.

LMP · 09-21-2007, 09:14 PM

Low is without a doubt one of the best experiences I have when I listen to an album.

It's the Bowie-equivalent of Kid A.

cobl04 · 09-22-2007, 05:30 AM

I listened to it... it's quite a depature from the stuff I like. I don't know. It's all very weird to me... bit too much instrumental for me to call it a great album...

This'll take some time.

I liked Always Crashing in the Same Car though. Awesome title.

cobl04 · 09-22-2007, 05:30 AM

Were Low/Heroes/Lodger his cocaine days?

lazarus · 09-22-2007, 08:36 AM

I think his cocaine days lasted longer than 3 albums...

Why does Lodger always get overlooked? I think it's a really underrated album. It's like he took the experimentalism of the first two albums and fused it with better songcraft. I think people that really enjoyed the other two albums see this as a shift back toward the "normal", but it had to happen eventually. To me it's the most listenable of the three, and because there are no instrumentals, it seems more of a proper album to me, even if it doesn't have a standout song like Sound and Vision or Heroes.

LMP · 09-22-2007, 11:19 AM

Lodger is solid, it's just a shame that it's between 2 of his classic albums:

Low and Scary Monsters.

LMP · 09-22-2007, 02:23 PM

Has anyone heard Philip Glass's Low and "Heroes" Symphonies?

I downloaded an Aphex Twin remix that blends Bowie's vocals over Glass's "Heroes" part of the symphony and it sounds mindblowingly awesome.

cobl04 · 09-22-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by lazarus
I think his cocaine days lasted longer than 3 albums...

Why does Lodger always get overlooked? I think it's a really underrated album. It's like he took the experimentalism of the first two albums and fused it with better songcraft. I think people that really enjoyed the other two albums see this as a shift back toward the "normal", but it had to happen eventually. To me it's the most listenable of the three, and because there are no instrumentals, it seems more of a proper album to me, even if it doesn't have a standout song like Sound and Vision or Heroes.

Sound and Vision isn't doing it for me.

My favourite song from Low so far is Speed of Life, and by quite a distance too.

phillyfan26 · 09-22-2007, 10:17 PM

Question to those with Bowie knowledge...what are ten good Bowie songs to start with. Note that I've already got Starman, "Heroes," and Space Oddity.

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08-26-2007, 02:51 AM	#143
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,504 Local Time: 02:45 PM	Oh while I'm here, I'm writing my Ziggy thing, and I'm stuck for explanations for the following songs: Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Hang on to Yourself and Suffragette City. Five Years is all sweet, Starman should be right, It Ain't Easy I'm using as a premonition/forewarning of his troubles. Lady Stardust I'm saying is his lady telling Ziggy's life pre-stardom, Star will be fine, Ziggy too and RnRS cool.

09-21-2007, 08:55 AM	#145
U2democrat Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England by way of 'Murica. Posts: 22,142 Local Time: 04:45 AM	FYI David Bowie donated money to the Jena 6 fund...saw that on MSNBC yesterday

09-21-2007, 10:22 AM	#146
1stepcloser Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,764 Local Time: 05:45 AM	i think "kooks" is the best song from hunky dory. i think i enjoyed it even more when i found out what it was about. the melody is ace

09-21-2007, 01:59 PM	#148
XHendrix24 Refugee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,496 Local Time: 12:45 AM	They both rule.

09-21-2007, 08:08 PM	#150
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,504 Local Time: 02:45 PM	"heroes" is probz in my top five of all time. Kooks is one of the worst songs I have ever heard.

09-21-2007, 09:07 PM	#151
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 10:45 PM	It's a light, throwaway song, but it's not too terrible. It makes some of his post-Labyrinth, pre-Nine Inch Nails resuscitation work look amazing.

09-21-2007, 09:10 PM	#152
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,504 Local Time: 02:45 PM	Well I just listened to Hunky Dory. It's not the worst song I have ever heard, but I still don't like it. Now everyone talk to about Hereos and Low please.

09-21-2007, 09:14 PM	#153
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 10:45 PM	Low is without a doubt one of the best experiences I have when I listen to an album. It's the Bowie-equivalent of Kid A.

09-22-2007, 05:30 AM	#154
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,504 Local Time: 02:45 PM	I listened to it... it's quite a depature from the stuff I like. I don't know. It's all very weird to me... bit too much instrumental for me to call it a great album... This'll take some time. I liked Always Crashing in the Same Car though. Awesome title.

09-22-2007, 05:30 AM	#155
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,504 Local Time: 02:45 PM	Were Low/Heroes/Lodger his cocaine days?

09-22-2007, 08:36 AM	#156
lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 41,672 Local Time: 09:45 PM	I think his cocaine days lasted longer than 3 albums... Why does Lodger always get overlooked? I think it's a really underrated album. It's like he took the experimentalism of the first two albums and fused it with better songcraft. I think people that really enjoyed the other two albums see this as a shift back toward the "normal", but it had to happen eventually. To me it's the most listenable of the three, and because there are no instrumentals, it seems more of a proper album to me, even if it doesn't have a standout song like Sound and Vision or Heroes.

09-22-2007, 11:19 AM	#157
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 10:45 PM	Lodger is solid, it's just a shame that it's between 2 of his classic albums: Low and Scary Monsters.

09-22-2007, 02:23 PM	#158
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 10:45 PM	Has anyone heard Philip Glass's Low and "Heroes" Symphonies? I downloaded an Aphex Twin remix that blends Bowie's vocals over Glass's "Heroes" part of the symphony and it sounds mindblowingly awesome.