I said shut your stupid mouth!

Cloudbuster said:

Christopher said:

Where is Bowie??

noepie said:

Good question, but Bowie was always bigger overseas than he was in the U.S.

Suprisingly enough, Fame was/is his only U.S. #1, which is more shocking when you think of what preceded it (Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs) and the hype surrounding those albums. There were various issues he had with Mainman Records management also, so he released albums (Heroes, Lodger, Low)that charted lower than his Glam Period albums, but had higher critical appeal. The rationale to this was to satisfy his musical muse by way of experimenting with newer sounds (early electronic/ambient music), which ultimately alienated fans of his Plastic Soul and Glam periods.


I remember on Vh-1 legends (1997) that he was considered an underground artist for most of the 1970's and did not become mainstream per se until Let's Dance (1983). Even with this success, he hated the pop music and decided to release sub par albums to abandon his mainstream audience.

Therefore, his most innovative works in the 70's, regardless of how much airplay they received in the 1970's, never manifested itself into mega sales. Ditto for the 1980's.