Who was David Bowie again? :confused:



Kidding. Huge fan here. Really. I just wish he'd do something else these days than sign re-issues that you can win on bowienet.

I'm a David Bowie fan, and my favorite Bowie album is Station To Station.

I met David Bowie very briefly in Feb 1996 when I asked for his autograph. He looked really cool, and really had iconic star quality and I was in complete awe of him.

Oh my word, I wouldn't know where to start when declaring my love for David Bowie's music. He is an astonishing artist - amazing!

Funnily enough, I have been playing his 'Black Tie, White Noise' album for about the last week or so. The first album that got me into him and one of my favourites. Not the best, maybe, but it's such an underrated album.

I just can't imagine the huge puzzle of music there is with his piece missing. Does not compute.


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hard to pinpoint a favorite song from him, depends on what phase in his career im in the mood for.

I love Bowie, just not as much I love Marc Bolan or Prince.

My favourite Bowie album at the moment is Hunky Dory,

mistymeadows said:

I firmly believe he and DB were deeply and madly in love.

Bowie is like fine wine and gets better with time .
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Someone at work saw my LIVING COLOUR hoodie (with rainbow logo) and got into their head that I listen to questionably gay artists like Bowie (Prince?). I told him "Naw, but his stuff is a lot cooler than the shitty hip-hop you listen to."

I only have some of Bowie's albums -

Ziggy Stardust - s'alright but patchy .

Low - Good, but I prefer the instrumental sections.

Heroes - Better, but aside from the title track (one of my all-time fav.tracks by anyone), I again mostly like the instrumentals and the wonderfully nutty 'The Secret Life of Arabia'.

Lodger - Interesting - 'Boys Keep Swinging' is a good track.

Black Tie, White Noise - Under-rated - Has a couple of goodies with 'Jump They Say' and 'Miracle Good Night'. David really starts to get his act together after his rather dodgy '80s .

'Buddha of Suburbia' - Not played this much since getting it, which says something. I'm not passing final judgement, but provisionally, I'd say - Over-rated. But definitely the 'missing link' between 'Black Tie' and -

1.Outside - Imo Bowie's wierdest and most ambitious album. Some really interesting textures, sounds and ideas, tho you can really tell he's been listening to Scott Walker's excellent album 'Tilt', released sligtly earlier. It influences 'Outside' both vocally and sonically. Found you out, David! .I love 'I Have Not Been to Oxford Town' and 'Through These Architects Eyes'.

Earthling - I'm sure this will cause consternation among many Bowie fans, but this is my favourate Bowie album and the one I play the most by far for some reason. Catchy songs, interesting, fun music and dynamics in the songs, superheavy guitars and it has one of Bowie's greatest songs imo, 'Dead Man Walking'. I love this, especially the amazing way the mix gradually transforms track by track at the end of the song from a full-on electronic arrangement, gradually breaking down into totally live playing and finally into a classic Mike Garson piano improvisation to end with. Awesome. Other fav 'Earthling' tracks are 'Little Wonder', 'Telling Lies', 'Looking For Satellites' and 'Law'. The 'drum and bass' elements in this are good imo, but are often over-stated in reviews, as there is a ton of blistering rock in here too.

I also love his version of 'Nature Boy', famously done by Nat King Cole of all people , from the 'Moulin Rouge' soundtrack, and the Massive Attack remix is cool too.

I keep meaning to get more of his stuff, but never seem to get round to it.
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I only have some of Bowie's albums -

Ziggy Stardust - s'alright but patchy .

Low - Good, but I prefer the instrumental sections.

Heroes - Better, but aside from the title track (one of my all-time fav.tracks by anyone), I again mostly like the instrumentals and the wonderfully nutty 'The Secret Life of Arabia'.

Lodger - Interesting - 'Boys Keep Swinging' is a good track.

Black Tie, White Noise - Under-rated - Has a couple of goodies with 'Jump They Say' and 'Miracle Good Night'. David really starts to get his act together after his rather dodgy '80s .

'Buddha of Suburbia' - Not played this much since getting it, which says something. I'm not passing final judgement, but provisionally, I'd say - Over-rated. But definitely the 'missing link' between 'Black Tie' and -

1.Outside - Imo Bowie's wierdest and most ambitious album. Some really interesting textures, sounds and ideas, tho you can really tell he's been listening to Scott Walker's excellent album 'Tilt', released sligtly earlier. It influences 'Outside' both vocally and sonically. Found you out, David! .I love 'I Have Not Been to Oxford Town' and 'Through These Architects Eyes'.

Earthling - I'm sure this will cause consternation among many Bowie fans, but this is my favourate Bowie album and the one I play the most by far for some reason. Catchy songs, interesting, fun music and dynamics in the songs, superheavy guitars and it has one of Bowie's greatest songs imo, 'Dead Man Walking'. I love this, especially the amazing way the mix gradually transforms track by track at the end of the song from a full-on electronic arrangement, gradually breaking down into totally live playing and finally into a classic Mike Garson piano improvisation to end with. Awesome. Other fav 'Earthling' tracks are 'Little Wonder', 'Telling Lies', 'Looking For Satellites' and 'Law'. The 'drum and bass' elements in this are good imo, but are often over-stated in reviews, as there is a ton of blistering rock in here too.

I also love his version of 'Nature Boy', famously done by Nat King Cole of all people , from the 'Moulin Rouge' soundtrack, and the Massive Attack remix is cool too.

I keep meaning to get more of his stuff, but never seem to get round to it.
[Edited 9/24/07 8:52am]

Someone at work saw my LIVING COLOUR hoodie (with rainbow logo) and got into their head that I listen to questionably gay artists like Bowie . I told him "Naw, but his stuff is a lot cooler than the shitty hip-hop you listen to."

I’ve been a casual fan for many years but really fell for him after seeing him perform live but I am missing so many of his albums...

That b/w is a very awesome picture tho.