meow85 said:

Can someone clue me in on what happened? I have heard nothing of his life this decade. Is he still married to Iman?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Long story short, in 2004 he was on tour and got a lollipop stuck in his eye. And then he had (or almost had?) a heart attack.

errant said:

was it the dilated eye????! OMG, didn't know about his heart. Damn.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Now that's where Madonna and Britney got their new dance moves from ...

meow85 said:

Here ya go ...this will pick you up...
http://uk.youtube.com/wat...DetQ18fw5Q
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel - Live

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yep..I think he's ok now just taking a break..this is the last time i saw him..very funny it's must be less than 2 Years old..
http://uk.youtube.com/wat...v6mEv_rDdE
Extras David Bowie

HamsterHuey said:

I was all hyped for him to do a 3rd album with Visconti right after Reality. Nile Rogers name was being thrown around too and apparently Bowie wanted to take a new stab at a soul sound. I'm still jonesing for something like that.

TRON said:

How should I feel about Outside?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I dunno. Have you heard it?

If you take out the annoying segues, it's a brilliant piece of work and I love almost all of the songs.

It's one of the darkest, edgiest things he's ever done.

TRON said:

I tried getting into it not too long ago but it was during the day so I don't think the mood is right. I'll check it out again soon.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I understand. Some things I really can't listen to in the day.

Try burning a copy and listening to it without the interludes. The songs stand up much better on their own.

It's kinda like his Rainbow Children, but more about art, murder and the new millennium and, ya know, not about God and the banished ones and stuff.

But it's very high concept like that and at times hard to penetrate with all the narration. But luckily, it's all isolated to seperate tracks.

TRON said:

It's been so long I can't remember but are the seques obvious? I agree, it has an extremely dark feel but during the day it just wasn't right.

Is there a concept I should be aware of?

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I JUST got into Bowie. I Bought Aladdin Sane, Heathen, and Outside and absolutely love em. I plan on getting just about all of his studio albums. My favorite song of his is Let's Dance, with Fame a close 2nd.

MajesticOne89 said:

I'll bet that will change with time, as you get to know everything else a little better. They're both great. But they're probably just ones you're most familiar with to hang your interest in exploring him on.

errant said:

He did have a heart attack, and emergency open-heart surgery to deal with it. That's the reason the tour was cut short.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

That's why he didn't see the candy flying at his face until it was much too late to dodge.

meow85 said:

How in the hell did I not hear David Bowie had a heart attack!?! Am I that out of the loop? apparently so damn

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

You definitely have to be in a moody sort of headspace to get into the album properly. And I recommend skipping over the segues. They're interesting to hear the first time 'round, but after that get a little obnoxious. Just pretend it's a Prince album and you'll know what to do.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Does your mailing address happen to be

324 Under A.
Rock, USA?

meow85 said:

Apparently so

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It's okay. We've all been out of the loop before.

meow85 said:

this is massive

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yeah, not knowing for 4 whole years that the Coolest Man Alive has a bum ticker is kind of a big misstep. It's not like he announced his favourite cheese in a press conference and you missed it.

meow85 said:

I thought I read that it was angioplasty.

Strange- I've been in a major Eurythmics kick lately. Eury and Bowie go together like that.

Moonbeam said:

I've been channeling alot of Joy Division and Tori Amos. And am now on a shared W&L and Joan Osborne Relish trip.

HamsterHuey said:

I've been feeling her coming on too. It's been about a year since I last listened. Not quite ready yet. But it's there.

Moonbeam said:

She's still ripping her hair out over the "Life On Mars?" video.

At this point, I'm starting to feel sorry for this thread.

Imago said:

Uh oh. Why? For what reason? When you take pity, you know things are in trouble.