Imago said:

Said the man whoms scrotol hair grows faster than his facial hair.

SORRY!

Imago said:

talk to the hand!

TRON said:

I.

Love.

PELE!

Love it. Esepcially now that I know it's Pele as in God and not soccer star

HamsterHuey said:

Is that from the Roseland Ballroom show in '02?

Anxiety said:

drugs!

It's like a moving companion piece to the album cover. I don't think I've seen this, and if i have, it's been a really long time.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

The mythology on that album is pretty intense. I still insist that you check out toriphoria - http://www.yessaid.com/toriamos.html

TRON said:

Meltdown Festival 2002. Was that at Roseland? If so, then yes, if not, then no.

HamsterHuey said:

Nope then. Roseland was a show I went to for fanclub members only on the day Heathen was released, when he played that and Low all the way through.

TRON said:

Can I hate you intensely, for just a minute?

HamsterHuey said:

I probably would have cried throughout the entire a show, so maybe best.

TRON said:

that's the lyrics place right? I think I want to continue on without the help for a while. I really want to be familiar with much if not all of her work before I start reading other's thoughts on it.

You have no idea how much the landscape of that album changed for me when it wasn't about a soccer star anymore

HamsterHuey said:

I'll allow it.

HamsterHuey said:

Logic would indicate that playing an album front to back would be predictable. But it had the exact opposite effect. Knowing that record so well and having it as my all-time favorite made me anticipate what was coming next even more. Hearing stuff like "Always Crashing", "Be My Wife", "A New Career" and "Subterraneans" was one of the highlights of my life.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

The site has a lot of stuff. The best though are the quotes about each song and album directly from her, collected from interviews and whatnot. That way you're not cheating by reading the lyrics or whatever. It's directly from the creator's perspective.

TRON said:

I took a glimpse I will definitely be spending time there. I have to thank you for reconnecting me to choirgirl because I would have let the rest of my life go by without paying her any mind. I can't believe all the shit I've missed out on and it's like being in a gold mine Sextonseven hooked me the hell up and of course, how can I forget the albums my friend bought me on my vacation

TRON said:

I am happy for you, but have to banish you to the red room nonetheless...

HamsterHuey said:

Are you behind the curtain?

HamsterHuey said:

Twin Peaks?

TRON said:

HamsterHuey said:

I never saw one single episode

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

The link, of course, is that Bowie acted in one of the Twin Peaks movies.

Then again, he also did a SpongeBob SquarePants episode.

TRON said:

i love this video. if i'm ever so rich that i don't know what to do with all my money, i'm going to have a room built on to my mansion that has no purpose but to project this clip on all the walls over and over on an infinite loop.

Massive crush on Gail.




OK, I'll stay on topic. "Blue Jean," "Let's Dance," "China Girl," "Modern Love" and "Fame" kicked my tail when I was a kid. Especially "Blue Jean."

TRON said:

Just Bought Heroes, Scary Monsters and Low Any others you think are must haves?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

That's a great place to start, and all of those are 5 star records.

You can't go wrong with anything he released in the 70's. It's all classic.

Same with his 90's and 00's output. I truly enjoy all of those albums. If you don't have Heathen, that's a good intro to his more modern material.

Anxiety said:

To me the first 3 tracks from this album set it off on a course of pop magnificence -- one of the great records of the decade.

That it's ultimately only good, clean fun, I don't think should make it a total reject. Bowie penned some great songs in this period; even if the albums were a low watermark.

But there's absolutely no way that Bowie was going to produce nothing but masterpieces for the rest of his career. No one has ever done that.

And if someone thinks that's been done (everything is equally brilliant!), I'd argue that they have a soft spot for said artist.

Even Bob Dylan and Duke Ellington had rough patches and will never recreate the magical decade that they ruled. They wouldn't be human if they could.

And, besides, without the "good" and the "average" and the "what the hell?", one couldn't have the true appreciation for the "great" and the "masterwork".

=== My editor is over my knee ===
[Edited 12/12/08 19:36pm]

Anxiety said:

That would be one freaky room, like "1984" meets David Lynch meets some kind of off kilter Bowie fetish.

Brendan said:

welcome to my life