Something in the same vein of "DMSR". I'm enjoying his music from a newbie perspective, but I seem to enjoy music more if I read the process behind making it.

Thanks for the help.

"Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross

Not like 'DMSR', as it's no biography, but get this: The Complete David Bowie (Nicolas Pegg)

Extensive information on EVERY song, EVERY album etc. Amazing.

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I've been enjoying the Berlin era so much, I needed to get the tea behind the music.

Harlepolis said:

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I've been enjoying the Berlin era so much, I needed to get the tea behind the music.

Hey Harlepolis!

For the full Berlin effect you also need the 2 Iggy Pop album

"Nightclubbing" and "Lust for life" that he and Bowie did at the same time.

I also have an excellent book "Bowie in Berlin-A new career in a new town"

/peace Manki

manki said:

Harlepolis said:

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I've been enjoying the Berlin era so much, I needed to get the tea behind the music.

Hey Harlepolis!

For the full Berlin effect you also need the 2 Iggy Pop album

"Nightclubbing" and "Lust for life" that he and Bowie did at the same time.

I also have an excellent book "Bowie in Berlin-A new career in a new town"

/peace Manki

Really good if you are interested in the Berlin era

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It's not a biography, but enjoyed this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Dav...amp;sr=8-1

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manki said:

Harlepolis said:

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I've been enjoying the Berlin era so much, I needed to get the tea behind the music.

Hey Harlepolis!

For the full Berlin effect you also need the 2 Iggy Pop album

"Nightclubbing" and "Lust for life" that he and Bowie did at the same time.

I also have an excellent book "Bowie in Berlin-A new career in a new town"

/peace Manki

Long time no see I'm so glad this thread pulled you out of the lurk mode, Manki.

Thanks for the tips. I already have "The Idiot" album, which I really enjoyed, so "Lust for Life" could be the natural next step.

Harlepolis said:

manki said:

Hey Harlepolis!

For the full Berlin effect you also need the 2 Iggy Pop album

"Nightclubbing" and "Lust for life" that he and Bowie did at the same time.

I also have an excellent book "Bowie in Berlin-A new career in a new town"

/peace Manki

Long time no see I'm so glad this thread pulled you out of the lurk mode, Manki.

Thanks for the tips. I already have "The Idiot" album, which I really enjoyed, so "Lust for Life" could be the natural next step.

Great to see you too

If you like "The Idiot" you gonna love "Lust for life".My favourite track is "Some weird sin",

but all of the tracks are great.It sure was a creative phase,the Berlin era

/peace Manki

manki said:

Harlepolis said:

Long time no see I'm so glad this thread pulled you out of the lurk mode, Manki.

Thanks for the tips. I already have "The Idiot" album, which I really enjoyed, so "Lust for Life" could be the natural next step.

Great to see you too

If you like "The Idiot" you gonna love "Lust for life".My favourite track is "Some weird sin",

but all of the tracks are great.It sure was a creative phase,the Berlin era

/peace Manki

Of all his discography, the Berlin trilogy resonated with me best right now. Its funny because listening to his music at first, they were the hardest to get into.

"Strange Facination" is an excellent biography of David Bowie by David Buckley. One of the best. You can find it on Amazon.

I'm not really a fan so much as mildly fascinated and kinda wondering what everybody 'sees' in his music. Trying to figure that out, I checked out this book from the library last year. I still haven't finished it, but I guess it's good for someone like yourself that's new to him and doesn't know every last thing about the man.

http://www.davidbowiebook.com/

Thank you guys, this is really helping.

I saw the Marc Spitz book in the airport last month and read a few passages from it and kinda like it, you're right I'm still in the newbie state but the few things I listened to made me wanna dig deeper since my appreciation of music grows once I read about the stories behind its recordings.

Harlepolis said:

Thank you guys, this is really helping.

I saw the Marc Spitz book in the airport last month and read a few passages from it and kinda like it, you're right I'm still in the newbie state but the few things I listened to made me wanna dig deeper since my appreciation of music grows once I read about the stories behind its recordings.

Yeah, the further you go into the book they start talking about where Bowie's head was at and what place he was in in his life when he did this or that album....basically you get the general story behind everything. There's probably books that do go even further in-depth, but I think it's a pretty good starting point.

purplethunder3121 said:

"Strange Facination" is an excellent biography of David Bowie by David Buckley. One of the best. You can find it on Amazon.

YEs,that's a great book!

/peace Manki