jman14141414 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 I'm ashamed to say, that I haven't heard any of his albums or know much about him at all. So, what are some good albums to get and some random info about him.
arachnidoc Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Don't be ashamed. Five seconds of the "Rebel, rebel" video, and I was pretty much done with David Bowie.
NewYorkMets9 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Try never to look at David Bowie. Too much of that and it ruins his music.
arachnidoc Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) That and your eyes. I got blinded by the Kaleidoscope. Edited December 13, 2005 by Guest
RonJonSurfer Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 David Bowie is one of the most prolific and inventive musicians in the history of Rock and Roll...countless bands followed his musical leads as he constantly broke new ground with his songs. Bowie is one of the rockers with true staying power. His career spans nearly 40 years from his early days as a pop musician in England, through hard rock (The Man Who Sold The World is one of the earliest and heaviest rock albums you'll ever hear), through dance music, through, well, hopefully you get the idea. Search Songfacts for the favorite Bowie album posts (pretty recent) and you'll get a ton of recommendations.
katie_sane Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 I LOVE Bowie, as my avatar would suggest Bowie is the king of reinvention. He's been so many different characters and people. As RonJon said, he is one of the few musicians with staying power. I love him and his music more than I can explain, he's just so good at what he does. I like songs and albums from each period/transformation of his career. Here are some Bowie related threads: Favourite Bowie Album The Width Of A Circle Meaning Behind Space Oddity
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Bowie is his own music...he is his own genre...in stores they should have rock/pop/rap/classical/Bowie... Hes amazing! And...hes not a bad actor!
Uncle Joe Posted December 13, 2005 Report Posted December 13, 2005 Furhermore, his stage performances and videos are highly creative and artistic bordering on genius. Look further and you'll see that for yourselves.
Jenny Posted December 14, 2005 Report Posted December 14, 2005 If you want to, start with the "Best of Bowie" CD. It's a sampler of his work over the years, and it's one of my favorites. Didn't he also have a side project called Tin Machine? It was a '90's band and they were on the harder rock edge, I think.
redtelephone Posted December 15, 2005 Report Posted December 15, 2005 Tin machine was definitely a low point for him. It's truely generic stuff, completely uninteresting, but maybe you could argue that it's better than a lot of his 80s catalogue. I think "Scary Monsters" was Bowie's last great album. Ashes to Ashes and Fashion are top notch.
Batman Posted December 15, 2005 Report Posted December 15, 2005 If you like getting CDs, get "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars." It's amazing!
lonelyday Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 and if you haven't already, you have to watch Labyrinth
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 Labyrinth! ONE of the BEST muppet type movies EVER!
Foxy Posted December 18, 2005 Report Posted December 18, 2005 Labyrinth "Fear me, love me... do as I say, and I will be your slave." -Jareth
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 19, 2005 Report Posted December 19, 2005 "I have fought my way here beyond the Goblin City to take back the child in which you have stolen!" "(then theres stuff here)" "You have no power over me!"
lonelyday Posted December 20, 2005 Report Posted December 20, 2005 You remind me of the babe What Babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of the voodoo. Who do? You do. Do What? Remind me of the babe. I saw my baby crying hard as babe could cry, what could i do?...
Mark Posted December 22, 2005 Report Posted December 22, 2005 I like everything David Bowie has done but my favorite Bowie album is his 1980 (maybe 1979) release "Scary Monsters". With this album Bowie experiments with New Wave sounds such as the classic "Fashion" and "Ashes To Ashes". Other great songs are "Up The Hill Backwards" and "Scary Monsters". Excellent album. I Love Karen
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 You remind me of the babe What Babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of the voodoo. Who do? You do. Do What? Remind me of the babe. I saw my baby crying hard as babe could cry, what could i do?... No one can blame you for walking away But too much protection no love rejection. Life can be easy it's not always well Don't tell me truth hurts little girl 'cause it hurts like hell. But down in the underground you'll find someone true Down in the underground a land serene and crystal. It's only forever not long at all Lost and lonely - that's underground underground!
jman14141414 Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Posted December 25, 2005 Thank you all!! I'll try to check out most of those albums.
Endymion1977 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Posted January 14, 2006 Please do yourself a favour and DON'T get a "Best of Bowie" CD. "The rise and fall..." is of course his classic, so you definitely need it. If you like it, you might also get his best album - "Hunky Dory", and "Scary Monsters".
parralyze Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 I'm ashamed to say, that I haven't heard any of his albums or know much about him at all. So, what are some good albums to get and some random info about him. Notice the colour of his eyes?
PSYCHOcatholic Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 You cant see his eyes with all that eye liner.
edna Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 I don´t like his look... but he makes some of the most beautiful songs in rock history. And some great covers too (Brel, "Pinups" album...) Get "Raise and fall of Ziggy Stardust", "Aladin Sane", "Pinups", "Diamond Dogs"...
parralyze Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 Well,his eyes aren't the same colour.
_Laurie_ Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 I saw Bowie in '81...he puts on quite the show...great concert!
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