David Bowie

[KingLouieLouie]

Any fans of his music?

I've often heard him described as being "too weird"..."radical"... etc... but to me personally he's a genius.....

He's evolved throughout his career and always seems to be "up with the times" regardless of what "incarnation" he's in.....

From his Glam Days as "Ziggy Stardust", to his somewhat "top 40 music" of the early-mid 80s, to his heavy metal thrashing in the Tin Machine he's always been in "high form"......

My fave Bowie albums are "Aladdin Sane", "The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust" and "Young Americans" (who can forget his collaborations with John Lennon on "Fame" and "Across The Universe"?)

I saw him in concert during the "Glass Spider" Tour and he was just awesome and energetic......

He's also been highly influential in his career and has been blessed with having guitarist like Mick Ronson (who could forget his guitar-playing on "Man Who Sold The World") and later on Reeves Gabrels (outstanding on the Tin Machine albums)

Who else is a fan of Bowie? If you're not a fan.. you still should appreciate how he's always managed to reinvent himself and always last the test of time....

 

[Rivercard]

I'm a big fan. Love the Robert Fripp period with Scary Monsters and such. His earlier acoustic guitar based work is really interesting. He's does an admiral job of staying creative in an industry that seems to reward blandness.

 

[KingLouieLouie]

I'm a big fan. Love the Robert Fripp period with Scary Monsters and such. His earlier acoustic guitar based work is really interesting. He's does an admiral job of staying creative in an industry that seems to reward blandness.

Yeah... that's what I appreciate about him...He hasnt really ever "succumbed" to try to "fit in" with what was "Main Stream" throughout his career.... The only time he did conform/compromise his sound was the early-mid 80s with "Lets Dance" and "Tonight" albums.... Although, I take in account that he needed to effectively establish a newer "fanbase" at the time (had to gain exposure for the MTV audience by simplifying his sound), but he did accomplish his objective brilliantly..... That allowed those at the time (like myself) to want to further explore his earlier catalogue and gain further appreciation of him...So...it was all "two-fold" in what he achieved.....

His albums since (along with what he did with the Tin Machine) just adds more "lusture" to his legend and enables him expand his following even further....

Most of his earlier material still sounds fresh to today's standards (except for what he did in the early-mid 80s which sounds outdated now) and it's always intriguing to see what direction he'll embark on next....

 

[DeAnna]

I happened to catch a re-run of SNL this weekend where he was the musical guest and made me reminisce about his concert at Madison Square Garden (I think it was like 1985). It was a great show!!

 

[Pariah]

.He hasnt really ever "succumbed" to try to "fit in" with what was "Main Stream" throughout his career.... The only time he did conform/compromise his sound was the early-mid 80s with "Lets Dance" and "Tonight" albums.... Although, I take in account that he needed to effectively establish a newer "fanbase" at the time (had to gain exposure for the MTV audience by simplifying his sound), but he did accomplish his objective brilliantly.....

I don't think you're giving Bowie enough credit for his 80's stuff. I don't think he compromised his work at all. I'd wager that he'd tell you the same thing.

 

[ozzfloyd]

How about Boxie performing two numbers with David Gilmour (pink floyd) last month at Royal Albert Hall? He sang on Arnold Layne, the very 1st pink floyd song ca. 1966 and sang Roger Waters parts on Comfortably Numb. Freaking fantastic. Especially for someone like me who loves Floyd and Bowie like family members. lol.

 

[Rivercard]

How about Boxie performing two numbers with David Gilmour (pink floyd) last month at Royal Albert Hall? He sang on Arnold Layne, the very 1st pink floyd song ca. 1966 and sang Roger Waters parts on Comfortably Numb. Freaking fantastic. Especially for someone like me who loves Floyd and Bowie like family members. lol.

He's perfect for Arnold Layne. Will there be recordings released?

 

[ozzfloyd]

All 3 Royal Albert Hall Gilmour shows were recorded for a DVD release this year. Notable guests, David Crosby, Graham Nash guested on 2 songs from Gilmour's new album and they also played the CSN song "find the cost of freedom" with Gilmour. Also, jazz/blues singer Mica Paris sang floyd classic "great gig in the sky", Nick Mason (floyd drummer) guested on "wish you were here" and "comfortably numb" and Rick Wright (floyd keyboardist) played with Gilmour on the whole tour. And the afore mentioned Bowie appearance. Dave and Rick played a mean version of Echoes on this tour, also, when Bowie was not there Rick Wright sang lead on Arnold Layne and it was quite good as well.

 

[KingLouieLouie]

I don't think you're giving Bowie enough credit for his 80's stuff. I don't think he compromised his work at all. I'd wager that he'd tell you the same thing.

It's just that his early-mid 80s material seemed too polished for him... Lacked the innovation of his earlier material and wasnt as impacting as what he did on 1987's "Never Let Me Down" (which saw him during "Glass Spider" tour that he was supporting the album with) and of course his completely foray into metal with the Tin Machine....

Dont get me wrong... I did enjoy his earlier/mid 80s songs, however, it didnt fully suit his overall genius... it was a step beneath him... He was just trying to attract a younger following (which so many bands back then resorted to) and then he finally realized to disregard the mainstream and revert back to his creative ways.. and did he ever.....