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JohnnyQuest
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Which David Bowie era is your favorite?
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June 03, 2014, 10:22:36 PM »
The Berlin era (Low,Heroes,Lodger) has to be number one on my list but as of late I've been mostly listening to his mainstream 80's stuff.
Sure it's full of gloss but I kind of enjoy the cheesiness. lol
Anyways enjoy this cut from his "worst" album. (according to critics and fans)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Uyrvp3Ydc
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Early 70s RCA era.
Hunky Dory
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Ziggy Stardust
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Aladdin Sane
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Diamond Dogs
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Can't beat that (imo).
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JK
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If it has to be eras, then I'd say it's the era when he recorded with Robert Fripp. Albums? Then it's
Heroes
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Hunky Dory
, with several others in hot pursuit.
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Re: Which David Bowie era is your favorite?
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Station to Station is my favorite Bowie album.
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Quote from: Rocky Raccoon on June 04, 2014, 02:55:53 AM
Station to Station is my favorite Bowie album.
+1, a masterpiece. Funny that Bowie barely remembers recording it.
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So you guys don't enjoy Let's Dance,Tonight or Never Let Me Down?
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Quote from: JohnnyQuest on June 04, 2014, 06:40:18 AM
So you guys don't enjoy Let's Dance,Tonight or Never Let Me Down?
Let's Dance
is one of the runners-up among my favourites, for sure.* I'm not familiar with either of the others.
* See my signature!
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Quote from: Ovi on June 04, 2014, 04:53:39 AM
Quote from: Rocky Raccoon on June 04, 2014, 02:55:53 AM
Station to Station is my favorite Bowie album.
+1, a masterpiece. Funny that Bowie barely remembers recording it.
Never listened to it.
I probably should, huh?
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Quote from: Lowbacca on June 04, 2014, 07:42:59 AM
Quote from: Ovi on June 04, 2014, 04:53:39 AM
Quote from: Rocky Raccoon on June 04, 2014, 02:55:53 AM
Station to Station is my favorite Bowie album.
+1, a masterpiece. Funny that Bowie barely remembers recording it.
Never listened to it.
I probably should, huh?
It is a combination of the soul thing he had going for a few years before and that cold, eerie atmosphere that would be all over Low and Heroes a year later. I get the same vibe from it that I get from late-70's new-wave such as Talking Heads' Fear of Music. The title track is a monster, easily my favourite thing he's ever done, lots of musical ideas and genres blended together. World on a Wing is a beautiful religious/spiritual song, though I've seen it dissed. But I love all songs, really. As a side-note, just a few days ago I made an attempt at choosing my favourite album from each year, and was stuck between Station to Station and Aerosmith's Rocks for '76.
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Quote from: Ovi on June 04, 2014, 08:01:33 AM
Quote from: Lowbacca on June 04, 2014, 07:42:59 AM
Quote from: Ovi on June 04, 2014, 04:53:39 AM
Quote from: Rocky Raccoon on June 04, 2014, 02:55:53 AM
Station to Station is my favorite Bowie album.
+1, a masterpiece. Funny that Bowie barely remembers recording it.
Never listened to it.
I probably should, huh?
It is a combination of the soul thing he had going for a few years before and that cold, eerie atmosphere that would be all over Low and Heroes a year later. I get the same vibe from it that I get from late-70's new-wave such as Talking Heads' Fear of Music. The title track is a monster, easily my favourite thing he's ever done, lots of musical ideas and genres blended together. World on a Wing is a beautiful religious/spiritual song, though I've seen it dissed. But I love all songs, really. As a side-note, just a few days ago I made an attempt at choosing my favourite album from each year, and was stuck between Station to Station and Aerosmith's Rocks for '76.
Thanks for that, Ovi. I guess I'll try to cop some
Station
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Quote from: Lowbacca on June 04, 2014, 07:42:59 AM
Quote from: Ovi on June 04, 2014, 04:53:39 AM
Quote from: Rocky Raccoon on June 04, 2014, 02:55:53 AM
Station to Station is my favorite Bowie album.
+1, a masterpiece. Funny that Bowie barely remembers recording it.
Never listened to it.
I probably should, huh?
Saw Bowie perform it in its entirety many moons ago. Awesome!
You can check out some of it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwwKHw84ZBM&list=PL93536D0B7A0F806E
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Bowie really went downhill after Ziggy. He was such a prolific and inspired composer until that album, but fame really sucked a lot of his creative juice. He began to rely much more on production and his session players in later albums to make up for a lack of material or lack of strong songwriting. Bowie became known for showing up to sessions with only a "few ideas" versus a huge amount of original material.
I don't really like his early work. He just wasn't a very good songwriter to begin with. BUT Hunky Dory is an excellent album but still pales to the masterpiece Ziggy Stardust which is really at the same level as Pepper conceptually and the quality of the hooks. The next few albums suck until Station to Station, but it's only six tracks stretched out to fill an album. Low's also great, and unlike Heroes, it seems the instrumentals were actually composed before recording. Heroes IMO is 80% filler. Beauty and the Beast and Heroes are the only worthy cuts. Scary Monsters is a good album but a little overrated. He was really starting to recycle material at that point. I actually prefer Let's Dance, because the catchiness but the songs are shamelessly long, and two songs are recycled and there's a cover. I love all the material though so I can't really complain.
So I guess the glam era is my favorite.
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Spiders From Mars. Mostly because of Trevor Bolder. What an incredible bassist!
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The run of albums from The Man Who Sold The World in 1970 to Diamond Dogs in 1974 is freaking awesome (yes, even Pin-ups) . I like just about all of his albums, but that era can't be beat.
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I'm torn between 1971-1974 and 1976-1980.
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Do any of you guys care about his later albums? (Black Tie White Noise,Outside,Earthling,Heathen,Next Day)
I rarely hear people mention these albums it's like they don't even exist to certain fans.
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Quote from: JohnnyQuest on June 05, 2014, 06:56:18 AM
Do any of you guys care about his later albums? (Black Tie White Noise,Outside,Earthling,Heathen,Next Day)
I rarely hear people mention these albums it's like they don't even exist to certain fans.
I have listened to
Heathen
and
Next Day
- and I like both of them. Haven't spent much time with them, though..
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Quote from: JohnnyQuest on June 05, 2014, 06:56:18 AM
Do any of you guys care about his later albums? (Black Tie White Noise,Outside,Earthling,Heathen,Next Day)
I rarely hear people mention these albums it's like they don't even exist to certain fans.
My favourate 'era'
. His song-writing was strong, his vocals often richer than on the earlier stuff and a nice, ironic sense of humour at times in evidence.
Having said that, Life on Mars and Heroes are absolute classic tracks of the first order.
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Quote from: JohnnyQuest on June 05, 2014, 06:56:18 AM
Do any of you guys care about his later albums? (Black Tie White Noise,Outside,Earthling,Heathen,Next Day)
I rarely hear people mention these albums it's like they don't even exist to certain fans.
I care about everything he does, but his rep was made in the 70s, and that's where the real gold is. As far as later albums go, I thought 'The Next Day' was a return-to-form and his best album since 'Low'. 'Reality' was pretty strong, 'Heathens' not so much. 'Outside' (too dark) and 'Never Let Me Down' (too pop) are the worst of the lot even though they each have at least a few worthy songs. 'Black Tie, White Noise' and 'Hours' are mostly good and enjoyable efforts if you're a fan. He's always worth a listen for me.
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The two Bowie albums I play the most are Man Who Sold The World and Hunky Dory (1970-1971) but he has had an unusual career full of many highlights. Berlin era would be my second pick with Station To Station included as a prelude.
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Quote from: JohnnyQuest on June 05, 2014, 06:56:18 AM
Do any of you guys care about his later albums? (Black Tie White Noise,Outside,Earthling,Heathen,Next Day)
I rarely hear people mention these albums it's like they don't even exist to certain fans.
Outside and Heathen are brilliant.
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The Ziggy Stardust years, Young Americans, and Let's Dance
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Quote from: JohnnyQuest on June 04, 2014, 06:40:18 AM
So you guys don't enjoy Let's Dance,Tonight or Never Let Me Down?
Let's Dance
is one of the runners-up among my favourites, for sure.* I'm not familiar with either of the others.
* See my signature!
Do you know that's a slight misquote? It's "I know when to go out, I know when to stay in..."
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Someone please explain this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcKrr0s2yuY
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