B-Sides Rate an artist: David Bowie

[Hawk Dork]

Re: Davie Bowie

did he look like this?
clearly talented at a young age
finger on the pulse
[youtube]m5zxeLwUSdk[/youtube]

 

[Catfish Jake]

Re: Davie Bowie

did he look like this?
clearly talented at a young age
finger on the pulse
[youtube]m5zxeLwUSdk[/youtube]

Haha, feel the opression.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Re: Davie Bowie

[youtube]JOI-SDYGviM[/youtube]

 

[johnnyhoward]

A frustrating artist to an extent - could write pop songs as good as anyone (Starman, Rebel Rebel), but made too much avant-garde, weird stuff (Sense of Doubt). Depends what you like I suppose.

His album covers were also weird, very androgynous.

 

[raskolnikov]

I love Bowie. My favourite era of his was early 80s. Songs like Modern Love, Blue Jean etc.

 

[SunKing]

Pure genius. And love his glam rock/pop stuff as well as his avant-garde stuff. Low/Heroes are my favorites and stand as not only his best but among the best of any artist ever. Helped pioneer electronica along with the likes of kraftwerk & early human league and was a huge influence on the synth pop/new romantic movement. Almost as influential as the beatles on the history of rock.

 

[goatsby]

crap

 

[wally funk]

i adore bowie, one of my absolute favourites! already we can see here, he divides people, but personally i find he can still churn out a pretty good album (his effort from a couple of years back, reality, is one of his best offerings, to me)

undeniably has quite a string of massive hits - changes, heroes, let's dance, space oddity (major tom), under pressure (with queen), rebel rebel, young americans, ashes to ashes, starman, etc.

 

[AndSmithMustScore]

I like his old stuff better than his new stuff.

 

[CURVE]

Hit and miss for me. His great stuff (Suffragette City, Modern Love, Ashes to Ashes & China Girl) are as good as it gets. His dreadful stuff (Alabama Song, Life On Mars & Boys Keep Swinging) I just can't listen to at all.

 

[finrod]

His dreadful stuff (Alabama Song, Life On Mars & Boys Keep Swinging) I just can't listen to at all.

How can you say Life on Mars is dreadfull?? It is probably his best song (IMO), and one of the best piano-pop tunes of all time! My favourite Bowie album is actually The Man Who Sold the World - its a bit heavy compared to his other stuff, but there are some very original songs. Closely followed by Hunky Dory. Also have a soft spot for the 80s hit "Absolute Beginners"...

 

[Dandy_GO]

Re: Davie Bowie

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This is some pretty awesome Bowie

 

[The Hippie]

I like his old stuff better than his new stuff.

LOL I usually roll my eyes when someone uses that expression, but in this case I have to apply it to myself as well. His 70's/early 80's works were very, very good.

 

[SunKing]

Yeah while some of his later efforts ,such as Earthling,were very good,his last truly great album was Scary Monsters.

 

[bunsen burner]

Golden Years
Sufferagette City
Ziggy Stardust
Young Americans
Life on Mars
Sorrow

 

[Catfish Jake]

Re: Davie Bowie

[youtube]agj0AIVDuA8[/youtube]
This is some pretty awesome Bowie

Haha, that is brilliant. Just awesome.

 

[Dandy_GO]

Re: Davie Bowie

Haha, that is brilliant. Just awesome.

Introducing Flight of the Conchords is a great show. There's other Bowie bits in that episode (ep. 6). But yeah, the whole show is worth watching - their parodies are awesome.

 

[Arcadion]

I thought he was good in Labyrinth.

 

[Contra Mundum]

When he is good is is without peer - when he is bad it is hard to over emphasize how bad he is becuase he smothers his badness in pretentiousness which is always a shocker - Station to Station is one of the greatest albums ever

 

[wally funk]

heh. pretty creepy in labrynth.

 

[SunKing]

Yeah his bad stuff can be awful..Blue Jean anyone?

 

[Contra Mundum]

Yeah his bad stuff can be awful..Blue Jean anyone?

You can put all that eighties crap in the same basket - Modern Love, China Girl and the rest of that drivel. The thin white dute period was fantastic!

 

[wally funk]

oh man. modern love and china girl are awesome.

 

[SunKing]

Not fond of Modern Love..China Girl is ok..Let's Dance(song)is good. Generally he lost his mojo after Scary Monsters. I liked Cat People though..

 

[Woodson]

Broad range...earlier material that made him the entertainer is what I dig best. I am a 6.5/10 Bowie fan. Have his greatest hits double CD.

I also like "Pablo Picasso" which bounces high as his best of his last 10 years.