[Music] David Bowie

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

A first class example of how artistic and innovative cleverness doesn't necessarily mean you're any good.

Imho, of course.

Well at least you haven't added 'whatabout other artists?'

Actually, I seem to recall I did the very same and posted a vid, on another thread dedicated to another artist (hangs head in shame). I think I got pelters for it, too. I hope I've learned my lesson.....only time will tell

 

[Is it PotG?]

Well at least you haven't added 'whatabout other artists?'

Actually, I seem to recall I did the very same and posted a vid, on another thread dedicated to another artist (hangs head in shame). I think I got pelters for it, too. I hope I've learned my lesson.....only time will tell

I do not fall into the category, a minority I'm sure, who like to say they admire Bowie for 10 cool points.
I listen to, and collect, many types of music. If I like it, I listen to it regardless of street cred.
I simply don't enjoy listening to his music.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I do not fall into the category, a minority I'm sure, who like to say they admire Bowie for 10 cool points.
I listen, and collect, many types of music. If I like it, I listen to it regardless of street cred.
I simply don't enjoy listening to his music.

Fair play.

Just checked, I have 11 Bowie CDs, but not Diamond Dogs or Young Americans, which I thought were shit.

I also listen to what takes my fancy including stuff that can drive Mrs T to reach for her revolver (Mission of Burma reference, there) so my only cool Bowie point is I spoke to him once, at a Human League gig.

For what it's worth I always preferred Peter Hammill to Bowie (in the iconic auteur stakes). I have 15 Hammill/VDGG CDs

 

[Beach Hut]

Think most of what is on has been on before on BBC Four

 

[Machiavelli]

Think most of what is on has been on before on BBC Four

So I've just been told by my oracle.

 

[lawros left foot]

Apart from Bowie’s classic albums, Ziggy, Hunky Dory , Low, my two favourites are Lodger, probably his most underrated, and Tonight, best of his later albums

IMO, of course.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Apart from Bowie’s classic albums, Ziggy, Hunky Dory , Low, my two favourites are Lodger, probably his most underrated, and Tonight, best of his later albums

IMO, of course.

Lodger is my favourite Bowie album, I still listen to it every few months.

I will have to give Tonight another go ... I always thought it was an all time low.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I first saw Bowie at the Dome on 14 Feb 1972 when he was supporting the Groundhogs. I was there to see the Groundhogs who had just released “Split”, still one of my favourite albums. Bowie forgot the words to Space Oddity - “This is Major Tom to Major Tom” but it was plain to see that he was on the crest of a wave.

 

[Questions]

Black Lives Mattered for Bowie:


https://youtu.be/XZGiVzIr8Qg

What year was that interview ?

 

[Beach Hut]

What year was that interview ?

1983 (it does briefly show the year at the start)

 

[darkwolf666]

I like to think that every day is a school day, well today I learned that Rick Wakeman (one of my heroes) played the Mellotron on Space Oddity..

I am sure you will all be going, "where you been", but I genuinely didn't know that...!

 

[lawros left foot]

I like to think that every day is a school day, well today I learned that Rick Wakeman (one of my heroes) played the Mellotron on Space Oddity..

I am sure you will all be going, "where you been", but I genuinely didn't know that...!

I heard Danny Baker interview Rick Wakeman, he asked him who played piano on Life on Mars? and Wakeman couldn’t remember. He said he’d always been credited with it, but, he honestly couldn’t remember playing it.

 

[darkwolf666]

I heard Danny Baker interview Rick Wakeman, he asked him who played piano on Life on Mars? and Wakeman couldn’t remember. He said he’d always been credited with it, but, he honestly couldn’t remember playing it.

That must have been his piss head phase, Wakeman, not Bowie...

 

[jakarta]

Good stuff on BBC4, glad to see my old muckers Brian Eno and Robert Fripp getting their due.

 

[OzMike]

It was done for charidee wasn't it ? Still no excuse. Much better without the music.
https://youtu.be/BHkhIjG0DKc

That was funny.

 

[Icy Gull]

Some absolutely stunning Greatest Hits amongst a veritable OCEAN of really not very good stuff. Even DB's best mates might well ask: Where Was The Quality Control? WELL?

Having watched the first of the programmes last night I have to concur that some of his song writing, especially in the early days, was fey and a bit rubbish interspersed with some ground breaking brilliance. Can’t get it right all the time!

As an aside there seems to be a trend in great musicians that they often had very cold and unloving parents

Elton John, Eric Clapton and Bowie being just a few

 

[Medwayseagull]

Fair play.

Just checked, I have 11 Bowie CDs, but not Diamond Dogs or Young Americans, which I thought were shit.

I also listen to what takes my fancy including stuff that can drive Mrs T to reach for her revolver (Mission of Burma reference, there) so my only cool Bowie point is I spoke to him once, at a Human League gig.

For what it's worth I always preferred Peter Hammill to Bowie (in the iconic auteur stakes). I have 15 Hammill/VDGG CDs

With the amount of CD's you must have in your home I am surprised you have room for a wife. :

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Great Bowie night on BBC4 again last night for what would have been his 74th birthday. Really enjoyable.

I know it's rightly been said many, many times before but he really was great wasn't he?! Genuine one off, special talent, awesome. Sorted out my listening for the next couple of weeks again.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Great Bowie night on BBC4 again last night for what would have been his 74th birthday. Really enjoyable.

I know it's rightly been said many, many times before but he really was great wasn't he?! Genuine one off, special talent, awesome. Sorted out my listening for the next couple of weeks again.

Yes. What struck me was how unassuming, tentative and honest he was, througout his career. And natural.

I remember an interview he did in the 60s with someone like Brian Matthew. He was asked how he saw his career in a few years and he said, quite seriously, 'probably some sort of cabaret' meaning residences at straight laced venues.

And the music.....

 

[pearl]

https://youtu.be/N7-7HJCXx10