Reply to: Bowie

[Fred Bloggs]

Never really appreciated his stuff when I was a yoof, but now I think his early output is truly inspirational. A very, very underrated artist. Mick Ronson was a very cool guitar player too.

[TiroFijo]

Seen him in 1987 glass spider tour at Roker Park in Sunderland, good show.
All his albums up to Never Let Me Gown are good for me, I've not bothered or heard anything after that apart from Tin Machine which were crap.

[norrahe]

Agree with what a few of you have said in that he's pretty original in his output and very underestimated.

Just watched him in "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" and rather enjoyable it was

[Tingles]

Who could ever forget the Laughing Gnome?


Tone

[gingerjedi]

I saw Bowie at the Isle of Wight festival a few years back, I thought he was covering Nirvana when I heard 'The man who sold the world'.

I've since atoned by downloading everything Bowie has ever done.

[Moscow Mule]

Anyone got any favourites?

Securitisation of intangible assets.

[MarillionFan]

I had one of his knives. They were cool.

[shaunbhoy]

Ziggy Stardust was the one with blow-you-away impact at the time. Still great IMHO.

Side note: I admire Bowie greatly for never pushing the "repeat" button, but always doing something new. Unlike the Stones, say, who although I like them have always done pretty much the same thing.

Spot On IF. He took a few risks but, for the most part, they simply served to expand his fanbase as they were all good in their own right. Have to say I preferred the early stuff like Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, but I doubt he has ever produced an album that does not contain tracks that I really like.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Ziggy Stardust was the one with blow-you-away impact at the time. Still great IMHO.

I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlour,
drinking milk shakes cold and long.
Smiling and waving and looking so fine,
don't think you knew you were in this song.

Five years is a brilliant song, but most of the time I feel like the character above.

[Sysman]

I had them all up to Let's Dance with the exception of Pin Ups.

Before The Unfortunate Burglary I had most of them, including Let's Dance.

I think Let's Dance was the one I played most. The GF at the time liked it.

And I did get to dance to "China Girl" with a very attractive lass from Hong Kong.

[wobbegong]

Didn't like the really early stuff, 'Sound and Vision' is my fave.

[pacharan]

Have all his albums, prior to the tin machine 'experiment'

I had them all up to Let's Dance with the exception of Pin Ups.

[sunnysan]

Bowie

Ziggy Stardust is brilliant

I think Diamond Dogs is great too, quite experimental for its time

My favourite part is where Big Brother ends and Chant of the ever circling skeletons begins.....

Memory of a Free Festival is also a favourite...... and weee walked back to the road unchaaained .........

[minestrone]

Have all his albums, prior to the tin machine 'experiment'

Probably the greatest underrated British musician.

Hunky Dory for me.

[Ignis Fatuus]

I used to love Bowie in my teens and just recently I've been reacquainting myself with his oeuvre.

The Heroes album is fantastic right through with some very atmospheric tracks. Ditto for Low. Don't think the Diamond Dogs album has stood the test of time very well though. That said, the title track is my all time favourite; probably as I am a big Stones fan and that track has a very Stonesy feel to it.

Anyone got any favourites?

Ziggy Stardust was the one with blow-you-away impact at the time. Still great IMHO.

Side note: I admire Bowie greatly for never pushing the "repeat" button, but always doing something new. Unlike the Stones, say, who although I like them have always done pretty much the same thing.