David Bowie RIP

[russycarps]

Was listening to scary monsters on the way in. This is an album I'd pretty much dismissed previously. But it's superb!

That's lodger and now this I've changed my opinion of in the last couple of weeks. Great stuff

 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

One step closer to acknowledging the critical role played by Nile Rodgers in most of The Dame's greatest moments.

[FloorFiller]

5 minutes ago, russycarps said:

Was listening to scary monsters on the way in. This is an album I'd pretty much dismissed previously. But it's superb!

That's lodger and now this I've changed my opinion of in the last couple of weeks. Great stuff

 

 

 

Scary Monsters is excellent. weirdly it was the first Bowie album i ever listened to due to Marilyn Manson saying it was one of his favourites in a issue of Kerrang! magazine, me being a huge fan at the time

[LeeGalvin]

I'm fast coming to the conclusion that Station to Station is the greatest song ever recorded.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Not in a world that contains The Sausage by Baldhead Growler.

[russycarps]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

One step closer to acknowledging the critical role played by Nile Rodgers in most of The Dame's greatest moments.

 It's inevitable.

 

[Alan_C]

Just listened to Ziggy Stardust. Five Years is such a great opening track.

[LeeGalvin]

2 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Also reevaluated the latter part of diamond dogs recently. Always loved side one but the 1984 musical stuff less so. But we are the dead and 1984 are brilliant on reflection

Yes, and Big Brother is great too. I particularly love his version on 'David Live' from 1974.

[russycarps]

2 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Also reevaluated the latter part of diamond dogs recently. Always loved side one but the 1984 musical stuff less so. But we are the dead and 1984 are brilliant on reflection

That's next on my list!

 

[stuartbert two hats]

Bowie is the reason I've not been on the "10 albums thread".  It would go something like this:

1. Ziggy Stardust
2. Blackstar
3. Low
4. Lodger
5. Heroes
6. Station To Station
7. Hunky Dory
8. Tin Machine 1
9. Outside
10. The Next Day.
11. Let's Dance... (you get the idea)

[CHRLY]

8 hours ago, LeeGalvin said:

I'm fast coming to the conclusion that Station to Station is the greatest song ever recorded.

Just stunning, isn't it? The way the sections just effortlessly lapse into each other.  

[zero000]

Any chance anyone could PM me the link to the Glastonbury set? Sounded absolutely stunning on the BBC recording.

[jeffie]

Awesome

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I see that a Twitter campaign has started to gain momentum @GlastoBowie2016. Any of you guys plan to go, subject to what they're able to organise? Not sure what the plans actually are but a mass singalong or showing the 2000 show on the big screen seem to be the most popular choices 

[stuartbert two hats]

 

[LeeGalvin]

I saw that earlier. Really lovely news, and a perfect way to put it!

[The Nal]

Hes having a right chuckle to himself wherever he is about how bad this was.

Whoever thought it was a good idea to add funk trumpets to Heroes should be shot.

 

 

 

[russycarps]

Just now, The Nal said:

Hes having a right chuckle to himself wherever he is about how bad this was.

Whoever thought it was a good idea to add funk trumpets to Heroes should be shot.

 

 

 

I'll give you a clue. It starts with N and ends with ilefuckingrodgers

 

[Woffy]

2 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Hes having a right chuckle to himself wherever he is about how bad this was.

Whoever thought it was a good idea to add funk trumpets to Heroes should be shot.

 

 

 

It was just...appalling.

But she got a Bowie tattoo beforehand so apparently that's, like, you know, like awesome, man.

[The Nal]

I actually don't mind Gaga, multi talented, great singer etc. Shite music though. But it was so tacky. Trying to parody and imitate the man. You can't imitate the unique.

Anyway, Bowie would've loved it. He had a great dark sense of humour. 

[stuartbert two hats]

41 minutes ago, The Nal said:

I actually don't mind Gaga, multi talented, great singer etc. Shite music though. But it was so tacky. Trying to parody and imitate the man. You can't imitate the unique.

Anyway, Bowie would've loved it. He had a great dark sense of humour. 

He probably would appreciate Rebel Rebel riff being slaughtered again.

http://performingsongwriter.com/david-bowie-songs/

I can tell you a very funny story about that.  One night, I was in London in a hotel trying to get some sleep. It was quite late, like 11 or 12 at night, and I had some big deal thing on the next day, a TV show or something, and I heard this riff being played really badly from upstairs. I thought, “Who the hell is doing this at this time of night?” On an electric guitar, over and over [sings riff to “Rebel Rebel” in a very hesitant, stop and start way]. So I went upstairs to show the person how to play the thing (laughs).

So I bang on the door. The door opens, and I say, “Listen, if you’re going to play… ” and it was John McEnroe! I kid you not (laughs). It was McEnroe, who saw himself as some sort of rock guitar player at the time. That could only happen in a movie, couldn’t it? McEnroe trying to struggle his way through the “Rebel Rebel” riff.

[stuartbert two hats]

Never realised Star Guitar sampled Starman!

 

[LeeGalvin]

That Gaga tribute was like a drunk relative at a wedding. Dreadful.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, LeeGalvin said:

That Gaga tribute was like a drunk relative at a wedding. Dreadful.

I have to admit, I quite liked the projections at the start.

[LeeGalvin]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I have to admit, I quite liked the projections at the start.

Yes, I'll admit it started off promising. Then rapidly went downhill, like bad karaoke...