what about going backwards to his 1st album?
The one with Uncle Arthur, Rubber Band etc.? That's actually what I listened to when I first heard about his passing. It's been years since I last played it, I love those songs so much.
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Friday, 15 January 2016 21:55 (eight years ago) link
I mostly played 90-now on tuesday and wednesday. Am zig-zagging my way back. Currently on Lodger which I bought 2nd hand at the end of the 80's. It sounds magnificent. I've got two copies of Low that sound a bit murky, played that to death :-(Anyway, earlier this evening I listened to the debut, loved it. Great bass player!
(Now on 2...3-4! in "Red Sails". This man has so many frog eyes moments in his songs...)
― willem, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:00 (eight years ago) link
Love this early Bowie song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah07pbw1xws
― Turrican, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:08 (eight years ago) link
(xxp) Indeed, I'm fond of it myself, I don't know where his head was at when he made it though, did he really think he'd become a pop star with songs like "We Are Hungry Men"?
― Narayan Superman (Tom D.), Friday, 15 January 2016 22:10 (eight years ago) link
without going all Steve Hoffman forums, is there an ilx-prefered remaster series? the 24 bit ones or the Rykos, or the fabled ones that came out before those? or even some other version i haven't chanced upon.
― piscesx, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:15 (eight years ago) link
everyone claims the original RCAs are the best (although maybe the new stuff from the box set is better). EMIs sound bad to me, Rykos are tinny.
― akm, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:20 (eight years ago) link
"Y'know, it's only 13 years for me to be 70."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqX_CJC980
― Turrican, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:26 (eight years ago) link
xp ah ok yeah, makes sense thanks.
i tell you what's weird; how incredibly *up* almost all of Scary Monsters is compared to Ashes To Ashes.
― piscesx, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link
http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055
Never liked Rollins the Writer much, but this is great.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:29 (eight years ago) link
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-15-david-bowie-featuring-adventure-omikron-the-nomad-soul-is-free-this-week
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 January 2016 22:47 (eight years ago) link
(many x-posts)
Nice!
― Bewlay Brothers & Sister Ray (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, January 15, 2016 5:39 AM (17 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah really well done.
― Darin, Friday, January 15, 2016 7:48 AM (15 hours ago)
thank you!
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 15 January 2016 23:16 (eight years ago) link
J.D., a lovely tribute. That sense of we-can-be-heroes is certainly why so many of us fell hard.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 January 2016 23:22 (eight years ago) link
Weird timing! I'm listening to Tonight for the first time ever, and 'Loving The Alien' specifically. It's a good song, but I wonder if there's a better arrangement/live version of it out there somewhere...?
― Professor Bworlph (Old Lunch), Friday, January 15, 2016 12:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8cENJO39Rs
This is meant to be amazing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rnj10
― piscesx, Friday, January 15, 2016 9:04 PM (2 hours ago)
I'm half way in and it's fantastic. Very funny. The Angie/David "Cobbler Bob" sketch had me in tears of laughter.
If (and only if!) you appreciate this little cartoon then it'll be right up your street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FODvjYoVEi8
― NWOFHM! Overlord (krakow), Friday, 15 January 2016 23:54 (eight years ago) link
Excellent piece on S&S. Morgan starts from the unpromising position of talking about his film roles, but she uses as a great jump-off point.
Good summary of the whole week as well.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 15 January 2016 23:56 (eight years ago) link
I know it sounds pathetic but the Buxton thing was the first Bowie thing I could handle after the news. A cosy, affectionate couple of hours and really good on the very early Deram stuff.
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 16 January 2016 00:20 (eight years ago) link
thanks alfred -- that means a lot to hear, coming from a writer i respect so much.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Saturday, 16 January 2016 00:30 (eight years ago) link
My god, thank you for that 'Loving The Alien' video, Alfred. That was gorgeous and haunting and very nearly did me in.
― Professor Bworlph (Old Lunch), Saturday, 16 January 2016 00:44 (eight years ago) link
Dovetailing w Turrican's story upthread, I heard a story today about a mid 20's coworker who was surprised to learn that David Bowie was a musician. "I couldnt figure out why everyone was flipping out that the guy from Labyrinth died." No idea that he was famous for singing, dude knew of zero Bowie songs. He said he doesnt listen to music ~at all~.
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 16 January 2016 01:01 (eight years ago) link
The power of the babe
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 16 January 2016 01:28 (eight years ago) link
I don't find it that surprising that someone doesn't know any Bowie songs (I doubt that my parents do) but I AM surprised that all of these people are apparently familiar with Labyrinth.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 16 January 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
There must be someone out there that cant believe the guy from Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence has just died
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 16 January 2016 02:00 (eight years ago) link
very funny cartoon and i'd never even heard of Tony Visconti til this week
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 16 January 2016 02:01 (eight years ago) link
what the hell would the 80's have sounded like without him?
According to Mark David Chapman, if he didn't succeed in killing John Lennon, his plan was walk back to the theater where Bowie was performing The Elephant Man and shoot him. Supposedly a copy of The Elephant Man program was found in Chapman's hotel room along with a photo he took of Bowie leaving the theater.
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 16 January 2016 02:57 (eight years ago) link
O_O
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 16 January 2016 03:05 (eight years ago) link
xp as usual you've blown my mind
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Saturday, 16 January 2016 03:08 (eight years ago) link
I feel like I'm living in an alternate universe now
happened to walk past the david bowie mural in brixton in the freezing cold at about 1am and there were around twenty people standing there singing 'suffragette city' together
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 16 January 2016 03:19 (eight years ago) link
didn't think it was possible for me to hate chapman more than i already do
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Saturday, 16 January 2016 04:38 (eight years ago) link
Ken Scott says in his book that 95% Bowie's vocals were done in one take.
Sund4r and fgti, so sorry for tweaking you one more time about that stuff, I totally understand where you are coming from, my post was kind of tongue in cheek, I was reminiscing about the good times we had last year on the music theory thread. I guess if it elicited such a beautiful post from fgti it was worth it. But I am going to drop that line of response, not only was that the last such post of this thread, it's the last such post I'll ever do.
― Bewlay Brothers & Sister Ray (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 16 January 2016 05:38 (eight years ago) link
I tried to resist that cartoon up thread but had to give in when it got to Derek and Clive.
― Bewlay Brothers & Sister Ray (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 16 January 2016 05:39 (eight years ago) link
I keep getting sad again
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 16 January 2016 05:56 (eight years ago) link
one thing that makes me especially sad is that bowie never wrote a memoir -- i bet that could have been awesome
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Saturday, 16 January 2016 06:16 (eight years ago) link
I wonder if he ever got started on one. There was a lot of time between Reality and The Next Day.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 16 January 2016 06:37 (eight years ago) link
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl
me too, it's OK.
just came back from an 80's night tribute at the local arcade where I was sitting and crying quietly, finishing a beer while people young enough to be my kids danced to "Golden Years" and my wife (who is older and never grew up with Bowie or music fandom in general) fidgeted and cast worried looks at her inconsolable husband.
now we're gonna make chocolate chip cookies
three people I personally know have died/are dying this week, one of them a close friend
fuck
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Saturday, 16 January 2016 06:52 (eight years ago) link
There's no better feeling of being among the living than "Golden Years" and chocolate chip cookies, even when mourning and missing those who are gone.
One-off from 2007:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnjsULFHmM
― longform Gordon thinkpiece (Eazy), Saturday, 16 January 2016 06:57 (eight years ago) link
"Queen Bitch" blasting out of a hippie shop on PCH in town tonight - people dancing as they walked past.
Couple nights ago I was at a late-night diner and the folks at the table next to me suddenly broke out into a "have you listened to Blackstar yet?" conversation.
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 16 January 2016 07:09 (eight years ago) link
<3 sleeve
i keep thinking I want to do some Bowie karaoke but me ugly-crying on my knees singing Starman prob isnt what ppl need to see
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 16 January 2016 07:36 (eight years ago) link
"Ziggy Stardust" has always been my go-to karaoke song. Don't think I could manage it right now (hell, I can't even play the "Rebel Rebel" riff without breaking down)
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 16 January 2016 07:40 (eight years ago) link
i sang life on mars to myself in the shower the morning after he died, it's the only song of his i havent played yet
i cant
;_;
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 16 January 2016 07:45 (eight years ago) link
i sang "heroes" at karaoke on wednesday and discovered 1) it's in my range 2) can't get through it without crying
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 16 January 2016 08:23 (eight years ago) link
Los Angeles folks - big Bowie remembrance gig at HM157 on Saturday night. Should be fun!https://www.facebook.com/events/177258945965503/
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 16 January 2016 09:14 (eight years ago) link
I know this has been talked and written about a million times by now, but I finally gave Blackstar a thorough listen and watched the videos. Jesus Christ, what a brilliant, chilling, profound way for an artist to go out. Will take some time to digest.
― circa1916, Saturday, 16 January 2016 09:19 (eight years ago) link
I decided to teetotal tonight, thus sparing the free karaoke room at the arts complex opening party from my rendition of "All The Young Dudes" (since I'm closer in range to Hunter than Bowie).
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 16 January 2016 09:34 (eight years ago) link
that buxton show is terrific, is there some easy way to do an mp3 rip of it? hope they keep it up
scott walker doing laughing gnome had me irl lolling
― niels, Saturday, 16 January 2016 11:41 (eight years ago) link
the gilmour fan around 6:48 in that comfortably numb live with bowie doing verses also brought a smile to my face
― niels, Saturday, 16 January 2016 11:44 (eight years ago) link
my friend's DJ thing tonight in W'burg
https://www.facebook.com/events/1535486980077558/
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 16 January 2016 13:24 (eight years ago) link
never spent much time with this before, but silly boy blue really got to me this morning...
You wish and wish, and wish againYou've tried so hard to flyYou'll never leave your body nowYou've got to wait to die
damn
― home organ, Saturday, 16 January 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
Don't recommend trying to sing Kooks to your kids, in the way I used to do when they were smaller and Bowie was still with us. Made a rod for my own back there. :/
Buxton MP3 is available - let me find the link (though it's not as good quality as streaming it on iPlayer). Alternatively I can Dropbox it to you.
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 16 January 2016 17:51 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvMbkg1ZoFc
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 17 January 2016 02:22 (eight years ago) link