^^Ditto. "Hang on to Yourself" is incredible; it's the song I always play for my middle-school students on DB's birthday.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Perhaps the most appropriate thread -- sadly, Spiders bassist Trevor Bolder has lost his battle with cancer:
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/trevor-bolder-dead-at-62/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 21:14 (ten years ago) link
R.I.P...he had sideburns...
― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 21:24 (ten years ago) link
R.I.P.
.... these poll results are nonsense btw. Lady Stardust was robbed.
― Michigan seems like a dream to me now (Treeship), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 21:25 (ten years ago) link
Was wondering which was the most appropriate thread. RIP
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
Aw. Fuck cancer. RIP, awesome sidey-spidey-man.
― you may not like it now but you will (Zora), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 22:10 (ten years ago) link
RIP Trev. Only one Spider left now :(
― Bees Against Racism (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:54 (ten years ago) link
looking at results and reading thread with star man in mind, why people didnt vote for it, etc is a p meat summation of ilm and why it is awful
― zero content albums (darraghmac), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 08:04 (nine years ago) link
neat ffs neat
― zero content albums (darraghmac), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 08:05 (nine years ago) link
david appreciates your support
― outback bumfuc (electricsound), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 08:16 (nine years ago) link
-_-
― zero content albums (darraghmac), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 08:27 (nine years ago) link
Did I miss the part where people talked about not voting for "Starman?" Like one guy says he didn't because other people would. Personally think it's kind of a corny song, melodically speaking.
― sink floyd (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 10:19 (nine years ago) link
Rock n roll suicide should have been the clear winner here.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 10:28 (nine years ago) link
the Lady was kinda robbed.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
yeah that would have been my second choice. best opening verse for sure.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 13:08 (nine years ago) link
when i was first getting into music like 30 years ago, it seemed like this was the canonical david bowie album, the one that showed up on all the lists etc. now it feels like there isn't really a canonical best bowie album, like everyone has their personal favorites. am i wrong? or is this still generally considered the big bowie album/the one you tell people to start with/etc?
― na (NA), Friday, 14 October 2022 14:14 (one year ago) link
it's a fun album but if personally i'm in a bowie mood it's rarely the one i put on
― na (NA), Friday, 14 October 2022 14:15 (one year ago) link
That's about right. Ziggy was more readily available in the late '80s, I guess?
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 October 2022 14:19 (one year ago) link
I recognize it as an objectively spectacular, great album - but subjectively, there are loads of Bowie albums which speak to me way more & I'm much more prone to want to listen to.
― Valentijn, Friday, 14 October 2022 14:27 (one year ago) link
OTM. Aladdin Sane = best glam-era Bowie for me, but Ziggy makes/made sense as the consensus classic. Would have voted "Soul Love" here...
― J. Sam, Friday, 14 October 2022 14:38 (one year ago) link
back when it was important to define bowie as a rock musician first and foremost, it made sense that this was the consensus pick
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 October 2022 14:45 (one year ago) link
^^^ this
Low, Heroes, Lodger were reissued in 1983 but were out of print iirc by the time Ziggy started appearing in Rolling Stone lists.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 October 2022 14:51 (one year ago) link