The Man Who Polled the World, aka DAVID BOWIE POLL RESULTS

I thought it was kinda funny that Stage and David Live tied.

A second cup of coffee and then I'll start on tracks from #60.

Aladdin Sane seems like something of a love-it-or-hate-it pick.

"David Live" is definitely my favourite of the two, it's the one I play a lot more often.

"hours" shut-out!

A second cup of coffee and then I'll start on tracks from #60.

― Carlos Pollomar (WmC), Tuesday, March 6, 2012 4:28 PM (30 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, think I'm going to put the kettle on as well. Remember folks, it's not the side effects of the caffeine...

It's not the side-effects of the cocaine
I'm thinking that all you people who voted for Low haven't listened to any other Bowie albums

whoa xp

...I'm thinking that it must be wub! Bowie should make a dubstep album for his comeback.

Part of me was expecting Heathen and Scary Monsters to come a little higher, really surprised by the non-appearance of Reality as well, which I've always found pretty decent and far from the disasters that Tonight and Never Let Me down are.

Stage was the 3rd Bowie album I bought, after Heroes and Ziggy, so I've always held it in higher regard than David Live for sentimental reasons. I listened to it again a couple of days ago for the first time in years, and it really is a stormer. "TVC15" way improved over the studio version, beautifully recorded, etc.

Call me Mr Consensus - my top five was this top five, but in 1-3-2-4-5 order.

― Michael Jones, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 4:12 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ha, me too. Exactly that.

xp I don't like the way he plays through the Ziggy material at a gallop, like he's in a hurry to get this gig business over so he can go somewhere.

My album ballot:

Low
Heroes
Ziggy
Young Americans
Scary Monsters

1 Station to Station
2 Hunky Dory
3 Alladin Sane
4 Low
5 Ziggy Stardust

Mine was:

1. Station to Station
2. Low
3. Hunky Dory
4. Diamond Dogs
5. Aladdin Sane

The last two, as mentioned by others above, I just love as a complete experience start to finish...

Stages is amazing. I like all the Low and Heroes cuts on it more than their studio versions. However, the Nassau show released a few years ago on the deluxe Station To Station beats it. Might be my absolutely favorite official Bowie release.

The live "Stay" (from the Nassau show) demolishes the studio version. And I love the studio version.

That band was smoking.

My ballot

1. Aladdin Sane
2. Hunky Dory
3. Station To Station
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Low

Aladdin Sane has some clunkers, but 75% of it is just about perfect.

If we'd done this poll in 1982 then surely Ziggy Stardust would've been #1 (undeservedly).

Tracks time! I hope my internet connection doesn't crap out on me -- I've been having dropouts for a few weeks and had a guy from the cable co. out to check it out yesterday.

That band was smoking.

― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 4:45 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and snorting!

Let me tell you, there were some results that surprised the hell out of me. #teaser #fluffer

#bastard

60. "Sons of the Silent Age" (from "Heroes") - 200 points/11 votes/0 first-place votes

Is "Sound & Vision" going to be the number 1 song then?

Happy to see this! (even if WmC had to push it out to 60 spots) Love this tune.

This one was my #20. One of my favourite tracks from "Heroes".

Wait I thought you were at least putting the link to teh youtube w/ the results?

Making me look shit up, pffft.

I'm glad we posted no YouTubes tbh. I have a powerful work computer but it nearly exploded opening the Jacksons poll thread.

http://youtu.be/0mbfyJ3x_1Q

Let me know if that embeds and I'll scratch it.

Seems fine to me, WmC!

yeah thats why there was talk of the youtu.be link which is just a link to the video on youtube.

xpost

didnt embed, thats fine thank you wmc.

its weird that people complain about the youtubes, maybe its whatever browser they use... got a pretty standard 4 year old macbook and it never has a problem with them.

I think it's more if you want to expand the thread

I've got all my Bowie albums here on my computer, so I'm just going to listen along whenever a particular track comes up.

I looked this song up on SongMeanings.net cos I always wondered about it... and now I know:

This song is about abortion. It took me forever to realize but once I did realize that, it is so obvious. Brilliant song and now the chorus means ten times more, knowing that he ACTUALLY means BABY when he says "baby".

God, I love that kind of floating quality that 'Sons Of The Silent Age' has during the verses.

Sons of the Silent Age is a awesome song to begin a countdown with.

59. Teenage Wildlife (from Scary Monsters) - 206 points/9 votes/1 first-place vote

http://youtu.be/i9pByyFqrFI

Ah, the one where Bowie whines about being influential.

the one where Bowie whines

You guys, I totally forgot to put in the image I created for the opening post! Check the top of the thread now.

Nice jorb!

Sweet

Cool!

But what's Ron Swanson doing there?

Love Teslabowie

'Teenage Wildlife' is about Gary Numan, isn't it? Or at least it's rumoured to be. Reading between the lines, it's almost as if Bowie perceived Numan as some sort of threat at the dawn of the '80s. I guess Numan was outselling him at the time, though. I mean, Numan was massive in the UK in 1980/1981. Numan obviously admired Bowie, but the feeling clearly wasn't mutual.

Love the Frippery on Teenage Wildlife, but other than that, I can never quite connect with it.