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Post by Emerald Ninja on Feb 3, 2010 6:47:41 GMT
I truly wanted to be one of his fans. But I just didn't like a lot of his music. I love his style, I really respect him as an artist- but I just don't listen to his music outside of Labyrinth. I never hated any of it, but I tried a few songs here and there and never found one that drew me in.
So what are some of his best songs then? I wouldn't mind listening again, I'm sure I missed a lot.
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Post by Bezzo on Feb 3, 2010 13:44:15 GMT
I suppose it depends on which songs you've listened to. His style changed with each decade Life on Mars (my personal fave) Ashes to Ashes Strangers when we meet I'm Afraid of Americans Helen  |
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Post by telegramsam on Feb 3, 2010 14:35:48 GMT
I truly wanted to be one of his fans. But I just didn't like a lot of his music. I love his style, I really respect him as an artist- but I just don't listen to his music outside of Labyrinth. I never hated any of it, but I tried a few songs here and there and never found one that drew me in. So what are some of his best songs then? I wouldn't mind listening again, I'm sure I missed a lot. Bowie has a tendancy to completely change style every couple of albums and he's put out about 20something of them. I like most of them, bar some of the crummier 80's stuff (not Labyrinth, but I can do without "Tonight" and not miss it). Really it depends on what you like overall. What other stuff do you listen to? |
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Post by Beansidhe on Feb 4, 2010 1:11:15 GMT
I never hated any of it, but I tried a few songs here and there and never found one that drew me in. So what are some of his best songs then? I wouldn't mind listening again, I'm sure I missed a lot. Hmmmm. If you like the style of his Labyrinth music, then I'd say check out Never Let Me Down or Tonight. Same time period, some similar sounds. I agree with telegramsam, his 80's material can be kind of meh, but there is some good stuff. I admit to being an enormously huge fan of "Absolute Beginners" (just the song. . . the movie I can do without ever seeing again). Other than those suggestions. . . WELL. We have just about every genre I can think of. . . glam rock, folk, avant garde, pop, blues, hard rock, industrial, dance soul, new wave, electronica. What's your poison?  |
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Post by telegramsam on Feb 4, 2010 2:13:58 GMT
Be forewarned - those two albums are generally categorized as his "worst" - though I think Never Let Me Down has its charms. Suffers badly from overbaked arrangement/too many synthesizers, but that can pretty much be said of the 1980's in general.  Tonight... that I one I personally have no use for. My favorite albums in chronological order - The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Diamond Dogs, Station to Station, Heroes, Scary Monsters, and 1.Outside. Really you can't go wrong between 1969 and 1980 or after about 1992. Let's Dance isn't bad, but I'd generally stay out of the 80's and early 90's. Just my opinion though. |
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Post by Beansidhe on Feb 4, 2010 3:15:43 GMT
I just don't listen to his music outside of Labyrinth. Oh, oh, I have a thought! What about "The Laughing Gnome"?? Gnomes are like goblins, sort of. . . Haha, if nothing else, you'll get a good laugh out of it. Be forewarned - those two albums are generally categorized as his "worst" True, that. The only time I listen to Never Let Me Down is if it comes comes up on my WMP playlist and I'm too lazy to change it. *sheepish grin* Tonight. . . I dunno. I've always liked "Loving the Alien", and "Blue Jean" has kind of grown on me (it's a good driving-along-the-freeway-singing-obnoxiously song). But the rest of it, I can also do without. Iggy Pop's versions of their collabs were better, I have to say. |
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Post by Emerald Ninja on Feb 4, 2010 5:06:20 GMT
Cool! thanks, I am checking them out now. I like upbeat electronic sounds I guess. It's hard to say. The Cure, Lady Gaga and Mika are my faves though as far as what I listen to the most. I really love Bowies look though, always have.
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Post by telegramsam on Feb 4, 2010 13:48:14 GMT
Electronic sounds... that would be "Earthling" probably, which is kind of like techno-flavored pop/rock.
Never could get into Lady GaGa myself. The Cure are awesome.
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Post by BabeWithThePower on Feb 4, 2010 19:58:52 GMT
battleshinobi: You'll definitely like Earthling, then, if you like Electronica. I'd reccomend Outside, too, but that might just be because it's my favorite of his albums and I'm biased XD
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Post by Bezzo on Feb 5, 2010 21:29:15 GMT
Ziggy Stardust era Bowie is my fave. I could never really get into Outside or Earthling, although there are a few songs on there that I do like. Helen |
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Post by owlfeathers on Jun 20, 2010 18:22:18 GMT
Come on, the movie was BASED around Bowie; we all know he loved it and wearing those nice tight pants/breeches. Sorry for bringing up such an old thread I just wanted to add to GoblinQueen's point, of the movie being based around Bowie, with some info I found. I was geeking out a bit too much for my own good and found this synopsis of a TV interview from 1986 in the NBC news archive: ... SINGER DAVID BOWIE IN COSTUME SEEN. BOWIES MUSIC HEARD AS CONNELLY IS CHASED BY BOWIE. HENSON CONTENDS SCENES WERE TAILORED AROUND WHAT BOWIE WOULD DO MUSICALLY. CONNELLY AND BEAST SEEN...(Sorry about the caps, I copy-pasted the excerpt) If this is anything to go by it sounds like Bowie DID have a major influence on the movie as a whole and he would definitely have had a say in what he did and didn't do. Now if only one could watch that interview, it sounds very interesting, anyone have contacts at NBC?  |
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Post by Bezzo on Jun 20, 2010 18:37:58 GMT
I had heard somewhere a few years ago that David did want to play Jareth a little bit darker but didn't to keep the film's U rating. Shame really, I'd have liked to see him a little bit darker. Helen |
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Post by Comeyo on Jun 27, 2010 17:36:51 GMT
Before I saw Labyrinth (in eleventh grade), I wasn't too much into Bowie's music. I still loved the songs I'd heard, however I'd never thought of buying a CD of his or anything. Labyrinth got me a more into his music (actually when I first saw the masquerade scene, in a class, I didn't realize it was him). Right now I only have the Best of Bowie CDs and DVDs. I also haven't seen too many movies with him but I still consider myself a fan! Aside from Labyrinth songs, I love the 70's songs best, like "Changes" and, "Diamond Dogs" "Young Americans."
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Post by LadyStardust on Aug 3, 2010 17:31:54 GMT
I became a fan of Bowie's...ooooh... not that long ago, probably 3 months ago tops? But I absolutely adore his music! And I only bought Labyrinth because he was in it I love his 70s stuff best, things like "Changes", "Life On Mars?", "Starman" etc. I have (or to be perfectly honest, my dad has) the Best Of Bowie CD, with various albums picked up over the years |
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Post by sparkina on Aug 6, 2010 2:19:21 GMT
I have all his studio albums expect for Tin Machine II since I can't seem to get it in stores Good luck trying to get any Bowie anything in stores. The way I see it, The Gentleman's musical stylings appeal to discerning music fans with sophisticated yet whimsical and slightly quirky musical tastes. Thing is, that's not who the recorded-entertainment shops want to target. They're after Timmy the Twelve-Year-Old and Susie the Seventh-Grader, so they stock recordings by younger, more contemporary artists who are more likely to appeal to that demographic. This is because most fans of the Thin White Emperor are adults now, and they have adult expenses and responsibilities that they have to spend their money on. A twelve-year-old or a fourteen-year-old can spend their babysitting earnings or birthday cash gifts or paper-route wages on CDs because twelve- and fourteen-year-olds don't have to pay their mortgage or put food on the table. Let's face it. Most tweens and young teens today not only wouldn't know who David Bowie is but wouldn't be interested even if they did know. We discerning, quirky Bowie fans may be able to appreciate and enjoy the musical stylings of a handsome, sophisticated older gentleman with a voice like an angel, (especially if said fellow is one of the grandest monarchs of the music universe) but Timmy the Twelve-Year-Old and Susie the Seventh-Grader would more likely be a fan of some fresh new face who's only been an adult for four months -- or not yet an adult at all. Someone they can fantasize about bringing to the school dance or sitting next to in the school cafeteria at lunch. So, to make a long story short, that's why most CD shops' supply of Bowie material would be scanty, if not non-existent. They can make more of a profit selling the works of the Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus or someone who, when we Bowie fans were teens, was still a fantasy in their mothers' imaginations. Kind of sad, but that's the way it is. |
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