Bowie? Too cool for a Vespers thread?
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- Lord Mhoram
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I've significantly expanded my Bowie collection. Currently I have (and I love each of them for different reasons):
Aladdin Sane
Diamond Dogs
"Heroes"
Hunky Dory
Let's Dance
Lodger
Low
The Man Who Sold the World
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Santa Monica '72 (2008 official release)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Stage
Station to Station
I'm trying to get up to speed with his whole back catalogue; I eventually want to evaluate his *gulp* more recent work. None of his recent stuff has gotten particularly good reviews -- in fact, nothing since Scary Monsters (1980) seems to have been spectacular. It's bizarre that someone so masterful in the 1970s could have such a long drought. So I've been getting pretty intensely into his work not only because I love it, but because I've sort of made it my mission to understand this critical decline.
Aladdin Sane
Diamond Dogs
"Heroes"
Hunky Dory
Let's Dance
Lodger
Low
The Man Who Sold the World
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Santa Monica '72 (2008 official release)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Stage
Station to Station
I'm trying to get up to speed with his whole back catalogue; I eventually want to evaluate his *gulp* more recent work. None of his recent stuff has gotten particularly good reviews -- in fact, nothing since Scary Monsters (1980) seems to have been spectacular. It's bizarre that someone so masterful in the 1970s could have such a long drought. So I've been getting pretty intensely into his work not only because I love it, but because I've sort of made it my mission to understand this critical decline.
- Endymion9
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Speaking of his recent work. Is he still operating under the stock plan he sold to fans? Where they owned the profits from his next X amount of albums and bought stock in it? Just wondered if he suffered from the same type situation where an athlete gets guaranteed money and then their quality/production drops off.
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- Endymion9
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Not familiar with Santa Monica 72 and how it compares to the Philly Live album that was reissued, I think in the early 00s. Even though many of the same songs it is worth it for
1984
Rebel Rebel
Moonage Daydream
Sweet Thing
Changes
Aladin Sane
Great live versions.
1984
Rebel Rebel
Moonage Daydream
Sweet Thing
Changes
Aladin Sane
Great live versions.
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- StevieG
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don't know if this one has slipped under the rader, but Bowie's Life on Mars has me babbling!!
He's genius, truth be told.
He's genius, truth be told.
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I think you're right ~ TheFallen
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Life on Mars is awesome. As much as I appreciated Bowie, when I discovered it (only in the early 90s) it took my appreciation to a whole 'nother level.
~I was born to rock the boat. Some will sink but we will float. Grab your coat. Let's get out of here. You're my witness. I'm your Mutineer~ - Warren Zevon