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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2015 at 20:26

to these ears, 'Berlin trilogy' is the very best of Bowie's discography.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 24 2015 at 03:28
For me Station To Station to Scary Monsters is someof the fienst work out there. Hunky Dory is a terric and imagiantive album, Ziggy one of the firest concept bums that features top tunes (Staran) out there. And tes, Diamond DOgs is underrtayed.

Love The New Day; Have to say it's the full version that's best. The second CD completes the album sequence that the single disc release hints at. Funny how I picked the full set up for 25% less than the single CD.

1. Outside is very interesting. The Heart's Filthy Lesson a recent classic. I like a lot of his more recent work from Black Tie / White Noise onward. New Bowie is always good and he is one of the most innovative and courageous songwriters out there. He has great bands with superb arrangements helping out.

Frankly I am most amused at his whole marketing approach, Visuals sell so he did that to the pop market while supplying some of the finest and non pop oriented (and the converse) prog rock available. Try doing that without an image and you're, um, King Crimson (Red plays as I type). Who are these guys btw? Some heroes or super creeps? ;)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2015 at 23:59

"Space Oddity" & "Diamond Dogs' - Then (His best work imo)  "Low" - "Heroes" - "Lodger" & "Scary Monsters."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2015 at 00:01
Bowie is the sexiest man alive!!!! I sound like a broken record but have been saying this for years!
God I love him, his best years however for me were his first 7 albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2015 at 12:54
I'd have to say that Scary Monsters is my overall favorite but I do have a soft spot for BTWN. I think that it's potential sonically, conceptually, etc. was not fully realized, however.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 07 2016 at 19:38
My favs are The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory and Low/Heroes. I also find his 90s electronic/industrial era to be terribly underappreciated.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2016 at 11:38
I think the span from Space Oddity to Scary Monsters is really excellent, with only a couple of missteps (Pinups and Lodger).

Outside was interesting but more miss than hit - the better songs on there are really good though. (The version of I'm Deranged on the Lost Highway soundtrack might be the best Bowie track of the 1990s).

Heathen was interesting, but I consider The Next Day his true return to form. And Blackstar is really, really interesting - a bit of a puzzlebox, that one, but it's really good.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 11 2016 at 07:43
Just been ranking up his best songs!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2016 at 14:55
I have favourite albums in four periods: The Next Day, Outside, Scary Monsters, Hunky Dory. I think Blackstar would join this list according to being the epitaph of David to his fans (also to me).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2016 at 16:54
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:


Saw a show on that tour . What a trip.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2016 at 18:05
Blackstar is currently my fourth favourite album of the decade. So right now, his experimental jazz era, which only lasted for one album, is my favourite.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2016 at 21:09
Listening to the Blackstar title and it's fabulous...even a little, if you'll forgive me, retro -
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2016 at 08:55
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2016 at 12:11
I'll take the Lodger/Heroes/Scary Monsters trio as my fave Bowie years...Bowie+Eno+Fripp = a big winner.  2nd fave would be the Tin Machine albums Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2016 at 12:13
Anything that Mike Garson plays on.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2016 at 09:36
The absolute high point was Ziggy Stardust and Diamond Dogs

Diamond dogs has surely got to be Mr David Jones at his most progressive.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2016 at 11:49
Originally posted by RayRo RayRo wrote:

1970-1871 Ziggy Stardust
1871?? I knew Bowie was out there, but a time traveller?
I enjoy tunes from all across his career. Every era you subdivided to has both great and mediocre tunes.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2016 at 12:00
Hard to say really as I enjoy monsieur Bowie at (nearly) all stages of his illustrious career. My faves of his are Man who sold the world, Station to Station, Low and the criminally overlooked Lodger.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2016 at 21:36
I agree with you on Lodger.  i did not criminally overlook it though.  I just never checked it out until 2000 along with a few others.

My favorite track is Red Sails.

Repetition is the most moving because it is very wrenching...



Edited by Slartibartfast - February 09 2016 at 21:47
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 03 2016 at 05:25
Never can understand why Lodger gets the shaft. Fine album.

Anyway while I'm here, I just thought I'd mention the box set of  1. Outside to Heathen is terrific. Each set a 2 CD album, including replica album art (amusing for the excerpts from Outside which is the equivalent of a 2 LP set. The 2nd CD compiles all the related tracks per release, saving time, money etc on hunting things down. What's more, and quite interesting, is the retaining of each title in their own group e.g. the several versions of I'm Afraid Of Americans which generate their own little mini concept suites with the different arrangements  being highlighted. (Especially in the bass work).

My copy arrived the day after he died. Talk about mixed feelings.


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