Your Favorite Bowie Period
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Topic: Your Favorite Bowie Period
Posted By: tdbark
Subject: Your Favorite Bowie Period
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 13:40
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Choose your favorite period/incarnation of the Master Chameleon: David Bowie. You can choose more than one if it's a toss up for you.
BTW: MWStW= The Man Who Sold The World
HD= Hunky Dory
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:12
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Thanks for not forgetting the Anthony Newley period! This period went back to the days when Bowie was known by his birth name (changed for several reason, one so as not to be confused with the Monkee with the same name). Why Anthony Newley (co-composer of Stop The World I Want To Get Off - and other musicals with Leslie Bricus (sp?): the same vocal intonations as heard on Newley's handful of early 60's hits, e.g. Strawberry Fair
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Posted By: tdbark
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:25
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Some of the music from the Newley period actually isn't bad at all. "The Laughing Gnome," "London Boys," "Love You Till Tuesday," and "Please Mr. Gravedigger" are all well written and performed songs. The carnival feel to the music is an artistic choice that seems to work for these songs. ------------- Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village, are twenty men crossing twenty bridges into twenty villages. Wallace Stevens |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:29
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I didn't hear everything he released, but I was amazed with Outside and Earthling. How he reinvented himself yet again on those two albums... and with such good results.
I'd go as far as saying that Outside is my favorite Bowie album. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:32
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I said plastic soul, though I basically love all of Bowie ------------- 
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:45
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Even if I'm not so much into his 1980s dance period, David Bowie is really a... Scary Monster to me (ok, this statement should be moved into the "bad jokes" thread). I decided for the "bohemian" period just because of some songs I feel as fundamental for my music formation. But it's really difficult to leave out "Heroes", "Ashes to Ashes", "Oxford Town" and many, many others...
Luckily Tdbark has helped us: YOU CAN VOTE MORE THAN ONCE IN THIS POLL!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:49
| "bohemian" and Ziggy. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: June 06 2007 at 01:10
| I'm gonna have to go with Ziggy because Aladdin Sane is a damn damn damn damnnnn fine album and Mick Ronson is mighty man. |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: June 06 2007 at 20:03
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I voted The Ziggy Period, followed by The Bohemian Period, followed by The Reflective Period.
I was surprised at how good "Reality" was.
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 06 2007 at 20:06
| I chose the Berlin Trilogy, but every from the Bohemian period through Transition 2 is awesome. Outside is a great album too. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 05:29
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My favourites are Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs. So none of the options fit for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: tdbark
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 08:48
Vote for all three periods, Snow Dog. Such conundrums was why I left the poll open for multiple choices. 
BTW, I am very pleasantly surprised to see a couple of votes for his most recent period. I especially enjoy hours.... After its release, it quickly became one of my favorite Bowie albums. ------------- Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village, are twenty men crossing twenty bridges into twenty villages. Wallace Stevens |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 09:02
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My favorites are Space Oddity, Hunky Dory and Alladin Sane. So the Bohemian Period it is since two of my favs are from then. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: paul.timediver
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 09:11
I reckon it is really cool that the "Berlin Trilogy" actually includes 4 official LP releases. That has to get my vote, if only for the arithmetic.  ------------- www.timedivers.com - www.timedivers.com 
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Posted By: tdreamer
Date Posted: June 07 2007 at 13:58
| Te Berlin trilogy for me. I love all of Bowies career with his best record being Hunky Dory. Having said that my preference is the Berlin Trilogy ' Lodger' is a poor album IMO. Only a couple of good songs on it. Heroes & Low make up for it. Two outstanding records that sound as fresh now as they did back then. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 11:35
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My favourite Bowie album is Hunky Dory although, from the above categories, I prefer the Ziggy incarnation. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 13:47
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The Bohemian Period.
Because Life on Mars is just epic.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 16:27
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Didn't vote -- I'd rather blend parts of two of your periods together, into one I'll call the "Mick Ronson on guitar" period: Man who Sold the World, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane.
Second favourite era: Berlin/Eno.
I like tons of Bowie, though. I'm a major fan.
I think his too-pop "Let's Dance" era was his weakest (still pretty good, though), and I really don't care for Outside, though "Heart's Filthy Lesson" and "I Have Not Been to Oxford Town" are fine tracks.
I'm delighted that the old guy's still got it -- the last two albums were very worthy additions to his catalog.
 ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: tdbark
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 09:14
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I was focusing on Bowie's "incarnations," his personas, so to speak. I could have gone by Guitarists: The Mick Ronson Period, The Carlos Alomar Period, The Stevie Ray Period (REAL short... lol), Earl Slick, Reeves Gabriel, Fripp/Belew..... That might make another great poll. ------------- Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village, are twenty men crossing twenty bridges into twenty villages. Wallace Stevens |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 09:24
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Space Oddity---> Diamond Dogs
Station to Station ----> Scary Monsters,Super Creeps Outside ----> Reality ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |