Which phases of Bowie's career do you like best?
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Topic: Which phases of Bowie's career do you like best?
Posted By: RayRo
Subject: Which phases of Bowie's career do you like best?
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 11:47
| David Bowie is my musical hero as far as solo artists go. There were many phases of Bowie in both fashion and music for me to fall in love with. Which past phases of Bowie's career do you like best from the following: '60s Musical Hall - 1967-68 Folk - 1969 Long, Blonde Hair - 1970-1871 Ziggy Stardust - 1972-1974 Blue-Eyed Soul - 1975-1976 Berlin/Thin White Duke - 1977-1979 Scary Monsters - 1980-1981 '80's' - 1982-1992 Techno - 1993-2009. |
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 12:17
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My favorite stuff is from Heroes forward though there are a few albums in that range that I am less than enthusiastic for, but hey. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 13:15
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I suppose from 1970-1973....but there are tracks from later ones I do enjoy. Bowie has always been hit or miss with me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 13:26
| Same as Dr Wu23. After Aladdin Sane I didn't really appreciate his music - apart from Scary Monsters which I did like. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 25 2015 at 17:14
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1970 to 1974. After Diamond Dogs (an underrated album if ever there was one), he kind of lost me. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: December 01 2015 at 13:36
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Everything from Space Oddity to Scary Monsters.....basically the whole of the 70s. Can't get into the new Bowie stuff....he tries to hard to either shake off his past or dive head first into it. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 06:01
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------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 06:39
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From Space Oddity to Hunky Dory. ------------- 
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 06:50
That's the period I like best too, and I'm really looking forward to the new album, it's something completely different, judging by the first single. ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Intruder wrote:Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 07:25
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Bowie was an extremely talented hit-maker so his greatest art-pop hits are actually that best stuff of his catalogue, nevermind which phase. |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 07:58
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I dont understand the way you split it up, but that is another story. Most of my favorite albums are from 1975-1980 that is from Young A. to Monsters. Some of the early albums are great too. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 08:22
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HD to HD ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: December 04 2015 at 08:25
| His Berlin phase. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 10 2015 at 11:12
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I haven't listened to all of his stuff, but my favorites are Low, Heroes, Scary Monsters, 1. Outside, and Earthling. I haven't listened to any of his stuff after Earthling yet, though it's on my "YouTube" radar. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: December 11 2015 at 17:00
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Posted By: Frosted Celt
Date Posted: December 11 2015 at 17:39
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From "The Man Who Sold The Earth" to "Station to Station". ------------- 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: December 11 2015 at 20:25
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I like the trilogy "Low", "Heroes" and "Lodger" best, especially "Lodger". I also like his Tin Machine stuff a lot -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: December 16 2015 at 13:39
Any time he had a future or past Yes keyboardist in the band
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 16 2015 at 14:15
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For the Bowie fans.....title track from his upcoming album. It's interesting but can't say it does much for me. I also listened to 'Sue' and 'Tis a Shame She's a Whore'...which came out a while back. I thought the jazz players on 'Sue' were good but didn't really care for his vocals or lyrics that much. 'She's A Whore' was really disappointing to me......ces't la vie. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 16 2015 at 20:17
| My favourite era of Bowie is from 1969 to 1974. His first 7 albums. Blackstar is weird, strangest thing ever but it's brilliant! I am very excited about this album release. :) |
Posted By: Komandant Shamal
Date Posted: December 16 2015 at 20:26
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to these ears, 'Berlin trilogy' is the very best of Bowie's discography. |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: December 24 2015 at 03:28
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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? ;) |
Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: December 27 2015 at 23:59
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"Space Oddity" & "Diamond Dogs' - Then (His best work imo) "Low" - "Heroes" - "Lodger" & "Scary Monsters." ------------- - Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats - |
Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: December 28 2015 at 00:01
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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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Posted By: TheNyteFli
Date 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. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: January 07 2016 at 19:38
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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. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Warthur
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 11:38
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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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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: January 11 2016 at 07:43
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Just been ranking up his best songs! http://www.ranker.com/list/best-david-bowie-songs/voteable" rel="nofollow - http://www.ranker.com/list/best-david-bowie-songs/voteable
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Posted By: OnHorak
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 14:55
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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). |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 16:54
Saw a show on that tour . What a trip. ------------- Shake & bake. |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 18:05
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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. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 21:09
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Listening to the Blackstar title and it's fabulous...even a little, if you'll forgive me, retro - ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 13 2016 at 08:55
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76-80 ------------- |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date 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  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: January 15 2016 at 12:13
| Anything that Mike Garson plays on. |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: February 07 2016 at 09:36
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The absolute high point was Ziggy Stardust and Diamond Dogs Diamond dogs has surely got to be Mr David Jones at his most progressive. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: February 07 2016 at 11:49
I enjoy tunes from all across his career. Every era you subdivided to has both great and mediocre tunes. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 07 2016 at 12:00
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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. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 09 2016 at 21:36
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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... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: March 03 2016 at 05:25
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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. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 03 2016 at 05:54
it's interesting that many people don't like "Lodger". I think it is the best album he made, even better than "Low" or "Heroes". the first track on "Lodger" is in my opinion the weakest; the rest is brilliant ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 13:33
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The second side of Lodger is my favorite side on the "trilogy". Breaking Glass is my favorite track from the trilogy; Heroes my favorite album, but the second side of Lodger takes the cake. Maybe best side of music of Bowie's career. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: April 11 2017 at 13:24
| My favorite album is 'Scary Monsters'...I don't really have a favorite era, just favorite albums. Aside from 'SM', some of my other faves are 'Hunky Dory', 'Heroes', 'Outside' and 'Aladdin Sane'. |
Posted By: socrates17
Date Posted: April 11 2017 at 13:50
| My favorite album is still the 1st one that I heard: The Man Who Sold the World, when it had just come out. I guess it could be considered part of the Ziggy period, but it always struck me as a bit of a one-off because it's SO hard rock. So, I guess my favorite period would be Ziggy followed by Berlin. My least favorite would be the Thin White Duke/Young Americans period, which I find unlistenable. I like the Tin Machine albums. Let's Dance is fun, if flawed. |
Posted By: doompaul
Date Posted: April 11 2017 at 14:10
| I'm a pretty big fan of his earlier, folksier stuff. |