Sick of David Bowie choking up the site yet ?

Chris Stacey wrote: debrewguy wrote: I can always take an overflow of Deep Purple & Uriah Heep reviews of their "progressive music" meisterworks released over the course of a century of playing . Just don't ask me to consider the performer who put out some mid-career opuses as somewhat deserving of my "prog" attention    You know the correct response to your concerns is to contribute some reviews yourself?   As for Bowie, too few reviews IMO. Quite sad!!!

True, considering the wealth of classic albums that he's put out. The swell diminished very quickly to a trickle, if you compare it to the period after the whole tech/extreme metal genre's birth.
Both comments were btw, very tongue and cheek. Though I would be ill-suited to defend Purple & Heep's prog credentials. Oh, wait ... they both have that big Hammond organ sound !
 I sometimes wonder why people can't simply overlook the reviews they don't care for. Whether it's due to the genre or band.
As for my own reviews, I have a few coming up. The DVDs of Fish - Return to Childhood, Marillion's Recital of the Script. I want to rent From Stoke Row to Ipenema, then submit all three.
Then I'll trash some krautrock and Zeuhl, and iconisize some Ange,Split Enz, and Moody Blues albums

Chris Stacey wrote:   As for Bowie, too few reviews IMO. Quite sad!!!

yeah so much for choking up the site huh... 

as far as Bowie...  he is an artist that can not be easily labeled or pigeonholed..  by the trolls ... or even the prog purists. Thus that has blunted the expected wave of rioting in the streets that some here, including the admins I believe, feared upon his addition. Personally...  I always thought there would be no  rioting since fully half this forum had always supported his addition strongly.  The other half.. were composed of  those that flimsily latched on to some label ..like a glam label.. or those who saw that his addition was dangerous to their notions of what prog is.. or what this site should be and were opposed more on principal rather than the artist himself. Who not surprisingly.. could have gone in 4 subgenres here.

As far as reviews... they'll come ...rather than in floods ... more a trickle over the long haul. Judging by feedback.. and various threads and polls over the last couple of years..many know some of man and his output.. similar to Zappa..  it takes some effort and time to follow him and his output .. and changes in direction.  (had watched them.. including Bowie here was a goal from my first day here  hahha.. just a patient soul)


Edited by micky - July 05 2008 at 07:47

I can always take an overflow of Deep Purple & Uriah Heep reviews of their "progressive music" meisterworks released over the course of a century of playing . Just don't ask me to consider the performer who put out some mid-career opuses as somewhat deserving of my "prog" attention 

TheProgtologist wrote: Nope,the man's a genius.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Arf, barf, barf!

Anyone for starting up an I'm sick and tired of these sick of choking up the archives thread thread? 

Slartibartfast wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: I find choking sexually stimulating, so this doesn't bother me at all. That's the spirit! The choking on Bowie pales to insignificance compared to the review flood that Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and other controversial additions caused.  But, fer cryin' out loud they are classified in one of the two categories that says they are on the fringes.  Since the line between what is prog and what isn't is a blurry one for me I don't give a damn next stop Vietnam for some chili-garlic sauce or something.

I find choking sexually stimulating, so this doesn't bother me at all.

At first I was tempted to answer 'yes', but I realise that this has more to do with me being generally underwhelmed by Bowies output, so the vote would actually be more of a comment on my (non)-appreciation of a certain artist than a direct response to the question.

Humorously provocative intent, or not, I'm ever, ever so slightly "sick" of the "Choking up the site" topics (though with only two such recent choking topics, they are hardly choking up the site) -- haha.  The "tired of Tech-Extreme Metal choking up the site?" one was locked, I wonder how this will fare?  Will it choke quickly, or linger on?

Yorkie X wrote: why not ask the question I'm interested in knowing the answer besides whats a little negativity now and again ?  keeps things interesting

I voted in the negative, as in "No, I am not getting sick of him."  As to the topic title question: I could not possibly be sick of him choking up the site because he is not choking up the site.  And there is currently only one review of a David Bowie album on the site's front page.

I like Bowie; so I'm happy to see people discussing his music.   Just thinking about him makies me choke me up... Excuse me *wipes tear from eye* I'm feeling all beklempt.  Talk amongst yourselves.