your favorite Bowie

oozitron · Post by **oozitron** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:54 am

Bowie is one of my favorite singers (which is saying a lot), and there are dozens of excellent songs which I really like.

Quite possibly my all-time favorite is "Ashes to Ashes" (from Scary Monsters). Great lyrics, great playing... pictures of jap girls in synthesis ;-)

How about you?

Drew

Pentachoron · Post by **Pentachoron** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:00 am

I wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t try to pin down specific songs, but by far my preferred era of Bowie is most of his work from the 1970s. YouÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve got Ziggy Stardust at the start of that decade, all the way thru to Scary Monsters at the end. Most of his material in the 60s doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t work for me, with the exceptions of a few songs like Ã¢â‚¬Å“Space Oddity,Ã¢â‚¬Â and BowieÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s releases got steadily worse as the 80s went along; Ã¢â‚¬Å“TonightÃ¢â‚¬Â was alright, but most of Ã¢â‚¬Å“Never Let Me DownÃ¢â‚¬Â was just that -- quite a letdown.

When Ã¢â‚¬Å“Black Tie White NoiseÃ¢â‚¬Â was released I liked it, but when listening to the tape a few months ago for the first time in years I found it just didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t hold up: most of the tracks were forgettable, and many of the lyrics I found far too trite and irritating.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“OutsideÃ¢â‚¬Â seemed to mark somewhat of a successful artistic comeback (due to how much of EnoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s involvement?), but the cyber/early internet themes and influences seem a little dated to me now.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“HeathenÃ¢â‚¬Â was the last Bowie disc I actually purchased, but I recall maybe only two songs that appealed to me then, and the CD was long-since given away. I think I heard a few live versions of tracks from Ã¢â‚¬Å“RealityÃ¢â‚¬Â in a PBS concert program I caught several years ago, but I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t remember what they sound like now.

Thinking of BowieÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s body of work now, the track Ã¢â‚¬Å“StayÃ¢â‚¬Â, from Ã¢â‚¬Å“Station to StationÃ¢â‚¬Â comes to mind: poignant echos from an epoch long-since pastÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

newgreyarea · Post by **newgreyarea** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:40 am

Oh crap! This changes for me daily! I could listen to Ziggy every day though. I just love the flow of that album. "Low" as well. I think that was my first Bowie album. Then there are tracks that I just love. "Oh You Pretty Things" - I love the tension/release on this one. Most of Heroes, Lodger, Scary Monsters as well. I could never get on with the 80s output. Outside has some good tracks. My old band did a cover of Strangers When We Meet/As the World Falls Down that was pretty fun.
The spooky live version of Man Who Sold the World from the Outside tour was cool. I liked Heathens and Reality. The tour for Reality was great. Under Pressure live with Gail Ann Dorsey(?) (who was in Gang of Four for a minute) singing all the Freddie Mercury parts was intense. People were crying.
I want him to come back and do one more really strong album.
Until then I'll settle for new Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen.
-b

Babaluma · Post by **Babaluma** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:05 am

b side of the "low" album is the only thing i've heard of his that i really like.

parasitk · Post by **parasitk** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:14 am

Oh man, Low, Scary Monsters, Heathen - some of my favs.

MicroFi · Post by **MicroFi** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:22 am

I like lots and lots of Bowie tracks, but one of my favorites is 'Changes'.
My girlfriend knows I can't stop myself from singing along when I hear this song, so she puts it on from time to time when she wants to have a laugh

richard · Post by **richard** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:48 am

Labyrinth

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:19 am

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abstraktor · Post by **abstraktor** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:46 am

+1 on ashes to ashes and Low B side for synth stuff. Fashion 12" mix is ok too.

Christopher W. · Post by **Christopher W.** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:57 am

"Station To Station". I will never, ever, get tired of that song.

CJ Miller · Post by **CJ Miller** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:08 am

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Station to Station and the "Berlin Trilogy" I like

chinard · Post by **chinard** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:30 am

well it goes without saying 'rise and fall of ziggy stardust'
i never get tired of that album
Man who sold the world is also a spectacular album and song. (although I cant stand the nirvana version)

low is also amazing, breaking glass is one of my fave songs from him but its too damn short!

i really really REALLY liked 'outside' when it came out, but i agree it does sound a little dated these days

Just me · Post by **Just me** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:39 am

Sorry to all of you, but this is my all time favorite Bowie song. (full albums is a different story.)

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ceeg · Post by **ceeg** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:13 am

Low is my favorite, hands down.

That said, when I was ten, my dad gave me a pile of records. He was going in the classical/new age direction (which has subsequently resulted in his inability to enjoy good music since his detour drove him to Kenny G, ugh) Anyways, in the pile was David Live at the Tower. Many people I know don't like this record but since I've had it now for thirty one years, I love it. Cheezy sax and all. I guess it was logical my dad went towards Mr. G.

11ish · Post by **11ish** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:50 am

Low and Heroes at the top, followed by Ziggy Stardust + LodgerÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ and then some songs on Scary Monsters and Hunky Dory as well.

James Mandible · Post by **James Mandible** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:01 pm

Either "Diamond Dogs" or "Man Who Sold The World" for favorite album, though it's hard to fuck with anything from the 70s, other than "Young Americans", never got on with that one.

newgreyarea · Post by **newgreyarea** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:03 pm

I've found that there are several versions of songs from the 70s. There were a couple of Hits albums from Australia that had different versions of a few songs than what was on the album.

confusional · Post by **confusional** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:09 pm

I can't pick just one album of his, and I would like to extend that to say that my favorite music is 'everyone who influenced and was influenced by David Bowie'.

automaton · Post by **automaton** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:12 pm

Tin Machine! ;)

...just kidding....

There's not much i don't like and though it's been said already, The Berlin Trilogy for sure. More recently, I do really like Reality. Bring Me The Disco King is such a classy sounding work.

I also dig The Man Who Fell To Earth. Aside from being completely mad, it does expose the Bowie penis for being what it really is as opposed to the coconut crotch in Labyrinth.

amnesia · Post by **amnesia** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:15 pm

I never understood the love for Bowie, I have heard pretty much all the decent stuff he did Low etc but to me he suffers from the Bjork hatred I have . He just band wagons everything when its popular. Still waiting for a Bowie dubstep release.

Anyway the only track of his I like is Putting out the fire with gasoline.

James Mandible · Post by **James Mandible** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:20 pm

automaton wrote:
I also dig The Man Who Fell To Earth. Aside from being completely mad, it does expose the Bowie penis for being what it really is as opposed to the coconut crotch in Labyrinth.

I once ruined a girl's entire conception of him by showing her that movie and destroying the penis myth

M. Rishi · Post by **M. Rishi** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:24 pm

James Mandible wrote:
automaton wrote:
I also dig The Man Who Fell To Earth. Aside from being completely mad, it does expose the Bowie penis for being what it really is as opposed to the coconut crotch in Labyrinth.
I once ruined a girl's entire conception of him by showing her that movie and destroying the penis myth

At any midnight showing of Labyrinth I attend I make a point to verbally acknowledge the on-screen presence of the THE PACKAGE to any female members of my party.

'Just look at that thing! How can you not notice it? The magnificance! Those tights! That crotch!'

therefore · Post by **therefore** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:36 pm

"Always Crashing in the Same Car" is my vote for best song of the art rock genre. Trent Reznor was once asked what song he wished he had written. That's the one.

MindMachine · Post by **MindMachine** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:43 am

He has really had such a career of variety. I love power trio type music so 'Man Who Sold the World' and all of it's odd science fiction heavyness is my favorite. Tony Visconti had a lot to do with that one. His best are probably Station to Station and Ziggy Stardust. I think Low is my second fave (maybe tied w/ Station and Ziggy). I also enjoy Pinups for what it is all of his works up to/including Scary Monsters.

dr. jacoby · Post by **dr. jacoby** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:32 am

"scary monsters" is an amazing album, but it's all about "low" for me..."warzawa" in particular...

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