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Post by cheeesfreeex on Aug 5, 2014 11:13:38 GMT
An early, perhaps the first memory of being let loose on the Raiogram and Dansette, involved 'The Laughing Gnome' single by David Bowie. I immediately got hooked to the flip, 'The Gosel According to Tony Day'. Bowie is top quality, rarely put a foot wrong musically. {Not a fan of 'Modern Love'} He's always seemed to be a step ahead. Inspiring whole movements in music; Goth, New Romantics. Regrettably. I can't think of anyone who's covered a Bowie track, and added owt to the original. {Mott the Hople had a go.} Never seen him live. 'Hunky Dory' is possibly my favourite Bowie album, though 'Young Americans', 'Low', 'Scary Monsters' and 'Lodger' aren't far behind. His more recent 'drum and bass' based stuff is good from the bits I've heard{must try harder.} But this remains my favourite track.
Any evidence for the defence or prosecution.
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Post by GlennA on Aug 5, 2014 12:05:44 GMT
I've seen a few comparisons in recent years between Bowie and Picasso, and not without basis. The run of LPs from Hunky Dory to Scary Monsters is surely one of the 20th century's great artistic achievements. And all while remaining an elusive, oddly private figure.
Pointless trying to choose a favourite album or track but what the hell. Today it's Diamond Dogs and Golden Years.
The Next Day is brilliant as well. What a comeback that was. Audacious, classy and built to last.
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Post by lordb on Aug 5, 2014 12:11:48 GMT
If had died in,say,1982 he would be regarded - by some distance - as the greatest artist popular music has thrown up. As it is - & despite some decent stuff since then - because of some dubious material (& most of his acting is terrible,although not all) it's less apparent.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Aug 5, 2014 13:16:30 GMT
To sustain the quality of output for the period of time he has is nothing short of remarkable.
Wasn't much for the Tin Machine phase,but Hunky Dory and Low are two of my all-time favourite albums.
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Post by bathstoke on Aug 5, 2014 13:44:39 GMT
"Who the £@#&, Who the £@#&, Who the £@#& is Tony Day..."
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Post by pearo on Aug 5, 2014 13:49:01 GMT
I saw him at Milton Keynes Bowl in the mid eighties, great performance, great showman.
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Post by harrysburrow on Aug 5, 2014 14:48:31 GMT
Indeed a great showman. Very much part of my "teenage soundtrack".
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Post by foam on Aug 5, 2014 15:04:21 GMT
An early, perhaps the first memory of being let loose on the Raiogram and Dansette, involved 'The Laughing Gnome' single by David Bowie.I immediately got hooked to the flip, 'The Gosel According to Tony Day'. Bowie is top quality, rarely put a foot wrong musically. {Not a fan of 'Modern Love'} He's always seemed to be a step ahead. Inspiring whole movements in music; Goth, New Romantics. Regrettably. I can't think of anyone who's covered a Bowie track, and added owt to the original. {Mott the Hople had a go.} Never seen him live. 'Hunky Dory' is possibly my favourite Bowie album, though 'Young Americans','Warsaw', 'Scary Monsters' and 'Lodger' aren't far behind. His more recent 'drum and bass' based stuff is good from the bits I've heard{must try harder.} But this remains my favourite track. Any evidence for the defence or prosecution. That was actually the first record I ever bought. Well, my mum bought if for me. I was 6. And Iggy Pop had a good go with "The Passenger". I used to listen to this tune and think, how do they get that sound? This song can still hypnotise me.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Aug 5, 2014 15:16:02 GMT
An early, perhaps the first memory of being let loose on the Raiogram and Dansette, involved 'The Laughing Gnome' single by David Bowie.I immediately got hooked to the flip, 'The Gosel According to Tony Day'. Bowie is top quality, rarely put a foot wrong musically. {Not a fan of 'Modern Love'} He's always seemed to be a step ahead. Inspiring whole movements in music; Goth, New Romantics. Regrettably. I can't think of anyone who's covered a Bowie track, and added owt to the original. {Mott the Hople had a go.} Never seen him live. 'Hunky Dory' is possibly my favourite Bowie album, though 'Young Americans','Warsaw', 'Scary Monsters' and 'Lodger' aren't far behind. His more recent 'drum and bass' based stuff is good from the bits I've heard{must try harder.} But this remains my favourite track. Any evidence for the defence or prosecution. That was actually the first record I ever bought. Well, my mum bought if for me. I was 6. And Iggy Pop had a good go with "The Passenger". I used to listen to this tune and think, how do they get that sound? This song can still hypnotise me. I was hoping to use that track on the Eighties thread, but it was too old...
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Post by foam on Aug 5, 2014 15:22:44 GMT
I've seen a few comparisons in recent years between Bowie and Picasso, and not without basis. The run of LPs from Hunky Dory to Scary Monsters is surely one of the 20th century's great artistic achievements. And all while remaining an elusive, oddly private figure. Pointless trying to choose a favourite album or track but what the hell. Today it's Diamond Dogs and Golden Years. The Next Day is brilliant as well. What a comeback that was. Audacious, classy and built to last. Interesting observation. In the 24 track tape machine in your head, Bowie always had one track that existed solely for his current work and the time we all invested in his rich back catalogue. When I was 16, he was already a legend, listened to by punks, mods, new romantics - even the frib's had respect. Thing is, I really don't care for Picasso. Diamond Dogs, on the other hand, well...there you go.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 15:50:21 GMT
I saw him at Milton Keynes Bowl in the mid eighties, great performance, great showman. Pearo, If that was the concert where he flew in by helicopter and performed in the evening behind a muselin type cloth curtain with his videos projected onto it. I was there. And it was ace ! GD
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Post by pearo on Aug 5, 2014 17:00:20 GMT
I saw him at Milton Keynes Bowl in the mid eighties, great performance, great showman. Pearo, If that was the concert where he flew in by helicopter and performed in the evening behind a muselin type cloth curtain with his videos projected onto it. I was there. And it was ace ! GD It was the Serious Moonlight Tour, same Sunday as McEnroe v Lewis in 1983 Wimbledon final. Remember it been red hot during the day, can't remember a helicopter though. Think Icehouse were one of the support bands Does that ring any bells with you GD
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Aug 5, 2014 17:11:55 GMT
If starkiller were to say Bowie was not a real man, but an Alien, I would believe him! Must be the most influential artist and performer of the 20th and now 21st century by miles. "And Cobain can hear the spheres Singing songs off Station to Station"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 17:23:59 GMT
Pearo, If that was the concert where he flew in by helicopter and performed in the evening behind a muselin type cloth curtain with his videos projected onto it. I was there. And it was ace ! GD It was the Serious Moonlight Tour, same Sunday as McEnroe v Lewis in 1983 Wimbledon final. Remember it been red hot during the day, can't remember a helicopter though. Think Icehouse were one of the support bands Does that ring any bells with you GD Yep that was the one . They ended up spraying water onto the crowd because of the heat ! GD
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Post by countofmontecristo on Aug 5, 2014 17:46:38 GMT
I saw him at Milton Keynes Bowl in the mid eighties, great performance, great showman. Pearo, If that was the concert where he flew in by helicopter and performed in the evening behind a muselin type cloth curtain with his videos projected onto it. I was there. And it was ace ! GD That sounds like the 'sound and vision' tour Dave. Not sure exactly but about 1986. Only time I've seen him, about 60k people at MK bowl and absolutely brilliant!
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Post by lastoftheldk on Aug 5, 2014 18:45:21 GMT
Lulu,s , Man Who Sold The World, is a good cover
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Post by harryburrows on Aug 5, 2014 19:15:04 GMT
HUNKY DORY is my favourite album lots of good memories of stoke from 71
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Aug 5, 2014 20:51:35 GMT
vimeo.com/m/53207758Posted this before, one of the finest hours music possible. Bowie mixed by Soulwax. Doesn't get much better than this.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Aug 5, 2014 21:07:23 GMT
Lulu,s , Man Who Sold The World, is a good cover Photos or it didn't happen. I've never considered 'Passenger' to be a Bowie track, I've never heard him do it. I've read stories about Iggy being {mentally} hospitalised in Berlin whilst recording 'Lust For Life'. Bowie and Reed were over there helping out. Primarily with extra medication. Davy might have done a bit of backing 'doo wap' or summat. Great track but not a Bowie cover surely? Bowie took advantage of the German soujourn. He's always kept his eye on the underground, perhaps the greatest musical Gazza Ladro of all time. Love him for it. It's what makes 'Hunky Dory' so sweet. 'Low' {or 'Warsaw' as I like to mis-call it,}phenomenal album is drenched in Neu!, Kraftwerk, Plank {and Eno}. This inner bad neither '
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Post by lastoftheldk on Aug 5, 2014 22:29:20 GMT
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Post by lastoftheldk on Aug 5, 2014 22:33:26 GMT
Lulu,s , Man Who Sold The World, is a good cover Photos or it didn't happen. I've never considered 'Passenger' to be a Bowie track, I've never heard him do it. I've read stories about Iggy being {mentally} hospitalised in Berlin whilst recording 'Lust For Life'. Bowie and Reed were over there helping out. Primarily with extra medication. Davy might have done a bit of backing 'doo wap' or summat. Great track but not a Bowie cover surely? Bowie took advantage of the German soujourn. He's always kept his eye on the underground, perhaps the greatest musical Gazza Ladro of all time. Love him for it. It's what makes 'Hunky Dory' so sweet. 'Low' {or 'Warsaw' as I like to mis-call it,}phenomenal album is drenched in Neu!, Kraftwerk, Plank {and Eno}. This inner bad neither ' There you go
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Aug 5, 2014 23:15:58 GMT
Lulu,s , Man Who Sold The World, is a good cover To be fair that's pretty atrocious, and even worse than that when compared to the original. Passionless. Squire Bowie could execute a cover {see 'Pin Ups'}, and is/was adept at the homage too.
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Post by lastoftheldk on Aug 5, 2014 23:40:53 GMT
Lulu,s , Man Who Sold The World, is a good cover To be fair that's pretty atrocious, and even worse than that when compared to the original. Passionless. Squire Bowie could execute a cover {see 'Pin Ups'}, and is/was adept at the homage too. There is a better version but I can't find it Bowie produced it, did the backing vocals and played guitar and sax with Lulu, think it's good myself Nirvana also covered it
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Post by Gods on Aug 5, 2014 23:55:58 GMT
I love the song "Sorrow" and I thought both the Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane albums were great.
I haven't really been back though since he did that bad acting.
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Post by foam on Aug 6, 2014 0:03:42 GMT
Lulu,s , Man Who Sold The World, is a good cover Photos or it didn't happen. I've never considered 'Passenger' to be a Bowie track, I've never heard him do it. I've read stories about Iggy being {mentally} hospitalised in Berlin whilst recording 'Lust For Life'. Bowie and Reed were over there helping out. Primarily with extra medication. Davy might have done a bit of backing 'doo wap' or summat. Great track but not a Bowie cover surely? Bowie took advantage of the German soujourn. He's always kept his eye on the underground, perhaps the greatest musical Gazza Ladro of all time. Love him for it. It's what makes 'Hunky Dory' so sweet. 'Low' {or 'Warsaw' as I like to mis-call it,}phenomenal album is drenched in Neu!, Kraftwerk, Plank {and Eno}. On my copy, "The Gospel According to Tony Day" was the B-side of The Laughing Gnome. I can remember that clearly. I think you're right about DB not performing or recording "The Passenger". How do you feel about "China Girl" though? I'm not actually sure whose version I prefer. I also have some fantastic memories of listening to Low, particularly the first side and in a well ventilated, darkened room. The fella does know how to bang a catchy tune out, does he not? And I agree with the cultural zeitgeist forming part of Bowie's influences - he's clearly interested in stuff. The album "Earthling" was pretty much a Drum & Bass affair (and in D 'n' B terms 1997 was 3 B.C.), Roni Size had only recently released released the seminal "Brown Paper Bag". Can't say I really like that album, and I suppose you could take a cynical view, but how many artists of Bowie's stature would put an album out with 160bpm drum loops? You have to admire his conviction in attempting to be artistically relevant and "Little Wonder" is probably his last decent single (if you ignore the truly awful video), but "Earthling" missed. The same goes for the now hysterical Alexander McQueen coat on the cover. But in 30 years time it will be back in fashion and Bowie's posthumous reputation will be enhanced further. But hey, it's David Bowie and he does what wants. I thought this was terrific.
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Post by bathstoke on Aug 6, 2014 7:24:28 GMT
Photos or it didn't happen. I've never considered 'Passenger' to be a Bowie track, I've never heard him do it. I've read stories about Iggy being {mentally} hospitalised in Berlin whilst recording 'Lust For Life'. Bowie and Reed were over there helping out. Primarily with extra medication. Davy might have done a bit of backing 'doo wap' or summat. Great track but not a Bowie cover surely? Bowie took advantage of the German soujourn. He's always kept his eye on the underground, perhaps the greatest musical Gazza Ladro of all time. Love him for it. It's what makes 'Hunky Dory' so sweet. 'Low' {or 'Warsaw' as I like to mis-call it,}phenomenal album is drenched in Neu!, Kraftwerk, Plank {and Eno}. On my copy, "The Gospel According to Tony Day" was the B-side of The Laughing Gnome. I can remember that clearly. I think you're right about DB not performing or recording "The Passenger". How do you feel about "China Girl" though? I'm not actually sure whose version I prefer. I also have some fantastic memories of listening to Low, particularly the first side and in a well ventilated, darkened room. The fella does know how to bang a catchy tune out, does he not? And I agree with the cultural zeitgeist forming part of Bowie's influences - he's clearly interested in stuff. The album "Earthling" was pretty much a Drum & Bass affair (and in D 'n' B terms 1997 was 3 B.C.), Roni Size had only recently released released the seminal "Brown Paper Bag". Can't say I really like that album, and I suppose you could take a cynical view, but how many artists of Bowie's stature would put an album out with 160bpm drum loops? You have to admire his conviction in attempting to be artistically relevant and "Little Wonder" is probably his last decent single (if you ignore the truly awful video), but "Earthling" missed. The same goes for the now hysterical Alexander McQueen coat on the cover. But in 30 years time it will be back in fashion and Bowie's posthumous reputation will be enhanced further. But hey, it's David Bowie and he does what wants. I thought this was terrific.Hello!?!
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Post by Bagwash on Aug 6, 2014 15:05:05 GMT
Funnily enough,the only Bowie album I've got is the Greatest Hits and I played it for the first time in years a couple of weeks ago. Forgot how good some of his stuff is. Good tune but much prefer Mott The Hooples version.
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Post by foam on Aug 7, 2014 13:07:47 GMT
In 1981, a bizarre turn of events culminated with my Dentist leaving me with this single.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Aug 7, 2014 14:21:49 GMT
I've marinated the 'Cina Girl' question in me pop brain.
I reckon I prefer the Iggy Pop version, there's an authentic exotic itch underpinning the Igg's deadpan drawl. It was ten years later, and Bowie was in the 'Let's Dance' / 'Dancing in the Street' phase, when David did it. I wasn't a fan of 'Modern Love' etc. I'd largely lost interest in Bowie's new output. He wasn't the only artist who dropped the musical baton {imo} during the late eighties. Ecstacy and Rave came along and blew the complacency away, like Punk had done ten years earlier.
I'm not a fan of Iggy's later stuff, 'Wild America' etc either. 'I wanna be your dog' by The Stooges, {the sleigh bells, sleigh me}, is immense, and is still a fave..
Strange that Bowie had no presence in the Talkies.
I was given a two cd set of Bowie's last two albums. I'm reluctant to listen to them, but I suppose if he could be bothered to record them, I ought to bother listening.
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Post by marwood on Aug 8, 2014 21:15:19 GMT
I agree with OP. I am a massive fan of his early work and thinks it's hugely under rated. I was drawn in to the whole 66-68 era Bowie by the comedy value of the Laughing gnome when still at school. I bought the Deram album, his first studio album from 1967 on the strength of it, and there's a few other comedy tracks such as gravedigger and rubber band etc but some absolutely cracking tunes that are under appreciated , that he really should start to perform live again such as 'when I live my dream' , 'let me sleep beside you'. Some of my all time favourite Bowie tracks are from this era when he was struggling to be an actor/mime artist and his agent wanted him to be an all round entertainer. The 67 album is hugely influenced by Anthony Newley.
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