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Post by nicadare on Jan 11, 2016 21:55:31 GMT
I'm very sad he's gone, I didn't know he was unwell He was a massive influence on seventies onwards music fans of course, I liked his 'Man Who Sold The World' to 'Low' seventies musical period but his later stuff did nothing for me at all another iconic figure leaves us... I agree however I would of included his 1979 album Lodger and my favorite, Space Oddity from 1969. How does he go from The Laughing Gnome in 1967 to the track Cygnet Committee (from Space Oddity) just 2 years later? The man was a musical genius.
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Post by Brian Denton on Jan 11, 2016 22:30:27 GMT
There were a few good songs pre Space Oddity. 'The London Boys' springs to mind. Any other suggestions?
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Post by Kev Hunter on Jan 11, 2016 22:37:58 GMT
There were a few good songs pre Space Oddity. 'The London Boys' springs to mind. Any other suggestions? I've always liked "In The Heat Of The Morning" and "Let Me Sleep Beside You".. fine songs.
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Post by Tony Walshaw on Jan 12, 2016 9:43:34 GMT
He just breezed through the 70s & 80s. Being a part of musical genres, but never consumed by them.
Forever young and never uncool.
RIP David Bowie.
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Post by Kev Hunter on Jan 12, 2016 9:52:22 GMT
He just breezed through the 70s & 80s. Being a part of musical genres, but never consumed by them. Forever young and never uncool. RIP David Bowie. So true, Tony. This ad from 1977 summed it up:
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Post by Greg H on Jan 12, 2016 17:48:31 GMT
I got the terrible news whilst I was standing on a train platform in the wind and rain yesterday at about 6:45 in the morning while I was looking for a completely unrelated news article. Suffice to say I had to work quite hard to internalise the feelings that hit me at that moment in time.
We are all only allocated so much time on this plane, but you just somehow never really expect it.
RIP Bowie, you will be missed.
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Post by Brian Denton on Jan 12, 2016 18:18:48 GMT
Greg, is your pic Aleister Crowley? Apt (lyrics of Quicksand)!
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Post by Greg H on Jan 12, 2016 19:07:13 GMT
Greg, is your pic Aleister Crowley? Apt (lyrics of Quicksand)! Yep, it is Uncle Aleister in my avatar! I am not a strict adherent of Thelema (Crowley's system), more generally interested in the occult. Crowley was an interesting guy in my opinion His 'confessions' was a formative read for me as a teenager.
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Post by Stephen John Connett on Jan 12, 2016 20:02:48 GMT
Crowley crops up on Sgt Pepper and then Hunky Dory and Bowie name checks Lennon on Life On Mars and ends up working with him on Fame and totally coincidentally 'Fashion' is now playing on a film on Film 4. Strange world and a lovely bloke who reflected it all, David Bowie
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Post by Greg H on Jan 12, 2016 22:46:50 GMT
Crowley crops up on Sgt Pepper and then Hunky Dory and Bowie name checks Lennon on Life On Mars and ends up working with him on Fame and totally coincidentally 'Fashion' is now playing on a film on Film 4. Strange world and a lovely bloke who reflected it all, David Bowie Crowley would have loved the excesses of the 60s, I guess. He set up his own free and individual commune in Sicily long before it was the done thing. I can easily see why people decades later looked to his life for inspiration or found resonance in his individuality. I doubt Bowie would disagree with the following:
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Post by Stephen John Connett on Jan 31, 2016 22:41:21 GMT
There were a few good songs pre Space Oddity. 'The London Boys' springs to mind. Any other suggestions? I've always liked "In The Heat Of The Morning" and "Let Me Sleep Beside You".. fine songs. 'Song for Hermione' Beautiful love song
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jan 31, 2016 23:42:19 GMT
There were a few good songs pre Space Oddity. 'The London Boys' springs to mind. Any other suggestions? Yeah loved all that period of his with coherent lyrics, the keenly observed (for a 20 year old) slices of life, often amusing like 'Uncle Arthur' 'she's got medals' 'the gospel according to Tony Day' 'I dig everything' ' love you till tuesday' The sad tale of 'The little bombardier' is cutting edge for 1967 and if you remember your childhood 'there is a happy land' gets you right there.
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Post by Tony Walshaw on Feb 2, 2016 9:23:32 GMT
Like Syd Barrett, I think this early Bowie work was hugely influential on Damon Albarn.
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Post by johnstewart on Feb 8, 2016 22:30:20 GMT
There were a few good songs pre Space Oddity. 'The London Boys' springs to mind. Any other suggestions? 'Can't help thinking about me' 1966 is a great track produced by Tony Hatch and appeared on 'Ready steady go'. (Still missing). After Tony Blackburn kept playing the re released 'Laughing gnome' in 1973; John Peel began to explore playing Bowies pre 70s catalogue. I recall he also played I think the single version of 'Love you till Tuesday' on which Bowie uses a different character voice to the album; and 'we are hungry men'. Not sure of exact date maybe late 1973 but guess Peels shows might be in the radio archive? I also think 'London Boys' is very strong; Bowie ahead of his time referring to vegatarianism in song. And also the sudden switch from his vaudeville novelty/comedy style in the next to a sudden dark line about 'can't eat a thing 'cause the meat is dead'. You also have the very pictorial observations about popping pills in the 60s night life; but in the optomistic 60s Bowie casts a downbeat light focussing on the comedown after the good nights. I saw a hardback book on Bowie in Smiths following his shock unexpected demise which had a photo of the Dek Fearnley line up. Interesting as it's the only one I've seen of the Buzz on stage. Looks about 1966. Doesn't say what song was being performed but looks like a TV appearance. The only thing I can think of the single 'Rubber band/London boys'. My guess is Decca opted for the comedic novelty tune as the A side due to the heavy lyrics and general tone of 'London boys'. Maybe they felt it was too downbeat to sell. It was certainly the stronger of the two songs.
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Post by johnstewart on Feb 8, 2016 22:33:32 GMT
Like Syd Barrett, I think this early Bowie work was hugely influential on Damon Albarn. Oddly enough I picked up a Blur CD from a charity shop; as I missed out on them at the time and wanted to investigate. It was in the week following Bowies passing and I thought exactly the same thing. Suede also I thought. But if you look at the start of the 80s so many chart bands; maybe most; were influenced. Gary Numan, Spandau Ballet, Visage etc. Bowie almost created the pop scene of the early 80s.
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