Just finished the Berlin trilogy, as I'm going through Bowie's discography chronologically. I think "Heroes" might be his best album. What is your
>favorite Bowie era
>favorite Bowie album
>favorite Bowie song
>thoughts on Blackstar
also, thanks to everyone who posted in the Station to Station thread last night, I wasn't feeling it at all at first but encouraged repeated listens really helped me understand it more.
bumpan for Bowie love :'-)
>favorite bowie era
Glam rock
>favorite Bowie album
Hunky Dory
>favorite Bowie song
Hard to pick; I guess Life on Mars.
>thoughts on Blackstar
8/10
>>61613269
>>favorite bowie era
>Glam (love everything about Ziggy Stardust)
>>favorite Bowie album
>Low (depends on my mood but also love Ziggy and STS too)
>>favorite Bowie song
>Ashes to Ashes
>>thoughts on Blackstar
>His best since Scary Monsters and is better than YA, Lodger, and DD imo
I blame the hype for my dislike of Blackstar, i was expecting something really weird and experimental, but all I got were standard pop songs with lots of weird sounds crammed into the,
>>61613269
>favorito Bowie era
cocaine :-)
>fav era
ziggy
>fav album
heathen
>fav song
"heroes"
>blackstar
8/10
>>favorite Bowie era
glam rock
>>favorite Bowie album
The Man Who Sold The World
>>favorite Bowie song
really tough question but I'd say it would be Savior Machine
>>thoughts on Blackstar
great album AOTY of course. Will be purchasing next week
>>61613269
Era
>Early 70s
Album
>Ziggy Stardust / Low
Song
>Width of a circle
Blackstar
>Is very good
>favorite bowie era
Thin White Duke
>favorite Bowie album
Hunky Dory
>favorite Bowie song
Up the Hill Backwards or Station to Station
>thoughts on Blackstar
8/10
> Bowie Era
Berlin Trilogy
> Album
Station to Station
>Song
Either Station to Station or "Heroes"
>Blackstar
Best since Lets Dance, and maybe even top 5 albums
>>61614594
I second all of this.
>favorite Bowie era
Glam
>favorite Bowie album
Diamond Dogs
>favorite Bowie song
Either Cygnet Committee or Sweet Thing et al.
>thoughts on Blackstar
9/10
>>61613269
OP here, just realized I haven't done this yet.
>favorite era
Thin White Duke so far
>album
Heroes
>song
Station to Station
>Blackstar
haven't heard yet, listening chronologically
>>61614819
Did you sit through his 1967 debut, OP? I'm sorry if that was your first impression.
>>61613269
http://strawpoll.me/6492112/
also
http://strawpoll.me/6495250/
posting under-appreciated songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDCHqejcOfI&ab_channel=TheBabyUniversal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfo6BnehoVk&ab_channel=LukaVelickovski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyC0rXYSqd0&ab_channel=ZiggyStarkiller
>>61613269
>favorite Bowie era
Young Americans to Scary Monsters
>favorite Bowie album
probably ''Heroes'' as an album, though I like the individual songs on Station To Station more
>favorite Bowie song
HEELS HEAD OVER
WE'RE STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET
>thoughts on Blackstar
one of his top 10 albums and an exciting sign of things to come, I reckon he'll release a 'deluxe' edition again like he did for TND, not mad, quite a few bands do it these days to counteract the absence of b-sides
I am a long-time massive faggot for Bowie. For newcomers I will paste my almost arbitrary demarcations to make playlists.
>Five years
Self-titled through to Diamond Dogs
>Ziggy
Ziggy - Diamond dogs
>Early
Deram - Hunky Dory
>FunkSoul
Diamond-Dogs - Station to Station
>Kraut years
Station - Lodger
>Best years
Station - Scary Monsters
>Berlin
Low - Lodger
>80s
Scary Monsters - Never Let Me Down
>Pop
Let's Dance - Black Tie
>90s
Black Tie - Hours
>New
Heathen - The Next Day
>90s trip
Buddha - Earthling
>>61613269
>>favorite Bowie era
80s
>>favorite Bowie album
Let's Dance
>>favorite Bowie song
Ashes to Ashes
>>thoughts on Blackstar
Incredible. Bowie redefines the mainstream again.
>>61614843
Of course. It honestly wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Obviously pretty below average but I can get through britpop corn.
>>61616067
You're a braver person than me, anon. Maybe it's because I'm a Brit myself but that album is so quiant it hurts.
>>61613269
>favorite Bowie era
Station to Station through to Lodger
>favorite Bowie album
Ziggy and Station to Station are joint top, I honestly can't split them
>favorite Bowie song
Again, I can't decide on an outright number one, but Heroes, The Width of a Circle, Lady Stardust and Station to Station are my favourites
>thoughts on Blackstar
Love it. Probably a 9/10 having listened to it a few times. Certainly one of his greatest in my opinion. Title track is absolutely sublime and I actually prefer the new versions of Tis Pity and Sue, which I know not everyone does.
>>61616112
I'm a Chicagoan so it was pretty foreign to me, and a lot of it was really cringe-worthy, but songs like When I Live My Dream and Love You Til Tuesday were actually quite good. 4/10 album but a few good ones.
Is there a cooler looking musician in history than Bowie as the Duke?
>>61616318
OP here, my engineer for my radio talk show at uni looks exactly like this guy, just shorter. I've told him before that I'm straight jealous of his genes.
>>61616436
I would be too. Bowie is the only man I would go gay for if he asked me to, to be honest.
>>61616436
There's this dude in my Video Production class actually named David who's a dead ringer for Man Who Sold The World Bowie. It would be disconcerting as hell if he wasn't Swedish.
WE COULD BE HEROES
JUST FOR ONE DAY
>>61613269
>favorite bowie era
berlin
>favorite bowie album
low
>favorite bowie song
hard to choose what song
>thoughts on blackstar
8/10
>Favorite era
Thin White Duke
>Favorite album
Low or Station to Station, but he has so much good shit it's hard to pick
>Thoughts on Blackstar
Loving it so far, 8/10
>>61616586
Forgot this one
>Favorite Song
Ashes to Ashes or Subterraneans.
>>61613269
Give me some recs /mu/
I've only listened to S/T, Space Oddity and Blackstar. Should I keep listening to the rest of his discography chronologically or should I skip some albums?
>>61616473
>you will never have a threesome with Bowie and Iman
why live
>>61616619
Chronologically. There are only three albums not worth listening to:
Original S/T (1967)
Tonight (1984)
Never Let Me Down (1987)
Almost everything else is essential, except perhaps Black Tie White Noise, Earthling, Hours and Reality. (I enjoy all of those albums personally, but those are the ones that are debated the most, I think,)
>>61616619
You've got past the shit first album and pretty bad second album. Keep going chronologically. TMWSTW is great but then it really kicks off with Hunky Dory. Hunky Dory through to Scary Monsters is among the best runs by an artist in history.
>>61613269
You can never have enough Bowie
>There is a happy land where only children live
>You've had your chance and now the doors are closed sir, Mr. Grownup
>Go away, sir
>>61616619
OP here, go through it chronologically. it's been really, really fun and I plan on doing this with artists like Kate Bush and Bjork in the future.
>>61616696
I would personally say the only album worth skipping if you're truly trying to experience the whole discog is Pin Ups, and that's only because it's 100% covered material, and none of it is better than the originals.
>>61616714
desu senpai I really enjoyed parts of Space Oddity, more so than Man Who Sold the World. That said, you're definitely right, Hunky Dory through Let's Dance is a phenomenal run
>>61616864
Maybe I was a bit harsh on Space Oddity. It has some good songs for sure, but TMWSTW is where things really start for me. Out of interest, what are your answers for the questions you asked in the OP?
>also, thanks to everyone who posted in the Station to Station thread last night, I wasn't feeling it at all at first but encouraged repeated listens really helped me understand it more.
It took me a few listens to "get" StS too. I was mesmerised by the title track on the first listen and it remains my favourite song, and I loved Golden Years from the beginning too, but the rest of the album took time. I now view the album as one of his true masterpieces, so maybe in time you also will
>>61617025
Man I hope so. The first track was immediately wonderful, but the other are certainly taking time. I originally found the vocals to be grating and sort of conflicting with the instrumentation but I'm coming around a bit. the Berlin Trilogy has really changed my perception of Bowie as an artist so I may find more appreciation as time goes on. As for your question, my answers are here :) >>61614819
>>61613269
>favorite Bowie era
Berlin era
>favorite Bowie album
Low
>favorite Bowie song
Now that question is just mean.
>thoughts on Blackstar
I was hoping for the creepy vibes Blackstar was giving off before its release, but was still extremely blown away with what we got. Joined my top 5 albums from him.
>era
80>70>90>10>00>60
>album
Scary Monsters (followed by Never Let Me Down)
>song
Without You
>thoughts
6/10, best song is I Can't Give Everything Away
>>61617242
I'm sure it will only continue to grow on you. It felt disjointed for me for quite a while, but it now seems strangely cohesive as an album. It jumps from vastly different styles constantly but retains a certain feel throughout, which I love.
Of course the presentation is also fantastic too. The Thin White Duke is such a fascinating character for me; far moreso than Ziggy Stardust. He doesn't look as outlandish as the older glam personas, but he's still infinitely more striking to me. And then there's the fact Bowie was on insane amounts of cocaine and going through extreme personal conflicts at the time, both of which combine to make StS his lyrical peak in my opinion.
Great choices by the way.
>>61613269
>Berlin
>Station to Station
>Station to Station
>like it, 8/10
>>61614904
Bombers is my fucking jam.
Am I the only one who loves this album?
>>61619493
[spoiler]it's my fourth favorite of his discog after the Berlin Trilogy[/spoiler]
>>61619493
No, it's my favorite bowie desu
>Era
Glam, although with the release of TND and Blackstar modern may tie
>Album
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
>Song
Too many near perfect songs to pick one
>Thoughts on Blackstar
Actually a really strong AOTY contender, even considering what may come out this year
>>61614685
Lets Dance as an album is completely underrated and overshadowed by the song itself.
>thin white duke
>young americans/"heroes"
>diamond dogs/station to station
>8/10
>Era
Possibly modern Bowie, his output has been slow, but nothing bad.
>Album
Low I guess, with the Next Day 2nd
>Song
Heroes. It's the classic bowie song, souring guitars and lyrics about kissing someone by the Berlin wall. I want to kiss a qt in Berlin...
>Thoughts on Blackstar
Fucking great, bought it the day it came out on CD and loved it. Wish it was longer though, that was a strength of The Next Day; its perfect length.
>>61622468
I'd have liked if it was longer, too, but at the same time I appreciated it's brevity. It was like Station to Station - he said what he wanted to say and didn't fill it with clutter.
>favorite Bowie era
Berlin Trilogy
>favorite Bowie album
Low
>favorite Bowie song
Five Years
>thoughts on Blackstar
Pretty good. The title tracks extremely good, everything else is alright
>>61614802
Similar to this but Young Americans for Diamond Dogs.
Would have Rock n Roll Suicide and Ashes to Ashes up there for favourite song too along with those other two.
>>61622485
Would have liked it to be longer too, but it's no shorter than most of his classics ~37-42 mins
>favorite Bowie era
1977 Berlin Bowie with Iggy Pop and Brian Eno
>favorite Bowie album
Low
>favorite Bowie song
either Move On or Always Crashing in the Same Car
>thoughts on Blackstar
waiting for it to come in the mail before i listen to it
not sure why
the lithograph is really neat
Guys i just discovered Robert Fripp did the guitar on Scary Monsters, any other guest musicians on various projects i missed?
>favorite Bowie era
Ziggy Stardust
>favorite Bowie album
Alladin sane
>favorite Bowie song
Moonage Daydream
>thoughts on Blackstar
Solid.
>>61622664
>>61622664
keyboards and synths in space oddity
>>61622664
production and keys
>>61622664
Pete Townshend plays guitar on Slow Burn. James Murphy plays percussion on Sue and Girl Loves Me.
>>61622664
Marc Bolan played on the original version of The Prettiest Star.
Blackstar is my first Bowie album and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Where should I go next?
>>61622899
Earthling, Lodger, Scary Monsters, Low and "Heroes"
Is his best LP since Scary Monsters?
>>favorite Bowie era
Think White Duke to early Berlin. Station to Station, Low, Heroes is one of the best 3 album streaks from any artist
>>favorite Bowie album
Station to Station, closely followed by Low
>>favorite Bowie song
What in the World. Such a solid groove, and interesting use of synths.
>>thoughts on Blackstar
Currently on my second listen. I don't like this "jazz-rock" description it's been given because it features woodwind instruments. It's interesting so far, i'm glad bowie can still be fresh at 69.
>encouraged repeated listens really helped me understand it more
Fantastic, I'm glad you gave s2s another shot
I'm just downloading Earthling, what am I in for nerds
>>61622929
Best since Outside for me.
>>61622899
ziggy stardust
>>61622899
In this order.
>Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from mars
>Hunky Dory
>Alladin Sane
>Scary Monsters
>Heroes
>Low
>Lodger
Don't listen to earthling, please.
>>61622934
Dad rock
>>61622899
Outside. I normally wouldn't reccommend it to a new listener but seeing as you liked Blackstar you'll probably like it.
>>61622934
A good album, I love Little Wonder and Dead Man Walking.
Guys I bloody hate that "where the fuck did monday go" tagline, it's like he thought it would give him more artistic cred to swear
>>61623060
>supreme british gentleman
>says fuck
>Cheena so sound, so titi up this malcheck, say
>Party up moodge, nanti vellocet round on tuesday
>Real bad dizzy snatch making all the omeys mad - thursday
>Popo blind to the polly in the hole by Friday
>Where the fuck did Monday go?
>I'm cold to this pig and pug show
>I'm sittin' in the chestnut tree
>Who the fuck's gonna mess with me?
what did he mean by this?
>>61623060
it's his impression of a Young Thug track, but made in nadsat and polari
>>61623105
"i'm david bowie, suck it" basically
>>61616436
Bowie is kind of on the shorter side himself. I saw that Duke outfit in the flesh and it's tiny.
>>61616619
Also listen to some compilations which are usually well curated. I recommend the superb Nothing Has Changed, as well as The Platinum Collection.
>>61623342
>1,78
>small
Are we in /b/?
>>61623377
>compilations
but why anon, his albums are snapshots of his style at the time, isolating sections of it is tantamount to heresy
>favorite Bowie era
Berlin Trilogy
>favorite Bowie album
"Heroes"
>favorite Bowie song
The Secret Life Of Arabia
>thoughts on Blackstar
Hmm, around 3.1/5.0
Why bowie receives the credits? Eno is the true genius of Berlin trilogy.
Bowie is juts a pretty singer.
Scary Monsters is his best record.
>>61623462
True. But especially on Low, you can hear Bowie's influence on the weaker tracks.
>From Station to Scary Monsters
>The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, Low or Heathen
>Station to Station or Aladdin Sane
>Amazing album, would put it above The Next Day.
>>61623462
I don't think Visconti gets enough credit, not just for Low, either.
Total normie answers.
>>61623462
idk, Bowie still composed the tracks, and he played all the instruments on art decade. Eno gave Bowie the tools and the support to make something amazing, but it was still bowie who made the music
>>61623560
I want to fuck Eno's ass so badly.
>>61623532
Yeah, some people said he needed someone new after The Next Day, how wrong they were. The new band helped a lot though.
>>61623462
I think Eno's contribution is probably overrated. One only needs to listen to his Bowie work and then compare his solo work. Meanwhile Bowie bookended the Eno collab with Station to Station and Scary Monsters; easily two of the greatest albums ever.
I think Bowie will do something special for his 70th. :3
>>61619493
SOMEBODY UP THERE (SOMEBODY)
bought this for my mom for christmas, she really liked it
>>61624071
He'll die this year.
>>61623462
this
>>61624096
SHUT YOUR FUCKING FACE YOU PIECE OF SHIT ;w;
>>61624096
No, enough of meme magic
>>61619493
A great album. Only Bowie could slip that in between his glam and kraut phases. Trivia: Nile Rogers, the guitarist of Chic and hitmaking producer who went on to produce Bowie's Let's Dance album, auditioned to play on Young Americans. He didn't get the gig which went to Carlos Alomar.
>>61622934
Earthling is among his weakest albums
>>61613269
>favorite Bowie era
MWSTW/Hunky Dory era
>favorite Bowie album
Tie between Hunky Dory and Heroes
>favorite Bowie song
Lady Grinning Soul/Bewlay Brothers
>thought on Blackstar
pretty brilliant, favourite tracks are Tis a Pity, Can't Give Everything Away and Girl Loves Me
Why is this so underrated, /dbg/?
It's one of his best albums imo
>>61624259
I agree. Strangers When We Meet is probably my favourite Bowie song. I think people give it more recognition these days though. Buddha of Suburbia is truly underrated.
>>61624259
Your opinion sucks
>>61614904
Bombers sounds like a demo for Changes
>>61624278
rude
>>61624292
Thank you, senpai
>>61622934
Earthling is a great album with some strong tunes, but it is of it's time. I liked it more than Outside at the time, but now Outside sounds better than ever.
>Berlin era
>"Heroes"
>Blackout
>seems alright so far
>>61614904
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiCG6IXalMo
even though it's a demo, I think the melody for this is beautiful
>>61624355
I like this demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upyHkkSdv2M
>favorite bowie era
Thin White Duke
>favorite Bowie album
Ziggy Stardust and the blahblah
>favorite Bowie song
cygnet committee
>thoughts on Blackstar
9/10+, one of his best albums
>>61623105
It's in nadsat
>favorite Bowie era
Not sure of this.
>favorite Bowie album
Heroes
>favorite Bowie song
Sunday, The Stars or Wild is the Wind.
>thoughts on Blackstar
Great. 8,7/10
By the way, what do you think about Never Let Me Down?
>>61624278
YOU SHOW RESPECT
EVEN IF YOU DISAGREE
>favourite bowie era
berlin trilogy
>favourite album
"heroes"
>favourite song
v2 schneider
>thoughts on Blackstar
8/10
Thinking about it, modern Bowie deserves more love. The only album I don't like is 'hours', others vary from solid to excellent.
Reality is way better than I remembered.
A few rock stars have been knighted, including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Sir Mick Jagger – much to the anger of his fellow Rolling Stone, Keith Richards, who felt that Jagger should have declined … like another of Sir Mick’s friends, David Bowie. Bowie turned down a knighthood in 2003. “I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that,” he said. “I seriously don't know what it's for. It's not what I spent my life working for.”
(source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29904/10-famous-people-who-turned-down-knighthood)
I'd really like to get two of my friends into Bowie but I'm not sure where to start them.
One is into Neutral Milk Hotel, Daft Punk, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Caravan Palace, and more.
The other is really into LCD Soundsystem, The Pretty Reckless, CHVRCHES, and Paramore.
Any suggestions on where to start them?
>Favourite Bowie era
Glam
>Favourite album
Heroes
>Favorite Song(s)
-Ashes to Ashes, specially the BBC Radio Theatre version (Don't know why some people hate it, I specially like the fact that the outro isn't just a fade-out)
-Life On Mars
-Moonage Daydream
-Life On Mars
-Heroes
In that order...maybe
>Thoughts on Blackstar
The son is a 9/10 for me, really hyped me up for the whole album but I feel it didn't live up to the hype. Glad to see him experimenting that bravely tho. 8/10 for the album.
>>61626272
Alladin Sane for the first one.
Scary Monster to second one.
>>61626272
Try some of his industrial stuff, I'd pick Hallo Spaceboy for the first guy and Little Wonder for the second guy.
>>61626272
Always start with Ziggy, then proceed with representations of each era, some Hunky Dory, some Low and Heroes, then modern etc.
>>61613269
Heroes and station to station are my fave albums of his. Glad heroes clicked for you.
>>61614069
reddit tier taste
>>61626897
youtube-tier post
>>61613269
>favorite Bowie era
Thin White Duke and Berlin
>favorite Bowie album
Station to Station, runner-up: Ziggy Stardust
>favorite Bowie song
Stay
>thoughts on Blackstar
Strong 8
Plebeian: Ziggy Stardust
Contrarian: Lodger
Patrician: Station to Station
>Favorite Bowie era
Halloween Jack/Thin White Duke. I love all of it but those have always stuck with me most.
>Favorite Bowie album
Diamond Dogs. I absolutely love it, and while Station to Station and Low keep battling for it, it's the one that made me fall in love with Bowie and the themes he shot for go past the glam people usually write off and resonate with me.
>Favorite Bowie song
That's a really hard question, so I'll just give a list in a vague/no-particular order
>Fascination
One of his most absolutely overlooked and underrated songs. It's so damn funky, it's so soulful and earnest in performance, and it's absolutely dripping with sex and deals with that kind of love, lyrically, that is a rare sight. The song that made me look into Bowie.
>Sweet Thing/Candidate Suite
Love it lyrically, love the sound, I have always had a thing for multiple-part songs or reprisals so it's right up my alley.
>Young Americans
Literally the best song of all time, absolutely perfect, and its content is still relevant today. Absolutely hilarious that a Brit perfectly encapsulated the ethos of young America even today in the mid-70's.
>Alternative Candidate
Great, very different, very personal track. Different vocals from almost anything he's done, at least in that era. Lyrics that really, really, really fucking jive with me, and is arguably the most personal song he wrote, in a sense that it's absolutely on the nose about what it is saying and where he was clearly at when he wrote it. Underrated, found here, give it a listen. >>61624414
>Thoughts on Blackstar
I am waiting on my copy to arrive and hadn't had the time to listen even if it was here, which kills me. The title track has grown on me a lot, and I could go on at length about it. Haven't listened to the rest because I'd already heard Sue and Tis A Pity and didn't want to listen to over half the album before it was out.
I am so happy we can even have a Bowie general now. Made my day.
>>61627001
>Makes assertions about what is and isn't pleb
>Can't spell plebian
>>61627035
Kojima the god: https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/686068275160068096
Also Kojima/Bowie related, literally: https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/686040445202214912
>>61627035
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plebeian
>>61627088
>>61627035
Thanks for that sick image though
Hunky Dory is his best
>>61627102
No problem anon.
>>61616864
I am jealous that you're going to experience the Kate Bush discog for the first time.
>>61627111
true
>>61625019
I mentioned in this thread that its my second favorite album after Scary Monsters.
I acknowledge that its by no means the peak of Bowie's creativity and he has done a lot of better albums in terms of quality in 70s, but its still really underrated.
The all-around feel and drive of the album never lets me down.
My favorite tracks from NLMD are;
Day-in Day-out, title track, Glass Spider and Shining Star.
Really the only weak tracks in the album are the plodding Beat of Your Drum and just plain weak New York's in Love.
Hunky Dory
>>61613269
David Live (at the Philadelphia Tower) is the best he ever did.
>favorite Bowie era
Thin White Duke
>favorite Bowie album
Scary Monsters/Station to Station
>favorite Bowie song
Ashes to Ashes
>thoughts on Blackstar
Absolute treat
>>61629609
ur a witty lil cunt ill give you that m8
>favorite Bowie era
Mr. Jones
>favorite Bowie album
Heroes
>favorite Bowie song
Station To Station
>thoughts on Blackstar
8, approaching 9 out of ten. I've been listening to it on repeat which is a good sign. I would be happy if this were his last.
I never plan to listen to Reality because of how god-awful the album cover is.
Is it worth swallowing my pride /mu/?
I like Heathen
>>61630023
I like it. New Killer Star and Bring Me The Disco King are the best tracks on it.
