Happy BDay Bowie

[Artos]

Happy 60th to Mr. David Bowie.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

LIP-FREAK!
NO!
NOT YOU!!
NOT LIKE THIS!!

 

[TEDDY]

Happy Birthday! TEDDY! up:

 

[Mr Sparkle]

One of my all time favorite artists.
let's just not mention the Tin Machine era.

*shudders*

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

One of my all time favorite artists.
let's just not mention the Tin Machine era.

*shudders*

Tin Machine is some of the best, and Tin Machine 2 is the only Bowie album where I'm anxious to hear every single song on it.

If you heard TM only a few times and decided it was crap, I'd encourage another visit because, due to vaguely worded interview answers, when TM1 came out, we were expecting something very different and I was mega-disappointed.

Later I started listening repeatedly with a sense of mocking irony

Then later still, I finally figured out what they were trying to do and TM is up there in my Top 10 bands of all time.

And the guitar on TM2 is indisputably some of the most brain-igniting, innovative, yet still accessible, full on genius guitar I've ever heard in my life. Definitely eons beyond any other Bowie guitarist, though of course I love Mick Ronson.

Viva La Reeves

and the drums are....Jeesus....

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Happy Birthday.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Dave sends his love. :heart:

 

[Mr Sparkle]

If you heard TM only a few times and decided it was crap, I'd encourage another visit because, due to vaguely worded interview answers, when TM1 came out, we were expecting something very different and I was mega-disappointed.

Later I started listening repeatedly with a sense of mocking irony

woah seriously?

I only liked "Goodbye Mr. Ed" and I distinctly remember loathing " baby universal" ...but, I'll look for it and try and remove my hate for 60 minutes.
might turn out to be cool


I hope.
it's just that 80's Bowie seems like really forgettable Bowie, I might just be a snob.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

woah seriously?

In case you ever do re-check them out, I will clarify that most of it is "an acquired taste" and will say that off of 1

We have:

Heaven's In Here - On which I hated the twangy, down-home riff at first, but now freaking love, in it's raunchiness.

Prisoner of Love - Which is cheezy (but intentionally so), however the guitar harmonies are magical to me, and I hadn't heard anyone do things similar since Ramble On by Led Zeppelin, another egregiously cheezy song that I freaking love despite itself.

Amazing - I love it. It's got a hillbilly/hick, Greatful Dead scoot, with an artfully intentional nursery school scale repeating and then a jazzy Xanadu change that all comes together to tell me David Bowie was still a genius.

Pretty Thing - THE WICKEDEST Gypsy Rock around!! At the end with the violin-like repetitive phrase and the rapist drums!! OW!

Video Crime - I like the dead, dystopian feel

Sacrifice Yourself - It's a low, shameful Magnum P.I. riff, but it has a free frenzy and I love the shamelessly uncool riff coupled with the "Ooh, I'm a poet" lyrics.....Bowie's first public mention of Klingons!?

The other songs have moments, and I'm nostalgiac because that was one of the best periods of my life, but I would not recommend them to a stranger.


I'll do 2 later.

 

[Super Kal]

Happy Birthday Bowie

 

[Hush]

I really loved his performance in The Prestige I may have to start buying some stuff due to Wilhelm's recomendations.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Well 2 is a million times better than 1.
That's why I didn't review 2, too lazy to write a book about it.

 

[Hush]

Writing books is overrated anyway.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

It hurts my wrist.

 

[Hush]

Well we wouldnt want that now would we?

 

[Darth Elektra]

Happy Bday!

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Where are all the Goth girls to post Labyrinth pics and gush about how his grey leotards sexually awakened them?
And how regardless of all known rules of coolness, his Hair Metal Hair was "cool"?

 

[Mr Sparkle]

they only come out........at night * makes gothy/wavy motion with hands*