livingstoned Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 calling for top 10 bowie recommendationsthanks in advance...also Prince top 10 picks from anyone willing to help.
ge-off Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 "im afraid of americans"the trent reznor remixs..trent did them for bowies 50th birthday
d_rawk Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 Hunky Dory (1971). Fantastic album, one of his best in IMO, and tends to get skipped over.
StoneMtn Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 My favourite was always "Changes One".
livingstoned Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Posted December 16, 2005 damn - I forgot about "I'm Afraid of Americans" whenever I meet new people or someone tells me a story involving Americans I ALWAYS say oh - I'm afraid of Americans....NO one ever seems to get the joke. hahahaha...me I think I'm pretty damn funny....toot toot (my own horn) ok - it must be fridayk - keep em coming...
payce-ley Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 Hunky Dory (1971). Fantastic album, one of his best in IMO, and tends to get skipped over. I'll echo that sentiment... if you do pick it up though avoid the digirally remastered travesty (picked it up for someone as a gift then took it back off them once I heard it and got them something else... hate when some [color:purple]genius ruins a beautiful album)
shitidiot Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 StarmanYoung Americansgolden yearslife on marsall the young dudesashes to asheschangesman who sold the worldAndy WarholOh' you pretty thinglady stardust
Swan Posted December 16, 2005 Report Posted December 16, 2005 today my two favorite Bowie songs are:FameUnder PressureBut I think the real album to check out is "Low", pitchfork ranks it as the top album of the 1970's
scottieking Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 Suffargate CityQueen Bitch Ziggy StardustSpace Oddityclassics, standards and haven't been mentioned yet
Alexis Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 if you like arcade fire i would get the version of "wake up" that bowie did with them at fashion cares 2005...so yummy
richbass Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 mmm space oddity.................what happend to you alexis you took off?
StoneMtn Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 Wasn't Space Oddity played in outer space; like just last year or so?
peipunk Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 StarmanYoung Americansgolden yearslife on marsall the young dudesashes to asheschangesman who sold the worldAndy WarholOh' you pretty thinglady stardustIsn't "All The Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople? Or am I on crack? Maybe I'm just drunk...... well, I'm definitely drunk, but I may still be right. May I add to the list of songs:Rock And Roll SuicideTeenage Wildlife (from the album "Scary Monsters" with Robert Fripp playing crazy shit...I love that whole album)My favourite Bowie song is the aforementioned Lady Stardust.... "And it was allllllll rightThe band was all togetherAnd it was alllllll rightThe song went on forever"
hamilton Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 Isn't "All The Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople? Or am I on crack? Maybe I'm just drunk...... well, I'm definitely drunk, but I may still be right. It was performed by Mott the Hoople, but it was written by David Bowie specifically for them. I think he produced the album that it appeared on.I'll echo the sentiment that Low is one of Bowie's best albums.
hamilton Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 I'll echo that sentiment... if you do pick it up though avoid the digirally remastered travesty (picked it up for someone as a gift then took it back off them once I heard it and got them something else... hate when some [color:purple]genius ruins a beautiful album)Aside from the bonus tracks on the first re-master (the Rykodisc version) which can easily be programmed-out, I demand an explanation as to why the re-mastered version is inferior to the original CD (unless you're comparing it to vinyl, in which case I demand no explanation).Speak.
d_rawk Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 Hamilton is totally on the ball re: 'All the Young Dudes'. Those guys got famous doing the song, but it was written by Bowie for them. Bowie did do the production of the album, trying to save the band from destruction. I think that they never got the gay references in it until it was already a hit. The line about T-Rex in that song is hilarious, given the tension between Bowie and Bolan.Legend has it that they were offered 'Suffragette City' but turned it down, thinking that it wasn't a quality song (!).
SmoothedShredder Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 Here's my Appended list to one of the most original Classic rockers alive. What a character, Sorrow Sound and Vision (the Song more than the album) TVC15!!! Memory of a Free Festival Pts 1 and 2 Jean Geanie John, I'm only Dancing Up the Hill Backwards (one of the better tunes of scarry monsters) Shitidiot got the rest of my list Peace, ~W
peipunk Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 It was performed by Mott the Hoople, but it was written by David Bowie specifically for them. I think he produced the album that it appeared on.I'll echo the sentiment that Low is one of Bowie's best albums.Thanks, I didn't know that. Totally makes sense.
ollie Posted December 17, 2005 Report Posted December 17, 2005 calling for top 10 bowie recommendationsAlbums or songs?You can't go wrong with the trio of Ziggy albums: Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, and Aladdin Sane.I'd also recommend Heathen from his recent output. It hasn't left my 5-disc CD player almost a year after picking it up.
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