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Offline David 54

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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #30 on: January 11, 2016, 02:01:08 PM »
"Memory of a free festival" is one of his best
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #31 on: January 11, 2016, 04:33:09 PM »
Enigmatic is a great way to describe him.  I got to see him during the Ziggy Stardust tour.  My two favorite albums of his are " Man Who Sold The World"  and  "Ziggy Stardust"  they are on my regular playlist.  Personal favorite is "All The Madmen"  great description of how best to relate to our current world of "sanity".  I never listened with regularity to much of his music beyond those two albums but liked what I heard of it.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #32 on: January 11, 2016, 05:31:05 PM »
Quote from: bmc5733946 on January 11, 2016, 04:33:09 PM
Enigmatic is a great way to describe him.  I got to see him during the Ziggy Stardust tour. 
RIP Starman

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There are few, if any, that I'd rather see than Bowie if I could go back in time. There are so many that can point to this one man as having placed the point on the map of their musical pursuits. 

Probably not much left to do in the universe of modern rock that he hasn't pioneered. 
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #33 on: January 11, 2016, 05:38:14 PM »
"we could be heroes".......great line and great song worth remembering.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #33 on: January 11, 2016, 05:38:14 PM »

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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #34 on: January 11, 2016, 05:44:37 PM »
Just watched The Man Who Fell to Earth. He was quite a talent.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #35 on: January 11, 2016, 06:00:46 PM »
He's with Mick Ronson again.  RIP   :cry:

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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #36 on: January 11, 2016, 06:03:31 PM »
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #37 on: January 11, 2016, 07:38:54 PM »
In 1976, the Rochester, NY police busted David Bowie and Iggy Pop for possession of marijuana. Everybody should have such an edgy mug shot: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/david-bowie-mug-shot_56941e6de4b05b3245da096c?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment&section=entertainment



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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #38 on: January 12, 2016, 12:02:44 AM »
The Guardian is running some really good articles about Bowie: www.theguardian.com
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #39 on: January 12, 2016, 03:21:50 AM »
My favourite would have to be the duet with Tina Turner singing, '"Tonight"

Enjoyed the film "Labyrinth" too.

Yup, we are getting old.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #40 on: January 12, 2016, 04:21:14 AM »
Quote from: Muzz on January 12, 2016, 03:21:50 AM
My favourite would have to be the duet with Tina Turner singing, '"Tonight"

Enjoyed the film "Labyrinth" too.

Yup, we are getting old.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #41 on: January 12, 2016, 06:43:12 AM »
I couldn't name a favorite...there were just too many truly great songs. I do particularly enjoy Bowie's take on unrequited love in "Letter to Hermione", the rough urban vibe of "Ziggy Stardust", the folky "Janine", and his cover of the Pixies' "Cactus", but there are many more. David Bowie's body of work was no less than epic...
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #42 on: January 12, 2016, 07:54:06 AM »
The Duke is gone. I too am feeling older today. I was a fan. He is one of the few artists that I still have on vinyl.

My Brother-in-law and a mate of his  got to "interview" him once in his Christchurch hotel room by pretending to be reporters for a fictitious magazine. They reckoned he caught on, but they had a nice chat anyway.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #43 on: January 12, 2016, 09:29:14 AM »
An artist 'till the very end. Released a few days before his death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #44 on: January 12, 2016, 09:38:43 AM »
One of the local TV stations has a link to Bowie's first fan letter--it's interesting to read. You have to click on a link in this link to read it:

http://www.koat.com/news/read-david-bowies-sweet-reply-to-a-1967-new-mexican-fan-letter/37373644

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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #45 on: January 12, 2016, 12:04:19 PM »
Quote from: steven c on January 11, 2016, 10:12:19 AM
One of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydLcs4VrjZQ

I watched the video... it was great. One thing struck me was the hairdo  Now I know where Trump gets his hairdo. He copied Bowie!  :grin:
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #46 on: January 12, 2016, 06:56:02 PM »
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-bowie-dead-listen-to-isolated-vocal-performances-of-starman-and-under-pressure-a6806021.html

click on single vocal, wait, enjoy

Any 70's teenager will remember first time they heard it, top of the pops for me, this version better yet
RIP London boy
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #47 on: January 12, 2016, 07:46:14 PM »
Quote from: jacksonracingcomau on January 12, 2016, 06:56:02 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/david-bowie-dead-listen-to-isolated-vocal-performances-of-starman-and-under-pressure-a6806021.html

click on single vocal, wait, enjoy

Any 70's teenager will remember first time they heard it, top of the pops for me, this version better yet
RIP London boy

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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
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Re: Bowie gone at 69.
« Reply #49 on: January 13, 2016, 12:33:34 PM »
Bummer, that.

Another generation's Sinatra bows out.
What a class act he was, all in all. His ability to re-invent himself with regularity while avoiding the tarnish of "come-back", new & improved or clambering for renewed relevance was an interesting thing to behold.

Flawed versions of Bowie's "script"include Cher or Madonna - showing his chameleon gift was not so easily mimicked.


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