Kolya on 11/1/2016 at 21:55
Man, I just saw that Lazarus video for the first time. Scary to see it when the man's just passed away.
Been listening to his 2013 album "The next day" lately and found it a really good record, finally the man in top form again. After I had almost given him up when I heard "Everybody says hello".
A quote from him was the intro to the Breakfast Club movie, which I can still recite. (Then again I can probably recite the whole damn movie.)
I've never grown into a huge fan though. I loved his early hits of course which were otherworldly eye-openers about what rock could be. But I could always see some of the effort behind it, the artistical struggle to create something meaningful. My favourite artists never cared much about that and made it seem as easy as breathing. That wasn't Bowie's thing. He always had a mission and message. Maybe a Warhol legacy.
doctorfrog on 11/1/2016 at 22:11
There are probably only three or four music artists that I've listened to as much as Bowie over the last thirty years. I don't think I can compete with any superfans out there, but I love the guy and his music.
This is also the first celebrity death that's actually made me feel really sad, like actual loss. I can't claim to know the guy personally, but I feel a little emptier today.
Probably going to listen to a lot of Blackstar, wait six months, and just start going through the whole discography. Heathen was always a favorite of mine, and I'm looking forward to the journey of arriving there again.
:(
demagogue on 12/1/2016 at 08:56
Friends and assholes: don't worry, he'll be fine. God is an American.
The measure of his value to me, for those of you keeping score, is that I learned to play and sing his piano pieces even before Queen's, and roughly the same time as Ray Charles, if that signifies anything about where he is in my musical pecking order.
bangersnmash on 12/1/2016 at 09:31
I'm just saying what most everyone else is thinking.
I actually had most of his stuff pre '75 on CD at some point. But when I revisited his stuff many years later after I widened my music tase I had a "Um, this isn't as good as I used to think" moment
Basically, David Bowie was a follower of fashion. He took the worst elements of a music era (makeup, and glam for early 70s, synths , hairspray and Armani suits in the 80s, ultra- processed sound in the early 90s) and then made a copy of it in his own style. Unfortunately his own style meant a thin, annoying voice with meaningless pretentious lyrics added.
Most people have heard of a few of his early hits/ and probably Let's Dance. But I've never met anyone, in real life, or online who claimed to be "really into Bowie" or "a huge Bowie fan". I think most people were slightly amused at him really, the quintessential "eccentric Brit".
Jason Moyer on 12/1/2016 at 10:13
Quote Posted by bangersnmash
I'm just saying what most everyone else is thinking.
Yeah, no.
Anyway, all decent art is made with some sort of limiting guidelines, and Bowie's was basically taking a scene or genre he was interested in, creating a character that fit into that, and then doing his own thing within those rules. I'm a massive fan of Cluster and Neu, and I still think Low is one of the greatest albums ever made even though it's basically "David Bowie doing Cluster and Neu". The guy was pretty goddamn creative, and the stuff of his that I don't care for tends to be more down to a distaste for the genre he was working in rather than a lack of inspiration or creativity on his part.
And if you don't know anybody really into Bowie, that's more a reflection of the types of people you associate with I'd imagine. My FB feed (which is limited to actual friends) for the past day or so has been filled with people losing their minds over this.
Tomi on 12/1/2016 at 14:00
Quote Posted by bangersnmash
I'm just saying what most everyone else is thinking. --
But I've never met anyone, in real life, or online who claimed to be "really into Bowie" or "a huge Bowie fan".
Ok bangers, we get it already; you're trying very hard to be controversial and cool. That's sweet. Anyway, 90% of your posts here are still absolute shit, so please go away and don't come back. I'm just saying what most everyone else is thinking, and I don't think I'm even exaggerating much.
Seriously, you've
never heard of
anyone claiming to be really into Bowie's music? Do you live in North Korea or something? Or do you simply have a lot of trouble understanding what you're reading, because plenty of people (including me) in
this thread alone have claimed to be "really into Bowie"... Not to mention pretty much
every single noteworthy media outlet all over the world (apart from People's Republic of Bangersnmashisia, apparently) yesterday and today, where countless musicians and other famous people have stated how much Bowie's music over the last 45 years has meant to them and what a huge influence he has been. Even if you don't like his music (I don't care about some of his more experimental stuff either), denying his massive influence on all sorts of modern music is just foolish.
I'm starting to really doubt that you've ever even listened to a Bowie album in your life, but even if you don't like David Bowie for whatever stupid reason that you may have, that's fine by me. (The fact that Bowie being "the quintessential eccentric Brit" seems to annoy you so much says a lot about you though.) But you're coming up with all this shit that doesn't even make any sense at all, which isn't only very distasteful, but you're also making yourself look like a total idiot. It's a bit embarrassing to read, and I'd rather be here celebrating Bowie's life and music, instead of "arguing" with an annoying twit like you.
rachel on 12/1/2016 at 15:19
It's surprising how much I was affected by this news, seeing that I was merely a casual fan and barely followed him. It's just incredible how much influence this man had over so many fields and decades, not just in music but like, scientists and astronauts also paying tribute. A profoundly inspirational spirit, who made being weird ok, who transcended barriers, and even managed to control his private life and remain down to earth and fundamentally, deeply human. I've been listening to his last album and it's not just brilliant, it's a beautiful farewell by an artist who knew he was doomed, but chose to depart like he lived, on his own terms, right til the end.
In the end, you get this bittersweet feeling of selfish sadness, because you won't get any more of him, and at the same time of happiness and optimism at the way he handled his final curtain call. The Lazarus video is so well done it fucking hurts. A tremendous loss, for sure.
Renault on 12/1/2016 at 16:29
Thing is, he has such a tremendous body of work that you don't even have to be a diehard or "really into Bowie" to appreciate him. I had a double CD "Best Of" collection of his in college, and it was a staple of our music rotation. So many great songs that everyone knows, just part of the general consciousness, songs everyone knows whether you've bought any of his albums or not. And I remember seeing him on the Glass Spider tour, just an amazing performance, and it was also one of those bucket list things of seeing someone as legendary as Bowie in your lifetime. No one does this anymore, but I remember we waited overnight in line to buy tickets for that one.
Anyway, it's pretty cool here, a local radio station has been playing Bowie songs non-stop the past two days. By non-stop, I don't mean consecutively, but like every 5-10 songs they'll throw in a Bowie tune, and it makes for some great reminiscing without overdosing.
Queue on 12/1/2016 at 16:44
Quote Posted by bangersnmash
But I've never met anyone, in real life, or online who claimed to be "really into Bowie" or "a huge Bowie fan". I think most people were slightly amused at him really, the quintessential "eccentric Brit".
Try this then:
[video=youtube;hgEdiFQsnJQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEdiFQsnJQ[/video]
(Just in case you don't know anything about this either, this is the Bennington Show...Ron Bennington's show on Sirius/XM...one of the most respected and admired broadcasters in radio history who has a national and multi-national platform.)
faetal on 12/1/2016 at 17:29
Why is anyone even responding to this bangers thing? It's just an attention-starved bit of easy provocation - don't give it any attention and it'll shrivel up.
