The Official David Bowie Thread

[ltoffee]

The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust... is without a doubt my favourite Bowie album. Every songs gets 5* apart from maybe "It Ain't Easy", and Bowie didn't even write that one. Hunky Dory is a close second, because "Quicksand" alone is genius. Long live Mr. Bowie

[Howard the Duck]

damn, ain't Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) good or what?

[SIRIUSB]

I hope someone hasn't already posted this, if so sorry for the re-post.
Interesting to me is Bowie's understanding of the Occult and how he manages to weave it into his compositions, a great article addressing this can be found here . . . David Bowie and the Occult - The Laughing Gnostic

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by SIRIUSB

I hope someone hasn't already posted this, if so sorry for the re-post.
Interesting to me is Bowie's understanding of the Occult and how he manages to weave it into his compositions, a great article addressing this can be found here . . . David Bowie and the Occult - The Laughing Gnostic

I find that interesting (at the least) considering Bowie has already used almost every gimmick that was at his disposal through the span of his career.

The occult has been associated with rock/metal for decades. The most famous that comes to mind right away is when Ozzy Osbourne (supposedly) bought a castle that was formally owned by satanist Alister Crowley. I'm not quite certain if it is fact or just an urban legend? (Who cares)..it was used as a gimmick in order to sale popularity by Osbourne.

The 2nd. instance is when Judas Priest was drawn into court regarding, their music was sending subliminal messages through their lyrics and music, which caused two individuals to commit suicide. Geesh.

The occult and rock music!

[SIRIUSB]

Originally Posted by Necromancer

I find that interesting (at the least) considering Bowie has already used almost every gimmick that was at his disposal through the span of his career.

The occult has been associated with rock/metal for decades. The most famous that comes to mind right away is when Ozzy Osbourne (supposedly) bought a castle that was formally owned by satanist Alister Crowley. I'm not quite certain if it is fact or just an urban legend? (Who cares)..it was used as a gimmick in order to sale popularity by Osbourne.

The 2nd. instance is when Judas Priest was drawn into court regarding, their music was sending subliminal messages through their lyrics and music, which caused two individuals to commit suicide. Geesh.

The occult and rock music!

That was actually Jimmy Page who purchased Boleskine House on the Loch Ness in Scotland. Page also owned an occult bookstore that contained all of Crowley's works and many other Grimoires and stuff. Today Page is known as a member of a Rosicrucian Order that works with Thelemic Christian mysticism.

Not everyone in the music biz uses the occult as a gimmick, a few are real practitioners.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by Necromancer

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The 2nd. instance is when Judas Priest was drawn into court regarding, their music was sending subliminal messages through their lyrics and music, which caused two individuals to commit suicide. Geesh.

The occult and rock music!

It was the song "Better By You, Better By Me" from their Stained Class album, but the whole thing becomes more interesting because that song is just a cover version. It was originally done by Spooky Tooth from their Spooky Two album and that album is hardly the stuff of subliminal messages. I even remember bands like Styx were accused of subliminal messages as well. The 1970s were certainly the era of witch hunts in music.

[Howard the Duck]

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

It was the song "Better By You, Better By Me" from their Stained Class album, but the whole thing becomes more interesting because that song is just a cover version. It was originally done by Spooky Tooth from their Spooky Two album and that album is hardly the stuff of subliminal messages. I even remember bands like Styx were accused of subliminal messages as well. The 1970s were certainly the era of witch hunts in music.

my fave is the "I told you to end your life/enjoy life" debate from Paranoid

[TheNiceGuy]

Just listened to Low. I'll put a full review in my journal later but I just want to say that Brian Eno proves his greatness once again with this album.

[Howard the Duck]

Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

I believe this is the first David Bowie thread to grace musicbanter. Well, how very shameful of all of you.

Since he's a chameleon, I decided to put this thread here.

Your Favorite songs?
Mine:
Space Oddity
Rock n Roll Suicide
Ziggy Stardust
Rebel, Rebel
Diamond Dogs
Let's Dance
The Man Who Sold The World

wahay, going back to the OP

my fave songs?

Starman
DJ
Be My Wife
I've Never Been to Oxford Town
Station to Station
Ashes to Ashes
China Giirl
Sufragette City
Life on Mars
Changes

[debaserr]

Aladdin Sane
Life on Mars?
Quicksand
Queen Bitch
Sound and Vision
Always Crashing in the Same Car
Warszawa
Station to Station
Golden Years
Moonage Daydream
Starman
Suffragette City
Soul Love
Ashes to Ashes
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold the World


I'm not very familiar with his newer stuff.