The Official David Bowie Thread

~~Cuthbert~~ · 03-24-2013, 03:35 AM

Sony Xperia Z TV Ad Song (extension) - YouTube

Did anyone notice this remake of Sound and Vision on the Sony Xperia Z advert? I did

The vocals are taken from a demo recording but the music is original, by a guy named Sonjay Prabhakar.

~~JohnConnington~~ · 03-26-2013, 02:35 AM

Worth reading for Bowie fans...

Glass Magazine

Trollheart · 03-26-2013, 05:45 AM

John, just wanted to say thanks (the other thread is closed now) for the link to Whatculture in your original article. I'm now writing for them! Thanks again!
TH

~~JohnConnington~~ · 03-26-2013, 09:13 AM

No probs man. PM me an article that you wrote :-)

Trollheart · 03-26-2013, 02:37 PM

Here ya go...
Babylon 5: The Show Star Trek Wished It Had Grown Up To Be

William_the_Bloody · 03-26-2013, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnConnington

Worth reading for Bowie fans...

Glass Magazine

I'm looking forward to the new album, as I am seeing the 66 year old rock the house on his next North American tour. I hope Modern Love is on the setlist.

Trollheart · 03-26-2013, 06:03 PM

You should have the new album. It's been out for about a month now?

~~JohnConnington~~ · 03-27-2013, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnConnington

Worth reading for Bowie fans...

Glass Magazine

FYI guys I saw that Iman herself tweeted about this GLASS article.

14232949 · 03-27-2013, 09:15 AM

Did nobody else think The Next Day was just a case of playing it safe. Jeez, even the album cover was just a rehash of the Heroes album.
There was nothing on this album that made me think, wow; this album was actually necessary.

Now I like Bowie but I ask myself what the point in this was. It touched on no new ground, did nothing out of the ordinary and I think in a few years it'll just be lost amongst his vast discography.

I don't know what I was expecting, it's just that for someone dubbed 'The Music Chameleon' I'd have thought there'd be some variety on this. I have to say I think Bowie's lost his ear for changing up his style and this latest effort signals to me that he's finally ran out of steam. After all, when was the last truly great Bowie album? Low in 77, perhaps?

It was almost like an old man standing up and saying 'look I've still got it' which is all well and good if he were a sports player but music is a world of adaptation and change. Staying stagnant and not switching up your style is detrimental to your progression as an artist. Bowie better than anyone knows this. Which brings up the question, why even put this out there?
I know lots of fans will be drooling over this and hailing it to be great when in fact it's probably average at best. If you look at it objectively (don't say it's good, coz he's old) what is so great about this record?

It reminds me of another album. REM's Collapse Into Now, and I think we all know what that album was a precursor to.
Perhaps you could argue, why should Bowie go out his way to try something new at this stage in his life? He's had a long, varied and successful career.
That's true and The Next Day will satisfy most but it doesn't touch his best work and to me just feels like a rehash of what I've already heard him put out, and heard him do better.

**Goofle** · 03-27-2013, 09:17 AM

I have no interest in ever listening to the album, so I will never know.

03-26-2013, 02:35 AM	#342 (permalink)
~~JohnConnington~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: London Posts: 50	Great article on David Bowie's iconic status at fashion magazine GLASS Worth reading for Bowie fans... Glass Magazine

03-26-2013, 05:45 AM	#343 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	John, just wanted to say thanks (the other thread is closed now) for the link to Whatculture in your original article. I'm now writing for them! Thanks again! TH __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-26-2013, 02:37 PM	#345 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Here ya go... Babylon 5: The Show Star Trek Wished It Had Grown Up To Be __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-26-2013, 06:03 PM	#347 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	You should have the new album. It's been out for about a month now? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-24-2013, 03:35 AM	#341 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Sony Xperia Z TV Ad Song (extension) - YouTube Did anyone notice this remake of Sound and Vision on the Sony Xperia Z advert? I did The vocals are taken from a demo recording but the music is original, by a guy named Sonjay Prabhakar.

03-26-2013, 09:13 AM	#344 (permalink)
~~JohnConnington~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: London Posts: 50	No probs man. PM me an article that you wrote :-)

03-27-2013, 09:15 AM	#349 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Did nobody else think The Next Day was just a case of playing it safe. Jeez, even the album cover was just a rehash of the Heroes album. There was nothing on this album that made me think, wow; this album was actually necessary. Now I like Bowie but I ask myself what the point in this was. It touched on no new ground, did nothing out of the ordinary and I think in a few years it'll just be lost amongst his vast discography. I don't know what I was expecting, it's just that for someone dubbed 'The Music Chameleon' I'd have thought there'd be some variety on this. I have to say I think Bowie's lost his ear for changing up his style and this latest effort signals to me that he's finally ran out of steam. After all, when was the last truly great Bowie album? Low in 77, perhaps? It was almost like an old man standing up and saying 'look I've still got it' which is all well and good if he were a sports player but music is a world of adaptation and change. Staying stagnant and not switching up your style is detrimental to your progression as an artist. Bowie better than anyone knows this. Which brings up the question, why even put this out there? I know lots of fans will be drooling over this and hailing it to be great when in fact it's probably average at best. If you look at it objectively (don't say it's good, coz he's old) what is so great about this record? It reminds me of another album. REM's Collapse Into Now, and I think we all know what that album was a precursor to. Perhaps you could argue, why should Bowie go out his way to try something new at this stage in his life? He's had a long, varied and successful career. That's true and The Next Day will satisfy most but it doesn't touch his best work and to me just feels like a rehash of what I've already heard him put out, and heard him do better.