Markoid
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Edited Jan 05, 2017, 18:42
Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 18:35
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You young people know nothing! Apart from the classic albums, there are some strange oddities in the Bowie canon. I suggest you check them out.
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Popel Vooje
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Edited Jan 05, 2017, 19:44
Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 19:36
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Markoid wrote: You young people know nothing! Apart from the classic albums, there are some strange oddities in the Bowie canon. I suggest you check them out.
I'm not slagging his pre-"Space Oddity" stuff - some of it (like say "Sell Me a Coat", "Karma Man", or "London Boys") is quite lovely. The "Space Oddity" album itself is mostly pretty charming, especially "Letter to Hermione" which is about as confessional as he ever got. A few of the more obvious Anthony Newley pastiches are a tad too whimsical for my tastes (and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Syd Barrett fan).
Nonetheless, if you're inferring I'm one of the "young people" - thanks for the backhanded compliment, but I'm well into my mid-40s so I don't really deserve it!
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Markoid
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Edited Jan 05, 2017, 20:22
Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 19:46
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Popel Vooje wrote: Markoid wrote: You young people know nothing! Apart from the classic albums, there are some strange oddities in the Bowie canon. I suggest you check them out.
I'm not slagging his pre-"Space Oddity" stuff - some of it (like say "Sell Me a Coat", "Karma Man", or "London Boys") is quite lovely. The "Space Oddity" album itself is mostly pretty charming, especially "Letter to Hermione" which is about as confessional as he ever got. Some of the more obvious Anthony Newley pastiches are a tad too whimsical for my tastes (and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Syd Barrett fan).
Nonetheless, if you're inferring I'm one of the "young people" - thanks for the backhanded compliment - but I don't deserve it as I'm 46!
I'm not even talking about the 60's stuff. I'm talking about some of the odd stuff he sang later on.. like Brecht, Jacques Brel, even with Bing Crosby!. See above.
I'm just a few years older, but been obsessed by the man since I was 7 years old. I saw him live at Murrayfield Stadium when I was 14 or 15. In the pissin rain. Supported by The Thompson Twins and also Icehouse.
What a day! As they say, it changed my life...forever!
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keith a
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Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 20:09
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thesweetcheat wrote: I've never actually heard Never Let Me Down...
The title track is good
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keith a
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Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 20:11
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Popel Vooje wrote: I plumped for "Low" in the end, although for me it was an extremely close run between that and "Hunky Dory".
They're probably my two faves, too. Though Diamond Dogs is creeping up on them!
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Toni Torino
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Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 21:19
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keith a wrote: Popel Vooje wrote: I plumped for "Low" in the end, although for me it was an extremely close run between that and "Hunky Dory".
They're probably my two faves, too. Though Diamond Dogs is creeping up on them!
I went for Station To Station.
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keith a
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Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 21:56
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Toni Torino wrote: keith a wrote: Popel Vooje wrote: I plumped for "Low" in the end, although for me it was an extremely close run between that and "Hunky Dory".
They're probably my two faves, too. Though Diamond Dogs is creeping up on them!
I went for Station To Station.
Good call. I went for Low in the end. Shame The Next Day wasn't there!
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Markoid
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Edited Jan 06, 2017, 03:23
Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 05, 2017, 23:26
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I like the odd stuff, but if you had to push me, I would say 'The Man Who Sold The World'.
The man and his band basically invented metal music. What a great album. Up there with Black Sabbath and beyond!
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carol27
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Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 06, 2017, 10:03
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I can't choose. Piscean..fisheses swimming in opposite directions; it's bloody murder:)
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Toni Torino
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Re: Your fav Bowie album (6 Music Poll)?
Jan 06, 2017, 10:09
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carol27 wrote: I can't choose. Piscean..fisheses swimming in opposite directions; it's bloody murder:)
I'm Piscean, I zoomed right in. Like a focused guppy.
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