| 8th September 2007 11:24 AM |
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| Jethrostone |
I'm getting into David but I'm not sure which of his albums I should get next. Here is what I own so far:
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Anyone know what I should get next? |
| 8th September 2007 11:33 AM |
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| Erik_Snow |
quote:
Jethrostone wrote:
I'm getting into David but I'm not sure which of his albums I should get next. Here is what I own so far:
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Anyone know what I should get next?
.....from 1970-1985 :
Better get:
Diamond Dogs 1974
Station To Station 1976
Heroes 1977
Low 1977
Lodger 1979
Scary Monsters 1980
All these albums are absolutely superb.
Avoid:
Pin Ups 1973 (IMO a very uninteresting album)
Young Americans 1975 (2-3 great ones, rest is unbearable)
Tonight 1984 (2 great songs, rest is crap)
Never Let Me Down 1985 (crap)
In-between:
The Man Who Sold The World 1970 (highly regarded by some, but in my ears; it sounds dated and too moody)
Let's Dance 1983 (slick and dull at times, but contains 4-5 great "pop" songs...)
[Edited by Erik_Snow] |
| 8th September 2007 12:09 PM |
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| lotsajizz |
even the two on the avoid list have their moments.....I'd say avoid Let's Dance and Blue Jean |
| 8th September 2007 12:16 PM |
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| Erik_Snow |
quote:
lotsajizz wrote:
even the two on the avoid list have their moments.....I'd say avoid Let's Dance and Blue Jean
Yes I agree, just like Rolling Stones - there's good moments at all albums. ...apart from "Never Let Me Down". |
| 8th September 2007 12:19 PM |
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| _Boomy_ |
You should get it ALL.
Even the latest stuff ("Heathen", "Reality") is pretty damn good. |
| 8th September 2007 12:53 PM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Jethrostone wrote:
I'm getting into David but I'm not sure which of his albums I should get next. Here is what I own so far:
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Anyone know what I should get next?
Rule of thumb. Get everything released in the 70's (well, up to and including 'Scary Monsters' (my personal fave) in 1980 to be precise)
Erik's 'must buy' list basically matches mine.
[Edited by Gazza] |
| 8th September 2007 01:13 PM |
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| CraigP |
Considering that I've owned my parent's cassette copy of "Let's Dance" for years, it's not surprising that
'Young Americans'(1975) was the first album by Bowie that got me hooked.
Alot of Bowie fans dislike it, but it's sure as hell alot better than some of his other material.
There have been times when it's been on my turntable for weeks!
Then I discovered Ziggy and I was blown away.
The other's I've yet to hear in full, such as
Daimond Dogs as well as Station to Station.
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| 8th September 2007 01:25 PM |
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| Dan |
quote:
Jethrostone wrote:
I'm getting into David but I'm not sure which of his albums I should get next. Here is what I own so far:
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Anyone know what I should get next?
In order:
1. Outside
2. Scary Monsters
3. Low
4. Diamond Dogs
5. Station To STation
6. Young Americans
7. Heathen
8. Heroes
9. Earthling
10. Lodger
11. Lets Dance
12. Reality
13. Tin Machine
14. Buddha Of Suburbia (if you can find it)
15. Black Tie White Noise
Am I forgetting everything?
and I think Iggy Pop's Lust For Life and The Idiot almost count as Bowie albums too.
You can also go to Dime A Dozen to download this show I just put up:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=161529&hit=1 |
| 8th September 2007 01:40 PM |
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| pdog |
quote:
Dan wrote:
In order:
1. Outside
2. Scary Monsters
3. Low
4. Diamond Dogs
5. Station To STation
6. Young Americans
7. Heathen
8. Heroes
9. Earthling
10. Lodger
11. Lets Dance
12. Reality
13. Tin Machine
14. Buddha Of Suburbia (if you can find it)
15. Black Tie White Noise
Am I forgetting everything?
Yeah... Ziggy Stardust!!! |
| 8th September 2007 01:44 PM |
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| cabledogg2 |
Ya gotta get "stage" it is superb! |
| 8th September 2007 01:47 PM |
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| Chuck |
Not a Bowie album per se, but Mott the Hoople's 'All the Young Dudes'(1972) was produced and arranged by him, he plays sax on it, and he wrote the title track, which became a minor hit.
'Momma's Little Jewel', 'Sucker', 'One of the Boys', 'Jerkin Crocus', and 'Ready for Love' are fun, hard-rocking songs---some of the best the 70s had to offer, in my opinion.
Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs really shine on this one.
[Edited by Chuck] |
| 8th September 2007 01:50 PM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
pdog wrote:
Yeah... Ziggy Stardust!!!
he already has it! he's asking what to get next! |
| 8th September 2007 02:41 PM |
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| Torn and Frayed |
Get "The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions." It is a collection of Bowie songs done in Portuguese. Definitely worth a listen. |
| 8th September 2007 02:46 PM |
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| pdog |
quote:
Gazza wrote:
he already has it! he's asking what to get next!
Damn... I'm a friggin' moron! |
| 8th September 2007 02:51 PM |
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| mojoman |
as mentioned previously everything up scary monsters is a classic besides the early anthony newley inspired efforts.
man who sold the world is a very heavy disc. the low/heroes/lodger sequence is also killer. |
| 8th September 2007 03:16 PM |
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| lotsajizz |
2003's "Reality" was very good..other than that I avoid the post-"Scary Monsters" (also my personal fave) albums like the plague |
| 8th September 2007 03:21 PM |
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| Erik_Snow |
I think the only terrific Bowie album after Scary Monsters is "Heathen"...that's a magnificent one.
A lot of Bowie fans loves the Outside and Earthling albums,
and I have tried and tried; but I can't really get into them.
"Reality" is like A Bigger Bang; it doesn't grow on me!
Not bad, not good, just hidden in-between |
| 8th September 2007 11:14 PM |
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| TomL |
Get em all and make your own decision. I am hoping he will hit the road soon. |
| 8th September 2007 11:17 PM |
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| robpop |
quote:
TomL wrote:
Get em all and make your own decision. I am hoping he will hit the road soon.
Tom, did you get my response to your Pittsburgh question? |
| 8th September 2007 11:43 PM |
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| mojoman |
quote:
cabledogg2 wrote:
Ya gotta get "stage" it is superb!
ditto!!! available only as an import for years the remaster which came out a couple years back is very nice. adrian belew on guitar who didnt tour again with bowie till 1990 |
| 8th September 2007 11:48 PM |
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| mojoman |
quote:
Erik_Snow wrote:
I think the only terrific Bowie album after Scary Monsters is "Heathen"...that's a magnificent one.
A lot of Bowie fans loves the Outside and Earthling albums,
and I have tried and tried; but I can't really get into them.
"Reality" is like A Bigger Bang; it doesn't grow on me!
Not bad, not good, just hidden in-between
tin machine was quite good. it was great to see bowie in a club. oy vey baby!!! |
| 8th September 2007 11:53 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
Station To Station
Ziggy Stardust
Heathen
And I haven't done a line of cocaine in my life. (Lucky me?) |
| 8th September 2007 11:55 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
quote:
TomL wrote:
Get em all and make your own decision. I am hoping he will hit the road soon.
Good thought. |
| 8th September 2007 11:55 PM |
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| MrPleasant |
quote:
mojoman wrote:
tin machine was quite good. it was great to see bowie in a club. oy vey baby!!!
Another good thought. |
| 9th September 2007 06:47 AM |
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| guitarman53 |
most all albums except the ones where he had more commerical success, Let's Dance/Tonight/Never let me down.
Anyone interested in downloading audio & video torrents, here is one of many sites.http://zigs.proboards57.com/index.cgi?
Welcome To Reality - Home |
| 9th September 2007 09:12 AM |
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| jaymze |
Scary Monsters is a great CD, I especially love the singles that he released from it.
Lets Dance are great CD as well, it is a bit "pop" but it did the job with boosting his career. I'm a big CHIC/Nile Rodgers fan so I guess I'm a bit biased with that choice. |
| 9th September 2007 12:03 PM |
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| keith_tif |
For me OUTSIDE it's the best bowies' album .
On this album, he takes many risks because it's a very non commercial album.
But to like it, you should listen and listen it.
It's a album with a real atmospher.
And when Bowie made this album, he was more than 50 years old.
Imagine the Stones making a such album after 50 or still after 30 years old...))) |
| 9th September 2007 08:01 PM |
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| Wide As The Clyde |
"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" was Bowie's last truly great LP. ""Heroes"", "Low" and "Lodger" are often referred to as 'the Eno trilogy', and are all really good records. "Young Americans" is criminally underrated, as it's easily as well conceived and executed as "Ziggy". "Aladdin Sane" was always going to suffer, critically, in the shadow of it's predecessor. "Diamond Dogs" is superb. "The Man Who Sold The World" is nearly great, again it is done no favours by the accessibility and popularity of "Hunky Dory", but it's mostly a better and more coherent record. "Stationtostation" is the sound of the cocaine running out, but is brilliant.
"Stage" is essential, "David Live" thoroughly missable.
[Edited by Wide As The Clyde] |
| 9th September 2007 08:07 PM |
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| stonedinaustralia |
station to station
low
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| 9th September 2007 08:34 PM |
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| Dan |
quote:
Wide As The Clyde wrote:
"Stage" is essential, "David Live" thoroughly missable.
In lieu of "David Live," I would recommend "A Portrait In Flesh" currently being seeded over at Hunger City.
http://www.hungercity.org/details.php?id=3950&hit=1
It's toward the end of the Diamond Dogs tour (still had the full staging) but already started recording "Young Americans" and had the expanded band with backup singers (including Luther Vandross). Quality is great, performance amazing and unique. |
