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Bowie dies aged 69.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:10 am
by BobTheDog
Yet more bad news.
Very sad.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:52 am
by Bachus
For me, he was of the same level as Jimmy Hendricx and Freddy Mercury... One of the greatest minds in modern music history..
So innovative...
Luckilly he left us so much to remember his legacy in all the greatness he deserves...
Farewell Ziggy, may your star shine for ever bright..
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:34 pm
by PianoManChuck
His latest music video "Lazarus", which was released 4 days before his death was almost like he wrote his own obituary:
https://youtu.be/y-JqH1M4Ya8
I don't know of any others that could keep the creative writing up while dying of cancer. What spirit! What a loss!
RIP
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:45 pm
by voip
He knew of his illness for well over a year so it will have infused his lyrics. As always, the lyrics are enigmatic, but there are plenty of candidate lines in his songs.
Sad to hear of his passing.
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:48 pm
by EvilDragon
PianoManChuck wrote:I don't know of any others that could keep the creative writing up while dying of cancer. What spirit!
Freddie Mercury was practically unable to move at the latest stage of AIDS, yet he was still laying down vocals till the last possible moment in the studio, to give the rest of the guys as much material to work with after he's gone. That, coupled with generous shots of vodka along the way!
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:56 pm
by Dniss
My very first rock concert in 1977.
A very sad news.
RIP
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:37 pm
by Jamie Munro
Sad times
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:32 pm
by Derek Cook
Sad news about one of the innovators. I didn't like everything he did, but the guy had the drive, ambition and vision to keep reinventing himself.
Space Oddity, Life On Mars, Rebel Rebel, Scary Monsters, Ashes to Ashes, Let's Dance, etc. all completely different (as opposed to Status Quo making a career out of the same song).
The first two are my all time favourites of his (with a certain Mr Wakeman on keys), and I had the privilege of playing Space Oddity live in my Echoes band. At Wakeman's "Journey To The Centre of the Earth gig I went to in 2014, they did a stripped down version of Life On Mars, just him on piano and "Mrs Strictly" on vocals. Even in the raw it is a powerful song with a beautiful chord sequence.
Recently, first Lemmy (quite an articulate gentleman, who just happened to live fast, hard and loud, but came up with one of the best metal songs ever - Ace Of Spades) and now Bowie. Who is next?
Rest In Peace David
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:21 pm
by Hooked On Sonics
Wow, in shock and sadden. Such a talent and inspiration.
I remember standing in line at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia in 1974 to buy tickets to see the Spiders from Mars ... standing in that line was an event in itself.
Still remember folks sporting the Ziggy haircut in schools and around the malls ...
And the stars look very different ... toooooodaaayyyyy
Read recently that the heavy Saxphone riffs on Suffragette City wasn't a Sax at all, it was an ARP, didn't see that coming.
Ahhhhhhhhh, WAM BAM ............. Thank you man!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:56 am
by Broadwave
Such a sad, sad loss. I was always a huge admirer, but "Low" was the album that really introduced me to synths and how emotive they could be.
A true musical genius and maverick
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:10 pm
by ahutnick
Mick Ronson who was a very key player in Bowie's success made an album when he was very ill and managed to finish that album before he passed away. Without Ronson Bowie may have been a one-hit wonder.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:35 pm
by voip
A posthumous release; powerful, evocative:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIgdid8dsC8
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