What are you listening to right now? (VOL II)

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My favourite track on this disc is the superb 'Wild Is The Wind', can anyone tell me please, which album this is from? : )

nymph

It's on Station to Station possibly my favourite Bowie disc.

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Originally posted by JamieL:

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Originally posted by naim_nymph:
~<>~ David Bowie - The Singles Collection ~<>~

(Playing Disc 2 of 2 CD-Set)

20. Heroes
21. Beauty And The Beast
22. Boys Keep Swinging
23. DJ
24. Alabama Song
25. Ashes To Ashes
26. Fashion
27. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
28. Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
29. Wild Is The Wind
30. Let's Dance
31. China Girl
32. Modern Love
33. Blue Jean
34. This Is Not America
35. Dancing In The Street - Bowie, David & Mick Jagger
36. Absolute Beginners
37. Day In Day Out

Music to bubble-bath to?... Purchased this double Bowie Singles Collection years ago and it's very good. The only track i don't like is 'Alabama Song' so i usually skip that one.
My favourite track on this disc is the superb 'Wild Is The Wind', can anyone tell me please, which album this is from? : )

nymph

You miss out 'Alabama Song'?????????????

Bowie's version is amazing, but then I probably come at Bowie from a different direction, as I feel anything after 'Scary Monsters....' and before 'Outside' is completely unlistenable.

The opening chords of 'Chine Girl' at the last Bowie gig I saw were notice that it was a good opportunity to go to get some drinks. He did however play the most heart rending version of 'The Motel' at that show, 'Ziggy Startdust' wasn't bad either.

Jamie

Jamie,
I'm with you on the post-Scary Monsters Bowie output. In fact it's ok I guess, but I'm not really that keen on Scary Monsters either. And I love his Kurt Weill covers too.
I'm interested in what you say about 'Outside' though. I'd pretty much given up listening to new Bowie albums by then. Are there some more recent albums that are worth buying in your opinion?

Nymph, and I'm guessing Jamie will back me up on this, I think that all of the following albums are indispensable Bowie and would be hard-pushed to name a favourite:

Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold The World
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Station To Station
Low
Heroes
Lodger

I also like these though less essential:
'Pin-ups' (a whole album of '60's cover versions)
'David Live' (great performance around the 'Diamond Dogs' era though slightly dodgy recording quality)

I even like a lot of his late '60's 'Anthony Newley' style crooning!

Steeve

Clarke/Duke Project 3

on vinyl

ho hum....it's monday morning and I'm sitting in waiting for the gas man to call so...



...seemed appropriate! On vinyl again

Steeve

... another thread on this forum just prompted me to change gears ...

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Originally posted by Lontano:

... the neighbours Lontano, have mercy on the neighbours ...

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Originally posted by Steeve:
Jamie,
I'm interested in what you say about 'Outside' though. I'd pretty much given up listening to new Bowie albums by then. Are there some more recent albums that are worth buying in your opinion?

Steeve

'Scary Monsters' is one of my favourite Bowie albums, but that is party as it is as much a Robert Fripp album for me, even though he is only on six tracks, it really does feature some of his most brilliant playing (Fripp has said this too).

'Outside'(1995) is in a similar territory to 'Scary Monsters' for me, but also with a healthy (or unhealthy) dose of Nine Inch Nails industrial sound thrown in. Incidentally NIN opened for Bowie on the US tout for Outside.

It is produced by Eno, and Reeves Gabrels provides some great noisy guitar work. Mike Garson is back in the band too. It was created from jams, which were edited and refined in to often quite dark songs.

It is a concept album, with a disturbing and dark story about the murder of a young girl as performance art, and the art policeman investigating it. Set at the then future turn of the century.

In 1995 it blew me away, Bowie was back and being creative rather than cashing in on his popularity. With over a decade's perspective it is not as essential as it first seemed, but worth a try.

'Earthling'(1997) is also good, taking his live band from 1996 into the studio, this time very influenced by dance/drum and bass. Not quite as interesting as 'Outside', but very good. Still has that industrial edge.

I think that live his band in 1995-7 was possibly his best, Gail Anne Dorsey- bass, vocals, Mike Garson - Keyboards, Reeves Gabrels - Guitar, and Zachary Alford with some really bashy drumming. He did have some great bands in the 70s, but the mid 90s band was so diverse. There are some great recordings of this period around.

Hours (1999) was a huge let down, it didn't seem to have any focus.

The music press have loved his last couple of albums 'Heathen' and 'Reality', I find them very disappointing. They are safe, no risks like 'Outside' and 'Earthling', they sound like a very good 70s Bowie cover band. I think that is what a lot of people want, safe predictable, easy. I don't see any reason to play these albums, when I can put on 'Ziggy' or 'Aladdin Sane' and hear the real stuff.

For me Bowie is someone creative who challenges and throws out ideas, some you may not like at first, some never, but it seems such a waste when he is just safe and predictable.

I am sure others will have very different views on his music over the years, which is good, he has different sides and appeals to dfferent people through the various types of music he has made.

Hope that helps.
Jamie

Hi Oliver, yes a really upbeat electronic album. If you like New Order and that sort of thing, it is a must.

Cheers

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Originally posted by Mario:
Hi Oliver, yes a really upbeat electronic album. If you like New Order and that sort of thing, it is a must.

Cheers

Thanks Mario, will have to check it out.
PS: Are you going to get the turntable?

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Originally posted by MilesSmiles:
... the neighbours Lontano, have mercy on the neighbours ...

Got to confess I am listening via itunes on the computer and it sounds pretty good I have to say. So the neighbours are ok for a while...

Really like this album...they are playing in town on Sunday

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Originally posted by Steeve:


on vinyl

Steeve

Along with..



also on vinyl, from 1978.

Jono

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Originally posted by Steeve:


but the original 1982 "pay no more than 99p" vinyl version - So there!

Some amazing stuff on it actually..

Steeve

The spoken word bits of Attila and Quentin Crsp stick in my mind. I must dig my copy out, the picture disk version if memory serves.

Jono