David Bowie - R.I.P.

Riposa in pace bella gigante.

Starman

Not so much a shock about his death, more a shock to myself at how I let the news settle in, as I'd wondered how I would feel when I was faced with this news. Bowie has had such a profound impact on my life since I was 13 and to say I was a massive fan would be an understatement. I've followed his life  almost to bordering on being obsessive. What I can say without any shadow of doubt though is that, along with my wife and family, he's helped shape me to be the man I am, and for that he will always have my gratitude. His legacy is much, much more than his music. For me he has been the greatest living icon, and I'm proud that although the earth is 4.5 billion years old, I've been lucky to live on it at the same time!

RIP David

The news of the death of David Bowie came as a shock to me and I feel he was a lot more then just a famous musician.  In the 70's his music had direct effect on me in my impressionable age and he was considered at school as the latest coolest artist where a lot of my friends liked to repeat part of his lyrics as some were so risque at the time.  I liked his early material (up to Diamond Dogs) and his album Alladin Sane was insanely good.  

I am stunned and saddened and at a loss for words at the death of my favorite artist. The first record, and they were always records, except for Earthling, I bought of his was Scary Monsters. I listened to it over and over. I still listen to it 35 years later. I then discovered and purchased and listened to most of the rest of his then catalogue: The Man Who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Pin-ups, Diamond Dogs, Station to Station, Low, Heroes, Lodger. For Halloween my freshman year at college I painted my face (had my face painted) as Aladdin Sane. I was fortunate enough to see him live on the Let's Dance tour. Through Bowie I was introduced to other artists: Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Adrian Belew, Brian Eno. I never met Mr Bowie in person but apparently we attended the same Iggy Pop show at the Peppermint Lounge in 1982. I am sorry I never met him. Words cannot express the loss I feel.

A moving tribute from Rick Wakeman on Radio 2:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03f8qql

I have been somewhat taken aback about how moving and profound I have found the passing away of David.

In many ways it has moved me more so than when John was killed back in 1980.

Richard

Been listening to all my Bowie lps since his death. His wife Iman posted a message "Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory".

How true. I've never listened to so many in such a short space of time.

Bowie never stopped to be relevant to me. Always followed his amazing career, always listened to his works, through his life and mine, starting in 1975 circa. Some of his works shaped my musical tastes and culture, now  I can clearly see it. Thank you, Thin White Duke.

Just settled down to my first listen of Blackstar. Unmistakably Bowie. Too early for a real opinion. I did wonder if I would have bought it had it not been for his passing. There were only a few left in HMV on the rack. In the end, it was the least I could do. RIP.

Dave

The first post in this thread said another legend dead. Wrong. The legend is dead.

I was never a fanatic Bowie fan as most of my friends were ( including my SO ) but loosely followed his music for last 40 years. This silk screen print was a wedding gift from an artist friend of ours back in 1983. My first encounter with his music was 'Young Americans' which contained Fame. I liked it enough I bought his next album Station to Station, ( wish I still had this ), wasn't too nuts about next two which were 'Low' and 'Heroes'. And I didn't really listen to his music till I got married to a Bowie fan (who claims 'The Man who Sold the World' is *the* best Bowie album)  and 'Let's Dance' was huge then at a main stream dance club scene. I recall blasting the album on a Sony TT. 

My next purchase of his record was not till 2002 ( Heathen ) Which I thought was an odd little album. Then we were stunned with his release of 'The Next Day' 10 year later. I bough it partly because it was released as a vinyl but also curious what he was up to.

He was always a trend setter and what a classy stylish way he exited this world.

Thanks for the video he really was funny, but that voice is like no other, deep and resonant. I was in College in Colorado and the small dance clubs played some of his songs. Now we're talking cow town bars and  and my friends were trying to deny the rumors that Elton was gay....

I  did buy Ziggy at one point and followed the instruction on the back to PLAY VERY LOUD.  In college  my folks moved to Detroit and Panic in Detroit was on the radio every other hour. LOVED that song. I only have his ChangesOne album which is really nice. I play it for a friend who comes over and helps me clean and do projects.  He sits on the couch after work and sings to it, a nice time had by all.

I do follow some of the 'out there' art scene and when I saw the latest videos for Darkstar it astounded me that, slowly climbing into the closet, he was uber theatrical to the end when he was saying goodbye. Amazing

Additional recordings ahead:

http://consequenceofsound.net/...leased-posthumously/