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R.I.P. David Bowie

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nayan Jan 2016 9:34am, 12 Jan 2016 46 posts	Quote Pin nayan Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Stardust, R.I.P.
Frobester Jan 2016 9:50am, 12 Jan 2016 26,092 posts	Quote Pin Frobester Rest in Peace, mate. His music had a profound impact on my formative years. I'm just a tiny bit disappointed to see a bit of "fan competing" going on - people trying to demonstrate how much of a "true fan" they are because they were there at the beginning, or they knew his house in Brixton, and so on - surely if he had an effect on you and you loved his output you were a fan, no matter how many or few albums you owned, or how many or few gigs you went to. Also, I'm sure as most here know, I hold no candle for Cameron, but I've read that "twitter isn't having it", as in lots felt that he can't be a fan (presumably because he's a Tory). Feck's sake, give him a break. We're all fans, no more or less than each other.
Frobester Jan 2016 9:54am, 12 Jan 2016 26,093 posts	Quote 1 pin Frobester Oh, and before I forget, I watched the Lazarus video last night. Really difficult to watch without tearing up, hard work to watch but a lot makes sense now.
The Teaboy Jan 2016 9:57am, 12 Jan 2016 13,374 posts	Quote Pin The Teaboy I didn't read Cameron's statement as anything other than a general recognition of Bowie's contribution - standard expected tribute dished out by a party PR writer. Certainly no statement of whether he was a fan or not. I'm just one of those people who was gradually working their way back through the material they hadn't really discovered (too young to have been around or aware during his classic years in the 70s) but can't help but recognise the influence he did have on so much of the music I do love.
Frobester Jan 2016 10:01am, 12 Jan 2016 26,094 posts	Quote Pin Frobester A friend of mine the other day posted up on FB the first Bowie song he listened to, and invited others to do the same. His was Blue Jean, mine was Ashes to Ashes, 3 albums prior.
Jono. Jan 2016 10:11am, 12 Jan 2016 3,651 posts	Quote Pin Jono. Bowie along with many others - were one of those acts appearing on top of the Pops who you're parents looked were aghast at - this was surely an endorsement of why you liked them or bought their music. which in its self was strange as my mom and dad went to see the Beatles and grew up listening to Rock n' Roll - anti authoritarian in its self. I suppose we all become our parents, to some degree. Molly J (my daughter) is into rock music but she has quite a wide range of musical tastes - she doesn't follow the bieber worshippers of her generation. and whilst younger people may just think that our fawning over the death of a 69 year old man is slightly amusing, no one, simply no one will be talking about Bieber, one direction, little mix and the current bland pop bands in 40 - 50 years time.
Frobester Jan 2016 10:27am, 12 Jan 2016 26,095 posts	Quote Pin Frobester You're right about the disposability of the current lot, Jono. I was sent this this morning, looking at the artwork behind his album covers, some interesting facts behind it all... designweek.co.uk
The Teaboy Jan 2016 10:47am, 12 Jan 2016 13,377 posts	Quote Pin The Teaboy Interesting twist that. Our parents deriding stuff we listened to for being too weird or far out there and us now commenting on the current generation as being too bland!
TRO Saracen Jan 2016 11:01am, 12 Jan 2016 12,070 posts	Quote Pin TRO Saracen Just thinking about THOSE moments on Top of the Pops, where it hits you right here taps heart, often accompanied by howls of indignation from your folks (sealing the deal). Life influencing moments. Totally get the impact, and the number of people that Bowie's Star man performance in 1972 had that effect on. Way too early for me, it has to be at the right point in your life as well. Mine was undoubtedly The Smiths, This Charming Man right in the middle of the Wham/Duran etc era.
mulbs Jan 2016 11:26am, 12 Jan 2016 11,599 posts	Quote Pin mulbs I initially inherited a love of Bowie's music from my elder sister who had a fair few albums (along with a liking for Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and Eagles' Hotel California), was lucky to have seen him at Wembley once and had a 6ft tall Aladin Sane poster in my first house for years after getting the nice man at HMV to give it to me (the poster that is). My teen and his younger brother were raised on Ziggy Stardust and HUnky Dory and can sing along to Kooks with the best of them. I've been listening to Blackstar this week, firstly because it had some airplay before his death and now because it has a different context and I think it's right up there with the best of his work. Laughing gnome always made me smile rather than wince and always will. Now I'll lose the respect of all Bowie fans by admitting that the artist I have most albums of is Prince