10at10 Club
Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Here'sToYa! on January 10, 2016, 10:59:39 PM
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Stunned
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6836502/david-bowie-dies-at-age-69-after-battling-cancer
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Stunned
I think that applies to all of us.
RIP.
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Stunned
I think that applies to all of us.
RIP.
Ditto - I thought the Captain's suggestion for a 10@10 set had to do with his birthday.
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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/11/david-bowie-dies-at-the-age-of-69
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Now, 12+ hours later, I'm still kind of reeling from the news of his passing. This is probably the biggest celebrity death since Robin Williams, and for me the biggest musical loss since George Harrison.
(http://www.classicposters.com/images/BGP176wm.jpg)
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Now, 12+ hours later, I'm still kind of reeling from the news of his passing. This is probably the biggest celebrity death since Robin Williams, and for me the biggest musical loss since George Harrison.
(http://www.classicposters.com/images/BGP176wm.jpg)
I was just thinking that r/ music - Bowie is certainly the biggest name since Harrison to pass (although, one could argue for Whitney Houston).
Edit: Actually, now that I've had a second to think about it, Michael Jackson would have to qualify.
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...and the stars look very different today.
I was wondering if Bowie might not be the most important British solo artist ever. (by definition I'm excluding former Beatles)
Who else even joins the conversation? Elton?
fwiw, Dred will be playing an hour of Bowie from 9-10 tonight.
ETA: They were even talking about this on KNBR 680 this morning, among other things pointing out that we have Bowie to thank for the expression "Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am"
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They were even talking about this on KNBR 680 this morning, among other things pointing out that we have Bowie to thank for the expression "Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am"
actually, the phrase pre-dates Bowie by decades. Deam Martin had a song by that title in the '50s.
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Who else even joins the conversation? Elton?
I'd probably add Eric Clapton and Elvis Costello as well, but I think Bowie would win the debate.
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Who else even joins the conversation? Elton?
I'd probably add Eric Clapton and Elvis Costello as well, but I think Bowie would win the debate.
Yep, that's a tough one. I keep thinking "Townshend. No,wait,he was in the Who. Plant was in Zeppelin." Lots of amazing British artists, but most of them were in bands.
And yes, I'd forgotten about Michael Jackson. The reaction to his passing was about this level.
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I'm going apeshit on Bowie's discography. So much to adore. Tony Visconti for president! Carlos Alomar gets a cabinet position just for the licks on Fame.
I'm listening to his Deram label self-titled 1967 debut. So very Moodies meets the showtune side of Steve Marriott - I wonder if they ever met over laying the same bloke? Some Keith West and CERTAINLY Giles Giles & Fripp in there, too. ([Or vice versa, more likely, given the timing of the respective records referred to.)
I listened to Space Oddity last night on headphones, which was unsettling. The stereo separation revealed vocal harmonies that I had never heard before. He's singing dual tracks, one left ear, one right. I think I like the mono version of this.
"Mono works in every case, bitches."
-- Abraham Lincoln
ok, onward...
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...Carlos Alomar gets a cabinet position just for the licks on Fame.
from http://davidbowienews.com/2014/08/exclusive-carlos-alomar-qa-carlos-answers-the-questions-you-sent-in/
Hi Carlos,
If you were stranded on an Island, and you could have just one Bowie song to play, which one would it be?
C A/ Well, that’s easy… Somebody up there likes me. For many reasons…The total experience of first meeting David and finally working with him. Plus, David’s’ vocal performance is stellar. My wife Robin Clark and my best friend Luther Vandross are singing background vocals, so it’s easy to see why this song (to this day) pretty much expresses my gratitude for my life.
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This one is especially hard. He seemed outside of time. I never imagined a world without Bowie.
Which is dumb, of course. He wasn't an elf, immortal and magical. Maybe I read too much fantasy...
Given that I read too much fantasy, my lasting impression is of Bowie as "elven". Slightly alien, constantly casting illusions, he was always questing towards ... whatever the f*ck elves quest for. The next magical thing, I guess. He started his own ISP - that was pretty cool. It's only a metaphor.
Anyway, if he makes it to the Grey Havens, he can hang out with Frodo.
Seriously, though, RIP David. I don't even know how to deal.
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This one is especially hard. He seemed outside of time. I never imagined a world without Bowie.
Which is dumb, of course. He wasn't an elf, immortal and magical. Maybe I read too much fantasy...
Given that I read too much fantasy, my lasting impression is of Bowie as "elven". Slightly alien, constantly casting illusions, he was always questing towards ... whatever the f*ck elves quest for. The next magical thing, I guess. He started his own ISP - that was pretty cool. It's only a metaphor.
Anyway, if he makes it to the Grey Havens, he can hang out with Frodo.
Seriously, though, RIP David. I don't even know how to deal.
Well said
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Who else even joins the conversation? Elton?
I'd probably add Eric Clapton and Elvis Costello as well, but I think Bowie would win the debate.
Musically, Elvis. Celebrity-wise, hard to say.
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I just came across this on YouTube, Bowie's first TV performance in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY5a3Un3y8g
But this is even more remarkable: David Jones at the age of 17 being interviewed on the BBC for having founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men. No, seriously!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5zxeLwUSdk
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PBS frequently airs a wide variety of musical programming, however I thought this
would be of particular interest here:
David Bowie: Five Years
An intimate account of five pivotal years in David Bowie's extensive career, with each
year illustrating his inspiration and where his groundbreaking ideas led him as an artist.
The film starts with 1971 and the creation of Ziggy Stardust; moves on to 1975, the year
of the Young Americans and the Thin White Duke; 1977 and the release of the influential
albums Low and Heroes; 1980, the year of Ashes to Ashes, one of the most iconic songs
of the decade; and 1983, the year Bowie had unprecedented commercial success with
the release of Let's Dance. It features a wealth of unseen footage and interviews with
his closest collaborators and charts Bowie's continual evolution through various roles,
making him an icon of our times.
Duration: 58:25 STEREO TV14
Upcoming Broadcasts:
KQED 9: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 -- 10:00pm
KQED 9: Sat, Feb 13, 2016 -- 4:00am
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PBS frequently airs a wide variety of musical programming, however I thought this
would be of particular interest here:
David Bowie: Five Years
An intimate account of five pivotal years in David Bowie's extensive career, with each
year illustrating his inspiration and where his groundbreaking ideas led him as an artist.
The film starts with 1971 and the creation of Ziggy Stardust; moves on to 1975, the year
of the Young Americans and the Thin White Duke; 1977 and the release of the influential
albums Low and Heroes; 1980, the year of Ashes to Ashes, one of the most iconic songs
of the decade; and 1983, the year Bowie had unprecedented commercial success with
the release of Let's Dance. It features a wealth of unseen footage and interviews with
his closest collaborators and charts Bowie's continual evolution through various roles,
making him an icon of our times.
Duration: 58:25 STEREO TV14
Upcoming Broadcasts:
KQED 9: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 -- 10:00pm
KQED 9: Sat, Feb 13, 2016 -- 4:00am
This is excellent. It's been on Showtime for quite a while.