Author Topic: RIP David Bowie (Read 11278 times)

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:57:49 AM »

Wow, RIP David.

Tom Bombadil · « **Reply #36 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:02:10 AM »

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #37 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:12:13 AM »

Never really listened to Bowies albums besides his classic songs but i'm well aware of his influence on pop music and how loved he was for tons of artists and fans around the world.

Listening on Blackstar right now.

RIP Bowie

FlyingBIZKIT · « **Reply #38 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:40:12 AM »

Haven't really discovered much of his music yet except for a handful of songs, but I like what I've heard. I'm going to check out The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.

Rest in Peace, David.

TL · « **Reply #39 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:41:02 AM »

This one really hits hard. I was literally listening to a big Bowie playlist last night while working on some things.

Loss of a legend.

Tick · « **Reply #40 on:** January 11, 2016, 07:45:52 AM »

So sad. Such a legend!

vazquez · « **Reply #41 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:04:44 AM »

Very sad. A giant.

CharlesPL · « **Reply #42 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:11:20 AM »

Very sad news. R.I.P.

RESPECT

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #43 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:32:51 AM »

Sacul · « **Reply #44 on:** January 11, 2016, 08:59:05 AM »

I was listening to Blackstar yesterday, thinking how awesome is that such an old man could craft an excellent albums like it. And then this. Fuck.

SwedishGoose · « **Reply #45 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:59:58 AM »

Just ordered Blackstar... have a couple of his earlier records and meant to get this. It was an obvious choice today...

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #46 on:** January 11, 2016, 10:03:24 AM »

Just went through Blackstar.

The hype is real, this album as a strange vibe to it... I'm not able to describe it per se, but it does feel as the culmination of a world-changing musical career. A nice balance between his older styles and a more modern/experimental edge, it's truly a worthy goodbye album.

The news hit me harder than I thought! I wasn't born yet when John Lennon was killed, but I guess people felt a little bit like this, like the world just lost a positive force.

TioJorge · « **Reply #47 on:** January 11, 2016, 10:05:29 AM »

I hadn't heard a whole lot of his material but I did really like a handful of his songs... but it was still a shock to hear, especially since I've been hearing news of Blackstar just releasing. He was a supremely talented being, both in music and otherwise; fantastic actor to boot and seemed like a genuinely nice person with an awesome personality.

I'm sad to see him go.

ozzy554 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 11, 2016, 10:36:02 AM »

Was never really a fan but there is no denying the talent that he had.

R.I.P

Outcrier · « **Reply #49 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:10:04 PM »

Couldnt believe when my mom told me she heard this on the radio, had to see for myselft in the internet to see if it really was truth and, yep, it was. Fucking sad, was just listening to Blackstar a day before, thinking how great it was

RIP David Bowie, will forever be remembered as one of the greatest songwriters to ever live.

seasonsinthesky · « **Reply #50 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:39:13 PM »

He left us with, imo, his best, most refined album and artistic statement. As he would, and only he could.

MirrorMask · « **Reply #51 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:43:18 PM »

Not a fan at all (I simply never got a chance or the interest to actively follow his music) but he's one of those huge music personalities that you can't be indifferent to. And I hate that horrible, bastard disease that is cancer that strikes famous and unknown people alike, my uncle died of that and I'm sure many around here have a relative or an acquintance that succumbed to that disease.

Respect for a man that left his undeniable mark on rock music and, to put it on a lighter note, since I never really followed his music my memories of him are all mostly about his junk flaunted in front of a teenager Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth

DragonAttack · « **Reply #52 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:44:48 PM »

In the Queen world, there's certainly a lot of heart felt emotions. David and Annie Lennox's 'Under Pressure' was one of the best performances at Freddie's Tribute. As for the 'artist' in Bowie, I had to watch 'Ashes To Ashes'. Loved that video for some reason.

PixelDream · « **Reply #53 on:** January 11, 2016, 12:48:42 PM »

I've always been a casual fan, but by pure coincidence I was getting into him quite a lot lately. 'Let's Dance' was definitely my jam last week, I loved the new singles and record, and as a matter of fact, I was just playing his track 'Fame' with my band yesterday night.

Prog Snob · « **Reply #54 on:** January 11, 2016, 01:03:16 PM »

I'm listening to one of his collections right now. He really did make some unique and brilliant music.

TAC · « **Reply #55 on:** January 11, 2016, 01:53:15 PM »

David Bowie is one of those artists that while I am not into his music, I have immense respect for.

Definitely very sad indeed and I sympathize with all of his fans.

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #56 on:** January 11, 2016, 02:29:24 PM »

Quote from: DarkLord_Lalinc on January 11, 2016, 10:03:24 AM

Just went through Blackstar.

The hype is real, this album as a strange vibe to it... I'm not able to describe it per se, but it does feel as the culmination of a world-changing musical career. A nice balance between his older styles and a more modern/experimental edge, it's truly a worthy goodbye album.

The news hit me harder than I thought! I wasn't born yet when John Lennon was killed, but I guess people felt a little bit like this, like the world just lost a positive force.

Just listening through now. I hear a massive Scott Walker influence, the title track sounds a lot like Cossacks Are. But Bowie was very open about how much he admired Scott, covering Nite Flights in the 90s

TL · « **Reply #57 on:** January 11, 2016, 02:40:14 PM »

It's so surreal that he's gone.

I think I always just assumed that he'd be the one to hit the lights at the end of the universe.

TAC · « **Reply #58 on:** January 11, 2016, 02:49:17 PM »

Is Blackstar his new album?

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #59 on:** January 11, 2016, 02:58:40 PM »

Yes, it is. One of my teenage sons has already listened to it, and has been asking me what I'm waiting for! He says it's really good.

Sacul · « **Reply #60 on:** January 11, 2016, 04:31:07 PM »

Oh it is. It's dark and solemn, but also quite experimental. It's a potential AOTY imo.

bl5150 · « **Reply #61 on:** January 11, 2016, 04:36:12 PM »

Quote from: TAC on January 11, 2016, 01:53:15 PM

David Bowie is one of those artists that while I am not into his music, I have immense respect for.

Definitely very sad indeed and I sympathize with all of his fans.

Ditto.............my main memory is the joy that Labyrinth brought my little sister. She was reeling off entire scenes from the movie last night on the way home from Nightwish when we heard the news.

I would struggle to name more than a handful of his songs off the top of my head but he would be one of those artists where (when reminded) I would know a lot more than come to mind immediately. Even so , I admire his achievements and can't question his influence.

Shattered Glass · « **Reply #62 on:** January 11, 2016, 05:28:50 PM »

I once heard a bootleg of Bowie, Ronson and Wakeman playing during the Hunky Dory era - before Ziggy, where he still really hadn't ascended to full stardom. I think it was basically just them playing in front of a handful of poeple, acoustic. The recording was so otherwordly, so poetic, so strange.

When I saw the news, I couldn't believe it, but could believe that this is how he would have wanted to leave us - a bit of drama and a fond adieu. I had my Bowie phase a few years ago, but the affection will always be there. Hunky Dory Bowie will always be my favourite, although I loved his latter albums, his tin machine noise (and Reeves Gabrels!), and Ziggy of course. But Hunky Dory is just a freak out, and also, it always reminds me of the beach, and (for different but similar reasons) also the life aqautic with steve Zissou.

Rip DB.

KevShmev · « **Reply #63 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:10:01 PM »

I don't listen to Bowie that much, but I do love Low (terrific record) and songs from many other albums. Definite legend; he will be missed.

R.I.P.

chaossystem · « **Reply #64 on:** January 11, 2016, 11:18:02 PM »

Ashes to ashes...funk to funky...

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #65 on:** January 12, 2016, 02:35:24 AM »

Goblin king, Goblin king...

Stadler · « **Reply #66 on:** January 12, 2016, 09:09:33 AM »

You know, with the passing of several rock "greats" in the past couple years (Dio, Lemmy...) you see a sort of pattern: they pass, and in the first couple days you hear how great they were as human beings (even if they weren't), you hear how influential they were, etcetera... but at the end of the day, the average soccer mom has no idea who Ian Kilmister was, and hasn't heard even a snippet of Rainbow's "Stargazer" or "The Last In Line".

I realize Bowie was bigger than that, but I didn't realize HOW "bigger" until these last few days. He made the nightly news. Stern spent almost a whole show talking about him, in the most reverent of terms. I'm a respectful fan (meaning, I respect him far more than I actually "like" his music, though I have "The Singles Collection" set and it rules, HARD), but I'm suitably impressed by how he has transcended just "rock music".

millahh · « **Reply #67 on:** January 12, 2016, 09:22:43 AM »

I cannot think of anyone who has managed to create such art (and such an artistic statement) out of their own death.

I got Blackstar this morning. Only three tracks in (hooray, short commute!), it really is strange, beautiful, alien and familiar all at once. King Crimson fans should check it out...not for riffs, but for the unsettling electronic-tinged avant-jazz feel.

GedGeddNGeddy · « **Reply #68 on:** January 12, 2016, 09:33:31 AM »

Rest in peace to a legendary and revered artist. I've loved Bowie since I was a kid. Unbelievable.

Evermind · « **Reply #69 on:** January 12, 2016, 09:48:27 AM »

Quote from: Stadler on January 12, 2016, 09:09:33 AM

You know, with the passing of several rock "greats" in the past couple years (Dio, Lemmy...) you see a sort of pattern: they pass, and in the first couple days you hear how great they were as human beings (even if they weren't), you hear how influential they were, etcetera... but at the end of the day, the average soccer mom has no idea who Ian Kilmister was, and hasn't heard even a snippet of Rainbow's "Stargazer" or "The Last In Line".

I realize Bowie was bigger than that, but I didn't realize HOW "bigger" until these last few days. He made the nightly news. Stern spent almost a whole show talking about him, in the most reverent of terms. I'm a respectful fan (meaning, I respect him far more than I actually "like" his music, though I have "The Singles Collection" set and it rules, HARD), but I'm suitably impressed by how he has transcended just "rock music".

Speaking of that, and also a bit of the perspective of someone not from Europe and USA, I don't think there were loads of news in Russia about the deaths of a lot of rock and metal stars, for example Lemmy (as great and influential as he was) got only a few short videos in the mass media here. David Bowie, however, made the news on almost all the central channels and he appeared on the newspapers front pages and every reporter I saw and read was praising his work immensely.

He was huge indeed.

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Author Topic: RIP David Bowie (Read 11278 times)