David Bowie - over-rated or justifiably hated?

What's the name of the song at the end of Labrinyth (yes, I realize that's the third different spelling of that word I've put forth so far)?

Anyway... The track at the end was called 'As The World Falls Down', if I remember correctly, and it was actually rather good. One of the two good tracks in the film. 'Underground' was also good.

Sadly, though, all the good tracks were completely negated by 'Magic Dance'. Sample lyrics: 'Tell me about the babe/ What babe/ The babe that cast the spell/ What spell/ Power of voodoo/ Who do?/ You do/ Now tell me about the babe...' Oh dear.

And to clear a certain assertion back up there up, I do own _The Dark Crystal_ on DVD, sure, but not _Labyrinth_. Not yet, anyway. ;-)

HOWEVER... I do have to say that that Fire Dance song is the *BEST* track that Olivia Tremor Control never recorded. Call Elephant 6 now!!!!

Bill

obv he's he a v.textural music-maer — esp.since tangling with eno, but actually he already was — so uses the permutable specifix of his "backing band" to strong local identity effect: but again, HOW he does this changes a lot less than what he can do with it.

that was "the gospel according to tony day." and it's the only listenable thing he did pre-"space oddity." (nb to momus: your post upthread about bowie's sixties stuff inspired me to get that deram anthology. but that stuff's just awful! i mean, "we are hungry men?" and the belches after it?)

PS New new digital revamp of "Ziggy: The Motion Picture" is Mick Ronson's finest hour and a half.

Let's talk about Bowie. I want to talk about Bowie. Is the "David Live" album any good?

Not very, no.

Sorry to sound all "rockist," but "over-rated or justifiably hated," without a "good-to-great" option? Seems wrong.

He's overrated by those who think he can sing, sure.

'stage' is the live album to get. adrian belew!

belew 'em all off the stage, didn't he

last interesting round of ilm bowie chat was here:

BOWIE VS STEELY

Stage is rather bad. Live, Bowie is best seen rather than heard.

That is to say, it works better with the visuals. There was an amazing '77 concert at Muzikladen on the Youtube a while ago, but it got taken down once Matrixsynth picked up on it

I really like David Live. The total inhumanity and coldness of the record appeals to me and is ideal for him. In a way it's his Metal Machine Music if we're talking depersonalisation. It's as if he's stranded on Mars and all his songs are in a lay-by in Stanmore.

Let's talk about Bowie. I want to talk about Bowie. Is the "David Live" album any good?

eh it's alright. Stage is ten times better.

is that really great version of "Blackout" on Stage? Blackout Live is Bowie POV for sure

Is it safe to say that David Bowie is one of those artists with NO DISCERNABLE INDIVIDUAL SONGWRITING STYLE, from album to album? I don't know if this means he's very diverse, or just a corporate whore.

In my mind, I'd say, there's a very tangible sense of Bowiesque songwriting.. All of his songs have a sort of simplicity and, excluding his more abstract material, melodic verve. I'd say it's harder to reconcile "TV EYE" and "Candy" being written by the same man than it is "The Man Who Sold the World" and "Ashes to Ashes." I think Bowie's lyrical style is a dead giveaway, too. Did anyone ever notice that "Fantastic Voyage" and "Boys Keep Swinging" are the exact same chords and song structure with different songs on top? I always thought that was a remarkable feat of songwriting, and one he pulled off ina very unique way.

Also Red Money/Sister Midnight

Thought I saw an ad for a new album today but it turns out it's just a release of that VH1 thing he did around when hours... came out. I guess he's just going to relax and do random backing vocals from here on in or something.

The thought of someone hating David Bowie DOES NOT COMPUTE.

My mom told me a little bit ago the 'Ashes to Ashes' was playing on the hospital room TV while she was in labor & she was annoyed bcz my dad was paying attention to it and not her. I don't blame him!

While she was in labor...WITH ME!!!

I miss his original choppers, tho.

My favorite site untouched by time.

More specifically: http://areaology.com/area.html

I listened to Reality for the first time in ages. A very good record – a lesser Lodger, of which it's a thematic and aura cousin.

(xxxpost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtrjZRQ8TzU

While she was in labor...WITH ME!!!

"Abbott to Abbott..."

You don't say.

Something tells me he's trying to look like an "American".

a young one at that.

RETURN OF THE THIN WHITE DAD

throwing darts in photog's eyes

"You know, before I go to the reviews section to find out what exciting acts are coming up from the underground...let's just check where Uncut put me on this 100 icons thing."

might as well, right?

The Top Ten
1. Dylan, Bob – Highway 61 Revisited
2. Presley, Elvis – Heartbreak Hotel [7”]
3. Beatles – She Loves You [7”]
4. Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction [7”]
5. A Clockwork Orange (film)
6. Godfather / Godfather Part 2 (films)
7. Bowie, David – Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
8. Taxi Driver (film)
9. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the…
10. Prisoner [TV series]

He's reasonable enough that I bet his only quibble with the six above him is A Clockwork Orange

http://images.thegauntlet.com/pics/manson-fuck.jpg

Hi, I'm Marilyn Manson, please don't take my picture! (But please do, because I am Marilyn Manson, boo!)

What the shit, get that out of here.

Looks like he and Jonathan Davis can go on the "Where's My Metabolism" tour.

What's he doing to that little kid's hand?

he tore the arm off at the socket

It's actually the prehensile tale of his trained pet devil pig.

dude with camera filming while kid gets dismembered...