Mike Oxlong Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 I was listening to his new album last night, so shocked. Blackstar seems quite prophetic now actually. http://youtu.be/y-JqH1M4Ya8
Leicesterpool Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Wasn't a big fan of his music but a very nice guy, such sad news R.I.P
Bellend Sebastian Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 :( Poor old Mick Ronson (in the lovely gold jumpsuit, for those not familiar with him) only got to 46, also dying of cancer way back in 1993. I was really sad about that at the time - he played on all of my favourite Bowie albums
foxoffderby Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Was'ent a fan a bit before my time. But appreciate his legacy RIP
Bettsj2 Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 So gutted at this. He was a true great and his death is an unfortunate reminder of what we no longer have in music these days.
foxes876 Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Before my time also but my folks were always playing his stuff so grew up listening to him a lot. Really sad to see he's passed.
Raw Dykes Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 The word 'genius' gets thrown around these days, but in his case, it's not too strong. He was always reinventing his image and sound, and his hits span a wide range of genres. A real shame to lose such an influential figure in music.
Rincewind Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 I saw something on FB. Thought it was a joke. 'David Bowie returns Home' - Daily Thump. One of my favourites. He did so much for music and inspired many artists.
notnow john Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Very sad,listened to his music for forty odd years,didn't like it all but he was the only artist from the seventies,who always had something new to say. Agree with Sir Alf about Heroes.
Rincewind Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 This is not as bad as I thought it would be. Normally very satirical articals. http://newsthump.com/2016/01/11/david-bowie-returns-home/
UPinCarolina Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 It's obvious now that 'Blackstar' is a sonic last will and creative testament. Off to listen to it on the drive to work. "Time takes a cigarette, and puts it in your mouth..."
Chryatis Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 So, so sad. Grew up listening to and buying his music. Saw him live at Wembly and Cardiff Arms Park. Absolutely gutted.
Rocket-Ron Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Rest in space David One of his lines on girl loves me ( which is on his new album ) says "Where the **** did Monday go?" very poignant.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Nice eulogy from Suzanne Moore of the Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/11/my-david-bowie-alive-forever I did snigger when reading the list of artists and visionaries that he made her aware of, one of whom was 'Kemp', and I wondered if that was Ross Kemp. I'm a child of the 70s but unfortunately too young to have been about when he became a big deal (Bowie, not Ross Kemp). Read anyone's biography or account who paid attention when he emerged into the public consciousness and it seems he really was enormously significant to folk, in terms of opening people's eyes to artistic possibilities and whatnot. It's probably a bit of a cliché but that TOTP performance that Fox92 posted is one that you hear a lot of people saying that they saw it and suddenly everything changed for them. I was indifferent to his 80s output as I was growing up, but I was relatively young when I started getting into his 70s stuff and although I had lots of compilations and greatest hits stuff from previous eras, it did bring to my attention that people had made whole albums of stuff in the past that was every bit as satisfying to own and listen to as what happened to be about at that time, so that was massive for me. That's what I tell my nieces when I lock them in the coal cellar with a copy of Aladdin Sane (albeit with nothing to play it on) and an instruction to open their minds. Their crying for hours on end is simply indicative of a lack of moral fibre as far as I'm concerned
Out Foxed Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Actually gutted (didn't know he was ill). One of the greatest ever, an absolute genius. someone who had a friend at his label, told me he had cancer 3 years ago. so not sure of the timeline
purpleronnie Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Very sad, he always looked so young. Liked some of the stuff he did 'Davy Jones and the Lower Third', and with 'the King Bees' and some of the 80's stuff. R.I.P.
inckley fox Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Terrible one, this. I've always had a bit of a Bowie obsession, 'Station to Station' - and recently 'Blackstar' - were always the songs I'd annoy visitors with. Just yesterday I had a bit of a Bowie marathon at home. The one great thing is that he went out with 'Blackstar', which is as good a song as I've heard in the last few years. If, like me, his best years are a bit before your time, I strongly recommend you stick 'Quicksands' or 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide' on now, and you'll know why this is such a sad loss.
Fox92 Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Terrible one, this. I've always had a bit of a Bowie obsession, 'Station to Station' - and recently 'Blackstar' - were always the songs I'd annoy visitors with. Just yesterday I had a bit of a Bowie marathon at home. The one great thing is that he went out with 'Blackstar', which is as good a song as I've heard in the last few years. If, like me, his best years are a bit before your time, I strongly recommend you stick 'Quicksands' or 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide' on now, and you'll know why this is such a sad loss. 'Rock n Roll suicide' is one of my favourite Bowie tracks.
shen Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 My mother, father, stepfather and my sister in particular, were all fans of his, and while I didn't mind his earlier stuff as a kid, I certainly did not understand the 'genius' description. In my teens, he released the Outside and Earthlings albums, which I came to appreciate much more. I gained enormous respect for Bowie as an artist because he wasn't scared to go off the beaten track and potentially ruin his image. Those albums were never huge successes in a popular or commercial sense, yet they are the albums of his that I treasure most. He will never be my favourite, but he's continuously be one of the artists I hold in my very highest regard.
Countryfox Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 Was just listening to him on my iPod ! ..... RIP DB.
UPinCarolina Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 I highly suggest listening to "Lazarus" off of 'Blackstar' - possibly watching the visual that goes with the song. The man wrote it for today, I have no doubt.
Babylon Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 I highly suggest listening to "Lazarus" off of 'Blackstar' - possibly watching the visual that goes with the song. The man wrote it for today, I have no doubt. His long time producer said they knew a year ago what was coming and that the album was a parting gift to fans. He said his death, like his life is a work of art.
ousefox Posted 11 January 2016 Posted 11 January 2016 He stopped performing before I started listening to him which is a huge shame because he was one of the few remaining artists I would have paid a lot of money to see live.
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