The absolute king of music. No one will ever better what he did. Legend.
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The absolute king of music. No one will ever better what he did. Legend.
Only started to listen to him over the last few years and he was the best of his generation. :agree:
Nah, not for me. Too many piss poor songs on every album, he did have some fantastic ones too, but for me he's a very good artist, but way over hyped. :wink:
Agreed. His greatest hits reel is excellent but there's a lot of self indulgent crap in his back catalogue. I do love how he stayed fresh and re-invented himself though and I regret never seeing live. A great artist and showman, yes. King of music? Sorry but he doesn't come close to Prince for that accolade.
Christ, another thread I don’t remember starting. At least this ones better than the one on the main board.:embarrass
Depends who you are talking to I suppose. Like all art and entertainment its all personal therefor there are no right answers, no metrics that prove anything. It's just down to personal taste. There's a caveat. Anyone supporting Hearts is clearly a moron.
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I like how this has turned into a ‘hes not very good’ thread.
I love Bowie. Favourite song currently? Wild is the Wind.
Totally agree. Leading up to the Millennium there was a gold rush for journos to list their favourite albums (or whatever) and the fashion for quantifying stuff has never abated. The idea the album format is the be all and end all when it comes to music also get's my goat. Most of those "5 star" albums bummed up in the press turn out to be gash.
I sometimes read a list of someone's "Top Ten Ever" and think wtf!! - that's maybe the persons favourites but in no way can it ever qualify as an objective list of great music, so then I think "each to their own".
I love about 6 or 7 albums by Bowie and at the same time there's quite a few I wouldn't give earspace ever again (looking at you, Tin Machine). The cultural impact of his singles far outweigh his long form output for all but a few.
My favourite music is whatever I am listening to and enjoying at the time.
I ****ing love Bowie, but I could easily use all of those phrases to describe parts of his work and career. Apart from a period in the 80s (his Phil Collins years, as he described them) he tended to be pretty daring for a mainstream pop star which inevitably did result in cringeworthy, pish poor self-indulgent crap. However, the best stuff he produced was some of the greatest pop music ever made - and he had pretty consistent periods of being at the top of his game.
The moment when he bursts into chorus in “Life On Mars” is the greatest moment in music history.
Nope, I'm sorry, I've checked and it's defo when he goes into the chorus on Life on Mars. I'd love to change it, but it's just a scientific fact.
I don't make the rules.