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No Stairway to Heaven
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by Zseni 07/07/2007, 6:54am PDT |
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Jerry Whorebach wrote:
The sexualization of your own children doesn't have to involve "bad touching." It could manifest itself as a pattern of seemingly-innocent behaviour, such as leaving sexually explicit material around the house, or taking your daughter as your "date" to an office party. But I don't care about that anymore, now I'm interested in Bowie.
I'd like to get into his music, but I don't have the disk space to just download his entire catalogue. Can you recommend a combination of two or three compilations and/or essential albums that give a nice overview of his better work? Thanks!
Jeez Jerry, two or three Bowie albums? Geez. Jeez.
The first Bowie I ever bought is the Sound + Vision compilation. It's a fine place to start and I still keep it myself because of some of the rare tracks.
You can pick your albums based on the tracks you liked on Sound + Vision except - the compilation stops sharp at 1980. After that, things started getting weird.
2 post-1980 albums to get if you're: more comfortable with things you're familiar with
Let's Dance
Hethen
No surprises here! Just pop and revisitation!
2 post-1980 albums to get if you're: more interested in things that are inherently interesting
1. Outside - this is still my favorite David Bowie album.
Baal
Outside is a big sprawling electronic mess and Baal is from Bowie's one-off appearance in a televised Bertolt Brecht play. He's in staggeringly appropriate voice for the occasion.
3 post-1980 albums to get if you're: looking to forge new territory
Reality
Never Let Me Down
Tonight
I've never listened to any of them. I listened to hours... once but I've forgotten it, so you can add that one too, if you like.
2 post-1980 albums to get if you're: looking for less of a balls-out Bowie extravaganza
The Budda Of Suburbia (soundtrack)
Labyrinth (soundtrack)
OH YES I SAID LABYRINTH. Even though it's beyond ridiculous, even though it involves Him kicking around muppets, you can see the bones and hear the voice of the magnificent ballads from Outside here. The structure is all there, it's just - tarted up. Buddha Of Surburbia features a couple of first-run efforts at Outside, but couched in less arcane musical terms. Anyway these are both very safe ways to dip your toe into the post-Teenage-Wildlife world.
4 David Bowie albums to get if you want to skip the compilation completely:
Ziggy Stardust
Heroes
Let's Dance
1. Outside No, I don't trust you with that album. Get Earthling instead. It's much more approachable. |
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Bands I hated even though people I wanted to be friends with recommended them by to me, Zseni 06/26/2007, 8:49pm PDT 
Bands I hated even though people I wanted to be friends with recommended them by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/26/2007, 8:57pm PDT
a musical interpretation of the Cable Brothers posting. by Zseni 06/26/2007, 10:56pm PDT
The part where you stopped in the middle of the first song on Funeral is coincid NT by Fullofkittens 06/26/2007, 9:16pm PDT
dentally where I stopped reading your post. (Some bizarre confessional angle) NT by Fullofkittens 06/26/2007, 9:17pm PDT
Using two subject lines is the internet equivalent of parking in two spaces. by Jerry Whorebach 06/26/2007, 9:56pm PDT
You can park in two spaces at Zsenimart (it's not even OPEN) NT by Fullofkittens 06/26/2007, 10:22pm PDT
I have lenient policies because I have interesting customers. by Zseni 06/26/2007, 10:38pm PDT
I don't need Arcade Fire fans reading my precious posts. NT by Zseni 06/26/2007, 10:10pm PDT
The other problem with the arcade fire by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/26/2007, 10:21pm PDT
That's a white orc, with white problems. NT by Zeus Carver 06/27/2007, 1:27am PDT
Hey Zeus, this a friend of your's? NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/27/2007, 9:46am PDT
Re: Bands I hated even though people I wanted to be friends with recommended the by Jerry Whorebach 06/27/2007, 5:54am PDT
Re: Bands I hated even though people I wanted to be friends with recommended the by Zseni 06/27/2007, 10:03am PDT
Zsensi posts from the heart, like BDR. We fall in love with people like that. NT by Quentin Beck 06/27/2007, 7:52pm PDT
Re: Bands I hated even though people I wanted to be friends with recommended the by Jerry Whorebach 07/06/2007, 11:04pm PDT
Let's Dance NT by Modern Love is the pinnacle of his 07/06/2007, 11:06pm PDT
Just get Changes (his best of). NT by Jhoh Cable :( 07/07/2007, 3:16am PDT
Changes: not terrible by motherfuckerfoodeater 07/07/2007, 8:36am PDT
Re: Changes: not terrible by I need clarification 07/07/2007, 1:40pm PDT
Re: Bands I hated even though people I wanted to be friends with recommended the by Zseni 07/07/2007, 6:54am PDT
Review: Sound+Vision by Jerry Whorebach 07/11/2007, 2:07am PDT
You've had almost three years to get over the Arcade Fire. by 2004 06/27/2007, 10:08am PDT
Whoa, you guys never answered my question about tweeness. by Zseni 06/28/2007, 4:19am PDT
Short answer: because heavy rock and rap has been the mainstream for awhile. NT by Fullofkittens 06/28/2007, 6:14am PDT
Or just rap, and raprock. NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/28/2007, 6:41pm PDT
I AM GOING TO SEE THE WHITE STRIPES ON SUNDAY by Ray of Light 07/06/2007, 11:42pm PDT
He's not really her brother, he's her ex-husband. They just pretend :) NT by Jerry Whorebach 07/07/2007, 1:03am PDT
Everyone knows this. Ray looks a fool. NT by Quentin Beck 07/08/2007, 4:55am PDT
He's sensitive about his looks. NT by Thanks to Sassy. 07/08/2007, 4:56am PDT
Everyone who's read their Wikipedia entry, like I have. NT by Wikipedia Brown 07/08/2007, 7:03am PDT
You're proud of your knowledge of White Stripes lore. NT by Cool people, laughing. 07/08/2007, 9:33am PDT
They were good! by Ray of Light 07/09/2007, 7:32am PDT
Turn the tables. Take the tall person dancing. by Quentin Beck 07/09/2007, 6:45pm PDT
It turns out we all hated Steven Seagal's music. NT by Maybe... maybe we should break up? 06/28/2007, 11:53am PDT
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