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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 10, 2020 8:51:10 GMT -5
Hard to believe.
He was such a musical force of nature.
And he just may be the one who reinvented himself more times than any other performer in history. He covered so many musical styles from glam, to psychedelic, to disco, rock, soul, punk, new wave, funk, pop, jazz, and more. It's a long list and there is so much great music in there to be enjoyed. And his influence is still powerful in many forms of modern music.
Rest in peace, Mr. David Jones.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 10:06:25 GMT -5
Of the scores of great artists that have passed, I, inexplicably, think of him and his music more than anyone else.
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Post by LM on Jan 10, 2020 10:15:41 GMT -5
When I heard Tom Petty passed away two years earlier, I could NOT believe it. I would've sworn it had been six months.
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Post by jhawkr on Jan 10, 2020 11:15:49 GMT -5
Bowie was such a mammoth talent.
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Post by LM on Jan 10, 2020 11:33:30 GMT -5
I didn't know for the longest time that he came up with the guitar hooks for Rebel Rebel and Ziggy Stardust.
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Post by GmanNJ on Jan 10, 2020 11:46:33 GMT -5
he also played the sax. That was David Sanborn on Young Americans but Bowie was known to play the sax in early live shows for this one
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Post by Sharkie on Jan 10, 2020 14:43:02 GMT -5
One of my all time favourite artists. I saw him in the late 80’s - Glass Spider Tour (with Frampton playing guitar).
RIP Thin White Duke.
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Post by LesTele on Jan 10, 2020 21:05:42 GMT -5
I love his music. He was a one off.
I think Mick Ronson deserves some credit for a lot of the Ziggy period riffage.
He wasn’t that hot on the sax. Check out a track by Steeleye Span, a folky rocky ensemble. Bowie plays the sax solo at the end of a cover of To Know Him Is To Love Him. Excruciating!
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 10, 2020 21:33:23 GMT -5
Back in the 80's I had the pleasure of meeting Mick Ronson, hanging out with him in the studio as he produced an EP for a friend of mine and chat with him at a bbq at my friends. Hard to believe he would be gone a few short years later. When Bowie died my Ronson encounter seemed an age ago. Now it seems impossible it's been 4 years.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 10, 2020 22:36:14 GMT -5
Mick Ronson is one of my heroes. He never overplayed, and everything he did was exactly what the tune needed to work. He was also an arranger, easily on par with Jimmy Page. But not just guitar...Ronson also arranged for horns, woodwinds, and keys. Hard to believe he's gone too.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 10, 2020 22:53:07 GMT -5
Here's one of the tunes Mick produced for my old friend. I'm guessing this was around 1986-87. Linn drum, very 80's, and I believe Ronson did all of the I instruments.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 11, 2020 11:30:59 GMT -5
That was *very* 80's. Very Mr. Mister-like.
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Post by LesTele on Jan 11, 2020 14:08:33 GMT -5
I can recommend ‘Beside Bowie : The Mick Ronson Story’. I caught it on Netflix and it reinforced my belief that he was a humble and gifted musician/arranger.
He also toured with Dylan on The Rolling Thunder tour. In the recent film (Netflix too) he rarely appears but when he does, he makes an impression.
I miss Bowie too.
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Post by gbfun on Jan 12, 2020 2:18:40 GMT -5
R.I.P. Bowie. You surprised and impressed greatly, and ultimately influenced many.
I see him as a rare high level, open minded, creative ARTIST who expressed himself with music and fashion and attitude, with an emphasis on ARTIST. Truly remarkable indeed. Is he in the rock and roll hall of fame ? He should be !
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Post by LM on Jan 12, 2020 8:50:43 GMT -5
I heard an interview with Bowie way back when and he said the Ziggy Stardust character was not based on his personality, and he was never gay nor androgynous. Ziggy was invented to draw attention to the music. He said he knew he wasn't a great singer (his words) so he needed something extra to gain notoriety. The theatrics were that vehicle.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 12, 2020 10:18:50 GMT -5
Bowie was so far from my musical tastes but I've always been a sucker for pop music hooks and the song that grabbed me was Starman. I beg to differ with Mr. Jones however. I think he was a great singer, particularly the "throaty Bowie" as a Detroit DJ used to say.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 12, 2020 11:35:14 GMT -5
Funny you mention that, because Iggy Pop made a record or two where (I think) he was trying to sing like Bowie and less like his crazy nutty self. They both ran in the same circles, and both were authentically original.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 12, 2020 11:42:25 GMT -5
Starman is a masterpiece of a tune. The chords and the melody are like a little symphony. If you haven't yet learned it on guitar, give it a shot. Fun to play!
Here's a recent tune by Arctic Monkeys; the Bowie Influence is strong in this one. If you don't watch the vid and simply listen, it sounds even more like Bowie.
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Post by cagey on Jan 12, 2020 15:50:03 GMT -5
I saw Bowie in concert in 2004. Fantastic show. His voice held up through the years in a way that most don't. Ziggy is one of my all time favourite albums.
I was also fortunate to see Mick Ronson in 1979 when he was playing for Ian Hunter. Another great show
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