Sophrosyne
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So long David.
We hope you are happy somewhere in the stars.
We hope you are happy somewhere in the stars.
His music didn't pass me by. I listened to it and understood it and I got it. I just didn't think it was that special. Some of t was but a lot of it was technically and lyrically not that good, or, in language that the masses would understand, rubbish.As an Eagles as well as a Bowie fan I don't agree. As composers and performers they are huge losses, but Bowie was so much more than "just" the music. That's what seems to have passed some people by.
The content of my post did though.His music didn't pass me by.
Harsh words for this hour of the morning!The content of my post did though.
Before my day.I always got the impression with Bowie that people loved or hated his music with very little middle ground. In my own time at school (and no it wasn’t as far back as the hedge schools) there was a group who were into the pop music of the day, a group in the Rory Gallagher scene and out of a class of twenty there were two Bowie FANATICS.
Before my day.
Rory died in 1995 and didn't make nearly as much of an impact on the world as Bowie. I prefer his (Gallagher's) music though.Delighted for you that you have youth on your side but sorry to hear you have no knowledge of the great Rory Gallagher.
Also the fact that Bowie was born in 1947 and Gallagher was born a year later in 1948 makes your " before my day " comment a little confusing.
I know I'm late to the party but I wanted to add my views on David Bowie. Not only was Bowie an incredible performer and recording artist, but in my opinion, he and Elvis Presley, changed the pattern of popular culture. Up until Elvis Presley, performers stood motionless on stage, bobbing their head or toe tapping Beatles style. Black artists like Little Richard and James Brown were tearing it up but black music was not accepted by the masses in the 50's and 60's. When Presley adopted the same approach to performing, it set the world alight and opened the door for black artists. Presley triggered a new way for artists to perform. Bowie took it further. Not only did he introduce theatre and characters to a rock audience. He did so in an androgynous and camp fashion. Smashing down boundaries not previously even questioned. He was also the first white singer to perform on the American TV programme Soul Train. The first downloadable single offered by a major artist was Bowie's "Telling Lies" in 1996. He was the first music artist to float on the stock exchange. I could go on.
The genres of music he frequented ranged from Folk to Jazz, Electronic to Drum'n'Bass, Rock to Soul, and even Reggae. As a result, his influence was, and remains to be unrivalled. I've been lucky to have seen Bowie live 10 times and regardless of whether you liked his music or not, your record collection would look an awful lot different had it not been for David Bowie.
I disagree. To me he was overrated and most of what he produced was rubbish. Some gems in there alright but my god what dross had to be waded through to get to them.I know I'm late to the party but I wanted to add my views on David Bowie. Not only was Bowie an incredible performer and recording artist, but in my opinion, he and Elvis Presley, changed the pattern of popular culture. Up until Elvis Presley, performers stood motionless on stage, bobbing their head or toe tapping Beatles style. Black artists like Little Richard and James Brown were tearing it up but black music was not accepted by the masses in the 50's and 60's. When Presley adopted the same approach to performing, it set the world alight and opened the door for black artists. Presley triggered a new way for artists to perform. Bowie took it further. Not only did he introduce theatre and characters to a rock audience. He did so in an androgynous and camp fashion. Smashing down boundaries not previously even questioned. He was also the first white singer to perform on the American TV programme Soul Train. The first downloadable single offered by a major artist was Bowie's "Telling Lies" in 1996. He was the first music artist to float on the stock exchange. I could go on.
The genres of music he frequented ranged from Folk to Jazz, Electronic to Drum'n'Bass, Rock to Soul, and even Reggae. As a result, his influence was, and remains to be unrivalled. I've been lucky to have seen Bowie live 10 times and regardless of whether you liked his music or not, your record collection would look an awful lot different had it not been for David Bowie.