Gengachu
31st March 2006, 05:01 PM
Well, do you?
I think he's brilliant. Every album sounds different, but almost all of them are great. He started out doing folk music on his two self-titled albums(the second one usually referred to as Space Oddity), but after that he was totally unpredictable. My favorites are Outside and Scary Monsters. Outside is a concept album and sometimes referred to as his industrial album. It was a comeback of sorts, as he hadn't made any notable albums in almost 15 years, but it's become my favorite album of his. People criticize it because their are little intermission spoken word songs, but I think they judge add to the album's atmosphere. Scary Monsters was his only great album of the 80s, and the three song run of Scary Monsters-Ashes to Ashes-Fashion is one of the best ever. If you haven't heard his music, I'd recommend Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. Hunky Dory is piano-based and beautiful, and I'm sure you've heard the song Changes before. Ziggy Stardust was his next album and sounded totally different. It's called a glam rock album, but don't let that scare you from listening. If you like classic rock, it's your best bet. Best of Bowie (2 Disc version) is the best place to start if you're unsure what you like. Something for everyone on there, and his singles have usually been pretty great.
What say you guys?
Oh, and Labyrinth is a very bad ass movie. His songs on the soundtrack are good, too.
Edit: Oops, wrong forum. Can a mod move this or something?
I think he's brilliant. Every album sounds different, but almost all of them are great. He started out doing folk music on his two self-titled albums(the second one usually referred to as Space Oddity), but after that he was totally unpredictable. My favorites are Outside and Scary Monsters. Outside is a concept album and sometimes referred to as his industrial album. It was a comeback of sorts, as he hadn't made any notable albums in almost 15 years, but it's become my favorite album of his. People criticize it because their are little intermission spoken word songs, but I think they judge add to the album's atmosphere. Scary Monsters was his only great album of the 80s, and the three song run of Scary Monsters-Ashes to Ashes-Fashion is one of the best ever. If you haven't heard his music, I'd recommend Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. Hunky Dory is piano-based and beautiful, and I'm sure you've heard the song Changes before. Ziggy Stardust was his next album and sounded totally different. It's called a glam rock album, but don't let that scare you from listening. If you like classic rock, it's your best bet. Best of Bowie (2 Disc version) is the best place to start if you're unsure what you like. Something for everyone on there, and his singles have usually been pretty great.
What say you guys?
Oh, and Labyrinth is a very bad ass movie. His songs on the soundtrack are good, too.
Edit: Oops, wrong forum. Can a mod move this or something?