David Bowie

David Bowie-David Bowie is definitely the second most influential musician on here, and the only reason he's second to the Velvet Underground is that they influenced him. I don't really love his mid-late '60s stuff (what I've heard of it, anyway), but his Ziggy Stardust album and persona in 1972 is definitely my favorite era for him. After that, I like the futuristic, forboding, dark-yet-catchy rock of the Diamond Dogs era as well. Since he has pursued so many different musical styles, some of them are BOUND to suck. And when he changed from Diamond Dogs to Philly Soul, with no warning whatsoever, he proved my theory correct. The only thing that made this forgivable was that after becoming poor, being addicted to cocaine, and being creatively destitute, he went to Berlin, and afterwards worked with everyone's favorite Ambient pioneer and non-musician, Brian Eno. I have not heard an extensive amount of their work together, but what I have heard, I like alot. After that, there was Scary Monsters, which, also from what I've heard, was good. However, in 1982, he released Let's Dance. I'm still not sure if I forgive him for that.

His new electronic-rock stuff is okay, although Earthling makes me feel completely empty and vacuous inside. And the worst part is, I don't think it's supposed to.

Links:

Teenage Wildlife- for all your Bowie needs.

BowieNet

MIDIs:

The Man Who Sold the World

Ziggy Stardust- Screwed up eyes 'n' hairdo, God-given ass, and everything.

Suffragette City- from Ziggy Stardust.

Moonage Daydream- Also from Ziggy.

Soul Love- THE most underrated Ziggy song. A horrible MIDI, though.

Rebel Rebel- from Diamond Dogs. Used in a car commercial. ~_~

Ashes to Ashes- What you're hearing now. From Scary Monsters, 1980.

Warszawa- A great ambient/ instrumental piece from Low. Very, very depressing. Watch out.