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John Gargo 
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 09:59 |
This is NOT a thread petitioning to get David Bowie into the archives... let me say that again, THIS THREAD IS NOT MEANT TO PETITION DAVID BOWIE INTO THE ARCHIVES!!!! Ok, with that out of the way...
I think David Bowie is one of those artists who's music would appeal to proggers, especially his material through the 70s. He went through a lot of different periods, from early folk-rock to glam, but I think THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD and HUNKY DORY (among others) are very much heavily influenced by progressive rock. Are there any other fans here?
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 10:47 |
Yes, I am a big fan of Bowie. especially his 70's material. Ziggy Stardust is
one of my favorite albums of all time 
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 11:08 |
Ziggy Stardust, Station to station and the berlin trilogie (Heroes, Low, Lodger) are all great.
Actually everything up ontill 1980 is very good. I just bought the Deram Anthologie and it is great, far better than I expected.
I've always been a big Fan of David Bowie. It appears he has released a DVD from his latest concert series, I heard it is prettie good, so I'll be buying that shortly.
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 14:00 |
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 14:40 |
I am a big,big fan of Mr Jones' work during the 70's and have always maintained that he is progressive.His music was continuosly looking forward and was within it's own framework experimental and surely that must be considered progressive.His music is challenging and he never allowed his audience to settle see the differance from Station to Station to Low I love his early albums Space Oddity Hunky Dory(top ten album of all time in my humble opinion) and the man who sold the world all solid albums very progressive and very well written I say thanks for bringing him up John!!!
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 14:45 |
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 14:52 |
I'd include 'Scary Monsters' in the list of great Bowie albums, not least because Fripp added some truly blood curdling guitar to about half the songs.
I haven't enjoyed much of his stuff since, but his back catalogue from 1970-82 is pretty unimpeachable.
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Captain Fudge
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 15:00 |
Space Oddity sounds very proggy! 
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Teenage sucks hard -- Emo sucks even harder
Epic. Simply epic.
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 15:03 |
One of his creative peaks  
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 15:06 |
 Captain Fudge wrote:
Space Oddity sounds very proggy! |
And apparently Rick Wakeman plays a Bontempi chord organ on it - how prog is that!
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Spanky
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 16:38 |
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I only own 'Heathen' and the 'Slow Burn EP' but I really like them.
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Posted: February 15 2005 at 17:39 |
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Man Who Sold the World definately. Apparently inspired by hearing T2's Deram album It'll All Go Well in Boomland
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Rob The Good
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 01:34 |
Rick Wakeman plays keyboards on the Hunky Dory album!
Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Diamond Dogs & Heroes are my favourites! They're fantastic!
"This ain't rock 'n' roll! This is genocide!!"
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Emperor
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 02:10 |
John Gargo wrote:
This is NOT a thread petitioning to get David Bowie into the archives... let me say that again, THIS THREAD IS NOT MEANT TO PETITION DAVID BOWIE INTO THE ARCHIVES!!!! Ok, with that out of the way...
I think David Bowie is one of those artists who's music would appeal to proggers, especially his material through the 70s. He went through a lot of different periods, from early folk-rock to glam, but I think THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD and HUNKY DORY (among others) are very much heavily influenced by progressive rock. Are there any other fans here?
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Yes, I'm the one
I guess Bowie is one of the most intelligent and interesting persons on the history of Rock Music. Even not less Prog-bands were influented by Bowie's ideas, maybe developed them...
Unlike John Cargo I think that the most Progressive period by Bowie were the 1976-1980 years, when he's drowned in so interesting and tasteful experiments with collaboration by Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, young Adrian Belew...
My personal favorite albums by Bowie are HEROES and LOW - both by 1977.
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I Prophesy Disaster...
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 02:13 |
I also like UNDER PRESSURE (Bowie + Queen) so much! Excellent thing!
BTW, has anybody heard his latest album (2003). It's very good once again!
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I Prophesy Disaster...
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 04:23 |
tuxon wrote:
Ziggy Stardust, Station to station and the berlin trilogie (Heroes, Low, Lodger) are all great.
Actually everything up ontill 1980 is very good. I just bought the Deram Anthologie and it is great, far better than I expected.
I've always been a big Fan of David Bowie. It appears he has
released a DVD from his latest concert series, I heard it is prettie
good, so I'll be buying that shortly. |
A agree with Tuxon 100% with this. the Berlin Trillogy is magnificent
of only for the fact that both Eno and Fripp were involved. I bought the Low Symphony by Phillip Glass and that is excellent too.
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sigod
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 04:24 |
Captain Fudge wrote:
Space Oddity sounds very proggy! |
That's got Wakeman on Mellotron hasn't it?
How 'bout those Mellotrons eh?
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 06:43 |
Station To Station also appeared on a film "Wir Kinder von Bahnhof". I remember reading the book and watching the movie some 15 years ago, really impressive (about a young girl becoming a drug-prostitute).
Station To Station is definetly a progtrack (doesn't make Bowie prog of course) great music!
I go and listen to it now.
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 08:43 |
Diamond Dogs is great too I'm more and more convinced Bowie is a progressive rocker 
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Posted: February 16 2005 at 15:34 |
tuxon wrote:
Station To Station also appeared on a film "Wir Kinder von Bahnhof". I remember reading the book and watching the movie some 15 years ago, really impressive (about a young girl becoming a drug-prostitute).
Station To Station is definetly a progtrack (doesn't make Bowie prog of course) great music!
I go and listen to it now.
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I think that was released in the UK as Christiane F - part of it was filmed at a Bowie concert, I think from the tour which produced the live album Stage.
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