Come now. If you had taken 10 years to compose a song, please tell me it would have been better than that bloody dirge that David Bowie has just allowed to escape?
I am a big Bowie fan as well, I even tried to look like him in the early 70's, but give me strength, he must have found this song in Leonard Cohen's dustbin!
Moody, broody and evokes memories of Berlin, where I believe he was when 'Low' and 'The Lodger' were released. Music - like strikers, is all very subjective
I quite liked Little Wonder off his drum n bass album about a decade ago, though it clearly doesn't stand up to the majority of his 70's output. Much like this new one.
the title of the thread threw me a bit - I first thought that Bowie's new track was called 10 Years which would be a bit cheeky as 5 Years was the title of the first track on the seminal masterpiece "Ziggy Stardust". Aladdin Sane was his last great album the odd track here and there since has been ok but Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust are classics with "The Bewlay Brothers" my favourite alltime Bowie track.
Given his health problems and heart surgery I think it's a little bit harsh! It's much the same as Edwyn Collins recent stuff, the miracle is not in the music itself but the fact we are lucky enough they are still around to make music for us. So many great 20th century people have departed that it's very comforting to be able to hear it. I'm sure there is stuff on that album that will be incredible. supers - you should check out Reality and Heathen. There is filler on both but between the two albums there's enough stand out material for a classic album. Everyone Says Hi, Never Get Old and She'll Drive The Big Car in particular have never been off my playlists since, alongside all that great 60s and 70s material and my absolute favourite Five Years. Love the Bowie bits on Tina Live! as well
I first got into Bowie's music back in 1975 with the single "Young Americans" with a youthful Luther Vandross singing the background vocals! I went on to become a big fan of Luther's throughout his career first as lead singer with Change and then his solo career which began in 1981 with his seminal first album "Never Too Much". I have had the pleasure of seeing him on tour 20 times both here and in the USA and I just couldn't believe it when he sadly passed away a few years back. In my opinion one of THE best male vocalists of all time in his genre. Getting back to Bowie, I began getting into his early music and again I have followed him on tour many times down the years. A groundbreaking vocalist and musician and a true great.
Hard to say who's better, Luther, Alexander O'Neal or even Al Jarreau, even though AJ is possibly a bit more jazz than soul. Love all three to bits
Nice one Cromer I didn't realise you were a soul boy too! Alexander O'Neal is overated imo! Teddy Pendergrass is class The song that made me sit up and take notice of Luther Vandross is "Searching" when he was singing in Change. A fantastic vocal and authentic R&B Sound. [video=youtube;gr94VZKZNWE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr94VZKZNWE[/video]
I won't bother posting it up here, but listen again to 'If you were here tonight' or 'Criticise'. Then look me in the monitor and say that
Sorry! One more I couldn't resist! [video=youtube;OeEVXiLZFmg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEVXiLZFmg[/video]
Don't get me wrong mate I have got most of his stuff and I appreciate it all BUT he is not in the same class as Luther vocally!
Never really got soul music, It just doesn't raise the hair on the back of my neck. I find it all a bit uninteresting on the ear and giving its name I find it doesn't reach mine.
Massive Bowie fan Drive in Saturday is my all time favourite , must agree his latest offering is not very inspiring but you cannot ever knock a guy who has composed so many brilliant songs in his time
Saw Bowie in NZ on the Serious Moonlight tour. His band were brilliant that night and believe it or not he had Stevie Ray Vaughan guesting on guitar that night. My favourite all time track of his has to be Wild is the Wind, a track he confesses was one of the few he sang unpretentiously and with his natural voice. I quite liked Tin Machine for its hard sound and that it wasn't just about him.
