David Bowie Is...

walk,on,by wrote:
bowie was not more important than people who just eradicated ebola, bowie was not more important than world leaders, bowie was not more important than the guy who builds the roads I drive on.

i dunno about your assessment… i would say that bowie, and several other musicians, has had a bigger impact on my life than people who just eradicated ebola (i nor my loved ones have ebola), or world leaders (on the whole, very few of them affect me).  i'll concede to the guy who builds the roads I drive on (although i've spent more hours with bowie than with any one man's roads).

no one is saying he is/was a god.  just an artist who touched us and influenced us more than most others.  that's all.  apologies if you've reached your threshold… might wanna unplug for a few days.

walkie, you're such a contrarian…

sweetcell wrote:  apologies if you've reached your threshold…

exactly.

Saw Holy Holy tonight and I got to say it was f'n great.
It was bizzare and the venue in general.  We got there at 7:45 and 90% of the people were seated and set for the night.

So nice to be able to spend some time with a few spiders from mars

5 years and Lady Stardust were just what I needed.
So many rocking tunes, I love mick's guitar, didn't really do it justice, but the closest I'll ever come to seeing it

Glenn Gregory did a impressive job with a difficult catalog to play from

Woody and Toni were great, especially durring She Shook Me Cold.

Really fun show and glad I went.

Please, for the love of god . . . Go read what pat Robertson said about the death of bowie.

I can't handle Pat Robertson.

I worked on this for a bit last night. It's only the first layer.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAi1xT8RJLa/?taken-by=k8teebug

walk,on,by wrote:
Please, for the love of god . . . Go read what pat Robertson said about the death of bowie.

I really make it a point to never read what Pat Robertson says, so I'm not changing my stance on that

I did see and odd thing on a curch last night
Sunday's sermon "MLK and Bowie and what it all means"
that is just something I never really expected

K8teebug wrote:
I worked on this for a bit last night. It's only the first layer.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAi1xT8RJLa/?taken-by=k8teebug

very impressive.  keep us posted on progress.

K8teebug wrote:
I worked on this for a bit last night. It's only the first layer.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAi1xT8RJLa/?taken-by=k8teebug

That's really good.

Sidehatch wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
Please, for the love of god . . . Go read what pat Robertson said about the death of bowie.

I really make it a point to never read what Pat Robertson says, so I'm not changing my stance on that

I did see and odd thing on a curch last night
Sunday's sermon "MLK and Bowie and what it all means"
that is just something I never really expected

i, will paraphrase for you, then.  Pat, claimed that Bowie is really alive, has been kidnapped by demons, and is in Hell playing concerts for satan, because according to him, Satan is tired of heavy metal music.  Now that, is a good one.

I always like hearing what Rollins has to say..don't know why..


http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055

walk,on,by wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
Please, for the love of god . . . Go read what pat Robertson said about the death of bowie.

I really make it a point to never read what Pat Robertson says, so I'm not changing my stance on that

i, will paraphrase for you, then.  Pat, claimed that Bowie is really alive, has been kidnapped by demons, and is in Hell playing concerts for satan, because according to him, Satan is tired of heavy metal music.  Now that, is a good one.

wow that is good stuff.

So wonder what those tickets are going for…I guess you have to pay with your soul?

Is this the Pat Robertson article you guys are referencing?

http://www.newslo.com/david-bowie/

Space wrote:
Is this the Pat Robertson article you guys are referencing?

http://www.newslo.com/david-bowie/

i enjoyed, that at the top of that page, there was a click ad for healthcare.gov, that says "for the amount of time you can watch an online cat video, you can get health insurance."

walk,on,by wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
Please, for the love of god . . . Go read what pat Robertson said about the death of bowie.

I really make it a point to never read what Pat Robertson says, so I'm not changing my stance on that

I did see and odd thing on a curch last night
Sunday's sermon "MLK and Bowie and what it all means"
that is just something I never really expected

i, will paraphrase for you, then.  Pat, claimed that Bowie is really alive, has been kidnapped by demons, and is in Hell playing concerts for satan, because according to him, Satan is tired of heavy metal music.  Now that, is a good one.

That is hilarious.

as we all know…death is always a good career move



19 BOWIE ALBUMS AND 13 SINGLES IN UK TOP 100

?I never thought I?d need so many people…?

David Bowie is the Starman of the Official Chart as the nation pays tribute to a music icon

Over half a million Bowie records sold in the UK this week

Bowie commands one quarter of the Official Albums Chart Top 40

19 Bowie albums and 13 singles enter the Top 100

As the nation mourns the sad passing of David Bowie this week, the star?s continued impact on music shows as he dominates this week?s Official Chart.

Bowie?s new album Blackstar debuts at Number 1 with combined sales of almost 150,000, giving him his tenth chart-topping record and the fastest selling album of the year so far.

Importantly, Blackstar was already headed for Number 1 before news of Bowie?s death broke; early sales flashes last weekend revealed the record was head and shoulders above the competition.

Including Blackstar, over half a million Bowie records were picked up this week in the UK - totalling 623,000 combined sales and streams. The figure includes 241,000 album sales, 167,000 singles purchased, and Bowie tracks were streamed over 19 million times on audio streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Deezer and more.

Ten of the late icon?s albums command one quarter of this week?s Official Albums Chart Top 40, and 19 entries in the albums Top 100.

His 2014 retrospective Nothing Has Changed ? The Very Best Of is the highest re-entry at Number 5, followed by The Best Of 1969/1974 at Number 11.

The full list of his 19 albums in this week?s Official Albums Chart appears below:

01 - BLACKSTAR - RCA
05 - NOTHING HAS CHANGED - THE VERY BEST OF DAVID BOWIE - PARLOPHONE
11 - THE BEST OF 1969/1974 - PARLOPHONE
14 - HUNKY DORY - PARLOPHONE
17 - THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST - PARLOPHONE
18 - BEST OF BOWIE - PARLOPHONE
23 - ALADDIN SANE - PARLOPHONE
25 - THE NEXT DAY - RCA
31 - LOW - PARLOPHONE
37 - DIAMOND DOGS - PARLOPHONE
42 - LET'S DANCE - PARLOPHONE
45 - "HEROES" - PARLOPHONE
55 - STATION TO STATION - PARLOPHONE
59 - THE BEST OF - 1980/1987 PARLOPHONE
60 - YOUNG AMERICANS - PARLOPHONE
61 - SCARY MONSTERS - PARLOPHONE
89 - THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD - PARLOPHONE
95 - SPACE ODDITY - PARLOPHONE
97 - FIVE YEARS - 1969-1973 - PARLOPHONE

View the full Albums Top 100 here: http://smarturl.it/OCCTop100Albums

Bowie?s entries on this week?s Official Singles Chart:
12 - HEROES - PARLOPHONE
16 - LIFE ON MARS - PARLOPHONE
18 - STARMAN - PARLOPHONE
23 - LET'S DANCE - PARLOPHONE
24 - SPACE ODDITY - PARLOPHONE
43 - UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE - VIRGIN
45 - LAZARUS - RCA
49 - CHANGES - PARLOPHONE
61 - BLACKSTAR - RCA
62 - ASHES TO ASHES - PARLOPHONE
65 - REBEL REBEL - PARLOPHONE
76 - ZIGGY STARDUST - PARLOPHONE
97 - CHINA GIRL - PARLOPHONE

David Bowie was my North Star: My peace and escape was in his music, especially side two of ?Hunky Dory?

Dad would disappear, classmates would bully me. David Bowie not only pulled me through, I dreamed of becoming him

Rhett Miller

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/16/david_bowie_was_my_north_star_my_peace_and_escape_was_in_his_music_especially_side_two_of_hunky_dory/

Space wrote:
David Bowie was my North Star: My peace and escape was in his music, especially side two of ?Hunky Dory?

Dad would disappear, classmates would bully me. David Bowie not only pulled me through, I dreamed of becoming him

Rhett Miller

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/16/david_bowie_was_my_north_star_my_peace_and_escape_was_in_his_music_especially_side_two_of_hunky_dory/

my computer blows.. does it end with the word "faggot" or does it go on??

pretty good read…

its kinda weird to think of miller being such a bowie fan and ending up playing alt-country..

bowie's influence "merely" on music is incalculable… on culture fuggedaboutit

I was enjoying Scary Monsters this morning..what a treat.. I like the Bowie late 70s stuff that hasn't been bludgeoned into my brain by popular culture..it retains an edge..

hutch wrote:

Space wrote:
David Bowie was my North Star: My peace and escape was in his music, especially side two of ?Hunky Dory?

Dad would disappear, classmates would bully me. David Bowie not only pulled me through, I dreamed of becoming him

Rhett Miller

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/16/david_bowie_was_my_north_star_my_peace_and_escape_was_in_his_music_especially_side_two_of_hunky_dory/

my computer blows.. does it end with the word "faggot" or does it go on??

pretty good read…

its kinda weird to think of miller being such a bowie fan and ending up playing alt-country..

bowie's influence "merely" on music is incalculable… on culture fuggedaboutit

I was enjoying Scary Monsters this morning..what a treat.. I like the Bowie late 70s stuff that hasn't been bludgeoned into my brain by popular culture..it retains an edge..

I think it does weirdly end there.

Rhett has long been a 60's/70's Britrock, including Bowie, fan. Murry and the rest of the band are the ones who pull him more toward the country spectrum.