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Interestingly enough, when I was a teenager just starting to get into Bowie, I found an old CD of someone’s favorite compiled Bowie songs at a second hand media store. On that CD, was “Helden”, the German version of Heroes. The CD didn’t even have the original version, so that’s the first version I got to know and I loved it.

His vocals in German are just soooo much more raw and somehow even more… Bowie? He does more of those funky Bowie vocals and seems to have way more fun doing it and I just love it.

In a strange twist of fate, I ended up growing up and (for completely different reasons) moving to Germany, marrying a German man and becoming fluent German, so I found it somewhat amusing and almost prophetic that I could sing Heroes in German before I ever knew the English version. 😂

(Also, as a side note, he did pretty great with pronunciation!)

Anyway, that version has always been so special to me and I really feel like he put so much into it. What are y’all’s thoughts?

Should I not store it in the original sleeve?THXX

I was wondering if there are some Bowie songs with unusual time measures (everything except 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8). I know his whole discography but I can’t think of one right now.

I like it’s a bit more laidback feel. Could maybe have been on Hunky Dory.

It is really nice, but it will take time to get used to the lack of the amazing backing vocals of the original.

https://youtu.be/dwuyQ7WUKV8?si=RfWIZwsNhhfKPKsQ

I counted 14. It is absolutely unimaginable the catalog of this legend. Let me know what you think!

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By tonight, I need answers

Hi, since the time I turned 21 I have been on a journey of music discovery, leaving behind my old music taste which almost entirely composed of Hip/Hop (modern and old). I guess that a lot of peoples music taste changes around this time of their life, some more so than others. Anyway, I began listening to a lot of popular artists/bands from 60s, 70s and 80s. The Beatles, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison to name a few. It’s quite the change from Kanye West & Drake. Today I decided to give Bowie a go.. now I like to listen to full albums when trying a new artist, I know some will listen to top songs etc but I just prefer to consume music (especially new) by playing a album from start to finish. So, back to bowie.. I of course have heard many of his most popular songs Space Oddity, Under pressure, StarMan etc, and for whatever reason I never felt like any of his music appealed to me at all. So for some unknown reason I decided to listen to TRAFOZS, to give him a chance. When I say I was utterly blown away by how much I enjoyed this album, I’m understating it. It’s very rare I enjoy an album first play as much as I did this. Now from what I have gathered on here already, it seems like his sound changes constantly. For those who’s favourite Bowie album is Rise and fall, what is your second favourite? Or in general do you have any recommendations for a second album I should listen to (and any non Bowie albums you think I may like) that would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post, I don’t really have any friends who enjoy the same music I do , so it’s difficult to talk to anyone about an album I have enjoyed etc. Thats why I’m here I guess.

I was watching rock and roll suicide the live 1973 performance and at roughly 1.21 into the video a strange picture is flashed on the screen you have to slow the video down a lot but I was wondering if anyone knew what it was. I believe it may be some sort of subliminal messaging but I can’t find anyone else talking about it online

Blackstar seems to have the most melancholy tunes, especially Lazarus which I pretty much dedicated to the entire year of 2016. A close second would be I Can’t Give Everything Away just for the realization it’s the last song that we would get from him on a studio album. An honorable mention would go to Sunday from Heathen. That one possesses a very somber vibe and knowing it was around the time of 9/11, suits the depressing atmosphere the world fell into.

I’m so glad I didn’t let David Bowie’s 1967 self titled album dissuade me from continuing to listen to his subsequent ones because wow, what a change in sound. I thoroughly enjoyed this album. There is not a bad song on here. A couple of forgettable ones, but overall none of them were “bad”.

Space Oddity was the only song I was familiar with going into this album, and it’s a great song. There’s not much I could say about it that hasn’t already been said, but one thing I did take notice of that I hadn’t before was the weird screeching instrumentals at the end of the song. I thought these were maybe meant to represent warning alarms going off inside the spaceship?

The three long songs, Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed, Cygnet Committee, and Memories Of A Free Festival are among my favourites. I thought the psychedelic guitar effects in the middle of Free Festival were really cool. And I wasn’t aware until I my first listen through the album, but I had actually heard the Sun Machine part of it, maybe in Moonage Daydream or another Bowie documentary.

Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud features probably the best singing performance on the album but is maybe too theatrical for my personal taste.

The sweet and sad Letter To Hermione and An Occasional Dream were nice but didn’t leave me with any impact. I have the same feelings towards God Knows I’m Good.

Janine doesn’t really fit the style of the rest of the album, but I really liked it!

Overall, a huge step up from his ‘67 Self Titled, with some proper hits this time. I’ve added a few more songs to my favourites list. Looking forward to the next one, The Man Who Sold The World.

What do you guys think about this album?

Tin Machine seemed to have been met with public disinterest at best when they were around (despite Tin Machine 1 selling well), but some critics have reflected back on Tin Machine as being ahead of their time and paving the way for Nirvana and grunge.

But did Tin Machine really pave the way? Yes, they were definitely playing an early form of music that is similar to grunge, but is the songs weren't that successful, how did they pave anything?

Do you think that Tin Machine should be better remembered?

I feel like the way streaming is currently set up is really working against Tin Machine. None of their songs are particularly well known on their own; most of the people who listen to them are Bowie fans. However, Tin Machine songs rarely feature on Bowie's greatest hits albums, and if you're just streaming music, you're not going to encounter any Tin Machine stuff on the Bowie page. Addtionally, Tin Machine II isn't even on streaming!

I was just listening to Lou Reed and Satellite of Love came on, and at the end I heard a familiar voice as the backing vocals. I knew they had worked together but it was still a pleasant surprise. Are there any other songs you guys know where he has a surprise appearances?

I had to post this today.

https://youtu.be/j4Yy9Cli398?si=Z59KCjNn4i5PBcSm

Came with my vinyl, not gonna use it so whoever uses it first can have it.

1. Aladdin Sane
2. The Hearts Filthy Lesson
3. Lazarus
4. I’m Afraid of Americans - V1 Edit
5. The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)

1. Ashes to Ashes
2. Heroes
3. Modern Love
4. Let‘s Dance
5. China Girl

Looking for the best of the best

Hello dear Bowie Community, so I was wondering, at the end of the song Dead Man Walking, there's a bebop piano solo followed by a piano vamp consisting of 4 chords, that almost sound like they could be start of a new song. Ever since I heard the song for the first time I really wanted to know which chords these were and how exactly they are rhythmically played. I would appreciate anyone answering and hope yall have a great day.