I'm still laughing at your Kanye one.
Been recommending it to anyone who will listen.
This David Bowie effort is a bit "meh".... only because it's so tragically true, and not "it's funny coz it's troooo!"
From my non-music historian perspective, I couldn't shake the idea that he was too much a shrewd businessman always lookin' for the next fad. Yes, he might have been leading the way in some of them, but how many kiddies *really* followed him? Who dressed up as space traveler for a big night out chasing the ladies? He was always the odd-bod.
He didn't produce enough age-defining hits to excuse his attention seeking. Y'know, the kind of hits that a generation embraces, and defines a wonderful brief time in their youth. Madonna had [has?] a very similar game plan to Bowie's, but she gets a pass.... because she consistently put the runs on the board. Hits. Fashion. Sexuality. Girl power. And I'm in no way a fan of hers at all.
"Space Oddity" is an OK song in a creepy sad kind of way. "Fame" is good. "Modern Love" is a toe tapper. His best-of albums are good long distance driving fare. But how does his legacy stack up against The Rolling Stones or The Who or Queen? Or even Madness, if you want a slightly more modern example.
He rates at around Deep Purple or Alice Cooper levels. That's probably why he cashed in his chips in 1997 and issued bonds for his future royalties. He knew he was gonna be remembered as a spud! :) Sell high.
A *very* big disclaimer to finish with: I wasn't a sentinel being in the mid-1970s. This is merely a Gen Xer's point of view, from what I've picked up from old timers and documentaries and articles.
ps: Cap'n, you didn't work in a quick Davy Jones / Monkees pun? Son, I am disappoint.
pps: I'm *not* having a go! This comment was meant to end at the "funny coz it's trooo" sentence. Fuck me, talk about a stream of consciousness.
(, Mon 9 Mar 2015, 9:11, Share, Reply)
I'm a boring opinionated old git.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_szFbvY65oA
I has that exact stupid expression on my face as the fella in the Youtube link when I read the meandering monstrosity of a comment I had just posted.
(, Mon 9 Mar 2015, 9:38, Share, Reply)
