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Why We Love David Bowie

Damn, this guy's got good hair Though he is critically acclaimed, revered by his colleagues, and a true international legend, David Bowie is still under- appreciated: Much of Bowie's best work has been overshadowed by the singles on the well-known albums.
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Why You Love Bowie
Tell us why he's a legend
What other fans said
Bowie fan tributes added 1/15

Bowie Links

Click for Teenage Wildlife Teenage Wildlife
A veritable Bowie portal -- if they don't have it, they've got a link to it. But best of all are the community elements: this is the place to interact with other Bowie fans on the Web.

David Bowie Discussion
Start your own Bowie thread here...

Safer Than A Strange Land - Piia's David Bowie Page
a tribute page.

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The Vitals: Links, Bio, etc.

Bowie Schmowie, hehe, that's kinda fun to say David Bowie began singing with rhythm and blues bands in the early- and mid-sixties but saw little success, so he began to experiment with a number of different musical styles ...
Mo' bio




An alien bisexual coke addict, circa 1954. For the long version of the Bowie story, check Bassman's exhaustive DB History

Somebody Up There Likes Me

We're glad he didn't call it 'Okee Dokey' Hunky Dory
So far ahead of the game that he seemed to be writing the rules as he went along.
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A sprinkling of Stardust The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
A mixture of theatrical, futuristic oddities and tunes that just rock.
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Not high, then? Low
This is slow, haunting, disturbing and intense music.
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Our hero. "Heroes"
Forget the bad covers and the edits you'll find on the greatest hits albums; the original "Heroes" is where the passion is.
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More like ...years... hours...
Quiet and melancholy, it tackles the theme of aging and reflecting back on life, surprising from a man who has spent the last 30 years refusing to get any older..
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All the Madmen

The Extended Family:
Mr. Reed, another member of Bowie's extended family Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Mick Ronson, Tin Machine, T. Rex, Marc Bolan, John Lennon, Queen, Mott the Hoople, Tony Visconti, Bing Crosby, Adrian Belew, Reeves Gabrels, Mick Jagger, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Trent Reznor, A Guy Called Gerald, Rick Wakeman, Luther Vandross, Robert Fripp, Adam F

The Inspirations:
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, The Kinks, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Kraftwerk, Chic, Stax/Volt, Motown, Drum 'n' Bass

The Inspired:
Suede, Super Furry Animals, Mott the Hoople, Blur, Gary Numan, Duran Duran, Morrissey, Blondie, Radiohead, Edwyn Collins, Talking Heads, The Auteurs, Pulp, Glam, New Wave, New Romantic