Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Be honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Nope. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Is David Bowie's music overrated? Fuck, no! No! No! No! Bowie was, and always will be, among the most influential musicians who have ever lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Absolutely not. In fact it gets better the older I become and the more I listen to it. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Never heard any. John and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Who's the jerk who voted "Yes"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Joe is the only one who's had the guts to call the elephant in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I dislike him intensely. Literally. His whole look, style, and singing voice are off putting to me. The only thing I dread at Christmas is the totally mismatched Crosby Bowie Duet. My husband disagrees with me as does another friend. They also like another popular Dave, Dave mathews uggh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Bowie has never sung a Christmas duet with David Crosby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Richard said: Who's the jerk who voted "Yes"? Me. I can name dozens of voices I would rather listen too. Just now, Richard said: Bowie has never sung a Christmas duet with David Crosby. No one said he did. He did sing with Bing, who incidentally had a superior voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 And Bing's voice wasn't even that good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Me. I can name dozens of voices I would rather listen too. Thank you, Joe. I admire you for saying so, although I think that you should at least try to listen to in appreciation of, even if you do not like, Bowie's songs. His career is the history of modern popular music. The man was - is - an absolute giant. Ps, don't start with TIN MACHINE; you'll be slitting your wrists, before track three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I was never that mesmerized by Bowie but I don’t think he’s overrated. Like all artists he has his good stuff and bad stuff. I fall somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: I dislike him intensely. Literally. His whole look, style, and singing voice are off putting to me. The only thing I dread at Christmas is the totally mismatched Crosby Bowie Duet. My husband disagrees with me as does another friend. They also like another popular Dave, Dave mathews uggh. What about his original music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Just now, Jurassic Shark said: What about his music? You should assume it goes hand and hand with his voice. I once jumped from the car moving at 70mph because China giirl was playing and David wouldn't change the station.😜 Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 His music reminds me of the babe. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Richard I hate the music group U2. I have since I first heard them. #transparency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, Kasey Kockroach said: His music reminds me of the babe. What babe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 The ayes on this poll will be a who's who of questionable pseudo edgy JWFans. Actually they already are. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 32 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Richard I hate the music group U2. I have since I first heard them. #transparency Hating U2 is fine. Hating Bono is required! Naïve Old Fart and A24 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I'm still coming to grips with how amazing Blackstar is. Naïve Old Fart and mstrox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 When BLACKSTAR was released, my local HMV couldn't play it, because of the swearing, so a canny employee created a "clean" version of it, by making the swearing backwards. 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: Richard I hate the music group U2. I have since I first heard them. Again, I thank you for your honesty. U2 has gone off the boil in the last few years, but their early stuff (BOY, OCTOBER, and their angry "slap in the face" masterpiece, WAR) is really something. Ps, if you do want to check them out, don't start with ZOOROPA: you'll be scratching your head in bewilderment after track three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, John said: Who? Never saw Labyrinth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Where's the "I don't listen to David Bowie" option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Faleel J.M. said: What babe? Babe with the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Is dancing overrated? How about jumping? Hang on, remind me of the babe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 What babe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Zzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Where's the "I don't listen to David Bowie" option? But you've heard him, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Shark 2030: Is air overrated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Well, there's certainly a user here I wouldn't waste it on (not you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Blackstar is a great and very personal album for me, as it was released the day before my kid was born prematurely and sent to the NICU for over a month (and two days before Bowie passed away). So I was grieving for all sorts of reasons at the time, and didn’t let myself listen to the album until my kid got home from the hospital. When I did listen, it offered tremendous emotional release for me, and helped me get through the next few months before we got rid of all the hospital machines from our house. It coulda been a meh like the previous The Next Day, but Bowie saved one of his best for last. I have to say that some songs aren’t all-time classic Bowie songs - I’d never sit down and listen to “Girl Loves Me” in isolation, probably - but the album has a great sound and tremendous flow and ends with a lovely catharsis in “I Can’t Give Everything Away.” Bowie is amazing. He had his less amazing periods (the 1990s mainly), but he constantly adjusted his sound to try new things and play around with new trends, so he never became a stagnant old dinosaur like McCartney or The Rolling Stones. Verdict: not overrated. Naïve Old Fart and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Every era and nearly every album has great songs, if not always great albums. I’ve long been in love with this underrated gem from the 2002 album Heathen called “I Would Be Your Slave.” , SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Heathen is my favorite "aughts-era" Bowie album. Lots of great ones on there. That one is no exception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 21 hours ago, Stefancos said: Hating U2 is fine. Hating Bono is required! I like their earlier works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 22 hours ago, El Jefe said: Like all artists he has his good stuff and bad stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 U2 isn't a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 40 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: U2 isn't a person. U2 is bono no one knows who the others are. They all might as well be John Oates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 There's The Edge. I don't know the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (sigh) Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. Bilbo and Sweeping Strings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I like the song Nirvana did a superior cover of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Well, that narrows it down. Pet Shop Boys' version of WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME is rather splendid. U2's version of NIGHT AND DAY is astonishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 35 minutes ago, Dieter Stark said: I like the song Nirvana did a superior cover of. 32 minutes ago, Richard said: Well, that narrows it down. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Nirvana? Speaking of overrated.... Bilbo and mstrox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Get back in the videogame threads. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Nirvana suckzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: U2 isn't a person. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I don't listen to too much Bowie, but I am not going to begrudge him his fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, SteveMc said: I don't listen to too much Bowie, but I am not going to begrudge him his fame. But The Bangles are obviously far superior and far far more influential, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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