David Bowie
David Robert Jones (1947-01-08 - 2016-01-10), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English musician and actor. As a musician, he composed music, wrote lyrics, sung, and played various instruments. He spanned several musical genres throughout his career, but primarily focused on different forms of rock music, mostly glam rock and art rock. True to those subgenres, Bowie was especially fashionable making his personal look and visual stage performances a large part of his appeal.
Personal
David Bowie frequently appeared on the various radio stations I listened to in my childhood, and I remember seeing him in the film Labyrinth in the late 1980s. I also remember hearing him in Queen's Under Pressure in my late teens. My high school girlfriend really like him, and she bought a compilation album of his, which increased my awareness. However, I didn't become really interested in his music until I was in my early-20s when my friend Sarah, who was a huge fan, began letting me borrow some of her albums and show me some of the films he was in. After that, I began to follow Bowie a little more closely and we went to see him perform at the Area2 festival on 2002-08-06. Like many people, I was surprised when he died in 2016 of liver cancer, only two days after the release of Blackstar, having successfully kept his illness secret.
Discography
Studio Albums
| Released | Title | Rating | Own |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-06-01 | David Bowie | ||
| 1969-11-14 | David Bowie | ||
| 1970-11-04 | The Man Who Sold the World | ||
| 1971-12-17 | Hunky Dory | ||
| 1972-06-16 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 1 | Yes |
| 1973-04-13 | Aladdin Sane | ||
| 1973-10-19 | Pin Ups | ||
| 1974-05-24 | Diamond Dogs | ||
| 1975-03-07 | Young Americans | ||
| 1976-01-23 | Station to Station | ||
| 1977-04-14 | Low | ||
| 1977-10-14 | "Heroes" | ||
| 1979-05-18 | Lodger | ||
| 1980-09-12 | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) | ||
| 1983-04-14 | Let's Dance | ||
| 1984-09-01 | Tonight | ||
| 1987-04-27 | Never Let Me Down | ||
| 1993-04-05 | Black Tie White Noise | ||
| 1995-09-26 | Outside | ||
| 1997-04-03 | Earthling | ||
| 1999-10-04 | hours... | ||
| 2002-06-11 | Heathen | ||
| 2003-09-16 | Reality | ||
| 2013-03-08 | The Next Day | ||
| 2016-01-08 | Blackstar |
Songs
This is a list of some of my favorite songs by David Bowie. For all his, see David Bowie Songs.
- As the World Falls Down
- Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
- Changes
- Diamond Dogs
- Lady Stardust
- Life On Mars?
- Modern Love
- Oh! You Pretty Things
- Sorrow
- Soul Love
- Velvet Goldmine
- Young Americans
- Ziggy Stardust
Media
David Bowie in 1965, before cutting his first album.
Around 1972, in the Ziggy Stardust era.
Around 1975, in the Thin White Duke era.
In 1983.
Around 2002.
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