David Bowie ist einer der wenigen Musiker die mich von meinen musikalischen Anfängen bis heute begleitet haben. Wenn nicht sogar der Einzige!







David Bowie is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of pop music. Born David Jones, he changed his name to Bowie in the 1960s, to avoid confusion with the then well-known Davy Jones (lead singer of The Monkees).

The 1960s were not a happy period for Bowie, who remained a struggling artist, awaiting his breakthrough. He dabbled in many different styles of music (without commercial success), and other art forms such as acting, mime, painting, and playwriting. He finally achieved his commercial breakthrough in 1969 with the song "Space Oddity," which was released at the time of the moon landing. Despite the fact that the literal meaning of the lyrics relates to an astronaut who is lost in space, this song was used by the BBC in their coverage of the moon landing, and this helped it become such a success. The album, which followed "Space Oddity," and the two, which followed (one of which included the song "The Man Who Sold The World," covered by Lulu and Nirvana) failed to produce another hit single, and Bowie's career appeared to be in decline. However, he made the first of many successful "comebacks" in 1972 with "Ziggy Stardust," a concept album about a space-age rock star. This album was followed by others in a similar vein, rock albums built around a central character and concerned with futuristic themes of Armageddon, gender dysfunction/confusion, as well as more contemporary themes such as the destructiveness of success and fame, and the dangers inherent in star worship. In the mid 1970s, Bowie was a heavy cocaine abuser and sometime heroin user. In 1975, he changed tack. Musically, he released "Young Americans," a soul (or plastic soul as he later referred to it) album. This produced his first number one hit in the US, "Fame." He also appeared in his first major film, Der Mann, der vom Himmel fiel (1976). With his different-colored eyes and skeletal frame, he certainly looked the part of an alien. The following year, he released "Station to Station," containing some of the material he had written for the soundtrack to this film (which was not used). As his drug problem heightened, his behavior became more erratic. Reports of his insanity started to appear, and he continued to waste away physically. He fled back to Europe, finally settling in Berlin, where he changed musical direction again and recorded three of the most influential albums of all time, an electronic trilogy with Brian Eno "Low, Heroes and Lodger." Towards the end of the 1970s, he finally kicked his drug habit, and recorded the album many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced "Scary Monsters." Around this time, he played the Elephant Man on Broadway, to considerable acclaim.

The next few years saw something of a drop-off in his musical output as his acting career flourished, culminating in his acclaimed performance in Furyo - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983). In 1983, he recorded "Let's Dance," an album which proved an unexpected massive commercial success, and produced his second number 1 hit single in the US. The tour which followed, "Serious Moonlight," was his most successful ever. Faced with this success on a massive scale, Bowie apparently attempted to "repeat the formula" in the next two albums, with less success (and to critical scorn). Finally, in the late 1980s, he turned his back on commercial success and his solo career, forming the hard rock band, Tin Machine, who had a deliberate limited appeal. By now, his acting career was in decline. After the comparative failure of Die Reise ins Labyrinth (1986), the movie industry appears to have decided that Bowie was not a sufficient name to be a lead actor in a major movie, and since that date, most of his roles have been cameos or glorified cameos. He himself also seems to have lost interest in movie acting. Tin Machine toured extensively and released two albums, with little critical or commercial success.

In 1992, Bowie again changed direction and re-launched his solo career with "Black Tie White Noise," a "wedding" album inspired by his recent marriage to Iman. To date, the 1990s have been kinder to Bowie than the late 1980s. He has released three albums to considerable critical acclaim and reasonable commercial success. In 1995, he renewed his working relationship with Brian Eno to record "Outside." After an initial hostile reaction from the critics, this album has now taken its place with his classic albums.

In 2003, Bowie released an album entitled 'Reality.' The Reality Tour began in November 2003 and, after great commercial success, was extended into July 2004. In June 2004, Bowie suffered a heart attack and the tour did not finish it's scheduled run.

After recovering, bowie did not release any new music, but did a little acting. In 2006, he played Tesla in Prestige - Die Meister der Magie (2006) and had a small cameo in the series Extras (2005). In 2007, he did a cartoon voice in SpongeBob Schwammkopf (1999) playing Lord Royal Highness. He has not appeared in anything since 2008; however, after a ten year hiatus from recording, he released a new album called 'The Next Day.'

Bowie has influenced the course of popular music several times and influenced several generations of musicians. His promotional videos in the 1970s and 80s are regarded as ground-breaking, and as a live concert act, he is regarded as the most theatrical of them all.




Discographie LP´s

David Bowie
1967

David Bowie
1969

The Man Who Sold the World
1970

Hunky Dory
1971

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
1972

Aladdin Sane
1973

Pin Ups
1973

Diamond Dogs
1974

Young Americans
1975

Station to Station
1976

Low
1977

"Heroes"
1977

Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra narration
1978

Lodger
1979

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
1980

Let's Dance
1983

Tonight
1984

Labyrinth [motion picture soundtrack]
1986 • David Bowie & Trevor Jones

Never Let Me Down
1987

David Bowie Interview Picture Disc [interview]
1993

Black Tie White Noise
1993

The Buddha of Suburbia [tv soundtrack]
1993

1.Outside
1995

Earthling
1997

'Hours...'
1999

Heathen
2002

Reality
2003

The Next Day
2013

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"many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced "Scary Monsters."" Wirklich?

mußte grad nachlesen, war der Meinung, dass Bowie auch für den Soundtrack von "Cat People" verantwortlich ist, aber da stammt doch nur der Titeltrack von ihm.

Ja, aus imdb! War das im Verhältnis beste, imho!

Bowie hat ganz wunderbare, große Songs geschrieben, ich stehe aber selten eine ganze Platte am Stück durch. Da sind mir dann doch oft zu viele Stücke drauf, die ich unter "damals ein Experiment, heute einfach nicht mehr spannend" verbuche und skippe. Bowie-Fans werden jetzt schreien, aber ich bin da Singles-Hörer.

Space Oddity, Changes, Life on Mars, Kooks, All the Madmen, Black Country Rock, The Man Who Sold The World(!), Five Years, Starman, Suffragette City, Drive-In Saturday, The Prettiest Star, Let's Spend The Night Together, The Jean Genie, Heroes(!), Ashes to Ashes, Modern Love, China Girl(!!), Let's Dance, Sound and Vision, Rebel Rebel, Rock'n'Roll with Me.
Damit bin ich meistens bedient.

Zitat von Cohle im Beitrag #3

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mußte grad nachlesen, war der Meinung, dass Bowie auch für den Soundtrack von "Cat People" verantwortlich ist, aber da stammt doch nur der Titeltrack von ihm.

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Zitat von Dan im Beitrag #2

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"many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced "Scary Monsters."" Wirklich?

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Einer meiner großen Helden von damals, der 1980 beschlossen hat, nicht mehr relevant sein zu wollen.

der Mann hat für Jede/n einen Pfeil im Köcher

Spiegel Onlline meldet heute, dass David Bowie am 8. Januar, seinem 69. Geburtstag, ein neues Album mit dem Namen "Blackstar" veröffentlichen wird. Eine gleichnamige Single kommt am 20.11. auf den Markt.

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/david-bowie-blackstar-erscheint-am-8-januar-a-1059578.html

Ich höre am liebsten "Hunky Dory". Das mag damit zusammenhängen, dass es meine erste Bowie Platte war, so wie man ne erste Liebe nie vergisst. Aber ich glaube, ich würde sie auch mögen, wenn sie heute neu rauskäme.

Ich bin natürlich auch aufgrund meiner musikalischen Sozialisation vor allem ein Freund seiner "Berlin-Phase". Trotz der fantastischen "Hunky Dory" oder "Ziggy" ist die Trilogie "Low","Heroes" und "Lodger" MEINE Bowie-Phase. Vor allem "Lodger", eigentlich gar kein Berlin-Album mehr, bekommt aus meiner Sicht nicht die verdiente Wertschätzung.

Ich mag den Singer/Songwriter-Bowie der ersten paar Alben, den Pop-Bowie von "Let's Dance" und vereinzelte Sachen zwischendurch. Mit der Berlin-Phase tu ich mich sehr schwer, "Lodger" geht da noch am besten für mich. Generelll, man mag mich schlagen, würde mir auch eine gut zusammengestellte Best Of vom Meister reichen.

@ Bronkowitz:
Was für ein Original von "China Girl" meinst du denn?

Ich gehe mal davon aus, dass das hier gemeint ist?