DEEP DISCOG DIVE: David Bowie

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    CHAPTERS (w/ Timestamps)
    Start 0:00
    Prologue 01:57
    David Bowie (1967) 02:55
    Space Oddity (1969) 04:03
    The Man Who Sold the World (1970) 05:15
    Hunky Dory (1971) 06:40
    The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars (1972) 08:11
    Aladdin Sane (1973) 10:37
    Pin Ups (1973) 12:23
    Diamond Dogs (1974) 13:19
    Young Americans (1975) 14:35
    Station to Station (1976) 16:35
    Low (1977) 18:33
    "Heroes" (1977) 21:04
    Lodger (1979) 23:14
    Scary Monsters & Super Creeps (1980) 24:17
    Let's Dance (1983) 25:49
    Tonight (1985) 28:09
    Never Let Me Down (1987) 29:32
    Tin Machine I & II (1989/1991) 31:40
    Black Tie White Noise (1993) 32:33
    The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) 33:33
    1. Outside (1995) 34:20
    Earthling (1997) 35:52
    Hours (1999) 36:45
    Heathen (2002) 37:44
    Reality (2003) 39:03
    Hiatus 39:55
    The Next Day (2013) 41:20
    Blackstar (2016) 42:36
    Conclusion 44:54
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  • @chrissennfelder7249
    @chrissennfelder7249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +927

    What makes "Blackstar" extraordinary is that Bowie turned dying into art. He knew he was on the verge of death and he did the one thing he knew he could rely on: He wrote songs. About life and death, his own and in general. It's a fitting end to a unique career.

    • @freddiegibbsintern345
      @freddiegibbsintern345 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      i will use this comment in my power point presentation on his life

    • @paulj6138
      @paulj6138 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's release was so close to his actual death made his exit event
      So Shocking Like a Houdini Amazement

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s such a bleak album and a hard listen but I love it so much. It’s tied with Scary Monsters and S2S for my favorite Bowie album.

    • @cynthiacurrie5589
      @cynthiacurrie5589 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I was a HUGE Bowie fan at thirteen. Probably becos Ziggy. When I heard about David's death, I heard. my husband on the phone to our phone. I remember hearing "Someone's going to have to tell her." I came downstairs for my cup of coffee. My husband said, "Wait a minute. I have to tell you ... David Bowie died last night." I felt electricity prickling all over my body, before I passed out. (This from a woman who had gone through 3 DAYS of labor birthing my 12 lb. baby boy.) I have never recovered.. oh, God, if you actually exist, bring back my David!

    • @deespaeth8180
      @deespaeth8180 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I feel like" Blackstar" was a gift from Bowie to the fans. He knew he was dieing this was his parting gift.

  • @ketttolove
    @ketttolove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1072

    Rock n Roll Suicide is such an underrated Bowie song. It's a great ending to the Ziggy Stardust album but also holds out a message of hope. Personally, it has helped me through so much.

    • @joezr952
      @joezr952 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It’s my favourite Bowie song

    • @paulinastruminska838
      @paulinastruminska838 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      this song literally saved my life multiple times when I thought nothing would help, it deserves more recognition

    • @tpwk.c2868
      @tpwk.c2868 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      it’s just beautiful and so hopeful like you said, definitely one of his best

    • @LioraLand1
      @LioraLand1 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Our child has Type 1 diabetes, and every finger stick I’m like “gimme your hands- ‘cos you’re WONDERFUL”!!!!!

    • @happygucci5094
      @happygucci5094 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s phenomenal. Just had it on repeat today- Iconic

  • @Outliers4Life
    @Outliers4Life 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1349

    when bowie died i was 16 and only knew the hits. his death caused me to dive into his catalogue and it was one of the best decisions I made for me as a young musician.

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

    • @archaic9525
      @archaic9525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You hit the core. Bowie's musical science is very accurate and his breaks through established rules can compare to the best Picasso's daring innovations in painting. He has reshaped harmonic and rythmic capacities beyond conceived conceptions, from Space Oddity to Black Star. His only mistake: having turned prostitute for a while (Let's Dance), though he paid a sheer price in terms of inspiration, which this he lacked all along the 80s. Undiscouraged he managed with will and experience to neatly slowly overcome the disease, rushing back full strength with 'Outside,' once reunited with Eno. The stain, all things considered today, made of him a human, someone capable to fail then learn and rediscover existence through its true lens. Had he enjoyed only perfect attitudes this would have made him a constant shining and boring accomplishment, someone you cannot relate to.
      As a human being he saved Iggy's life from unavoidable disaster and helped him reshape his working and then a take-off. He refused twice to be knighted, preferring keeping ties with his people. A classy musician and man indeed, he is in the mind, the heart and a constant investigation for 30+ years. Have a great journey. :)

    • @johnstewart2981
      @johnstewart2981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That’s exactly how I got into him. I was 14 at the time, and on the day of his death riding home on the bus I played star man on my headphones. I was amazed. From then on in the next couple of years all I listened to was him. Low and Heroes are two of my favorite albums of all time now, as it should be lol

    • @joezr952
      @joezr952 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s exactly how I got into him too, except i was abt 10. All I knew was under pressure as I was alr a queen fan, space oddity and starman, but when he died my uncle played me rise and fall and I fell in love

    • @cuckmulligan
      @cuckmulligan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saaaaame

  • @goromajima7677
    @goromajima7677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Fun fact about the guy who punched his eye, his name was George Underwood- and they where best friends at the time, and continued to be afterwards! George underwood (being a painter) helped Bowie work on numerous of his album covers

  • @ziniminimon
    @ziniminimon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1562

    I'd love to see talk about The Velvet Underground's discography.

    • @thirtyyearoldmulberryfield
      @thirtyyearoldmulberryfield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It would be interesting to see "Squeeze" viewed through fresh eyes, not of the same calibur as VU or WLWH but a good listen for die hards.

    • @prodbyluvrboy804
      @prodbyluvrboy804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Plssss

    • @brunopackardhill3296
      @brunopackardhill3296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      tottally but also there's not much to talk about (four albums and odds and ends and the matrix tapes- the best live album ever)

    • @dontfeedthemilkshake
      @dontfeedthemilkshake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And a Lou Reed follow up after that.

    • @metalXP666555
      @metalXP666555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lou reed solo stuff too

  • @ianbyrne465
    @ianbyrne465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +807

    I remember the day he passed.
    I’d just finished Blackstar the day before, it was just a normal afternoon when I heard what happened, and I legit cried.
    It was about half a year before I ever listened to Blackstar again, and my god it just hit so much differently. It seemed to me that Bowie was well aware that his time was near, and he wanted to leave what was the equivalent of his own eulogy for the rest of us. It’s tragic, but a beautiful sendoff to one of my favorite artists

    • @caterinanasini1320
      @caterinanasini1320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I still can't listen to Blackstar... which is sad because I really loved it when it came out...

    • @deexypher7373
      @deexypher7373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just started listening to blackstar again it was just too much to try and take in but I for sure remember the morning I found out someone came and knocked on my door to tell me and i litterally turned around sat down and dropped the needle on the copy of Aladdin sane that was on the turntable from the night before and just cried.

    • @caterinanasini1320
      @caterinanasini1320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@deexypher7373 I opened my eyes that morning and the first thing I saw was a text by my boos, telling me the news and saying how sorry he was for my loss (as if someone in my family had died)

    • @soaribb32
      @soaribb32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Um

    • @whssy
      @whssy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The world went into a five-year decline that day. Five Years. Five fucking years. Which he also saw coming, apparently, all the way back in 1971.

  • @TheGlooga
    @TheGlooga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    God, the release of Blackstar was a weird time. It was coming out and there were really positive reviews pre-release about how it was this jazzy and dark album that feels simultaneously like a throwback to his early years and forward thinking. I actually hadn't listened to any of Bowie's work, but I was getting hyped so I downloaded all his albums and blitzed through them so that I could listen to Blackstar when it dropped (skipping from Let's Dance to Black Tie White Noise, based on the reputation of his middle albums). I fell in love with his music, and then immediately fell in love with Blackstar. It really did feel like an exciting new direction for a singer with a LONG discography. And then he died, and the conversation around the album instantly shifted from "what's next in Bowie's post-haitus post-Blackstar career" to "so, death was a prominent theme in that work, huh?" It's now considered his final artistic statement, and the album is certainly good enough and appropriate enough to warrant that, but I do miss those short two days in between the album dropping and his death, when the Blackstar wasn't a full stop, but the beginning of a new sentence.

    • @STATFANs
      @STATFANs ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I really like thinking of the perspective of something more, the feeling of something to look forward to in bowies discography. thank you for this comment

    • @bencarlson4300
      @bencarlson4300 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It sucks that he was always planning for a follow up and just didn’t get to do it.

    • @isazitterpappel4471
      @isazitterpappel4471 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel this so much, as these two days I was really living hope for more adventurous music by Bowie and then on the following monday morning my (now) ex-wife texted me "Bowie has died". Where the fuck did monday go...

  • @darklordthomaspie6293
    @darklordthomaspie6293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    Let's Dance is awesome! He did not sell out. He simply went into a new musical direction that just so happened to be popular at the time. Nothing wrong about this.

    • @32mybelle
      @32mybelle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The production on Let's Dance just isn't as good as his other albums. Don't be so dismissive of this album, it really is awesome, especially for the time. Bowie wasn't a sell out, ever.

    • @f.polytropos
      @f.polytropos ปีที่แล้ว +5

      bowie himself hate the disco he made and the public that went to that concerts

    • @randomcharacter6501
      @randomcharacter6501 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      As long as he honestly wanted to make that album he didn't sell out. The whole concept of selling out is overused and lame.

    • @jacksonwilliams8971
      @jacksonwilliams8971 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      And Stevie Ray Vaughan plays lead on the whole album (8 weeks before Texas Flood came out)

    • @scoobyblue5300
      @scoobyblue5300 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@randomcharacter6501 Except that he didn't want to make that album! He'd just left RCA after many years, and signed up for EMI who 'insisted' that he change tack and write a money making, catchy, pop, hit single...hence 'Let's Dance' and 'China Girl'.

  • @prpldragon64
    @prpldragon64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    Why does 2000s Bowie look like the villain from National Treasure

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Sean Bean doesn't have those cheekbones. The disrespect. 😤

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @1993 Toyota Paseo Seen Bawn

    • @doodoobrah
      @doodoobrah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or jjba

  • @WilliamMaranciMashups
    @WilliamMaranciMashups 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2462

    Do a Soulja Boy Deep Discog Dive next year.

    • @unit-0123
      @unit-0123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Mic the snare x William Maranci crossover episode now

    • @JustAwesomeT
      @JustAwesomeT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@unit-0123 YES!!

    • @thebalockhead6698
      @thebalockhead6698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      What about viper

    • @djdoozer6175
      @djdoozer6175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      soulja has like 50 albums lol

    • @1Superchops
      @1Superchops 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      you joke, but that would be an incredibly interesting video. Soulja has a fuckton of weird unique songs (Vampire Gang comes to mind), he has several distinct phases (crank dat era + Lil B inspired cloud rap era + descent into sadly generic stuff) and he even beat a few artists to their styles (someone told me Pow was proto Death Grips and i can't help but hear that now)
      it'd possibly be an equally long video as this one, and i'd watch the whole thing. and i'm not even really a Soulja fan

  • @jeffdenoe2689
    @jeffdenoe2689 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    I have been a constant Bowie fan since 1969 . I am now turning 69 years of age this year. He has never let me down except for his 2 albums after Let’s Dance. He was constantly changing, and after his 10 year break to come back with the brilliant Next album and to finish his astonishing Black Star album 2days before he died. What a parting gift! The greatest rock and live performance star EVER!

  • @kanyewest4917
    @kanyewest4917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    Everybody, including Bowie, is too hard on the Young Americans album. It’s a fantastic soul album, regardless of race.

    • @Neo-Midgar
      @Neo-Midgar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Funny you say that, as all I've seen is glowing praise for it thus far.

    • @Mark_LaCroix
      @Mark_LaCroix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Neo-Midgar Yeah. If anything, people like that album *too much*. I think the take in this video is correct. The title track, Fame, and Fascination are great, but it's rough as an album. His "Across the Universe" is a legit awful cover, which is wild since Lennon actually played on it.

    • @rb5935
      @rb5935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Mark_LaCroix it's a fantastic cover and an equally fantastic album

    • @AmandaHugandKiss411
      @AmandaHugandKiss411 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah I agree, many people I know that aren't huge David Bowie fans (the few and far between and simply listen to heavier rock or rap) do like Young Americans. It is lively and easy and fun to listen to sing along with your friends. Plus it is not too Pop Rock with its complex but not over done R&B that rappers like it and heavier rockers like it for the R&B which Rock and Rap are influenced by.

    • @roo72
      @roo72 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No. It's not. But a nice try

  • @johnwilkins11
    @johnwilkins11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    He returns with a 46 minute Deep Discog Dive, holy hell, heaven is real

  • @Rsgg95
    @Rsgg95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    Fun facts about Bowie: I live in the countryside of Tuscany and I'm Always Surprise about the three weird links between my homeland and David Bowie.
    1) In the 60's, Italy had the trend to take British and american songs and make an italian cover of that Song by an italian singer (for example i suggest the Italian cover of Stones' Paint it black by Caterina Caselli). We have an Italian cover of space oddity sung in Italian by David Bowie with his strong British accent. It named "ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" and It isn't about space but It was about a teen love story.
    2) He Lost a contest for young musicians in 1969 in Monsummano terme, which Is a city Very near to where I live.
    3) He starred in an italian Western movie in the late 90's with Leonardo Pieraccioni, the Italian Adam Sandler. And this movie was also made very near where i live, in the Mountains of Tuscany.
    Sorry for the wot but i wanna share this trivia with someone

    • @bivianalynch1234
      @bivianalynch1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thats so cool! Thanks for sharing!

    • @9omargiugiangiugia5
      @9omargiugiangiugia5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      THE ITALIAN ADAM SANDLER
      MA IO TI AMO

    • @dairebeare7839
      @dairebeare7839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Does Leonardo Pieraccioni have an Uncut Gems style dramatic thriller in his filmography to complete the Sandler comparison?

    • @Rsgg95
      @Rsgg95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dairebeare7839 sadly not yet

    • @avedic
      @avedic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      _"Leonardo Pieraccioni, the Italian Adam Sandler,"_ the TH-cam commenter said with a straight face.
      So apparently that's a thing that happens to exist in reality. The same reality I live in.
      It's sometimes astonishing to realize the full extent of what humanity has gotten up to over the course of it's existence. It makes me genuinely happy to know there is an "Italian Adam Sandler." Something the world didn't know it needed....but thankfully, already has. And there sure as hell better be a Japanese Rob Schneider....and an Ethiopian Kevin Federline. The people of earth deserve that. at the very least. We've earned it. It's been a tough year.

  • @mcFreaki
    @mcFreaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    i'm not gonna lie, if bowie were still alive, Blackstar would still be among my favourites of his discography.

    • @pioneernut7487
      @pioneernut7487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      If Bowie was alive, there Blackstar wouldnt exist

    • @hidbid1
      @hidbid1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@pioneernut7487 he literally released it when he was alive

    • @Laurenimaoo
      @Laurenimaoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@hidbid1 Blackstar seems as if it is a reflection on his life, and many lyrics seem to hint towards his death. 'Look up here man, I'm in heaven' and I can't give everything away appears to reference back to ' A new career in a new town' on low through the harmonica in the intro.
      It appears to be Bowie's final goodbye, a reflection on his life and the world.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. It’s my 2nd favorite album of last decade and my 2nd favorite Bowie album.

    • @funky35791
      @funky35791 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hidbid1yes but he made it because he was dying. If he wasn’t dying of liver cancer it wouldn’t exist

  • @kuma2448
    @kuma2448 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Blackstar fucking blew my mind. I had a very surreal first listen, flying from Argentina to Panama in the middle of the night. The first time I took a plane outside my country, going to a convention in the States.
    Everyone was sleeping and I was floating in the middle of the Pacific listening Blackstar.

  • @steadyrhythms9571
    @steadyrhythms9571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    i think blackstar might be one of the greatest musical achievements ever quite honestly. to do a record of such quality while suffering and having it be one of the best of your career, better than probably anything you did in the last 25 years at least, is insane to me. and then to have a lot of the album reflecting on your life, as if you know your time’s ending, and then having it release and passing away shortly after - this is all just fascinating to me. i feel slightly inappropriate in saying that the album and its timing was a miracle, but i think it is. it’s really horrible that he died, but i think the fact that he did an exited with such a monumental and reflective statement is transcendent. i don’t think any other artist ever will do what David did by releasing blackstar. it’s as if he made the stars align for that moment, and made the universe take him on his own terms. because of all of this, i think blackstar is one of the most fascinating albums to ever be released. there’s something about it that feels transcendent, like one of the most ultimate statements of art to me. i am not sure why it intrigues me this much, but it really does.

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      What's even more intriguing is that it sounds like the updated version of music from the year David was born. That has to be symbolic of the beginning and end of David's life meeting with jazz music. The most chaotic root genre for the most unpredictable artist of a century.

  • @JohnFassold
    @JohnFassold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1715

    You're honestly one of my favorites channels of all time, ily

    • @BEASTYMUZIK
      @BEASTYMUZIK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      he’s funny, informative & cute AF like what’s not to love?

    • @ThePandemicLight
      @ThePandemicLight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wait, you two aren't the same person?
      jk

    • @steadyrhythms9571
      @steadyrhythms9571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      this crossover

    • @stvivianne8820
      @stvivianne8820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Says the legend himself.

    • @IERDNAAAaa99
      @IERDNAAAaa99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yasssss I agree.

  • @dancetx
    @dancetx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Me, trying to get into Bowie for the first time:
    So HOW many records has this guy made??? He had no chill whatsoever!

    • @michaelsevilla3697
      @michaelsevilla3697 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      same thing with prince

    • @BrendanJSmith
      @BrendanJSmith 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just wait until you hear about Chicago and Frank Zappa!

  • @RemnantCult
    @RemnantCult 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I love how David Bowie saw the good in all music and took inspiration from everything. That sort of open mindedness is essential for a musician.

    • @fase1doughnut
      @fase1doughnut ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not necessarily. It depends on the artist and what they want to be. Think ACDC or Motorhead. They essentially made the same music through their entire careers and it’s pretty fantastic despite that

    • @pansexualdickhaver6878
      @pansexualdickhaver6878 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fase1doughnut both bands are very repetitive and bland imo I respect their influence but yeah

  • @iammy3696
    @iammy3696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Not sure if this will ever happen, but a Weird Al discog dive would honestly be incredibly fun to watch

  • @TheSamkrox
    @TheSamkrox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Would love to see an episode on Fleetwood Mac

  • @commanderjoj6426
    @commanderjoj6426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I think what the narrator wanted to say about the Let’s Dance album is “Yes, it sounds INCREDIBLY 80s. But Let’s Dance has aged extremely well because of the fact that when you combine the talents at the level of David Bowie, Nile Rodgers, Tony Thompson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, great results are bound to happen.”

  • @gennorgard372
    @gennorgard372 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Bowie’s music from the Labyrinth is SO UNDERRATED ! Within You and As the World Falls Down are some of his hidden gems.

    • @888berg
      @888berg ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You remind me of the Babe!

    • @archerwagner8209
      @archerwagner8209 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@888berg What babe?

    • @alixkelly9434
      @alixkelly9434 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@archerwagner8209 Babe with the POWER

    • @archerwagner8209
      @archerwagner8209 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@alixkelly9434 what power?

    • @obiwankenobi9141
      @obiwankenobi9141 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@archerwagner8209 the power of VUDU

  • @jfenner8645
    @jfenner8645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    I took a whole 3 credit History of Music class on David Bowie’s career in college. I got more out of this 49 minute video than the 14 weeks of that class. Well done, I really enjoyed it.

  • @jessica5497
    @jessica5497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    I think his 90' - 00's is very underrated. I LOVE outside, earthling, heaven and reality

    • @andreborges2881
      @andreborges2881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely. Black Tie, White Noise slaps absolute arse out of most drum&bass from the 90s.

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

    • @Mark_LaCroix
      @Mark_LaCroix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been listening to the recent 1992-2001 box set, and have a new appreciation for Hours and especially BTWN. And since it was released, Heathen has always been my favorite record of his.

    • @michaelthompson3403
      @michaelthompson3403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      heathen and reality yea but you can keep the other 2

    • @thebadfella5296
      @thebadfella5296 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heathen*

  • @davidevans7897
    @davidevans7897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    While I agree that his first album was a little hit and miss (leaning towards the miss), I feel it's unfair to dismiss the Space Oddity record as more of the same outside of the title track and CC. Such an enchanting listen: Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed is a great forshadowing of Bowie's longer, less straight-forward songs; Letter to Hermione is intimate and gorgeous; and Janine is some good pop songwriting.
    Where his Debut felt a lot like a young David Jones writing songs, Space Oddity feels to me like the first David Bowie album.

    • @andremansa1
      @andremansa1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Letter to Hermione is fucking brilliant.

    • @doodoobrah
      @doodoobrah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love unwashed and slightly dazed

    • @audiotomb
      @audiotomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brilliant album - little fluff

    • @galileanmoonz
      @galileanmoonz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I totally agree on the album part, but personally I am a bit shocked that no one has mentioned Memory Of A Free Festival yet. I absolutely adore this track - I was taken aback the first time I ever heard it. I think it's beautiful through and through, and it's definitely one of my favorite songs on that album.

    • @marshmccarthy
      @marshmccarthy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think the first 2 albums are quite underrepresented in this video. Like any good music, the more you listen to it, the more you understand about it, and the greater it becomes. Hunky dory is one of the greatest albums I've ever listened to, but I didn't think much of it the first time I heard it. Now im addicted to it.

  • @TNYNPSAB
    @TNYNPSAB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I think a cool thing about both hunky dory and ziggy stardust is how they both use orchestral strings, I do t know why he didn’t continue this after those few songs

  • @dancergirl3337
    @dancergirl3337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Bowie's acting career is absolutely fascinating in tandem with his musical career. The Man Who Fell to Earth and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence are two that I think are particularly interesting

    • @quinnnewman9538
      @quinnnewman9538 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know where I can watch mr Lawrence?

    • @dancergirl3337
      @dancergirl3337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@quinnnewman9538 it’s currently streaming on the Criterion Channel if you’re looking for the most high quality version with other extras (highly recommend Criterion!!). But there are definitely other ‘lesser known’ websites you can find it on (if you catch my meaning)

    • @dancalmpeaceful3903
      @dancalmpeaceful3903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Although the soundtrack to Mr. Lawrence has NO Bowie music, the soundtrack is hauntingly great. I would recommend getting it.

    • @dancergirl3337
      @dancergirl3337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dancalmpeaceful3903 one of my favorite film scores

    • @sapphoculloden5215
      @sapphoculloden5215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And then there's Just a Gigolo... which, devoted fan that I am ... oh, no, I really dislike that movie. It's ... well, it's boring.

  • @Euanharris777
    @Euanharris777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I love that The Laughing Gnome is the first song on the playlist!!! That’s a deep meme cut right there

    • @gavinreid2741
      @gavinreid2741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This was embarrassingly a bit hit in 1973 , getting to #6 in Britain.

  • @Smebster
    @Smebster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Stumbled on this and I am so happy I did. Love David Bowie, sang Starman to my son as a lullaby when he was a little baby, have Bowie lyrics tattooed on my arm, and my wife even bought be a wonderful Heroes themed piece of art for my birthday. The man was an icon and this deep dive captured that very well.

  • @Piratejackyar
    @Piratejackyar ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Black Star really does sound like an album with all the experience and weight of a 50 year career in mixing experimental music and pop. No one else could make that album and it took his whole life to get there.

  • @lordofwine9282
    @lordofwine9282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Maybe you could do a Lou Reed deep discog dive? Dude's career had it's low points, comeback albums, underrated records, all while making lots of changes, and cementing his legacy as one of the most influential artists of all time

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

    • @seth_probably
      @seth_probably ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 .pl i y666bb ni n n 8pbp7ppoop7 i.

    • @merrychristmas1939
      @merrychristmas1939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@waynenorthspacebuoy3529 what

  • @nokiachad1733
    @nokiachad1733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    My favorite Bowie song has to be "Word On A Wing", Bowie's performance is haunting but incredible and outstanding, one of the best songs ever made imo

    • @l.h.8151
      @l.h.8151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The pIaNo

    • @FumoCrayolas
      @FumoCrayolas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh, that song make me cry every time.

    • @StudioScarecrow
      @StudioScarecrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Fuck yes, someone else recognizes that song! It's his best ever. The "sweet name" vocal part just destroys me

    • @l.h.8151
      @l.h.8151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Another song I feel a similar way about is Quicksand off of Hunky Dory

    • @minombre_xjj3445
      @minombre_xjj3445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the version from the 1976 rehearsals is AMAZING

  • @educostanzo
    @educostanzo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Of all these great albums, I have to say that Blackstar is my favorite. The impactful artwork, the jazz influences, the rawness and vulnerability of his voice, the German electronic touches. Not an album that I listen a lot, because it's very sad, but it's a masterpiece.

  • @beelzemobabbity
    @beelzemobabbity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    There’s just something so special about David Bowie. Whether it’s the music, or the way he sings. I’ve liked him since I know him.

  • @harney-barrow2036
    @harney-barrow2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    my favorite moment was when he said "meme school"

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Mine was when he said "meme companies".

  • @oliverbentley4524
    @oliverbentley4524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    We need a Talking Heads DDD ill love you forever !!

    • @MARZ_ZIG_X
      @MARZ_ZIG_X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I agree their discography is super diverse and they drew influence from so many places! Would love to see it!

    • @ringer1324
      @ringer1324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe even touch on some of David Byrnes solo projects.

  • @sydglover4842
    @sydglover4842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    the man who sold the world is great. Its his first great album in my opinion

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

    • @occommunitycats7616
      @occommunitycats7616 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the best

    • @sydglover4842
      @sydglover4842 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@occommunitycats7616 glad I'm not alone! People always say Hunky Dory was the first good one but the man whosold the world has so many great songs :)

    • @iamdamosuzuki_
      @iamdamosuzuki_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My opinion is that Space Oddity was his first good album, Man Who Sold The World was his first great album, and Hunky Dory was his first masterpiece

    • @sydglover4842
      @sydglover4842 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@iamdamosuzuki_ I still couldn't agree more.

  • @octavioramirezmartinez-rh6dk
    @octavioramirezmartinez-rh6dk ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That run of Dollar Days - I Can't Give Everything Away is blasting, those few seconds in the beginning are warming as heck, actually heard the whole album a year and a half ago (promised myself I wouldn't hear it until I found a physical version) and I couldn't stop crying from listening the begining of Dollar Days with the sound of those papers and his whisper, to me, it felt like a very intimate moment and like he was about to drop a very very heavy bomb

    • @mazieferreira7757
      @mazieferreira7757 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same here. I can't bring myself to listen to Black Star, and when I do I can't stop crying...

  • @Feldup
    @Feldup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    you're my youtuber of the year, keep making some of the best stuff on the website :)

    • @liawasadiver
      @liawasadiver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh Feldup, contente de te retrouver ici ;)

    • @romi9485
      @romi9485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Waaa kestufé la toi trop bien !!

    • @hensoakira
      @hensoakira ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi feld

    • @xilaen2794
      @xilaen2794 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bons goûts musicaux Feldup ! Ça m’étonne absolument pas de ta part

  • @Lylodile
    @Lylodile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Bowie also helped produce Lou Reed's Transformer album (classic), mixed the original version of Raw Power by The Stooges as well as co writing and producing Iggy Pop's albums 'The Idiot' and 'Lust For Life' (he also played a bunch of instruments on it and played keyboard on it's tour which can be heard on the Iggy Pop live album TV Eye) which are two of Iggy's best solo albums.

    • @suebuschmann7057
      @suebuschmann7057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love Iggy Pop. He wanted to be a rock singer when he heard “Rumble”. By Link Wray

    • @mackielunkey2205
      @mackielunkey2205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Transformer is super underrated when talking about classic albums.

    • @bogdanadzic9305
      @bogdanadzic9305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mackielunkey2205 its not???

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

  • @jtmichaelson
    @jtmichaelson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    As for the second album, I always felt "Unwashed" was a sign of things to come with a faint and distant Ziggy flare. But "Cygnet Committee" is very Ziggy-esque and yes, a great Bwie song.

  • @jden
    @jden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was kind of hoping that immediately after you said “well-aged” in reference to Let’s Dance, the Asian-eyes thing he did in the China Girl video would play

  • @lukechampi
    @lukechampi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    YESSSSS EARTHLING IS A GOOD ALBUM I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT THIS WHOLE TIME

    • @c.hunter9069
      @c.hunter9069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s a GREAT album?

    • @kelliesquire2981
      @kelliesquire2981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I also love it

    • @crh4878
      @crh4878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're fuckin' right

    • @jgl1003
      @jgl1003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've been getting into Bowie lately, and all I can say is, fuck yeah Earthling is a banger

    • @morningbell3690
      @morningbell3690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Imo it’s a 10. I don’t think I’ve ever loved an album like Earthling.

  • @spacepawdity4973
    @spacepawdity4973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I got into Bowie around November of 2019. My friend said that a character I created reminded her of him, and told me to check out Life On Mars. I fell in love with the song, and related to it on a personal level because although I used social media as an escape from the real world, the real world always caught up to me when I used it. Little did I know what would follow in the coming months...
    Bowie’s music, characters, and Inspiration has helped me get through this long, tumultuous, and exhausting year. He’s boosted my self confidence, calmed me down when I feel angry, sad, or frustrated, and even made me realize _I’m Not Alone_ . I even devoted an entire Instagram account to making fanart based on his music and personas, especially Ziggy. All I have to say is... Thank you so much, David Bowie!!!

  • @ivonneornelas5128
    @ivonneornelas5128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    The Labyrinth Soundtrack is very underated.

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

    • @Drowning_lessons_123
      @Drowning_lessons_123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You, you remind me of the babe

    • @888berg
      @888berg ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Drowning_lessons_123 the babe with the power

    • @Drowning_lessons_123
      @Drowning_lessons_123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@888berg the power of voodoo

    • @constantine5028
      @constantine5028 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Drowning_lessons_123i SAW MY BABYYY

  • @fogfish303
    @fogfish303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Blackstar is such a beautifully haunting record. The intro is just stunning, and it definitely motivated me to check out the rest of his work.

  • @SamIsNotACritic
    @SamIsNotACritic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    30:59 This is a rare instance where maybe they shouldn't Mic The Snare

    • @lardkraken8231
      @lardkraken8231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can we turn it down, its like a shotgun-

  • @BootieMashup
    @BootieMashup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I always tell people new to discovering David Bowie to start with "Bowie Legacy." Then, whatever your favorite tracks are from that greatest hits compilation, explore the rest of the album they're from. Everyone's got a favorite phase of Bowie, there were so many!

  • @el3817
    @el3817 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The song Soul love from the Ziggy Stardust album is so good. I don't know why. So is Lady Grinning Soul from the Aladdin Sane album.

  • @HimMrM
    @HimMrM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bowie was my first deep discog dive. Love his albums.

  • @sunmachine5747
    @sunmachine5747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I know it's not for everyone, but I do find myself frequently coming back to Man of Words/Space Oddity/ David Bowie it feels very down to Earth

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think for people to fully immerse themselves in it, hearing Conversation Piece and the Memory of a Free Festival single remake is essential.

    • @elrabeechum5180
      @elrabeechum5180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's definitely nice hearing him when he's still figuring out his persona, it's quite unassuming and the Dylan/Elvis impersonations are super endearing. 'Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed' is pretty underrated.

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@elrabeechum5180 I find it incredible that Letter to Hermione isn't markedly more popular. It's one of the most emotionally vulnerable tracks he recorded and I'd think the title would at least bring it attention since the Harry Potter films came out or something, but most people are still under the impression that Space Oddity is the only track worth hearing. Ricky Gervais is the only person I've heard of who has a huge love for LtH as I do. Then Cygnet Committee and Wild-Eyed Boy from Freecloud are sprawling epics that really seem to be underexposed. Lyrically, the album should be in everyone's top 5, imo.

    • @jacobgeorgian72
      @jacobgeorgian72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chrismeadows4216 Letter to Hermione, cygnet committee, and wild eyed boy are my favorite tracks on the album along with space oddity.

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jacobgeorgian72 They're so impactful and I hope they gain popularity over time like I see with a lot of tracks. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed and Janine are also really fun for me. The album sure has a lot of depth and variety that most people miss out on.

  • @oOvatsalOo
    @oOvatsalOo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Bowie's is arguably my favourite career-spanning discography in all of music. I never get tired of listening to ut, talking about it, hearing about it. Its one of my favourite topics of discussion period.

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

    • @therandomname69420
      @therandomname69420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, he's definitely up there with the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Kanye, Pink Floyd and Kate Bush for me.

  • @Johnnywhamo
    @Johnnywhamo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bowie didn't "pick up an electric guitar' on The Man Who Sold The World, the album was in it's largest part Mick Ronson. Mick was the one that brought the heavy metal sound to that album.

  • @Gingerm0nster
    @Gingerm0nster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I didn’t really get into Bowie until after he died. My sound of choice is modern pop, but my favorite artist is Gaga. Since she named Bowie as an influence, I consumed all his biggest hits and loved them, but so does everyone else who has a passing knowledge of his work.
    Thank you for this DDD Mic. It was heartfelt, insightful, respectful, and fun to watch 💕

  • @geoffreyheckroodt2018
    @geoffreyheckroodt2018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Apart from what you said about "Scary Monsters and Super Creep", I really liked this one. Especially for giving "Earthling" some much needed love.

    • @MichelleCFunk
      @MichelleCFunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah that really sounded like a take on "Scary Monsters..." from someone who needs to listen to it all the way through 3 or 4 times. Just that it was introduced as in a time of optimism (nothing about its relationship to politics??) felt like it missed the point.
      I also have a special place in my heart for this one as I am a relatively new Bowie fan and saw the David Bowie Is ... installation in New York where they had the original (giant) cover art for Scary Monsters. I downloaded it and listened to it for the first time on the plane ride home. The first time I was like ... WTF? -- by the third time I was obsessed with it.

  • @Paulito-ym4qc
    @Paulito-ym4qc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I'd love for Lady Gaga to be added to the pole.
    She has a very diverse discography, that isn't as gigantuous as bowies, with some of the best pop albums of all time, some failures and some interesting case studies. would love to see you talk about her, thank you mic!

    • @camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303
      @camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Artpop best album don't @ me

    • @frankportes2029
      @frankportes2029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That would be kinda cool but also odd because he already has a video on artpop and on it he kinda also explains gagas career

    • @balmainrichard1335
      @balmainrichard1335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 it's an amazing album, but not the best of all time. But it deserves its place among GOAT pop albums cuz it's so fuckin good.

    • @purplestardust
      @purplestardust 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’d like for Gaga’s discography to expand a little more and then see what he has to say. But overall, she’s a legend!

    • @blueyellowpapaya
      @blueyellowpapaya 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes PLEASE!

  • @mataya-waldenberg
    @mataya-waldenberg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember seeing the Lazarus video the day before he died and I was like "damn.... I wanna learn more about his music!"

  • @abbieurick1182
    @abbieurick1182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a huge Bowie fan I loved the poppiness of Tonight and Let's Dance since they were my window into the world of Bowie. I have since listened to every album and now can never really pick a favorite out of all his albums. The one album I can't bring myself to listen to is Blackstar. I listened to it when it was first released but once he passed I can't bring myself to listen to that masterpiece as I will cry so hard

    • @mazieferreira7757
      @mazieferreira7757 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow. The same thing with me. I cry my eyes out when I do....

  • @thelivingshtpost
    @thelivingshtpost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I gotta say, I really love how you're able to make these videos entertaining for people who haven't listened to the artist you're talking about. Like the pinups segment had me really interested to know your thoughts on, despite me never hearing the album or even knowing it existed.

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's pretty bad, but definitely check out Sorrow and Rosalyn.

  • @NatRealActual
    @NatRealActual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Welcome back! This video is going to be amazing!

  • @depressedape9669
    @depressedape9669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The track Win on Young Americans, despite being an imitation of soul, is a beautiful song.

  • @ddttranslator
    @ddttranslator ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorite Bowie songs and albums were the ones most heavily criticized. Curious. But he made his point objetcively. I think "Station to Station" is one of Bowie's best songs ever, and I absolutely love the album "Man of words, man of music" as a whole. And not considering "Hours" an absolute masterpiece, calling it "boring", actually shocked me, but I guess different people have different preferences. 🙂

  • @tian9716
    @tian9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    So, my favorite youtuber comes back after a month of absence with a 46 minutes long video about one of my favorite artists ever?
    Well, 2020 might not bad that bad after all!

  • @madisonlove4782
    @madisonlove4782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As the world falls down always make me cry because it’s so beautiful even though it was written for a movie

  • @davidpaddon4529
    @davidpaddon4529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    finally someone recognizes Alladin sane's greatness. It's my second favorite album oat.

    • @deespaeth8180
      @deespaeth8180 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hunky Dory, ziggy stardust, and Alladin Sane are my favorites. And does alladin sane sound like a lad insane, or is it just me?

    • @sackydzNG
      @sackydzNG ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deespaeth8180 I always thought Aladdin Sane sounding like "A Lad Insane" was part of a weird pun that I'll probably never fully get

  • @julesjacquez2844
    @julesjacquez2844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember on my last day of high school I blasted space oddity on my headphones and walked through my school for the last time. It was completely unreal that something was coming to an end for me. I plan to listen to it on my wedding day to.

  • @expiredmilk1431
    @expiredmilk1431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Welcome back dude. An idea for the next DDD would be System of a down since they just released new songs for the first time in 15 years

    • @hugo07260
      @hugo07260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      r they gonna have an album?

    • @hupsza
      @hupsza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yo dude this is not Brad's comment section. Go home 😂

    • @expiredmilk1431
      @expiredmilk1431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hupsza Ah finally a man of culture🤣🤣

    • @expiredmilk1431
      @expiredmilk1431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hugo07260 Hopefully, but they havent Said anything yet

    • @IvanKNIGHTFROGSROCK
      @IvanKNIGHTFROGSROCK 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      HOLY SHIT EXPIRED MILK U WATCH THIS TOO???

  • @planettrax9754
    @planettrax9754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey totally agree with Aladdin Sane. The title track with the broken piano solo-thing sends shivers down my spine whenever I listen to it. There is nothing like it in Ziggy Stardust.

  • @moonscorch
    @moonscorch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The "Lady Stardust" demo version - with just Bowie and a piano - is one of my favorite recordings of his. You can find it on the Rykodisc re-release of Ziggy Stardust.

  • @patrickbone6171
    @patrickbone6171 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’ve always suspected that Bowie knew his time was short on Next. The line
    ‘The moment you know, you know you know ‘ on Where are we now to me says it all!

  • @princelink6004
    @princelink6004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The Return Of The King

  • @soaribb32
    @soaribb32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    What about Prince? A 10 part DDD series...

    • @Betta66
      @Betta66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      How to get into Prince:
      Step 1. Start with 1999 and Purple Rain.
      Step 2. Listen to Around The World In A Day, Parade, and Sign O' The Times. If you somehow can't dig any of it by this point, stop here. It can't be helped.
      Step 3. Listen to Prince's first four albums.
      Step 4. Listen to the Prince albums between 1988 and 1995. Unless you're really devoted, you can stop at The Gold Experience.
      Step 5. Listen to Chaos and Disorder and go "meh."
      Step 6. Hunker down and listen to Emancipation and Crystal Ball. If you're feeling burnt out by this point, you can stop here.
      Step 7. Listen to the rest of his studio albums.

    • @gabi-chan7806
      @gabi-chan7806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh yeah? What about... FRANK ZAPPA

    • @Betta66
      @Betta66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@gabi-chan7806 An 172 part series

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Betta66 I've been wanting to do this for awhile, and I have some questions.
      First, I tried starting from the beginning and stepped back from it 4 albums in because somehow no song had a HUGE resonation with me. I love songs like Little Red Corvette, Darling Nikki, and Batdance. The really early stuff somehow felt to me like a standard new jack swing, r&b, funk deal, and I wasn't able to process it well for some reason even though I love artists like Luther Vandross and Isaac Hayes and Donna Summer.
      Which album would you consider his most creatively innovative?
      Which album do you feel has the best guitar and vocal work?
      Which album is your favorite?

    • @Betta66
      @Betta66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chrismeadows4216 Sign O’ The Times is the album I revisit the most, so that would be my answer to questions 1 and 3. For question 2, Purple Rain

  • @Pltuoirno
    @Pltuoirno 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am writing this now as the song off of Heathen "Slip Away" is about a family member of mine, Uncle Floyd. While his health is not great he still listens to it almost daily as Bowie was a hero for him and to see Bowie write a song about him makes him so happy.

  • @KrisTheNinth
    @KrisTheNinth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video prompted me to listen to Station to Station last year, and now the title track is one of my all time favourite songs...

  • @liamturley7655
    @liamturley7655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve been going through Bowie’s discography since quarantine and he’s becoming one of my favorite artists/icons in music, ever. Still haven’t listened to some of his key albums but I’m super glad you uploaded this video, really interested in figuring out where to go next

  • @wpk914_9
    @wpk914_9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    OH HELL YEAH. I did a listen through of Bowie's discography last year and it made me into such a fan. His evolution over the years was incredible, though he definitely found a cursed monkey paw at the beginning of the 80s (huge commercial success, but at the cost of his worst albums).
    EDIT: hot take to counter your hot take: Aladdin Sane is actually Bowie's most overrated album

    • @mikewest1542
      @mikewest1542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No its not !

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Aladdin Sane can't possibly be overrated when most casual fans think Aladdin is Ziggy and most dedicated fans don't rank it in their top 5 when it reasonably is more creative and cohesive than all but a few albums.

    • @LoraCoggins
      @LoraCoggins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      First of all, that Aladdin Sane comment is quite the hot take.
      Second, I personally find "hours..." to be his worst album, worse than both Pin-Ups and NLMD (though I would take "Something in the Air" over dramatic Japanese singing any day of the week!).

    • @chrismeadows4216
      @chrismeadows4216 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LoraCoggins "hours..." is definitely horrible. Nothing really jumps out about it. It just feels like a mix of Space Oddity and 1. Outside without the fun of either. Never Let Me Down realistically should at least be above the Tin Machine albums, Pin-Ups, and Lodger, imo. What a lot of people miss while they're listening to it is that it's FUN and PRETTY. It seems that most people try to respond to it how they respond to Let's Dance, but there are a lot more layers and a lot more going on than with Let's Dance. The same with anyone trying to listen to Low as if it's Station to Station. The moods are supposed to be different and so are the compositions. "hours..." is a really straightforward album that doesn't necessarily flow within its own sphere, if that makes sense.

    • @wpk914_9
      @wpk914_9 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LoraCoggins granted I've only ever listened to Hours the once, but it's got a few songs I like and go back to every once in a while, though I could totally see how it's overly chill aesthetic could be the reason someone didn't like it.
      To clarify, AS isn't my least favorite Bowie album, it's still alright. My least favorite might be Tonight, as it's way too clear that Bowie just wanted to do Let's Dance again but couldn't find the spark that makes that album good

  • @rowentaylor9784
    @rowentaylor9784 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    27:15 Fun fact: David Bowie invented the music video with Love Me Till Tuesday. The closest thing before this is Bob Dylan in the video where he held up the lyrics to the song. David Bowie got the inspiration for music videos from learning how to mime, and he used that to make video performances where he would mime the lyrics to his own songs.

  • @lolitzmorgan105
    @lolitzmorgan105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    We need a DEEP DISCOG DIVE on Queen 👑

  • @flyingcosmograma
    @flyingcosmograma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Welcome back Dad ❤️

    • @Paulito-ym4qc
      @Paulito-ym4qc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      akhdkhfjaökdjhaö stop it... i don't grow attached to random men on the internet... no... i'd never..

  • @kayfimt7769
    @kayfimt7769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Fantastic! As a self-professed Bowie scholar, this is going to be very interesting for me and I will watch the whole thing. But for your next project, real men do Frank Zappa discog deep dives, haha. And then Miles Davis, lol.

  • @justred.
    @justred. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He's one of the few musicians I love so dearly.

  • @TheFirstGroover
    @TheFirstGroover 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'll love to see a DDD about Genesis. So much to talk about. Great work both for Pink Floyd and David Bowie

  • @zobyi3
    @zobyi3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    YEEEEEESSSS the wait was definitely worth it. Welcome back!

  • @XxkillerswagxX
    @XxkillerswagxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Prince would have an amazing Deep Discog Dive, easily the most expansive solo discography ive ever seen. Good luck avoiding the copyright on that one though.

  • @twistedviewlabs
    @twistedviewlabs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    yeah, so I rewatched this. you asked to name off a favorite Bowie performance.....April 22, 2004 at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles. no performance by anyone will ever top this and I'm glad I was there to witness it. It started the day before my 29th birthday and ended around 12:30AM on April 23rd, 2004....my 29th birthday. Happy birthday to me indeed.

  • @renatapaiva4805
    @renatapaiva4805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i remember trying to explore more of bowie's music beyond the ones i was already familiar (and mostly in love) with, but always got overwhelmed. this video's amazing, and definitely helped understand bowie's behemoth of a career better and know which way to go next. thank you!!

  • @louis3163
    @louis3163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Me and my dad were watching this together. I was a bit surprised with your Ziggy Stardust

    • @waynenorthspacebuoy3529
      @waynenorthspacebuoy3529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fab .... I hope my Bowie Interpretations on You Tube make him smile .... far far away ... so cool.

  • @Ray-wz8sg
    @Ray-wz8sg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Great to have you back my man! Now, ok, hear me out: Neil Cicireiga / Lemon Demon DDD???

    • @henmister39
      @henmister39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I need this in my life

    • @bronzewolf6464
      @bronzewolf6464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh my god, that would be amazing.

    • @Jaden-zu9wc
      @Jaden-zu9wc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your mind

    • @luchilenium
      @luchilenium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Holy shit. Yes.

  • @beelzemobabbity
    @beelzemobabbity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just want to say, I really enjoyed the editing in this video. Watching some of the older ones after this I find myself wishing for more visuals and songs, but this has it done perfectly.

  • @AkiDave
    @AkiDave ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam recommendations have been getting better! I’ve been binging your channel and as a history major your content scratches that itch to learn more

  • @Luan-vw8fr
    @Luan-vw8fr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He's back. Bowie is the greatest of all time, I can't even explain his importance to me. Great video! :)

  • @taysem321
    @taysem321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "...Lumbering groove, flanged, drenched white noise, AND a melodica? AND a vibroslap?? Go to jail, Bowie."
    Lost it.

  • @georgesikorski9891
    @georgesikorski9891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "By the time he got back to New York, Bowie was living like a king"
    Is that a reference to Lazarus?

  • @whedonobsessed
    @whedonobsessed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Station to Station was one of the first cds I ever bought, and I really didn't even know who David Bowie was, I just knew I loved Wild is the Wind. Anyway, I could not believe how good it was, I listened to it on repeat for weeks. Then a couple years ago, I discovered that's when he was at his absolute rock bottom and honestly it makes me feel so strange. The album is a masterpiece, but it came at such a cost and so many people will never know, they'll just bop their heads and sing along, just like I used to.

  • @blmn564
    @blmn564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Holy shit I'm REALLY into Bowie right now, this came out at the perfect time

  • @RealTheZad
    @RealTheZad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Glad to see you back on TH-cam! Love your content.

  • @bencarlson4300
    @bencarlson4300 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Never really paid attention to Bowie until I watched The Prestige and thought “Wow, this actor playing Tesla is great, who is this guy?”
    Edit: Having now listened to his entire discography multiple times, David Bowie is a damn legend. My personal favorites being Blackstar, Low, Ziggy, Hunky Dory, and Heroes with the title tracks of Heroes and Blackstar being my favorite songs of his. Heathen, Black Tie, Earthling, Young Americans, and Lodger are albums I also loved that aren't generally considered his "best". Such a great career and still oddly underrated simply because his hits are so overplayed at this point.

  • @joenouveau7109
    @joenouveau7109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    David’s first album compared to his future writings gives me hope