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David Bowie - Reality

Earthling


I have to admit I'm not impressed with these two albums. Earthling is the worst Bowie record I've heard. I was on the verge of switching it off. It really just sounded like he threw it together as quick as he could. Some of the songs just seemed like a droning noise. I've never been critical of him before but I was very disappointed in it. Reality will have more plays to see if I can get into it more but I can't say the same about Earthling.

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Siouxsie & Banshees covers album "Through the Looking Glass" - contains among others a good cover of Kraftwerk's Hall of Mirrors of all things...


used to have this on cassette long time ago and completely forgotten till you mentioned it MemberD! Listening to some of it online now it does have one or two tracks that still appeal to me, have to agree though about Hall Of Mirrors, superb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4q9oMLm-Ww

and some young upstarts here clearly agree:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6vlzhUoqk


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David Bowie - Reality

Earthling.


Been playing Bowie myself today Scott, have hardly anything from some later decades of his career and not the two above. Was listening earlier to Lodger, 1.Outside, and Heathen.

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Originally Posted By: Scott
David Bowie - Reality

Earthling


I have to admit I'm not impressed with these two albums. Earthling is the worst Bowie record I've heard. I was on the verge of switching it off. It really just sounded like he threw it together as quick as he could. Some of the songs just seemed like a droning noise. I've never been critical of him before but I was very disappointed in it. Reality will have more plays to see if I can get into it more but I can't say the same about Earthling.


Hmm, interesting to hear your view Scott. For me, Earthling is one of those very rare records that sounded devastatingly, blisteringly good on first hearing and has remained so ever since!

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Totally agree with you on Bowie's Reality Scott.

I wasn't impressed with it when it came out in 2003, and he hasn't to my knowledge released a new studio album since...

Earthling however has always been one of my favourites...

I wonder if he'll ever release another album, or if that's him retired now...

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Earthling blew me away when it came out - it sounded like nothing else. However 14 years later (where does the time go??!!), unlike Outside which STILL sounds new and fresh and exciting and futuristic (to me anyway), Earthling has dated a bit.

Still prefer it to Reality any day. Although if the latter turns out to be Bowie's last album, "Bring Me the Disco King", is the perfect closing number.

Currently playing the new John Foxx and the Maths track, "Talk".

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'Side together side, side close side'

'We are programmed just to do'

'Step together step, step close step'

'Anything you want us to...'


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Came across this artist today:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/02/new-band-ayshay

I'd like to see her addition on the XFactor and put the willies up the judges, probably even make Cheryl Cole cry. Alternatively, she could join the ranks of Rage and Cage as Ayshay Against The Machine and be the next candidate in the traditional 'Knock Simon Cowell's protege off from the Christmas Number One spot'

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I'm listening to Will Young's new album, Echoes.

Am I OK?

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Yes, Alex. You are ok, but your hearing is a bit suspect. Go & listen to 'Interplay'. It's the perfect remedy.

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Exclusive new material by Carter Tutti now at The Wire

http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/7525/

They are playing Unsound in Krakow the same night as John Foxx + The Maths


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