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With Bowie, I really don't care for the Ziggy period. Don't understand the fuss. Not my cup of tea really.

For me, Bowie had 2 significant creative peaks: 76-79 (I think Scary Monsters is overrated), then 93-99.

I probably have it.

Over the years I have collected almost every bootleg and recording from the early part of their career.

There's also the David Jenses radio session (on "Silver Box"), which featured tracks from New Gold Dream and S&F. Best live performance of the band from that time I think!

What about Let's Dance? .. I've often wondered how Bowie die-hards tackle that one..

I love Let's Dance!

It's well produced, different to anything he had previously done and a good all-round "pop" album, with superb vocals.

Only "Shake It" and "Modern Love" let it down for me. It's another face of Bowie's... the chart-topping, money making persona!

It's a sexy, funky uplifting and upbeat album.

My favourite tracks are Criminal World and Ricochet - the least commercial ones on the album!

That's probably the one .. "Silver Box" sounds well expensive tho'!

Nice to hear positive comments about Let's Dance.

Just sent you a message!

Silver Box was a big disappointment for me - a wasted opportunity. However those few tracks alone made it worth the money! Best version of Hunter and the Hunted they've ever done.

The thing with Bowie, is that he's done so much varied stuff, if you don't like one 'phase', you're bound to love the other. Personally I have a disliking of glam rock, which probably doesn't help!

For me, everything he did after Ziggy was much more inventive and original.

I liked '69-74, not so much 'young americans '75. Also '76-79 the berlin trilogy. 'Scary Monsters from '80, and 'Lets Dance' even though it was becoming commercial by then. And after the late '80s '93-99 was some good comeback (again) albums. Did not like 'Heathen' at all.