Nothing Has Been the Same Since David Bowie Died

Insidious Von

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David Bowie never gets old.

I talked about Edgar Wright's latest film Last Night in Soho in the theater thread, fronted by Anya Taylor Joy and Thomasin MacEnzie. From the stills they look like twins which adds to my supposed premise that it's a retelling of the Faust tale.

 
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I sincerely believe that the older generation has developed a hugely diversified taste in music because we are all looking for something, searching for that old familiar musical feeling or vibe, perhaps that feeling or vibe, just like Bowie, is just not there anymore.

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I enjoy the old music as well and the generations since who have been influenced by those older bands have created that same incredible music

Years ago I was a die hard "the old bands had that magic" thinker, but I am really glad I changed my tune (so to speak) on that because it has opened up a whole new world of music that I can immerse myself in as much as I used to do with the old bands from the 60's and 70's.

If it was the exact same it would be boring and repetitious.

I enjoy Black Sabbath and no one will replace them. However I thoroughly enjoy Grunge bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, etc., I enjoy metal bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica , Judas Priest, etc,. I enjoy bands like Slipknot, Korn, Marilyn Manson, System of a Down, etc, I enjoy death/speed/thrash metal bands - All of these bands were influenced by Black Sabbath and cover different generations and music genres. They will never be Sabbath, but I do not want another Sabbath. I want to hear new sounds that have been created because of Sabbath.

The same chain of creativity and artistry will follow most of the current bands linking back to an older band.

The bands of today are creating the same musical feeling & vibe of yesteryear, you just need to open up your ears to accept and embrace change.
 

Insidious Von

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The bands of today are creating the same musical feeling & vibe of yesteryear, you just need to open up your ears to accept and embrace change.
I'm not so sure, to quote Frank Zappa, I'd rather take an ice pick to the forehead than listen to Katey Perry.

And you're right, nothing replaces Black Sabbath.

 

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There's something pathetic about hanging on to pop music of the past, since its nature is to constantly change. Classical music is timeless by definition.
Is one hanging on to the music or the memories of that moment in their life?
 

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I was taken back to realize as of tomorrow it will be five years since David Bowie died, seems like yesterday.

Despite his iconic status, I wonder if the younger generation has been able to connect with his music as the older generation did.

I still remember peeling the wrapper off his Ziggy Stardust LP, we were snot-nosed kids in 1972 everyone I knew had a turntable and Bowie was some kind of magic music wizard from another planet, a music superhero.

As the giants of the British invasion slowly slip away, I realize I don't ( as an older gent ) really feel connected to today's music and I have to wonder if I have become my parents, they were listening to Conway Twitty and Englebert Humperdink and they would scoff at the sound of Zeppelins You Shook Me.

I think the British invasion by todays culture is tremendously under-appreciated, it was a musical cultural phenomenon never to be repeated. The music back then was analog, tactile, it gave you goosebumps, derived by dragging a needle across vinyl peaks and valleys instead of a laser scanning sequences of ones and zeros. The sheer delight of opening Houses of the Holy and marvelling at the artwork with your friends, dropping the needle down onto the record there would be a few clicks as the needle tracked down the outer ridge of the vinyl, then total silence as the needle headed for the first peak or valley, then? magic, as we all picked up our air guitars and started jamming with the band, good times.

I sincerely believe that the older generation has developed a hugely diversified taste in music because we are all looking for something, searching for that old familiar musical feeling or vibe, perhaps that feeling or vibe, just like Bowie, is just not there anymore.

LJ
a well thought out post, while i dont share your appreciation of David Bowie,,i can admire the way you put together your thoughts.....however lumping in the completely white bread vanilla stuff churned out by EH with CW is not right imo...
 

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Was in the car, listening to a US station in the morning with a couple of smart assed disk jockeys who always have a sardonic quip about most things. They played Gene Genie, which I was enjoying and had to acknowledge was a good song. After they played it, the only comment they made was that it was a good song, and then moved on.
I also like The young Americans
Ziggy Stardust.
Suffragette City
and I guess a few others.
So, credit where credit is due. He did put out some good music for his time. And had some world wide hits.
So he did a lot more with his life than me.
 

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His music was outstanding for sure but what separated him from many was his creativity...
 

Insidious Von

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True Bowie was always one step ahead of everyone, so people followed. Then, for better or worse, he launched the video revolution. Bowie directed it with David Mallet putting the cinematography together, up to that point it was the most expensive video ever made.

It wasn't the first as Bowie and Mallet also made Space Oddity and Look Back in Anger but it was the most significant.

 

Insidious Von

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Bowie was on a drug cocktail that could have killed him, so he moved to Berlin. Angie Bowie didn't like the idea so they divorced. His Berlin period may be his most creative. I remember going there and seeing adverts everywhere of where he might show up next.

 

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The 'Mozart' of our generation. One of a kind. Closest thing is when Stravinsky passed away in 1971.


Not only did he create music differently, due to his influence, the world LISTENS to music differently. He's been gone these years and the music is still ahead of it's time. The lyrics of the above attest to this. Absorb and enjoy.

Sorely missed.
 

Insidious Von

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David Bowie published two version of Putting Out Fire, the second one for the Let's Dance album was with his own music.

The original's music was written by Giorgio Moroder.

 
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Was in the car, listening to a US station in the morning with a couple of smart assed disk jockeys who always have a sardonic quip about most things. They played Gene Genie, which I was enjoying and had to acknowledge was a good song. After they played it, the only comment they made was that it was a good song, and then moved on.
I also like The young Americans
Ziggy Stardust.
Suffragette City
and I guess a few others.
So, credit where credit is due. He did put out some good music for his time. And had some world wide hits.
So he did a lot more with his life than me.
Don't mind Young Americans, some songs off of Ziggy Stardust. Rebel Rebel and Gene Genie I find kind of annoying.
I do like Up the Hill Backwards(Scary Monsters version) and Ashes to Ashes. I saw him once in concert(I believe it was at the Ex, Glass Spider tour I think)and I don't remember him playing even one of his hits.
 
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