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CFDeeDee wrote: "Hmmm so that who he is!Never heard of him before, but maybe I listened to one of his songs .. Not really sure about that though."
He's been around for a long time and has many popular songs. His full name is David Bowie. He was quite avant gard in his day, wearing dresses, dying his hair strange colors, for being openly bisexual. Check you-tube for some videos. He was an unusual and unique artist. Lot of great dance tunes.
@Debra I find my taste in songs going back to the 80s 70s and older, perhaps I'll catch something in that range over youtube. That is a strange way in showing that you're "fine in being a bis*xual" .. Kinda odd
Not at all. Everyone does everything differently, everyone is different, and most importantly everyone needs to be true to themselves. David Bowie exemplified all of the above better than most.
One of our radio stations today played 18 hours straight of David Bowie. That was the soundtrack in my office today and it was being turned down for nobody!And I agree Travis, I was listening and going "oh! That was Bowie as well?!"
18 hrs straight of Bowie?! Sounds like heaven to me :-)I like that he collaborated with many other singers and bands. I particularly liked what he did with Nine Inch Nails. I also love that his songs have been covered, by some great big bands (Nirvana as already mentioned) and individuals (in the case of our astronaut). But his influence on up and coming bands was incredible. I just read an article on Rolling Stone with Marilyn Manson saying how David Bowie changed his life. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/new...
Everyone knows a Bowie song, whether they know it or not surely. I agree with Rusalka - Dance Magic Dance is classic ;-) But other favourites of mine are The Man who Stole the World, Heroes, I'm afraid of Americans, and Life on Mars. I wish I had gotten to see him in concert.
If I didn't have to go to work, I would be tempted to wear my Labyrinth T-shirt I bought. Perhaps I could wear it under a jumper.
Rusalka wrote: "Not at all. Everyone does everything differently, everyone is different, and most importantly everyone needs to be true to themselves. David Bowie exemplified all of the above better than most."
Hear, Hear!
Also the time that he was portraying himself in this way was in a different era. LGBT was pretty taboo back then with a lot of prejudice, many people couldn't openly be themselves. But he decided he wouldn't be one of those people and I guess when you are the front man of a band, you can get away with more when it comes to how you dress and how you act. I wonder if he had started his career now, whether his look would have been the same.
Good to hear some of the UK bands are making it to your side of the pond Travis. I really like Royal Blood (although I have to admit I didn't realise they were British). Not heard of Bring Me the Horizon but I haven't listened to the radio for a while. Off to check some of their stuff out.
I really like Royal Blood too. They were supposed to be the support act for the Foo Fighters in Wembley, but then Dave broke his leg. I hope to see them at a festival this year.
It would be embarrasing if Royal Blood wasn't but usually the guy on the radio always says where bands are from when non American and new. Does not say heres the Canadians every time nickelback or theory of a dead man comes on since they've been around. And even from the states he'll say here is a 5 piece from California or something. Point is Royal Blood is fixed in my brain as being under his from the UK or here are the Brits, I could be wrong since I disn't look it up. Then there is one band that I hate the song that gets played and it seems to have run its course finally because I haven't heard it lately. I do remember hearing an ibterview by them saying they were glad the US picked it up because it was the most played song over on your side
Just checked and yes they are English.
Cherie wrote: "I was invited to join, but I figured it would be too crazy at first."I did join in the end but I did what Rusalka did and turned off the notifications and I am only going to pop in occasionally to see what books are being read/recommended. Not getting involved in the rest of the craziness! :)
I'm a fan of Royal Blood too and I also didn't realise they were English.
For all I know it has been done since I don't follow Broadway. But if it hasn't I could see a Bowie show make ot to broadway. All the costumes and very singable danceable songs would convert to Broadway quite easily.
He was on Broadway himself, but don't think there is a broadway production of his own music.
Travis of NNY wrote: "For all I know it has been done since I don't follow Broadway. But if it hasn't I could see a Bowie show make ot to broadway. All the costumes and very singable danceable songs would convert to Bro..."Now that I would go see!
So the band I thought was Australian is Like A Storm from New Zealand. What screwed me up was because the play a didgeridoo which is a wind instrument, really crazy shaped pipes really, made by indiginous Australians about 1500 years ago. And because I know such trivia I listen to ebtirely too many rock shows which give background on bands
Same here, Lisa :) the notifications for Emma's group were getting out of hand.
Throne would be the big hit by Bring Me the Horizon, but they have another single just came out also
The thing about didgeridoos is you need to have circular breathing to play them. So you need to be able to breathe in while you breathe out. Which is amazingly hard to do, and the amount of variation of tone they can get from them while doing two bodily functions is mind blowing.It's nice how you described it, Travis. If you look at it, it's pretty much a hollowed out small, log. But you need to get the vibrations right within it. So there is a heap more musicality to it to what we realise. Which is why the description is perfect, while us white people are looking at what we think is any old log.
Also, culturally insensitive for a woman to play one. Which does bug me but I haven't investigated why. And seeing there are over 200 different Aboriginal languages, I'm sure there are many reasons why. So default is, don't play one in the company of Indigenous Australians as a woman unless someone tells you it's okay.
That's interesting that women aren't allowed to play them. You've got me all curious now.
Rusalka wrote: "He was on Broadway himself, but don't think there is a broadway production of his own music."I think there was a musical production of his 1976 film, 'The Man who Fell to Earth' on Broadway last year. Michael C. Hall from 'Dexter' played the lead. However, there hasn't yet been a production about his life and music as far as I know. I bet there will be now though.
I actually had to watch a video of "you've become the enemy" where they play live to see where the didgeridoo comes into play. It has such a unique sound that I had always thought that was just some electronic sound stuff mixed in. The fans go nuts for the didgeridoo. Then again who else is playi g one these days.
... Oh, just the oldest Indigenous Culture in existence. Only being playing them 20 000 years :P You get didges in some Aussie music.Also, Jamiroquai. Their 90s funk stuff had heaps of didge action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wl-q... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7lN7...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbj9g...
There's a couple of Jammy-rock-cakes (as what my Dad used to call Jamiroquai to annoy me) with a didge.
Had to look up the song. Jamiriquai was a blast from past. My brain said dude in black hat doing stuff in big room in video. Had the moving floors and stuff. "Virtual insanity"
Yeah those are oerfect examples Rusalka. Like I said they have a very electronic sound to them. You would just assume a computer was generating it. Obviously a computer could still be generating it nowadays
I stepped away from wifi and am on 4g so I only could sample but a few seconds of the clips you posted just enough to hear the dige? Is that you kids slang it these days
I still love Jamiroquai. Jay Kay was a bit of a tool, but they made great music. Saw them live as well which is always good.I'd be impressed though if you can get didge sounds out of a computer honestly. The instrument uses the player as much as the player uses the instrument. Both use each other to resonate. I'm not sure that can be replicated. But prove me wrong!!
<< Australian. If can be shortened, shorten it. If you can shorten it and whack an o or y on the end, do it.
Rusalka wrote: "<< Australian. If can be shortened, shorten it. If you can shorten it and whack an o or y on the end, do it."
LOL! That's so what I remember of being in Australia :D
When we started working there and it was time for 'smoko' I was so confused about what that was!
Rusalka wrote: "I still love Jamiroquai. Jay Kay was a bit of a tool, but they made great music. Saw them live as well which is always good.I'd be impressed though if you can get didge sounds out of a computer h..."
And sonewhere a single 40 year old man living in his moms basement reads this, then cranks up his computer generated didge while chuckling challenge accepted and pounds a red bull while simultabeously playing whatever game is hip and hacking an atm machine
Peggy wrote: "When we started working there and it was time for 'smoko' I was so confused about what that was! "Smokos are important. Particularly if you don't smoke and know you need a break :D
Travis of NNY wrote: "And sonewhere a single 40 year old man living in his moms basement reads this, then cranks up his computer generated didge while chuckling challenge accepted and pounds a red bull while simultabeously playing whatever game is hip and hacking an atm machine " I'm going to be the person who sticks there hand up and asks "WTF?"
I have no idea my dear!
What Australia doesn't have the middle aged men who build super computers in their moms basement and drink lots of red bull and wear diapers so they never have to leave or sleep because they must stay at their computer. Surely they could make a computer generated dinge
As to the add an o or y I don't know I do just 3 Australian impersonationsFrom Ace Ventura "lets put another shrimp on the bar b"
From crocodile dundee. "You call that a knife, no. Now this, this is a knife."
And from I don't know where my favorite. "The dingo ate my baby"
We don't say shrimp. Only Americans say shrimp. I only worked out what a shrimp was about 10 years ago.
Are you familiar with pro snowboarder and extreme sports announcer "the Dingo". I mean he is Australian and over here just causing constant mayhem in the states. Guy cracks me up something fierce. Youtube has a lot of Danny and the Dingo videos
Sarah wrote: "Also the time that he was portraying himself in this way was in a different era. LGBT was pretty taboo back then with a lot of prejudice, many people couldn't openly be themselves. ..."
He was the front runner of the androgynous look as well. Back then, it was very controversial.
I've always seen Bowie as the first person to come forward and say be yourself. Others say it but don't show it or practice what they preach. Usually it was be yourself as a point of anarchy or rebellion or quesrioning the rules or the government. Bowie was really just about being yourself whatever that is. Not to prove a point but to just be comfortavle in your own skin and not caring what anyone thinks. Not to raise eyebrows or anything else but just for yourself.
Janice wrote: "He was the front runner of the androgynous look as well. Back then, it was very controversial..."And confusing! (at least, it was to me then...)
Instead of searching for Bowie's songs, I went searching for Queen Latifah's song "Champion" .. Guess I'm just being lazy or something like that ^^"
One thing I really miss here in Charleston is having decent radio stations. I can get classic and some recent, but they always play the same things. Forget about diversity, and no alternative rock. I usually end up on PBS or ESPN.
jaxnsmom wrote: "One thing I really miss here in Charleston is having decent radio stations. I can get classic and some recent, but they always play the same things. Forget about diversity, and no alternative rock...."J'mom try www.iheartradio.com
When I moved up here, there wasn't anything decent to listen to. I listen to the 70's, 80's, and alternative rock as well as the old heavy metal.
Ok hold the phone right there. I'm 33. What are we calling older heavy metal. 80's hair bands? Older? Deep Purple, Black Sabbath? KISS like detroit rock city KISS not lets make disco KISS because thats whats selling. I mean where we at here. I listen to it all
It's been a few days, and I'm way behind on what everyone is up to. I've been dealing with one of the worst colds. All I wanted to do is sleep, and watch mindless television. I couldn't even bring myself to read anything. I went back to work on Monday, and today I lost my voice.On top of it all, we lost Bowie.
I'm completely gutted. Spent most of the day in tears, and today, I'm just kind of stunned. Listened to Black Star on a loop.
Lynda, I hope you get better soon.
For me, Bowie has been one of the guiding lights in my life, since I discovered him over 20 years ago (I mean, discovered him beyond Labyrinth that is). He exemplifies authenticity in artistry better than anyone who has ever graced pop culture as we know it. He's the chameleon of rock and roll, always ahead of the curve, always setting the curve. Never once compromising what he wanted to create. Where would 80's pop be without him? Where would alt-rock be with out him? We wouldn't have half the music we have the day, if Mr. Jones never picked up that sax at 13. He influenced everyone, but more than that, he allowed himself to be influenced by everyone. Outside of this, he was a visual artist, a fashion icon, and an intriguing actor. But his music, man, his music. I loved every minute of it, even when he lost his way at the end of the 80's, it was still Bowie. Even the pretty straight-forward Tin Machine. I can't choose a favorite - every song everyone mentioned - some amazing deep cuts: Bring Me the Disco King, his cover of The Pixie's Cactus, Hallo Spaceboy, Janine...I could just keep going on and on.
He was simply a genius, and we will never have another one like him again.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Ok hold the phone right there. I'm 33. What are we calling older heavy metal. 80's hair bands? Older? Deep Purple, Black Sabbath? KISS like detroit rock city KISS not lets make disco KISS because t..."Well in my book, older heavy metal is Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa.... but it's been a very long time since I was 33.
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