Friday, January 8, 2010

david bowie


I can't believe I havent posted any Bowie yet.

"David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947 in Brixton, London) is an iconic musician. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work.

As a , he is famous for playing the guitar, piano and saxophone; but also plays the harmonica, drums, cello, marimba, bass guitar, koto, and stylophone. He rose to fame with the heady 1969 single Space Oddity and became a icon with the album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972). Subsequent albums have explored , and , often pre-dating these genres’ popularity or even the point at which they were defined as genres."


My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

It's WAAAY too hard to pick a favorite Bowie album.

but this one's definitely up there.

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