David Bowie - The First Five Decades

[lyle_from_minneapolis]

Bowie stands out as one of the very few artists to be considered avant-garde and still be commercially successful.

Like anyone trying to push the envelope he had his fair share of clangers - there are some albums that have just one or two brilliant tracks and a whole lot of filler. I feared that following "Let's Dance" he was in danger of becoming the "Thin White Duck", but he managed his usual trick of transformation and regained his artistic credibility, although the magnitude of the commercial success he enjoyed '70s has become impossible to replicate.

...and yet he's one of the richest entertainers in the world today. He never sits down, that's for sure. He's a brave one, always trying something new. I do agree that we haven't seen a blockbuster album since "Let's Dance"...then again, these days, an apparent majority of people think American Idol is the thing to do.

[wints]

When I was a long-haired, platform shod, ear ring wearing freak in High School in the early '70's, I was called something like that a few times.

Too funny Jerry!

[tamborineman]

When I was a long-haired, platform shod, ear ring wearing freak in High School in the early '70's, I was called something like that a few times.

Too funny Thanks for a really good laugh.

That reminds me of reading about Mick Ronson having some problems with waring the make-up, `girls clothes` etc. with Ziggy, him being a young tuff from Hull and all, untill he found all the girls he could pull. It was a tuff time to be a hetro