I know I’m a day late but I want to wish David Bowie a happy birthday who just turned 69 yesterday. The man also released a new album titled, “Blackstar” which I bought and downloaded from Itunes immediately. I bought the new “Blackstar” album last night and plan to give it a listen today. I haven’t heard it but I know it’s gonna be good ’cause all of Bowie’s music is good.
I’m a die-hard Bowie fanatic as well. I heard his entire discography of albums finally thanks to Apple Music streaming. How can you not like Bowie’s music? There’s not one album that I don’t like. I love all of his music.
Below are 5 of my favorite David Bowie songs of all time.
So Dexter sings too, huh? Well, I didn’t know that. I knew Michael C. Hall is just an actor but I guess he’s more than just that. He’s got musical talent too, I see.
I thought Michael did a killer job and he sings really good too.
So why did Michael sing this song instead of Bowie the man himself?
The reason Michael sang this song is ’cause he is about to perform in an off-Broadway musical that will be directed by David Bowie in NYC.
David Bowie’s got a new countdown going on for his website to promote the “Blackstar” album that will be released on his birthday, Jan. 8th. I think it’s pretty obvious that it’s just gonna unveil the full song that is previewed on this site. Maybe he’ll release a new music video for that song as well.
Maybe he’ll even let us hear the album in it’s entirety on his website before it comes out?
I’m excited for the new Bowie album ’cause I’m a die-hard fan. Always been a Bowie fanatic my whole life. The man is a genius.
Will Bowie announce a tour or a one-off show? I doubt it ’cause I really believe the man really is done performing live. He maybe retired from performing on the stage but not retired from making new music. Bowie is still making amazing music which is no surprise. How can you not like Bowie? All of his records are great!
The official David Bowie facebook just confirmed that “Blackstar”, the new album by Bowie will be released on his birthday but it seems like that they are shooting down the rumors of the albums “jazzy” sound… that’s all the details they’ll give of it so far.
I wonder if Bowie will go on a small tour or play a one-off show for the album? I doubt it though ’cause he hasn’t appeared on stage in like over a decade. He might be done performing live but he’s not done making new music. Bowie has a family and a daughter so he would rather spend time with them than spending time on the road which I can understand.
I really do wish Bowie would perform live again and who knows, never say never. I think he will one day perform a “one-off” show so he can perform all of his greatest hits. He is a phenomenal live performer and I miss him on the stage. I think he will whenever he’s ready to. I’m sure he misses performing too.
Look like David Bowie is not gonna make us wait so long for new music by him after all ’cause he’s already set to release a new album on his birthday, Jan. 8th in 2016. The album will be called, “Blackstar” and it will include 7 tracks. He’ll be going different directions again in his next album. The album will be jazz inspired, an album he made with jazz musicians. The reason there are only 7 tracks on the album is because all the tracks are probably pretty long.
Whatever Bowie comes out with, I’m sure it’ll be genius. I’m a huge Bowie fan and thanks to Apple Music streaming, I finally got to hear every studio album he ever recorded. I’ll be looking forward to hearing his next album too.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had their ceremony over the weekend, just last Saturday. Laurie Anderson who is Lou Reed’s wife/widow gave a speech at the Hall of Fame in honor of her late husband who just got inducted.
While she spoke, she revealed that David Bowie told her that Lou Reed’s final album with Metallica, “Lulu” was his best work. Bowie said to Laurie, “Listen, this is Lou’s greatest work. This is his masterpiece. Just wait, it will be like Berlin. It will take everyone a while to catch up.”
When Bowie mentioned the album, “Berlin” that was Lou’s solo album released in 1973. When that album first came out, that album wasn’t received well by critics and fans either. Today, “Berlin” is considered a masterpiece.
Bowie is saying the same thing will happen to “Lulu” and I agree.
Music lovers today may have a hard time enjoying the Lou Reed and Metallica album, “Lulu” but give it time… 10 to 20 years from now, everyone will look at it as a masterpiece. Sometimes it does take 20 years to get people to realize how good of an album it is.
I’ve always thought, “Lulu” was a work of genius ever since I heard it. I couldn’t stop listening to the album. The music was really powerful and so were the lyrics.
When people shit on the album, they just don’t understand “art”. The music on “Lulu” wasn’t made to entertain people. They were meant to tell stories and create art, the way I look at it. I thought “Lulu” was a beautiful record. Despite the negative criticism of the album, it made no. 36 on the Billboard 200 so that’s pretty successful.
While I do love the album myself dearly, “Junior Dad” was the best song off of it, though. Listen to the track below.
Congrats to Lou on making the Hall of Fame finally and RIP. I really was bummed about his passing, he was my favorite artist for years.
David Bowie is coming out with a new greatest hits compilation titled, “Nothing Has Changed”. The compilation has his greatest songs spanning his entire career pretty much. I’ve been listening to David Bowie for years so I’ve already heard most of these songs on the compilation.
Why did he name this compilation “Nothing Has Changed”???
Well, since he took a 10 year hiatus before he released the new album, “The Next Day”, I would have to say the reason for the title of the compilation album, “Nothing Has Changed” is just David’s way of sending a message to the fans that David is still here. It means he hasn’t gone away from the music business. He had too many fans wondering if he’ll be done with music during his 10 year break so this is his way of saying that he’s not done.
I read that he’s planning on releasing another new studio album after this compilation. I just knew David wouldn’t retire from music completely. I think he’ll be in the music business until he’s dead. So he’ll always be with us.
Will David ever play another concert or even go on tour? Who knows. He never said anything about that yet so never say never. I’m hoping David will perform live again ’cause he’s such a good live performer. I love watching his older performances on youtube.
I’m really am such a big Bowie fan. I’m trying to collect all of his music the best I can. I have most of his newer albums but don’t really have any of his classic albums admittedly but I’ll start getting them from Itunes at some point.
Bowie rules. He’s one of my favorites and he’s a huge inspiration for my own songwriting as well.
This new song that David Bowie released today is absolutely incredible. Probably one of his best original songs in many years. The song has his best singing too.
Bowie has a greatest hits compilation coming out called, “Nothing Has Changed” and he will have a few new originals on it. This song is one of them.
I’m happy that Bowie is still making new music.
I wish he would perform live again, though. He should put on one last concert for us just like Led Zeppelin did. I wonder if David misses performing on the stage?
Prior to the release of David Bowie’s latest album, “The Next Day” which came out last year, Bowie forced us to wait for 20 years for that album to come out. There was a lot of speculation over the years that Bowie was done with music. Turns out that he wasn’t. The album “The Next Day” came out… it sold well and got great reviews from critics and fans.
Last Saturday, Bowie held a charity auction event in London and he sent fans a surprising message that he’s planning to release new music soon. So does this mean he’s planning to release another new album???
I’m glad Bowie is not done making music. He maybe done performing on the stage and touring but nothing’s stopping him from making new songs. It’s pretty obvious that he’s done performing live on the stage. I mean, when his latest album “The Next Day” came out… there were no shows announced for it. Bowie didn’t even perform any songs from that album on late night talk shows either so I guess he is done performing for good.
Ah well, at least he’s still making albums, though. Good for him. I’m a longtime Bowie fan. I’ve loved his music for years and still do. He’s a huge inspiration for my own songwriting as well.
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