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I thought you were a bit uncharitable about Let's Dance. Nile Rodgers, man.

 

Some of the stuff after that was a bit pants though.

 

 

Let's Dance is beautifully crafted but in my opinion (and we all have different taste) it is too effortless for Bowie. He is so far in his comfort zone, and not stretching himself at all - he said pretty much the same himself, and whilst he acknowledged the welcome financial boost, was not proud of the music.

 

I do like Nile Rodgers as a musician, and he also seems very affable when interviewed. But for me, Bowie was better working with people like Fripp and Eno, and I never liked funky music compared to the very English sounding rock of the Man Who Sold The World and the Ziggy Stardust albums, or the cold harsh Euro sounds on Low and Heroes. Again, others may like the opposite.

 

Hunky Dory is a sublime creation, totally unaffected and an unknown artist (save for what everyone thought was a one-off hit in Space Oddity) producing an album that is totally uncompromising, yet full of charm, wit, and cosiness (Kooks, the song about David and Angie's new born baby).

 

Yet the album is outrageous, original (Queen Bitch glimpsed a world few even knew existed at the time) and darkly impenetrably mystic and even frightening at times (Quicksand and the Bewlay Brothers have had fans arguing over the meaning of their lyrics for decades).

 

Is there anyone who does not think Life On Mars is a masterpiece either ? Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep and Agadoo are available for those who don't like the Hunky Dory album.

 

I didn't really invest much time in the Tin Machine stuff, nor Earthling, but admire the fact that he still wanted to explore different sounds and styles.

 

We are really lucky that Bowie left us with so much to enjoy.

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Let's Dance is just another side to him - I like a bit of unashamed pop music, and in the early 80s it reached its zenith. I've heard people call it post-Disco.

 

Hunky Dory is amazing - so many really huge Bowie songs on there. Reading the 1-11 on the sleeve is a bit like finding an old Liverpool teamsheet from the late 70s or something.

 

Interestingly, Low came out on this day 39 years ago. I like the idea of it all being written and recorded it all in the wake of the summer of 76, with punk and all that happening in the background. Not the strongest album in terms of songwriting but the textures were sublime and influenced a lot of people over a period of time.

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