Bowie: what's your favourite album?

[Orang Utan]

Am surprised that Low has so many votes. Side 1 is great, but side 2 is boring.

Side 2 is fucking stunning!

 

[Mation]

Am surprised that Low has so many votes. Side 1 is great, but side 2 is boring.

Boring? Boring? Sir. I think you'll find it is you that is boring.

*appreciates self*

My vote goes to Low but it's a difficult choice between his seventies albums, Space Oddity and Scary Monsters, with very special mentions for nineties and noughties albums 1. Outside, Earthling and Heathen.

And I thought Tin Machine were great

Saw them live loads and they were very good fun

 

[Chairman Meow]

Am surprised that Low has so many votes. Side 1 is great, but side 2 is boring.

Words fail me.

 

[rubbershoes]

I'm a big Bowie fan and for me it as to be Man who sold the world.

It's not typical of him but it's the one i go back to most often. Every track's a corker though you can say about most albums up to Lets Dance

 

[Gmart]

Ziggy Stardust is one of my fav all-time albums so it is the obvious answer IMO.

However some shout outs should be added. Hunky Dory and Space Oddity are sweetly melodic, while Diamond Dogs, The Man Who Sold the World and Station to Station is also excellent though the latter is a bit short I feel.

The Berlin Trilogy albums went from Low's wonderful minimalism thru Heroes which is memorable only for one of his greatest songs, to Lodger which is a little known gem. From there he did singles mostly, formed a band to refind his Roots at the end of the Eighties (Tin Machine) and even now I have punk friends who rate the first album - tho I don''t!

 

[Pigeon]

Not Diamond Dogs?

I *heart* Diamond Dogs.

 

[aylee]

"Low" is fantastic .... years ahead of its time in its use of electronics and synths. The perfect melding of two brilliant minds.

ETA: side 2 is what really makes it, but calm down people! Different strokes for different wankers ....

 

[Ich bin ein Mod]

Aladdin Sane by miles.

 

[linerider]

Alladin Sane for me. Shocked that it's not a poll option.

same for me.

 

[gracious]

you missed out the labyrinth soundtrack on your poll!!!

 

[Dask]

Buddha of Suburbia anyone?

Yeah that's one of my favourite albums of his, interestingly enough he seems to think it's one of his best too.

 

[seeformiles]

"Man who sold the World"

"Lodger"

"Scary Monsters"

(but also like "Diamond Dogs" and "Aladdin Sane")

 

[danny la rouge]

you missed out the labyrinth soundtrack on your poll!!!

Yes, yes I did.



(Seriously, the guy has released 407 albums, and we only have 12 poll choices!)

 

[littlebabyjesus]

(Seriously, the guy has released 407 albums, and we only have 12 poll choices!)

And you only used 11.

 

[danny la rouge]

And you only used 11.

Infuriating, aren't I.

 

[ouchmonkey]

Really?

To be fair I never gave it a chance. And I suppose I should like it; it's the band from Lust For Life, in effect.

Convince me.

Sorry I haven't got back to you on this. I didn't think anyone would take me seriously.

Tin Machine is absolutely dreadful.

I chose it 'cos he's been rubbish for ages but Tin Machine was a special pinnacle of crapness within that lengthy run of rubbishness.
essentially Mr Bowie has pretty much used up any goodwill I might have had towards him by producing so many bad records.

 

[danny la rouge]

:d

 

[ViolentPanda]

Tin Machine! Tin Machine!

Tin ear! Tin ear!

 

[Meltingpot]

Pinups - cos it has Sorrow on it

I like that one, and "Rosalyn." Mick Ronson rocked

Nah, definitely Ziggy (so many great memories) although there's something to like on all Bowie's 70's albums IMO - (oh my) TVC15, Life on Mars, Rebel Rebel, Fame, Jean Genie, Width of a Circle etc etc.

Most artists today would kill to release just one album as good as the ones Bowie produced time and again at the peak of his career - and he kept on changing and experimenting, never resting on his laurels. BTW, I like what Philip Glass did with "Low."

 

[Gmart]

BTW, I like what Philip Glass did with "Low."

Yeah! I liked it too

Don't know how Low is winning Ziggy is by far the best; Low has one classic (S&V) while Ziggy has Starman, Suffragette City and ZS at least. TBH it is an album of classics one and all...

 

[blairsh]

Forgot that Ziggy has 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide' on it! Gotta be my number one as i LOVE that tune

 

[Meltingpot]

I think "Five Years" is my favourite now, but they're all at least good.

 

[blairsh]

I think "Five Years" is my favourite now, but they're all at least good.

I like to sing along to five years def got to be Ziggy now!

 

[Ranbay]

 

[Roadkill]

A coincidence this thread's back, as I've been listening to a lot of Bowie recently. I see I voted for Station to Station, and it's still a great album, but Ziggy is the one I keep putting on atm.

 

[belboid]

I still can't believe Lodger isn't on this list

 

[Tankus]

Didn't Jagger say , "never wear a new pair of shoes...in front of Bowie ?" ......Back in the 70's. ...

 

[SpookyFrank]

Did the poll really need five comedy options?

 

[oryx]

A coincidence this thread's back, as I've been listening to a lot of Bowie recently.

Only last night my partner was playing a lot of Bowie and I was thinking what would be my favourite album.

I really cannot decide between Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory. I also love Scary Monsters and Lodger.