RIP David Bowie

[JohnFreeman]

[QUOTE]Iconic musician David Bowie has died aged 69 after a battle with cancer.

A statement posted on the musican's social media accounts today confirmed the artist's death.

"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," a post on the artist's official Facebook page read.

"While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family

[TomBrady]

:(

[Nick Young]

noooooooooooooooo

[TomBrady]

From one GOAT to another, you will be missed.

[oh the horror]

Wow. Didn't know he had cancer.

[TomBrady]

https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2wQqhXpm97vdeg/giphy.gif

[JohnFreeman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_30HA7rec

[Doomsday Dallas]

http://taylorholmes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tesla.jpg

[bballnoob1192]

King Bowie

[24-Inch_Chrome]

From the BTE:

Please (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa6bI_95G9I), enlighten (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g) yourself (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMCLz5PQVw). Bowie's (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v--IqqusnNQ) music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnPd7lzT4g) was (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixLm9eSYldE) truly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAKuL8cyiAA) iconic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScVi_L817ec).
All great stuff.

[BurningHammer]

Rip :(

[BurningHammer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8

Published just 3 days before his death. :( :( :(

[L.Kizzle]

Oh man, RIP.

[ROCSteady]

Damn man!

This dude was one bizarre genius. There's few things more awesome than smoking some good and listening to David Bowie.

Be Easy, Ziggy. Everybody thinks their favorite artist one of a kind, David Bowie was the definition of one of a kind

You will be missed brotha, Starman returns to the Star Dust.

[Suguru101]

Wow. I discovered his music about 2 months ago, had been catching up on his catalog. And now this...

Truly unique musician. Space Oditty is astounding.

[dunksby]

R.I.P, not a big fan of his music but got a few favorite tracks from his discography. Good man.

[gigantes]

He was kind of a f*ggot. Not sure why people like him. Makes me realize that I'm on a higher mental plane than most people.
sounds like you're on the lower plane on this one. bowie was a brilliantly inventive singer / song-writer / performer... not to mention a very good actor and all-around artist.

and yes, he also publicly declared himself a f-ggot and dressed to impress that way. it was a huge success for his ziggy stardust album and tour.


http://iheartcomix.com/wp-content/uploads/ziggystardustchrisholmesdisneyfantasia.jpg


his influence was huge. probably a lot of the performers you like today have benefited directly or indirectly from bowie.

[ROCSteady]

I recently watched The Man Who Fell To Earth.


Don't think any human being could ever be as convincing playing an alien visitor lol

[Lebron23]

RIP David Bowie

[JohnnySic]

He was good in The Labyrinth.

RIP

[rufuspaul]

Heroes gets me every time I hear it. I liked all of his stuff but the 3 Berlin albums were pure genius. R.I.P.

[andgar923]

Damn.. damn... damn.

It all makes sense why Dexter performed on Colbert's show a few nights ago.

Usually when an artists dies people mourn them and go back to replay their music. But unlike most of those of those cases, I ALWAYS continued to play his music. At least once a week I listen to a few Bowie songs.

I was just looking forward to his new album since I saw the FLAC version available, now I feel guilty.

DAmn damn damn.. RIP

One of the greatest songwriters of all time, a true songwriter. The dude's music was ageless, his style was hard to pinpoint as he blended in greatly regardless of genre or style. CAn't think of any artist that was able to do what he did as well as he did.

Damn... damn... damn....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06x7egW6jc

[Thorpesaurous]

I'm of an age where I was at an impressionable stage when Bowie and Mick Jagger did Dancing In The Streets, and because of that it took most of my adult life to come to terms with Bowie. His weirdness is every bit as extreme and pronounced as his genius. But thank god I did, because Bowie's eventually became among my favorite catalogues of all time.

[DukeDelonte13]

:(

sad news to start the day. Bowie was the man.

[gigantes]

Heroes gets me every time I hear it. I liked all of his stuff but the 3 Berlin albums were pure genius. R.I.P.
heroes is one of my favorite songs to sing. the way he goes from almost whispering in to the mic at the beginning to screaming at it from across the room is oddly satisfying.


TVC 15 is also a lot of fun, and the back story is pretty great:
[indent]"The track was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fuelled period at Bowie

[Smoke117]

Never been a big fan, but he was a great songwriter. RIP.

[Take Your Lumps]

What did Bowie do at your age? (http://supbowie.com)

[andgar923]

Never been a big fan, but he was a great songwriter. RIP.

I was actually a late fan.

I used to like some of his songs (the radio hits), but it wasn't until VH1 used to have this panel of artists (forgot the show's name) and they ranked shit. They ranked best rapper, best songwriters etc.etc. they had different artists from different genres all the time.

Bowie's name was always brought up and I began to get curious as to why these artists admired and respected him so much. So my search began and I understood why.

[FKAri]

Huge shock. He always seemed to be in great shape. Blows my mind that guys like Keith Richards and Ozzy are going to out live Bowie.

[Akrazotile]

Sad and very suprising news. RIP to Halloween Jack.

[Dresta]

Was a big fan for some time; sad.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8

Published just 3 days before his death. :( :( :(
Brutal - this was a pretty depressing way to start my day :(.

I swear, of late, people have been dying at such an alarming rate - it's been like endless bad news, one after another, for the last couple of years (personally). This is just some extra BS on the top.

[Derka]

Guy never stopped being an innovator. I bought Blackstar Saturday on iTunes and hadn't given it a listen yet...it will have added potency the first time around, I'm sure.

RIP :(

[tomtucker]

Huge shock. He always seemed to be in great shape. Blows my mind that guys like Keith Richards and Ozzy are going to out live Bowie.

fukking junkies seems to live forever :facepalm ......what's their secret ?

[gigantes]

bowie seems to have been a heavy smoker for most of his life. it's hard to dodge cancer when that's the case.

[ROCSteady]

There's a Starman, waiting in the sky.

He'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds

[DeuceWallaces]

Man, that's a bummer. I really regret not seeing the 2003 tour.

[Rake2204]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8

Published just 3 days before his death. :( :( :(Wow.

[BurningHammer]

http://i.imgur.com/s9v9zEJ.gif

:bowdown:

[BurningHammer]

fukking junkies seems to live forever :facepalm ......what's their secret ?
No. See Lemmy.

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoDh_gHDvkk

Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (Classic Queen Mix)

[Stout]

RIP

[oh the horror]

Despite his amazing musical catalog I'll always remember him as Jareth the Goblin King

[imdaman99]

Much respect to him. I don't feel sad because I don't know him, but sucks to see a legend go. RIP

[FKAri]

His style varied so much that there's something for everyone in his catalog.

My personal favorite Bowie track; includes great contributions by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3SjCzA71eM

[ThePhantomCreep]

I'm gutted.

The word "music icon" gets thrown around too much, but for David Bowie, it's an understatement.

There are three, maybe four artists in the rock era that were as influential.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rajof9Qigos

:(

[ROCSteady]

One of the most creative talents to ever walk the Earth.

I listened to the final song on his final album earlier and it was evocative af- human and complicit. The end of it has a unique sound effect that oddly sounds like an astral body leaving to explore the depths of the universe and beyond. It was an appropriate way for a dude with his persona to leave music and the Earth




LEGEND

[BasedTom]

http://i.imgur.com/NRHNI7C.png

shit came from out of nowhere last night. I didn't want to believe it, but blackstar makes a lot more sense now. ****ing insane how dedicated that man was (****, having to refer to him in the past tense hurts) :(

RIP to the legend.

[HitandRun Reggie]

I have been listening to Heroes on repeat all day long. I'm somewhat jaded, so not a lot gets to me but this is a truly sad day. :cry:

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

Never Heard of him.

[Rake2204]

Lazarus is an incredibly haunting and powerful sendoff.

[HitandRun Reggie]

Never Heard of him.

You'd probably recognize a lot of the losers who sampled his music.

Vanilla Ice
Jay Z
Dr. Dre
Puff Daddy
Ice Cube
Public Enemy

Just to name a very few of them.

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

You'd probably recognize a lot of the losers who sampled his music.

Vanilla Ice
Jay Z
Dr. Dre
Puff Daddy
Ice Cube
Public Enemy

Just to name a very few of them.

I dont listen to wrap.

[TheMan]

Damn, my brother is a huge huge fan, always keeps telling me about Bowie.

I never got into him really but I do love some of his stuff and I could clearly see he was a genius...

R.I.P. Thin White Duke :(

[L.Kizzle]

I was actually a late fan.

I used to like some of his songs (the radio hits), but it wasn't until VH1 used to have this panel of artists (forgot the show's name) and they ranked shit. They ranked best rapper, best songwriters etc.etc. they had different artists from different genres all the time.

Bowie's name was always brought up and I began to get curious as to why these artists admired and respected him so much. So my search began and I understood why.
Same here, late fan but fan nonetheless.

[jongib369]

https://youtu.be/f4zV4pJ8MwM

[warriorfan]

supposedly he was pretty hung for a small white dude

[insidehoops]

Aside from classics that have gotten played forever now, David Bowie had a TON of amazing songs that most people kinda forgot about.

Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVgk7wYeZHw

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPVrFIP0CMs

[DeuceWallaces]

Not sure where you were in the 90's, but I'm afraid of a Americans was a big deal.

[BasedTom]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-bowie-planned-post-blackstar-album-thought-he-had-few-more-months-20160113#ixzz3xAqL5TDV

David Bowie Planned Post-'Blackstar' Album, 'Thought He Had Few More Months'

[FKAri]

Shit's hitting me harder than I expected. I'm not depressed or anything but can't really listen to anything but Bowie the last few days. Hours on youtube and run throughs of like 5 albums (multiple times in the case of Station to Station, Hunky Dory and Ziggy).

It's strange because in some ways I'm a bigger Lou Reed fan yet his death didn't affect me as much as Bowie's. Maybe it's the shock factor. Maybe cuz I was busier in my life at that time.

[Verticality]

RIP.

Who completes the rule of 3?

[SpaceJam]

RIP.

Who completes the rule of 3?

Lemmy
Bowie
Rickman

Sucks :(

[Verticality]

Lemmy
Bowie
Rickman

Sucks :(
Oh right. :(

[ThePhantomCreep]

Shit's hitting me harder than I expected. I'm not depressed or anything but can't really listen to anything but Bowie the last few days. Hours on youtube and run throughs of like 5 albums (multiple times in the case of Station to Station, Hunky Dory and Ziggy).

It's strange because in some ways I'm a bigger Lou Reed fan yet his death didn't affect me as much as Bowie's. Maybe it's the shock factor. Maybe cuz I was busier in my life at that time.

Bowie was one of the biggest and brightest stars in the rock n roll constellation, that's probably why it affects you more.

Its like when Michael Jackson died. I was never a huge fan, but his death had such a huge end-of-an-era feel to it, I couldn't help but be affected.

I hadn't listened to Bowie in a while, but I've been on a huge binge these last few days. His post Let's Dance stuff is actually pretty amazing, I'm surprised it wasn't more critically acclaimed at the time. Dude was a huge musician.

http://topnews.in/light/files/imagecache/article_thumb/David%20Bowie-Lemmy.jpg

[gigantes]

i can't stop playing this bandcamp mini-album just released. it's six of bowie's songs given the dub / reggae treatment. i've listened to this artist's other stuff, but none of it is nearly this good IMO.

1. Ziggy Stardust 03:19
2. Suffragette City 03:33
3. Lady Stardust 03:27
4. Starman 04:07
5. Across The Universe 05:08
6. Life On Mars 04:00

it streams in browser:
https://blackmarketdub.bandcamp.com/album/david-bowie-the-next-dub

note: that's probably the best cover i've ever heard of across the universe.

[FKAri]

i can't stop playing this bandcamp mini-album just released. it's six of bowie's songs given the dub / reggae treatment. i've listened to this artist's other stuff, but none of it is nearly this good IMO.

1. Ziggy Stardust 03:19
2. Suffragette City 03:33
3. Lady Stardust 03:27
4. Starman 04:07
5. Across The Universe 05:08
6. Life On Mars 04:00

it streams in browser:
https://blackmarketdub.bandcamp.com/album/david-bowie-the-next-dub

note: that's probably the best cover i've ever heard of across the universe.

Will check it out. Thanks.

Since I last posted in this thread Prince died :facepalm

[gigantes]

Since I last posted in this thread Prince died :facepalm
at least bowie got to die a relatively natural death after decades of heavy drug and alcohol use.

prince nelson being cut down young due to the recent "concealed fentanyl trend" is pretty effed up.

[bootsy]

at least bowie got to die a relatively natural death after decades of heavy drug and alcohol use.

prince nelson being cut down young due to the recent "concealed fentanyl trend" is pretty effed up.
:facepalm Why dude think about what you just said here. You are stupid.

[gigantes]

:facepalm Why dude think about what you just said here. You are stupid.
i'd probably have a better chance of understanding you if you typed in your native language; then i could run it through google translate.

thanks.