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http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/10/david-bowie-to-release-oddest-album-yet-blackstar-in-january/quote:Upon its release in 2013, The Next Day marked David Bowie’s first album in 10 years. Fans of the legendary musician won’t have to wait nearly as long for its follow-up. According to the The Times of London, Bowie will release a brand new album called Blackstar on January 8th, his 69th birthday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6J44zGDb6g The arguably biggest surprise in 2013 was Bowie dropping a fantastic album after being presumed close to dead for nearly a decade, now he's producing a musical perfectly named "Lazarus" and it was just announced , according to The Times, that his new album "Blackstar" will arrive in January next year (the tile track will be released November 19th.) While "The Next Day" was a more or less a rock album, this one according to the few people who have heard it is more like the second half of "Low", which sounds great. Since his last album got released in 2013, he's released two new songs Sue (Or In A Season of Crime) and 'Tis A Pity She Was a Whore.
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Oct 25, 2015 11:20
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I hope Bowie starts putting out more albums consistently now and keeps getting weirder with them (the latter's pretty much guaranteed at least). Definitely excited for this one, especially after he did a great job with The Next Day.
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Oct 25, 2015 13:47
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Really glad he's just throwing caution to the wind and doing what he likes. It's pretty obvious how hard he's trying to become Scott Walker at this point, with "Heat" and that snatch of song from Last Panthers. This is fine with me though, since it's sounding like a slightly more accessible Walker i.e. Nite Flights, The Hunter. I love Bowie so more of his ridiculous poo poo that sounds like Low or Outside is definitely a plus.
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Oct 25, 2015 19:35
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How serendipitous that this info was revealed the day I finally went to that David Bowie Is... exhibition at ACMI. Anyway, this has been confirmed by Bowie/the Bowie camp http://www.davidbowie.com/news/david-bowie-blackstar-55061
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Oct 26, 2015 10:17
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I was going to say that "close to dead for nearly a decade" was a bit mean since Reality was a good album, but then I realised that came out in 2003 and that I'm very old. Looking forward to this one
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Oct 26, 2015 11:01
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The official announcement kind of implicitly disputes that the new music is going to be used in Lazarus, which is interesting. I've got a ticket to see it in January (I think it opens next month?), excited to see how it turns out.
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Oct 26, 2015 16:15
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I am so goddamn pumped for more Bowie. Sounds like we might be getting a Station to Station-length Low/Outside, which is right up my alley.
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Oct 27, 2015 00:56
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The amount of people in the general public who don't know David Bowie has done stuff since the 80s... is too drat high! Hours and Outside are all-time favorites of mine, and I was pretty drat blown away by most of The Next Day. If he wants to crank up the weird for the next one, by all means. Do we know who's producing yet?
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Oct 27, 2015 01:52
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Millions posted:Sounds like we might be getting a Station to Station-length Low/Outside, which is right up my alley. What does this mean?
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Oct 27, 2015 19:27
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From the initial reports it seemed like a 7-track length album (compared to Station to Station's 6) with a lengthy title track, and an overall experimental feel. But the official word is that maybe those reports were wrong? Guess we'll see in January.
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Oct 27, 2015 20:16
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Really looking forward to this. I hope that he goes full Scott Walker on us and drops something crazy.
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Oct 27, 2015 21:21
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Station to Station and Low are like the same length, so I found that comment confusing too. Hyped for the record, obviously. The Next Day was a great album- agree about the Nite Flights vibe to that new song clip, but I'm totally down.
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Oct 28, 2015 01:08
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The Next Day is still a regular rotation in my work playlist so count me excited as hell. (Also Reality, which has got to be up there with Stop Making Sense and Nighthawks at The Diner as best live album) My favorite output of his is definitely the 90s - 00s stuff but it's all really good (except for his early glam/spacey stuff which doesn't resonate as much with me) Tour old man! I want to see you and I will pay whatever it takes. Or Tom Waits.
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Oct 28, 2015 02:32
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:The Next Day is still a regular rotation in my work playlist so count me excited as hell. pretty sure he's made it concrete that he'll never tour again, sadly. That last Reality tour where he went batshit and did a zillion shows in 2003 and then had a heart attack was probably the last straw for him. I feel like his public persona is very much a thing of the past, which is why Visconti and Earl Slick were more or less the mouthpieces for promoting and talking about The Next Day. If anyone's interested in Bowie's work and life's output in general, I highly recommend the incredible https://bowiesongs.wordpress.com/ which has documented every single song he's ever done (up to TND but it's still going) with mindblowing analysis. His major tours are covered there, as well. It really is ridiculous to read how far he's gone, how many personas and variants he's taken on.
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Oct 28, 2015 13:11
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I wish so badly he'd tour. I was in high school and lived out in the wilderness when he did his last tour. It's not fair to younger fans who never got the chance to see him. I'd pay almost any amount of money to see him. And the next day, and the next, and another day...
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Oct 30, 2015 19:59
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Bowie is God. If he decides to do a one-off show, no matter where it is, I will try to get a ticket. I wouldn't cross the ocean for any other artist.
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Oct 30, 2015 22:12
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I was really lucky and got to see him live in 2004 and it was awesome. I can still feel the bass from 'Afraid of Americans' during that concert, that song is 100x better live.
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Oct 30, 2015 23:04
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Droopy Goines posted:I was really lucky and got to see him live in 2004 and it was awesome. Was that Reality tour or Heathen tour? I saw him on Heathen tour and it was rad. Seeing super famous people who could probably do arena tours if they packaged it right in theaters instead is good. Especially when you have good seats.
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Nov 2, 2015 17:42
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I'm late to the David Bowie party, and I happened to rewatch Labyrinth a couple weeks ago. I got stuck on the soundtrack for it, and decided I should try out some more of his music since it's, you know, influential. I'm not like, musically uncultured, so I don't know why I never really listened to David Bowie before. But thank you Labyrinth for helping me see the light (and move past you). I've since listened to the Next Day, Ziggy Stardust, self-titled, Hunky Dory, Heroes, Low, and Station to Station. I rank Low as the best of the ones I've listened to. So fantastic. It's been my working music all day, and I am so in love with it. I really love the Next Day, and I'm excited to for Blackstar. 
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Nov 7, 2015 04:58
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Free screening of the new music video in Brooklyn (Thursday afternoon): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-bowie-blackstar-tickets-19388397218
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Nov 13, 2015 18:32
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Gnossiennes posted:I'm late to the David Bowie party, and I happened to rewatch Labyrinth a couple weeks ago. I got stuck on the soundtrack for it, and decided I should try out some more of his music since it's, you know, influential. You are in for a treat when you hit his mid-90s onward output - it's definitely my favorite Bowie phase. Also I strongly recommend the Reality Tour live album as a primer. It spans his a good chunk of his career and is one of the most energetic live performances you're likely to hear.
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Nov 14, 2015 15:33
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:You are in for a treat when you hit his mid-90s onward output - it's definitely my favorite Bowie phase. It also really showcases that it was the production of Never Let Me Down and Tonight that made them lovely (I still have a bizarre soft spot for those albums though). The version of Loving the Alien on that album is great
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Nov 15, 2015 09:06
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You've both convinced me; that'll be the next thing I listen to Thank you!
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Nov 15, 2015 16:26
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Even Bowie's worst albums still have some great stuff on them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUVFwI-d5gg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Uyrvp3Ydc
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Nov 15, 2015 18:38
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screaden posted:It also really showcases that it was the production of Never Let Me Down and Tonight that made them lovely (I still have a bizarre soft spot for those albums though). The version of Loving the Alien on that album is great
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Nov 15, 2015 18:48
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While we're talking about Bowie's less-regarded albums, what does everyone think of Black Tie White Noise? For me, it's his strangest album but "Jump They Say" is maybe my favorite Bowie song. Like, what is this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=829mlJiRCIU I like it but I can't understand it all. edit: I forgot how good the title track is though. zh1 fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Nov 15, 2015 |
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Nov 15, 2015 18:55
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BTWN is a very definitive line for me between his 80s career and 90s career. You can really see a lot of material on there that points toward a new creative beginning after his stint with Tin Machine.
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zh1 posted:While we're talking about Bowie's less-regarded albums, what does everyone think of Black Tie White Noise? For me, it's his strangest album but "Jump They Say" is maybe my favorite Bowie song. The title track came on random for me last night and I actually said "drat, I forgot this song existed". I really like it, and I love Miracle Goodnight, and also Don't Let Me Down & Down. But you're right that Jump They Say is the true gem from the album, and the lyrics are a lot darker than the cool poppy jazzy music would have you think. For those who've never looked it up it's about schizophrenia, and written for a schizophrenic relative who committed suicide. Overall I'd never call BTWN one of my favourites but I still really like a fair few songs from it. I'm more of an 'hours...' guy. Thursday's Child is 100% my jam.
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Nov 15, 2015 22:02
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_t-xOGksOQ The full video for ★ gets released in 1 hour and 40 minutes. Countdown here: http://www.imablackstar.com/  The album cover has also been released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbOMaEnb3MQ
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Nov 19, 2015 20:36
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Nov 19, 2015 22:10
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David Bowie is going full Scott Walker on this one and I'm all for it. I hope that "Sue" makes the album as well.
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Nov 19, 2015 22:14
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That video was weird and awesome. Stoked for the rest of the album 8)
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Nov 19, 2015 22:30
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Song's good
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Nov 19, 2015 22:37
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The song is fantastic, I had to watch the entire thing 3 times.
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Nov 19, 2015 22:39
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Well, that was certainly strange. Looks like a shorter album, too -- only 8 tracks.
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Nov 19, 2015 23:41
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I don't know what the hell I just watched, but I liked it. January can't come soon enough. ITunes lists tracks 2 and 5 as explicit, that's a first. Millions fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Nov 19, 2015 |
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Nov 19, 2015 23:56
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Yikes...that was really not my thing. Sounds like the worst track from an alternate universe Outside. Way too long and only the middle section was interesting. It seems like most people are liking it though, so good on him.
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Nov 20, 2015 00:23
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The title track certainly has vibes from "A Small Plot of Land" from the Outside album, what with the jazzy drumming. Which is good, since it's my favourite track from the album. Bring on Walkerish Bowie!
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Nov 20, 2015 15:00
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I can't get the track (and the video) out of my head. Fantastic stuff.
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Rexroom posted:The title track certainly has vibes from "A Small Plot of Land" from the Outside album, what with the jazzy drumming. Which is good, since it's my favourite track from the album. Bring on Walkerish Bowie! yeah I am definitely getting 1.Outside feelings from this which is very exciting. I always hoped he would make a "sequel" to it
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