"Where do I start with ___ ?" Mk. X

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fuck you aurora: Jan 1, 2007; by mons all madden

David Bowie

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I have a few of his albums, what else would I like if I really liked The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust? I know a lot of his popular stuff and I appreciate the man, but I'm not sure which way to go before sullying my experience.

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fuck you aurora: Jan 1, 2007; by mons all madden

Raccoon Leaf posted:

Hunky Dory is the closest to Ziggy Stardust, in my opinion. Bowie was a chameleon, not just in that he changed his look but that he changed his style of music, so everyone is going to have a different opinion on Bowie. Ziggy Stardust is probably the favorite of the majority of fans, and it's my favorite too, so good job starting there. My other favorites are Scary Monsters (which I describe as a schizophrenic prediction of what music was going to be in the 80s) and Young Americans (which leans heavily towards soul and R&B... with a Beatles cover thrown in), but most of his others are really good too. Do some research on each one and see what you think will appeal to you best.

Also, in my opinion, you can't just go off of single songs to decide what album to get. For some reason, Bowie didn't work that way with me. I like albums that I didn't expect to like (based on the songs chosen to go on "The Best of Bowie").

Secret Agent X23 posted:

I would agree with much of what Raccoon Leaf said. But to add a comment, if Ziggy Stardust is your starting point, I think Diamond Dogs (to my ear) is also going to be one you'll want to check out. I also second the recommendation of Scary Monsters.

I think The Man Who Sold the World and Lodger are strong releases, as well as Low and Heroes (the last three being the "Berlin trilogy").

With the exception of Scary Monsters (1980), everything named so far is from the 70's. If you want more, I would suggest focusing on other 70's releases and then looking at the 90's albums. Skip over the other 80's albums unless and until you have all the other stuff and like it so much you decide you want to be a completist.

Thank you kindly, I listened to some of the tracks from Hunky Dory, and you were pretty much spot on. Will check out Diamond Dogs!

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