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Friday 29 July 2016

Ten Of The Best: David Bowie (5)



So many rock and roll icons have been taken from us recently, but for me David Bowie's death was the greatest shock. However, my goodness, didn't he leave with a bang, with such a theatrical flourish! Blackstar is simply one of the best albums he ever made (and that's saying something) — dark but not hopeless, innovative and genre-busting as always.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was reading soewhere the other day how influenced Bowie was by The Strange World of Gurney Slade:

https://youtu.be/XY0HC3zvjLQ

WFT Nobby said...

Did you watch the David Bowie prom last night? A mixed bag but with some magnificent moments.
Cheers,
Gail.

The Solitary Walker said...

No, I didn't see it, Gail, but I'll catch up with it on iPlayer very soon.

Gwil W said...

Up to now I cant argue with nos. 1,3 and 5. Great choices.