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Re: What genres does David Bowie use

RoundTheBend — Tue, 22 May 2018 21:47:24 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 05/23/2018 01:47

Actually - Bowie can nearly always be put in the "odd/strange love" genre.

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

RoundTheBend — Tue, 22 May 2018 21:46:24 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 05/23/2018 01:46

Like already said and just like Beck (or many artists), Bowie can't be contained by a single Genre. I mean it goes without saying most artists whose career spans as long as his did can't be put in a single Genre.

But even a single album of his likely has more than one genre associated with it.

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

CharlieBarley — Tue, 22 May 2018 18:47:47 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 05/22/2018 22:47

Bowie used so many genres it was unbelievable, I think he even invented one or two. I would say the Dame was even a genre all too himself. You could describe some music, like Suede, as Bowie-esque.

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

Anonymous — Tue, 22 May 2018 17:59:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/22/2018 21:59

Norman Bates wrote:

Quote:

What genres does David Bowie use

Both.

sometimes at the same time!

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

Norman Bates — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:32:35 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/22/2018 20:32

Quote:

What genres does David Bowie use

Both.

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:20:49 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/22/2018 20:20

Bowie had some really good stuff in the 80s. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) is an excellent album and is a perfect showcase for how underrated a guitarist Carlos Alomar is.

And Let's Dance is great if not just for introducing Stevie Ray Vaughan to the world

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

YoungPunk — Tue, 22 May 2018 15:40:05 GMT

Author: YoungPunk

Posted: 05/22/2018 19:40

Yeah I wish the 80s people worked on their complete albums more. Christopher Cross would've been so big If he only made good complete albums. His singles keep improving over his career....

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

LedZep — Tue, 22 May 2018 10:40:47 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 05/22/2018 14:40

I mean not everything he did in the 80s is bad, there are some great songs on Super Creeps, even Let's Dance has 3-4 hits that are great. Loving The Alien was alright, Under Pressure was also cool, but all in all the quality of his albums has dropped significantly compared to the 70s work

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

YoungPunk — Mon, 21 May 2018 21:43:15 GMT

Author: YoungPunk

Posted: 05/22/2018 01:43

LedZep wrote:

Oh I wouldn’t say the answer’s that simple. He started as a classic 60s folk/pop artist, barely 16. By the time he recorded Space Oddity he was experimenting with both the image and music. The Man Who Sold The World was glam meets Bowie and Bowie meets glam. Ziggy was a pinnacle of his brief glam superstar career which ended abruptly after funky rock of Aladdin Sane. Then there were all kinds of influences until the end of the 70s: soul, funk and pop on Young Americans, much darker and more experimental Station To Station, and the krautrock/electronica of the Berlin trilogy. Of course all the while he was a glam figure, brilliant pop songwriter who camouflaged his pop tunes in art/experimental attire ,and a true rocker in soul. And that’s just the first 13-14 years of his career, I’m not willing to write about the 80s Bowie (ugh) or the later comebacks and gems, all of which are unique in one way or another.

I do think the 80s song "Let's Dance" isn't worthy of Bowie but I heard another 80s song by Bowie that I really liked on the radio, so I think I will check that out!

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

LedZep — Mon, 21 May 2018 20:53:30 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 05/22/2018 00:53

Oh I wouldn’t say the answer’s that simple. He started as a classic 60s folk/pop artist, barely 16. By the time he recorded Space Oddity he was experimenting with both the image and music. The Man Who Sold The World was glam meets Bowie and Bowie meets glam. Ziggy was a pinnacle of his brief glam superstar career which ended abruptly after funky rock of Aladdin Sane. Then there were all kinds of influences until the end of the 70s: soul, funk and pop on Young Americans, much darker and more experimental Station To Station, and the krautrock/electronica of the Berlin trilogy. Of course all the while he was a glam figure, brilliant pop songwriter who camouflaged his pop tunes in art/experimental attire ,and a true rocker in soul. And that’s just the first 13-14 years of his career, I’m not willing to write about the 80s Bowie (ugh) or the later comebacks and gems, all of which are unique in one way or another.

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

PurpleHazel — Mon, 21 May 2018 19:29:36 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 05/21/2018 23:29

YoungPunk wrote:

Is "Fame" really Classic rock? Any help? :-k

Fame's classic rock because Bowie recorded it. 😉 But definitely in the style of 70s funk -- hard funk at that. I'd say you could throw in the soul genre for this period too.

Re: What genres does David Bowie use

Tha1ChiefRocka — Mon, 21 May 2018 19:13:39 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 05/21/2018 23:13

Bowie fluctuated between Art Rock and Glam Rock in the 70s, variously adding in elements of funk, electronic, and experiemental music. (I know experimental is vague, but a track like African Night Flight fits that category).

What genres does David Bowie use

YoungPunk — Mon, 21 May 2018 18:22:55 GMT

Author: YoungPunk

Posted: 05/21/2018 22:22

Another thread folks... So I've been struggling in the genre olympics and I put the entire blame on David Bowie. He doesn't make music like anyone else... And I was recently listening to Sirius Xm classic rock with my family on a road trip to see our family and "Fame" came on and it didn't sound like anything else on the station. I've listened to many albums by David Bowie and they all sound wildly different, so what genres are these albums David Bowie is making? Is "Fame" really Classic rock? Any help? 🤔