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R.I.P. David Bowie

Passed yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Goodbye Major Tom, you will be missed.


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boxer12
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David has been part of my rotation for 30 plus years. Its nice that someone with his level of talent and creativity also cared about the recording quality. My favorite from him is hunky dory. I'll check out his latest when its released on vinyl. Aladin Sane has some of the nicest key boards of any rock album ever. Simply beautiful. 
michaela
314 posts
 
RIP David and thank you!

@paul_graham - Sad but true.....
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bdp24
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A Facebook "friend" (I know him from the record business) tonight posted that Bowies death is the greatest loss to music since John Lennon. Really? I responded with a list of the musical people who have died since 1980, reminding him of each of them in case he had forgotten. Bowie, a bigger loss than Ray Charles? I, myself, consider that absurd. But, as I stated in that Facebook posting, it may be a generational thing; I was already an adult when Bowie made his appearance.
bondmanp
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"You know who I am," he said

The speaker was an angel

He coughed and shook his crumpled wings

Closed his eyes and moved his lips

"It's time we should be going"...

...Waiting so long, I've been waiting so, waiting so

Look back in anger, see it in my eyes, Till you come


Bowie is one of the few artists whose records survived my transition from metal pop to more modern fare in the early '80s.  His talent and passion showed through in everything he did.  I especially enjoyed his rare acting appearances, especially his role as Pontius Pilate in "The Last Temptation of Christ."  Brilliant, as was everything he set himself to.

He passed as he lived, away from the glare of publicity, allowing his art to speak for itself.

He will be greatly missed.  Rest in peace, Ziggy.

dgarretson
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Traveling this evening in reverse from Black Star to Scary Monsters, Lodger, and Heroes. Every stage of his career ages gracefully. On balance he equals Lennon as a composer and Jagger as a singer and performer. And in the manner of his passing, what grandeur as an artist and modesty as a celebrity!
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