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Hot Diggity! posted:Let's Dance rocks My friend refers to Let's Dance as "Cat People and Other Songs" which is accurate. I think I've listened to the entire Let's Dance album one time. The non-Cat People songs on that album range from "Alright I guess" and completely forgettable. It's just such a boring treading water album to me, especially since it comes right after Scary Monsters which is not only one of his best albums but one of my all time favorite albums over all. I also think the album suffers from the lineup of musicians Bowie worked with through most of the 70s and Tony Visconti being jettisoned. Speaking of which, does anyone know which single has this version of Cat People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeREoz4gXX4 I have the 12" single version of this but it's just an extended version of the one from the Let's Dance album. I haven't seen the film but I'm guessing this is the movie version of the song. But if I recall correctly some of the singles with the movie artwork on them are the album version. I may be wrong. CPL593H fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Jan 29, 2021 |
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Jan 29, 2021 05:13
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CPL593H posted:My friend refers to Let's Dance as "Cat People and Other Songs" which is accurate. I think I've listened to the entire Let's Dance album one time. The non-Cat People songs on that album range from "Alright I guess" and completely forgettable. It's just such a boring treading water album to me, especially since it comes right after Scary Monsters which is not only one of his best albums but one of my all time favorite albums over all. I also think the album suffers from the lineup of musicians Bowie worked with through most of the 70s and Tony Visconti being jettisoned. Speaking of which, does anyone know which single has this version of Cat People: https://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-Music-By-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Putting-Out-Fire-From-The-Original-Soundtrack/release/571309 this is the one I believe.
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dorium posted:https://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-Music-By-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Putting-Out-Fire-From-The-Original-Soundtrack/release/571309 i own this (e: actually the 7" version, though i've actually never realized until now that it's truncated [not that i'm surprised] - i think it maybe just has an early fade before the long coda of the original?) and can confirm, it's also bowie's best 80s song and i include all of scary monsters in that assessment  let's dance and modern love are great, china girl is sooort of a problematic fav but it turns out when you replace iggy pop's obvious sleaze with slicked-back 80s sheen it gets even grosser and in a less knowing way, and the rest is...... there, i guess. i don't think anyone's gonna go to bat for ricochet. or shake it somehow, other than that single, the only 80s bowie i own is a japanese 7" of blue jean and... the loving baal ep. i thought i was a bowie expert until i ran into this in a store and genuinely had no idea what the gently caress it was abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Jan 29, 2021 |
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Jan 29, 2021 05:49
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dorium posted:https://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-Music-By-Giorgio-Moroder-Cat-People-Putting-Out-Fire-From-The-Original-Soundtrack/release/571309 Thanks to you both. I will say that the movie version of Cat People is great so I can't find fault with you saying it could be his 80s best counting Scary Monsters. I'm extremely biased about anything involving that album so it's hard for me to decide on that one but I do love the song. The Let's Dance version of China Girl is obviously inferior but I can't really complain too much about that one because Bowie's reason for doing a new version of the song was so Iggy Pop could get the royalties as he was having money trouble at that time. The original version of that song is incredibly sinister. The whole thing sounds like a threat from a drugged out vampire (which is kind of was, I guess). The Bowie version sounds like it's just some self important yuppie trying to force himself on a young woman while on a business trip. Both contexts are bad scenarios, but the original has this darkness to it. Sleaze is spot on. The Idiot in general sounds like an album that came out of a wet musty basement in an abandoned building. It's a bit dystopian. The Idiot sounds like dangerous people lurking in an alley behind a nightclub.
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Jan 29, 2021 05:59
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RC and Moon Pie posted:You might want to try Clearwater Records next time. They must be new. My old Pinellas County record staples were Bananas, Daddy Kool, and Planet Retro. Occasionally Steady Sounds as well but I know that one died even before the pandemic.  Man, I miss living in a town that had three stellar record shops with minimal overlap. St. Pete record scene is spoiled, I tell you.
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Jan 29, 2021 06:31
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Look at all these folks missing out on Earthling and Outside. Those are great albums. Hours and Black Tie White Noise are the real stinkers compared to Tonight and Never Let Me Down
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Jan 29, 2021 06:45
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I haven't heard a whole lot of Bowie's 90s stuff but what I have heard didn't grab me. I'm not against giving it a real try though.
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Jan 29, 2021 07:00
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screaden posted:Look at all these folks missing out on Earthling and Outside. Those are great albums. Hours and Black Tie White Noise are the real stinkers compared to Tonight and Never Let Me Down Black Tie White Noise is very boring
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Jan 29, 2021 12:29
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screaden posted:Look at all these folks missing out on Earthling and Outside. Those are great albums. Hours and Black Tie White Noise are the real stinkers compared to Tonight and Never Let Me Down Whoa now we have to fight. Hours as a whole may be a bit overproduced and left some of the best material on the cutting room floor but Something in the Air/New Angels of Promise/The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell are up there with his greatest tracks. If he'd kept We All Go Through and We Shall Go to Town on there it would have been amazing rather than just "a pretty good album for Bowie doing a videogame concept soundtrack" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCEiGQcOj90 e: And for Black Tie White Noise it's got Nite Flights, Jump They Say, Pallas Athena, and The Wedding Song. Miracle Goodnight and Don't Let Me Down and Down right next to each other is drat near 10 minutes of ear poison though, I agree. Good Soldier Svejk fucked around with this message at 14:07 on Jan 29, 2021 |
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Jan 29, 2021 14:05
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I like Hours but it is also sentimental to me.
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Jan 29, 2021 14:19
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screaden posted:Look at all these folks missing out on Earthling and Outside. Those are great albums. Hours and Black Tie White Noise are the real stinkers compared to Tonight and Never Let Me Down IMO, a major standout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UDkRpqO-b0
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Jan 29, 2021 16:47
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I'm Afraid of Americans is a great track, but 90's Bowie just doesnt do it for me. I'll probably return to them at some point but Bowie released straight bangers from the 60's to the 80's and then he made a bunch of movies in my eyes and a real good sorta-not-posthumous record that is very hard to listen to now and I rarely put it on without feeling a swell of emotions.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:e: the last 3 are fine but that cover of nite flights is like a bottom-10 bowie song I came around on Earthling a couple years ago after a friend of mine mentioned it was his second favorite Bowie album, which really caused me to reevaluate what I thought were objectively true facts about music (tbf said friend is a huge fan of 90s dance cheese). Finally listened to Outside last year at some appropriately apocalyptic-feeling time when I was thinking "eh, if I die in this whole pandemic or whatever I don't want to go to the grave having never listened to Outside." Didn't quite live up to the hype but it is quite an album. Haven't given Hours or Heathen a full listen yet, probably should. I've been avoiding the Bowie box sets because (a) money and (b) I generally like getting old records in stores instead of remasters, but when the 90s box set comes around, I'll probably jump on that because... well, I assume like any popular mid 90s albums, you're just not going to find those records in any stores.
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Jan 29, 2021 17:32
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abraham linksys posted:the last 3 are fine but that cover of nite flights is like a bottom-10 bowie song Heathen is absolutely my favorite, and I would argue has some of Bowie's best and most haunting vocal performances of his career, specifically (my favorite Bowie song of all time, 5:15 Angels Have Gone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTZYqKYPI4U and the title track Heathen (The Rays) The bit in 5:15 at 1:45 when he cuts in with "Weeeeeeeeeeee never talk anymore" I feel like that's a voice that is throwing a punch at you e: And the opener, Sunday - same deal. He just really cuts loose on that album. Good Soldier Svejk fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Jan 29, 2021 |
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Jan 29, 2021 17:46
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Yeah Heathen is great and Reality isn’t that bad either. New Day is good. Bowie is good.
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Jan 29, 2021 20:04
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All of this Bowiechat is reminding me that I need the most basic bitch Bowie album (Ziggy Stardust) but there's lots of people complaining about the one easily available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Ziggy-Stardust-Spiders-Vinyl/dp/B01AJZ8EMG/ref=sr_1_1) Anyone have this version and willing to confirm/deny that I should be paying for some other pressing?
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Jan 29, 2021 20:16
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Jan 29, 2021 20:22
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Heathen is absolutely my favorite, and I would argue has some of Bowie's best and most haunting vocal performances of his career, specifically (my favorite Bowie song of all time, 5:15 Angels Have Gone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTZYqKYPI4U This album has my favorite Bowie song (after John, I'm Only Dancing) so it holds a warm place in my heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjhWM_Ubspg Also, Outside has a bunch of bangers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aepBpZ3kXek
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Jan 29, 2021 20:23
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Some of Bowie's later stuff feel really influenced by late Scott Walker stuff to me, it's a really unique vibe that you don't hear as often in his earlier work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ca0UaKbSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOGPDAFTLQY
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Jan 29, 2021 20:39
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Reality is okay but New Killer Star is great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwH1g2fW6Pc Fall Dog Bombs the Moon is also a good one off of it.
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Jan 29, 2021 21:22
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lament.cfg posted:Buy one off discogs for 5 dollars I'll probably go that route eventually but with the mail being messed up, discogs orders are taking 3+ weeks to get to me, whereas Amazon is back to 2 days.
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Jan 29, 2021 21:39
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stealie72 posted:I wish. Anything mint or near mint is going for $25-ish. Even VG+ is $20+ You're pretty much paying the same price, I'd just go with an older copy rather than a reissue that people are saying is questionable. Shipping's not bad if the seller is in the same region as you. I've had stuff that only took a few days to come around.
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Jan 29, 2021 23:14
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Just bought one of these second hand. New to vinyls and needed something to work with. Door seems to be misaligned and closes but won't lock fully. Looks like the previous owner didn't drill in the screws at the right angle. Otherwise, nice looking setup! Spinning now. Product is Everett Record Player Stand in Mahogany Finish -  Crosley CF1104-MA
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Jan 30, 2021 01:02
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They have taste. That is probably the US pressing of Ghost Stories on top and the European pressing below. edit: drat. AND Foster the People? Fors Yard fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Jan 30, 2021 |
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Jan 30, 2021 01:09
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zaepg posted:Just bought one of these second hand. New to vinyls and needed something to work with. Door seems to be misaligned and closes but won't lock fully. Looks like the previous owner didn't drill in the screws at the right angle. Otherwise, nice looking setup! Spinning now. That looks like a nice piece of furniture. If you want to fix the doors take off the hinges put wood putty in the holes, let it sit for 24 hours, and then you can drill the holes in the appropriate place. It's a cheap and easy fix. Just make sure the holes are fully packed with the putty.
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CPL593H posted:Just make sure the holes are fully packed with the putty. 
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I never had a chance to get into Bowie and I feel incredibly left out of the last couple pages. All I can offer is this live performance that I’ve always loved, I don’t know if this is a 90s song or an 80s song but I vaguely recall having heard the studio recording once long after having heard this and deciding that this was the superior version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVoeDNp9zBI On that note, the Late Night with Conan O’Brien CD that had that song was a real gem. Get it for some real good 90s stuff.
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Jan 30, 2021 01:51
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abraham linksys posted:let's dance and modern love are great, china girl is sooort of a problematic fav but it turns out when you replace iggy pop's obvious sleaze with slicked-back 80s sheen it gets even grosser and in a less knowing way, and the rest is...... there, i guess. i don't think anyone's gonna go to bat for ricochet. or shake it
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Booooo, get out. pwn posted:I never had a chance to get into Bowie and I feel incredibly left out of the last couple pages. All I can offer is this live performance that I’ve always loved, I don’t know if this is a 90s song or an 80s song but I vaguely recall having heard the studio recording once long after having heard this and deciding that this was the superior version. I will go to my grave saying that there needs to be a video or at least an album of all the White Stripes appearances from Late Night.
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Jan 30, 2021 02:13
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phosdex posted:I've got mp3s of Moon Safari and 10000 Hz Legend, which I like. For whatever reason I've never listened beyond those 2 and Virgin Suicides. I should get around to listening to more. DARKEL is only one of them but very good imo
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Jan 30, 2021 03:56
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Jan 30, 2021 04:42
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I had a nice surprise in with a record I recently ordered. I got an email from them after placing my order saying they were excited because I was their first ever order from California. After a few weeks I got a package from England with a handwritten note and a bonus record of a few members’ earlier project. Really cool of them!  
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Jan 30, 2021 05:49
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I’ve been on a record buying hiatus for a while since I’m running out of room for them, but my birthday is coming up so I bought six Here Lies Man records, including a test press of their first album that seemed somewhat reasonable at $50. Oh and I recently got the GISM reissue and the new Jesu on pretty vinyl. Problem is, my turntables are a little hosed and I haven’t been able to fix them myself so far. I think they got a bit damaged in a move and I don’t want to use them on my records until I know they aren’t loving them up. Anyone know a good place in NYC to get 1200s repaired?
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Jan 30, 2021 16:18
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JAMOOOL posted:apparently this is "Very Good Plus" How's the record
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Jan 30, 2021 20:50
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https://www.sleevecityusa.com/product-p/3sestrips-10-pk.htm These things are wonderful for sleeve repair. I bought a couple packs and went through my older records looking for repairs to do. Works wonderfully.
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dorium posted:https://www.sleevecityusa.com/product-p/3sestrips-10-pk.htm Huh that's faster and easier than the old liquid glue on the outside edge of the seam method I use. Sobo craft glue does solve a lot of ills for me though.
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dorium posted:https://www.sleevecityusa.com/product-p/3sestrips-10-pk.htm I saw these the other day and was like "Hey that's cool!" and thought about buying them but five seconds later I realized I'm a lazy rear end in a top hat who doesn't have the patience for that poo poo and I put everything in plastic sleeves so good enough. It's a really good idea though.
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