David Bowie RIP

[The Cowboy]

The guitarist in the background was Trevor Bolder, sadly departed a couple of years ago, but was in Uriah Heep for many years.

We were discussing the merits of Bolder's monumental muttons in the office today.

 

[Kev The Rat]

one of the songs on the new album has the lyrics : 'where the [Poor language removed] did monday go??'

the more i think about it the more im sure this was an assisted suicide.

 

[wikofootball]

music genius
rememebr buying drive in saturday great artist..

 

[The Cowboy]

one of the songs on the new album has the lyrics : 'where the [Poor language removed] did monday go??'

the more i think about it the more im sure this was an assisted suicide.

Opening lyrics of Blackstar: 'look up here, I'm in heaven'...

 

[Kev The Rat]

A great man a great artist, took the dignified way out. refused to put those around him through any more unnecessary suffering.

 

[Elong]

Wowzers.

 

[RalphDring]

Did you think he was a good actor?

Great voice and song writer; as an actor though that old saying holds true about having the same impact as throwing a wooden chair across the stage. Completely woeful for me.

I was probably getting a bit carried away and a tad whimsical about his acting skills!

 

[Azzurri]

My sister's just said they played Heroes over the PA system in her school today and kids were in tears.

Shows how much he means to some people born 20 years after his best stuff.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

We were discussing the merits of Bolder's monumental muttons in the office today.

The stuff of legend.

I saw Uriah Heep a few times live in the 80s with Bolder in the band, stood onstage a couple of yards in front of me, kept a fixed glare all evening, never once cracked a smile or anything while playing. He had lost the sideburns by then though.

 

[ianefc]

Genuinely close to years watching this. Lauren Laverne pretty much summed it up there, saying he was more than just a musician, he became part of this country's national identity.

National treasure, in fact I'm sure I created a thread a few weeks ago saying so. Although I was drunk at the time but it was still meant.

 

[The Equaliser]

Was sitting in Latin class one afternoon in 1973 and I couldn't concentrate because I had just heard the Jean Genie at lunchtime on the radio and couldn't get it out of my head. It was the moment that music began taking a higher importance than schoolwork. On reflection I don't know if that was a good or a bad thing but thanks anyway David for the moment. RIP.

 

[Kurt.]

Radio 2 now...... fantastic

 

[onlyme]

Opening lyrics of Blackstar: 'look up here, I'm in heaven'...

Don't wish to be pedantic but it's the first line of the next single Lazarus. Bought the Blackstar album yesterday, can't bring myself to listen to it yet.
Just devastated, 44 years of listening to the great mans music. I can trace where i was both physically and emotionally with each album.
RIP Bowie.

 

[Durham Toffee]

Must admit, I never got the Bowie thing. But then I was born in 1985 and I've always preferred a different genre of music.

Maybe I just wasn't exposed to his style sufficiently as a youth because I love some music that was before even his era.

Having said that, he was an immense talent and such a trailblazer...

 

[LocalNative]

Such a big loss to music. Should go down as the greatest ever musician IMO. Nothing he couldn't make sound his own and inspired countless people (myself included) to pick up an instrument and start a band.

One of the most underrated albums ever.