Bowie's best album?

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As prompted by Sabine here

Unfortunately the poll doesn't allow enough options so we'll have to keep score manually. :roll:

Your choices are:
  • David Bowie (1967 debut album)
  • David Bowie (aka Space Oddity)
  • The Man Who Sold the World
  • Hunky Dory
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • Aladdin Sane
  • Pin Ups
  • Diamond Dogs
  • Young Americans
  • Station to Station
  • Low
  • "Heroes"
  • Lodger
  • Scary Monsters
  • Let's Dance
  • Tonight
  • Never Let Me Down
  • Black Tie White Noise
  • Outside
  • Earthling
  • 'Hours...'
  • Heathen
  • Reality
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Its actually 1. Outside ;)

Station to Station is the winner for me.
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I desperately didn't want to choose Ziggy because, as everyone knows, it will be the popular choice.

I've got all these albums and seen Bowie many times BUT Ziggy is the one album for which I can remember every song without even trying and its got Moonage Daydream on it and Suffragette City and Lady Stardust and.....

There are many great songs spread around his albums but for true greatness from start to end its got to be Ziggy.

It may well be the best album of all time.
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czuczu wrote:Its actually 1. Outside ;)
Not according to wiki. ;)

Anyhoo. I think my vote might have to go for Low. (This week)
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Well, in the last few weeks it's Scary Monsters, mainly because of the monsters show we had last week, where I actually sang Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) :lol:
But in any other time, I'm with Mav. Ziggy is the obvious choice, but no doubt has the most gems in it :wink:
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For me it has to be 'Hunky Dory', it's one of those 'album that fits a time in your life' things. Brilliant!!!!!
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for me diamond dogs, an intro that broke the mold, a reprise for chrissakes, sweet thing and the title track. Then ace art work as well. I feel faint...
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Diamond Dogs
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'The Buddha of Suburbia' is not on the list

There are so many wonderful ones and I even love the naff stuff from the mid-eighties but my choice is '1. Outside' it has such a huge variety of styles, there is so much in it I never get bored of listening to it. I play the whole thing through from beginning to end. Only the last track seems a wee bit out of kilter with the rest. I like the out-takes, the bootlegs the whole of this period - although I don't think NIN add much to the live sound

Maybe wiki took the '1.' off because the proposed sequels arent going to happen
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Hunky Dory - coz it's blimmin marvelous
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markfiend wrote:
so I'll have to keep score manually. :roll:
Chop, chop! The longer you leave it, the harder it'll get. :kiss:
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Debaser wrote:Hunky Dory - coz it's blimmin marvelous
What she said. Genius from beginning to end.
Judging from the clue on the wall here http://vivalasisters.tumblr.com/post/29 ... itch#notes probably not the one :von: would vote for though !
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What a wonderful link ... ;D ;D ;D ...

Maybe this one is slightly more Hunky Dory ... umm ... well, no.
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Seeing as that Fiendy bloke is being a bit lax
markfiend wrote:
Your choices are:
  • David Bowie (1967 debut album)
  • David Bowie (aka Space Oddity)
  • The Man Who Sold the World
  • Hunky Dory Is winning YAAAAY
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • Aladdin Sane
  • Pin Ups
  • Diamond Dogs
  • Young Americans
  • Station to Station
  • Low
  • "Heroes"
  • Lodger
  • Scary Monsters
  • Let's Dance
  • Tonight
  • Never Let Me Down
  • Black Tie White Noise
  • Outside
  • Earthling
  • 'Hours...'
  • Heathen
  • Reality
You can't even begin to understand how complex that was to do :lol:
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Debaser wrote:Hunky Dory - coz it's blimmin marvelous
What she said. Genius from beginning to end.
Judging from the clue on the wall here http://vivalasisters.tumblr.com/post/29 ... itch#notes probably not the one :von: would vote for though !
It might not be his wall :innocent:
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Ziggy Stardust 8)
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Votes so far:

Station to Station: 1
Ziggy: 3
Low: 1
Hunky Dory: 3
Diamond Dogs: 2
Outside: 1
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markfiend wrote:Votes so far:

Station to Station: 1
Ziggy: 3
Low: 1
Hunky Dory: 3
Diamond Dogs: 2
Outside: 1
Hee hee - I quite like a tally chart, any chance? :lol:
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Well, as that's how I got those numbers...

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Well, for me it must be Station to Station or one of the Berlin trilogy.

I pick Lodger. Just because Mark needs to make a new list now ;D
And I always loved that album. No real singles on there, but all are good songs...
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Votes so far:

Station to Station: 1
Ziggy: 3
Low: 1
Hunky Dory: 3
Diamond Dogs: 2
Outside: 1
Lodger: 1
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you can add one to Ziggy if you want. :wink:

OR the best off 3cd, I really like Bowie but I just couldn't start to collect it all. :roll:
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markfiend wrote:Well, as that's how I got those numbers...

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Ahem. I liked the singles album. Tried to listen to a few albums but got bored quite quickly am afraid. Even with Ziggy. Grabs his coat and runs... :innocent:
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