How David Bowie’s ‘Reality’ Stood Out For What It Was Not
Released 20 years ago this month, the Top 5 U.K. smash album ‘Reality’ found David Bowie doing something unusual.
Released 20 years ago this month, the Top 5 U.K. smash album ‘Reality’ found David Bowie doing something unusual.
‘The Next Day’ found David Bowie making a surprise return 10 years ago this month, but without the old theatrics and an artsy agenda.
Tin Machine closed out their underrated career 30 years ago this week with a live LP that was once again thrillingly rough, angular and always quirky.
In 2021, my vinyl collection grew substantially — and for me, it’s evolved into a bit of an addiction.
I think I finally understood David Bowie sometime around Christmas 2019.
Released 25 years ago, Philip Glass’ ‘Low Symphony’ wasn’t a note-for-note David Bowie redo, but a brilliant borrowing of themes for inspiration.
There is a sense of David Bowie’s essence here – not the characters he created but Bowie as the song master.
We remember David Bowie, Glenn Frey of the Eagles, the Beatles’ legendary producer George Martin and Prince in a special edition of Odd Couples.
The hard-to-accept fact is simply that although Mott the Hoople had a number of good albums, they never really had any great ones.
The late David Bowie always seemed young and fresh, in large part due to his uncanny way of reinventing himself regularly.