David Bowie - Mos Garden

Birth name David Robert Jones

Born 8 January 1947 (1947-01-08) (age 62)
Brixton, London, England
Genres Rock, glam rock, art rock, pop rock, progressive rock, blue-eyed soul, experimental
Occupations Musician, actor, record producer, arranger
Instruments Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
Voice types Baritone
Years active 1964present
Labels Deram, RCA, Rykodisc, EMI America, Virgin, EMI, ISO, Columbia, BMG, Parlophone, Pye
Associated acts The Riot Squad, Tin Machine
Website www. davidbowie.com
David Bowie (pronounced /ˈboʊ.iː/;[1] born David Robert Jones;[2] 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians[3] and is known for his distinctive voice[4][5] and the intellectual depth of his work.[6][7]

Although he released an album (David Bowie) and several singles earlier, David Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in the autumn of 1969, when the song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK singles chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era as the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona epitomised a career often marked by musical innovation, reinvention and striking visual presentation.

In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single "Fame", co-written with John Lennon,[8] and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer identified as "plastic soul". The sound constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees.[9] He then confounded the expectations of both his record label and his American audiences by recording the minimalist album Low (1977)—the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno over the next two years. The so-called "Berlin Trilogy" albums all reached the UK Top Five and garnered lasting critical praise.

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes" and its parent album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). He paired with Queen for the 1981 UK chart-topping single "Under Pressure", but reached a commercial peak in 1983 with the album Let's Dance, which yielded the hit singles "Let's Dance", "China Girl", and "Modern Love". Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including blue-eyed soul, industrial, adult contemporary, and jungle. His last recorded album was Reality (2003), which was supported by the 2003-2004 Reality Tour.

In the BBC's 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, Bowie ranked 29. Throughout his career he has sold an estimated 136 million albums,[10] and ranks among the ten best-selling acts in UK pop history. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on their list of the 100 Greatest Rock Artists of All Time.[11]

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[tomlind68]

I was 10 years old when I heard "heroes" for the first time (in my older sisters room) - it turned my world up side down. without this album i definatly never became a musician. thanx bo

[mariaslide]

@tomlind68

Thanks Bo for sharing

And Tomlind thanks for the nice words

Greetings Maria

[789pequignot]

great song

[mariaslide]

@789pequignot

Thanks

[Richie979]

I thought this interpritation was very beautiful. Thanx.R.x.

[mariaslide]

@Richie979

Thanks for the kind reply

[mariaslide]

Thanks

[Carlinhos271980]

wonderful

10* -

Carlinhos

[mariaslide]

Dankje Kees

Liefs Ria

[mariaslide]

Hoi Hilde

bedankt voor je reactie

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