1001 Other AlbumsJan 8

Bowie's Blackstar at 10 - A Fedi-sourced celebration of a masterpiece

Continuing our journey through the epic Fedi-sourced catalogue of must-hear albums, our next spotlight is on number 299 on The List, submitted by HillardHouseDan. And because this is a big anniversary for an even bigger album, some Fedi friends have joined me today to collectively share our thoughts on its impact, and our memories of its release. For, on January 8, 2016 – David Bowie’s 69th birthday – Bowie released his 26th studio album, making today the 10th anniversary of the experimental jazz/rock masterpiece ★ aka Blackstar.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at https://linernotes.club/@1001otheralbu[email protected] or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2026/01/08/david-bowie-blackstar-2016-uk-us/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a Songlink: https://album.link/i/1676286487

Haven’t yet listened to Bowie’s full discography and don't know where to start? Check out our #BowieADay schedule from last year, suggesting one studio album for each day from January 8 until reaching Bowie's final album, plus some fun extras: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/01/07/bowieaday-2025/

Wishing you all a blessed Bowiemas. The 1001 Other Albums blog will now be taking a break for the rest of the month, so stay safe, and keep your music close.

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1001 Other Albums

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1001 Other Albums
Tim GFeb 11, 2025

Delighted to discover that Reeves Gabrels has been a member of The Cure since 2012. And sitting here now listening to the excellent guitar on Songs Of A Lost World.

Calling out to the #BowieADay people who enjoyed his latter collaborations with Bowie, or who made the diversion into #TinMachine.

@ReevesGabrels

#ReevesGabrels #TheCure #SongsOfALostWorld #DavidBowie #music

Tim GFeb 4, 2025

Hands up in the air for #TuneTuesday, with #ShowUsYourHands. 👐

The first song that came to mind, probably helped by the recent #BowieADay listening party, was Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, by David Bowie.

It builds up to a crescendo with the refrain:

"Give me your hands, 'cause you're wonderful."

https://song.link/au/i/1039797288

#DavidBowie

Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (2012 Remaster) by David Bowie

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Show threadthe buff who fell to earthFeb 2, 2025

Today is our last #BowieADay, and so the album is his final, Blackstar (2016), my official entry point to Bowie. However, I really can't handle listening to it today. So instead I'm putting this soundtrack on, the first memory I have of hearing Bowie, both his voice and covers of his songs. Me and my friends were obsessed with Moulin Rouge (2001) when it came out. I got a copy on VHS and the soundtrack on CD, which has both versions of "Nature Boy" Bowie recorded.

https://song.link/ca/i/1440845933

Nature Boy by David Bowie & Massive Attack

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Show threadthe buff who fell to earthFeb 1, 2025

Today's #BowieADay album is his 25th, The Next Day (2013). And so, here are 25 of the 42 words Bowie used to describe the album: Anarchist, Burial, Chthonic, Comeuppance, Displaced, Domination, Effigies, Flight, Funereal, Glide, Identity, Indulgences, Interface, Isolation, Miasma, Mystification, Nerve, Origin, Osmosis, Reverse, Succubus, Trace, Tragic, Transference, Vampyric.

Also: James Murphy's "Hello Steve Reich" remix of "Love Is Lost" that samples a familiar track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyGO0IxAr4A&t=3s

David Bowie - Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA) (Audio)

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Show threadthe buff who fell to earthJan 31, 2025

Today's #BowieADay album is Reality (2003). The standout for me: "Bring Me the Disco King". The track was 1st recorded during the BTWN sessions, originally a cheesy number that didn't fit the album. The 2nd version was from the Earthling sessions, "muscular" with a "pulsating, Kraftwerk-style synth groove". But the 1st version that was actually released was a remix on the Underworld soundtrack (2003), w/Danny Lohner, Maynard James Keenan, John Frusciante, et al.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2gMMZB0FaU

Bring Me The Disco King - David Bowie (Danny Lohner Mix)

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Who by avalanche who by powderJan 31, 2025
Another note on today's #BowieADay entry, #Reality. His show in Prague was my final Bowie show (Glass Spider, Sound and Vision, both Tin Machine, Dissonance, Earthling). I went with my friend Sophie, who left early, because the noisy 90s stuff wasn't to her liking. I don't recall the whole setlist, but it included Cactus and (with a false start) Station To Station. After STS, he cut the show short; after the next date, the rest of the tour as he'd had a heart attack and needed an angioplasty.
Who by avalanche who by powderJan 31, 2025
#BowieADay for today is 2003's #Reality. A lot of rock and roll, a couple of stonking covers and one of those weird long ballads Bowie did so well, Bring Me the Disco King. A few years ago, I was visiting my folks in LA and saw that pianist Mike Garson was backing up Mason Alexander Park on an evening of Bowie/Bowie-related goodies. They opened with Disco King and I was floored at such an odd choice. Alas, not on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdDjDDRXIjw
David Bowie "- Bring Me The Disco King -" Riverside 2003 [HD]

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Who by avalanche who by powderJan 31, 2025
Yesterday's #BowieADay album was #Heathen, a return to the weird after the relatively straight up offering of hours. Interspersed with the strange are several tracks refracting the tragedy of Sept. 11.
I'd never really gotten into the Pixies, so had to track down the original version of Cactus. Still prefer Bowie's. (Weirdly, this isn't the first time DB covered the Pixies - Debaser was regularly in the set list on the Tin Machine II tour, though it wasn't on any of the live albums.) 1/2
Show threadThomasJan 31, 2025

#BowieADay log entry 27

After finishing all 26 David Bowie studio albums, there is only one thing left to do: my #DavidBowie studio album ranking.

Please bear in mind that this is a rather loose ranking as I listened to most of the albums only once.

Oh, and there is one missing in the grid, this one is last.