Probably no band I’ve given more time and effort to try and like because they are sighted so often by artists I love. Bought the first five albums on cd and every couple of years would try again. Finally got to the point where I could just about tolerate Soundtracks and Future Days but still never want to hear them again.
So 1 for Tago Mago. Can’t stand it.
Edit - got my positive post in today on Grandaddy to balance this out.
Yes. My Bowie knowledge is limited so I had to guess which one had the balance between being one of his best known and also well liked. I definitely knew it shouldn’t be Never Let Me Down
Ege Bamyasi is my favourite but this is close second, first heard them courtesy of Birmingham music library (RIP) so lots of fond associations with student years and being a Krautrock bore
Mmmm I mean best known is Ziggy Stardust by some distance but I would wager Low or Station to Station would fare better around here, maybe even Blackstar… Maybe do a poll?
Heroes is fine but there’s a notable drop off after the title track as it’s such an all timer but that might just be me?
Sounds like I should have gone for Ziggy Stardust then. I see Suffragette City is on that album, I thought that was one of his 80s hits for some reason
Genuinely given no one ever quite agrees on Bowie I’d do a week where it’s just him (his anniversary is coming up, maybe next week?) I’d argue these are generally agreed upon as the best so between:
Hunky Dory Ziggy Stardust Station to Station Low Heroes Blackstar
Although there’s a case for Scary Monsters too so you get an 80s album in and it’s better than Let’s Dance. The 90s and 2000s can comfortably be patched though
Can are a massive blind spot in my kosmische listening. Love Neu, love Harmonia, love Cluster, La Düsseldorf etc, but have never been able to get on with Can. I’ve tried many times over the years but it always leaves me cold. It’s not me, it’s them.
