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In my formative years, I had a vintage copy of 'Circus' magazine which listed what they called the best hard rock albums of all time.  Near the top was this album with this nutty 'Ziggy Stardust' name.  So I bought an old vinyl copy at a used record store with my paper route money.  And the rest is history...

Ben Ramon said Also when you say "not much material there for fandom", what do you mean? He's put out absolutely tons of stuff, and the absolute majority of his music from the Seventies is extremely highly regarded, interesting and eclectic.
 

Thanks to Ben Ramon and mja for the background info on "Berlin".  Berlin in the late 70s is an interesting choice to go for rehab.

As for my comment Ben, I meant my taste only likes about 5 of his songs, which is why I can't muster fanship for him.  My favorite song of his is "Don't Look Down", followed ...]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:03:40 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/david-bowie-releases-new-album/#p62919 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/david-bowie-releases-new-album/#p62919 My reference to "the Berlin days" is that the song appears to reflect on the time he spent living in Berlin and cleaning up from drugs in the mid- to late 70s, sharing a flat with Iggy Pop. During that period, working with Brian Eno, he recorded three of his most important and influential albums - Low, "Heroes", and Lodger. Bowie also co-produced Iggy Pop's The Idiot and Lust for Life during this time.

Funny Paper said
I'm even less of a Bowie fan than a Beatles fan (I like about 5 of his songs a lot -- not much material there for fandom); but I was intrigued by the German lyrics in this song, and what someone meant above by saying they reflect "the Berlin days".  What does that allude to?

After nearly killing himself with an astronomical cocaine addiction when he was making it big in America in the mid-70s, Bowie relocated to Berlin to come off drugs and get his head together. While there his music made a radical departure from ...]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:15:24 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/david-bowie-releases-new-album/#p62916 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/david-bowie-releases-new-album/#p62916 I'm even less of a Bowie fan than a Beatles fan (I like about 5 of his songs a lot -- not much material there for fandom); but I was intrigued by the German lyrics in this song, and what someone meant above by saying they reflect "the Berlin days".  What does that allude to?

P.S.:  This song here really quite needs the accompanying video.  I wouldn't like the song 1/10th as much without it.

All this nostalgia does make me wonder if this is a farewell. I do hope not. It sort of reminds me of the last stuff Queen put out when they knew Freddie was dying (These Are The Days Of Our Lives, Show Must Go On). Then again, Bowie's referenced his past work before (eg Ashes To Ashes).

Great links Joe. Especially like the interview on album artwork.

If folks havent seen it the cover of the new album is

which is the Heroes cover (seen below) with the word Heros scored out at the top and a white square box pasted over his face and the words 'The Next Day' written in. I think its quite cool.

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:06:37 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/david-bowie-releases-new-album/#p62887 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/david-bowie-releases-new-album/#p62887 It looks like her. Watch the final few seconds: 

In other news, Tony Visconti says the album is a lot rockier, and he was surprised that this was the first single. I'm glad to hear that. The drums on the new song are very Low-like too, I noticed.

Still not sure about the album artwork though. Here's an interesting interview with the designer: http://virusfonts.com/news/2013/01/david-bowie-the-next-day-that-album-cover-design/

While not ready to say it definitely is her, there is nothing about this photograph that leads me to dismiss her as a strong possibility.

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