Low: 33 1/3 (2005)

chris

November 12, 2005 11:38:18 AM

"One day I blew my nose and half my brains came out." Los Angeles, 1976. David Bowie is holed up in his Bel-Air mansion, drifting into drug-induced paranoia and confusion. Obsessed with black magic and the Holy Grail, he’s built an altar in the living room and keeps his fingernail clippings in the fridge. There are occasional trips out to visit his friend Iggy Pop in a mental institution. His latest album is the cocaine-fuelled Station To Station (Bowie: "I know it was recorded in LA because I read it was"), which welds R&B rhythms to lyrics that mix the occult with a yearning for Europe, after three mad years in the New World.

Bowie has long been haunted by the angst-ridden, emotional work of the Die Brucke movement and the Expressionists. Berlin is their spiritual home, and after a chaotic world tour, Bowie adopts this city as his new sanctuary. Immediately he sets to work on Low, his own expressionist mood-piece.

Complete Guide To The Music Of David Bowie

chris

August 30, 2004 7:20:43 PM

Un ouvrage très complet réédité aujourd'hui.
Il décrit album par album toutes les chansons de Bowie de Space Oddity à Reality.
La précédente édition s'arrêtait à hours.
Indispensable.

The Complete Guide to the Music of David Bowie

chris

May 14, 2004 4:59:35 PM

La troisième édition de ce livre peu connu de David Buckley, auteur de Strange Fascination, qui reprend chaque chanson album après album.
Un petit guide indispensable pour les fans.
Parution prévue le 12 juillet 2004.

Life on Tour With David Bowie: We Can Be Heroes

chris

February 16, 2004 11:05:21 PM

In 1978, Sean Mayes toured the world with David Bowie. Traveling first class and performing each night with one of the world’s greatest rock stars at the height of his fame was an amazing experience. Fortunately, Sean had the foresight to document it. Here for the first time, Sean’s tour diary is presented -- a blow-by-blow record of how it felt to be part of a real rock circus. Providing page after page of fascinating insights into life on the road with Bowie, Sean’s account is a unique travelogue, a must for any Bowie fan or anyone interested in discovering the details of a sell-out world tour. Also includes a full tour chronology and previously unpublished photos from Sean’s personal archive. (Amazon)

Strange Fascination: David Bowie : 2000

chris

December 29, 2003 5:46:45 PM

Sans doute la meilleur biographie de Bowie en anglais.
David Buckley a rencontré beaucoup de collaborateurs de Bowie pour écrire ce livre référence.
Encore une fois indispensable si vous lisez l'anglais.

Moonage Daydream: The Life And Times Of Ziggy Stardust (2005)

chris

November 12, 2005 11:35:52 AM

In 1972, talented photographer Mick Rock spent 2 years as David Bowie's official photographer. Rock accompanied Bowie on tour to the US and the UK, capturing his life both on stage and behind the scenes at the height of his Ziggy Stardust period. During this time Rock documented the rise and descent of Ziggy Stardust, and shot promotional films, album jackets, posters, artwork, videos like Life on Mars and Space Oddity and thousands of photographs. Rock's camera caught more of the Ziggy legend than any other and followed Bowie into hotel rooms and dressing rooms, on the road and socialising with musicians and friends including Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Mick Jagger. The results are shown in this extraordinary book. The parties, costumes, hair-styles, photo shoots and concerts are all pictured in a fantastical style that sums up the spirit of the time. Bowie provides a fascinating running commentary to Mick Rock's photographs, recalling his personal memories of life as Ziggy. A must-have for any David Bowie fan.

Partition : Best Of David Bowie 39 Titres

chris

July 26, 2004 2:55:23 PM

Livret de partitions :

Space Oddity - Quicksand - Rock 'N' Roll Suicide - Andy Warhol - Starman - The Man Who Sold The World - Wild Is The Wind - The Man Who Sold The World - Oh! You Pretty Things - Changes - Life On Mars ? - Starman - Ziggy Stardust - Suffragette City - John, I'M Only Dancing - The Jean Genie - Drive-In Saturday - Sorrow - Diamond Dogs - Rebel Rebel - Young Americans - Fame - Golden Years - Tvc15 - Wild Is The Wind - Sound And Vision - Heroes - Boys Keep Swinging - Under Pressure - Ashes To Ashes - Fashion - Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps) - Let's Dance - China Girl - Modern Love - Blue Jean - This Is Not America - Loving The Alien - Dancing In The Street - Absolute Beginners - Jump They Say - Hallo Spaceboy - Little Wonder - Ii'm Afraid Of Americans - Slow Burn

David Bowie: Moonage Daydream

chris

February 16, 2004 11:06:33 PM

David Bowie's career has been one of the most colourful and intriguing in modern rock history. In Moonage Daydream Dave Thompson not only looks into the man himself, as seen through the eyes of many of the people who surrounded him and helped to influence him, but also carefully chronicles every step of Bowie's career detailing every concert performance, all original compositions, and a complete discography. A must for every dedicated Bowie fan. (Amazon)

To Major Tom: The Bowie Letters (2002)

chris

January 16, 2004 4:18:01 PM

To Major Tom follows the trials and tribulations of Gary Weightman as he tackles life's obstacles, from impressionable youth through puberty to adulthood and life as a married middle aged father. Gary shares his thoughts with his silent pen pal charting the life of a fully fledged rock-pop icon.
Amazon.fr

The Complete David Bowie : 2002

chris

December 29, 2003 5:42:00 PM

L'encyclopédie sur David Bowie, malgré quelques erreurs compréhensibles au regard de la somme, ce livre demeure une référence sur l'artiste.
Alors que David Buckley aborde l'ahomme chronologiquement Nicholas Pegg va traiter chaque chanson, chaque titre, chaque tournée avec un microscope.
Indispensable si l'anglais ne vous rebute pas.