David Bowie Space Oddity
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OZZGabriel
January 8th 2015


334 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

'Ashes to Ashes' ruined the Major Tom character for me.

TwigTW
January 9th 2015


3940 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Ground to Major, bye-bye Tom

OZZGabriel
January 9th 2015


334 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

'Tell my wife I love her very much'

'Can you hear me Major Tom'



I mean, I felt really bad for him...only to find out that 'We know Major Tom's a junkie'.

ArsMoriendi
January 9th 2015


42323 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Well if it makes you feel any better, the Major tom of "Space Oddity" isn't technically the same major tom in "Ashes to Ashes" since the one in "Ashes to Ashes" is Bowie himself, whereas the one in "Space Oddity" is just some astronaut.

TwigTW
January 9th 2015


3940 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Then he shows up again in "Hallo Spaceboy" (especially the Pet Shop Boys Remix), but I don't think that Major Tom connects to the other two either.

JokineAugustus
January 10th 2015


10971 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Wild Eyed Boy rules. Love his vocals there.

evilford
November 13th 2015


71443 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

space oddity is such an amazing song

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 11th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Tell my wife I love her very much



SHE KNOOOOOOOOOOOWS

TwigTW
January 11th 2016


3940 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Planet earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do . . .

wham49
January 11th 2016


6359 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

have always liked the early stuff more than the 80's moving forward, will probably Spin The man who sold the world today

Sowing
Moderator
January 12th 2016


45524 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Space Oddity is what got me into Bowie (me and like a million other people, I'm sure)

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

not gonna lie, this was one of the first things I checked when I got into him.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tUzT3kepiY



meant as a last effort to get Bowie known, this film was left unreleased until the 80s. Real kitschy stuff, but it's real catchy stuff. Also has a real psychedelic version of Space Oddity, and Bowie's old group, Wings.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


48411 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Silly Boy Blue rules

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

if they're gonna do any posthumous stuff, they best do an actual release for Toy.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


48411 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

is there any stuff from Toy that isn't on Heathen or Nothing has Changed tho?

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

pretty sure a great deal of it went unreleased

Shadow Man was a bonus on Heathen I believe, Uncle Floyd would become Slip Away. Afraid would also feature on Toy, and was a lot more barebones from what I remember when it leaked five years ago.

The title track, retitled Your Turn to Drive, along with the remakes of Let Me Sleep Beside You and Shadow Man were on Nothing Has Changed.



The other tracks have not been released officially as far as I know. I'd honestly go for a box set comprised of outtakes, with Toy being the centrepiece.

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Okay, to correct myself - here's the info straight from wiki



"Baby Loves That Way," “Shadow Man”, and "You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving" were released as B-sides to Heathen's singles,[4] and "Conversation Piece," was included on the limited-edition bonus disc of Heathen in 2002.



That still means a great amount of it is still out - just not officially.

DoofusWainwright
January 12th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Your Turn to Drive is a gem

Rowan5215
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


48411 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

yeah that's a tune



I've got all of those in some form except Baby Loves That Way I believe

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 12th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Yeah, from memory that was an alright tune. I remember the production being a bit weak, but the album was a pretty solid 3.5.



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