For those who like David Bowie's music

[Doc Lynam]

Good BBC documentary about his Ziggy stardust era.

BBC iPlayer - David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust

 

[life on mars 73]

Watched it last week - superb piece of work. Also struck me what a great presenting voice Jarvis Cocker has. Just reading "When Ziggy Played Guitar" by Dylan Jones, who also took part in the documentary. For those of us who were growing up in the bleak early 70's, this book is a superb evocation of the era, and explains just why it was that the whole Ziggy thing became the phenomenon it did. Recommended.

 

[Doc Lynam]

If you know Adam and Joe you might like this. Life on Mars 73.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Followed by David Bowie at the BBC which I thought was also brilliant.

 

[Icy Gull]

Interesting that the Spiders from Mars were not very well paid whilst living a superstar life. Great music but Bowie seems to have been a right drugged up twat.

 

[life on mars 73]

Yes indeed, after many years of trying and failing to make it, when he finally achieved his breakthrough he was pretty ruthless in the way he used and discarded people around him, Mick Ronson in particular. Yet when he was at the peak of his cocaine madness, he made some of the finest music of his career.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Ye Old Grey Whistle Test

 

[BearwoodSeagull]

The 2000 Bowie live at the BBC concert is one of my favourite CD's....the track listing is fantastic and standard of musicianship is just outstanding. I play it all the time in my car...why is the DVD not available in the UK ?

 

[DavePage]

Made me laugh

 

[highway61]

first time i have seen that, great stuff

 

[Robin Hood]

excellant, also sew it, fantastic.