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I tried to find a youtube clip of an interview in '87. I remember watching it at the time. He pretty much admitted to it. The only quote I could find from the interview is unsourced, but I remember it like it was yesterday because my brother and I discussed it quite a bit. "I don't begrudge any artist for getting an audience. That's rubbish. I've never found that poverty meant purity." David Bowie Again, I don't mind the attempt to grow his audience. It brought me into the fold as an adolescent and helped expand my music beyond Men at Work, Billy Joel, and whatever else radio and MTV wer

I agree. I went on a huge Bowie binge Friday night. I loved it. Listened to Blackstar about 3x as well as some of the stuff I don't listen to very much, including the very crappy Never Let Me Down. I am really struck by how Bowie created his swan song. The album, the Lazarus video, the guy knew exactly what he was doing.I'm guessing he was really holding on strongly to outlive the release of Blackstar. I never expected the outpouring of grief shown to him.

One of the things that's always bugged me about the way Bowie is usually covered is the agreed upon assumption that his 80s sellout was awful. If it wasn't for his 80s sellout, I'm not sure I would've discovered him. If I didn't discover him, I'm not sure I would've discovered the Velvet Underground and Iggy Pop. Let's Dance is a good album. Tonight and Never Let Met Down are pretty awful, but if those albums drew others like me to dig further into his catalog, his influences, and those he influenced, then selling out was the best damn idea he ever had.

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Solo in Let's Dance, pretty sure he's on Cat People and a few others.

I don't think SRV appeared in any videos.

Funny, I saw my brother last week, and he had no memory of SRV on that either.

Got a text from a friend at 1:25 am. Saw it at 5:15. Devastated, but touched by all the well-deserved attention he's getting. He gets a lot of grief for his 80's sell out; but, to me, finding him at that time was a first step into a large world of underground music. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fucking Vikings winning the fucking Super Bowl.

Being owned by a macro brewery in and of itself isn't a bad thing. It does become a concern that bigwigs will begin to stick their heads in where they don't belong.

Excellent LP!

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Constitutionally, absolutely. The Feds would be completely in the right to enforce pot laws. Chris Christie moved down my short list when he threatened to do just that, though. Sometimes it's best to use discretion. I haven't paid enough attention to this story to know what the best course of action is though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not sure any. Will probably buy Wilco, Bowie, Isbell, Mould, Richard Thompson and a few more. I need some idea what I'm getting myself into though. For example, I will buy the new Bowie that came out today, but listened to it twice first. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I could never figure out how Sugar's "The Needle Hits E" was a b-side. Much better than "Fortune Teller ". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Evaluating GnR by lyrical content? Never considered that for a second.

Making a Murderer. Holy shit! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Axl, Slash and a bunch of hired hands? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ditto. Ace of Spades is the only song I know, but the guy was a trailblazer and lived life and made music on his own terms. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Episode V. Cloud City. Han, Leia, et. al. held as bait for Luke. No dialogue between Leia and Vader that I recall. Vader had no idea until the climactic fight with Luke in episode VI. My point is if you follow the logic that there are no secrets to those who are strong with the force, you will find billions of inconsistencies and plot gaps. I can't see Luke reproducing if he had any knowledge of how Anakin's relationship with Padme helped lead him to the dark side. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Or they had reasons for not revealing the truth like Kenobi to Luke. And why should Leia's force sense be stronger than Vader's who never recognized her as his daughter.

Got both of these for Christmas. The first two in the series I've read. Finished Let it Be. Very good, but more about Meloy's discovery of underground music through a cool uncle than specifically about the band or the album. About halfway through Low. It's all about the music, Bowie's mentality, and the wide array of influences at work. Spotify has been an excellent resource to explore many of those influences. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think Rey will turn out to be Kylo Ren's sister. No on Finn. Quite possible on Phasma. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk