If you don't yet own them all, feel free to list your order of preference for the albums that you do.

Mine would be:

1. Diamond Dogs (1974)
2. Low (1977)
3. Scary Monsters (1980)
4. Lodger (1979)
5. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
6. Aladdin Sane (1973)
7. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
8. Hunky Dory (1971)
9. "Heroes" (1977)
10. Station To Station (1976)
11. 1. Outside (1995)
12. Space Oddity (1969)
13. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
14. Young Americans (1975)
15. Never Let Me Down (1987)
16. 'Hours...' (1999)
17. Pin Ups (1973)
18. Tin Machine (1989)
19. David Bowie (1967)
20. Tin Machine II (1991)
21. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
22. Tonight (1984)
23. Let's Dance (1983)
24. Earthling (1997)

Or something like that. Your turn.

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

1. Ziggy Stardust
2. "Heroes"
3. Scary Monsters
4. Diamond Dogs
5. Low
6. Aladdin Sane
7. The Man Who Sold the World
8. Young Americans
9. Lodger
10. Hunky Dory
11. Earthling
12. Pin Ups
13. hours...
14. Tin Machine
15. Space Oddity
16. Station to Station
17. David Bowie
18. 1. Outside
19. Black Tie White Noise

Yup, I'm a philistine.

Anyway, rated all the albums I've heard.

revamp the

Edit: Ooh, it occurs to me that I can do some fun stats with this. So every one hurry up.

Edited by Arthur0Dent on 03/20/02 10:54 PM (server time).

1. 1. Outside
2. Low
3. Heroes
4. Diamond Dogs
5. The Man Who Sold the World
6. The Buddha of Suburbia
7. Aladdin Sane
8. Scary Monsters
9. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
10. Station to Station
11. Hunky Dory
12. Earthling
13. Space Oddity
14. ...Hours
15. Black Tie White Noise
16. Let's Dance
17. Lodger
18. Tonight
19. Tin Machine II
20. Never Let Me Down
21. Pinups
22. David Bowie
23. Tin Machine
24. Young Americans

"This is sex without touching."

peace light and love

1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy, et. al.
2. Scary Monsters
3. Hunky Dory
4. Station to Station
5. Lodger
6. Aladdin Sane
7. Heroes
8. Low
9. Let's Dance
10. Diamond Dogs
11. Man Who Sold the World
12. Young Americans
13. Earthling
14. Space Oddity
15. Outside
16. Buddah of Suburbia
17. Tonight
18. Tin Machine
19. Pin Ups
20. Never Let Me Down
21. Tin Machine II
22. Black Tie White Noise
23. Hours
24. David Bowie

You were right about the stars - each one is a setting sun. ~wilco

From Best to Worst, with star ratings!!!!

Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Diamond Dogs
Scary Monsters
Station to Station
The Man Who Sold The World
1. Outside
"Heroes"
Low
Aladdin Sane
Lodger
Young Americans
Let's Dance
Earthling
The Buddha Of Suburbia
Pinups
Space Oddity
Black Tie White Noise
Tin Machine II
'hours...'
Tin Machine
Never Let Me Down
Tonight
David Bowie

For some reason, AMG does not have icons for 3 1/2 stars. I would have awarded this to Pin Ups, Space Oddity, Black Tie White Noise and Tin Machine 2. And it may have persuaded me to place an extra half star on the bottom three.

The Music is Outside

This is very changeable, but if I were slotting them tonight, it'd be something like this. I'm limiting myself to the ones I feel I know really well (i.e. enough to judge them)

1. Heroes
2. Scary Monsters
3. Young Americans
4. Hunky Dory
5. Low
6. Diamond Dogs
6. Aladdin Sane
7. Ziggy Stardust
8. Outside
9. Space Oddity
10. Station to Station
11.Lodger
12. Earthling
13. Let's Dance
14. The Man Who Sold the World
15. Pin Ups
16. hours

No big shockers . . . except that I find YA and Space Oddity to be highly underrated and TMWSTW to be highly overrated.

Here comes your man; there goes my gun.

Of the albums I've heard:

Scary Monsters
1.Outside
Diamond Dogs
Ziggy Stardust
Low
Earthling
Hunky Dory
Heroes
Hours...
Never Let Me Down
Man Who Sold the World

i recall this on the old messageboard, and the uproar it caued. oh well, here goes:

1. The Buddha of Suburbia
2. Tin Machine II
3. Scary Monsters
4. Black Tie White Noise
5. Hunky Dory
6. Outside
7. Diamond Dogs
8. Young Americans
9. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
10. Station to Station
11. Heroes
12. Let's Dance
13. Low
14. Never Let Me Down
15. Lodger
16. Pinups
17. ...Hours
18. The Man Who Sold the World
19. Aladdin Sane
20. Space Oddity
21. Tonight
22. Earthling
23. Tin Machine
24. David Bowie

twister: the only scientifically confirmed case of severe male pms

1. Diamond Dogs
2. Outside
3. Rise and Fall
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Scary Monsters
6. TMWSTW
7. Hunky Dory
8. Earthling
9. Young Americans
10. "Heroes"
11. Lodger
12. Station to Station
13. David Live
14. Let's Dance
15. Low
16. Pin Ups
17. BTWN
18. Buddha
19. Space Oddity
20. David Bowie
21. The Singles (ryko)
22. Stage
23. NLMD
24. Tonight
25. 'hours...'

hmmm... I think that's all of them. Not including, of course, Tin Machine, or any soundtracks (eg. Labyrinth)....
I still think 'hours...' is crap, even after so long. Ditto with Tonight. NLMD I don't mind, but I have to be in a certain mood...
Damn, and Ziggy the Motion Picture would go in there, somewhere around... errr... 15th place or so.

cheers,
alys

"Place thy foot upon thy slave,
Oh thou, half of hell, half of dreams;
Among the shadows, dark and grave,
Thy extended body gleams."
-Sacher-Masoch, from Venus in Furs

Let's see... (this changes from time to time, but here's for today)

1. "Heroes" (1977)
2. 1. Outside (1995)
3. Low (1977)
4. Station To Station (1976)
5. Aladdin Sane (1973)
6. Never Let Me Down (1987)
7. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
8. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
9. Lodger (1979)
10. Young Americans (1975)
11. Diamond Dogs (1974)
12. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
13. Let's Dance! (1983)
14. Space Oddity (1969)
15. Earthling (1997)
16. hours... (1999)
17. Tonight (1984)
18. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
19. PinUps (1973)
20. Tin Machine (1989)
21. Hunky Dory (1971)

Never Let Me Down did surprisingly poorly today. Hmm...


Bye, bye loves!

This isn't necessarily a comment on the quality of each album ("How can you say X is better than Y!?") This is if I were to reach into my collection right now and pick an album to play, this is the order in which I would decide...

Station To Station (1976)
Scary Monsters (1980)
Diamond Dogs (1974)
1. Outside (1995)
"Heroes" (1977)
Earthling (1997)
Lodger (1979)
Aladdin Sane (1973)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... (1972)
The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
Hunky Dory (1971)
The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
Young Americans (1975)
Tin Machine (1989)
Low (1977)
Black Tie White Noise (1993)
Let's Dance (1983)
'Hours...' (1999)



Don't understand me, just love me

1.Low
2.Outside
3.Station to Station
4.Aladdin Sane
5.Scary Monsters
6.Heroes
7.Ziggy Stardust
8.The Man Who Sold The World
9.Hunky Dorry
10.Lodger
11.Space Oddity
12.Diamond Dogs
13.Young Americans
14.Hours
15.Let's Dance
16.Earthling
17.Buddha Of Suburbia
18.Never Let Me Down
19.Pin Ups
20.David Bowie
21.Black Tie White Noise
22.Tin Machine
23.Tin Machine II
24.Tonight

Stay away from the future
Don't tell god your plans

I will hate you forever for starting such a difficult thread, mister twister !
I think some albums will eat me in my dreams tonight, because I placed them low on my list...

NoGame's List of Preference

1. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
2. Low
3. Earthling
4. Hunky Dory
5. Station To Station
6. "Heroes"
7. Aladdin Sane
8. 1. Outside
9. Lodger
10. Let's Dance
11. Tin Machine
12. Tin Machine II
13. The Buddha of Suburbia
14. Ziggy Stardust
15. Diamond Dogs
16. Pin Ups
17. Young Americans
18. The Man Who Sold The World
19. Space Oditty
20. Black Tie White Noise
21. hours...
22. Tonight
23. Never Let Me Down
24. David Bowie

Life is easy If you consider things From another point of view

Interesting to see how well "Heroes" does in tis thread. It usually is not very much talked about on this board, "Low", "Diamond Dogs", "Outside", "Ziggy Stardust" and even "NLMD" seem to get much more attention among the posting TWers. Maybe that is cause the quality of this grand masterpiece is beyond discussion.

My personal list (marks from 1 - 6, need a wider range):

1. Ziggy Stardust
2. Hunky Dory
3. Low
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Diamond Dogs
6. Heroes
7. Station To Station
8. Space Oddity
9. The Man Who
Sold The World
10. Scary Monsters
11. Lodger
12. Earthling
13. Buddha Of
Suburbia
14. Young
Americans
15. Hours
16. Let`s Dance
17.Pin Ups
18. David Bowie
19. BTWN
20. Tin Machine
21. NLMD
22. Outside
23. Tin Machine II





24. Tonight


And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

Okay you ask the impossible, but here is my choice as 11.46 21st March 2001 (ask me again tomorrow!)

1. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
2. Diamond Dogs (1974)
3. Hunky Dory (1971)
4. Scary Monsters (1980)
5. Lodger (1979)
6. Space Oddity (1969)
7. Aladdin Sane (1973)
8. Young Americans (1975)
9. David Bowie (1967)
10. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
11. Low (1977)
12. 1. Outside (1995)
13. "Heroes" (1977)
14. 'Hours...' (1999)
15. Station To Station (1976)
16. Pin Ups (1973)
17. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
18. Let's Dance (1983)
19. Tin Machine (1989)
20. Tonight (1984)
21. Never Let Me Down (1987)
22. Tin Machine II (1991)
23. Earthling (1997)
24. Black Tie White Noise (1993)

What surprises me are the low rankings for Low and heroes - I recognise them for being brilliant records, but they are not the first that I reach for when i want a good dose of Bowie
Earthling doesn't do anything for me yet - And I've never got into BTWN, to me its an inferior NLMD!

lege et lacrima

My fav's still fall between Lodger and Low and the tin machine trilogy....

least fav's are that shit before 1969...hehe

ISO.

All your life you were taught to believe, Then a moment of truth, you're deceived...All the wine in your life's all dried up. Is now the time to give up? - Bryan Ferry

Okay, just jotted this down. It was interesting to note that I REALLY like albums 1-17(!) in my list.

1. 1.Outside
2. "Heroes"
3. Aladdin Sane
4. Diamond Dogs
5. The Man Who Sold The World
6. Hunky Dory
7. Young Americans
8. Station To Station
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
10. Black Tie White Noise
11. Low
12. hours...
13. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
14. Space Oddity
15. Earthling
16. The Buddha Of Suburbia
17. Lodger
18. Tin Machine
19 Pin Ups
20. Let's Dance
21. Tin Machine II
22. Never Let Me Down
23. David Bowie
24. Tonight

1. Outside
2. Station To Station
3. Lodger
4. Scary Monsters
5. Diamond Dogs
6. Low
7. Earthling
8. Ziggy Stardust
9. "Heroes"
10. Hunky Dory
11. Let's Dance
12. Black Tie White Noise
13. Aladdin Sane
14. Young Americans
15. Hours
16. Tin Machine
17. Tin Machine II
18. The Buddha of Suburbia
19. Space Oddity
20. The Man Who Sold The World
21. David Bowie
22. Tonight
23. Never Let Me Down
24. Pin Ups



"I want to know God's thoughts...the rest are details." -Albert Einstein

In reply to:

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my choice as 11.46 21st March 2001 (ask me again tomorrow!)

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Y'know, if mister threadstarter twister would ask me again tomorrow, my list would pretty much be the same. The lower rank would differ from time to time, but the top region is quite definite for me. I think that after spending much time on TW the last two years, reading and writing much about various albums, I made my mind up about what my preferences are. I know I like the influences of guitar work (see SM and Earthling in my top) and the brilliance of good lyrics (Hunky Dory and again SM). My list won't change drastically anymore, only for new entries.

I don't think Toy would have ranked very high on my list. I wonder what a new Visconti-Fripp album will do.

Life is easy If you consider things From another point of view

"I wonder what a new Visconti-Fripp album will do"


Or another Eno/Bowie album...
:-D

ISO

All your life you were taught to believe, Then a moment of truth, you're deceived...All the wine in your life's all dried up. Is now the time to give up? - Bryan Ferry

Here is my partial list:

Low
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Hunky Dory
Station To Station
Aladdin Sane
The Man Who Sold The World
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
hours..
1. Outside
"Heroes"
Lodger
1966
Let's Dance
The Buddha Of Suburbia
Earthling
Space Oddity
Never Let Me Down
Tonight

Here's my list as of today.

1. Diamond Dogs
2. Low
3. Heroes
4. Hunky Dory
5. David Live
6. Station to Station
7. The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
8. The Man Who Sold the World
9. Scary Monsters
10. Outside
11. Aladdin Sane
12. Stage
13. Lodger
14. Earthling
15. Pinups
16. Christina F. Soundtrack
17. Let's Dance
18. Young Americans
19. The Buddha of Suburbia
20. Tine Machine II
21. Space Oddity
22. Tin Machine
23. Never Let Me Down
24. Tonight
25. Images 1967-68

I put the early music last- but in a way it's more fun to listen to than those last two - just because it's so precocious..

Gee- I forgot about Black Tie White Noise-- As an After thought I guess I'd put it About 22nd on my list-- I don't dislike it -but I hardly ever play it- but I'd have to put it above NLMD or Tonight

OK, here's my list:
Ooo, I've rated all albums I have heard.

1. "1.Outside"
2. "Low"
3. "Station To Station"
4. "Diamond Dogs"
5. "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars"
6. "Heroes"
7. "Hours"
8. "Let's Dance"
9. "Hunky Dory"
10. "The Man Who Sold The World"
11. "Scary Monsters"
12. "Earthling"
13. "Lodger"
14. "Black Tie White Noise"
15. "Tonight"
16. "Tin Machine"
17. "David Bowie"

This is always a supremely difficult task. As others have stated, the nature of these lists means that they are always subject to change. Mine is no different. However, Low still remains a favourite but I'm somewhat interested to see how much "Heroes" has fallen out of favour from its long time occupation of my second favourite Bowie album.

1. Low
2. Lodger
3. The Man Who Sold The World
4. Station To Station
5. Diamond Dogs
6. Hunky Dory
7. "Heroes"
8. Aladdin Sane
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Scary Monsters
11. The Buddha of Suburbia
12. 1. Outside
13. Space Oddity
14. Young Americans
15. Black Tie White Noise
16. Pin Ups
17. Earthling
18. Let's Dance
19. Tin Machine
20. Tin Machine II
21. ' hours...'
22. Tonight
23. Never Let Me Down
24. David Bowie

In reply to:

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[Sysiyo] 21. Hunky Dory (1971)

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My flabber has been well and truly ghasted! I know that it's obviously each to their own, but still......

A working class hero is something to be.

Mine is also in a state of constant change, this is how it looks at the moment or just abouts. I also lack several key Bowie albums which i mean to buy as soon as I have enough money

1 - Hunky Dory
2 - Low
3 - 1.Outside
4 - Scary Monsters
5 - Aladdin Sane
6 - The Man Who Sold the World
7 - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
8 - Station to Station
9 - Earthling
10 - Let's Dance
11 - Space Oddity
12 - Hours..
13 - Diamond Dogs
14 - Young Americans
15 - Never Let Me Down
16 - Tin Machine

"Why can't people go through life without comparing their own to anyone elses?"

1. 1.outside
2.hunky dory
3.low
4.aladdin sane
5. Ziggy stardust
6. man who sold the world
7.lodger
8. diamond dogs
9.never let me down
10.hours
11. lets dance
12. tonight
13. earthling
14. space oddity
15. tin machine

1.Hunky Dory
2."Heroes"
3.Ziggy Stardust
4.Low
5.The Man Who Sold The World
6.Space Oddity
7.Bowie At The Beeb (The Best Of The BBC Sessions 68- 72+ BBC Radio Theatre London June 27 2000)
8.Diamond Dogs
9.Aladdin Sane
10.Station To Station
11.Young Americans
12.Scary Monsters
13.hours...
14.Lodger
15.1.Outside
16.Bowie Rare
17.Black Tie White Nose
18.Buddha Of Suburbia
19.David Live
20.Pinups
21.Earthling
22.Let's Dance
23.Tin Machine 1
24.Tonight
25.The soundtrack of Labyrinth

But it may change...(slightly).

I'm shit with lists. I write it down and change my mind 2 minutes later. This list however is pretty set, particularly the top few:

1. Outside
2. Station To Station
3. Diamond Dogs
4. Aladdin Sane
5. The Man Who Sold The World
6. Hunky Dory
7. Ziggy Stardust
8. Lodger
9. Scary Monsters
10. The Buddha of Suburbia
11. Low
12. "Heroes"
13. Earthling
14. "...hours"
15. Space Oddity
16. Black Tie White Noise
17. Let's Dance
18. Tin Machine
19. Never Let Me Down
20. Tin Machine 2
21. Pin Ups
22. Young Americans
23. Tonight
24. David Bowie (1966)

"Every revolutionary ends up by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic."- Albert Camus

1.Outside
stationtostation
ziggy stardust
lodger
low
earthling
"heroes"
let's dance
diamond dogs
aladdin sane
scary monsters
hunky dory
hours...
the buddha of suburbia
the man who sold the world
young americans
black tie white noise
never let me down
pin ups
tonight
space oditty
david bowie
tin machine 2
tin machine

but at certain strange moments lodger gets its hidden path to the absolute number 1

////////////////////////////////sad

Outside
Low
The Man Who Sold The World
Diamond Dogs
Aladdin Sane
Heroes
Lodger
Space Oddity
Scary Monsters
Earthling
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Station To Station
hours
Let's Dance
Young Americans
Tin Machine

Haha! I love your rating system Erich

I'm leaving live albums and soundtracks out of mine.

It's a bit like choosing favourite children. I lay them out in order and one wanders up to my leg, tugs on my pants, and cries "Why daddy why? Why am I number eight, I thought you loved me so dearly...."

1. Hunky Dory
2. Scary Monsters
3. Diamond Dogs
4. Earthling
5. Aladdin Sane
6. Station to Station
7. Outside
8. The Man Who Sold the Peanuts
9. Low
10. Black Tie, White Noise
11. Heroes
12. NLMD
12.5 Buddha of Suburbia
13. Ziggy Stardust
13.5 Tin Machine
14. Space Oddity
15. Tin Machine II
16. Hours...
17. Lets Dance
18. Young Americans
19. Lodger
19.5 Labyrinth Soundtrack (I lied)
20. Tonight
21. Pinups
22. David Bowie

Look at that stuff go all over the place
Buzz Aldrin

In reply to:

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Ooh, it occurs to me that I can do some fun stats with this. So every one hurry up.

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Such as (apart from NoGame) you have rated Tin Machine highest so far?

1. Low
2) Diamond Dogs
3) Scary Monsters
4) Young Americans
5) Outside
6) Station to Station
7) Let's Dance
8) Earthling
9) Lodger
10) Heroes
11) Hunky Dory
12) The Man who Sold the World
13) Aladdin Sane
14) Ziggy Stardust
15) Never Let Me Down
16) Pinups
17) Tonight
18) Hours
19) Black Tie, White Noise
20) Space Oddity
21) Glamour, Bowie @ The Beeb, all other outtakes

22) Tin Machine



Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere

The winner seems to be Ouside!

I have tried to figure oút whose leading in an olympic fashion: Only top 3 places count, 3 points for place one, 2 for two, one for three. Same number of points, the higher number of top rankings marks the winner. Here are the results so far:

1) Outside 33
2) Low 31
3) Ziggy / Hunky Dory 19 (exactly the same points and rankings)
5) Scary Monsters 19
6) Diamond Dogs 18
7) Heroes 14
8) Station to Station 12
9) Lodger 6
10) Buddha 3
11) Tin Machine II 3
12) The Man Who 2
13) Aladdin / Earthling 1

I did this very quickly so if anyone finds any mistakes, I am sorry. I only counted álbums that got at least one top three position.

And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

In reply to:

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My flabber has been well and truly ghasted! I know that it's obviously each to their own, but still......

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Oh come on, none of you can really like this album (Hunky Dory). It's so supreme in it's badness that it deserves to win the gold medallion in the olympic games for bad music!

Mirage!

In reply to:

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Oh come on, none of you can really like this album (Hunky Dory). It's so supreme in it's badness that it deserves to win the gold medallion in the olympic games for bad music!

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Yeah, with "Ziggy Stadust" and "Low" as runners up. And the title in the Olympic Games for real brilliance goes to "Tonight", closely followed by "Never Let Me Down" and the extended rave mix of "Little Drummer Boy".


And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

In reply to:

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Yeah, with "Ziggy Stadust" and "Low" as runners up. And the title in the Olympic Games for real brilliance goes to "Tonight", closely followed by "Never Let Me Down" and the extended rave mix of "Little Drummer Boy".

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Naturally. Finally someone who understands music in this place.

Mirage!

In reply to:

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Finally someone who understands music in this place

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Aren`t we real soulmates?

And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

In reply to:

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Aren`t we real soulmates?

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Indeed. This is just so cute!

Mirage!

1. 1. Outside
2. Diamond Dogs
3. Scary Monsters
4. TMWSTW
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Young Americans
7. Earthling
8. Station to Station
9. Hunky Dory
10. Aladin Sane
11. Heroes
12. Low
13. Buddha of Suburbia
14. Lodger
15. Black tie white noise
16. Space Oddity
17. Let's Dance
18. Never let me down
19. Hours
20. tonight
21. pin ups
22. David Bowie

1) heroes or station or ziggy
4) outside or scary
6) diamond dogs
7) hunky or alladin or lodger
10) young americans
11) btwn or buddha
13) low
13.5) tmwstw
14) let's dance
15) tin machine or earthling
17) hours

i know, i know, i've underrated 'low'

got crabs?

The numbers are twister's ratings since I just copied and pasted in his list - makes for an interesting comparison (for those who have a sick interest in mine and twister's tastes )

2. Low (1977)
3. Scary Monsters (1980)
10. Station To Station (1976)
1. Diamond Dogs (1974)
9. "Heroes" (1977)
6. Aladdin Sane (1973)
19. David Bowie (1967)
11. 1. Outside (1995)
5. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
8. Hunky Dory (1971)
4. Lodger (1979)
24. Earthling (1997)
7. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
13. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
17. Pin Ups (1973)
14. Young Americans (1975)
21. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
23. Let's Dance (1983)
12. Space Oddity (1969)
15. Never Let Me Down (1987)
16. 'Hours...' (1999)
18. Tin Machine (1989)
20. Tin Machine II (1991)
22. Tonight (1984)

"Heroes"
Station to Station
Scary Monsters
Low
Lodger
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane
Hunky Dory
1. Outside
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Black Tie White Noise
Buddha of Suburbia
Space Oddity
... hours
Tin Machine II
Earthling
Let’s Dance
The Man Who Sold The World
Pin Ups
Tin Machine
Tonight
Never Let Me Down
David Bowie


Whew! That was the most difficult thing I've ever done in my entire life!

I wanted to change the world; now I can't be bothered to change my socks.

Without further ado...

1.) Station to Station
2.) Scary Monsters
3.) "Heroes"
4.) Diamond Dogs
5.) Low
6.) 1. Outside
7.) Young Americans
8.) Aladdin Sane
9.) Ziggy Stardust
10.) Lodger
11.) Let's Dance
12.) Hunky Dory
13.) The Man Who Sold the World
14.) Space Oddity
15.) David Bowie
16.) BTWN
17.) 'Hours...'
18.) Tin Machine
19.) Earthling
20.) Tonight
21.) Never Let Me Down
22.) Pin Ups

No BoS or TMII because I don't have either... if Ryko's made the cut then Diamond Dogs would slip into 1st.

I live in constant fear of the fact that someday, someboy will take me seriously

Granted, there are still some major people who haven't enlightened us with their lists, but I'll post some different things later anyway. I'm bored.

The average thus far (data):

1. Scary Monsters 5.25
2. Low 5.676470588
3. Diamond Dogs 5.941176471
4. "Heroes" 6.3125
5. Station to Station 6.5
6. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 6.529411765
7. 1. Outside 6.8
8. Hunky Dory 6.911764706
9. Aladdin Sane 7.25
10. Lodger 9.6875
11. The Man Who Sold the World 9.882352941
12. Young Americans 12.23333333
13. Earthling 12.24242424 (that's a bit of a squeeker)
14. The Buddha of Suburbia 13.4
15. Space Oddity 14.19354839
16. Let's Dance 14.25806452
17. ...hours 15.52941176
18. Black Tie, White Noise 15.72413793
19. Pinups 17.76
20. Never Let Me Down 17.96296296
21. Tin Machine II 18.35294118
22. Tin Machine 18.44827586
23. David Bowie 20.13636364
24. Tonight 20.30769231

Those albums rated at the same number were numbered by the order they were typed in.

revamp the

1.Outside (1995)
2.Low (1977)
3.Station To Station (1976)
4.Scary Monsters (1980)
5.Alladin Sane (1973)
6.Heroes (1977)
7.Hunky Dory (1971)
8.The Man Who Sold The World (1971)
9.Ziggy Stardust (1972)
10.Lodger (1979)
11.Diamond Dogs (1974)
12.Space Oddity (1969)
13.Let's Dance (1983)
14.Young Americans (1975)
15.Hours (1999)
16.Earthling (1997)
17.Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
18.Pin Ups (1973)
19.Black Tie White Noise (1993)
20.Never Let Me Down (1987)
21.David Bowie (1967)
22.Tin Machine (1989)
23.Tin Machine II (1991)
24.Tonight (1984)

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The average thus far (data):

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Great post, Arthur. I was just hoping for someone to do that. Thanks!




"I want to know God's thoughts...the rest are details." -Albert Einstein

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The average thus far

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Glad that your figures add up to another leader than "Outside".

And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

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some major people

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Sacred cows? In-crowd?
Or are you perhaps thinking of Major Major Major Major from Heller's Catch 22?
I note that there are two people so far (me and nigelp) who have rated DB-67 in the upper half - then R/R had it rather close to the middle, at #15. Defenders of DB67, unite!

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13. Earthling 12.24242424 (that's a bit of a squeeker)
14. The Buddha of Suburbia 13.4

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What's'a fuckin' matter with you people?

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

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24. Earthling (1997)

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Are You Joking?!?


"I can't believe I've no control
It's all deranged"

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What's'a fuckin' matter with you people?

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Yea' ! I agree ! Earthling should be much higher on this list !

No suprise though that Scary Monsters is considered his best. Evan did a good job by choosing a song's title of the most loved album for this website.

Life is easy If you consider things From another point of view

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Sacred cows? In-crowd?

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As ziggywombat has said, we need a tongue-in-cheek icon around here.

revamp the

1. Diamond Dogs (1974)
2. Low (1977)
3. Scary Monsters (1980)
4. Lodger (1979)
5. Aladdin Sane (1973)
6. Hunky Dory (1971)
7. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
8. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
9. "Heroes" (1977)
10. Space Oddity (1969)
11. Young Americans (1975)
12. Station To Station (1976)
13. 1. Outside (1995)
14. 'Hours...' (1999)
15. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
16. Never Let Me Down (1987)
17. David Bowie (1967)
18. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
19. Tonight (1984)
20. Tin Machine (1989)
21. Pin Ups (1973)
22. Let's Dance (1983)
23. Tin Machine II (1991)
24. Earthling (1997)
25. Heathen (2002)

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

1) 1. Outside
2) Hunky Dory
3) Low
4) Buddha of Suburbia
5) Ziggy Stardust
6) "Heroes"
7) ...hours
8) The Man Who Sold the World
9) Heathen
10) Lodger
11) Space Oddity
12) Diamond Dogs
13) Scary Monsters
14) All Saints
15) Labyrinth Soundtrack
16) Aladdin Sane
17) ChangesBowie
18) Let's Dance
19) David Bowie
20) Black Tie, White Noise
21) EART HL ING
22) Never Let Me Down
23) Station to Station
24) Young Americans
25) Christine F.
26) Tin Machine
27) Tonight
28) Pinups
29) Tin Machine II

1) station to station -1976
2) the rise and fall of ziggy stardust -1972
3) hunky dory -1971
4) heroes -1977
5) aladdin sane -1973
6) diamond dogs -1974
7) the man who sold the world -1971
8) scary monsters and super creeps -1980
9) low -1977
10) space oddity -1969
11) pin ups -1972
12) earthling -1997
13) lets dance - 1983

i havent heard more and this is approximative ! i like them all ! this is subject to change in a month or so

heal thy self

you forgot

Stage
David live
and ziggy stardust the motion picture!

I can't make a list like that. I love them all in one why or an other
and I can't but any album on the last spot. Can but many albums on number one :-)

Bettina

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Free Tibet!

Having now bought a copy of Ziggy and having recently listened to most of my Bowie albums, I feel obliged to do a bit of retinkering:

1.) Diamond Dogs
2.) Station to Station
3.) Scary Monsters
4.) "Heroes"
5.) Low
6.) 1. Outside
7.) Young Americans
8.) Aladdin Sane
9.) Let's Dance
10.) Lodger
11.) The Man Who Sold the World
12.) Space Oddity
13.) Ziggy Stardust
14.) David Bowie
15.) Hunky Dory
16.) BTWN
17.) 'Hours...'
18.) Tin Machine
19.) Earthling
20.) Tonight
21.) Never Let Me Down
22.) Pin Ups

dun dun dun
DER DER DER
DER DER DER
dun dun dun
DER DER DER
DER DER DER
whooosh.....

1. Low
2. Lodger
3. The Man Who Sold The World
4. Station To Station
5. Diamond Dogs
6. Hunky Dory
7. "Heroes"
8. Ziggy Stardust
9. Scary Monsters
10. Aladdin Sane
11. Heathen
12. The Buddha Of Suburbia
13. 1. Outside
14. Young Americans
15. Black Tie White Noise
16. Space Oddity
17. Tin Machine II
18. Let's Dance
19. ' hours...'
20. Pin Ups
21. Earthling
22. Tin Machine
23. Tonight
24. Never Let Me Down
25. David Bowie

From the ones I own and know better...

1) The Man Who Sold The World
2) Station To Station
3) Diamond Dogs
4) Low
5) Ziggy Stardust
6) Heathen
7) "Heroes"
8) Aladin Sane
9) Hunky Dory
10) 'hours...'
11) Scary Monsters
12) Earthling
13) Let's dance
14) Never Let Me Down
15) Space Oddity
16) Lodger
17) Young Americans

Erm...not exactly but soemthing that. I love all of them up until #12, and like the rest.

"MAKING LOVE WITH HIS EGO!!"

Okay, I just slipped "Heathen" into my list.

My personal list (marks from 1 - 6, need a wider range):

1. Ziggy Stardust
2. Hunky Dory

3. Low

4. Aladdin Sane

5. Diamond Dogs

6. Heroes

7. Station To Station

8. Space Oddity

9. The Man Who Sold The World

10. Heathen

11. Scary Monsters

12. Lodger

13. Earthling

14. Buddha Of Suburbia

15. Young Americans

16. Hours

17. Let`s Dance

18 .Pin Ups

19. David Bowie

20. BTWN

21. Tin Machine

22. NLMD

23. Outside

24. Tin Machine II





25. Tonight



And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

Big changes amongst the top 15.

1. Outside
2. Station To Station
3. Diamond Dogs
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Hunky Dory
7. Low
8. Lodger
9. Earthling
10. The Buddha of Suburbia
11. The Man Who Sold The World
12. "Heroes"
13. Scary Monsters
14. "...hours"
15. Heathen
16. Never Let Me Down
17. Space Oddity
18. Black Tie White Noise
19. Let's Dance
20. Tin Machine
21. Tin Machine 2
22. Pin Ups
23. Young Americans
24. Tonight
25. David Bowie (1966)

As far as ratings out of five go:

1-7 all get five stars;
8-13 get four-and-a-half;
14-18 get four;
19+20 get three-and-a-half;
nothing gets three;
21-23 get two-and-a-half;
24+25 get two.

Knowing me Alan Partridge, sacking you Glen Ponder. AHA!!!

Edited by JonnyManic on 07/21/02 01:27 PM (server time).

heroes
low
station to station
ziggy
aladdin sane
diamond dogs
scary monsters
outside
hunky dory
lodger
young americans
earthling
heathen
the man who sold the world
hours
lets dance


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Sordid details following...

This is an impossible impossible question. I do not have a set list of favourites set in concrete, for they keep changing. However, I will give you my top ten:

1) Heathen (as is expected)

2) Scary Monsters

3) Aladdin Sane

4) Hunky Dory

5) Diamond Dogs

6) Ziggy Stardust

7) Hours

8) Low

9) Earthling

10) Let's Dance

David......Telin le thide. Lasto beth nin, tolo dan na ngalad.

1. Outside - The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle [I had high hopes of this one when I bought it and I wasn’t disappointed. Certainly his most sinister work (that I’ve heard, at least) and I like that sort of stuff.]
2. Low [Again, great expectations and no let down. Can’t go wrong with Eno on board.]
3. “Heroes” [Ditto. Only got this one a few days ago, so I still need to wait for a better judgement. I might end up putting it above Low, only because I get a better feel for it.]
4. Earthling [Lots of good songs that I can really get into and just generally cool. Great cover, too.]
5. Lodger [Obviously I don’t think this is as good as his earlier Berlin albums but still pretty good. If it’d had some instrumentals it probably would’ve beaten Earthling.]
6. The Man Who Sold The World [Listening to this at the moment, actually. Some great songs, others more average but better than the average ones on Aladdin Sane.]
7. Aladdin Sane [Big let downs are The Prettiest Star, Let’s Spend The Night Together and The Jean Geanie, especially being flanked by Time and Lady Grinning Soul. Excellent title song, though.]
8. Heathen [Took a few listens to get into it but now I really like it. A Better Future is a bit of a disappointment, though.]
9. Space Oddity [Cygnet Committee, Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud, Memory Of A Free Festival - what more can I say?]
10. David Bowie [Actually the very first Bowie album I bought. Having the Deram bonus tracks helped.]
11. Station To Station [I’d probably like this one better with the two live tracks but, as it is, it’s pretty good. The odd tracks are the best.]
12. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars [I’ve always thought this was a bit overrated but it’s not that bad.]
13. ‘Hours…’ [Not everyone’s favourite, I know, but I was just getting into Bowie when this came out so I can’t really hate it. The live tracks from this on the BBC Radio CD are outstanding.]
14. Black Tie White Noise [A few good tracks and I was really into it when I first bought it but I’ve found I don’t listen to it much anymore.]
15. Tin Machine [Again, really used to like it and it does have a few songs I really like but it isn’t Bowie at his best. At least that can be partially excused by his collaboration with others but still…]
16. Labyrinth [Ignoring Trevor Jones’s instrumentals, there’s not much on this but it’s good for what it is. Within You would have to be one of his best songs of that decade - but that’s not a hard achievement considering.]
17. Tonight [I can get into the mood for this one but, really, the only outstanding song is Loving The Alien, until This Is Not America as the first bonus track.]
18. Let’s Dance [Title song isn’t too bad, Criminal World is quite good and I really like Ricochet for its off-beat feeling. A few more songs like that and the ’80s wouldn’t have been too bad. Best track is probably the bonus, though, Under Pressure, hence its position in last place.]

Not included:
Hunky Dory [Although I’ve heard most of the tracks on this I don't have the actual album so I thought it better to leave it out completely. I expect it’d rate quite highly, though, possibly replacing Lodger for fifth place.]
Pinups [Listened to this a while back but don’t know it well enough to comment. Not top 10 stuff.]
Diamond Dogs [A lot of good things are said about this but the only songs from it that I know are Rebel, Rebel - which I don’t really like - and the title track - and I’ve only heard Beck’s version.]
Young Americans [Again, only two songs I’ve heard: the title track - which isn’t all that great - and Fame, which is.]
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [Ashes To Ashes is definitely one of his best ever songs but I’ve only heard that and Fashion, which is a good song.]
Never Let Me Down [Need I even comment?]
Tin Machine II [Only know One Shot but it probably wouldn’t rate much higher than the first.]
The Buddha Of Suburbia [I’m really curious about this one, especially because of the fact it comes between BTWN and Outside.]

Swings through the tunnels
And claws his way
Is small life so manic,
Are these really the days?

1. "Heroes"
2. Low
3. Diamond Dogs
4. Scary Monsters
5. Station to Station
6. Ziggy
7. Outside
8. Aladdin Sane
9. Lodger
10. Heathen
11. Hunky Dory
12. Young Americans
13. Buddah
14. Earthling
15. The Man Who Sold The World
16. Let's Dance
17. Black Tie White Noise
18. Pin Ups
19. Tin Machine I
20. Space Oddity
21. Hours...
22. Tonight
23. Tin Machine II
24. Never Let Me Down
25. David Bowie

1 "Heroes"
2 Hunky Dory/The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
3 Alladin Sane
4 Low
5 Station to Station/Diamond Dogs
6.The Man Who Sold the World
7 Young Americans/Scary Monsters
8 Heathen/Earthlng
8 Pinups
9 Lodger
etc. etc.

1. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
2. Station to station
3. Low
4. Ziggy stardust
5. Diamond dogs
6. Young americans
7. Aladdin sane
8. Hunky dory
9. Space oddity
10. Heroes
11. Lodger
12. Outside
13. Hours
14. Pin ups
15. Let's dance
16. Scary monsters
17. Earthling
18. Black tie white noise
19. Never let me down
20. Tonight

1. Outside (1995)
Young Americans (1975)
Diamond Dogs (1974)
Lodger (1979)
Station To Station (1976)
Earthling (1997)
Aladdin Sane (1973)
Ziggy Stardust (1972)
Scary Monsters (1980)
Heroes" (1977)
Low (1977)
Never Let Me Down (1987)
Black Tie White Noise (1993)
'Hours...' (1999)
Space Oddity (1969)
heathen (2002)
Hunky Dory (1971)
Tin Machine (1989)
The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
Tonight (1984)
Let's Dance (1983)
Pin Ups (1973)
David Bowie (1967)

I am also updating mine in accordance with Heathen and a few other of the albums I have purchased since then. The order hasn't changed radically.

1 - Low (1977)
2 - Hunky Dory (1971)
3 - Diamond Dogs (1974)
4 - Scary Monsters (1980)
5 - Ziggy Stardust (1972)
6 - The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
7 - Lodger (1979)
8 - Heathen (2002)
9 - Station to Station (1976)
10 - "Heroes" (1978)
11 - 1.Outside (1995)
12 - Aladdin Sane (1973)
13 - Earthling (1997)
14 - Tin Machine (1989)
15 - Space Oddity (1969)
16 - Hours (1999)
17 - Tin Machine II (1991)
18 - Tonight (1984)
19 - Young Americans (1974)
20 - Let's Dance (1983)
21 - Pin Ups (1973)
22 - Never Let Me Down (1987
23 - Black Tie White Noise (1993)

I still don't have Buddha.....

"I am not young enough to know everything" - Oscar Wilde

1. Station to Station
2. Ziggy Stardust
3. Young Americans
4. Earthling
5. Low
6. "Heroes"
7. Stage
8. Hunky Dory
9. Lodger
10. ...hours

And that should do folks! After ten ratings become a little vague

This is all a bit too hard, and I'm chickening out. On my last list I have Station To Station at #12 and it would be sitting just as comfortably in the top three.

I will say that Heathen has moved up two slots to #23 though. And also...

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1. Diamond Dogs (1974)
2. Low (1977)
3. Scary Monsters (1980)
4. Lodger (1979)
5. Aladdin Sane (1973)
6. Hunky Dory (1971)
7. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
8. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
9. "Heroes" (1977)
10. Space Oddity (1969)
11. Young Americans (1975)
12. Station To Station (1976)

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This stands solid as my top twelve, though the order could be re-worked endlessly and I'd never be happy with it.

Ah well. That'll teach me to bite off more than I can chew.

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

I've tried to rank the albums based on my overall enjoyment across the years I've owned them, rather than my current preference. There are, for instance, certain albums in my top 15 that I won't play in the next six months. I don't think any less of them, I just feel I've heard enough for the time being.

As for Heathen, I need more time to accurately rank it. At this stage, I'm thinking number 14, around the Young Americans / Let's Dance vicinity.

Please sign the petition: get.to/bowiedownunder

Ah well. Maybe I'll give it another stab when I'm an old man like yourself.

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

Curiously, it's his early seventies albums that make ranking hard for me, more than anything else.

I know in terms of sixties album, I rate Space Oddity much higher than his debut.

The triptych I rate:
1. Low
2. Lodger
3. "Heroes"

The post-Ziggy's death pre-triptych years, I rate:
1. Diamond Dogs
2. Station To Station
3. Young Americans
4. Pin Ups

The solo eighties years as such:
1. Scary Monsters
2. Never Let Me Down
3. Tonight
4. Let's Dance

In terms of Tin Machine I find their debut far more consistent than their follow-up. His early nineties trilogy I'd rank as:

1. 1. Outside
2. The Buddha Of Suburbia
3. Black Tie White Noise

And his modern day albums I'd rank as:

1. Hours
2. Heathen
3. Earthling

But those damned early seventies! The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane... just consistently great albums for which ranking is beyond me.

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

OK, this is my attempt of the "Adam method" (ranking them from a historical point of view, rather than a current one):

1. "Heroes"
2. StationToStation
3. 1. Outside
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Low
6. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
7. Diamond Dogs (would do much poorer in a present-day ranking)
8. Black Tie White Noise
9. Never Let Me Down
10. Lodger
11. Ziggy Stardust
12. Let's Dance
13. Young Americans
14. The Buddha Of Suburbia (would probably rank in the top 3 in a present-day ranking)
15. Heathen
16. Space Oddity
17. Tonight
18. hours...
19. Tin Machine
20. Earthling
21. The Man Who Sold The World
22. PinUps

23. Hunky Dory

Hunky Dory and PinUps are the only two albums that have given me almost minimal listening satisfaction. The other albums toward the end have had their moments.

Transatlantique

Hmm, here we go:

1. Low
2. Diamond Dogs
3. Ziggy Stardust
4. Hours
5. Tonight
6. Aladdin Sane
7. Scary Monsters
8. 1. Outside
9. Never Let Me Down
10. "Heroes"
11. The Man Who Sold The World
12. Space Oddity
13. Lodger
14. Black Tie White Noise
15. The Buddha of Suburbia
16. Let's Dance
17. David Bowie
18. Heathen
19. Station to Station
20. Hunky Dory
21. Pinups
22. Tin Machine
23. Earthling

Something like that. I have periods for each album, so the first one could be also Ziggy, Scary Monsters, Diamond Dogs or Hours, but this is the order in this moment. Some of the albums are so low because I haven't listen to them much (for example Heathen and The Buddhe of Suburbia).



Men jag kan inte ha mera saft

Low
Diamond Dogs
Alladin Sane
Station To Station
Ziggy
Heathen
Heroes
Scary Monsters
Hunky Dory
The Man Who Sold The World
The Buddha Of Suburbia
Young Americans
Lodger
Space Oddity
Earthling
Pin Ups
Black Tie White Noise
Outside
Let's Dance
hours
...then a really long gap....
Never Let Me Down

oooooo, fun. Here's mine:

1. Low (1977)
2. Scary Monsters (1980)
3. Aladdin Sane (1973)
4. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
5. "Heroes" (1977)
6. Earthling (1997)
7. Hunky Dory (1971)
8. Station To Station (1976)
9. Lodger (1979)
10. 1. Outside (1995)
11. Diamond Dogs (1974)
12. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
13. Heathen (2002)
14. Young Americans (1975)
15. Tin Machine (1989)
16. Tin Machine II (1991)
17. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
18. 'Hours...' (1999)
19. Let's Dance (1983)
20. Space Oddity (1969)
21. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
22. Pin Ups (1973)
23. David Bowie (1967)
24. Tonight (1984)
25. Never Let Me Down (1987)

Ranking the middle-low stuff (13-22) was a little difficult...

Jason
"J.U.M.P.I.N.G., jumping in Gomorah, I'm religion free!" --XTC
Bowie is Lord

this is way too hard....

okay, i've only rated studio albums (no live) and its governed by the moment.....

1) Hunky Dory
2) Station To Station
3) Outside
4) Diamond Dogs
5) Heroes
6) Young Americans
7) Let's Dance
8) Aladdin Sane
9) Ziggy Stardust
10) Space Oddity
11) Low
12) Black Tie White Noise
13) The Buddha of Suburbia
14) Tin Machine II
15) Tin Machine
16) David Bowie
17) Lodger
18) Pin Ups
19) Heathen
20) Earthling
21) Scary Monsters
22) Hours
23) The Man Who Sold The World
24) Never Let Me Down
25) Tonight

I think the last two i think are quite obvious choices!

iccy

"God thinks he's all that and a bag of chips."- David Bowie

1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
2. Diamond Dogs
3. "Heroes"
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Scary Monsters
6. Low
7. Young Americans
8. The Man Who Sold the World
9. Earthling
10. Lodger
11. Pin Ups
12. David Bowie
13. Hunky Dory
14. Tin Machine
15. Space Oddity
16. Station to Station
17. hours...
18. Heathen
19. Black Tie White Noise
20. 1. Outside

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I think the last two i think are quite obvious choices!

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Not as obvious as one might think. As I've been keeping an eye on the subject for a while, and it seems that surprisingly many TWers (myself included) like one or both of those albums.

Transatlantique

1.SCARY MONSTERS
2.HUNKY DORY
3.EARTHLING
4.HEROES
5.OUTSIDE
6.ZIGGY STARDUST
7.STATIONTOSTATION
8.LOW
9.LODGER
10.YOUNG AMERICANS
11.IMAGES
12.HEATHEN
13.BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA
14.ALADDIN SANE
15.SPACE ODDITY
16.TMWSTW
17.HOURS
18.DIAMOND DOGS
19.BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE
20.LABYRINTH
21.LET`S DANCE
22.TIM MACHINE 1
23.NEVER LET ME DOWN
24.TONIGHT
25.TIN MACHINE II

1. Low (1977)
2. Heroes (1977)
3. Diamond Dogs (1974)
4. Scary Monsters (1980)
5. Hunky Dory (1971)
6. Station To Station (1976)
7. Young Americans (1975)
8. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
9. Aladdin Sane (1973)
10. Lodger (1979)
11. Heathen (2002)
12. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
13. 1. Outside (1995)
14. Space Oddity (1969)
15. Tin Machine I (1989)
16. Let's Dance (1983)
17. Hours (1999)
18. Earthling (1997)

i'm gonna tackle this from a critical standpoint

***** ziggy (1)
***** heroes (2)
***** station to station (3)
***** scary monsters (4)
***** hunky dory (5)
***** low (6)

****1/2 outside (7)
****1/2 lodger (8)
****1/2 diamond dogs (9)
****1/2 alladin (10)
****1/2 TMWSTW (11)

**** young americans (12)
**** buddha of suburbia (13)
**** [tie] heathen
**** tin machine (15)

*** let's dance (16)
*** earthling (17)
*** black tie (18)
*** [tie] hours...
*** [rank space oddity between 16 and 20]

**1/2 NLMD (21)
**1/2 [tie] tin machine part deux [a little harsh on TM2 here? i mean, at least he was TRYING]

** tonight (23) [simply not trying]

"these here blow up into funny shapes?"
"nah. unless round is funny"

1) Low
2)Ziggy
3)Heathen
4)Outside
5)Lodger
6)Hunky Dory
7)Aladdin Sane
8)Station to Station
9)Diamond Dogs
10)Scary Monsters
11)Young Americans
12)The man who Sold the World
13)Space oddity
14)Heroes
15)Pin Ups
16)Earthling
17)Black Tie White Noise
18)Let's dance
19)never let me down
20)Tonight
21) Hours
22)Tin machine
23)Tin machine II
24) Buddha of Suburbia (total crap except South Horizon)

Edited by Jerome on 08/05/02 10:11 AM (server time).

Alright. After having given this matter far too much thought to be considered a sane person, here we finally are:

1. Diamond Dogs (1974)
2. Aladdin Sane (1973)
3. Station To Station (1976)
4. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
5. Low (1977)
6. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
7. Lodger (1979)
8. Hunky Dory (1971)
9. "Heroes" (1977)
10. Scary Monsters (1980)
11. 1. Outside (1995)
12. Space Oddity (1969)
13. Young Americans (1975)
14. David Bowie (1967)
15. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
16. Never Let Me Down (1987)
17. Pin Ups (1973)
18. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
19. 'Hours...' (1999)
20. Heathen (2002)
21. Tin Machine (1989)
22. Let's Dance (1983)
23. Tonight (1984)
24. Earthling (1997)
25. Tin Machine II (1991)

If I were being more objective I'd have Tonight right in the bottom slot - but the fact remains I listen to it far more often than either Earthling or Tin Machine II - by quite some stretch the two dustiest Bowie albums I own.

The albums ranked lower than Bowie's debut are the ones I feel are unworthy of carrying the name "David Bowie". I think this is a good rule of the thumb for all artists.

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

oh, you'll give us another update in a few weeks

even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then

after a quick look at the first page i dont thin i saw heathen on anybodys list?

Heathen wasn't out yet in March when the thread was created. That's all.

I wanted to change the world; now, I can't be bothered to change my socks.

I've been listening to Bowie a lot over the past few days and rethinking my earlier placings. So here's a new list...

1. Outside
2. Station To Station
3. Aladdin Sane
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Diamond Dogs
6. Hunky Dory
7. Low
8. Lodger
9. The Buddha of Suburbia
10. Earthling
11. "Heroes"
12.The Man Who Sold The World
13. Scary Monsters
14. "...hours"
15. Heathen
16. Black Tie White Noise
17. Space Oddity
18. Pin Ups
19. Never Let Me Down
20. Let's Dance
21. Young Americans
22. Tin Machine
23. Tin Machine 2
24. Tonight
25. David Bowie (1966)

You are pure, you are snow
We are the useless sluts that they mould

Hunky Dory
Station To Station
Diamond Dogs
Scary Monsters
Low
Ziggy Stardust
Man Who Sold The World
Lodger
Aladdin Sane
Heroes
Space Oddity
Young Americans
David Bowie
Heathen
Tin Machine I
Let's Dance
Hours
Tin Machine II
Black Tie, White Noise
Buddha Of Suburbia
Outside
Earthling
Never Let Me Down
Tonight
Pin Ups


That was jolly difficult!

I've had yet another go at this since I quickly changed my mind. I realised that Tin Machine is worse than Tin Machine 2 and that I've bizarrely placed Never Let Me Down too high recently. I'm quite solid with my top three and bottom three now, though.

1. Outside
2. Station To Station
3. Diamond Dogs
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Low
7. Hunky Dory
8. Lodger
9. The Buddha of Suburbia
10. Earthling
11. "Heroes"
12. Scary Monsters
13. The Man Who Sold The World
14. "...hours"
15. Heathen
16. Black Tie White Noise
17. Space Oddity
18. Let's Dance
19. Pin Ups
20. Young Americans
21. Never Let Me Down
22. Tin Machine 2
23. Tin Machine
24. Tonight
25. David Bowie (1966)

Shut up! It's Daddy, you shithead! Where's my bourbon?

1. Diamond Dogs
2. Aladdin Sane
3. Scary Monsters
4. The Man Who Sold The World
5. Young Americans (I was equally surprised)
6. Heroes
7. Low
8. Ziggy
9. Lodger
10. Tin Machine
11. Space Oddity
12. Station to Station
13. Earthling
14. Heathen
15. David Bowie
16. Hours
17. Outside (too long)
18. Hunky Dory
19. Pin Ups (the only Bowie album that makes me angry)
20. Black Tie, White Noise

Now wait five minutes and watch the ratings change again. It's fun.

Oh, that crazy young me of 4 and a bit months ago... I was such a crazy kid...

1.) Station to Station
2.) Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
3.) Diamond Dogs
4.) The Man Who Sold the World
5.) Young Americans
6.) Aladdin Sane
7.) "Heroes"
8.) Low
9.) 1. Outside
10.) Lodger
11.) Let's Dance
12.) Space Oddity
13.) Hunky Dory
14.) David Bowie
15.) Ziggy Stardust
16.) Heathen
17.) BTWN
18.) 'Hours...'
19.) Tin Machine
20.) Earthling
21.) Tonight
22.) NLMD
23.) Pin Ups


Yeah, big changes... I had hoped Ziggy'd place lower but, dammit, for whatever its lacking (which is an awful lot) it still does have the 5 Years factor.


Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war

The top 6 albums are all so great that there is not much between them.

1. Scary monsters
2. station to station
3. outside
4. Low
5. Diamond dogs
6. Hunky Dory
7. Alladin Sane
8. Earthling
9. Young Americans
10. Lodger
11. Heroes
12. Black Tie White Noise
13. Heathen
14. Hours
15. The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from mars
16. The man who sold the world
17. Buddha Of Suburbia
18. Lets dance

I've just got to do this again:

1. Outside
2. "Heroes"
3. Station To Station
4. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
5. Aladdin Sane
6. Stage
7. Lodger
8. Diamond Dogs
9. Young Americans
10. The Buddha Of Suburbia
11. David Live
12. Heathen
13. Earthling
14. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust etc.
15. Never Let Me Down
16. Black Tie White Noise
17. Space Oddity
18. Tonight
19. Let's Dance
20. Tin Machine
21. 'hours...'
22. David Bowie
23. Hunky Dory
24. The Man Who Sold The World
25. PinUps

I just can't rank all of them but I have decided that

"Heroes" is my favourite, followed by

Ziggy Stardust and

Station To Station

It's too difficult with all the others but I would put Tonight at the very end. It's terrible!

I think mine needs to seriously be reworked, for once again, as things always do in my world, the order has changed a decent amount.

My new order:

1. 1.Outside
2. Low
3. Scary Monsters
4. Space Oddity
5. Heathen (I'll stand by this too)
6. 'Heroes'
7. Diamond Dogs
8. Buddha Of Suburbia
9. The Man Who Sold the World
10. Aladdin Sane
11. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
12. Station to Station
13. Hunky Dory
14. Earthling
15. Black Tie White Noise
16. ...Hours
17. Let's Dance
18. Lodger
19. Tonight
20. Tin Machine II
21. Never Let Me Down
22. Pinups
23. David Bowie
24. Tin Machine
25. Young Americans


I'll stand by that one for another few weeks, I'm sure...

"How can I implore? For this is sex without touching..."

peace light and love

Wonderfulperson?

How about cutting the shit right here.

I've gone kerrazy!!!!

1. Outside
2. Diamond Dogs
3. Station To Station
4. Low
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Hunky Dory
7. Aladdin Sane
8. Lodger
9. The Buddha of Suburbia
10. Earthling
11. "Heroes"
12. Scary Monsters
13. Black Tie White Noise
14. The Man Who Sold The World
15. Heathen
16. Space Oddity
17. "...hours"
18. Tin Machine 2
19. Young Americans
20. Let's Dance
21. Pin Ups
22. Never Let Me Down
23. Tin Machine
24. David Bowie (1966)
25. Tonight

So, au revoir joie, bonjour tristesse! Good times come and go.
Life owes nobody happiness, Only pain and sorrow

Out of what I own:

1) Diamond Dogs
2) Low
3) Earthling
4) Heroes
5) Station to Station
6) Outside
7) Heathen
8) Hours
9) Aladdin Sane
10) Black Tie White Noise
11) Ziggy Stardust
12) Scary Monsters
13) Pin Ups
14) Labyrinth Soundtrack
15) Tonight
16) Tin Machine
17) Let's Dance
18) Tin Machine 2

Edited by FritzFassbender on 05/05/03 01:25 PM (server time).

You've got two number 5's on your list.

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I think mine needs to seriously be reworked

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So does mine. Here we go again

1. 1.Outside
2. Low
3. Station To Station
4. "Heroes" 1/2
5. Heathen 1/2
6. Diamond Dogs 1/2
7. The Buddha Of Suburbia
8. Let's Dance
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Earthling
11. The Man Who Sold The World
12. hours...
13. Hunky Dory
14. Black Tie White Noise
15. Aladdin Sane
16. Space Oddity
17. Scary Monsters
18. Tin Machine II
19. Lodger 1/2
20. Young Americans 1/2
21. Tin Machine
22. David Bowie
23. Tonight (it's higher than NLMD only because of Loving The Alien)
24. Never Let Me Down
25. Pinups

No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were.

Heathen ahead of Diamond Dogs?
hours ahead of Aladdin Sane?

Gimme a break.

Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer - Nina Simone.

well my list changed quite a bit since this was asked....

1. Outside (1995)
Young Americans (1975)
Lodger (1979)
Diamond Dogs (1974)
Aladdin Sane (1973)
Scary Monsters (1980)
Earthling (1997)
'Hours...' (1999)
tin machine 2 (1991)
Heroes" (1977)
heathen (2002)
Low (1977)
Station To Station (1976)
Space Oddity (1969)
Hunky Dory (1971)
Black Tie White Noise (1993)
Tonight (1984)
Ziggy Stardust (1972)
Never Let Me Down (1987)
Tin Machine (1989)
The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
Let's Dance (1983)
Pin Ups (1973)
David Bowie (1967)

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Heathen ahead of Diamond Dogs?

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Well, not really. They are rather equal to me. In case you haven't noticed, I gave them the same note - 4 and 1/2.

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hours ahead of Aladdin Sane?

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Obviously. I'm not a big fan of Bowie's early 70's recordings, I rather prefer his more recent stuff or his mid- and late 70's albums. Besides, I have got beautiful memories connected with 'hours...' and it has got a special place in my heart forever. Don't asky why. And, all in all, it's just a good album in my opinion.

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Gimme a break.

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I don't force you to share my opinions, do I? So what's the big deal.

No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were.

Ok, here I go:

1) StationToStation
2) Hunky Dory
3) Diamond Dogs
4) Ziggy Stardust
5) Aladdin Sane
6) Low
7) Earthling
8) Let's Dance
9) Heathen
10) "Hours..."
11) Black Tie White Noise
12) The Man who sold the World
13) Young Americans
14) Tin Machine
15) Scary Monsters
16) Pinups
17) Space Oddity
18) Tonight
19) Lodger


Be Obscene, be be Obscene, baby baby

Ill go again too :)

1. Station To Station
2. Diamond Dogs
3. Heroes
4. Low
5. Lodger
6. Hunky Dory
7. The Man Who Sold The World
8. Young Americans
9. Alladin Sane
10. Space Odity
11. Scary Monsters
12. 1.Outside
13. Lets Dance
14. Ziggy Stardust
15. Black Tie White Noise
16. Heathen
17. Hours
18. Earthling
19. Buddha Of Suburbia

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In case you haven't noticed, I gave them the same note - 4 and 1/2

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Yes, I noticed the 4 & 1/2 smilies. I also noticed Heathen was placed at # 5 and Diamond Dogs at # 6. I can't see anyone in their right mind putting Heathen ahead of Diamond Dogs.

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Gimme a break.



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I don't force you to share my opinions, do I? So what's the big deal.

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Maybe I should have said "you've got to be kidding" instead.
Yes, you're entitled to your opinions and I'm entitled to question them. This is a message board. That's the deal.


Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer - Nina Simone.

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Yes, I noticed the 4 & 1/2 smilies.

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And you haven't realized that if two albums have the same note, they're equal or alomst equal?

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I also noticed Heathen was placed at # 5 and Diamond Dogs at # 6. I can't see anyone in their right mind putting Heathen ahead of Diamond Dogs.

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I put it ahead of Diamond Dogs only because I've been listening to it more than to DD lately. Apart from this fact, I rate those two records very similarily.

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Maybe I should have said "you've got to be kidding" instead.

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And then I would have said "No, dear Tristan, I kid you not!"

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Yes, you're entitled to your opinions and I'm entitled to question them.

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You are, but I don't see the point in questioning other people's opinions. You cannot discuss taste and preferences, each man has got different views and opinions.

No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were.

I'll play this game!

1. 1. Outside (1995)
2. Ziggy Stardust (1972)
3. Low (1977)
4. Hunky Dory (1971)
5. Scary Monsters (1980)
6. Lodger (1979)
7. "Heroes" (1977)
8. Heathen (2002)
9. 'Hours...' (1999)
10. Earthling (1997)
11. Tin Machine II (1991)
12. Diamond Dogs (1974)
13. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
14. Young Americans (1975)
15. Space Oddity (1969)
16. Station To Station (1976)
17. David Bowie (1967)
18. Aladdin Sane (1973)
19. Tin Machine (1989)
20. The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993)
21. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
22. Let's Dance (1983)
23. Pin Ups (1973)
24. Never Let Me Down (1987)
25. Tonight (1984)

Wow, "1. 1. Outside" looks funny :)

You heard it here first: Let's Dance is better than Station to Station

1. Young Americans
2. Heroes
3. Low
4. Scary Monsters
5. Diamond Dogs
6. Ziggy Stardust
7. Aladdin Sane
8. Hunky Dory
9. Space Oddity
10. Let's Dance
11. Station to Station
12. Outside
13. Lodger
14. The Man Who Sold the World
15. Pinups
16. Earthling
17. Heathen
18. hours

Oh when this world just gets so grating, all the grittiness of life
But don't take those pills your boyfriend gave you, you're too wonderful to die.

Here comes my updated list which includes "Reality" and reflects my current feel towards Bowie's back catalogue.

1. Ziggy Stardust
2. Hunky Dory

3. Low
4. Aladdin Sane
5. Heroes
6. Diamond Dogs
7. The Man Who Sold The World
8. Station To Station
9. Young Americans
10. Heathen
11. Lodger

12. Space Oddity
13. Earthling

14. Buddha Of Suburbia
15. Scary Monsters

16. Hours
17. Let`s Dance
18. Reality

19 .Pin Ups
20. David Bowie

21. NLMD
22. Tin Machine
23. BTWN
24 Tin Machine II
25 Outside



26. Tonight


And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

Holy fuck! i sooo totally wanted to make a thread like this! Im so happy someone braught it up again! Thanks

Station To Station
Aladdin Sane
Lodger
Hunky Dory
Low
Scary Monsters . . . . . And Super Creeps
"Heroes"
Diamond Dogs
Ziggy Stardust
Heathen
Space Oddity
1. Outside
Reality
Never Let Me Down
Let's Dance
The Man Who Sold The World
The Buddha Of Suburbia
Tin Machine 2
Young Americans
Pin Ups
Tin Machine
David Bowie
Tonight
hours . . .
Black Tie White Noise
Earthling

All Sliced Up And Sealed Tight In Baggies
Guess Love Makes You Do Funny Things

Edited by blacktropic84 on 09/06/04 01:02 PM (server time).

Albums frequently in my CD changer:
1. Diamond Dogs
2. Low
3. Outside
4. Heathen (SACD)
5. Earthling

Albums still listened to more often than to the average album.
6. Station To Station
7. Aladdin Sane
8. Scary Monsters
9. Ziggy Stardust

Average albums
10. The Man Who Sold The World
11. Lodger
12. Heroes
13. Hunky Dory
14. Buddha Of Suburbia
15. Reality

For Bowie sub-par, but still in my stereo from time to time.
16. Let`s Dance
17. Young Americans

Albums which need a special mood to be tried out once more.
18. Space Oddity
19. Hours
20. BTWN
21. Tin Machine II

Albums I avoid (this is more or less a random ranking between them, since it does not matter anyway).
22. NLMD
23. Tin Machine
24 .Pin Ups
25. David Bowie
26. Tonight

"Have you tried... not being a mutant?"

Places 1-5 can vary; I guess I should get itunes to provide useage stats, huh? Places 19-25 are nigh unrankable because I hardly ever play them. All the others in between were ranked within their groups according to the length of the word based on my sloppy handwriting.

Near perfection:
1 - Low
2 - Young Americans
3 - The Man Who Sold the World
4 - Station to Station
5 - Diamond Dogs
6 - Lodger
7 - Scary Monsters
8 - Hunky Dory

Thoroughly enjoyable albums with the odd duff track:
9 - Outside
10 - Buddha
11 - Space Oddity
12 - Ziggy
13 - Aladdin
14 - Heroes

A few misfires but good just about outweighs the bad:
15 - BTWN
16 - Let's Dance
17 - Hours
18 - Earthling

Omgwhydidiwastemymoneyonthiscrap:
19 - Heathen
20 - Reality
21 - S/t 1966
22 - Pinups
23 - Tonight
24 - TM 1
25 - NLMD

No never, no never no more
will I trust the elves of Dunsimore

I guess, in keeping with the tradition, this call for another update to my listing. I must admit that I have listened to hardly any Bowie albums of the late. Which might be good, as recent experiences cannot alter my rankings. For the sake of comparisons, I've followed each album's name with it's position in the last ranking (where applicable, there are three albums in this one I didn't list the last time).

1. Outside (1)
2. "Heroes" (2)
3. Stage (6)
4. Low (forgot to rank this the last time!)
5. Buddha Of Suburbia (10)
6. Station To Station (3)
7. Black Tie White Noise (16)
8. Lodger (7)
9. Earthling (13)
10. Scary Monsters (4)
11. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust jadda jadda (14)
12. Heathen (12)
13. Aladdin Sane (5)
14. Never Let Me Down (15)
15. Tin Machine II (-)
16. Young Americans (9)
17. Hours (21)
18. Diamond Dogs (8)
19. David Live (11)
20. Tonight (18)
21. Tin Machine (20)
22. Space Oddity (17)
23. Let's Dance (19)
24. Reality (-)
25. Hunky Dory (23)
26. The Man Who Sold The World (24)
27. David Bowie (22)
28. PinUps (25)

The most alarming thing is of course the rise of Hunky Dory (now only fourth from the last). If it keeps this speed up, it will be in the top three around 2030. OK, it actually dropped two places because of the albums added to the list. But it also gained a place from the self-titeled.

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With due respect to those that have posted on this thread, I really don't give a monkey's toss as regard to who likes what. Similarly, I can't imagine that anybody would be remotely interested in my own Bowie favourite albums either. However, as I've got nothing else to do at the moment, I've decided to compile an updated list. But in an attempt to generate some modicum of excitement, mainly for myself, but also for those of you actually bothering to read this post, I've decided to present my list in a manner slightly outside the norm.

So, the tricky dilemma of how to spice up an extremely routine post. Taking inspiration from EJ's post, I've struck upon the idea of introducing each and every album by way of using TW's smilie faces (or whatever they're called) that bear a passing resemblence to certain Hollywood stars. For example, I was quite startled with the similarity between this little fella: and Robert De Niro and so I've earmarked him as announcing the winner of the number 6 slot. In a manner befiting a schizophrenic Oscar ceremony, we'd therefore have;

Number 6. "Laaadddiees and Gentlemen. Please give a great big round of applause to the star of Frankenstein, Robeeert De Niiiroooo." [De Niro enters stage left to tumultuous applause] "Thank you" [De Niro opens an empty packet of Gitanes and takes out a small piece of paper] "And the winner of EuropeanCanon's sixth favourite David Bowie album is.......Station To Station" [De Niro exits stage right to even more applause]

Etc, etc. However, after about 30 seconds deliberation in selecting further Hollywood lookalikes, things became rather problematical after Quentin Tarantino [] (just tilt your head slightly and squint quite a lot). I was desperately searching for a Sidney Poitier lookalike to play the crucial role of announcer for the No.12 position. I had toyed with the idea of giving the gig to this chap: . Although I detected a certain Mr Tibbs quality in his melancholic little face, I recognised that, ultimately, I was on to a loser with my ambitious plans in that I'd be unable and unwilling to find twentysomething authentic lookalikes from such a restricted gene pool.

After learning my lesson attempting the smart-arse approach, I have inevitably reverted to the lowest common denominator to satisfy my goal. In an effort to please the laydeez (and Strawman) I've decided to post my list of favourite Bowie albums..... naked. But wait! As my mother-in-law is visiting my house at this moment in time, I've decided to spare all our blushes by keeping my G-string leather posing pouch and socks on. Soooo, for the benefit of the laydeez (and Strawman), here is my favourite Bowie songs posted semi-naked. Oh yeah, before I do, I thought I'd introduce a little controversy into your meaningless and unfulfilled lives by posting my compilation in reverse order. And, after struggling rather pathetically, in a final desperate effort to achieve my ill-fated aim of sexing-up this post I've decided to post my list in blood red text (Elliot Gould?).

26. David Bowie
25. Never Let Me Down
24. Tonight
23. Tin Machine
22.

Aw, fuck it. Nope, sorry, can't be arsed.




Ich heisse super fantastische

Heathen
Outside
Ziggy
Earthling
TMWSTW
Aladin Sane
Hunky Dory
Scary Monsters
Low
STS
Hours
Space Odity
Reality
Diamond Dogs
Lodger
Heroes
Let's Dance
NLMD
Tonight
Young Americans
BTWN
David Bowie
BD

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BD

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How could I possibly have forgotten that one?

No Refunds

I know it's not that good, but to put it lower than stuff like Tonight is criminal in my opinion.

If at first you don't succeed, it probably wasn't worth doing in the first place

It has been a long time since I updated this list, so I guess I need to slip in both Heathen and Reality. Let's see how that goes.

What else has changed since I made my first list in March 2002? Well, I guess Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) doesn't hold the top position any longer. I guess I have listened to it, too often. Also, Hunky Dory is going lower and lower on the list. Any albums going up? Yea', of course, Buddha is now, in my fandom, well established as one of Bowie's most brilliant albums. Back then, I was still reluctant to mark it higher than the TM albums, because I liked the work of Reeves Gabrels so much. Turns out, I like the work of David Bowie even better (you wouldn't say, would you? ). Anyway, here it is, complete with smileys and all.

In relation to last time: U = up, D = down, 'number' = places it went up or down. 'next number' = position last time. Of course, some entries have gone down because of the adding of two new albums. The shiftings in the top regions are more interesting.

U 1 (02) - 01. Low

U 1 (03) - 02. Earthling
U 3 (06) - 03. "Heroes"
U 1 (05) - 04. Station to Station
D 4 (01) - 05. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

new entry 06. Heathen
U 6 (13) 07. The Buddha of Suburbia
D 1 (07) 08. Aladdin Sane
same 09. Lodger
D 2 (08) 10. 1. Outside

U 3 (14) 11. Ziggy Stardust
new entry 12. Reality
D 3 (10) 13. Let's Dance
D 10 (04) 14. Hunky Dory
same 15. Diamond Dogs

D 5 (11) 16. Tin Machine
D 5 (12) 17. Tin Machine II
D 1 (17) 18. Young Americans
D 1 (18) 19. The Man Who Sold the World
same 20. Black Tie White Noise

same 21. hours...
D 6 (16) 22. Pin Ups
D 4 (19) 23. Space Oditty
D 2 (22) 24. Tonight
D 2 (23) 25. Never Let Me Down

D 2 (24) 26. David Bowie

Pretty people in Amsterdam!
I'm telling ya. I just got back from America...
David Bowie, Amsterdam 2004

In reply to:

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With due respect to those that on this thread, I really don't give a monkey's toss as regard to who likes what. Similarly, I can't imagine that anybody would be remotely interested in my own Bowie favourite albums either.

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I would be interested in your list, even the updates. This thread is really a blueprint of the TW fanbase. In this thread you can find out what kinda Bowie fan / admirer / whatever you want to call it, someone is. I liked reading the post of some of the TW'ers here I hold in high regard, including you, EuropeanCanon. You can seperate the glammers from the experimenters, the pop-lovers from the soul-lovers. On and on. Yea', I really like this thread.

Pretty people in Amsterdam!
I'm telling ya. I just got back from America...
David Bowie, Amsterdam 2004

Very intersting list, NoGame.

"Earthling" on two is a brave move and it's good to see someone share my enthusiasm for "Heathen". "Reality" ahead of "Hunky Dory" and "Diamond Dogs" is pretty unique around here as well. But the Tin Machine output beating "TMWSTW" and "Young Americans" is a bit too much I would say.

And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

The "Heroes"
1. Outside (1995)
2. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
3. Earthling (1997)
4. Hunky Dory (1971)

Black Tie, Good Noise
5. Space Oddity (1969)
6. The Buddha Of Surburbia (1993)
7. Lodger (1979)
8. "Heroes" (1977)
9. Station To Station (1976)
10. Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps (1980)
11. Low (1977)
12. Aladdin Sane (1973)
13. Diamond Dogs (1974)
14. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)

Hunky Dory!
15. Reality (2003)
16. Heathen (2002)

Patchy
17. Tin Machine II (1991)
18. Let's Dance (1983)
19. Tin Machine (1989)
20. Young Americans (1975)

Let Me Down
21. 'hours...' (1999)
22. Tonight (1984)
23. Never Let Me Down (1987)

Low
24. Club Bowie (2003)

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Edited by jump93 on 09/11/04 01:00 PM (server time).

Top of the Pops

1. Young Americans
2. Scary Monsters
3. Heroes
4. Low
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Diamond Dogs
7. Aladdin Sane

Pretty Money

8. Hunky Dory
9. Space Oddity
10. Let's Dance
11. Station to Station
12. Lodger
13. The Man Who Sold the World
14. Earthling

It's Gettin' Kinda Scrippy

15. Pinups
16. Outside
17. Buddha of Suburbia
18. hours

Way to Ruin My Opinion of You, Dave

19. Heathen
20. Reality
21. NLMD
22. Tonight

Yep. I listened to Let's Dance yesterday. Wow, what a money album. And you know what? Earthling's not bad either. The first half of it, anyway.

In reply to:

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Newton: I don't see the point in questioning other people's opinions. You cannot discuss taste and preferences, each man has got different views and opinions.

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This could be well one of the definitive Newton posts. What an absolutely stellar mind.

Sadness is for poor people.

I guess TMWSTW is an album one cannot really appretiate before having an insane phase in one's life making one doubting the own sanity. so let's just wait for the next versions of that list...

"Have you tried... not being a mutant?"

Yeah, that must be the problem. And as we both have met NoGame we must admit that he is very unlikely to drift into "an insane phase in one's life making one doubting the own sanity." So that fantastic album may stay beyond him for a very long time. Sad.

And I want to believe
In the madness that calls 'now'

Ah, but that's where my German friends are wrong, I have been through some insane phases (some say I still am going through them), and I have to admit, I listened to TMWSTW quite a lot then. But, then again, in that phase I turned to power albums like Earthling and craziness to be found on Beauty and the Beast, Joe the Lion (made of irrrooooooooonaaah!!!!) and It's No Game.

But seriously, looking at my list, I think I can conclude I am a music fan more than a lyrics fan. I don't say that Bowie hasn't written outstanding lyrics, but I really go for his music. And there's a lot of music-without-lyrics on the Low and "Heroes" albums, isn't there? Same goes for Earthling, where sometimes I feel Bowie didn't want to write at all. He threw shampoo and TVs at us for Christ's sake.

On the other hand. Becausing of Bowie's limited lyrical contributions of those albums, the things he does say and sing, are all the more touching...

Pretty people in Amsterdam!
I'm telling ya. I just got back from America...
David Bowie, Amsterdam 2004

Well, Sysiyo, i am surprised! i thought you would put 1.Outside in first...

Well, i don't have a favourite album, it changes every week :p
Here's my choice...it will be differetn tomorow...nevermind !



1.. 1. Outside (1995)
2. The Idiot (197?)
3. Station To Station (1976)
4. Low (1977) / "Heroes" (1977), sry i can't separate them!!
5. Aladdin Sane (1973)
6. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
7. Diamond Dogs (1974)
8. Earthling (1997)
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
10. Reality (2003)
11. Hunky Dory (1971)
12. The Man Who Sold The World (1970)
13. Tin Machine (1989)
14. Space Oddity (1969)


There's this feeling that we're going to be living until the end of time

1.Diamond Dogs
2.Hunky Dory
3.Station to Station
4.Scary Monsters
5.Aladdin Sane
6.1.Outside
7."Heroes"
8.Lodger
9.Low
10.Space Oddity
11.Reality
12.Ziggy Stardust
13.David Bowie
14.Young Americans


"Oh, I'd love to end up like that, totally nuts. Ha ha!"

1. "Heroes" (7)
2. Station To Station (1)
3. Lodger (3)
4. Ziggy Stardust (9)
5. Aladdin Sane (2)

6. Low (5)
7. Diamond Dogs (8)
8. Hunky Dory (4)
9. Let's Dance (15)
10. Scary Monsters (6)
11. Heathen (10)
12. Space Oddity (11)
13. Outside (12)
14. Young Americans (19)
15. Reality (13)

16. Pin Ups (20)
17. Buddha Of Suburbia (17)
18. Man Who Sold The World (16)
19. Tin Machine 2 (18)
20. Never Let Me Down (14)
21. Tin Machine (21)

22. Tonight (23)
23. David Bowie (22)
24. Hours (24)
25. Earthling (26)
26. Black Tie White Noise (25)

All Sliced Up And Sealed Tight In Baggies
Guess Love Makes You Do Funny Things

Tier One: The Eight Tiny Gods

1) 1.Outside
2) Diamond Dogs
3) Low
4) Hunky Dory
5) Aladdin Sane
6) Scary Monsters
7) Ziggy and the Bad Boy Family
8) "Heroes"

Tier Two: Pop this Shit in and Let Yo' Trunk Rattle

9) That Guy Who Sold the World
10) Young Americans
11) Station to Station
12) Buddha of Suburbia
13) Let's Dance

Tier Three: Joints that Still Bump, if Irregularly

14) Reality
15) Heathen
16) Tin Machine
17) Space Oddity
18) Black Tie, White Noise
19) Earthling

Tier Four: Lyrics Be Empty Like Alcatraz Cell Blocks

20) hours...
21) Tonight
22) Never Let Me Down
23) Tin Machine II
24) David Bowie
25) Pinups

And I've never heard Lodger in its entirety.

The first 19 are are money in my opinion. Low and Diamond Dogs are engaged in a never ending battle for supremacy and, I don't wanna be startin' rumors or nothin', but I overheard Ziggy talkin' some shit about how Scary Monsters is liable to get beat if it keeps mouthin' off. I mean, that's just what I heard. And yesterday I saw Space Oddity in the checkout line at Home Depot with a two by four an' one nail. I said hello, but it just mumbled something about "remodelling" and started counting out the exact change.

We're all presidents, we're all congressmen, we're all cops

Edited by Wraith2 on 09/12/04 03:16 PM (server time).