- Born David Robert Jones, January 18th 1947
- Changed his name to 'David Bowie' in the 1960s to avoid confusion with the musician Davy Jones from The Monkees
- He was a struggling artist during the 1960s and experimented with other art forms such as acting, mime, painting and playwrighting.
- July 1969 saw the release of the song 'Space Oddity' which coincided with the moon landing and was his breakthrough
- His album which followed was not a commercial success at the time and his career appeared to be in decline
- In 1972 he made a 'comeback' with his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust
ALBUM LISTINGS:
- David Bowie (1967) - baroque pop/music hall/folk rock
- Space Oddity (1969) - folk rock/psychedelic folk
- The Man Who Sold the World (1970) - rock
- Hunky Dory (1971) - folk rock/glam rock/art rock
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) - rock/glam rock
| - Aladdin Sane (1973) - rock/glam rock - Pin Ups (1973) - glam rock/proto punk - Diamond Dogs (1974) - rock/glam rock - Young Americans (1975) - soul/funk/rock - Station to Station (1976) - rock/funk/blue eyed-soul - Low (1977) art rock/experimental rock - Heroes" (1977) - art rock/experimental rock/ambient - Lodger (1979) - art rock/experimental rock/world music |
- Let's Dance (1983) rock/pop rock/dance rock
- Tonight (1984) rock/pop rock
- Never Let Me Down (1987) - rock/pop rock
- Black Tie White Noise (1993) - rock/soul/electronic
- The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) - rock
- Outside (1995) - industrial rock/experimental rock
- Earthling (1997) - indsutrial rock/dance rock
- 'Hours...' (1999) - alternative rock/art rock/experimental rock
- Heathen (2002) - alternative rock/art rock/experimental rock
- Reality (2003) - rock
- The Next Day (2013) - rock
GENRE: COMMENTS
The continual mixture and experimentation of genres by Bowie could be considered post modern. This challenges conventional assumption of generic released music album and their artists that album are a continuation of the other. By not sticking to one genre, arguably Bowie creates a unique and innovative sound for each. Bowie is also heavily influenced by the works around him.
THE BERLIN ERA
He moved to Switzerland in 1976 and took up pursuits outside his musical career such as painting, even with the creation of post-modernist pieces of work. Trilogy of albums 'Low', 'Heroes' and 'Lodger' known as the Berlin Era. This coincided with his prolific interest in Germanic art, visiting galleries in Geneva and Berlin whilst on tour. By 1976 he moved to West Berlin after his growing interest in the music scene to revitalise his career. The album 'Low' was heavily influenced by the Krau trock sound of Kraftwerk and Neu! with the album taking an abstract, minimalist approach to music. Lodger then returned to the drum and bass sounds of previous albums with a loose ambient nature, due to the critical reception of Low.
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