Top products from r/DavidBowie
We found 28 product mentions on r/DavidBowie. We ranked the 44 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
2. BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams (OGN biography of Ziggy Stardust, gift for Bowie fan, gift for music lover, Neil Gaiman, Michael Allred)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
4. David Bowie - Best of Bowie
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
BOWIE DAVID BEST OF BOWIE
5. Rebel Rebel: All the Songs of David Bowie from '64 to '76
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Zero Books
6. The Best of David Bowie: 1969/1974- Piano / Vocal / Guitar
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Used Book in Good Condition
7. Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust
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Number of reviews: 1
9. Outside: In tribute to David Bowie - a graphic novel, murder mystery, detective story, inspired by the album, 'Outside'
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Number of reviews: 1
10. Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
12. David Bowie's Serious Moonlight - World Tour
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Number of reviews: 1
14. The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated 2016 Edition)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Titan Books (UK)
15. Bowie In Berlin: A new career in a new town
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Number of reviews: 1
Jawbone Press
I haven't read a biography but I have read the very short and very good 33 1/3 on Low and despite focusing on Low it does cover a decent amount of information about Station to Station and goes into the beginning of his Berlin period. I would rank it as one of the most entertaining reads I've ever had, just phenomenal. I haven't read but one other book in that series but I can't believe any of them are as good as this one. Of course it helps that it's about the greatest album of all time.
http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Has-Changed-David-Bowie/dp/B00NMUCI6Y
There's a really good box set that just came out with a little bit of everything he's done. That might be a good way to go to determine what of his discography might best appeal to you, as he has jumped genres so many times.
It would appear that way ya. Here's a link to the amazon page of it. It sounds pretty interesting actually, I may have to check it out.
It’s Bowie: Album By Album. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608872602/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fQD0Cb7G08K20
Hopefully that helps!
Rebel Rebel by Chris O'leary is my favorite so far. It goes song by song through the earlier part of his career. Fantastic deep song analysis and meaning coupled with biographic details covering his life.
https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-All-Songs-David-Bowie/dp/1780992440
Let me introduce you to the Best of Bowie DVD set. If you ever have the chance to get or watch this DVD set, I highly suggest it. Most of his music videos, including quite a few I had never seen before, up to 2002 (when the set was released) and a few live performances (including my favorite Queen Bitch performance).
Platinum Collection is what I started with years ago and still think it was an absolutely great starting point.
https://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Collection-David-Bowie/dp/B000BEPLUO/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1510557672&sr=8-1
33 1/3 is a series where writers pitch album biographies to Bloomsbury and the best ones get published. A Bowie one on Low was released back in 2005: https://www.amazon.com/David-Bowies-Low-Hugo-Wilcken/dp/0826416845
I would recommend this book for your friend.
The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated 2016 Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785653652/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_K1M-ybHEW2080
I'm in mobile so it's a bigger link than I would hope for but this is the most in depth Bowie book one could buy. I have it and am constantly learning new things every day.
I once had a piano book of Bowie songs that looked like the 'Best of Bowie year-year'. It's written as sheet music.
Also useful and well organized for learning Bowie songs, but mostly chords and guitar tabs: lovebolts
I Thoroughly recommend reading this little gem, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outside-tribute-graphic-detective-inspired/dp/1537177443/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491574878&sr=1-1&keywords=David+Bowie+outside
The "Best Of Bowie" has all the official videos through hours... including this one. https://www.amazon.com/David-Bowie-Best/dp/B00006SFLG
Not sure about videos for Heathen/Reality, but The Next Day/Blackstar are all on Vevo still.
That being said, I just looked at the Bowie Vevo and almost everything is gone...strange!
Space Oddity (2019 Mix) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XBZR9ST/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kZvGDb1GPG4J4
Link for anyone interested.
The 33 1/3 book by Hugo Wilcken about Low has quite a decent mix of information about the state Bowie and compatriots were in while recording Low as well as info about the techniques and instruments behind some of the tracks. Here's a link to that: http://www.amazon.com/David-Bowies-Low-Hugo-Wilcken/dp/0826416845/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453346390&sr=8-1&keywords=33+1+3+low
and I've heard good things about Tony Visconti's book Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy but I haven't read it myself yet:
http://www.amazon.com/Tony-Visconti-Autobiography-Bowie-Brooklyn-ebook/dp/B002RIA08A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453346419&sr=8-1&keywords=Tony+Visconti
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It feels like a rehash of his older book. The pictures that he has used till now for the promotion of the book aren't new to me. Feeling a bit skeptical about this one.
https://www.amazon.de/BOWIE-Stardust-Rayguns-Moonage-Daydreams/dp/1683834488/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_nl_NL=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=BOWIE%3A+STARDUST%2C+RAYGUNS+%26+MOONAGE+DAYDREAMS&qid=1563467515&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Is this enough?
https://www.amazon.com/Station-David-Bowie/dp/B00001OH7U#immersive-view_1473706379277
You can buy it for $15
https://www.amazon.com/Bowie-Berlin-new-career-town/dp/1906002088
Written by Thomas Jerome Seabrook! :O
There’s a full length Bowie comic coming out on his birthday in January!
https://www.amazon.com/BOWIE-Stardust-Rayguns-Moonage-Daydreams/dp/1683834488
http://www.amazon.com/Moonage-Daydream-Times-Ziggy-Stardust/dp/0789313502
Don't spend 300 bucks though, get it used somewhere.
This is the best book from the published ones I've checked out. It doesn't have every song from Ziggy but it does have a lot of other songs from that era, including Life on Mars and Aladdin Sane.
There is a book written about Low and that period of time. I really want it.
https://www.amazon.com/David-Bowies-Low-Hugo-Wilcken/dp/0826416845
Amazon link for the lazy
https://www.amazon.com/Bowie-Illustrated-Story-Pat-Gilbert/dp/0760352666
Gonna add my two cents in and say to get Nothing Has Changed, this version specifically. Though it's not exactly the most "casual friendly," it gives the best overview of his work as a whole.
Between the two you said I would pick Legacy if I had to. Both are bad in their own ways, but Best of Bowie has the gall to put Dancing in the Street on a Bowie comp that has so few songs on it already. I understand Legacy doing it, but if a comp with only 18 songs has DITS on it, it's out for me.
Also, Legacy has a lot more of Bowie's latterday songs, such as Lazarus and I Can't Give Everything Away. And aside from cutting down a few songs a minute or two, the single edits don't really bother me that much. I prefer the originals, but there's really no reason to hate the edits.
Overall, I would pick Nothing Has Changed though.