David Bowie – Young Americans
It was a long weekend here (fuck the King). We’d been to a family wedding the day prior so there was no time for spins and I was itching to play this after I’d watched the Luther Vandross documentary on Saturday night. An incredible talent that I don’t remember from my younger years and seemed to have missed the fact he featured on so many albums I own including this. I discovered my favourite track from this album, Fascination, was by Vandross and from his act Luther, track Funky Music (Is a Part of Me). To a more seasoned enthusiast this is probably not new info. But that’s the thing about music, it never ceases to amaze me that there is always something to learn and fill a new knowledge gap.

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David Bowie - Scary Monsters

I spun this on the cusp of coming down with the April Flu that ripped through my work.

I’m ashamed to admit I thought I knew this album. On further listen I don’t think I had really listened to it properly before despite owning it for years. It wasn’t until last year through this blog I discovered via my friend that the Japanese vocals on It’s No Game, are by Michi Hirota who features on the album cover of Sparks Kimono My House.

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David Bowie - Blackstar

Bowie was one of the few celebrities that when they died I was bereft. A lot of significant friendships, relationships, and moments in my life have formed over a mutual love for Bowie who has been the soundtrack throughout. It took me a long time to be able to listen to this album. I remember after my major surgery in 2021 being ploughed on pain meds and listening to this on headphones. That was an experience. Inspired by Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly, it still manages to sound different, but Bowie, but timeless. A true artist.

I really enjoyed re listening to this today.

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