Monday, November 17, 2003
My friend with the cadillac patch loaned me a brand new magazine you've probably read months ago. The glossy thick dateline November Special Music Issue of Vanity Fair.
Mixed in with full-page glittery color portraits of diamond drenched this or that and loads of stinky perfume ads, there is a lively gem wherein vinyl junkie David Bowie lists 25 LP's from his collection and writes a little about each one.
(This is kind of a fun article and I'll encourage you to read it. Of course, the thing made me think a bit about being exposed to some music chronologically, right during the time it was created, hearing it while it is happening, the surrounding musical environments that make it stand out, and some of the challenges facing the bona fide music historian in trying to explain any of that).
David Bowie likes "Blues, Rags, and Hollers" by Koerner, Ray, & Glover. David Bowie writes: "Demolishing the puny vocalizations of "folk" trios like the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Whatsit, Koerner and company showed how it should be done. First time I had heard a 12-string guitar."*
David Bowie also likes "Funky Kingston" by Toots Hibbert.
David Bowie likes "The Fugs" by the Fugs. And Little Richard.
Guess the rest or read the article.
¶ 11/17/2003 08:15:00 PM
Mixed in with full-page glittery color portraits of diamond drenched this or that and loads of stinky perfume ads, there is a lively gem wherein vinyl junkie David Bowie lists 25 LP's from his collection and writes a little about each one.
(This is kind of a fun article and I'll encourage you to read it. Of course, the thing made me think a bit about being exposed to some music chronologically, right during the time it was created, hearing it while it is happening, the surrounding musical environments that make it stand out, and some of the challenges facing the bona fide music historian in trying to explain any of that).
David Bowie likes "Blues, Rags, and Hollers" by Koerner, Ray, & Glover. David Bowie writes: "Demolishing the puny vocalizations of "folk" trios like the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Whatsit, Koerner and company showed how it should be done. First time I had heard a 12-string guitar."*
David Bowie also likes "Funky Kingston" by Toots Hibbert.
David Bowie likes "The Fugs" by the Fugs. And Little Richard.
Guess the rest or read the article.
¶ 11/17/2003 08:15:00 PM
