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Why did Americans not get David Bowie?
Posted on 3/5/23 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 3/5/23 at 3:21 pm
I have just read that Bowie never had a number 1 US album in his lifetime. Whereas bands like Nickelback have.
Why did Americans not take to Bowie like the rest of the world?
Why did Americans not take to Bowie like the rest of the world?
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 3:34 pm to Mike Joyce
He was a major star and media presence with a long career even w/his often eccentric career choices
I know he had at least one #1 single in the '70s, and then had a big commercial comeback in the '80s.
He just wasn't as big in the US as he was in the UK, that's all
Lies, damn lies, and statistics... FWIW Creedence never had a #1 single, and they were the biggest selling band in the US for two years -- yes, outselling The Beatles.
I know he had at least one #1 single in the '70s, and then had a big commercial comeback in the '80s.
He just wasn't as big in the US as he was in the UK, that's all
Lies, damn lies, and statistics... FWIW Creedence never had a #1 single, and they were the biggest selling band in the US for two years -- yes, outselling The Beatles.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 3:55 pm to Kafka
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I know he had at least one #1 single in the '70s,
Fame was his only #1 on the main chart. That album, Young Americans, was actually the first Bowie album I purchased. What a fantastic album.
Let's Dance hit #1 on the hot 100 in the 80s.
Bowie was a fantastic artist IMO.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 4:19 pm to Mike Joyce
What does Nickleback have to do with anything? Bowie was popular but he was competing against the likes of The Beatles, The Who, CS&N, The Doors, etc. The list of No. 1 albums in 1970: Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin II, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Let It Be, Woodstock Soundtrack, Cosmos Factory, etc. Tough competition back then. I think Bowie wasn't as popular in the U.S. as he was in England because of the weirdness.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 4:29 pm to rebelrouser
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I think Bowie wasn't as popular in the U.S. as he was in England because of the weirdness
Prime example was Labyrinth
Posted on 3/5/23 at 5:05 pm to Mike Joyce
I always thought he was pretty popular over here. Always on the radio in the 70’s and 80’s. Let’s Dance was a huge album that was released in MTV’s heyday. It was a perfect medium for him.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 5:24 pm to genuineLSUtiger
quote:This has actually come up on the board before
I always thought he was pretty popular over here. Always on the radio in the 70’s and 80’s
I'm not sure why some people think Bowie was not popular in the US
Small Faces, The Move, Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music*... These are the bands to ask, why weren't they big here? Not Bowie.
*Bowie, then a caftan-draped hippie, actually stole his look from Bryan Ferry of then unsigned RM, not the other way around as I'd always assumed (you can guess what assuming did)
Posted on 3/5/23 at 5:40 pm to rebelrouser
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What does Nickleback have to do with anything?
His point was, even an awful band like Nickleback had a #1 album, so why the actually talented Bowie?
Posted on 3/5/23 at 5:55 pm to shutterspeed
Because Nickleback wouldn't stand a chance of having a number one album w/ the competition Bowie had.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 5:56 pm to rebelrouser
He knows
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:58 pm to Mike Joyce
We were just Young Americans
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:40 pm to Mike Joyce
Bowie was much more niche than other acts. Other than the 80s sellout that many 60s-70s acts were guilty of, he was never mainstream pop.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 11:34 pm to Locoguan0
quote:In my bit of retrospect 'the dude sucks' epitaph was and simply preceded our 'the eagle sucks' type of response.
Bowie was much more niche than other acts.
And IMO both partially as push back to their media overload. Because at some point you can simply have had enough of good thing.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 4:31 am to Mike Joyce
To me will always be thankful that Bowie tapped Stevie Ray Vaughn to guest guitar on Let’s Dance album after seeing them at a Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. First public recording of SRV before Texas Flood came out.
Bowie and SRV
SRV guitar fills. 1:50-2:15
3:30-3:58
Bowie and SRV
SRV guitar fills. 1:50-2:15
3:30-3:58
This post was edited on 3/6/23 at 5:07 am
Posted on 3/6/23 at 6:36 am to Mike Joyce
According to their social media, every girl in Nola “got” his music when he died. TONS of Bowie tributes on ig.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 8:06 am to Kafka
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you can guess what assuming did
It make arse of u and ming
Posted on 3/6/23 at 8:11 am to el Gaucho
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It make arse of u and ming
That sounds like the start of a dynasty.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 10:07 am to Mike Joyce
didn't realize this was a thing. I listened to Bowie as a kid and still do from time to time. Not a huge fan of his 80s MTV stuff. But, Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom, Rebel Rebel, fame,
great songs
great songs
Posted on 3/6/23 at 12:51 pm to rebelrouser
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Because Nickleback wouldn't stand a chance of having a number one album w/ the competition Bowie had.
Not true at all. In Bowie's hey day, Bay City Rollers spent more time charting than Bowie.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 2:59 pm to Kafka
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Creedence never had a #1 single, and they were the biggest selling band in the US for two years -- yes, outselling The Beatles.
The Monkees outsold the Beatles in 1966, I believe.
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