Comments on: Rock History, What I Leave Out: David Bowie

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:08:09 +0000

I’d be honored!!!! Any time.

By: badcoverversion

badcoverversion — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:06 +0000

Sometimes I do talk about the slippery associative aspects of pop music, but it’s often hard. As in, I don’t want to make the class about my own likes/dislikes, so when I introduce that topic, I want to make sure that it’s about something that we all do (and not about my irrational hatred for concept albums).

I think you’d be a better person than I to talk about this, though! Want to do a guest spot sometime this semester?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:09:22 +0000

Dude, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Alanis. It sounds utterly dorky, but she got me through some rough times.

Do you ever engage this slippery dimension of pop music with your students?–Y’know, the tendency to love (or hate) something simply because it’s related to a specific time, person, or place in your life? A love/hate that (presumably) transcends the actual aesthetics of the music? Is it fair to think of that kind of fandom/devotion/hatred as still being enough “about the music” to justify discussing it in a pop music class (versus a psych or perception or music therapy class, for instance)?

I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on this, because if/when I ever teach pop music, I’d love to make this topic a centerpiece of the course.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:30:41 +0000

Agent_M: “David Bowie, whatevs”??? Heresy! Dude, everything from, like, The Man Who Sold The World through Young Americans is awesome. After that, admittedly, he went a little crap. But still!

With you on Freddie, though.

By: ddana

ddana — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:56:10 +0000

i have a soft spot for david bowie as a producer for iggy pop… and for velvet goldmine, but perhaps i digress too much?

By: badcoverversion

badcoverversion — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:11:26 +0000

Graeme: I always thought Freddie Mercury was gay, but that’s because my early exposure to Three’s Company reruns gave me an inkling as to what the term meant.

Agent_M: Ah, there will someday be another “RH, WILO” on Queen!

By: Agent M

Agent M — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:50:38 +0000

I don’t give a damn about who or what he was shagging, I love every damn thing about Freddie Mercury.

David Bowie, whatevs.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:34:37 +0000

About Freddie Mercury’s sexuality: I remember being surprised when I found out that he was gay, which I seem to remember being a big deal in the newspapers after he died – Looking back on it, I have no idea *why* I would have ever assumed he was straight, but apparently I was a very stupid child.