Glad to see someone reacting to this MOST underappreciated of all Bowie releases. I wore it the fuck OUT when first purchasing it in 1979. It rocks HARD from beginning to end--and so do you for showing it. Thanks.
He really is amazing. He is under appreciated even though he is super appreciated. It’s not enough! And not enough focus on his costars as well… mick and woody are insane lol
@@L33Reacts You have barely scratched the surface too ❤️ His drum n bass/industrial album “Earthling” will blow your mind. Also Outside, Heathen, Reality. Did you do Blackstar already? I need a spreadsheet to keep track 😂
Thank you thank you thank you This record has never gotten the attention it deserves - one of his very best. Ronson is on fire. Thank you for doing this album
There are some very special songs by Bowie, that hardcore fans always give a particular nod to. 'All The Madmen' would be one of them I guess, but 'After All' most certainly is one of them. In the same way as special reverence is rightly given to 'Lady Grinning Soul', 'SweetThing/Candidate/Sweet Thing', and 'Win' for instance. Frankly there's quite a few of them.
2:17 I think the synthesizer here is the Stylophone, which was used on Space Oddity, a small, cheap instrument with a keyboard of electrical contacts played with a stylus connected to the electrics by a wire.
I've always been fascinated by "After All". A uniquely Bowie concept....contrasting a jaunty carnival-like sound with deeply thoughtful lyrics...brilliant. One of my favorite overlooked Bowie songs.
It's been decades since I've heard these songs!! Can't believe I remembered the lyrics. You have got me moving into all of your Bowie reactions! Thank you for the really fond memories! He was my very first concert as a teen!
Lee, Bowie played the Stylophone on "After All", Ralph's synths happened in the third verse breakdown. All three tracks are brilliant in their own way.
Teenage Bowie idolised his older step-brother Terry who unfortunately, around this time developed serious mental health problems and had to be committed to an institution . There were also other members of his Mothers side of the family who had mental health problems . This may be why a lot of Bowie's songs deal with this kind of subject. Great reactions. Always a great journey to go on.
Yes Bowie feared for his sanity. And there were times when he did go a bit insane from his drug addiction. He once watched a demon rising out of his swimming pool.
I used to make a 7- to 8-hour drive to see family: TMWSTW, Pin-Ups and the first two Black Crowes albums were always in the mix - great music for warding off road-weariness.
This album is so great and it was really ahead of its time. It took about twenty years, but then it became one of his most influential, at least with the harder genres of rock.
I always thought the intonation and warbling of some of the vocals in Black Country Rock was a tip of the hat to Marc Bolan, who was a friend and would have been a sort of rival at the time - in the sense that they both seemed to have a chance of breaking through to the mainstream.
One of the Bowie themes is mental illness as David's half brother Terry was institutionalized. This comes through in songs like All The Madmen and Bewley Brothers (Hunky Dory album). If you love this, you will LOVE Hunky Dory and especially Diamond Dogs that is based on the 1984 (Novel theme) as it based on a dystopian society.
Never really liked Bowie doing rock, which is why I've never enjoyed The Man Who Sold the World album with the exception of the title track, "The Width of a Circle" and above all the darker "After All", which is closer to what I like about Bowie and one of my favourite tracks from his discography.
I bought this album back in the 70s, but only liked the title track. The rest of it seemed to me to be a young Bowie still working out how to do it. The great album from that era was and remains Hunky Dory, with, for me, the best Side A of any album ever.
'After All,' is just superb.
Glad to see someone reacting to this MOST underappreciated of all Bowie releases. I wore it the fuck OUT when first purchasing it in 1979. It rocks HARD from beginning to end--and so do you for showing it. Thanks.
All the Madmen is brilliant. Another old-style Bowie ❤
He really is amazing. He is under appreciated even though he is super appreciated. It’s not enough! And not enough focus on his costars as well… mick and woody are insane lol
@@L33Reacts You have barely scratched the surface too ❤️ His drum n bass/industrial album “Earthling” will blow your mind. Also Outside, Heathen, Reality. Did you do Blackstar already? I need a spreadsheet to keep track 😂
Thank you thank you thank you
This record has never gotten the attention it deserves - one of his very best. Ronson is on fire. Thank you for doing this album
I’m glad to hear your happy! I can’t wait to hear the rest. Side one has been awesome.
This album was my introduction to Bowie. Blew my mind back then, and still sounds great today.
Tony Visconti's bass playing is amazing. Heavy and hard.
There are some very special songs by Bowie, that hardcore fans always give a particular nod to.
'All The Madmen' would be one of them I guess, but 'After All' most certainly is one of them. In the same way as special reverence is rightly given to 'Lady Grinning Soul', 'SweetThing/Candidate/Sweet Thing', and 'Win' for instance. Frankly there's quite a few of them.
i would add "Quicksand" "Eight Line Poem" "Bewley Brothers" "Aladdin Sane" and "We Are the Dead".
2:17 I think the synthesizer here is the Stylophone, which was used on Space Oddity, a small, cheap instrument with a keyboard of electrical contacts played with a stylus connected to the electrics by a wire.
Yes!
I've always been fascinated by "After All". A uniquely Bowie concept....contrasting a jaunty carnival-like sound with deeply thoughtful lyrics...brilliant. One of my favorite overlooked Bowie songs.
Can't help but agree.
Oh, wow, you are committed to the TMWSTW album, thank you Lee, great album!
Mick Ronson and Woody, the start of a special time.
Such a dynamic duo. They are amazing together. Throw in Bowie as well and you have iconic track after iconic track
I'll never get it out of my head about how Bowie treated Mick Ronson. I've idolized Bowie my whole life but that sticks in my head
The most rockin underrated bowie album
It's been decades since I've heard these songs!! Can't believe I remembered the lyrics. You have got me moving into all of your Bowie reactions! Thank you for the really fond memories! He was my very first concert as a teen!
Lee, Bowie played the Stylophone on "After All", Ralph's synths happened in the third verse breakdown. All three tracks are brilliant in their own way.
Teenage Bowie idolised his older step-brother Terry who unfortunately, around this time developed serious mental health problems and had to be committed to an institution . There were also other members of his Mothers side of the family who had mental health problems . This may be why a lot of Bowie's songs deal with this kind of subject. Great reactions. Always a great journey to go on.
The American issue of the man who sold the world had a cover
with The building that David's brother was Committed to.
Sadly he killed himself if I recall, truly a tragedy.
Yes Bowie feared for his sanity. And there were times when he did go a bit insane from his drug addiction. He once watched a demon rising out of his swimming pool.
One of my favorite albums of all time!
Brilliant lp largely ignored, deserves more listeners!
Bowie always brilliant!
I used to make a 7- to 8-hour drive to see family: TMWSTW, Pin-Ups and the first two Black Crowes albums were always in the mix - great music for warding off road-weariness.
This album is so great and it was really ahead of its time. It took about twenty years, but then it became one of his most influential, at least with the harder genres of rock.
That was a great trio of Bowie songs
Brilliant and eclectic
"I'd rather stay here with all the madmen." Listening to Bowie is a trip in itself.
Note: Mick Ronson’s guitar style similar to his part @ Madman across the Water. Recorded about same time. Gotta love early 70s music
After All is so beautifully haunting. Idk what is about it, but I love it lol
I always thought the intonation and warbling of some of the vocals in Black Country Rock was a tip of the hat to Marc Bolan, who was a friend and would have been a sort of rival at the time - in the sense that they both seemed to have a chance of breaking through to the mainstream.
After All is beautiful
A magical album ⚡️
Brilliant album. The songs are superb and the performances are stunning ❤️
Bowie Wonder.
You made my day!! ❤
Wow thank you Bridget ❤️❤️ glad to hear it! 🤩
Bitchin. Great decion on the Bowie series. This song is so evident of his first band and I'm psychosocial reaction
There's a more up to date version of this in the Glass Spider Tour album.
"Black Country Rock" seems like a nod to T Rex. I have always wondered if that was Marc Bolan actually singing the last line of the song.
Love After All. So strange and haunting.
Brilliant 🎯
As a drummer I like them all, but especially Width of A Circle.
WIt until you get to viscontis bass on she shook me cold
Your cool buddy.
Stylophone used on "after all" 😃
Classic!
One of the Bowie themes is mental illness as David's half brother Terry was institutionalized. This comes through in songs like All The Madmen and Bewley Brothers (Hunky Dory album).
If you love this, you will LOVE Hunky Dory and especially Diamond Dogs that is based on the 1984 (Novel theme) as it based on a dystopian society.
All the ad-men...
It's Rick Wakeman on keyboards!
Ralph Mace played the synths.
Oh by jingo
HA!....they want to translate that!
Visconti’s fretless bass playing is a fabulous feature of this record
Never really liked Bowie doing rock, which is why I've never enjoyed The Man Who Sold the World album with the exception of the title track, "The Width of a Circle" and above all the darker "After All", which is closer to what I like about Bowie and one of my favourite tracks from his discography.
I bought this album back in the 70s, but only liked the title track. The rest of it seemed to me to be a young Bowie still working out how to do it. The great album from that era was and remains Hunky Dory, with, for me, the best Side A of any album ever.
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