David Bowie - Scary Monsters REACTION/REVIEW

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[@thecrye6798]

Reality, The Next Day, and Heathen are SO GOOD. It is rare that an artist who started in the '60s can keep producing such amazing work in the later era of their career.

[@fishqueenkristi]

The last 2 essential bowie albums before Blackstar imo are Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory

[@Johanson0543]

Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans,Earthlings, Heathen….

[@PanarchyInTheUK]

Aladdin Sane is one of my favourites. And The Man Who Sold The World.

[@Isaiahmonteiro31]

Please do Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd! It’s my favorite album of all time :)

[@epitaph3674]

One of the best EVER

[@derekrempe2820]

SECONDED

[@QuietNDrive]

Literally my favorite too. I have it on vinyl. Wish You Were Here helped me to truely love music.

[@illgillbates9561]

YES!!! Also The Dark Side of the Moon is fantastic, I wish you'd check that out too. And after that 'Dub Side of the Moon', the reggae version of the album by Easy Star All Stars, which is also fantastic!!

[@albrook1018]

the guitar player was Robert Fripp from King Crimson

[@f.polytropos]

Almost there, you still need aladdin-sane and Hunky Dory before Blackstar

[@Quonka]

Also Let’s Dance

[@glovishly]

I would also say 1. Outside. That album definitely has its problems, but I still think it's a good album, and it's important in Bowie's progression.

[@leefr76]

And Diamond dogs

[@glovishly]

@@leefr76 Diamond Dogs is great, but I wouldn't necessarily say he needs to do it before Blackstar. Definitely one he should do at some point though.

[@wandersonoliveira263]

​@@glovishlyTbh, I think noBowie album is "necessary" before Blackstar (it was my fisrt Bowie), but context does matter. And I do think Diamond Dogs is important context, specially for the shift in vocal texture from the glamy treble nasal voice of the early years to the deep and dark tone of the letter. Also a concept album with the closest Bowie got to doing "heavy" music, I could compare the production to something like Igor, where it intentionally wants to sound kinda screwed up. And come on, Sweet Thing, We Are The Dead, 1984, these are all bangers.

[@walterehmann8799]

Such a great Bowie record. Hard to believe it came out right after the Berlin trilogy stuff. Such a cool change of pace. Don’t sleep on Let’s Dance, the album he did after this one. It’s probably his most pop forward but the songs are so damn good.

[@jsghetler]

Let’s Dance is a top notch record ☺️

[@carlschmit3494]

I'm 65 now and still enjoying ever bowie album. Impossible to say which one is the best and very happy to know that young people still appreciate his music.

[@Quonka]

You can be sure young people appreciate his music. My 12 year old cousin made me start listening to him. She was obsessed with him for a long time, and then I started listening to him and I’ve been in the same boat ever since.

[@PoxneliusHubert]

I'm 17 right now and Bowie was pretty much my gateway into music. He made me appreciate so many genres, even Hip-Hop and now I listen to every genre possible, all the way from 1953 to releases of this year!

[@pedrodaguiar5865]

Robert Fripp on Teenage Wildlife is guitar perfection.

[@pazuzu1]

forgot to mention btw robert fripp from king crimson is on guitar, fucking crazy bastard 🔥

[@manhattenman6075]

Aladdin Sane And Hunky Dory need to come next. You need the early Bowie to truly understand that he was a musical genius and masterful musician.

[@bdon5093]

ashes to ashes is like a top 5 bowie song to me so good, banger as always smags 🥳

[@boklostia887]

how fucking long have I waited to watch you listen to ashes to ashes damn oh... and listen to blue lines by massive attack. Unfinished sympathy will change your life

[@mjs734]

Great to see you do more Bowie. Teenage Wildlife is one of his best songs. Please do his Outside album next 🤞👍

[@egorovvladimir7304]

Outside please

[@jyjjy7]

Yeah Outside is dramatically underrated, his 4th album with Eno. Earthling is also good stuff

[@DolaBill]

David bowie is such a goat, absolute classic

[@Klui_]

Teenage Wildlife is one of the best Bowie songs of all time, at times I feel it's my favorite ever, it's so strong, so dramatic, so powerful. With your question about It's No Game part 1 and 2, I personally feel like the difference represents how when you first find out about the corruption of the world, you're young, you're full of energy and fire, and you scream for change and for something better, but as you grow older and see the same exact problems, you get jaded, you still feel the same about these problems, but you got less edge to protest them, you've gotten tired, and so you grow quieter. That's my interpretation at least.

[@pigonthewind7908]

My favourite Bowie record. Maybe because of Teenage Wildlife and Robert Fripp...

[@walterehmann8799]

This album ranks way up there for me too on the strength of the players alone. Fripp especially but the whole band is killing it.

[@alansmith4748]

I've never really liked this album, I'm not sure why, although Teenage Wildlife is one of my favourite Bowie songs.

[@otis6878]

I've said it before but you should react to You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr. It influenced bands like Nirvana, My Bloody Valentine. The Sonic Youth song Teenage Riot is about J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr being president. Kurt Cobain also asked him to join nirvana twice!

[@Pepeq1902]

Definitly! One of the most mind blowing albums i’ve ever heard

[@dafendirekt]

40 seconds ago is crazy 🔥 By the way I'd recommend Zenyatta Mondatta by the Police, LA Woman by the Doors, or Endtroducing by DJ Shadow.

[@LilChilliMeatFeast]

Yo you gotta listen to Alladin Sane before Black star bro 🦶

[@wandersonoliveira263]

What I love about Fashion is how it works with its thematics. It's so repetitive that, whenever the thing you are expecting to happen doesn't happen, it kinda catches you off guard. Like when he says "Turn to left" and you expect him to say "turn to the right" like he said before, but he just says nothing. And you're like "I was caught by fashion, always expecting the same".

[@PanarchyInTheUK]

It's also a just a really good dance floor stomper

[@shelleys9603]

Scream Like a Baby is one of the highlights of his discography for me. So to each his own I guess... Thanks for reacting. Masterpiece of an album.

[@richardanderson2820]

It’s my favourite song on the album and top ten overall for me. It’s wonderful how music can be such different things to different people.

[@ruanolsen9698]

This is probably my favourite Bowie album, with Low and Station to Station in a close 2nd place, so I’m thrilled you’re finally reacting to this one! Keep up the good work!

[@user-sz6ct9bd1y]

There is no way you can skip Aladdin Sane.

[@LilChilliMeatFeast]

Indeed

[@dj_matty]

recs: Third Eye Blind - Self-Titled (gotta listen to this this summer bro on god) Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway Parannoul - After the Magic clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned

[@Frasierrr]

recs: The Postal Service - Give Up (Perfect indietronica album with the singer from Death Cab for Cutie) Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Insanely badass aura filled production and vocals, extremely unique) Weezer - Pinkerton (Some of the nicest sounding guitar/drums/everything you'll hear in 90s alt rock, with crazy honest lyrics, ended up inspiring some emo bands) The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (badass big-beat dance music) Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (amazing ahead of its time 1987 alt/noise rock) Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand (lovely 90's lo-fi) Hella - Hold Your Horse Is (Math Rock with the drummer from Death Grips, before he was in Death Grips) Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (Absolutely perfect 90's indie rock album) Heavy emphasis on Pinkerton, there's basically no good reactions to it!!!

[@usernamebruv_]

Please do Swans - The great annhilator, Primus- Sailing the seas of cheese and Mr bungle- California

[@mida5989]

Smags you would love Man It Feels Like Space Again - Pond

[@Quonka]

If you’re a fan, you should def do some more albums before Blackstar. I’d say at least Hunky Dory, Let’s Dance, Outside, and Earthling.

[@ApollosKnights]

I’ve seen you’ve reviewed Unknown Pleasures and Closer, but what about Substance and Still which contain a few hidden Joy Division gems?

[@devinallen2033]

Need to review Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries). That will prepare you for Blackstar. Outside is arguably stranger

[@RubberDuck8989]

Theres two Bowie records you HAVE TO LISTEN to before Blackstar: Hunky Dory and Diamond Dogs

[@EerieMoon_]

Do earthling👽 before you do black star

[@kusamarampling]

Diamond Dogs!!

[@grahamheffer6535]

Always been my favourite album

[@salvadorsanchez2623]

yess!!! my favourite Bowie album!! teenage wildlife is such an insane song I just wished it was 15mins longer

[@liamgauvreau]

Would love for you to check out the last two lemon twigs records, might be different from what you typically listen to but the latest one specifically is very comparable to pet sounds by the beach boys which you loved

[@Robert-ko5ig]

I think if you wanted to do Blackstar now, you could. However, if you want to knock out all the other classics beforehand, definitely check out Hunky Dory next.

[@2tr4sh_]

Nada Personal - Soda Stereo Jeopardy - The Sound

[@aurel724]

I'd argue that you should listen to Let's Dance and Black Tie White Noise to cover his 80s and 90s career pretty well

[@dancingheroes]

Diamond Dogs before Blackstar!! Amazing album

[@fizzie2301]

Hey! Just started watching your content and I’m wondering how you got everything started here, trying to do content like this of my own

[@potato44_]

crazy how bowie gave use the Goon Squad and the Kingdom Come in the same album

[@leefr76]

I would react to all Bowie albums up to 1983 before Blackstar.

[@KraftP3nk]

🧀 Dude you should check out SEYCHELLES by Masayoshi Takanaka its Japanese Jazz fusion and his cheerful guitar playing is a key trait of his music kinda singing with a voice of its own in some way

[@LilChilliMeatFeast]

Yo wassup fellow Masayoshi Takanaka enjoyer 🧀

[@IloveBROCOLIS]

You have to do "A trick of the tail" by Genesis!!

[@pazuzu1]

lfg!!! ashes to ashes is one of the best songs ever. aladdin sane (and probably hunky dory) are all you need before blackstar. i know its a lot but its so worth it, he's just that good

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

Ashes to Ashes is one of his best songs, that outro is so damn beautiful

[@matthewlipkin2920]

For your consideration: Warpaint-Warpaint Blonde Redhead-Misery is a Butterfly The Mars Volta- Amputechture Battles-Mirrored

[@koenjules]

Many people praise Fripp's guitar work on this album, and rightly so, but Carlos Alomar's contributions cannot be understated!

[@notgodga]

AYEEEEE MY FAVORITE BOWIE GETS AN ALBUM REACTION LETSGOOOOOO

[@Kast_311]

Album recommendations: Waiting to Spill- The backseat lovers When we Were Friends- The backseat lovers Citrona- Flipturn Heavy Colors- Flipturn Something you needed- Flipturn Shadowglow- Flipturn Songs- Adrianne Lenker Unreal Unearth- Hozier Close to Paradise- Patrick Watson Young Americans- David Bowie Everything so far- Pinegrove RMCM- Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners Good For You- Houndmouth The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We- Mitski Attic Sessions- Arcy Drive

[@cademcbride8162]

love all the david bowie bro! cannot wait for black star. in the meantime By The Time I Get To Phoenix by Injury Reserve is an amazing listen that I know you would love! definitely a listening experience unlike anything you’ve ever heard. for sure my top recommendation as of right now🤚

[@luka238]

Woah, didn't see you reacting to the remix of Skrillexs song - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.

[@unjoying9850]

What about lodger or the next day?

[@christinebainbridge2354]

You have to do Diamond Dogs!

[@HudsonB-pd3ud]

Awesome Man!! Recommend Ram by Paul McCartney and HiLo by Jack Stauber!! Two of my comfort albums!

[@pigonthewind7908]

And btw the deal is Peter Hammill reaction

[@fiaschampion3379]

You have to listen to Artaud by Pescado Rabioso and the three Invisible albums (Invisible, Durazno Sangrando, El Jardin de los Presentes). The absolute greatest albums in argentinean rock and rock music in spanish in general.

[@carlosfelipa6828]

We are the goon squad 🤯

[@sage947]

I have this album on vinyl 😫😫

[@BrinniLeo]

Earthling is a must listen🙏

[@Egotej]

Love this album! hope that you get back to the cure's discography, for a different and more positive vibe you could check out "The Head on The Door". Anyways keep up the amazing work :)

[@ThatSteven20]

Brilliant album

[@wandersonoliveira263]

I'll keep asking for Diamond Dogs (remember to play all the three songs from the Sweet Thing suite together) and Let's Dance (you're seriously sleeping in one of the best pop albums ever), both are just mastahpeeces.

[@tommyrosilio4491]

Earthling by Bowie!!!

[@pigonthewind7908]

My boy was really gooning to Teenage Wildlife

[@nixonradio]

You could totally go to Blackstar next, but you're missing a couple of key pieces of the early Bowie jigsaw that kind of informed it - Hunky Dory is full of great individual songs and Aladdin Sane is Ziggy x100. He has lots of other brilliant albums - Diamond Dogs, Let's Dance, Outside, Lodger, Young Americans, you'll find people in the comments recommending all of those as their favourite, and there are more - but whilst they're all really good, personally I'd say only Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane are genuinely essential to round out your picture of the man who made Blackstar.

[@pigammon7843]

as much as it pains me not to ask for Tracey Denim by Bar Italia, Hunky Dory by Bowie is super essential. one track on it was the #2 single on RYM at one point. honestly you can probably check out Aladdin Sane off camera

[@Joshualuv13]

Keep em coming, please! 🎉❤Love Teenage Wildlife Life.

[@Sahil99413]

mount eerie

[@hitrx8825]

Actually underrated bowie album but also Yo kin g krule six feet beneath the moon Yo

[@user-ui6cm4he7f]

i thought you had your right arm TERRIBLY jacked for some reason on the thumbnail

[@squadronx5645]

You godda do atleast diamond dogs or Aladdin sane before blackstrar!!

[@fiaschampion3379]

And Lodger and 1.Outside

[@EvanWeber1234]

killer album

[@theloniuszephyr4057]

You skipped Lodger! You should do that one next, it's the last album of the Berlin Trilogy, and my personal favorite. Kind of a slept on album actually.

[@feli6277]

even though I understand the idea that you react to other Bowie albums before Blackstar, I would just like to see you react to it now

[@hotPINKxoxo]

I think this is like the 10th time I've requested only theater of pain by christian death, David bowie was a huge inspiration for christian death so picture David bowie mixed with pornography by the cure

[@brdzuna]

You should do Young Americans next, it's very underappreciated and better than any album of the Berlin trilogy imo

[@Juan-wo7zu]

You’ve gotta do some Zappa at some point. Hot rats especially would be a great introduction.

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

I think Apostrophe is a better introduction

[@erebus49]

Could you do MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96 EP by Aphex Twin next? I really like your reactions

[@illgillbates9561]

Davidception noway!

[@PanarchyInTheUK]

I think as a reflection of the world, it's pretty accurate to describe the album as 'unhinged'. Probably his most (a)political? Most angry? Most griefstruck, if that's a word?

[@michaelz9892]

Powerhouse of an album. Nothing compares to it.

[@thebrysmith3]

Old man here feels ya on that reaction to Teenage Wildlife.

[@quintenweits7694]

Day 1 of recommending Crying - Beyond the Fleeting Gales to Smags

[@nicknickson3650]

Black Star when?

[@BreakerdeGodot]

Give "Choirs of the Eye" by Kayo Dot a chance. I know you don't love metal, but neither do I! The lead singers voice always reminded me of Jeff Buckley...

[@parrasparras1809]

You should do wetdream by Willy Rodriquez

[@AfterThaNoon]

King Crimson - in the wake of posiedon Dawg I don't know the lore but if anybody said not to listen to this cuz it's basically a carbon copy don't listen to them. It still has some good songs on it and it's King Crimson of course you got to listen to it

[@egorovvladimir7304]

The title song (In the wake of Poseidon) is even better than Epitath imo

[@Zappaisgod4983]

I prefer it to the first album to be honest. It's awesome.

[@AfterThaNoon]

​@@egorovvladimir7304 You get it 😊

[@kusamarampling]

Alladin Sane!!

[@alexanderalbornoz6117]

Earthling please

[@vChillzyChannel]

It may not be your type of music, but you really should check out an album called: I Let It In And It Took Everything by Loathe.

[@lillolbitzer172]

Bro please do three cheers for sweet revenge!, I just saw ur black parade reaction, and you’ll def like this!!

[@Helgerkuusik]

Not sure if this is how you take suggestions on board, but please do “Stadium Arcadium” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cheers😄

[@rufusgraham297]

Please do Minecraft: Volume Beta - just as good as the first imo

[@heresthething41]

According to the comments you need to listen to, just about every Bowie album. Maybe we should just list the ones to avoid. That's like two or three.

[@shelleys9603]

I say two. And even they aren't without some good stuff.

[@comeasurotmg8387]

Early enough comment to get you to listen to Ben Folds Five- The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

[@dancingheroes]

damn with the underrated rec!!!

[@mrdompaul]

Leg debut! Lol 😜