Drummer reacts to "Kooks" / "Quicksand" / "Fill Your Heart" by David Bowie

[@martinhenderson6351]

Quicksand is a masterpiece. An early indicator of his genius.

[@robrob7400]

Couldn’t agree more- I’ve owned the album for 50 years - quicksand choked me up every time- it will be played at my service

[@michaelz9892]

Hunky Dory sounded like nothing like it at the time. It's still a singular masterpiece.

[@L33Reacts]

I agree! So far it has some of my favorite songs of his. Some are better than others but that’s just how it goes. The piano and strings are just spectacular.

[@heathcliff8624]

It sounds just like The Kinks which is cool.

[@hoppers13]

Kooks was simply a perfect song of hope and joy to a new child - and look how the kid turned out: a brilliant film director. Result! Quicksand: awesome. Fill your heart? Hell yes! I was born with rock and roll, raised on The Beatles and spent my working life as a musician; David soundtracked my adult life and I can die happy because of it. Keep the torch burning, young Lee.

[@Moz1011]

David and Angie were not your usual kind of young couple. They had a baby and I think Kooks reflects how Life changing it was going to be.

[@davida.j.berner776]

We had Kooks playing in the delivery room when my first son was born - the perfect accompaniment. He's now grown up to be an ardent Bowie fan himself, one of my proudest achievements as a father! And Quicksand is... well, I'm pretty sure the word "masterpiece" was invented especially for it!

[@Joshualuv13]

Fabulous,well done. As a 45-year plus mad Bowie fan, I never quite won my son over, but I am now working on my 4 year old grandson 😂❤

[@bridgethockney2303]

Kooks was the song he wrote for his son who was newly born. Love it.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

His son was lumbered with 'Zowie Bowie' at first, and David said to Jonathan Ross (chat show host on British tv) that "Joe is okay now" ...but of course they sorted it out, and now _Duncan Jones_ is in film and directed "Moon" (I think?) ♥️

[@realbser1956]

Not a big Bowie fan in my youth, except for the big radio hits, so all of this is new ground for me. Very much enjoying the education. Thanks Lee.

[@briangray00]

I was immersed at the time; L33's reaction are still fun. I already know Hunky Dory is a home-run album, but he made quite a few of them from 70-82 or so.

[@dorothywilson3326]

My favourite Bowie album. It’s stunning.

[@DrVonChilla]

I got a cassette bootleg in the Autumn of 1981 that featured Bowie's first live performance of "Kooks", just days after his son was born. "Hunky Dory" is a Bowie MASTERPIECE. "Quicksand" is IMMORTAL David Bowie. EDIT: My sister & I attended our last David Bowie concert just 8 miles down the road from my house, in Hershey Pennsylvania, in 2004. When David began strumming the opening chords of "Quicksand", my sister & I looked at each other.....and when he sang the opening line "I'm closer to the Golden Dawn", we SLAMMED into each other's arms, our faces instantly wet with tears of joy. Aaaaaaahhhhhh......precious memories.....!!!! 😃

[@happyheretic01]

Looking forward to this one . . . 'Fill Your Heart' is probably my favourite of the three.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

Quicksand is my favorite Bowie song BY FAR!

[@janewells5970]

Bowie always delivers! There has never been a more creative soul on this planet!

[@Moz1011]

All good songs.

[@murraymejka]

This album has more in common with Space Oddity than Man Who Sold The World.

[@upstreamification]

Don't worry not liking some tracks or even whole albums: Bowie was always exploring so not everything is going to be your jam. The experimentation and unpredictability is one of the big charms of Bowie's catalog; fans didn't always love what he was doing, but tagged along just to see what would happen next.

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

I love Kooks. Such a whimsical song amongst the other more solid tracks on Hunky Dory. Has the same feeling as Teach your Children Well on CSN

[@gillwaugh7212]

For some reason, Kooks was the first song that came to mind when I heard of his death. It’s such a sweet love song to a child.

[@godof4704]

My favourite song is thr bewlay brothers, hope you enjoy next week!!

[@hwinker]

I guess it's hard to be both Lennon and McCartney on the same album and not confuse or turn off some listeners. But I think far from searching for himself, this is Bowie in total control of all the modes he wants to utilize for any given song.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

More great Bowie tracks from one of his best albums imho

[@corawheeler9355]

Bowie was so different ... enjoyed these

[@Moz1011]

Kooks is my favourite.

[@T23000PLUS]

"Kooks" is about inviting a child into your life. You can relate, because you are a father

[@gillwaugh7212]

Great reaction there Lee, to some of my favourites from Mr Bowie x

[@jeremypietersen8347]

Hi Lee. This is one of my favourite Bowie albums. Tends to grow on you the more you listen. Eclectic and to some degree quirky. Love your work mate, every day is a brand new start! You can't move forward while you're looking back! Cheers, Tex.

[@Joshualuv13]

As a crazy Bowie fan for a good part of half a century 😮 lol I still get as excited about his music as I did at 16 ..so look forward to these video reactions ❤ Apparently Bowie wrote Kooks for his infant son.Duncan.Then Zowie .

[@AndrewMoore58]

I got the boxed set ‘Divine Symmetry’ last year. This contains all the Hunky Dory sessions, demos plus some live shows he did around the time. I have loved ‘Hunky Dory’ since I started listening to it in 1974 so I had to get it. King of the City, a demo on it, is really an early version of Ashes to Ashes. You also find out what the phone ringing is all about at the end of Life on Mars. This boxed set is well worth listening to and it can be streamed.

[@shemanic1]

All 3 are Top Tier Bowie, for my tastes. "Kooks" came out when I had 2 kids, both boys, so I feel the message, still.

[@alansmith4748]

Quicksand, one of his best lyrics

[@mattleppard1964]

Oooh, I’ve mentioned and requested Quicksand loads. Fantastic - and rich with tangential references ❤ “ Knowledge comes with death’s release” - see Blackstar ❤

[@mana3735]

I don't mind Fill Your Heart, but I think I would have preferred Bombers in its place.

[@mana3735]

Rick's such an important ingredient of this album. Top man. City fan too.

[@Coquinagirl]

Bowie songs I’ve never heard! We believe in you… Sweet, affectionate… You’re gonna be pretty kooky, too ❤️ (It seemed like David’s sweet affection for his son might have struck a chord…After Kooks, when Quicksand began, there was such a deep sigh…)💖

[@Coquinagirl]

If you stay you won’t be sorry ‘cause we believe in you ❤️

[@EvanWeber1234]

great album

[@bartholomewswarmkrunsh3859]

My favourite album of his, and I have all them all, the first I listened to, Quicksand (followed by Queen Bitch) are my favourites on the album.

[@redgoals5701]

Yeah the last track flows into Andy Warhol,but the 2 songs on the album that is sacrilege to separate are Oh you pretty things and eight line poem.

[@GP-mw8ce]

Warhol as in holes Warhol!

[@rodneygriffin7666]

Bowie never sat still. Each album is completely different. Think about it, Ziggy was the next album.

[@xtiants]

You're right. At least I've always agreed... "Kooks" and "Fill Your Heart" are great little songs, but feel like pretty light fare compared to some of the other more powerful tracks on this genius album. More to come!

[@thescrewfly]

Boy, reviewers sure love to think they have the definitive answers while they over-analyse every reference in every line.

[@mitchellbatchelor1594]

Queen, Bowie. They were known & respected but not the upper tier in their day. I don’t get the hype of the 2020’s. So much better music & artist from their time.

[@terrynolan609]

Rick Wakeman on piano

[@nixonradio]

These are good, especially Quicksand, but the QB/Bewlay Brothers finale is my favourite ever Bowie one-two punch and I hope you like it!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Quicksand is an awesome track! Only rivals to its style are Lady Grinning Soul and MY DEATH from the last Ziggy concert album! Kooks was written for his son, then named Zooey Bowie. Later changed his name n is a filmmaker

[@mjp3186]

I love the whole album. I remember that I played this record as I stopped learning before an exam. Maybe my favorite Bowie album.

[@todwest]

This was Bowie's last album before the personas took over, and it's completely earnest and without affectation. Just a great rock album by an artist who was finding his groove. 'Queen Bitch' is really the first song on Ziggy Stardust, imo, we just didn't know it at the time. 'Fill Your Heart' was written by Paul Williams of Phantom of the Paradise fame, which is an interesting footnote. There are many Bowie albums I love, but this one remains my favorite.

[@willoughby5150]

This album is fucking genius end of ❤️

[@essdeeem3320]

Dinosaur Jr has a great cover of Quicksand.

[@lynda3860]

still love hunky dory

[@GiannaEmme]

I hope you will react to A Song for Bob Dylan!

[@cornellrosiu8818]

Tks Lee. "Andy Warhol" next vid might be better appreciated if u catch the transition from "Fill Your Heart." Brief but cool shift.

[@Coquinagirl]

Three interesting Bowie songs… I enjoyed Kooks, such a unique song, and Quicksand. But not so much Fill Your Heart…

[@billymcquade3865]

Fill Your Heart was written in 1968 by Biff Rose and Paul Williams. Here is the original version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4G6pXZ8jtmmgas

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Soft revealing Bowie

[@johncampbell756]

Have you watched Bowie's official video for life on Mars yet?

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

Hunky Dory is , my view , Bowies best album by a mile. I don’t think he did anything before or after could hold a candle to this. Others may have been more successful commercially but not a bad song on this !!!!

[@essdeeem3320]

I will agree 100%

[@mana3735]

Kooks was influenced by Neil Young. You can hear it on "romaaaancing".

[@digrock7065]

Really complex album. David had plenty going on with new Wife,Son and Management. He was already heavily into the music for next Album. Listen to the live BBC sessions - David’s music was shifting quickly - again. Hunky Dory is a heavy thinking album. Keep up the great work.

[@АртемГоловин-ш6з]

Please do reaction to The Smith's - I Know It's Over

[@CliffordLake]

I will subjectively comment and defend my right to be opinionated and very likely wrong with vehemence and swear words I may misspell, just you wait!

[@scotstevens5263]

Not familiar with any of these song picks. Enjoyed each one. Was this album after Ziggy Stardust? Because I was hearing parts that reminded me of that.

[@nixonradio]

It's the album immediately before Ziggy, 1971.

[@frankijnr22]

Fill Your Heart is a Biff Rose song Bowie version is so much better.