Bowie Album Survivor: Final Round

Trollheart · 01-11-2016, 06:33 PM

Is it worth a try? He has nearly thirty albums. Would anyone be interested in a thread like this? I'm sure you all know how it goes: vote off albums until we're left with the best Bowie album.

If there's enough interest I'll get it running. If not, please delete the thread some kind mod.

Apparently it is. And we are off! Thanks to grindy for compiling the lists and separating them into rounds. Here's the full thing:

Current round in Green.

Round 1:
4. David Bowie (1967)
3. David Bowie (Space Oddity) (1969)
2. The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
1. Hunky Dory (1971)

Round 2:
1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
2. Aladdin Sane (1973)
5. Pin Ups (1973)
3. Diamond Dogs (1974)
4. Young Americans (1975)

Round 3:
2. Station to Station (1976)
1. Low (1977)
3. “Heroes” (1977)
5. Lodger (1979)
4. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)

Round 4:
1. Let’s Dance (1983)
4. Tonight (1984)
5. Never Let Me Down (1987)
2. Tin Machine (1989)
3. Tin Machine II (1991)

Round 5:
5. Black Tie White Noise (1993)
3. The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
1. Outside (1995)
2. Earthling (1997)
4. Hours… (1999)

Round 6:
2. Heathen (2002)
4. Reality (2003)
3. The Next Day (2013)
1. Blackstar (2016)

Finals:
2. Hunky Dory (1971)
1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
4. Low (1977)
6. Let’s Dance (1983)
5. Outside (1995)
3. Blackstar (2016)

Pet_Sounds · 01-11-2016, 06:42 PM

I love you, TH. We can add Tin Machine if you want more albums.

JGuy Grungeman · 01-11-2016, 07:03 PM

I was thinking of a builder/survivor, where we give and take away points from albums. It would last longer.

Trollheart · 01-11-2016, 08:17 PM

I think the standard survivor rules work best. I'll put the list together and post it tomorrow.

Hypocrisy · 01-11-2016, 08:20 PM

I'm in ...course I only know a few albums outside his first 10 years but I'm still game.

The Identity Matrix · 01-11-2016, 08:23 PM

I am fully on board with this.

Tristan_Geoff · 01-11-2016, 09:35 PM

Why not? I need to get on with it anyways. Been really lazy with my Bowie listening until today.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-11-2016, 09:43 PM

Man like monkeytennis is #in

Go for it TH.

GD · 01-12-2016, 09:48 AM

I'm also in... for as much time as I can afford. I'll see how it goes.

FaSho · 01-12-2016, 06:40 PM

I'm in. I think for the most part the survivor style is an efficient way of determining a group's ranking for albums

01-11-2016, 06:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Bowie Album Survivor: Final Round Is it worth a try? He has nearly thirty albums. Would anyone be interested in a thread like this? I'm sure you all know how it goes: vote off albums until we're left with the best Bowie album. If there's enough interest I'll get it running. If not, please delete the thread some kind mod. Apparently it is. And we are off! Thanks to grindy for compiling the lists and separating them into rounds. Here's the full thing: Current round in Green. Round 1: 4. David Bowie (1967) 3. David Bowie (Space Oddity) (1969) 2. The Man Who Sold the World (1970) 1. Hunky Dory (1971) Round 2: 1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) 2. Aladdin Sane (1973) 5. Pin Ups (1973) 3. Diamond Dogs (1974) 4. Young Americans (1975) Round 3: 2. Station to Station (1976) 1. Low (1977) 3. “Heroes” (1977) 5. Lodger (1979) 4. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) Round 4: 1. Let’s Dance (1983) 4. Tonight (1984) 5. Never Let Me Down (1987) 2. Tin Machine (1989) 3. Tin Machine II (1991) Round 5: 5. Black Tie White Noise (1993) 3. The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) 1. Outside (1995) 2. Earthling (1997) 4. Hours… (1999) Round 6: 2. Heathen (2002) 4. Reality (2003) 3. The Next Day (2013) 1. Blackstar (2016) Finals: 2. Hunky Dory (1971) 1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) 4. Low (1977) 6. Let’s Dance (1983) 5. Outside (1995) 3. Blackstar (2016) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 01-27-2016 at 06:36 PM.

01-11-2016, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	I love you, TH. We can add Tin Machine if you want more albums. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

01-11-2016, 08:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	I think the standard survivor rules work best. I'll put the list together and post it tomorrow. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-11-2016, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	I was thinking of a builder/survivor, where we give and take away points from albums. It would last longer.

01-11-2016, 08:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hypocrisy Surfin Sonic Destruction Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: mother gaia Posts: 220	I'm in ...course I only know a few albums outside his first 10 years but I'm still game.

01-11-2016, 09:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Man like monkeytennis is #in Go for it TH.

01-12-2016, 09:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	I'm also in... for as much time as I can afford. I'll see how it goes.