David Bowie: Changes - a musical history

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    London

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    Different dates available

Bowie’s iconoclastic, trailblazing career from the 1960s to the 2010s, album by album. We’ll go deep into Bowie’s songs to explore his influences, his methods, his unique lyrics and distinctive compositional style.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Identify what is important about Bowie in both popular music and popular culture.
- Isolate several key musical ‘Bowie-isms’.
- Name and explain various key influences on Bowie
- Explain Bowie’s own influence.

Please bring a notebook and pen.
You may wish to buy some of the music or books recommended in class.

Tutor presentation and explanation, including handouts with lyrics etc
Guided listening and watching of audio and audio-visual examples.
Class discussion and debate
Listening and reading outside class is encouraged.

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  • Musical

Course programme

1. Intro: Bowie – importance of; background; early bands; David Bowie album; Space Oddity;
2. Man Who Sold the World (1970) and Hunky Dory (1971)
3. Peak Glam: Ziggy Stardust (1972) and Aladdin Sane (1973)
4. Retro Futurism: Pin Ups (19730; and Diamond Dogs
5. Plastic Soul: Young Americans (1974) and Station to Station (1975)
6. Berlin 1: Low (1977) and “Heroes” (1977)
7. Berlin 2: Lodger (1979) and Scary Monsters (1980)
8. The Eighties: Let’s Dance (1983); Tonight (1984); Never Let Me Down (1987); Tin Machine
9. 90s revival: Black Tie/White Noise (1993); Buddha of Suburbia (1993); Outside (1995); Earthling (1997); Hours (1999)
10. Renaissance: Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); The Next Day (2013); Lazarus (2016); Conclusions – Bowie’s defining style and approach; his influence.

Additional information

To find out more about music appreciation classes and to read some of our recommendations, please see the blog post Music history and appreciation: the 2018/19 programme which lists our full programme of classes listed by term, and by day of the week. You may then click on each title to read the full course outline. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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