[Omah]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Bowie's influence can't be questioned, saying that he was all marketing and presentation is just ****ing ridiculous. His music was incredibly unique, peculiar and it made people take notice. Saying that he was overrated means you have no clue about the influence he had on the idustry. You're just being a contrarian for the sake of it and failing at it.

I'm presenting a point of view, as indeed are you .....

I'm not saying that Bowie wasn't "influential" - of course, multitudes of fans were swayed by the hype, pretensions and "fashion" - performances were attended by thousands of "look-alikes" .....

[Ammi]

Bowie is listed highly in the greatest artists of all time (within the top 20 I think)which is by the music industry, his peers not his fans.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Ammi

Bowie is listed highly in the greatest artists of all time (within the top 20 I think)which is by the music industry, his peers not his fans.

They're not me - I have better taste .....

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Omah

I'm presenting a point of view, as indeed are you .....

I'm not saying that Bowie wasn't "influential" - of course, multitudes of fans were swayed by the hype, pretensions and "fashion" - performances were attended by thousands of "look-alikes" .....

The thing is though you're trivialising the effect he had, He isn't considered among the best for his image but for his music

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

The thing is though you're trivialising the effect he had, He isn't considered among the best for his image but for his music

It was always style over substance .....