or more accurately this inspired Nicholas Roeg (close enough for a Stones-forum, eh?) who directed Man Who Fell To Earth. Check out this painting by a Finnish artist Hugo Simberg (1873-1917):






and that image of Bowie:





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Didn't Nick Lowe have an album titled "Bowi"?

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Didn't Nick Lowe have an album titled "Bowi"?

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Didn't Nick Lowe have an album titled "Bowi"?

It was an EP actually. His joke was that he took vengeance on Bowie mispelling his name - Low instead of Lowe - so he did the same on his EP by mispelling Bowie's name.

Interesting. Thanks Child of Clay - nice to know that about my favourite Bowie LP.

cheers Roll73, I'm reading Paul Trynka's Starman, and while going thru the Berlin-trilogy happened to see a picture of this painting on a local paper. A definitive "hello!"-moment.

Thanks, Child Of Clay......or Joey - never knew what inspired Bowie to use that photo as frontcover; tho' I reckoned it must had been 'something'

this album together with Heroes and Lodger is on my Top 10-list now. Incredible music....

2 1 2 0

a great book!

"Bowi"! Basher with the funniest Rock and Roll pun ever!

Bowie was suffering from writer's block during the recording of Low.

Love Low, and the Berlin albums. Really interesting art comparison. Little doubt there is a connection.

Heroes is one of my favorite records of all time.

I like Low, I like Lodger. But not as much as Heroes.

I also think Outside was a great album as well, you don't hear much about it but Bowie made a real effort on that one.

Reality and Heathen are not bad either.

Look's like that's the lot from David Bowie. I think he retired after the heart op. But you never know.

oh by the way, the painting's called "Unikko" = "Poppy", which kind of gives me reason to post a pic of another Simberg, this one's "Kuoleman puutarha" = "Garden Of Death"

The cover of "HEROES" was inspired by a painting by Egon Schiele.

OH and THE IDIOT was as well -- see here:

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Bowie's done a lot of great stuff, but I probably enjoy side 1 of Low more than anything else he's done. A little funk, a little punk, some overproduced snare drum to give it some urgency and pop....and it came out when I was 16....

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I don't recall ever hearing Bowie suffered from writers block during these sessions. On the contrary following his return to Europe after three personally difficult, if musically breathtaking, years in America he was ready to committ songs to tape. I think the 'writers block' people talk of was his getting used to not writing in the usual song structure he had previously mastered. He was literally re-learning how to write. Eno used unusual methods, such as instruction cards, to ease the process. Low is surely a must have for any fan of Bowie but also anyone who's keen on investigating where popular music can go. It really will knock your socks off. 'Be My Wife' sends shivers down my spine, especially with the video.