The 111 Best Dreams By David Bowie

Legends are rare.  Legends who endure are even rarer. Legends who can defy death are the rarest of all.  Bowie's absence will leave a hole in all our hearts but his music will live on in our souls.  Bowie shared his dreams with us: dreams of tomorrow, dreams of the unknown. His dreams will live on in all of us. This list encompasses the majority of Bowie's solo career.  I did not include Tin Machine, Black Star, New Day or his guest spot/team-ups.  I also avoided the live albums.  This list was hard enough with just his main releases.  I will update this list through-out the day as I re-visit Bowie's amazing dreams. Here are the 111 Best Songs By David Bowie:

1. Suffragette City (Ziggy Stardust)
2. Life on Mars? (Hunky Dory)
3. Modern Love (Let's Dance)
4. Ziggy Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
5. Rebel Rebel (Diamond Dogs)
6. Moonage Daydream (Ziggy Stardust)
7. China Girl (Let's Dance)
8. The Man Who Sold the World (The Man Who Sold the World)
9. Young Americans (Young Americans)
10. Changes (Hunky Dory)
11. Hang On To Yourself (Ziggy Stardust)
12. Space Oddity (Space Oddity)
13. Golden Years (Station To Station)
14. Five Years (Ziggy Stardust)
15. Andy Warhol (Hunky Dory)
16. Song For Bob Dylan (Hunky Dory)
17. The Width of a Circle (The Man Who Sold the World)
18. Neighborhood Threat (Tonight)
19. Bang Bang  (Never Let Me Down)
20. Jean Genie (Aladdin Sane)
21. Blue Jean (Tonight)
22. Sound and Vision (Low)
23. DJ (Lodger)
24. John, I'm Only Dancing (Ziggy Stardust)
25. 1984 (Diamond Dogs)
26. Cracked Actor (Aladdin Sane)
27. Starman (Ziggy Stardust)
28. Let's Dance  (Let's Dance)
29. Watch That Man (Aladdin Sane)
30. Queen Bitch (Hunky Dory)
31. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy Stardust Deluxe Edition)
32. Be My Wife (Low)
33. Rock N Roll Suicide (Ziggy Stardust)
34. Loving The Alien (Tonight)
35. Fascination (Young Americans)
36. Star (Ziggy Stardust)
37. Heroes (Heroes)
38. Let's Spend the Night Together (Aladdin Sane)
39. Soul Love (Ziggy Stardust)
40. All The Young Dudes (Aladdin Sane 30th Anniversary)
41. Cat People (Let's Dance)
42. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (Scary Monsters)
43. She's Got Medals (David Bowie)
44. Diamond Dogs (Diamond Dogs)
45. New York's In Love (Never Let Me Down)
46. I'm Afraid of Americans (Earthling)
47. Afraid (Heathen)
48. Lady Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
49. Kooks (Hunky Dory)
50. Black Country Rock (The Man Who Sold the World)
51. Fame (Young Americans)
52. Criminal World (Let's Dance)
53. The Supermen (Hunky Dory Special Edition)
54. Sunday (Heathen)
55. Janine (Space Oddity)
56. Secret Life of Arabia (Heroes)
57. Strangers When We Meet (Outside)
58. Growing Up (Diamond Dogs 30th Anniversary)
59. Time Will Crawl (Never Let Me Down)
60. Reality (Reality)
61. The Bewlay Brothers (Hunky Dory)
62. Drive In Saturday (Aladdin Sane)
63. Oh! You Pretty Things (Hunky Dory)
64. It's Hard To Be A Saint In City (Sound and Vision)
65. Day-In Day-Out (Never Let Me Down)
66. Breaking Glass (Low)
67. Jump They Say (Black Tie White Noise)
68. Time (Aladdin Sane)
69. Panic In Detroit (Aladdin Sane)
70. Seven (Hours...)
71. Big Brother (Diamond Dogs)
72. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly (Space Oddity)
73. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere? (Pin-Ups)
74. Rock N Roll With Me (Diamond Dogs)
75. Cygnet Committee (Space Oddity)
76. Tonight (Tonight)
77. It Ain't Easy (Ziggy Stardust)
78. You've Been Around (Black Tie White Noise)
79. Letter To Hermione (Space Oddity)
80. Slow Burn (Heathen)
81. The Prettiest Star (7-inch version)
82. Seven Years In Tibet (Earthling)
83. I'm Deranged (Outside)
84. Because You're Young (Scary Monsters)
85. Always Crashing in the Same Car (Low)
86. Little Wonder (Earthling)
87. Outside (Outside)
88. Beat of Your Drum (Never Let Me Down)
89. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Hours...)
90. Look Back in Anger (Lodger)
91. Slip Away (Heathen)
92. TVC15 (Station To Station)
93. Teenage Wildlife (Scary Monsters)
94. Black Out (Heroes)
95. Bring Me The Disco King (Reality)
96. New Killer Star (Reality)
97. Johnny I'm Only Dancing, Again (7-inch)
98. Pallas Athena (Black Tie White Noise)
99. Quicksand (Hunky Dory)
100. Station To Station (Station To Station)
101. Fantastic Voyage (Lodger)
102. Tumble and Twirl (Tonight)
103. Uncle Arthur (David Bowie)
104. Thursday's Child (Hours...)
105. Magic Dance (Labyrinth)
106. Wild Is the Wind (Station To Station)
107. Dodo (Diamond Dogs Expanded Edition)
108. Wild Eyed Boy From Free Cloud (Space Oddity B-Side)
109. Bombers (Hunky Dory Special Edition)
110. Don't Look Down (Tonight)
111. When I Live My Dream (David Bowie)

The 11 Most Talked About Record Store Day Releases:

Tomorrow is the annual fun-loving shopping spree for audiophiles everywhere.  Pretty much every music mag/zine/blog/critic/expert has their own top essential purchases they recommend for RSD.  I could do the same.  But it would just be my recommends for what I really want.  Instead, I've dug through the net and tallied up everyone else's list.  I've created a combo list of the most talked about releases.  I was surprised to see only two of my "must buys" on the list.  And craziest of all, the number one most talked about release on Record Store Day is...a CASSETTE.  Metallica's reprint of their very first release on cassette is the most talked about release this year.  Overall, it's a pretty solid list with current rockers, classic rockers, rap lords, and some fresh indie faces.

Happy hunting!!!

Here are The 11 Most Talked About Record Store Day Releases:

1. Metallica - No Life 'Till Leather

2.  The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

3.  Foo Fighters - Songs From The Laundry Room

4.  Father John Misty - I Loved You Honeybee

5. J. Dilla - Fuck the Police

6. Run the Jewels -Bust No Moves

7. Courtney Barnett - Kim's Caravan

8. Sly and the Family Stone - Live at the Fillmore East

9. David Bowie - Changes

10.  Brian Eno - My Squelchy Life

11.  Willie Nelson - Teatro

Honorable Mentions:  Mclusky, Elvis Presley, Sim Dunlap, Phish, Mumford and Sons, and Hanni El Khalib

What are your favorite releases?

The 111 Best Albums of 2013

Here it is, the 111 best albums of 2013...as voted on by YOU.  If you don't like the list...change your listening habits.  Have a great 2014.

1. Arctic Monkeys - AM
2. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
3. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
4. The Arcade Fire - Reflektor
5. Kanye West - Yeezus
6. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
7. Haim - Days Are Gone
8. David Bowie - The Next Day
9. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
10. CHVRCHES - Bones of What You Believe
11. Foals - Holy Fire
12. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
13. Paul McCartney - New
14. Burial - River Dealer
15. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
16. Lorde - Pure Heroine
17. The Strokes - Comedown Machine
18. Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork…
19. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
20. Said The Whale - Hawaii
21. Danny Brown - Old
22. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
23. Volcano Choir - Repave
24. Empire of the Sun - Ice on the Dune
25. The Field - Cupid’s Head
26. Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors
27. White Lies - Big TV
28. A$AP Rocky - Long Live A$AP
29. Sky Ferreira - Night Time My Time
30. Drake - Nothing Was The Same
31. Savages - Silence Yourself
32. Olafur Arnalds - For Now I Am Winter
33. James Blake - Overgrown
34. Deerhunter - Monomania
35. Paramore - Paramore
36. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
37. Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart
38. Local Natives - Hummingbird
39. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
40. Peace - In Love
41. Small Black - Limits of Desire
42. Superchunk - I Hate Music
43. Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In
44. Disclosure - Settle
45. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
46. Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
47. Charli XCX - True Romance
48. Mikal Cronin - MCII
49. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock N Roll
50. Atoms for Peace - Amok
51. The Naked And Famous - In Rolling Waves
52. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
53. Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals
54. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
55. Skylar Grey - Don’t Look Down
56. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
57. Nils Frahm - Spaces
58. Cayucas - Bigfoot
59. Eels - Wonderful Glorious
60. Everything Everything - Arc
61. Front Bottoms - Talon of the Hawk
62. Kisses - Kids in LA
63. King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
64. John Moreland - In The Throes
65. The O’s - Thunderdog
66. Panthu Du Prince and Bell Laboratory - Elements of Light
67. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - S/T
68. Calexico - Spiritoso
69. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Made Up Mind
70. Lonely Forest - Adding Up The Wasted Hours
71. Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands That Thieve
72. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
73. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get
74. Avicii - True
75. Beyonce - Beyonce
76. Bill Callahan - Dream River
77. M.I.A. - Matangi
78. Hookworms - Pearl Mystics
79. Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action
80. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
81. The Beatles - On The BBC Volume 2
82. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual
83. J. Cole - Born Sinner
84. Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse
85. Shearwater - Fellow Travelers
86. Gov’t Mule - Shout!
87. The Deer Tracks - The Archer Trilogy Pt 3
88. Deafheaven - Sunbather
89. Yo La Tengo - Fade
90. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
91. New Order - Lost Sirens
92. Eisley -  Currents
93. Panic! At The Disco - Too Weird To Live,Too Rare To Die!
94. Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes
95. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
96. Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail
97. Juliana Barwick - Nepenthe
98. The Lone Below - The Lone Below
99. Lanterns on the Lake - Until The Colours Run
100. Renaissance - Grandine Il Vento
101. Patty Griffin - American Kid
102. Bells> - Fundamentals
103. Anna Calvi - One Breath 
104. Leagues - You Belong Here 
105. Night Beds - Country Sleep 
106. Hiss Golden Messenger - HAW 
107. Lights - Siberia 
108. Daughter - If You Leave 
109. Air Marshal Landing - You Used To Be Me 
110. Austin Lucas - Stay Reckless 
111. Tom Morgan - Orange Syringe 

The 55 Best Albums of 2013 (34-44)

Part 2 of our countdown of the best albums of this year.  Don't like our choices?  Then it's your turn to vote.  Send me your 20 best albums of the year.  We're compiling a best of list from our fans.  Can't wait to see what you loved this year...there were a lot of great releases for sure.

Don't forget to pick our book...available now and it should arrive well before Christmas.  Buy three copies and it's free shipping!!

Here are the 55 Best Albums of 2013 (34-44):

34.  Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
35.  Grouplove - Spreading Rumors
36.  David Bowie - The Next Day
37.  Jason Isbell - Southeastern
38.  My Bloody Valentine - m b v
39.  Atoms For Peace - Amok
40.  The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
41.  Kaskade - Atmosphere
42.  The Head and The Heart - Let's Be Still
43.  Dawes - Stories Don't End
44.  Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off

Buy these albums and more...now!!

The 111 Best Songs By David Bowie

I am not the definitive voice on David Bowie.  I am one voice.  Basically, this list encompasses the majority of Bowie's solo career.  I did not include Tin Machine or his guest spot/team-ups.  I also avoided the live albums.  This list was hard enough with just his main releases.  This should be a good start...especially if you're only getting into Bowie now.  Just remember, I told you about him first.

Here are the 111 Best Songs By David Bowie:

1. Suffragette City (Ziggy Stardust)
2. Life on Mars? (Hunky Dory)
3. Modern Love (Let's Dance)
4. Ziggy Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
5. Rebel Rebel (Diamond Dogs)
6. Moonage Daydream (Ziggy Stardust)
7. China Girl (Let's Dance)
8. The Man Who Sold the World (The Man Who Sold the World)
9. Young Americans (Young Americans)
10. Changes (Hunky Dory)
11. Hang On To Yourself (Ziggy Stardust)
12. Space Oddity (Space Oddity)
13. Golden Years (Station To Station)
14. Five Years (Ziggy Stardust)
15. Andy Warhol (Hunky Dory)
16. Song For Bob Dylan (Hunky Dory)
17. The Width of a Circle (The Man Who Sold the World)
18. Neighborhood Threat (Tonight)
19. Bang Bang  (Never Let Me Down)
20. Jean Genie (Aladdin Sane)
21. Blue Jean (Tonight)
22. Sound and Vision (Low)
23. DJ (Lodger)
24. John, I'm Only Dancing (Ziggy Stardust)
25. 1984 (Diamond Dogs)
26. Cracked Actor (Aladdin Sane)
27. Starman (Ziggy Stardust)
28. Let's Dance  (Let's Dance)
29. Watch That Man (Aladdin Sane)
30. Queen Bitch (Hunky Dory)
31. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy Stardust Deluxe Edition)
32. Be My Wife (Low)
33. Rock N Roll Suicide (Ziggy Stardust)
34. Loving The Alien (Tonight)
35. Fascination (Young Americans)
36. Star (Ziggy Stardust)
37. Heroes (Heroes)
38. Let's Spend the Night Together (Aladdin Sane)
39. Soul Love (Ziggy Stardust)
40. All The Young Dudes (Aladdin Sane 30th Anniversary)
41. Cat People (Let's Dance)
42. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (Scary Monsters)
43. She's Got Medals (David Bowie)
44. Diamond Dogs (Diamond Dogs)
45. New York's In Love (Never Let Me Down)
46. I'm Afraid of Americans (Earthling)
47. Afraid (Heathen)
48. Lady Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
49. Kooks (Hunky Dory)
50. Black Country Rock (The Man Who Sold the World)
51. Fame (Young Americans)
52. Criminal World (Let's Dance)
53. The Supermen (Hunky Dory Special Edition) 
54. Sunday (Heathen)
55. Janine (Space Oddity)
56. Secret Life of Arabia (Heroes)
57. Strangers When We Meet (Outside)
58. Growing Up (Diamond Dogs 30th Anniversary)
59. Time Will Crawl (Never Let Me Down)
60. Reality (Reality)
61. The Bewlay Brothers (Hunky Dory)
62. Drive In Saturday (Aladdin Sane)
63. Oh! You Pretty Things (Hunky Dory)
64. It's Hard To Be A Saint In City (Sound and Vision)
65. Day-In Day-Out (Never Let Me Down)
66. Breaking Glass (Low)
67. Jump They Say (Black Tie White Noise)
68. Time (Aladdin Sane)
69. Panic In Detroit (Aladdin Sane)
70. Seven (Hours...)
71. Big Brother (Diamond Dogs)
72. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly (Space Oddity)
73. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere? (Pin-Ups)
74. Rock N Roll With Me (Diamond Dogs)
75. Cygnet Committee (Space Oddity)
76. Tonight (Tonight)
77. It Ain't Easy (Ziggy Stardust)
78. You've Been Around (Black Tie White Noise)
79. Letter To Hermione (Space Oddity)
80. Slow Burn (Heathen)
81. The Prettiest Star (7-inch version)
82. Seven Years In Tibet (Earthling)
83. I'm Deranged (Outside)
84. Because You're Young (Scary Monsters)
85. Always Crashing in the Same Car (Low)
86. Little Wonder (Earthling)
87. Outside (Outside)
88. Beat of Your Drum (Never Let Me Down)
89. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Hours...)
90. Look Back in Anger (Lodger)
91. Slip Away (Heathen)
92. TVC15 (Station To Station)
93. Teenage Wildlife (Scary Monsters)
94. Black Out (Heroes)
95. Bring Me The Disco King (Reality)
96. New Killer Star (Reality)
97. Johnny I'm Only Dancing, Again (7-inch)
98. Pallas Athena (Black Tie White Noise) 
99. Quicksand (Hunky Dory)
100. Station To Station (Station To Station)
101. Fantastic Voyage (Lodger)
102. Tumble and Twirl (Tonight)
103. Uncle Arthur (David Bowie)
104. Thursday's Child (Hours...)
105. Magic Dance (Labyrinth)
106. Wild Is the Wind (Station To Station)
107. Dodo (Diamond Dogs Expanded Edition)
108. Wild Eyed Boy From Free Cloud (Space Oddity B-Side)
109. Bombers (Hunky Dory Special Edition) 
110. Don't Look Down (Tonight)
111. When I Live My Dream (David Bowie)

Buy David Bowie's new album, The Next Day...now!!!