Talk:Lodger (album)

Bass guitar v. rhythm guitar
This is in reference to the song "Repetition." That "slur sound" is too high (both in terms of frequency and the string gauge) for it to be a bass guitar. Also, its placement in the mix is hard left, which is not usual for mixing a bass guitar but makes more sense for a rhythm guitar. (Typically, bass guitars and bass/kick drums are placed in the center of a mix, not only because they help "ground" the overall song, but also it helps keep the needle locked onto the playing groove.). And finally, there's already a bass guitar playing a straight-forward bassline (with a slight funk edge too). I call it a "rhythm guitar" because there's already a lead part playing and what that guitar is doing is closer to a rhythm guitar. That is my justification for the edit. Djproject (talk) 16:06, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Bobagem
This page is nonsense--the author wrongly believes his/her intuitive impressions to be objective. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.225.147.150 (talk • contribs) 18:39, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Assuming good faith, i.e. that this is meant as a serious comment, perhaps our anonymous contributor should familiarise him/herself with the references cited or the professional review. Happy reading...! Ian Rose 07:57, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Built to Spill
I would very much like to know how one would even consider a Built to Spill reference useful information for someone looking to read about a David Bowie album. Were one to catalogue all references to Bowie and/or his songs, it would be an entire book. Thus, that reference seems highly irregular and gratuitous. Was the author perhaps a member of that band? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.220.237.198 (talk • contribs) 05:07, 11 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Removed comment and lyric as possible WP:CV not fair use, and not germaine to article. --Fantailfan 11:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I have no idea whether the contributor of the Built to Spill tidbit was a band member, it was already on the page when I rewrote/expanded it yonks ago. I decided to leave it because while Bowie references in songs are indeed a dime a dozen, a ref to Lodger, surely one of his most overlooked albums of the 70s (unjustly IMHO but there it is) is a little more unusual. However, I'm not terribly fussed either way and certainly wouldn't get worked up about it... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose 10:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I shall restore it, and make it pretty. You're right, reference to an album is less common. Fantailfan 12:19, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I added that scrap of useless information when there was nothing on this page except a stub and a track-listing copied from Teenage Wildlife. Now that there is actually useful information about the album on this page, I don't think it's necessary anymore. --Kramden 07:49, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, it's germane. because of the reference to the album. Fantailfan 11:39, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * if anything, that tidbit would belong on the wikipedia page for the built to spill album. not here.--Progjunky 00:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

CD releases
The list of CD releases on this (and, come to think of it, several of the other Bowie album pages) is...well, wrong, so I've fixed it. I'm not feeling particularly artful this evening, though, and I'm sure someone can find a better way of expressing the same information.Jwlidtnet 07:07, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Autobahn quote
It could be notable that on the last lines of "Red Sails", Bowie is jokingly quoting/alluding to the lyrics of Kraftwerk's "Autobahn". --2003:71:4E6A:C991:780B:69A7:5F9B:8FB8 (talk) 13:10, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Lodger album cover
I found this 1979 TV ad promoting the album, and in the end, it shows the Lodger album cover. Is that the way how it's supposed to be placed, with the name on the bottom instead of the right of the picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr00Mister (talk • contribs) 04:20, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

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