10 Rock Bands That Got Better With Age
2. David Bowie
Most of the bands that populate lists like these normally go through different phases of their career to keep up with the times. Rather than just go along with the trends, people are usually just as interested to see where these guys are heading with their next project along with the modern trends of the day. It's all about keeping your sound fresh, and David Bowie practically wore his art like a second skin from one album to the next.
From his meager beginnings in the vaudeville and acoustic rock scene, Bowie was never one to sit in one musical style for very long, opting to join the camp sounds of people like Marc Bolan of T Rex and Elton John by creating characters like Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane. These kind of characters have become timeless in the world of rock and roll, but Bowie was just beginning to throw down the gauntlet, going from soul music to krautrock before the '70s had even finished.
While the '70s may have been his prime, he was still looking to expand his palette well beyond that one decade, seeing some of his highest charting singles in the '80s off of his pop crossover on Let's Dance and getting even more experimental with conceptual pieces like Outside and drum and bass techniques on Earthling. Capping things off with his love letter to his fans on Blackstar, Bowie really fit the mold of what a true artist should be until his dying day.