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Hunky Dory
by Darius Henry
December 10, 2009
Rating: 9.5

Hunky Dory is one of those excellent albums by David Bowie. It more Pop-orated than most of his other albums, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad record, hell no. Personally myself, I’m not too much of a fan of Pop records. But I will make exception for this album, mainly because it’s too damn good. Anything by Bowie is great. Of course this is not his best work (Ziggy Stardust is), but this is certainly one of his great works. Maybe his second best (along with Young Americans and Low).

This album starts off with the fan-favorite, “Changes”. Though I don’t think this is one of Bowie’s best songs, it is still excellent. Great piano, great guitar, love the drums and great message about, well, changes in the 1970s. Plus excellent saxophone solo. “Oh, You Pretty Thing” is another very good Pop song by Bowie. Great piano work and great vocal. Then it leads to “Eight Line Poems”, which is a song with there is only eight line of it. It’s pretty much “Oh, You Pretty Thing, part II”. Not one of my favorite, but it stills a nice song. Only piano, guitar, and Bowie’s vocals. All great, too. “Life on Mars?” is one of Bowie’s best songs ever. One of the great pre-Ziggy Stardust songs on here about space and life on Mars. Excellent piano, great vocal, awesome guitar, and love the strings on here. You can’t ask more awesome song than this. “Kooks” is a nice Pop tune. Really love this one. He wrote this song for his son. Pretty catchy tune, especially the piano and love the drums. I love the singing the most. “Quicksand” is one of the darkest songs on this album. I don’t even know what this song about really. But love the music. I love the synthesizer, love the acoustic guitar, and love the piano.

“Fill Your Heart” is a nice Pop cover of Bill Rose. Great catchy tune. The only thing I wish for is that they would’ve bang those drums more on this tune. Other than that, this is great song. Love the piano. “Andy Warhol” is possibly my least favorite song. Great song about Warhol, who had a big influence on Bowie. But there is something about this song that I did not dig about it. Love the flamenco guitar style though. “Song for Bob Dylan” is a song that not many people like, but I truly dig. Great Folky tribute to Bob Dylan. Love the guitars. “Queen Bitch” is the hardest song on here and one my favorite Bowie’s songs. I love the riffs, love the singing, love the drums, and love the bassline (probably the best in any Bowie’s song). “The Brewlay Brothers” is a last song on here. Love the acoustic and love the vocals. The lyrics don’t make sense, but that’s OK. It’s a nice way to end this album.

No question about it, this is an excellent album. This is a sign of great things to come. Bowie would release better material than this, but this is great album, none or less. If you want to get to know Bowie and why he is one of my favorite artists of all time, I suggest this album.

To listen to some soundclips from Hunky Dory,or to purchase it click on: Hunky Dory


Ziggy Stardust
By Chris
April 18, 2004
Rating: 9.0

Released in 1972, David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust is one of my favorite classic rock albums. David Bowie played guitar and saxophones. Also in his band, Mick Ronson, who played guitar and piano. Trevor Bolder played bass, and Mick Woodmansey played drums.

The album opens with the powerful "Five Years", I love the drum beat that opens it. "Soul Love" comes next, which is ok, but not the best on the album. "Moonage Daydream" comes after, one of my favorites on the album with excellent strings to fill it towards the end of the song. "Starman" is track 4, also one of my favorite songs. After that, "It Ain't Easy" comes on, it is the worst song on the album. "Lady Stardust" has an excellent piano and vocals on it. "Star" is ok, but it doesn't seem to impress me. "Hang Onto Yourself" is a faced paced song, which is pretty good. Then the famous "Ziggy Stardust" is next, obviously very good. "Suffragette City" is after that, another fast paced song. To close the album is "Rock n' Roll Suicide", which fit nicely for the ending. So, in my book, this album is definitely towards the top of my list, and is also the best Bowie album.

To listen to some soundclips from ZIGGY STARDUST or to purchase it click on: Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust (Buy.com) or Ziggy Stardust (CC Music)


LOW
by Tim
July 2, 2009
Rating: 9.5

This list-topping album could be really lame, unless you allow its strangeness to sort of wash over you. "Speed Of Life" is one of the finest, really a "where's Bowie?" kind of moment, and the shortness of the proceeding songs works. "Always Crashing" and "Be My Wife" (personally, the jewel in the crown) act as a climax, so we can enjoy the blue-hued sounds of the "B" side instrumentals. The record is only eclipsed by the album to follow later that year. Honestly, there are some better live albums, but the one released for the supporting tour really grooves. What do you get when you cross an Englishman, an Englishman, three black dudes... suffice to say it's an oft-imitated aesthetic captured on side A.


LOW
by josh
July 18, 2002
Rating: 10.0

Pretty much all of David Bowie's albums have something that could conceivably be a hit, except this one, and its the best. He moved to Berlin to deal with his drug addiction, and teamed up with Brian Eno for three albums (Heroes and Lodger are the other two). The first side is full of synthy rockers that get the job done with minimal lyrics, while the second side is a bunch of ambient instrumentals. Its probably his most emotional in its numbness, and its almost like a concept album in its focus on isolation. 'Breaking Glass' and 'Always Crashing in the Same Car' are my favorites, but they're all amazing. Highly reccomended.

To listen to some sound clips from LOW or to buy it click on: Low

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