Station To Station

Not a bad album but I don't find it as significant as suggested here.

It was okay. Golden Years, Word on a Wing, and Wild is the Wind were great songs. Growing up, I always wondered why so many folks loved Bowie so much; while this album is solid, I still don’t get it.

Favs: Golden Years (I mean, come on) TVC15 (Bowie once again a master of correctly using sax in songs) Good. Surprisingly short. Definitely enjoyed it, but I didn't feel much.

Some good stuff, but probably wouldn’t listen to much.

I've listened to a lot of Bowie over the years and somehow hadn't heard of this album or any of the tracks on it. It's like finding out you've got a sibling you didn't know about. Albeit a sibling who isn't as good as the ones you already knew.

I always admired Bowie’s creativity even if I didn’t like all of his music. This album isn’t my favorite of his.

3.5/5. Good, I was not aware of this album before this. Definitely not his favorite of mine, but it certainly is not bad.

Pretty solid not bad

Bowie at his best and his worst. Production is superb.

Lite mer experimentell Bowie. No bangers yet but not bad

Nice old time songs happy to hear again.

A bit too much. But easy listening.

I like Bowie, but like some of his other albums better

3.0 average per track.

I like Stay and the rhythm section- Dennis Davis drums? Golden Years slaps of course. But some is sleepier than I’d like/ and sometimes I want less maudlin Dave and more rhythm section grooving!

Some good stuff here.

Pleasently easy listening

Kinda cool but don't know if I'd listen to it casually

Klingt ein wenig nach Hippie-Musik. Starkes Intro, danach solala

Kinda fun but a bit short

Decent 7/10

Station to station - so repetitive but pretty groovy tho same for Golden Years and Word on a Wing dont rly like his voice ngl

It's Bowie, it's great.

This album lies right between my two favorite Bowie periods. Solid album, but far from his best, since he sets the bar so high with some of his others. 3.75

Gave it two listens. Enjoyed them and may have finally gotten to appreciating Bowie, if not falling in love. Would give it another listen in the future, 3/5 for now.

Bowie is ok.

Didnt really leave much of an impression

3.5/5 - May not be his best work, or rather not my favourite - but this is still very good.

Sorry to say, this one is just meh for me. And I LOVE David Bowie.

Listened while getting ready for church, on this very stormy Sunday. It was fun to contrast this album to the album he made when trying to get sober. Very different feelings. I think I like his sober stuff better.

Loved the first two songs, rest were mediocre

Not a big Bowie Fan

First song, Station to Station is like two songs in one…so long. I’ve always liked Golden Years- a David Bowie fave. Other songs are okay- 1976 must have been a transformative year.

Solid, interesting

Not Bowie's best, but definitely an enjoyable record overall.

Decent music, complete sound.

Love bowie, but this ones has a few low points that mean I'm not in any rush to put the whole album back on.

Don’t like word on a wing.

the songs are great but they're not what get me going. Other people will love them though

An album I enjoyed listening, but nothing really stuck. 3.5/5

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Station to station, Wild is the wind

Nothing exceptional. Nothing terrible. Very middling.

Not my favorite, but still decent.

I enjoyed the weird sounds on this but it's just not peak Bowie for me.

David Bowie's chill. Nothing super inspirational on this album but nothing disgusting either. I liked the experimentation in "Station to Station," but I also can't really get behind 10 minute songs (sorry t swizzle).

Bowie is OK; not nostalgic or the right vibe for me generally though

It took a bit to get into the title track and he didn't let me down since.

Station to Station - 2/5, too drawn out. Got very bored. Golden Years - 3/5 Word on a Wing - 4/5, few spots I didn't care for, but overall pretty solid. TVC15 - 1.5/5, annoying Stay - 4/5 Wild is the Wind - 2/5, not a fan 🤷🏻‍♂️

Not bad, but I like songs with more oomph.

Quick album. Listened twice but didn’t do much for me.

Never been a massive Bowie fan and I wasn’t familiar with this. Seems more of an EP than a whole album at 38 minutes long, the only song I know from it was Golden Years. Not Bowies best but nothing earth shattering. A middle of the road 3/5

Not my favorite, but of course it's Bowie, so at least a 3.

Pretty good sounding short album, nothing necessarily broke my ground.

Best song - TVC15

Better than the last Bowie album, pretty solid stuff but nothing jumped out 3.5

Kind of reminds me of the guitar in Stevie Wonder Superstition in some places, in a good way. Stay is the best song. I've heard golden years before but not impressed with the singing.

Not his best.

Nothing to write home about

-okay two david bowie albums in a row, slay -loving the FUNKY SOUNDS very on brand for bowie -i do like when the singing kicks in in station to station -definitely like the vibes in this album better than yesterdays bowie album -theres a lot more singing and action in these songs vs the other bowie album from this week -this is exactly what i think of when i think of bowie -overall i did enjoy this album but i’m giving it a 3 because i didn’t love it in general and none of the songs specifically stood out to me

6/10. "Wild is the Wind" is a banger, along with "Stay" and "Golden Years"

It was fine. Nice to listen to, but unremarkable.

Nice album but nothing special.

I was pumped when I saw that it was a David Bowie album today. But I was honestly a little underwhelmed. I also didn't realize it was only 38 minutes and accidentally listened to it like 4 times and had no idea because the songs blended together. 3/5

"It's not the side-effects of the cocaine, I'm thinking it must be love" I think that David Bowie has one of the greatest artistic minds of the century, and any music he creates has great potential, so I was very excited to listen to this album. Quite honestly, I was disappointed by this album. It was experimental in the way that Bowie quite frequently is, and has his great vocals behind each song. However, I didn't find any of the songs to be particularly compelling, and I don't think I would choose to re-listen to this album. T2- "Golden Years" was pretty well done. This might be considered sacrilegious to some, but if I'm being honest with my ratings, it's a.. 3/5

Was really disappointed by the eponymous track “Station to Station” for being repetitive. Then “Golden Years” hit followed by “Word on a wing” and “TVC15” and the album got going. Rockin, catchy, the thin white duke on display. Great moments on this album are bookended by overly repetitive riffs and added musical effects. Enjoyed but no intention on relistening later.

I just don't think I'm ever going to get Bowie, but there were some funky moments in the middle plus Golden Years

I've never been a huge Bowie fan. Ok album but I dont have much to compare it to in terms of his other albums.

3/5, some cool guitar riffs but generally not my vibe.

Enjoyable, if not something I will go back to often.

Liked. Stay was maybe the favorite. Deserves more listens.

Nothing special to me

I really enjoyed listening to most of this album, particularly the funky instrumental throughout, and it should deserve a 4/5 if it weren't for two things. Firstly, the 10 minute title track, and first track, of the album. It was pretty unbearable to be completely honest. Secondly, if we were to remove the first track, we're left with 5 songs over the course of 28 min. Way too short of an album when the sound of the other 5 songs are honestly really nice to listen to. Wish I could give a 3.5, but I cannot in good conscience give it a 4.

Station to Station - the Bowie sound. Can’t go wrong. The psychedelic rock sound is fun. (3/5 I can excuse long songs. I’m a progrock enjoyer) Golden Years - the blickablaows on the guitar are my favorite. Funk. What are these fucking notes he’s hitting. (3/5) Word on a Wing - it’s definitely a ballad type. I kept jumping ahead and really thought he might say sweet Caroline.(2/5) TVC15 - if they let Bowie make commercials with no limits. The TVC15 is a couch. (4/5 I’d buy it I guess. For a 5 minute song) Stay - funk bass. We love disco funk (4/5) Wild is the Wind - okay so this is “As The World Falls Down” low key right? https://youtu.be/PMZxehxMvHU?si=PwyuRE8Fs8y1mY-e I think I’m funny. (4/5) I like this prog/psych early rock song. Very fun to sit and listen to. Not blown away and I kind of know what to expect from Bowie (that is not a bad thing). So overall, 3.5/5

I could see how this was impressive at the time of its release but I have mixed feelings about it. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could. The second half was better than the beginning.

1 • station to station : le pont à partir de 5min c stylé j'aime bien le refrain, musique un peu longue, mais la vibe est cool 2 • wild in the wind : les paroles on s'ennuie un peu, vibe cool, mais sans plus 3 • tvc15 : c'est + dynamique j'aime bien! 4 • Stay : ça va 5 • Golden Years : mouais 6 • Word on a wing : sans plus

So. Even coked up David Bowie gets the benefit of the doubt, for me. However. This is not my favorite version of Bowie. It’s not hard to listen to but it doesn’t grab me the way other music of his does, especially once he got more focused and sober.

Pretty good, 6.5/10

Good, wish there were more tracks

Golden Years is on this one. Not dated, but sounds very 70's. Bass forward, longer songs around 5-10 minutes each. Beautiful music and voice. David Bowie used the persona: Thin White Duke for this album. He also did a ton of coke during this period.

Needs more re-listening.

I liked the first track and already knew the second. The rest of the album wasn't as good. It was okay I guess, but nothing special.

Pretty good. Not listened thru all the way. I’m not really a Bowie fan.

It's was okay. Not a massive Bowie fan. But I still liked some of the songs.

I enjoyed it but it didn’t blow me away

Was a little too all over the place for me. Cant understand what he’s saying for some but I did vibe with a couple of songs.

Enjoyed the album. Easy listening during the work day. Wouldn't say i loved any of the songs but enjoy them. 6.6/10

If you ever wondered what a musical bowieism is, then listen to this album, it's full of musical quirks in the musical arrangements that were David's trademark. Thoroughly enjoyed this album, it was a tame production in comparison to Bowies previous and more experimental albums, but given it was created when he was at the lowest point in his life, you have to applaud how good the album is.

это тот самый альбом что поломал меня на пути прослушивания всей дискографии Боуи) ну не так ужасно, но мало и пусто (поломали меня янг американс наверно, а этот просто добил)

Um….it’s kinda slow, I guess…

I didn't experience the transcendental listen that others did. After hearing so much about this album I found myself underwhelmed compared to other Bowie albums, perhaps a second listen is needed.

Good

Vienas iš negirdėtų Bowio albumų, 3/5, visai funky, pirma daina labai patiko, kitos gan vidutiniškos.

Pretty interesting album, but I find I can't really get into Bowie that much.

The last song is the best one the rest are just okay

average

I liked the last song, maybe I will listen again paying more attention.

It's not my favorite David Bowie album. Still, I'm giving it three stars because it's David Bowie.

Judging by the list so far I’m about it be bombarded by Bowie… which isn’t a bad thing. Solid pick but there are a handful Bowie albums I’ll take above it

i’m gonna have to listen to this again at some point and start reading what the book has to say before i start each album because i did not get this. most of these songs are too long for their britches. golden years is solid.

Very David Bowie. Very listenable. 47 years after release it still sounds like it could be released today by someone wanting to sound a bit retro. Stay sounds like something that could be released by the Black Keys… maybe without the disco roller skating riffs.

23.08.23 - I almost missed this, but thought I should listen as I already missed Are You Experienced. I'm not familiar with Station to Station, but it has Golden Years on it. I've arrived late to work, but LP is coming home today, and I am so excited! I can't wait. The opening line of Station to Station is "The Return of the Thin White Duke..."....that's cool! I'm three songs in, its quite different to other albums I've listened - I can't put my finger on it, almost ballard-esque? Ok, I've played it the whole way though, the song Station to Station was definitely the best, followed by Golden Years, not sure I like the rest that much though

Decent Album with a few good songs

Listened to it twice. Didn't know it. I kinda liked it, but I couldn't point to something that made me go WOW except maybe for Wild is the Wind.

Je zet de plaat op en je hoort inderdaad David Bowie, met inderdaad zijn unieke stemgeluid. Maar heel veel extra doet het niet. De man bereikt nergens de toppen van zijn kunnen wat mij betreft.

If a David Bowie album plays in the forest, and nobody is there to listen to it, does it still warrant consideration for the top 1001 list? If it includes Golden Years, the answer is yes.

Pretty good Bowie album, only knew Golden Years going into it.

David Bowie is altijd goed, al vind ik dit niet zijn meest inspirerende album. De nummers duren erg lang en prikkelen me minder.

7/10

- Way more energy than I was expecting - Great sound and vocals - Bass was funky in a lot of the songs - Enjoyed this more than I thought I would - 3.5

- this is the album from that chili peppers lyric in californiacation I believe - didn’t expect a religious song (word on a wing) - Bowie’s variety never fails to amaze

-Station to Station gives imagery of a train traveling literally station to station in the intro of the song. Passengers being various instruments/sounds entering and exiting. Then Bowie hops on vibing -Repetitive hook finishing out the songs for some. “Word on a Wing” was nice “Stay” is verrryyy funky Nice vibe. Music > lyrics, conclusively Can’t say I’m turning it on for my vibes.

I love Bowie but this is not my favorite of his. Golden Years is a good song but the rest sort of plods along. This is a good album. Just not a great album.

Better than Blackstar? Honestly. I don't get the hype around Bowie.

Good listen but not my favorite Bowie opus

Eh, the other David Bowie records on this list were more unique to him—this one kind of blends in with the rest of 70s rock. I didn't really get anything new out of this album, and my favorite track was the Nina Simone cover.

Eh, kinda forgot I was listening to this album. Still appreciate the variety that David Bowie brings.

Station to station is a very cool song, but it was really the only memorable one to me. This album sounded like much heavy rock guitar like than most Bowie I am used to. Again another very solid album from David

Et godt lyt, konceptuelt og lyrisk, stabilt

Didn't really click or feel memorable after a few listens.

It's okay, just not as good as Aladdin or Ziggy Stardust

It’s a fine album, not one I particularly found interesting however.

Bowie finding Jesus while strung out on coke is a thing to behold.

Its good, just didn't really hold my attention. There's incredible funky songs and I'm happy to have listened. Just not as good as the other bowie I've heard

Not a huge Bowie fan but I appreciate his work.

I really enjoyed Wild is the Wind, and TCV15 was pretty good, but I can't with good conscience give it more than 3 stars, when I gave Abbey Road 4.

This was not as good as Hunky Dory but I still thought it was decent. Not sure I'd listen to it again but there something interesting about his weird rock style. Highlights: TVC15 Stay

I love Bowie but didn’t really connect with track 2 or 3. Album has some lovely passages but some of the songs aren’t good from start to finish. Maybe better on a relisten when I’m not working

Good rock music. Nothing remarkable.

I don't buy into the hype, and I don't feel what's so special about this album. Bowie's voice sometimes feels like howling. Okay. It's interesting to observe a creation of a person influenced by drugs.

этот альбом боуи лучше, чем мы слушали но как-то не зацепило плохое сложно что-то сказать, сильно хорошее как-то тоже..

I know he has now transcended into alt-sainthood, but I didn't go all the way to give stars. It has done great tracks on it, though. I appreciated it's brevity, too!

I enjoyed. I don’t think I’m ever going to be a hardcore Bowie fan but I’m ok with that.

nothing wrong with it, nothing right with it either. stay

A brisk and enjoyable listen though I'll commit heresy and say that on closer inspection, it's patchy. The lyrics to the overlong title track for example are kind of a semi-coherent mess, consistent with introducing a persona whose character is basically constructed from cocaine.

Good music, but not my favorite Bowie album.

It's crazy that I recognized a song from this album. Didn't know it was bowie before. And the song/album isn't even the most popular according to listens on spotify. This guys just has that much good music.

Station to Station: the buildup has that minor key eerie-edged groove, but had me hooked by the time the bassline came in. It's got a clear ambience, not necessarily one I would call easy listening with the aforementioned edge to the overall sound and the haunting/harrowing charged vocals. OH the pickup and keys! I'm digging it! Magic! (after 5.5 minutes, everything changes). After the big stuff, it's mainly just a nice vibe. Golden Years: Almost giving me a pre-steely dan feel with a european classic rock vocalist, up until the chorus, where it gets a little more energetic. A nice groove. Word on a Wing: I knew I'd like it right from the start. I loved the intro, and how the electric guitar seemed far away like a classic rock ballad, and the lyrics plus the instrumentation and melody in general, slappin. it kinda makes me happy??? least favorite part: bridge. im not ready to shake the scheme of things bud. Really liked the keys though. TVC15: the vocalization is .... interesting in the intro, but I was immediately head bopping, so we'll call it a win. I do love the vocals in the verse though. Stay: I like the guitar, I like the synchronization, the solo is dope, the verses are tight, it's a groovy track. wouldn't be surprised if this was seen as the standout of the album/ep. Wild is the Wind: a more mellow, melancholy, thoughtful piece, a little drawn on as are the other album's tracks. I do like it for sure.

Once again I want to love Bowie, but nothing is standing out as extraordinary. It's solid and pleasant, but I don't know why I would choose to put it on.

Some nice arrangements, good funk sound and pretty different progressions, though mostly inline with what I think of a typical Bowie song. Mix was not great, and even though he's turned up to 11 I still cannot for the life of me understand what he's saying

Never heard this album or any songs off it, but word on a wing is very beautiful with some lovely lyrics :) E.g. my fave - In this age of grand delusion/ You walked into my life out of my dreams / Sweet name, you're born once again for me However...I found most of the other songs long and a bit repetitive :( It's only 6 songs and 38 mins so each song is pretty chunky

Chilllllll

Not a bad album but one of the least essential of Bowie’s 70s albums. It’s more important as a transitional stage in his career. Overall not as consistent as his great albums

I've never liked Golden Years. The only David Bowie song that just sounds so square to me I can't take it. Other than that? Fine Bowie. This is just fine Bowie. Not a huge standout, but I do like the production on it - a good listen.

Fine, but never quite leaped out of the background for me. This has gotta be the 9th or 27th Bowie record on this list, no?

Some cool arrangements! But just not grabbing me very strongly.

Not bad, considering I don’t really like Bowie. The funk vibes helped.

Cool, but unremarkable.

Solid bowie

Intro of the first song is hard to listen to. Not bad. Just not pleasing! Love the rest of the album.

Decent felt short which I guess is a backhanded compliment.

Ett skönt sound och bra låtskrivning. Kanske är humöret men kan tröttna fort på sången.

Chaque nouvel album de Bowie généré nous rapproche du jour où plus aucun album de Bowie ne pourra être généré. C'est ce que je me répète pour tenir.

Grâce à l'un de ses meilleurs albums, David Bowie réussit à obtenir la fabuleuse note de 3/5. Bravo pour l'ensemble de ton oeuvre androgyne David.

all songs are 5/10 except Golden Years

Bowie himself said it best: devoid of spirit, but fascinating.

Nice album, Crazy to think how Ziggy Stardust was done already. David Bowie managed to keep reinventing himself.

its cool. not as good as the other bowie albums imo but stil a good listen

Always enjoy Bowie. Every album is different.

The Thin White Duke. Bowie’s cocaine album. He said he didn’t remember a lot of it. Everyone loves it 5/5. Not me.

3.5/5 Golden Years earns this entire review

never heard this bowie album - doesn't hook me at all. A light 3 stars

Golden Years! other than that... meh

So David. Much Bowie. Sweet and inoffensive. Not compelling.

short

A fascinating sound experiment on the way to the Berlin Trilogy.

Compared to other Bowie albums, I found this one to be a bit mundane. Good to have on in the background but did not take much notice.

Not bad.

Nice

Golden Years is a banger. Rest of the album isn't standout, but Bowie is never bad

Alveg ágætt.

wild is the wind albumu tasimis.. nina simone kadar iyi olmasa da cok guzel bir cover olmus zaten ilk dinledigimde aglamistm.. 5/5 bir cover ama 5/5 bir album degil

Raskas muoto heikentää uudelleenkuunteluarvoa, mutta sisältö kantaa pitkälle: mitä tulee koukkuihin, Bowie on tässä onnistunut omaksumaan mustalle musiikille tyypillisen, ekonomisen sofistikoituneisuuden paremmin kuin millään muulla levyllä. Ja TVC15:n New Orleans -piano on riemastuttava yllätys.

Not much to say about this one. I appreciated how the tracks were a bit lengthier and dynamic. Had some nice funk to it and the lyrics were mesmerizing.

Short

I think this is the 3rd of 4th David Bowie album that I've gotten. I still enjoy his biggest hits, but my initial impression of these albums has been eh it's ok music. I'm happy to have listened to it but I don't think it will join my normal rotation of music I play.

Golden Years is fantastic, but the rest of the album kind of misses for me personally. I do love most David Bowie though.

Mixed album as most David Bowie.

Groovy. I see how people can love Bowie so much. Can be a bit jaunty but overall very nice

Classic 3.5/5

n/a

Good album but far from his best. Better after a second listen. Low key funk, a bit of edgey electro glam. This was the period where Bowie was super into coke and fascism. I wouldn't say that's noticeable but the overall impression is that the album is a little bit flippant and lacked a bit of focus. I'd listen again but I'd always rather listen to 4-5 other Bowie albums I think. Better after a second listen though.

It’s ok. Lots of long songs

Oh boy here we go! It's good without a doubt but I never really super enjoyed Bowie. The record is good... It's just not a masterpiece to me. First Listen?: Y Fav. Tracks: Golden Years Rating: 3/5

3/3 it's bowie

Good for a Bowie album. Still not a fan of his voice.

david bowie - station to station (1976) notes - had only heard golden years from this album (listen to the car seat headrest cover) fav song - stay - the groove is so good - great guitar solo - im dancing but im scared least fav - station to station - like 3 songs put together, second half of the song felt like it went on too long 3/5

David Bowie, nothing else needs to be said. Great musician, classic album.

It seems to me that every Bowie album is on the list. Not saying this album doesn't deserve to be here just pointing out facts.

Started hot and I slowly lost interest over the course of the album but still very enjoyable.

Always something of interest in a Bowie album.

Fuckin Love that Bowie bloke. This album? Yeah, it's alright.

Not bad.

Dated

A few nice tracks but bowie is a little out there for my current preferences

Wasn't a bad album. Turns out I like some Bowie, but a whole album might be too much

Another day, another Bowie album. It's fine

Golden Years is definitely something that catches my attention.

Golden Years is stella but the rest didn’t do much for me. M

A couple moments caught my attention, but overall it was… fine.

Not my favorite Bowie, but still a lot to like. The piano rock vibes that come out in this album are really fun.

Lively and free, Bowie's voice sounds powerful and the tracks are musically dense though it occasionally borders on self-indulgent with the track lengths and repetition. Not sure on the cultural context, ie where this fits amongst his personas, but undoubtedly a fun album with one or two of his classics.

Casually listened and enjoyed all the way through. Definitely worth a revisit. I love the opening of the album with is pulsing/whirling pull.

Other than TVC15, this is very good.

Weird drug fucked mess

Pretty alright

Hmm very interesting. I understand the significance of Bowie but haven't listen to too much of his music.

Weakest track is the title track. Golden Years is yet another Bowie classic, but TVC15 is equally good. The rest of the record is a bit lackluster.

I really like David Bowie but this definitely isn’t my favorite album of his. There was a couple good songs but most were pretty forgettable

Not my favourite Bowie record but decent.

pretty good

This is fine. Never been a huge Bowie fan but I appreciate his creativity across music and culture.

I generally find David Bowie’s music to be underwhelming compared to all of the hype it gets and I think this album is a good example of it. Nothing on here was bad but nothing was exceptional to me. Maybe you “had to be there”? Something is just missing in it for me.

Bowie is good

Hieno muttei lukeudu aivan bowie lemppareitteni kärkeen! 3/5

Näemmä Bowien kokkelilevy. On jotenkin niin "irrallista" settiä, että vaikea tällee ensikuulemalta muodostaa mielipidettä. Sanoisin 3.5/5, menossa ylöspäin?

Still just can’t get past lukewarm on Bowie.

Ok stuff, but I probably wouldn't listen again.

didn't realise it had finished and moved on to other albums, very much background noise

Mola, pero no tanto.

Seemed like classic Bowie? I dunno

This is David Bowie's tenth album and it can be described musically as an art rock or funk rock album. It was received well by critics and is regarded as one of Bowie's more significant works. Although the following didn't seem to affect the quality of this album, Bowie was addicted to cocaine while recording this album and doesn't remember much from this period. This Bowie album did not appeal to me, as none of the six songs stuck out to me as great. I did like the theme of the album being loosely tied to his film "The Man Who Fell to Earth" in addition to the creation of his Thin White Man character. In conclusion, there are other Bowie albums that I feel are much better than this one.

My 2nd David Bowie album on this list and this one didn't connect as much with me. It's fine but it just didn't feel exceptional. Maybe I'm missing something with Bowie but I just haven't found that in yet.

Pas le plus accessible des Bowie, mais personnellement j'aime.

The more I listened the more interested I got. I can't say this won me over totally, but it certainly engaged me enough that I think I'd like to go back and also begin exploring his discography. The story and the persona behind this are pretty interesting.

So this album is the result of David Bowie doing so much cocaine that he can’t remember making it. Hmmmmm… The title track starts really kicks into gear about halfway through and maintains my interest afterward. I thoroughly enjoy the 1:00+ intro for Stay as well as it’s extended guitar outro. Golden years is so fun. The claps are a nice touch. I think this track highlights the best use of Bowie’s voice. He doesn’t have a classically good voice. However, Bowie knows how to change his delivery to make it effective. I don’t think Bowie always uses his voice well though. And when he doesn’t, it’s clear his voice is not “good”. Or maybe when his voice wasn’t “good,” it just means he had done too much cocaine before that take. 🤷‍♀️

Pros: - It slaps! Great grooves on the intro song. - I put this on while doing some chores and it made the chores really really enjoyable. This is a great experience. - The repeatability of the choruses is very fun. - The grooves continue throughout. Very pleased with the grooves. Cons: Misc: - Lack of free time and general unfamiliarity with some albums on this list has stopped me from doing deep dives into the lyrics side. While I love writing about things like production and song structure, I really love getting into lyrics and concepts and I think Bowie is probably a really great lyricist that is hurting me a little to not have the time to dig through. Wah. - Looking at this album solved a mystery for me. One of my favorite bands, Okkervil River, has a song where they mention "TVC16" and I never knew what it meant. The lyricist has some great web-like lyrical themes and sometimes I will listen to one of their songs a few dozen times before actually looking at the lyrical connections because frankly it can be exhausting. In this song, called "Plus Ones", they mention some really specific themes from other bands songs that have numbers in them, and they add a "+1" to each. So they have lyrics like "100 luftballoons" instead of 99, "8 Chinese Brothers" instead of 7, like in the REM song, "51 ways to leave your lover" instead of 50 like Paul Simon wrote about. I feel silly looking at it now, but seeing a track titled TVC15 on this album made me finally turn my brain on and look at the Okkervil River lyric. Mystery Solved! It's pretty obvious now that I think of it.

Starts ICE, ends Thomas the Tank Engine

Golden Years is perfection would listen to this on repeat instead of the whole album

Nothing special but fine

Non mi dispiace, ma non è nemmeno troppo interessante.

I’m not a massive Bowie fan even when he’s at his best, so this just seemed “fine” to me.

Is literally every single Bowie album on this list? The writers of this book must be huge fans. Why do I have to listen to THIS album when I should also listen to the vastly superior and vastly more influential Bowie albums like Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory? It's fine. The songs are listenable. Nothing particularly memorable or exciting. The best song was probably "Stay".

It was ok but not particularly memorable

Gut!

Bowie in his good period

Pretty good.

Never cared much for Bowie, but this was pretty good.

Não consegui ouvir com muita atenção.

I'm not really a Bowie fan judging purely by his singles that I've heard on the radio to be honest but this was pretty good as a whole album.

Parece que o album começa como um convite pra imergir em algo novo. Com um ar misterioso, aos poucos vai agregando mais complexidade pra sonoridade. Achei divertido, mas não me prendeu tanto.

This is alright - not the biggest Bowie fan but can appreciate this album. 6/10.

Am so conflicted by this. On the one hand, I quite like it. On the other, I don't very much. It's the second Bowie album recommended by this list this week, and like Young Americans, I get the feeling that Bowie was entering into a world made by other people. With his earliest work, he went and did things nobody had done before. With this, it feels like he's latched on to something else. Listen-to-able, but again feels kinda derivative.

Classic Bowie. I appreciate his work, although I've never been a huge fan. 3 stars.

Good. Not really my jam

I don't understand this list. Every other Bowie album from Space Oddity to Low is better than this. It's Bowie, so of course it's great, but really? Why this album? This is his worst album of the 1970s - it's down there with Pin-ups. Earl Slick's guitar heroics on Stay are the highlight of the album, but there are much better versions of Stay and Wild is the Wind on the BBC sessions box set. I saw him on the Station to Station tour at Earl's Court and it was not his best performance - it wasn't a good time for him. There are good, even great, tracks on this album, but as a whole it's hopeless.

I listened to this album about a week ago and honestly don't remember very much about it. There were only a few songs, and Golden Years doesn't really do much for me, but if I hated the record I'd hopefully remember that, so I'll give it the old standby of 3.

Golden year is maybe my favorite Bowie song. Really enjoyed Stay that I had never heard before.

one of bowie's better albums

Reminded me of love lies bleeding by Elton John. Not a bad album.

not really my favorite type of thing even if i really like david bowie. my favorite song from the album would probably be word on a wing. i think that i will listen to it more closely thanks to all the people loving it.

3/6=50%

Station To Station, and Golden Years, are enough to earn 3 stars. The other tracks were meh.

Welcome to the sixth David Bowie album to be recommended. I'm approximately 1/4 of the way through the list so, ¿only 15 more to go? I liked two of the longer tracks the most ("Station to Station", "Stay"). I would skip "TVC 15" on a relisten... but probably would relisten to the album. "Golden Years" was the only track I knew from the album, and it probably got a lower individual score because I've heard it enough times already. I'm coming to the conclusion that, yes, David Bowie is talented, but I'm not his audience. It's possible that I've heard enough already.

Once again, David Bowie meets expectations. His voice is really interesting, but the music itself just seems... odd. I like it, but don't REALLY like it. This album gets another 3 stars.

Nice listen, don't think it's his best album though. "Wild is the Wind" my favourite on the album.

Nice music

This was really pretty good, but not a huge standout or anything.

Carino

my least favorite offering from Bowie so far. Fine, but not my style and doesn't feel as interesting as other pieces. Maybe its just a taste thing, clearly it seems like it was a departure and exploring new ideas.

no killer songs but good arc

I didn't really feel conected to the album

Not my favourite Bowie album, but the title track is amazing I think. I liked the albums after this that carried on with that style

Solid Bowie album, can't complain, but I don't think it's one of his best. Not for me anyway.

not his best

Golden Years was good. Otherwise boring. But decent in the right mood. Just no hits or memorable parts.

Niet mijn favoriete bowie album, maar blijft goed

Station to Station is the sound of an artist searching, exploring, reaching for the next thing. It takes guts, arrogance, or the unearned confidence brought on by significant chemical enhancement (ahem) to spend a producer's money when you go into the studio with nothing specific to say. One could speculate that Bowie knew this on some level--even the title Station to Station implies being between two destinations, with this album being about the journey. Bowie doesn't start from zero--he keeps some of the rhythmic techniques he picked up from soul music, but with the exception of Golden Years, his last word on the subject for a while, nothing here could reasonably be labeled blue eyed soul, though there is groove involved for sure. The title cut, a kind of mini-suite, flirts with prog and art rock, while glancing backwards at glam. Word on a Wing is a twisty ballad with Bowie's most impassioned/melodramatic by way of Anthony Newly vocals. He gives a similar treatment to Nina Simone's Wild is the Wind, with underwhelming results. Stay grooves beneath glam, with an overlay of rock guitar--it's an attempt at a fusion that doesn't quite gell, but it's interesting. The one cut that most clearly points to where Bowie was heading, and the high point of the album, is TVC15, which starts from a modest piano boogie and gets progressively more aggressive in its stylization from there. There's no doubt that Station to Station is an interesting album, and especially so for Bowie-philes, since its so obviously transitional and seat of the pants, but that doesn't mean its great. The price for making it up as you go along is you sacrifice the laser sharp focus of the Berlin trilogy or Hunky Dory. I'm actually inclined to give Station to Station a higher rating than it deserves, just out of gratitude for the masterpieces that came out of the process of making it, but screw that. I'm going to judge Station to Station in isolation, and that's that.

Cool

3 1/2

This is not the Bowie album I was looking for (as in: not bad, but Bowie did release some utterly brilliant albums - just not this one)

Not his best, but a pleasant listen.

Why would you have a ten minute song where the first two minutes are devoid of anything? Couldn't it have been reduced to 8 minutes?

It's certainly not bad, but it's not something I'd likely listen to on repeat over and over either.

Golden Years is classic, hadn't heard the others but some good jams.

Vibes and iconic voice.

Good album…never gotten into Bowie so it is good start…reading the wiki page is that he was high recording this and doesn’t remember it.

Never understood why Bowie is so rated. Having listened to it I give it a 4 for the music and a 2 for the vocals.

Unlistenable

Not a big fan of this album. Bowie sings without much direction over good music which ruins it for the most part. That said, the music on Stay was good enough to make the playlist

it's ... sort of rubbish? no, it's reasonably funky yknow and maybe i should pay attention to the lyrics... though he was off his face on drugs and being a fkn nazi so maybe not nina simone cover is SHITE and an INSULT

Erste Nummer und stay Ansonsten bin ich nicht so warm geworden damit

Not a huge fan of David Bowie; this album is fine.

David Bowie no me gusta

david bowie

Normal

Gutes Album, aber Bowie irgendwie nicht so richtig meins

Cool aber nicht hymnisch

Fails to fully hit the mark but some nice numbers nonetheless

Easy laid back listening, funky music styles

You can tell David's life was in shambles and his addictions were at an all time high through out the entire album. The album is a stepping stone for the British post-punk scene. The highlight is "Golden Years"

Liked his songs

Not Bowie's best album but his signage moments of greatness are evident as always.

This told me that I need to listen to more David Bowie. I enjoyed this a good bit but do think I could return to it and like it even more Liked: Word on a Wing, Wild Is the Wind

Saved Prior: None Saved Off Rip: None Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: A fine album, I can see why Bowie is such a big deal. Nothing was super catchy for me to latch on to after a couple listens, but a good album nonetheless.

Nu weet ik het wel hoor.

Good because it's decent era Bowie, not terribly interesting.

A bit short and one song was pretty bad.

Przed tym poleceniem sadzilem, ze Bowiego mam przesluchanego calego, a jednak znalazl sie albumik z ktorego nie slyszalem praktycznie nic, tez albumik nagrywany w bizarnym czasie, bo najwiekszego ladowania po kablach i wegorzowania, to znaczy po mlodych amerykaninach i diamentowych psach, a przed berlinska trylogia, low, heroes i lodger, dodatkowo albumik jest dosc mocno powiazany lirycznie z filmem the man who fell to earth, ktory staruje bowiego, okladka jest wlasnie jednym z kadrow, jesli dzieje ziggyiego stardusta zostaly zakonczone, to musiala sie pojawic sie nowa persona, tym razem jest to the thin white duke, znany z milosci do dobr luksusowych, zaczesanych wloskow i bialego, przechodzac do materialu na plycie, 6 kawalkow 38 minuty grania z czego openingowy station to station ma 10 minut, klasycznie grany rock, ale ze wzgledu na kosmiczna liryke, to space rock rowniez pasuje, kawalki utrzymane w podobnym tempie, poza zamkykajacym wild is the wind, na plejke leci tytulowy track, golden years i TVC15, bo ten trak to hajlajt filmu, gdzie glowny bohatyr kosmiczny Bowie jako Thomas mial problemy z wdeczka oraz tv, a dlaczego 15, bo jako kosmita posiadal umiejetnosc ogladania xx kanalow jednoczesnie, metabolizm wodeczkowy rowniez zrobil swoje, film godny obejrzenia chocby dla takich scen, a co do mojej noty gwiazdkowej, nie jest dobrze, co prawda nie jest tez zle, mozna powiedziec, ze jest srednio

Wild is the Wind. Bien, corto. No lo noté especial.

In my second tier of favorite Bowie albums. Starts off strong with Station to Station and Golden Years. A few flabby krautrocky moments in the middle, notably TVC15. Ends with some impressive vocal performances in the last couple of tracks. The lore around this album probably overhypes it.