Station To Station

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Pretty good!

Sin ninguna canción icónica. Le voy a poner un 4 porque es Bowie...

I always felt the berlin trilogy should include this and drop lodger. I know that doesn't make sense, but they just group together better. His paranoia of living in LA (a town he felt should be "wiped off the face of the earth") leading into the cleaning up and coming down process of low and heroes just works. Lodger feels like more of a preamble of his more pop-oriented 80s. Anyway. It's a great album. And tight. You feel the kraftwerk influences right away. He took it and did his thing, as he always did. TVC15 slays.

Quite good innit

I thought Bowie was supposed to be good

Cocaine-gedreven album geproduceerd in de nasleep van de film The Man Who Fell To Earth. Sterk beïnvloedt door krautrock en het occult en introduceert Bowie's personage de "Thin White Duke". Debescheiden tracklist bevat o.a. "Golden Years" en een cover van "Wild Is the Wind". Goed album, punt. leukste nummer: Wild Is the Wind Bowie kon zich vrijwel niks herinneren van het opnameproces door zijn zware snuifverslaving. Verhalen deden de ronde dat de zanger dacht dat zijn sperma werd gestolen door heksen(?) en dat hij doodsbang was voor Led Zeppelin gitarist Jimmy Page.

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.

Songs all cool, some dragged

Making a difference to other much that came out these years, as always with Bowie. So much going on here. In a good and interesting way

Golden years is a banger. Everything else was musically decent filler.

I don’t enjoy a lot more Bowie than I thought I would, to be honest.

Such a great album. This album as well as Low and Heros are usually classified as Bowie's "Berlin" albums with low being the mos lauded of the three but on certain days I can make an argument for either of the three being the best. For me Station to Station is the most accessible of the three with remarkable songs throughout. The 10 minute title track never languishes and each minute of the song is wonderful the mood and tempo changes keep the song moving forward. Just a great 10 minute song...never an easy feat to accomplish. Golden Years is the hit and it bristles with soul tinged hooks. TVC15 might be my favorite song on the album. It has great energy with a nice 50s doo wop feel. All in all another solid Bowie album that deserves a place in any listening library 4.5 stars

I liked station to station a lot and also wild is the wind. I really like the bass in that last one

Highlight: "Station to Station," "Word on a Wing," "Stay" Not much to add. I don't buy the hype. It's all over the place in genre and mood without track-to-track cohesion, and Bowie's awkward voice tramples everything in the mix no matter how big the arrangements. The lyrics are remarkably coherent and respectable for someone allegedly at the end of their rope in substance abuse. The lyrics are where this album has the most unity. The dabbling in soul and funk feels better than appropriative or gimmicky. At least another turning point for the guy we should be calling man of many faces over Dylan.

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

Wow! Loved this! Such awesome bass, among many other highlights.

Weird and lovely but I think it’d take more listens to really sink my teeth in. I think Bowie must have been in an off period for this. He seems a little unsatisfied with it himself. (Prior listen)

How can you not love Bowie. Especially the Thin White Duke in the deepest depths of his high flying cocaine addiction.

4.5 Great album. Standouts: Golden Years, TVC 15 Others: Station to Station

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

Bowie is as the album would probably suggest in transition. Heading from one station to another. This sat between two of Bowies classics this is a short but loaded record that does exactly what it sets out to do…refresh us.

One of Bowie's best, manic yet slight.

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

Den här skivan är kinda brazy... ja borde höra på den igen, hans vocals är så speciella...

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.

Pretty wonderful! The title track is a full ten minutes long and races by, crammed as it is with so many textures and ideas. Interesting to hear, amongst the artsier flourishes, some unexpected influences coming to bear. Both 'Station To Station' and the rollicking 'TVC15' feature boogie piano that owes as much to Mrs Mills as anything, whilst the harmonies of 'Word on the Wind' bring the Wailers to mind. Ambitious, playful and restless, this is hip. And, as with virtually every Bowie project, there's often something twisty and interesting going on with the vocal melodies.

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?

Following the soul themes of Young Americans, Bowie creates a funk album with strong incorporates of both disco and krautrock, leading to long captivating spacey segmants in many songs. All the songs could be hits (even the 10-minute titular track), with catchy lines and high-energy dancey moments. It's lush and complex with an incredible performance by Bowie and all memorable tracks. Not a single track I would cut. This is a grower Bowie album for me, where I don't love this nearly as much as Low or Blackstar, but I don't see any reason not to give 5 stars to an album with all standout tracks.

Ohhhhh Yesssssssss. Station To Station into Golden Years is just perfect. The whole thing is just perfect. Chef's kiss.

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

Best songs: Station to Station, TVC15, Golden Years

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

To be able to produce an album and have little to no recollection of it is amazing. Golden years is amazing. The rest seems to be the birth of alternative rock in my opinion. Bowie was years ahead, as usual.

Cool, but unremarkable.

Some of these days, and it won't be long Gonna drive back down where you once belonged In the back of a dream car twenty foot long Don't cry, my sweet, don't break my heart Doing all right, but you gotta get smart Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe, oh Lord I believe all the way Come get up, my baby Run for the shadows, run for the shadows Run for the shadows in these golden years Solid Bowie album. 4/5

Solid Bowie, but not my favorite of his. Good.

Solid bowie

Very standard Bowie. Station to Station is solid. The rest is okay at best

Not every song was groundbreaking, but every song was enjoyable. A Knights Tail vibes with Golden Years!

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

Golden Years is one of my favourite Bowie songs. A short, but classic album

love it

Drugs are bad hmmkay? I don't know what's more incredible, the talent of band members or the fact that Bowie can't recall making this record due to his drug usage. That said, this record offers some truly great songs! Not really the best record, lyricwise, but musically a very strong record! Bowie is amazing, but he truly has a knack of putting the right people in his band! Favorite lyrics: - In walked luck and you looked in time. Never look back, walk tall, act fine. - In this age of grand delusion. You walked into my life out of my dreams. - Maybe I'll take something to help me. Hope someone takes after me. - With your kiss my life begins. Favorite tracks: Station To Station, Golden Years, TVC15, Stay, Wild Is The Wind. 9 out of 10

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.

Favorites: -Golden Years -Word On A Wing -Wild Is The Wind

Golden Years an excellent track. Kind of a mix between hunky dory with the piano influence and the funkiness of young Americans. Great album

all songs are 5/10 except Golden Years

hella good HOLY FAMN

Good! Golden years is my favourite track.

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

The title track is a weird epic. I remember seeing Bowie singing about the return of the thin white duke and wondering why I'd never heard of him before. Golden Years wah wah wah: is simply sublime funk. Word on a Wing is a desperate track which sometimes sounds too melodramatic. TVC 15 is a spectacular piece of nonsense that builds to a nice crunchy finish. Stay has that glorious guitar interplay backed by THAT bass. When Bowie finally decides to interject he puts in one of his finest vocals. It sounds like three levels with that desperate high voice giving it so much drama. Then the bands plays it out in that great jam. Delicious! He finishes with a melodramatic cover of a song that needs emotion, Wild is the Wind. To me there is one version that beats his, Nina Simone's live cut from 1966 (I think). I don't belong to those who like the Berlin trilogy. I think he dipped badly in the late '70s. But those 3 let downs were bookended by two fabulous discs: this one and Scary Monsters.

The Thin White Duke era bowie, aka the cocaine era, not his best work - but still very enjoyable. This isn't completely subjective as Bowie is one of my favorite artists; and my rating will show that. Inspired after meeting Nina Simone, WIld is the Wind is an amazing recording, coincidentally reviewing this on her birthday. At the end of the day, Bowie is legendary artist, he never missed.

I know that I am in the minority here, but this album just didn't do it for me. I will say that I really did enjoy the song Wild Is The Wind.

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

I actually enjoyed this for once

Bowie!!! The drama!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!! Love it

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

Proof, if it was needed, that Bowie is more about the artist than the art

Definitely lots of quality on here. I felt the closing track kind of let the album down but I’m hoping it grows on me. Was quite a bit more energy than I expected from David which was a really nice surprise! 8/10

Always enjoy Bowie. Every album is different.

Bowie is one of the greatest of all time!

Such a great move: six dense and very autarchic songs in under 40 minutes. Boiled down to its essence this album marks Bowie’s strong artistic self esteem. A pleasure to give this another round, and another, and another. 3,7

fiyaahhhhhh easily the best david bowieeeeee evah

Already listened

No waste no filler. Great band and bowie’s singing with so much feeling on every track. Golden Years has so much going on but holds it together rhythmically.

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.

Not feelin' it.

i always heard golden years at my retail job, never did i once think to my self “damn who sings this, its such a good song? i want to hear more.” his voice sounds short of nails screeching on a chalk board. not for me.

Amazing. Listen to this monthly.

Loved it

Not that interesting to me.

listened to again another great bowie album

Different than what I’m used to with Bowie, but still an amazing album.

Solid well made album with good instrumentals. I actually really like David Bowie now

two great singles and wild is the wind ... maybe one of his best albums?

You knowie I love that Bowie. Great album from start to finish. Golden Years will forever rip

This dude don’t miss. This had a pretty big sound but also brought the funk. Had my head bobbin the whole time.

3.5/5 Golden Years earns this entire review

This has probably the greatest song every written on it. Actually, it definitely has the greatest song ever.

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

Golden Years! other than that... meh

excellent

It’s too late nice opener nowt special though. Golden years great track - Talking Heads?!

Strong and memorable tracks. Good variety of tunes.

David Bowie was one of the best representations of human creativity!

Great cool album title track is epic so far my third favorite Bowie album I’ve listened too behind hunky, ziggy

It’s a good album but I just don’t like this kind of music as much as the stuff on hunky Dory Ziggy stardust or Aladdin sane. Still though all 6 of these tracks are proper bangers! 4/5

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

Banger fuckin album

short

excited to revisit

Okay, nothing notable

How somebody can be struggling with drug addiction and write an album this good is truly remarkable. All six of these songs are fantastic but if I had to choose a favourite it would be Wild is the Wind. You can hear the pure emotion in Bowie's voice as he delivers one of the best vocal performances I've ever heard, it feels so real and so chilling yet so good at the same time. Amazing album 10/10

Every ones a winner winner chicken dinner :)

Enjoyed some piano driven Bowie songs that I had never heard.

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

Very interesting to hear someone’s perspective of a drug trip. Legend

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.

I think I need to listen to this more times, because I did not fall in love with it today, but I was really intrigued, and lots of it were truly wonderful. I have remarked before that some of Bowie's albums are not ones that work as a casual, one- (or two-) time listen. "Golden Years" is a song I've always liked, but "Wild is the Wind" was really a revelation for me in appreciating Bowie as a singer.

I was never a fan of the Golden Years and so I wasn’t overly thrilled to see this album. However, in the context of the album, the track fits, and I enjoyed the album experience.

I don't think there is any song that starts cooler than "Golden Years." This album is great!

This is the first time hearing this and I love it! David Bowie fearlessly delivers lyrics with unusual melodies, while still managing to appeal and create hooks. Really impressive!

Not bad.

J’a ecoute plusieurs fois et je suis pas convaincu. Pourtant je capote sur cest autres album. C’est pas mon prefere. 4

Really enjoyed this album. I’ve always loved Golden Years, and Station to Station was a great song. Happy to have listened to this one.

Excelent 9/10

It isn't that Bowie – Station to Station is a victim of his success (far from it). And it isn't that albums like this (or, as another example, Lodger) were buried by the success of some of his other stuff. (This album was top 5 on both sides of the pond; thereafter, Bowie wasn't a "commercial" draw until Scary Monsters and Super Freaks in...81?, and then (Stateside) with Let's Dance) (Yes, yes, the Berlin Trilogy. Brilliant albums, critical darlings, did nowt for many a year. Facetiously (partly) I can't help thinking sometimes that Bowie Bonds were a way of chiseling out the commercial rewards that they deserved and were denied.) Station to Station is overlooked, I think, in part because it defied characterisation – as did the Thin White Duke, heroin chic aside. (Cocaine Chic? Qualuudes? Who knows. Probably the lot.) Likewise the album. Station to Station, the opening song, is (if I may coin a genre) industrial blues; Wild is the Wind, which closes the album, is a torch song and I'll fight anyone who says differently). It's a great album that doesn't instruct the listener to do anything (dance, smoke, fuck) other than to shut up and pay attention. It's a good 'un

Nice

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

Alveg ágætt.

Not my favorite Bowie record but very good

Haven't had a Bowie album in a while! I think this must be close to the 600th album of his here. I don't recognise any of the tunes this time. 35min later: perfect album length, standard catchy Bowie. I couldn't say he's a favourite but fuck he can write a song. 4/5.

The whole synth thing at the back half

wonderful ... simply spiffing

its giving musical theater (derogatory)

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

This album blew my mind, I was very excited to listen to it and I was able to improve my performance while studying. I really like these songs and I think I will listen to them many more times.

A top 3 Bowie album for me, without a doubt.

Muy bueno!!

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Brand new listen. Golden years is the single, it should have been stay the guitar on that song is just to good, it’s been added to the list. Station to stations intro, feels like an ode to early stereo systems (ala pink Floyds Money) and goes from, waiting to start, man this is repetitive and a self indulgently long into, to don’t stop now this is rocking..

Is there such a thing as a 4-star Bowie album? If there is, I haven't heard it.

Another classic from David Bowie which easily beats the majority of the albums on the 1001 list, contains his best song (Station to Station) and two excellent singles. The Wild Is the Wind cover at the end is good but does not fit so well.

Apart from the closer, the superb cover of Wild is the Wind, I did not care much for this on a first listen (similar to my experience many years ago). However, the second listen was much more enjoyable, and who knows what subsequent listens will bring. Again I find myself awarding four stars to a Bowie album; only Young Americans and Low got five stars.

Another beautiful Bowie. Great closing song.

Bowien "tällaista kaikkea minä osaan" -levy. Vähän rockoopperaa. Kyllähän tämän kuuntelee.

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.

70s Bowie is always a win for me. It doesn't have the raw power of Ziggy, nor the broad experimentation of what would follow (Low, Heroes, Lodger), but this IS the Thin White Duke.

I know I shouldn't say this but between Black Sabbath's Vol.4 and Bowie here, cocaine is looking like not such a bad thing. Aside from ruining your health and life and harming those around you, it does make for some pretty good albums if you are already pretty talented it seems.

Good

Not my favorite Bowie album, hence 'only' 4 stars. I hope Blackstar and Earthling will soon follow!

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.

Liked it. He is always quirky

Short

Who knew a diet of milk, red peppers, sausage and cocaine psychosis could sound so good? Best Tracks: Station to Station; Golden Years; TVC15

cómo lo banco a bowie. 8/10

Station to station- I have to say I’d never heard of the Thin White Duke but I guess he’s back Golden years- A little long but still a good tune👍 Word on a wing- Desperate prayer, very solid👍 TVC 15- this is catchy and inspired by a funny story Stay- great funky guitars and I like lyrics👍 Wild is the wind- Good cover, I wonder if I’ve listened to the Nina Simone version? Very tight album with good tunes, songs could be shorter (feels like padding at start and end sometimes) but enjoyable to listen to overall. 4/5

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.

It’s Bowie, I liked it. Solid, not standout.

Onkohan tämän herran kaikki levyt tällä listalla? Ei jaksanut sytyttää, mutta onneksi oli kohtuullisen lyhyt levy kyseessä.

Perinteisesti totean ”ihan ok”

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

Good, not my favorite Bowie, but enough classics on it to be up there, 3.7 stars

Iistens: 4 Enjoyed: yeah Got some great tracks but doesn't particularly stand out to myself as a whole project

Just like Bob Dylan, David Bowie has 7 albums on this list. So just like with Bob Dylan, I'm going to evaluate every Bowie album relative to the other Bowie albums only. This particular album started off strong with the title track, the band is on point, the instrumentals are tight and exciting, Roy Bittan on the piano in particular is outstanding throughout. Bowie's lyrics and vocal melodies however are kinda lazy and seem overly self-indulgent. As the album progresses, it feels like Bowie becomes complacent, as the energy of the first song is not only never matched again, but is often diluted by songs that sound similar but just not as good. The band remains solid, but the funk grooves don't compensate for the middling songwriting. The cover of Wild is the Wind is adequate at best considering who he's covering. Overall, I'd say this album is more for diehard Bowie fans. Two lines of nose candy out of five. 🏔🏔

wish I could 5 this but it’s not Low

Not one I've listened to before. Definitely will revisit

Love his achy voice and the imagination that oozes out of this album. Also it's a collection that makes so much sense together.

efter en andra omgång så hade han mig

Mixed album as most David Bowie.

Fun blend of operatic/theatrical and classic rock

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

4l

stay и wild is the wind — ❤️

David Bowie claims he couldn’t remember writing this album after a bender. That’s quite impressive seeing as the last bender I was on I couldn’t remember how many zinger boxes I’d consumed

Just amazing really. The album may be short with it's amount of songs, but when the "worst" song on here is better than most other songs, you know you have created something basically perfect. I just adore this.

Classic 3.5/5

I’m a simple man, I love me some Bowie and always have. I gave this one a listen a few years ago but rediscovered how good a lot of the material is. It’s a short listen that shouldn’t be judged by the long start/length of the first song (which does take up almost 1/4 of the album itself). Station to Station(song) has a really good groove, amazing bassline and funk guitar section. Golden Years will always be a favorite that I first discovered through A Knights Tale when I watched it as a child way back in the day. Word on a Wing is a fantastic love song, TVC15 is catchy and get the feet tapping with it’s driving rhythm and I’m a sucker for large chorus section like at the end of this song. Wild is the Wing slows things down a bit too much for me on the album but when you listen to the album on repeat like I did, it kind of grows on you as it makes the whole album feel like this on big rollercoaster that goes up the whole album and swings around and slows to a stop before starting again. Love this album

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Best Song: TVC15. Seems like a post-apocalyptic ad for the best rocket launcher money can buy. Worst Song: Station to Station. Maybe it's just my mood right now, but I can't stomach the choice to kick off the album with a 10 minute song that could've been 5. Overall: It certainly sounds very Bowie, but is that enough to warrant the inclusion of all his albums on this list? Surely the rest of the world combined has produced at least a few albums that are better than this.

Absolute classic. All hail the duke.

I don't think this is peak David. There are a couple of memorable tracks but the rest are just competent. For Bowie completists.

Live station to station, think its really bowie in his stride. Cool, experimental but still with a great pop sensibility.

when your blood stream is mostly made up of cocaine but you still record a masterpiece.

I believe the legendary story that suggests Bowie wrote "Golden Years" for Elvis Presley. It sounds like something that could have been a great Fat Elvis Era song, and it would have been right on brand for Colonel Tom Parker to cock-block The King from recording it. "Golden Years" became a huge hit for Bowie. It's also the weakest song on this album. That's not to take anything away from the hit - it's a great song. Rather, it speaks to how Bowie released yet another classic album. Some find this to be his best album, and they're not wrong.

Fantastic.

good stuff

n/a

10/12 Need to give it another listen. Not bad at all.

An era perhaps best short lived given how Bowie was living at the time, but the grandeur of Station to Station is a masterstroke of The Thin White Duke which eventually led to The Berlin Trilogy. It's title track is one of the most powerful album openers in music and from there it's quality never falters. Few artist can claim multiple masterpieces, but this is definitely one of Bowie's.

"Golden Years" was the only familiar track to me on this, but overall I enjoyed it. I listened once while working and didn't absorb much, then gave another listen and was impressed with the experimentation and production, trying new things while remaining very listenable.

Bowie to Bowie

The Thin White Duke returns and reminds us why he's the best little space alien. Golden Years earns this 5 stars on its own, but literally every single one of these is deserving of inclusion on a greatest hits album. One of his best.

Station to Station review: An album from the revered David Bowie, I’m pretty jazzed. First song is ten minutes?! Literally said “eff off”. Finish listening to it, and it’s no Frampton comes alive, I’ll tell you that. Golden years was a catchy palate cleanser…but the next four songs just didn’t catch my attention, and overall this album seemed like a bit of a vanity project now that he was at his 10th studio album and into another persona along with a fun drug habit. I might be ADD because I didn’t notice the deep lyrics, and instead found the songs dragging on. I’m sure I missed something though, since I’m told Bowie is ahhh-mayyyy-ziiiingggg

This list is full of amazing David Bowie albums and this one is no exception. Great concise album, not on the same level as Low or Ziggy (those being my favourites) but it's pretty close.

Quite short this one, but some really great songs on there. I love love love love love Wild is the Wind, I genuinely think it might be my favourite Bowie song ever. I know it's a cover, but he sings it with so much pain and soul and it's JUST sublime.

Solid album, I didn't realise Golden Years was by David Bowie, but here we are

phenomenal

Faded into the background a bit, not much interest in it

a good bowie album! big like FAV TRACKS: TVC15, Station to Station

Pretty good Bowie, but a bit to disco for my taste.

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

While it continues bowie's growth, is it his best, I do not think so.

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

Never knew I was Bowie fan till I listened to this.

Digging this right off the bat. Great 70s guitars. 2nd half of the album is sick.

3/3 it's bowie

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

8,2 Great sound Make you wanna dance

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

Me fascina que cambie de canción dentro de la misma canción 💜.

Any David Bowie album is cheating for this. Whilst I do love this album, I can't give it a 5 as it has fewer tracks then usual and there are 1 or two track on here (mainly Wild is the Wind) that aren't as strong as the rest of the album.

J'ai pas trop fait gaffe mais ça avait l'air bien

je l'ai écouté dans le métro par respect

Classic Bowie, always a great listen if you are in the mood.

so short! so sweet!

Not my type of music. Wild is the wind is a nice tune. Funny to read that Bowie was heavily addicted to cocaine during production and remembers none of the recording. You can somewhat tell from the album from fast paced, to long droning songs with repetitive sound to consistent backing tracks.

T3B 1. Station To Station 2. Wild Is The Wind 3. Word On A Wing

Best Bowie album, don't @ me

Does Bowie have bad albums? This still sounds fresh. Short, probably without a standout hit compared to others in his catalogue but all quality.

Bowie 👍👍👍

Its Bowie. Its going to be good

2nd Bowie album. Growing on me. I liked the composition a lot. The dramatic theatrical performance must be what people love. I don't understand Bowie but I'm enjoying figuring him out

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.

Weird yet rich and wonderful, this is the record that led Bowie closer to "the European canon", i.e. the " Berlin trilogy". The title track opening the album is a wealth of lush sounds and deep themes with dark overtones, and it's never too late to be grateful Bowie just followed his most off-kilter instincts here. I've just read that the phrase "station to station" is not only about a train of decadence crossing Europe--aptly imitated through pedals by guitarist Carlos Alomar--, but that it was also a subtle reference to the stations of the Cross. High class double entendre, innit? Following this expansive two-part song (foretelling "Blackstar" 's structure), "Golden Years" is an enticing and lively invitation to shake your rump over the story of the singer meeting an angel, a scene which then segues to the beautiful prayer that "Word On A Wing" is (that bridge in it is one of the most precious things Bowie ever wrote). "TVC 15" is no less elated, even though the song is dramatically different in its intents, both lyrically and musically. It's a drug-addled tale about having hallucinations about a TV set swallowing your girl, and the thing suggests that the world projected through the screen might be as wonderful or dreary as the kingdom of Oz. And it doesn't hurt that the four-on-the-floor chorus in it is so damn catchy. "Stay" is a complex yet fluid funk-rock extravaganza about a call for redemption uttered by an impassioned lover, and the cover of Nina Simone's standard "Wild Is The Wind" closing the proceedings is one of the most beautiful covers ever made. Bowie was famously coked-out to the max when he recorded this jewel, claiming that afterwards, he barely even remembered what had occured during the sessions. Oh, and he also had the swimming pool of his Hollywood mansion exorcised in those days--he and his friends were convinced an ancient demon was dwelling there. Spooky, eh? Seems that out of the gallery of "characters" Bowie created throughout his life and career, the "Thin White Duke" was the scariest one indeed. By the point *Station To Station* was recorded, it was probably high time for him he shook off that persona (along with those drugs habits) and went to Berlin for a change of scenery... But that's the thing with geniuses... They can be in the lowest point of their lives on a personal level and still churn out masterpieces after masterpieces. And to borrow Mr David Jones' words, "it's not the side-effects of the cocaine. I'm thinking it must be love". *Station To Station* is exactly that: a labour of love. Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  more than 800, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

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.

Outstanding

just cool asf really 8/10

Not bad.

Dated

Listened Before? N Freaking BRAVO, Bowie! This is my Fifth Bowie album, and it feels MILES beyond some of the others I've listened to. Yes, I gave Aladdin Sane a 4, but this one.. is a masterpiece. 5/5. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Golden Years

Phenomenal, guitar work on Stay is incredible

Sometimes a bit too Bowie, but otherwise nice melodic 70s rock.

Love me some Bowie always!

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 only

Individual songs are way too long and repitive to be of much interest.

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.

Jeremy's pre-listen prediction: Golden Years is gonna tempt me to give this a 5 no matter what else. Let's see if I'm right.... And...this ruled. Golden Years is the highlight, but pretty great across the board.

Not the best Bowie I've heard, but still good. Golden Years is a fabulous song.

Awesome.

Golden years is a 4 by itself - and the rest of the album is pretty good. Not his best, but pretty good

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

Byrjunin á þessari plötu skellir mér alltaf á bólakaf í Christiane F. Svo eru lögin sem ég lærði að meta og að lokum hið magnaða Wild is the wind, sem mörg hafa sungið um en mögulega aldrei hlustað á. Þau sem eiga það eftir ættu að hlusta. Magnað stöff.

Interesting starting point, big fan of Bowie and specifically golden years but hadn't heard the full album before. One song (track 4 or 5) had an almost gospel quality to it

10 stars

8/10. I did quite like the album, very nice and chill, but damn this list has a lot of Bowie.

Very solid, makes me wonder what methodology they used to select certain Bowie albums. They’ve pretty much all seemed decent but nothing life-changing other than Ziggy. 8/10

Here we see the emergence of the controversial Thin White Duke, a figure that expresses a sort of romanticism while being devoid of any real emotion himself. This album feels similarly. Bowie is still exploring funk and soul influences (note the cover of ‘Wild is the Wind’), but there a simmering quality to these songs that foreshadow the Berlin trilogy of albums that would be forthcoming. Like the Thin White Duke, Bowie is expressing something, but has not come to fruition yet. Bowie has stated that the period in which this album was recorded was the darkest, and by his expressive lyrics and subdued delivery, we can see this album as Bowie crying for help without being able to fully form the words.

Chameleon like Bowie had changed once more. Spectacularly good.

Lovely Bowie - not the best Bowie album, but not bad by any means.

I was introduced to this one by a good friend (one of his favourites). It is absolutely wonderful from beginning (the intense, slow-march build of the 10 minute title track) to end (most beautiful version of Wild is the Wind). Enjoyed listening again and again.

I mean, it's possibly Bowie's best album. Of course it's a five.

Boring

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.

Weirdly I've just had the previous Bowie album 'Young Americans' and it's interesting to see the transition and thinking ahead to Low (which I did a couple of weeks back). It helps to solidly play them (not just the hits) and get into the vibe. I get a real feel for the 70's hedonistic lifestyle from this. Almost spaced out. Well written and produced- quite rocky after the smooth Young Americans. It's Bowie in the end and a classic.

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.

Great album which grows with every listen. Strong 4*

Good album

Stone cold classic. Bowie at his weird best 👍🏾

Tracks are OK but too repetitive, songs could have been compressed 50% and still had the same sound and avoided the boredom that creeps in.

Aside from the Berlin Trilogy, this is another one of my fave Bowie albums. The title track, "TVC15," "Word on a Wing," and "Wild is the Wind" are my faves off of this.

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.

Brilliant. That is all.

This by far my favorite post Ziggy Era Bowie album. Musically the album is very interesting and fun album to listen to.

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.

Might be the best Bowie I've listened to so far.

On first listen I didn’t really like it. Seemed like more post Ziggie Bowie that I never really got into. But listed a couple of more times and it grew on me each time. I think the intro on Station to Station is too long but overall I really enjoy the album now.

That's some top notch Bowie alright. Fave track - "Golden Years" has long been one of my all time fave Bowie tracks!

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

Good as an album.

Not my favourite Bowie record but decent.

Really great album, I enjoyed listening to it!

Este Bowie romanticón y tan meloso como puede serlo me gustó mucho. El disco completo me funciona, cuatro vueltas y cada una fue mejor que la anterior. Muy buenos arreglos, letras románticas que parecen incómodas pero sinceras. La mejor del disco es Wild Is The Wind seguida de Stay.

Dos de Bowie al hilo, y casualmente al revés de su orden cronológico. Me gustó mucho más este, que aunque no es de los que trae mis favoritas, igual tiene joyas como Golden Years, TVC-15 y Wild Is The Wind. Creo que la que menos me gustó fue Station to Station, que parece ser dos rolas fusionadas, aunque tal vez ese es el chiste.

Classic bowie

FULL OF hits! This is my favorite Bowie project besides Let's Dance, my parents played him a lot growing up. First time funk music became mainstream & popular in the US/UK

Great album. More consistent than Low I think.

Més que de transició, com sí va ser 'Young Americans', 'Station to Station' és una porta d'entrada a la trilogia berlinesa. Tot i no estar emparat per un context com el de Ziggy o Berlin, el disc és una meravella. Mai una cançó de més de 10 minuts s'ha fet tan curta, ni les altres 5 que l'acompanyen no passar desapercebudes, sinó reclamar el seu protagonisme com a joies d'orfebreria musical cada una d'elles, sense excepció

Spare and wondrous, rocking and reeling.

Almost perfect.

It's not the side-effects of the cocaine I'm thinking that it must be love.

Ooooh nice

Arguably my favorite Bowie album

pretty good

Widely considered a transitional album that bridges Young Americans and the Berlin trilogy, I always viewed this as a natural evolution. Great musicians all around, although Earl Slick, Carlos Alomar and Roy Bittan are superb. Bowie shows the full range of his vocals. His cover of Wild is the Wind could be my favorite Bowie cover and perhaps favorite Bowie vocal. Bowie never embraced punk, but there are post-punk elements here before there was post-punk.

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.

NOT GET IT

Not quite 5 stars, but almost...

Bowie is good

Hieno muttei lukeudu aivan bowie lemppareitteni kärkeen! 3/5

Tää ei joskus ollut niin erityinen, mutta nykyään varmaan top3-Bowie. Mieletön. Ja törkeän hyvä bändi tässä.

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.

A manifesto for that most unmanifestable of things: unorthodoxy. Never helps to overstate the lyrics with Bowie, but certain ideas resound: "run to the shadows", "I'm trying to fit into your scheme of things", "this age of grand illusion". He's interminably travelling on the opener, wild as the wind on the closer. It's all gauche, all different, all repudiating the idea of normal. Title track starts with a coda, moves to the bridge, follows that with an intro, ends with a different song. The guitar solo at the end of TVC-15 may melt brains. Everything on Stay is gauche and two beats off. Throughout, the white freak funk combines Eno and Clinton.

Pretty on par with most other Bowie albums which just means it’s great and an easy album to listen to over and over. Golden years is a classic. The album is short and concise. He doesn’t leave much behind on this one. This isn’t my favorite Bowie album but it’s still solid. 7.6/10

This is the second Bowie album I’ve gotten on this and I don’t think I’ve quite figured him out? It’s really good music, I love the instrumentation and the singing - some of these songs really groove - but I’m not yet to the point where I can look at a record like this and say, “this is one of the greatest albums of all time”. Maybe I’m just a singles guy, or maybe I’m not listening to the lyrics close enough.

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

There is no denying his talent. I don't know why I never got into him when I was younger. Maybe it was growing up in conservative Eastern Oregon and not having the courage to go that far against the grain as a teenager. It is for sure my loss. This isn't my favorite album of his, but this one is still damn good.

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

Mola, pero no tanto.

I liked this quite a bit. Short and snappy, kinda weird as Bowie often is, but still a nice listen.