Station To Station

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Esta bien. Me ha gustado. Pero tampoco hay que fliparse.con Bowie

This is the first David Bowie album I've ever actually listened to. I've mainly just heard separate/single songs by Bowie and have loved him that way so it was interesting sitting through a whole album of his for once. After saying that, yeah I'm not a fan of this one. I'm sure I would like other David Bowie albums and listening to station to station, has inspired me to go through his whole discography to find that perfect album that I'll fall in love with. This album made me feel like I wasn't listening to Dr. Bowie, it might be blasphemy but it almost felt like an imposter album. That's all I'll say and please don't hurt my feelings.

“Station to Station” by David Bowie (1976) Bowie’s work on this album features some well executed soundcrafting for 1976, but is easily dated. Nice musical variations, but lyrics are (once again) unrelentingly self absorbed, with clunky phrases and even a grammatical howler in the chorus of “Word on a Wing” (Can you spot it?). When he transitions to classic rock and funk strains, the arranging and recording lack the dynamism of his contemporaries, but it’s pleasant enough to listen to. I think the problem with Bowie’s singing is an excessive self confidence in his modest gifts. He seems to be unaware of how silly some of his (uniquely Bowie) vocal stylings sound. Maybe cocaine does that. Can someone with experience enlighten me? “Golden Years” is a fine track, chiefly because he finds an interesting groove and sticks with it. “Word on a Wing” is an interesting and even engaging hymnic reflection, but it lacks the convincing authenticity of the contemporary Keith Green and 2nd Chapter of Acts, or later artists such as Jars of Clay or Caedmon’s Call (or even Bob Dylan in his Christian ‘phase’). Still, this song is a refreshing inclusion. The rock strains in “Stay” are excellent, exemplifying the album’s general avoidance of idiosyncratic distractions—a definite plus. Overall, a good recording—one of Bowie’s better efforts (in my admittedly limited experience). 3/5

a. Starting off with a song that is the title of the album is bold. Making that song ten minutes long is even bolder. I’ll confess, I am not a huge Bowie fan. But this album has Golden Years which is one of my favorites of his since it is on the Knight’s Tale soundtrack. It’s one of the highlights of that movie where the entire cast dances to the song before the tournament, breaking the fourth wall. I’m sure David was proud of that when he was watching the film. Of course, I am writing this while the first song is still playing. Halfway done but that’s halfway closer to those Golden Years. I think one of the reasons that Bowie never really resonated with me is because it’s difficult to hear him on most songs. The music itself is louder than his voice and that is shown on this track. Golden Years! What a treat. I still don’t understand many of the lyrics (hard to hear him) in the song but I still sing along (sometimes even dance along wearing a full suit of armor). I’m enjoying Word on a Wing. There is a magic with David Bowie where you can have his music playing, not really hear what he is saying, but how he is saying it along with the actual music makes for great background music. It’s also wild that there are only six tracks on this album, not even 40 minutes long when compared to current day musicians trying to have multiple hours on their album. I wish I could hear him as he talks about TVC15, is that a new type of VCR or radio from back then? He was very ahead of his time so I wouldn’t put it past him to make predictions in his songs. Stay is interesting because when the song started, that is exactly what I wanted to do but as it went on I kind of wanted to Go. Wild is the Wind sounds a little bit like the rest of the songs but I hate wind in most of its forms so I totally agree that it is wild and hard to control. Is he ruminating on that presumption or telling it to someone? Either way, this was an enjoyable album that, even remastered, feels like the 70’s.

Creia que no me gustaba bowie, parece que le voy cogiendo el punto. Album muy corto, solamente 6 temas

Enjoyed it, funky

I could never really get into Bowie; I feel like you either get him and his music, or he's lost to you forever. I'm definitely in the latter category - I don't hate him or anything, but his music just does not speak to me. This album is some fine funky rock and roll with a sort of krautrock aesthetic to it, but that's about all it is to me - just "fine".

not my favorite still good

Inte den bästa Bowieskivan. Det finns en del fina låtar, men även några inte så bra. Bäst var Station to station, word on a wing och wild is the wind. Albumet får medelbetyg.

impressed i didn't actually recognise station to station - clearly not a greatest hits album entry :D

Not my style. Should relisten to it

Pretty nice

Not my favorite Bowie album

Funky. Golden Years is such a bop.

As much as I like David Bowie, this album started out a little weak. The last couple of songs were great tho, Stay is funky af, and Wild Is the Wind is classic Bowie.

Eh

1. Piano and guitar nice, eccentric instrumentation though. Bass tone is really nice. Vocals sound a bit out of place with the beat. The song gets better later on, guitar tone is nice and the piano is cool. 2. Guitars are nice, groovy beat with pretty cool chorus. Left ear guitar sounds really nice, psychedelic. 3. Piano is really nice, love the Rhodes synth in the left ear. Subdued role of the guitar is interesting, and the vocals sound pretty nice. Fading oohs during the break are a nice effect. Best instrumentation so far. Love the ending 1:30 part of the song. 4. Bass is pretty groovy all throughout, I like that its given room to shine in beginning by piano. Piano really works well in the song, and the guitar part is cool. Guitar groove during 'transition/transmission' is pretty cool. 5. Bass tone is nice, intro is pretty cool. Like the really crunchy guitar that joins later on. The chorus is really strong, and I like the strings that really add to the emotion Bowie expresses. The bongos are a nice touch. I do like how the bass shares the spotlight with the guitars. 6. The guitar is really nice on this, especially with the flanger. The bass is really nice too, and I do like how both guitars are about on even footing; neither gets more of the spotlight over the other. Not a fan of the delay on the vocals, but the sad tone of the song fits well with the flanger guitar. I do like how the song gets more intense about halfway in, you can really feel the strength of the emotion increase. I do like how a second acoustic guitar joins in in the last section of the song, I feel like it really does add to the overall sound of the track.

A classic album, not his best phase or best album.

Just too short. And golden years is too much of a hit to feel like part of the album.

Pretty good

Very good song writing but not apreciated the vocal and instrumental

Any Bowie a solid 3

I liked it, Bowie is always a great listen to me because I never follow him closely but every project I listen to feels like a journey with his creative process, the good, the bad, the experimental

Standout Tracks: Stay, Wild Is the Wind

Closer to a 2.7

Am I not listening to the same music as everyone else? This is so utterly forgettable and mediocre, the vocals are genuinely difficult to listen to, the vibrato is so ridiculous it sounds like a parody. Only the title track is good, everything else is awful

Boring

•I feel like I’m inside of a television •”Ayyyyngel” •TvC15 okay so I’m like in a television fr now •Realizing not fr a David Bowie fan •

Inte bowies bästa

He’s not a bad songwriter in fact he’s great and the music is decent too it’s just not my style. My favorite song was stay!

This album didn't really get me excited. Maybe a bit too 70's for me.

Listens: 3 (including one a year or so ago) You'd think I'd be more into my favorite musician's favorite musician, but few iterations of Bowie sound anything like Nine Inch Nails. His "Outside" album (which came out the exact day I was born) is the only thing of his I've heard that I've remotely vibed with, and it's probably not a coincidence that that was the same year NIN and Bowie ran a co-headlining tour. But of course there's still so much Bowie I haven't heard (I really need to listen to Blackstar), so I'm always curious to give more of his music a shot. And after listening... look, I know there's obviously no denying the genius and influence of Bowie, but it's just so hard for me to feel. It's not a shortcoming on the part of the instrumentation or the production (both of which are great) so much as the songwriting itself, the chords, the melodies—they don't do anything for me. None of it moves me emotionally in the slightest; it all feels completely boring and forgettable. This is of course a very personal thing, and I'm as curious as ever how we end up liking/being moved by the music that we are. But a case in point: A few years ago, my friend and I took turns selecting songs for us to practice playing at a rehearsal space together, just for fun. "Wild Is the Wind" was one of the songs he chose. It seems that listening to the song—and playing it!—over and over again apparently left so little an impression on me that the song didn't even sound familiar to me until, three minutes in, I wondered why I could hear my friend Patrick singing it. I still cannot call it to mind for the life of me.

Ok

No comment.

Not really my type of music. Not something I would be annoyed at if someone played this on a speaker but I would put on this on myself. Most songs are quite long, I prefer songs to be a bit short most of the time, maybe between 3-5 minutes, perfect length depends on the song but overall maybe 3,30 or 4 minutes. As I said, would work as background music but nothing I want in my playlist as of now. Therefore a two, not bad music imo, just not my usual taste. Really like the instrumental on Wild Is the Wind, very calming.

DRUGS

Golden Years has a nice funk feel. It sounds a few years ahead of its day, like something you'd hear in the early eighties. Bowie is a great talent, but his theatrical style just isn't for me.

Not the best Bowie.

Well produced and entirely forgettable collection of six mediocre Bowie songs.

Alright album. Not a lot stuck with me though. Surprising, right? 4.8/10.

Bowie is a mystery to me. The theatrical art-rock world — Rocky Horror, Roxy Music, now this — I understand why it mattered, I can see the craft, I cannot connect to it. The voice doesn't work for me. The persona doesn't work for me. Station to Station is supposedly his least theatrical album, more groove-based and krautrock-influenced. I listened hoping that would change something. It didn't. 2/5 — respectfully baffled.

I wont lie, I didnt really like this album

joa, gut aber nichts besonderes imo. 2.25 sterne

A lot of fun, great beats and instrumentals, but not the impact that I expected for...

I will remember the last name but I will not remember the album. I just don’t get it. Aside from a few songs what’s the big deal with Bowie.

I've never really been that big of a fan of David Bowie - Golden Years was the only song I liked off this album and listening to it again after a while it's just kind of a weird song structurally.

Boring

David Bowie on vähän liian luovuudenhullu mulle. Ihana tyyppi mutta musiikki ei ihan nappaa.

Pretty disappointing. The title track and Stay were highlights (by comparison) but the rest of the album was pretty poor, and I despised TVC15. Not one I'm likely to return to.

Alright

Is David Bowie‘s entire catalog gonna be on this list? What is this the fourth or fifth album since I started. Don’t get me wrong Bowie’s an icon but not sure that means every album is needed.

Неплохо, но от Дэвида было больше ожиданий, в любое вообще добавила песню с другого альбома. Этот просто спокойный, но не цепляющий

Fine listen, but not as memorable

I didn’t like how long the songs were and they were pretty repetitive.

No doubt important, but I found it a bit thin and uninteresting… my short attention span didn’t feel massively gripped by the longer tracks which failed to justify themselves.

Golden Years is a classic and among Bowie’s best songs. However I couldn’t connect with the rest of this album. The dramatic flair in Bowie’s vocals didn’t match the grooves in a way that resonated with me. Top song: Golden Years

im so sooo bored. word on a wing was okay and also the last track but everything else was sort of unbearable. 6 song album and its almost 40 minutes bro i think i could enjoy his voice under the right circumstances. but idk about this one

This one didn't really do much for me, I'll have to come back to it another time.

Some good songs, but overall wasn't my thing.

okay maar niet geweldig

I loved the instrumentals a lot, but the voice and the ups and lows were the same. It bored me a little bit

Un montón primera canción 10 minutos. Me arranco a gustar recien como a la mitad. El disco en general Meh.

Me aburrio. Sobrevalorado

Un poco lento, no le termino de agarrar la mano, dejamos de lado los juanes y seguimos con las estrellitas

A este paso me van a poner toda la discografía de Bowie en menos de un mes. No me termina de convencer

Очередной Боуи. Очередное мимо

Not Yoshikage Kira's best work 2.5/5

Didn’t really do it for me.

2,5 stars I largely enjoy the instrumentals but most of the time the vocals kind of bother me. I can't really pinpoint why. Maybe because he's mostly talk-singing and the corresponding... special wailing melodies, maybe it's the rhythm of his singing, maybe it's his vibrato, his tone of voice, everything together? Idk I just don't vibe with his style of singing.

3/10

I liked 2 of the songs on this album (golden years and tvc15), other than that I really did not like the overall album. admittedly there are only 6 tracks on the album. I went into this expecting to like most of this as I really liked the aforementioned songs. Overall, I would not listen to this album again, nor would I want to buy/own it. Giving it 2 stars as I liked 33% of the album

While this is the album featuring Golden Years, you are much less likely to find yourself humming along to any of the remaining songs Its ok, but not one of the more likable Bowie collections

Am I having a good time? I don't know. I don't think I like David Bowie. Okay I got to Stay and Fame. His funk music is a lot more appealing to me on this album. I know its a transition album so I might take a look at the next one to see if I like it more.

Diría que no es de lo que mas me gustó de David y eso que lo amo. Que tenga un par de temazos habla de lo que era él. Volveré por una nueva escuchada en algún momento.

Meh

Lindo sonido

Meh

I just don't get it

lyrics>sound doesn't appeal much to me on first listen

Early Bowie. Not my cuppa

New music of his for me, mixed opinions.

Album plutôt ennuyeux. Très orienté funk. Seule "Word on a Wing" me parait convaincante.

2/5 Really mid. Nothing about this album stood out to me. Instrumentals carried it the whole way through and even they didn't really stand out. Very boring album.

Hey look, another Bowie album! This one kinda feels vanilla and uninspired.

pretty good musically but I am not a fan of David's vocals, like ever.

Merge

Very short album. Music too slow, drawn-out and repetitive (boring) for my taste.

I can admit that I slept on Bowie until right around the time of his death. The starting point for me was buying a greatest hits album. And I thoroughly enjoyed it; even the songs I wasn't familiar with. So I was expecting to like Station to Station. Wrong. Didn't care for this album much. "Golden Years" was nice. And there was a lot of eccentricity and some funky elements to a few of the tracks. But I just didn't get it. Sorry....

The irony is that Dimery's Swiftie-esque adoration for Bowie does neither of their legacies any good. Those of us who appreciate Bowie's brilliance can easily disregard his self-indulgent mid-late 70s explorations. Those who believe that everything with the man's name on it IS brilliant don't need conversion. The loss is with those who haven't come to appreciate the extraordinary art he produced from 70-73. For these music fans, the combination of Dimery's claim to authority combined with his inclusion on this list of all of these mediocre Bowie albums is a genuine source of confusion and distraction from the man's legacy; it sponsors the really unfortunate "I just don't like Bowie" prejudice one finds among the reviews on this site.

3/10

I can see why people love and adore Bowie, but it’s just not for me.

2,5

Kinda boring honestly. Opening song was ok but very long. Not on the same level as other Bowie albums. Might have been the cocaine.

it was meh. i get the vision but it's too outdated sounding for me. and bland.

Kinda mid ngl. First song had a massive intro. Never really felt compelled to like any certain parts. Not offensive at all though. Would give 2.5 stars if that was an option

nu mi a plăcut asa de mult nu prwa ascult muzica veche

Est-ce que je n'aime pas David Bowie ? Je suis choqué de cette info, je me suis ennuyé 😳

fun but aged

Bit too cocaine-y for me, I didn't really enjoy any track.

Newt does not like the sound effects at the beginning.

Didn't realise the album had skipped...

Not my favorite. Stay was good, the rest was kind of forgettable. I was not a big fan of the way Bowie's voice sounded... I think I really only like his stuff that has more of a disco influence.

How many fucking albums does this man have?

Boring noise

Not good

6 songs 36 minutes Listening while cleaning my room Song one- didn’t like to start it picked up and has some fun moments it’s catchy but not completely in love which is a good summary of the entire album last song is wild in the wind pretty good not in love

i love bowie but this is not my taste

Idk I was working

Very strange that it is only a 6 track album but each songs runtime is 6 mins on average. The kind of album they would be blasting in a record store when you’re already overstimulated.

You can smell the peppers and milk oozing out of every simultaneously mid-high energy yet melancholy song Pretty underwhelmed overall

David Bowie is already experimental leaning and this album is even less pop than some of his others. Interesting and im glad I listened to it, but not my cup of tea.

it was alr I got bored tho

Found a lot of the vocal harmonies grating and hard to listen to. Not sure if that was intentional or just a product of the recording technology available at the time, but it wasn’t for me. Lots of cool stuff happening in the instrumental though!

Certifainly was no Ziggy stardust

I don’t get why everything love David Bowie. Nothing amazing or interesting about this and other albums

Maybe I don’t like David Bowie as much as I thought, or maybe I just like the hits. This is the second Bowie record I’ve gotten this week (I previously got The Next Day) and neither of them really connected with me at all. Best Track: Wild Is the Wind

Coked-out David Bowie invents a weird Nazi character and does a bunch of interviews in that persona, people spend the next few decades mythologizing him as a brilliant performance artist. Cool. Meanwhile, it has almost nothing to do with the music on the album beyond a vaguely desperate disaffected vibe. The vocal performances Bowie puts in on this album are similarly baffling, both in the lead and backing vocals. Melodic and tonal choices are weird all throughout (in a mostly bad way). The lyrics are a mix of dumb (TVC15) and inescapably pretentious (the rest of it). Stop repeating "scheme of things" The best track is the cover at the end of the album because he sings like he actually knows what he's doing. Parts of it remind me of Jesus Christ Superstar - not a value judgment, just an observation.

I like the music but I have discovered I do not particularly like the sound of Bowie’s voice. Purposely ignoring the whole persona thing because I think it would encourage me to rate the album lower. not adding to collection

Just didn’t really enjoy it

Sooooo much Bowie

good but not my thing

honestly not a huge fan

Very nice background instrumentals. Just not feeling the singing tbh.

Too long songs, overall it sounds boring. I can't believe that this can be some of Bowie's finer work.

Golden Years is a good song. Otherwise I'm just not a huge Bowie fan. He's also on this list way too many times.

Looks like it’s just me but other than Young American, I never need to listen to this again. David Bowie before about 1981 just doesn’t do it for me.

The vocals were pretty rough on this one. I love the construction of the album as a few longer songs, but since I didn't really like the songs much, it solidified this as a 2.5.

Started off a little weird but mellowed out, was enjoyable but not my favorite

This one isn’t essential Bowie unless you’re a die hard fan. And even then this would be 6 or 7 tops in the order you’d put them in. Golden years is a good song but not a heroes or a life on mars or a diamond dogs. Bowie was capable of greatness. But not here. 2 because it has taken the place of something far more worthy.

not every bowie album belongs on this list...

A bit underwhelming for what I expected from bowie

Not his best

Whatever

Echt inmens saai. Begin is veelste lang, eerste nummer is al 10 minuten.

people back then really had a different way of thinking about music. Idk sometimes lyrics are beautiful sometimes they just feel like words to fill in blanks. Songs were less catchy also. But that's maybe today's problem with dopamine-filled songs. Maybe they had another idea for what is catchiness also Lots of words to say that my dubstep filled brain doesn't like it 2/5

Love the sound of this album. Unfortunately there's no good songs on it

A good album but not his best.

I get that it’s an important album for Bowie, but it doesn’t do much for me. I love that Bowie experimented with music and seemed willing to try almost anything to explore new paths. In doing so, it’s inevitable that some stuff won’t be up to the standards set by his best work. I think that’s what we have here, and that the importance of this album is more of an indirect kind in that it led up to the Berlin trilogy. So, important as it may be, as an isolated album it’s a 2/5 for me.

Meh. I just haven't gotten into Bowie outside of some radio hits, and this absolutely did not change my mind

Meh

Listened to the first song, wasn't feeling it at all

I liked the instrumentals and the vocals grew on me. Liked it more than I expected to

Imagine you have a boss who is a Boomer and you’re in desperate need for them to like you and the only way is to listen to their self proclaimed “top notch record” they produced back in college. This is that record. Felt like I took a bite out of the plastic apple that was only on the table for decoration. Just didn’t feel right, no matter how much you want it to.

Did not enjoy Bowie’s voice, but did enjoy a some of the musical elements. Did not enjoy them enough and overall annoying. Also only 6 songs and somehow feels so long

Every time I hear Bowie I think the same thing: I’m not sure I like this. There’s nothing overtly offensive in this record, but it walks a thin line of being almost annoying. It’s pretty funky, but doesn’t really scratch the funk itch for me. The songs felt repetitive and stagnant—with no groove. In fact the longer it went on, the more I anticipated the end of each song. For such a heralded artist, I’m disappointed. 3/10

Jesus. Long

Not a huge David Bowie fan...

Not the biggest fan of this album. Just felt like it was a cool album from a unique noise perspective, but it really didn't have a lot of god feeling songs. Favorite track on the album was Golden Years, which was good, and had that cool clicking noise and echoing effects, and was the one song I felt was catchy on the album.

Meh. I understand this album was significant in Bowie's artistic journey... but there are already SO MANY Bowie albums on this list. This one doesn't stand out for me.

bowie isn't really for me

I’ve never really warmed to any of David Bowie’s music. This is no different. It’s a pleasingly short duration. Sadly, this is balanced by fewer, longer songs.

Station to Station: I can appreciate dissonance in a song, but I didn't like when the instrumental resolved, but the vocals were dissonant. While I'm sure there is a musical reason for it, I can't see anything for it beyond being on so much cocaine that it just kinda happened. This makes the lyrics "It's not the side effects of the cocaine, I'm thinking that it must be love" all the more ironic. That said, there were things I liked too. There is an instrument (harmonica?) that was faint in the background, but it helped tie everything together very nicely. Golden Years: This is another song where I feel the instrumental far surpassed the vocals. Maybe my problem is that I've never used cocaine and I just don't get it. The rhythm worked really well, and the guitar line was solid. The vocals just didn't work well with the instrumental for me. Word on a Wing: I don't normally listen to funk, but this track seemed more cohesive than the previous two, at least to me. Bowie's vocal delivery was on point for the song. The keyboard supported his voice very well. The subtle use of the organ also fit the theme of the song well. TVC15: This is one of the slowest fast songs I've listened to. It has a quick tempo, but there is so much repetition that it feels like it is moving slow. I guess cocaine could once again be the answer. It would certainly make sense that a stimulant might have that affect. I didn't like or dislike anything about this song enough to be noteworthy. Stay: I truly hated this song. The guitar line felt like it belonged in a hard rock/metal song, but everything else felt like either funk or disco. The vocals felt like they were trying to imitate Earth Wind and Fire, but were out of tune enough to not get that clean effect. The only redeeming aspect of this track is that only half of it has vocals, the rest is instrumental that at least isn't terrible. Wild Is the Wind: I appreciate the message of this song, including the story behind it. I felt tension with the vocals lagging behind the music that I didn't like. Most of the notes were also flat. Maybe it makes the song more relatable to people, I'm not sure. I felt like I was losing my mind, time to go do a line or two I guess. Final thoughts: Each track of this album felt separate, yet it all seems to fit within an album. One of my main critiques of other albums so far has been that they have either been too similar or haven't felt cohesive. While the album felt more like what I would expect, the music within didn't cut it for me. Apart from 1-2 songs that I didn't mind, I genuinely didn't like the music, and 80% of the music I listen to is some form of rock or metal. I'm going to listen to some of my favorite songs to cleanse my palette after this one.

Not my cup of tea

Too theatrical. It was good at parts, but I’m never gonna replay this album

Meh. meh?

Nearly 3 stars. Will probably go back to it.

didn't love-not for me

Not for me.

earache

Ok album, not a huge early Bowie fan!

ok, but not my cup of tea.

Meh...I dont really "get" Bowie. Seems like a club that I can't join. I want to get it but it just leaves me cold, as does all his music.

Another Bowie, probably the fourth within the first 100. Strange. And I’m not even enjoying him so much. Incl. this record.

Golden years and stay are good. Everything else, meh.

Feels like really weak funk for the most part. I don't get it.

Ugh. David…

I used to have an ex that was obsessed with Bowie, to the point that she cried when he died, and said Blackstar is one of her favorite albums ever. Needless to say, I've heard a few of his songs, I'm aware of his work, but it was generally not something I listen to. Even so, I'll see what this is about, as it is clear Bowie has transcended rock stardom. Wiki says the genres of this album are art rock, funk, and R&B, but I can most definitely hear the first two. Word on a Wing - The first song I actually liked from this project. Bowie has a rather.... distinctive singing style, to the point I'm not sure he's even a good singer, but he is an effective vocalist, and this is the first song where the songwriting really connected with me. TVC15 - For some reason this give me the vibe of a NASCAR race in the early 80s, in that it sounds a little country (especially in certain vocal runs/inflections), and the guitar/piano work could have directly been pulled from a country song. On paper the final bridge/outro is rather repetetive, but definitely still works. Stay - The first song on the album where he really sounded like a rockstar. First guitar solo on the album if I'm correct, and Bowie really sangin on this one. I think I would enjoy an album more on this side of his lexicon. Wild is the Wind - A cover song, and unfortunately, my favorite song on the album. I really like Bowie in this aspect, so hopefully I find more from him that is similar to this. I don't forsee myself listening to any of these songs in the future. Best: Stay, Wild is the Wind Worst: Station to Station Overall: 4/6

Boring is the biggest criticism I can throw at this album, I can listen to it but it’s just background music honestly. Bowie has many more better albums than this and this is the first album where I’ve thought should it honestly be on this list

It's ok! No song stood out, It's Bowie though!

6eme album de DB proposé par le générateur après un 'Young Americans' très décevant et 4 autres plus réussis ('Low', Aladdin Sane', 'Hunky Dory' et 'Ziggy Stardust'). Le morceau 'Station to Station' (+1) est très intéressant, bien développé, il contient des chorus de guitare réussis. Par contre 'Golden year' m'a paru interminable alors qu'il est plutôt court. Et les morceaux suivant sont assez quelconques. Je les trouve artificiellement longs sans vraiment d'idée à développer. J'apprécie un peu plus 'Stay' avec ses bonnes interventions guitare. Donc album plutôt dans la veine de 'Young Americans', que je n'écouterais pas une seconde fois. =>2/5

Regarded as a classic by many, regarded as overwrought and a bit tedious by me...

Meh.

Ill be honest the highlight of this album for me was when I accidentally misclicked halfway through Word on a Wing and The Saga Begins started playing. I was honestly tempted to leave it on but hey ho we ride. Yeah idk its alright I guess. The first song I kinda liked, the rest I wasn't massive on, none of it really grabbed me. I can appreciate the elements that went into it, and can hear its influence all over Post-Punk and Art Rock albums to come. But it was just a bit eh. Favourites - Station to Station

Fine album. I really like Golden Years but everything else was not upbeat enough

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Typical overrated Bowie

I've never really liked David Bowie and never understood why people were so obsessed with him. Sure, he was unique, but his music never really made me feel anything really. This album did not change my opinion of him.

Straight up kinda shit ngl. 2nd and third songs were alright but literally everything else was less than mid like straight up dogshit and the last song especially bro sounded like a boogeyman in the night what a fucking pedophile.

Me no likey ☹️👎

I thought I'd enjoy this more than I did but it really didn't do much for me sadly

Wasn't really into it, quite slow. Favourite track: Stay

Was kind of bored I fear. I can appreciate how it sounds objectively good but I think it just wasn't for me. It felt real old and not in a good way.

Didn’t love the vocals and style at all

I found it kind of boring.

I find it both amusing and maddening that I’ve been stuck giving Bowie's albums two stars for over a year. In fact, I constantly enjoy and respect his music. Although these albums have been consistently underwhelming — not terrible enough to deserve one star, but far from good enough to rate higher — the remaining two Bowie albums are my two favourites! The tide is turning! ( ¬ᴗ¬)

Not to be homophobic, but maybe David Bowie just isn't for me.

Not my favorite Bowie album.

2 Sterne

Grand pop album

I usually like Bowie, but this short album felt uninspired and slow/tedious

I enjoyed TVC15. Not a particularly great album though.

Like Bob Dylan, my familiarity with David Bowie and his catalog of music is very scant. The only things I really am familiar with of his are his Ziggy Stardust persona, his song "Space Oddity", and his role as the Goblin King in Labyrinth. This is a legendary artist that I've always wanted to get more into. Overall, I think I liked this record, however I couldn’t really scratch the feeling of a lot of it sounded very Improvised. It kind of sounded like they made really interesting and unique instrumentation and Bowie sort of improvised the lyrics on top of that. Obviously, not actually I’m sure what happened but I couldn’t shake that feeling. Weirdly enough I felt like Bowie’s vocal performance was the worst part about this record. It just seemed like the melody for the vocals did not at all match the instrumentation and it left the songs feeling a little aimless. This album unfortunately didn’t do much for me but I appreciated the talent of everyone involved in the making of this one. Standout tracks on this one are “Station to Station” and “TVC 15”.

Just came up short for me.

Question 1. How many Bowie albums are on this list? Question 2. Am I listening to the same album with a different name? Question 3. Do people think Bowie is great because that's what everyone says.

Not the best Bowie album, but not the worse either

lo siento

No thank you. No matter how many Bowie albums they put on this list, I can't bring myself to like his general sound.

hm, weiß nicht....... Schwanke zwischen 2-3 Sterne, weil kein einziger Song mich gefesselt hat, es aber auch nicht "anstrengend" war. Jedenfalls kein Album woran ich mich lange erinnern werde.

I know I'm supposed to like this, but....

This is the album he was on a lot of drugs when he recorded I think? i think he said he didn’t remember the experience. I unfortunately feel the same but hope the album clicks with me one day.

Another Bowie album. Safe to say I wasn't exactly eager to put this one on. Not the worst one of his, but I didn't like it on the whole It had its moments - I really enjoyed the guitar on Stay! Word On A Wing would have been lovely as an instrumental But why did he sound like a ghost, wailing over these songs?? Was it the coke? Absolutely terrible, and ruined the songs. The other songs were pleasant enough instrumentally, but it was more like background noise I've said it before and I'll say it again - would have scored higher with a different singer. Sorry Bowie fans, he's not for me! 2 ⭐️

With each additional David Bowie album this list makes me listen to, the more confident I become in saying I don't really care about his music. Sorry to all the sensitive students out there who want to be as nonconformist yet popular as him, you can't do that just by listening to his music.

Not my cup of tea.

In my opinion one of the worse albums of Bowie. Can't really find anything special here. "Wild is the Wind" is quite good. All the other songs nothing special.

There is much better Bowie

Don’t really like this era of Bowie. This one certainly shouldn’t be on here. Bowie says he can’t remember recording it because of the drugs - no David, it’s because all the songs are boring. The best one was covered 100x better by Cat Power.

point6.

Not my bag

A self-indulgent slog of an album. Like having a talk with someone on coke.

Sorry if I offend anyone but I am not a fan of Mr Bowie. This has some good tracks, notably 'Golden Years' but I struggle to connect with him. Strange

I think that there might have been some recording interrupting Bowie’s arduous cocaine sessions for this. A staggeringly long 38 minutes of music.

Really not my thing but Golden Years was good. Kind of annoying to be honest lol

It was just fine. Nothing blew my socks off. That's 70's rock for you

Even Bowie can't have listened to as much Bowie as we have on this list....

Usually like Bowie but this one didn’t grab me

unimpressed with this version of Bowie

its ok but eh

ainda não foi dessa vez que eu dei moral pro bowie, cada dia considerando esse mano mais e mais overrated

Another Bowie album, but this time he is a whiny racist? Musically this album is much better than the others. The first track in particular started off really well before Bowie's vocals came in and ruined it for me.

Boring. Not the best Bowie to me.

Eh. This album was fine. A lot of the guitar parts were fun (especially in "Stay") but eh... The song "Station to Station" was good, but I did not really like the introduction. I feel like it's disrespectful to rate a Bowie album this low, but I know there are better albums. Real review of like 1.5 stars Liked Songs: "TVC15" and "Stay"

This list seems to be taking the "you just haven't heard the right album yet" approach to those of us who don't fall all over themselves in adoration of the almighty Thin White Duke. Does this is album change anything? Nope. Even Bowie himself didn't remember making this album. Give it an extra half-star for the only part that really interested me, Earl Slick's brilliant guitar solo on "Stay." Revision: I am taking away that half-star because the Spotify algorithm now thinks that I am some sort of Bowie superfan and has clogged up all of my "Made for You" lists with his music.

Golden years is great. The rest is....not. TVC15 is OK, but this album doesn't do anything for me.

Definitely not one of Bowie's better albums...

I just never could quite get there with David Bowie. But I do appreciate him and there were some songs I thoroughly enjoyed. 2.5

David Bowie + mass amounts of Cocaine = This album that is as fragmented as any Bowie album in existence. Flashes of the past, flashes of the future, but nothing that really leaves any lasting memories. This almost seems like that album that an artist who has already checked out, still owes the record company, that they've lost any love for. Basically, a great album to show young artists, why you should control your chemical desires.

Not gonna lie, this record feels pretty dull. “Golden Years” is not a good song, “Wild Is the Wind” is uneventful, and his vocals are too unmelodic for me to get into on most tracks; Making for music I never felt the urge to sing along to. I’m not too familiar with Bowie’s works, but I imagine this probably isn’t his best record and am sure he has other records on this list that I would enjoy more. Maybe one of those will make me a Bowie fan. Until then, I have no intentions of touching this record again. Favorite track: Stay

Golden Years and Wild is the wind are highlights, otherwise this is skippable Bowie

Struggled with this, wasn't anything to draw me into it. Felt quite low tempo and stripped back for what I'd come to expect from Bowie

This David Bowie album just wasn’t for me.

Didn't like this as much as i thought i maybe would. Sonically, everything feels in place and the album floats by like one long experience as any good albums should, but nothing really sticks. None of these songs are songs I will think of for long. Best song: Station to Statio Worst song: TVC15

Aight

Jesus enough fucking Bowie

i see the appeal but not my thing

This is the worst album so far. David Bowie didn't even remember this album as he made it while on a ton of cocaine.

2 - really didn’t get this, thin white duke tho

Pretty boring for a Bowie album

Nags

This album just isn't for me. It is alright but it just doesn't catch me

Outside of Golden Years, this doesn't offer up much from Bowie.

Listened to this album three times, I can't remember any songs

Not for me.

This is an uneven album. I love Golden Years but that's not quite enough to get it up to a 3 for me. The crooner-y stuff is not my style.

Bowie kinda lost his fastball after Ziggy for me, and this one goes back and forth between being very interesting and the garden variety Weird Bowie that makes up most of his backlog

not really my favorite bowie era

maybe if david had laid off the coke even a little bit we'd have gotten more "Golden Years" and less "everything else on this album" when we got Aladdin Sane I was already a little curious why that album made the "1001 albums from the whole world in all its history you have to hear" list and this one is lower than that one for me I think this is a situation where anything this guy put out at this time was going to be massively influential on music and fashion, and not really about the album itself being influential or particularly innovative. in the next few years we get some of my favorite tracks and performances but here I just think "hmm yes the time he was storing urine in his fridge because he was in some sort of drug psychosis imagining witches stealing his bodily functions"

Bro cooked something inedible. No wonder he pretended not to have made it. Outro in Stay was nice Golden years, gwa gwa gwa

There are 2 things that I like about this album. 1.) It has Golden Years on it. 2.) It's a short album which is good cuz the rest of it sucks.

One of my least favorites by Bowie

Bowie never did anything for me. I know he was beloved by many, but I could never get it. I think it was his voice, even though there's nothing wrong with it. Maybe it was because of his over the top emotive style. I don't know. The songs are just not interesting to me. Oh well.

Overrated

Wild is the Wind is the only track I sort of was ok with on this.. haven't been much of a Bowie fan over the years and this album's mix of alt and rock and pop didn't change that for me.

No good Bowie song on this album

Not too interesting in my opinion, I loved the production end of things but I felt like the lyrical content didnt appeal to me For someone who has only listened to one previous project of Bowie's, some parts of the projects it was difficult to understand him and I did need to google lyrics. 2/5

meh

Just okay, nothing more nothing less.

Good

Sorry what was this? Really didn't vibe with it at all. Stay had a great guitar section and there were some jazzy moments that wee nicer but overall this didn't grab me at all

Not the best Bowie album

I tried listening twice and it didn't stick with me.

I don't get it. I like Ziggy a lot, but in general, I just don't get Bowie. Obviously, much of music is subjective, so all I can say is that I find this album boring. I wish I could see the genius that others do, but I don't. I'm not saying it's not there, but I just don't hear it.

its a bit whiny

Too slow and boring. Well produced

Meh

Golden Years

Never really been a Bowie fan. Someday maybe.

no hits. no stand outs. im sad.

Strange

Didn't love it.

Nein, David Bowie ist mir zu avantgardistisch.

Very overrated

Forgettable

I’m just not a Bowie kinda guy. The talent is there but it isn’t for me.

Surprised not to take anything from this. Didn't hear evidence of Bowie's genius. A lot of the songs felt plodding and unimaginative.

Short album that I thought was just ok

Kinda disappointed, tbh.

Station to Station is a curious concoction, neither fully satisfying nor utterly disappointing. Bowie's exploration of funk, soul, and rock creates a blend that feels disjointed at times. While tracks like the titular Station to Station and Golden Years showcase his innovative musicality, others falter in their execution. The song's lengths can feel indulgent, sometimes overstaying their welcome. It's an album I think that requires patience and multiple listens to fully appreciate its nuances. Overall, Station to Station falls into the realm of mediocrity, failing to reach the heights of Bowie's best work but still offering glimpses of his immense talent. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - None

not my favorite album

Alright. Not a big fan.

1st listen, not impressed. Mostly sounds like an album pulled from a staged musical or something. 2nd listen, starting to hear notes of Iggy Pop and a taste of Josh Homme from QOTSA.

I'm not clever enough to understand what the fuss is with most of Bowie's stuff. As a result I was a bit bored.

what the hell was that intro…. good stuff started at around a minute and 20 into the first track. the lyrics not coming in until around 3 minutes and 20 seconds in was pretty annoying. on the third track and his voice from the start of the album has not been for me. ‘Word on a Wing’ lyrics are super great and the harmonies are appealing. ‘TVC15’ is a super fun track would definitely play it again! ‘Wild Is the Wind’ whooo yess love it! The last songs intro is such a solid one, i just want strut my stuff to thiss! ‘Stay’ is a very bold song to end the album off with. Last half of album was mostly certainly better than the first half.

Didnt listen to to the entire album. What i heard was ok, but nothing i could get very excited about.

neither fun nor interesting, I'm always astounded how many people think he is a great singer when the falsetto parts are absolutely grating. lots of repetitive parts, but the piano here is excellent. this album is at least listenable, which is more than can be said for many of his other works

Bowie. He left us with some great music!

Eh

got nothing out of this. the drugs rlly got to him on this one

Konzeptalbum, typisch 70er Jahre. Ich mag die Stimme von Bowie einfach nicht.

album de 10 minutos. Ni de lejos lo mejor de David Bowie.

Don't really enjoy this kind of David Bowie. Among his vast and diverse discorgraphy I enjoy his other albums more. The songs in this album seem to me really long, repetitive and boringly similar to one another. I can appreciate the artistry and maybe I haven't yet reached the point to enjoy or understand this type of music and with time this may be subject to change, but for now it just feels like a chore to listen to. 4/10

I can listen to it if I have to, but I think I would normally change the channel pretty quickly if it were on the radio. I would rate it as mediocre.

2/10

The lady can sing! This goes everywhere from rap to what passes as a jazz standard, from a band arrangement to an orchestral accompaniment, from a lead guitar solo to a violin solo, from an R&B vocal to an ethereal chorus sound. The two overtures were good. The last two songs I especially enjoyed. I must admit, this was a very interesting listen. I might even listen to it again.

Okay. I hung on through the first track. second was not bad

Not my cup of tea. Songs aren’t catchy or tuneful for the most part, & it’s kind of cold & depressing.

schräg, jaulend, nervig

2 1/2

Choo choo. Was nice and short but I didn't find it that exciting. 2/3*

I hated this album, much slower pace than I like, with the singing style being that whiny British voice “Stay” had a sick guitar solo which was the only the thing I liked about this album Why does the first track have a minute of train noises at the start?? 2/3***