Station To Station

If I had to pick one album as my personal greatest of all time it would most days be this. Staggering both in its achievements and the fact that Bowie was so out of it he can remember very little of making it. The only album I can recall actually being interested in listening to the live versions on Stage vs the original album vs the remaster (the Maslin mix) to see which is the most stupendous.

Like the best possible mix between Ziggy Stardust and Berlin-era Bowie. Experimental, but not too esoteric. Varied, but consistent. A strong contender for his best. A

One of my favourite Bowie albums, this one is great start to finish. It's more of a cohesive album unit, with only "Golden Years" really standing out as a single, so I can see why maybe it doesn't get as much praise as his other 70s albums. It's a solid 5 for me though, great production and songwriting. I have an 80s vinyl of it, so gave it a spin to refresh my memory!

This is it. The first 5*! Such a pleasant, pleasant listen. Especially the intro track--bravo!

Love this album. Every song is so different. Station to Station is one of the best songs

Always Loved this album

More Bowie! A record I don't own, but one that I really, really should. First song is long, but damn is that beat catchy. 'Golden Years' is a triumph. 'Word on a Wing' is an electric, spiritual bop. 'TVC15' is groovy as all hell. 'Stay' is great. And 'Wild is the Wind' may not be Bowie's baby, but he MADE it his. Inject this shit straight into my veins.

cocaine

Really enjoyed this, listened to it a few times through. Especially enjoyed "Golden Years" and "Stay", but the whole thing has a nice flow, and I like the cleanliness of six longer songs as opposed to 10 or 12 shorter songs - at least it worked here, that is by no means a fool-proof formula. One of my takeaways from the 1001 albums adventure is that I want to spend more time with Bowie's catalog, so I can properly contextualize each album within his larger output. But what I can say right now is I like this more than I've liked some of his others, and until further research is conducted, it's currently among my favorites of his.

A transitional album setting the stage for his fabled Berlin Trilogy. In many ways this is much more enjoyable than those more challenging albums. The blend of art rock experimentation and plastic soul suits Bowie well. It's ambitious stuff, but never overdone. Even the nearly 10 minute title track doesn't overstay its welcome. A real underrated and all too brief phase for him in my opinion. He could have kept cranking out albums like this for the rest of the 70s, but he was never one to rest on his laurels.

STATIONTOSTATIONDAVIDBOWIEFIVESTARS +-+-+ Many professional reviewers have crafted sharp, searching prose trying to cut the Stylistic Gordian Knot of this record. Is it Funk? Is it Disco? Is it Soul? Is it Pop? Is it all of these things but ... is it still also Krautrock? It's moody, it's heavy, it's celebratory...but it's a dark celebration. It's cerebral but moves your booty. Maybe the mind is not yet free but is being led by the ass?

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.

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

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

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

One of Bowie's best, manic yet slight.

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.

Best songs: Station to Station, TVC15, Golden Years

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

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

hella good HOLY FAMN

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.

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.

Amazing. Listen to this monthly.

Loved it

excellent

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

stay и wild is the wind — ❤️

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.

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

Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere Angel Come get up, my baby Look at that sky, life's begun Nights are warm and the days are young Come get up, my baby There's my baby, lost that's all Once I'm begging you save her little soul Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come get up, my baby Last night they loved you Opening doors and pulling some strings Angel Come get up, my baby In walked luck and you looked in time Never look back, walk tall, act fine Come get up, my baby I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years Gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come get up, my baby 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 There's my baby, lost that's all Once I'm begging you save her little soul Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come get up, my baby Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere Angel Come get up, my baby Run for the shadows, run for the shadows Run for the shadows in these golden years I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years Gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop

Absolute classic. All hail the duke.

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

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.

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

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

Best Bowie album, don't @ me

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

Outstanding

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

Love me some Bowie always!

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.

Awesome.

10 stars

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.

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.

Stone cold classic. Bowie at his weird best 👍🏾

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.

Brilliant. That is all.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Arguably my favorite Bowie album

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

Awesome

I consider Station to Station to be Bowie's prologue to his famed Berlin trilogy. For those unaware, the Berlin trilogy consists of the three album that came out right after Station to Station, that being Low, Heroes, and Lodger, all written during Bowie's time in Berlin. This period during 1976 to 1977 was pivotal, as Bowie would work with such great names as Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, and a few others. While punk rock was developing, Bowie would be in Berlin effectively crafting the beginnings of post-punk with Iggy Pop. It's hard not to understate the important of his Berlin albums. So why was he in Berlin? Well, Bowie was dealing with a cocaine addiction around the time of Station to Station, and was dealing with a great bit of backlash from the fascist elements of his "thin white duke" character. It's clear that Station to Station comes from a darker place of his psyche, but wielded in such a way that the music speaks for itself. Bowie transforms himself several times over his career, and this is probably the most striking one for me. Each song carries so much weight, there's not a second wasted on this record. Bowie would go on to claim that he does not remember making Station to Station. He would realize his cocaine use had spiraled out of control and decided to move to Europe to kick the habit. I think this album carries a big weight in Bowie's career, showing both the excellence and problems with his music and performance. I appreciate it deeply for being a standout art rock album. Absolutely worthy of praise.

Top 3 Bowie.

Hi- Golden Years, TVC15, Wild Is The Wind What can I say, it's Bowie, so of course it's excellent. While not my favorite album (that will always be Ziggy), it's got a good variety of styles here, which never feel out of place or forced. Golden Years is a classic single, and I've always felt like TVC15 doesn't get enough play. The album closes with a lovely cover of Wild Is the Wind. Even though there are only 6 tracks here, they each stand on their own while also being a complete unit.

This was mostly new for me but I’m loving it so far. Musically, it’s a lot of soul and funk, and the style is very loose and free. David Bowie has an incredible band behind him for this one! Whoever plays bass on this is awesome. The drummer too! I’m going back and forth on my rating but I’m gonna tip it in favor of a 5 because I anticipate spending a lot more time with this album.

It's saying something about Bowie as an artist that, even starving and cracked out of his mind, he was able to produce an absolutely exceptional album. It runs the whole spectrum from blues to funk to experimental at an absolutely (and unsurprisingly) breakneck pace. A less-talented musician in the same drug-addled state would have created something frantic and broken. Bowie, though he barely remembered even making the album, managed to craft coherent, compelling, beautiful, and haunting songs that stand up decades later. The man wasn't human. He had to have been something else.

classic

Bowie’s one of the figures I’m most interested in getting my head around through this project. Favorite thing I've heard from him so far!

Premier album où je clique: Les 6 chansons de l'album sont déjà cochés. Quel homme, quel génie Du coup ben 5 étoiles quoi d'autre

So great

This was 4* all the way until I hit "Stay". Then it instantly leapt to 5*.

This is one of the best albums ever made.

"Station to Station" is David Bowie's best album from the second era of his long career. It takes the funk and R&B explored in his previous album and mixes it with the art rock that would define his style for the next four albums. It show an artist pushing his creative limits with amazing results. "Station to Station" explores krautrock and conects with disco music, "Golden Years" sounds like Bowie became the Elvis of funk, "Word on a Wing" is where his cocaine addiction is more apparent, "TVC 15" is a raw, almost new wave masterpice, "Stay", the best track on the album, goes from funk to hard rock and has Carlos Almoar guitar at his peak and "Wild Is the Wind" is a Nina Simone homage for the ages. Thematically it's a very ethereal album, with lyrics about existentialism, occultism, mythology and religion, but also about love and surreal dreams. A masterpice, from start to finish.

Eine nahezu perfekte mischung aus "young americans" und dem eher von kraftwerk und neu inspierierten sound. hat wirklich keinen schlechten track. highlight ist sicher der titeltrack. glaube bowie ist an das was hier passiert später nur selten wieder rangekommen, glaube ich bevorzuge das sogar den berlin alben.

The more I listen to Bowie, the more I enjoy his music.

Golden years indeed.

I've listened to several Bowie albums, but somehow this one had eluded me. Somewhere in the vein of '70s rock and disco/funk-tinged prog, Station to Station is a compelling listen start to finish. Golden Years is of course a well-known single, but I also really enjoyed TVC15 and Stay.

Great

Genius

Outside of Revolver, perhaps the greatest transitional album of all time. The Thin White Duke, in route from Philly to Berlin, throwing darts into the eyes of those who dare to question or call into doubt anything he could do. Ready to shake the scheme of things, indeed. Bad enough he couldn't remember making it.

<3

More Bowie brilliance, an incredible artist, constantly restless, exploring new moods and sounds, even as those sounds unsettle the listener.

Ásamt Songs in the key of life er þetta uppáhaldsplatan frá mínu góða fæðingarári. Viðurkenni að TVC-15 er ekki eitt af mínum uppáhalds lögum en þar fyrir utan er platan yfirgengileg snilld. Alltof mikið kókaín samt.

Maybe my second favorite Bowie album after Low. This album sounds like drugs.

The man was a music giant. He can't be accused of playing it safe or finding a niche. He was adventurous. He explored every genre, every rhythm. This short slice of his oeuvre is an example of just how broad was his talent. Added.

Tranquilo. Fantástico.

It's like rock but more theatrical. Cool

Stay - Cool lead guitar and melody. Wild is the wind - Very nice atmosphere in the song and like the depth of sound you can hear lots of good details in the background. I like the sound and melody. Overall 8/10 This album is pretty great i liked almost all the songs and there wasn't a dull moment the songs fit together very well no problems there. The only thing is that i didn't like opening to the first song it was to monotonous and i grew tired of it quickly, but the ending of the song is very good :)

Bowie is never not good, ya know

The best way to describe this listening experience is that it was incredibly smooth. I'd listen to this again and again and again and again.

S tier Bowie album. One of the GOATs

Station to Station is a funky David Bowie rock album containing various classics like the title song, Golden Years, TVC 15 and Stay. The sound of the album is certainly not warm and appealing, but that fits the lyrics and the alien impression of The Man who fell to Earth very well. Wild is the Wind is a beautiful cover and Word on a Wing is a good ballad too.

This is up there with the greatest Bowie albums… which means is up there with the all time greatest albums!

Bowie is one of those rare artists who’s body of work is brilliant. This album has some standouts tracks with Bowie effortlessly transitioning between styles of music from funk to ballads. Golden Years is probably the best known track from this album. But the rest deserve a listen, especially the emotion of Word on a Wing and Wild is the Wind to hear the way he plays with dynamics and tension.

Station to Station is an album I've listened to many times, but made the mistake of never listening closely. I've been missing out. It's an amazing album, particularly when appreciated in the context of Bowie's struggles with drugs at the time. Every track is fantastic...high points for me include the guitar work, particularly the outro for "Stay," Bowie's top-notch singing, and the heartbreaking lyrics. Lyrics that really hit: In "Station to Station": "It's not the side-effects of the cocaine/I'm thinking that it must be love." In "Stay": "Stay - that's what I meant to say or do something/But what I never say is stay this time/I really meant to so bad this time/'Cause you can never really tell when somebody/Wants something you want too." Brilliant album. Easy 5 rating.

This album revealed to me why Bowie is so widely beloved. Uniform, and Diverse. Epic, and Elegant.

One of the best of Bowie (on some days my favourite of them all) and that is saying something.

great

Brilliant album that showcases Bowie at his darkest point (excluding Darkstar, but that album was recorded whilst he was at deaths door). Each song has its own unique identity and, even though they are lengthy tracks, don't outstay their welcome.

awesome

5/5

I’ve not listened to anything other than his hits really so it was an invitation.

Classic. One of the best albums of all time. "Stay" is impossibly great.

Q. What does shack have for breakfast? A. Lamb chops

Bowie is always great!

Top 3 Bowie album. Title track his best ever tune in my opinion. Golden Years, TVC, Word On A Wing all absolute bangers too.

One of my favorite albums! The production is top notch.

This was recorded when Bowie lived in Berlin with Iggy Pop as his roommate

David Bowie is my favorite, and this is among his best albums. Full stop

The return of the thin White duke

Loved it. Listened 14/1/21

awesome. the second track “Stay” really epitomises the style and talent of this era of Bowie music. the guitar is all round funky and fun and David’s vocals boast the arty and raw nature of the album. I also think the last track “Wild Is the Wind” is notable just for its slower but passionate style. really enjoyable and worthwhile :)

Production: 17/20 Songwriting: 16/20 Innovation: 14/20 Bangers: 20/20 Emotional response: 18/20 =85 Classic. Awesome.

Incredible

Live recordings are great. TVC15 is catchy

I think that as a whole album, the length is quite good, and easy to listen to. But when you have an album with fewer songs, that are all quite long, sometimes it makes it harder to keep concentration that listening to an album over an hour long. I have always been intrigued by Bowie's vocals because they don't fit the conventional norm of a singer. If anything, his vocal ability and technicality are not really there, in my opinion... but I think that is what I love about his music. It brings such an iconic and recognisable sound. His vocals actually fit his music really well, making full albums sound nothing like anyone else's. His songwriting itself is absolutely brilliant, with some weird but beautiful tracks spanning across countless studio albums. I think as an album, he has had stronger projects, but I still enjoyed this one nonetheless. 'Station To Station' wasn't a great album opener for me, because I think that he had stronger tracks. For me, I think 'Golden Years' would've been a beautiful album opener, and 'Word on a Wing' would've closed the album perfectly. I'm not saying I didn't like the opening track, I just don't think that this should be the first one that people hear when listening to this album. I think as a whole, this is a really good album, with some very strong tracks. Favourites: Golden Years Word on a Wing Stay

Enjoyed this one!

Refreshing to see this short album come after a 2 hour long one. Surprised to see how many albums Bowie has on this list when compared to everyone else's 2-3. But for a good reason, this album was pretty enjoyable

I don't know if this even a top 3 David Bowie album, so the fact that it is still a 4/5 is really a credit to him.

Two David Bowie albums in one day & this was certainly the better one. Every song hits you hard with an atmospheric eery vibe while allowing you to feel like you're floating in and out of the conventions of music. Every song was wonderful. A must listen.

love Bowie

Best Saturn to station

I can't name even one song from this album, but I've listened to it three or four times in a row, so it seems pretty great.

Bowie good

Not his best but still good

It'd kinda hard to give this a five when your brother would play "TVC15" every single fucking day on your way to school freshman year

My favorite tidbit about this album is Bowie couldn't remember making it because he was on so much cocaine. Ah, to be young and rich... I like his version of blue-eyed soul very much, and the long songs never seemed to drag. Bravo, Mr. Bowie, bravo.

I’m not a huge Bowie fan (actually I wouldn't consider me a fan at all). I have my reservations, particularly about his early work, which so many people hold in such high regard (“Ziggy Stardust”, “Hunky Dory”, “Diamond Dogs”, etc.). I also find much of his eighties and nineties output rather boring. Apart from his last two albums, especially "Blackstar", I only really like his Berlin Trilogy, the often-underrated "Scary Monsters", the funky "Let's Dance" (which is actually more of a Nile Rodgers album), and this album. Why? Because on "Station to Station", Bowie hints at the elements he would later perfect, namely Krautrock and avant-pop in the vein of the Berlin Trilogy and "Scary Monsters", and the laid-back, cool, groovy funk attitude of "Let's Dance". This brings us back to my personal Bowie favourites. With 'Wild Is the Wind', it also features the best cover version Bowie ever delivered. It's a strange, disjointed and incoherent album, largely created whilst high on cocaine, yet it is nonetheless astonishingly self-contained and thoroughly successful.

First impression. This is my first time listening to David Bowie and I like it, the first track is over 10 mins and it was not boring loved the funk infused part and the guitar riffs. I loved 'stay', it is the track that stayed with me the most.

6 tracks, 4 of which are absolutely fantastic in my opinion, pretty good going. The title track I just so brilliant, with the switch up around the halfway mark being so wonderfully done. The groove of Golden Years is just so listenable. Word on a Wing really grabbed me in a way that it hadn't before. And Stay is such a great Bowie track. Favourites: Station To Station Golden Years Word On A Wing Stay

Golden Years was the only familiar track before listening. Our last Bowie album Low was one that I really liked because of the short punchy songs. Station To Station contrasts with just six longer songs. I didn't realize the Thin White Duke persona came from this album straight out of the first track. I like the first multipart title track -- it seems to foreshadow the overall musical buildup of the album. TVC15 had some nice piano work. And the last two are the ones that I find going through my head after listening. Good solid album.

Bowie strikes again. Just about at rock bottom at this point with the state of his addiction, marriage, and mental health in disarray, he managed to put together a sparkling record all the same. It begins with a magnificent, two-part epic, the longest track of his career. It’s difficult to pick a favorite between the groovy march in the first half and the dazzling, upbeat second. Golden Years is the worthy hit that follows, with Bowie bringing all his best stuff and putting it into a tight package. Word on a Wing is wonderfully performed and emotional, while TVC15 is just 70’s fun with great keys. Stay starts slow and is guns blazing the rest of the way with Bowie effortlessly managing the momentum. What a journey I’ve had with Wild Is the Wind over the last 18 months, beginning with hearing it sampled by one of the biggest pop stars of the modern era, being introduced to Nina’s original, and now experiencing Bowie’s incredible cover. He does such a magical song such justice and truly makes it his own, what a gem of a track. With just six songs he puts together a highly memorable album despite the obstacles in his personal life, bravo. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Title Track, Wild Is the Wind, Stay

Expectation: -> Bowie '76 is promising. After listening: -> Had a similar experience with my listening and review of Bowie's Low album a month ago. Did not think I was all that impressed at first. With a little time I came to quite like it, bumped it from 3 to 4. He was so creative and unpredictable. Such originality. Track ranking: Word Stay Wild Golden Station TVC15

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This was fun to listen to! I was only familiar with a few Bowie songs before this. This makes me want to explore more of his music :)

I've listened to some of David Bowie's work, but this is my first time listening to this album. Like the other albums I've listened to, this is just as enjoyable. I will definitely listen to this album again.

La primera canción es como un álbum en sí, buenísima. Hasta la tercera “word on a wing” que fue mi preferida me venía pareciendo de los mejores álbumes que escuché, pero me decepcionaron las tres últimas mucho, y al ser mitad del disco.. nada. Igualmente le pondría un 4 porq lo volvería a escuchar, pero no es de mis preferidos lamentablemente.

J'ai étonnamment énormément apprécié la fin de l'album. En réalité, j'ai déjà beaucoup aimé la mélodie de word on a wing, puis l'instrumentale du début de stay est phénoménale mais au final, énorme coup de coeur sur Wild is the wing, une bonne vieille chanson comme on les aime. Il y a quelque chose d'assez sexy dans l'atmosphère de la chanson, ca te transporte loin, j'avais l'impression d'être dans un film de Wong Kar-Wai. Énorme surprise Chansons préférées : Wild is the wind, Word on a wing

Expands on the David Bowie sound I was familiar with in all the best ways. I really love how he isn’t afraid to just let a song unfurl, and tracks like “TVC15” and “Wild Is The Wind” are better for it. He’s a master of crafting a good rock / pop song (whatever you wanna call it, but “Golden Years” is a straight bopppp), and his aura is radiant even on tracks that feel more drab than technicolor. All in all, however, I’m not actually sure it lives up to a five star score; I think it’s great, but I’d say it’s generally more of a superb installment in Bowie’s catalogue than its own five-star-worthy record. Strong four:) STAND-OUT SONG: “TVC15” HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Golden Years”, “Wild Is The Wind”

liked it more than the previous bowie album i got. solid.

Honestly, I dont understand why this rated a 3.39 out 5, this is atleast a 4. It feels like a musical but glamorous, in a good way too. Its like upbeat rock on figure skates. elegant but also aggressive too. The songwriting is also so good and David' vocals are beautiful

First track is really good. Rest is enjoyable. Nice funk inspired sound.

4.5 - last song stopped it from getting a 5

probably best bowie

liked it very much, especially the two last songs, also i did not know that david bowie died so late

Not a Bowie I had heard of beyond Golden Years but a strong one. I particularly liked TVC15.

Cocaine and peppers will do this to a person. Honestly maybe more people should try it

Good, I'm not so familiar with Bowie, but this certainly deserves a #relisten

Classic Bowie. Some of his best stuff.

Station to Station track is a slow burner but I like it - nice hook building up elements until Bowie comes in. Golden Years is familiar to me.. TVC15 is a bluesy piano number passed through the Bowie filter. And the oddly timed 'chorus' around halfway through is compelling Bit of genre hopping - piano and clean guitar rock shifting to funk in Golden Years Best track - Station to Station, Golden Years, TVC15 4 stars - not much to be blown away by on a first listen, but the quality is undeniable and it's so re-listenable

Love the music on this one, super funky front to back.

This is the David Bowie that I'm searching for! The songs have so much texture, where singing style, composition, and effects/samples build up a rich, explorative story.

На самом деле, довольно ожидаемая музыка от Боуи. Большие (не столько по длине, сколько по звучанию, масштабности) композиции, своей мелодичностью и помпезностью заполняющие пространство. Сложные, многослойные аранжировки. При этом этот альбом какой-то более легкий, ненапряжный. Смешанные чувства по его поводу, но что-то в этом есть.

Loved this, very good Bowie record and I'm not too familiar with this a Bowie incarnation so it was a pleasure to listen to.

I like it. 4 stars

I am still of the opinion that there's too much Bowie in this book.

Came back to this one hard when Bowie died, and it still hits the same way. The title track alone is worth the price of admission - that second half opens up into something completely alien and I'm still not sure how he pulled it off. The rest of the album whips between funk, krautrock and cabaret balladry like it's nothing, which is either proof of genius or proof that Bowie simply didn't have a genre to be boxed into. Probably both.

Average Bowie

i like david bowie and track three here is a standout. “word on a wing has enough groove and energy and bombast to do it all. its a cool, experimental album. i dig it.

Its just so cool. 8.5/10

funky! favourite song: tvc 15

Good drum sound, good songs. Apparently he was balls to the wall pumped on coke and forgot? Golden years goes so hard and so silly I'd believe it.

thought it was like really boring until word on a wing played,I usually don't listen to David Bowie and only know his popular songs so this is really surprising to me if I could rate this album I would give it a solid 4 out of 5.Beautiful melodies and lyrics,miss you Bowie.

Not my favorite from Bowie, but the mix of different things it's very enjoyable

it was cool a little boring for my taste but i still liked it

True Bowie bangers even if not his main hits

station to station: THE EUROPEAN CANON IS HERE! lovely song, love the three sections, especially the groovy instrumental + the repetitive “it’s too late, it’s too late, the european canon is here.” even though he was heavily drugged and unwell during the making of the album, i am not sure if i completely buy him saying he doesn’t recall making this album: “it’s not the side affect of cocaine.” love the avant garde-artsy stuff he did 1975 onwards, breaking away from traditional rock (going to kraftwerk etc). golden years: so catchy! makes you want to move along, and there’s a romantic vibe, but it’s equally sinister? wonderfully produced, especially with the whistling towards the end, so balanced. there’s a hint of creepiness. word on a wing: lyrics = 10/10, definitely something i’ll listen to on loop, because it’s comforting and v profound (in this age of grand illusion…scheme of things AND “just because i believe, don’t mean i don’t think as well”) tvc15: like this the least, it just doesn’t work for me, and i don’t know why. i think it’s the breathiness of his voice? but the “oh my tvc15…” part is cool. interested to know what the title means. stay: what a banger! love the guitar, beautiful intro! bowie really knew how to write songs and whatever he was pulling from his life during the album is crazy, “ cause you can never really tell when somebody wants something you want to” wild is the wind: nice song. i love the intro, but there’s something particularly spooky and sad about it, especially the initial, “love me, love me…” AND “don’t you know you’re life itself?” overall, nice album. musically brilliant, i love the production and wanting to try something different. clearly a lot of influence of the occult etc, but the picture and persona of the thin white duke reminds me so much of pink, because they’re both running away from celebrity and popularity, have created worlds to keep them safe. is thin white duke a line of cocaine? it’s clearly a call for help, an acknowledgment of how bad he has gotten, especially with how word on a wing also has a call to god. lots to think about, especially more about the film and brian eno and the berlin trilogy and bowie in LA.

I was initially struck by the fact that there are only 6 songs on this album and that the title track is 10 minutes long. That one I definitely hadn't listened to all of before, but as the rest of the album continued, I realized I did know all the songs, just not their title. Golden Years, obviously, but also TVC15 and Wild is the Wind. I was reminded that Bowie's music is not so distinctive, but it's his voice that makes him an unparalleled artist. I know this sounds obvious, but my point is that if someone else was singing the same songs, I don't think they would have achieved similar recognition. The tunes, the instrumental performance, are certainly good, even great, but I don't think they'd stand out without Bowie's vocals. Is that true of other artists? I think Elton John's music would hold up, Billy Joel would hold up... anyway, silly musing. 4 stars

Never really listened to Bowie and I think this was a great introduction. Good instrumentals and good lyrics. I really enjoyed “station to station” and “stay”

Friday May 29th, 2026. I enjoyed this album. Some of the chord progressions in the songs were really good and a lot of the lyrics were good. I like David Bowie's voice. There really isn't much wrong with this album.

review coming later just wait

Songs were little bit too long for me but generally I liked it

My rating 3.7 I like other Bowie albums better but this was still very good.

It was pretty good. Favourite song was probably Station to Station. I don't have much to comment on this album, but I'm looking forward for more of his albums in the future.

Station! Hard not to give a five... 4 1/2

okay the first song is lowk catchy. obviously i know abt david bowie but i dont listen to his music like at all so it's fun being able to expand my taste in a way. golden years is so dookin' groovy. feel like im on a road trip across orange sandy rural midwest america. word on a wing is a bit of a vibe too. makes me feel like that one slow mo tt of pinkpantheress side step dancing on stage and her hair is blowing out like the absolute diva she is. okay i lowk love this sm. i think bc its such a nice sunny day this rlly matches the evening vibe that im feeling rn. i feel like everything will be okay. okay TVC-15 is a fucking banger this lowk might be a fav. i love the riff on stay as well, very freakin groovy. wild is the wind - excellent closer of the album. once again i love the riff. i rlly like this album, its quite short but packs a good bunch and is a total vibe >>> 10/10

Es animadito, me gustó

1. VERSE ONEEE SO GROOVY! 2. "wah wah wah" 3. wow i did not expect to hear david bowie cry out to God on a wednesday night 4. what a strange thing to write about... pretty groovy though! love the bass in this 5. yess the electric opener!! love that 6. THE DRUMMSSS DURDURDURDURDU overall rating: very david bowie. classic album. solid 8.5/10 just cause it's david bowie and i love his vibe. knocked a half point down bc of long instrumentals. i love them but i like wordy songs more sorry!

Enjoyable solid

- Great start to the album I must say - I've really been sleeping on Bowie, goddamn

The third David Bowie album I’ve been given in this journey and a notable difference this time around instantly is that unlike the last 2 albums in which I loved the opening track- on this album I didn’t enjoy ‘ station to station’ at all. After that the album was a joy to listen to- the man was a genius! Face track- ‘golden years ‘ however ‘wild is the wind’ can feel hard done to by been an album closer and should have been the album title and opening song! Worst track- ‘station to station’ 8.5-10

Despite Golden Years being a popular single, this is a very overlooked Bowie album. A lot of what he would do in his Berlin Trilogy albums just a year later can be traced back to this album. Is good.

Amazing great known songs

I hate to be pro cocaine, but this really is pretty damn good.

I thought this was wonderful. The grooves, the control, the overdubbed vocal lies. Great stuff!

The introduction to the Thin White Duke. Bowie was such a singular songwriter—such a distinctive voice (as a writer, though as a singer too). I've been listening to Pulp's This Is Hardcore a lot lately, and it's clear that Jarvis Cocker was inspired by this era of Bowie on that record. I only knew "Golden Years," which is a great track, but also so different from the tone of the rest of the album. It wasn't as immediate for me as some Bowie is, but I'll definitely be listening to this some more.

This was pretty good and not what I expected.

I’ve met like 8 girls with the same diet

hmmm zdecydowanie jednak nie moje klimaty, ale totalnie potrafię docenić jakość tego albumu, tyle się dzieje ciekawych rzeczy, no i niesamowity 70s klimat

Another excellent record from Bowie, although I didn't find this as great as a couple of the others. At only 6 songs, everything needs to be a banger to be truly amazing and that's just not the case here. TVC15 was a miss for me. Golden Years is a good song, but not a great one for me, as it is a bit to repetitive. The rest of this record is very good to great, however. Stay and Wild Is The Wind were both tremendous, they were my two favorite tracks on this record. I loved the guitar work throughout the former. Meanwhile, Word on a Wing and Station to Station were good as well, the latter of which sounded a bit like a later Beatles song. An excellent effort, just not a complete album. 4 stars

Another great Bowie album

Hard not to like an album with a banging 10 minute song in it. That being said the ending track was an actual letdown for such a solid half an hour of music.

Listened to this album authentically i.e. from station to station (Town Hall to Burwood)

Not my favourite Bowie, but it's pretty damn good. Closer to a 5 than a 3.

Probably not one of Bowie's best albums, but that doesn't mean much because Bowie has released a tonne of incredible music. This is more of a transitional album where Bowie is begining to play around with a more artsy and experimental sound while still having some of the glam of his earlier work. While the end result doesn't quite reach the heights of the best of his glam work such as Ziggy Stardust or the proto post-rock excellence of his next album, this is still a great album. I especially like the title track

I think this was the first of the Bowie/Brian Eno trilogy. I really love this Bowie period and its a bit of a farewell to the Ziggy Stardust/Aladdine Sane time.

Knowing he was out of his mind on coke the whole time makes this even better. Amazing vocals, catchy songs and a short run time.

Station to Station is David Bowie's tenth studio album. The album was closely associated with the "Thin White Duke," one of the personas that Bowie adopted for performances. Bowie performed as the Duke for about a year before, and then for the tour supporting the album. During the tour, Bowie made a few controversial, seemingly pro-fascist statements - which he later disavowed as part of the act - leading Bowie to retire the Duke character. The album was well received - critically and commercially - but was not celebrated. Subsequent assessments have improved; some now regard the album as among Bowie's best. The album's success was boosted by the single "Golden Years," which showcases the funk and R&B influences that Bowie had incorporated into his sound. These songs also include extensive synthesizer use, showing Bowie's growing fascination with electronic music in the 70s.

Not my favorite Bowie, but I really do like this LP/EP?

Third Bowie’s a charm

I might be biased, because I really enjoy rock music, but it's an incredible type of rock that brings me nostalgia. David Bowie is truly a big name of the rock. Station To Station starts with an intro of 10 minutes, completely, amazing, the instrumental is the main theme of the whole album, a perfect intro for a perfect album. Then, Golden Years approach with melody richness and lyrics that complements the instrumental. Even If Golden Years is the most listened song of the album, for me, Stay is my sweetheart, this last one has a perfect solo intro and I'm a sucker for long intros and solos. Word on a Wing is also good, but I had to listen twice to enjoy it, the lyrics though... amazing. TVC15 same as WOAW. Wild is the Wind... let me get my tissues.

I would write a review, but you don't need it, this is David Bowie baby!

Always good stuff

I have not heard this album before, and wasn’t overwhelmed with the opening track. Things got better with Golden Years which is an absolute classic and then continued with some nice songs, particularly Word on a Wing. I heard a fair bit of funk and soul here. Wouldn’t say it bowled me over so four stars.

1001 Albums Generator 286 (5/7/2026) Very much a transitional album for Bowie, existing somewhere between the glam and funk rock that he had done on his last few albums and the experimental, electronic-influenced music that he would explore on Low and Heroes. This one has never stuck with me really, but I do really enjoy listening to it. The opening track is basically a prog rock epic with that undeniable Bowie flare over the whole thing. Station to Station also weirdly soulful at times, which can be hit (Wild is the Wind) or miss (Golden Years). Overall, it's a good album, but not my favorite by the Thin White Duke. 4/5. Favs: Station To Station TVC15 Wild is the Wind Least Fav: Golden Years

Icon, Unrivaled benchmark and model

Have heard of David Bowie Had not listened to Station to Station in Full Had heard singles (golden years). It's a solid album. I personally think ZSATSFM was better. Just didn't quite hit the mark as a standout album for me.

So fascinating that this was influenced by Neu! and other Krautrock bands. Also insane that Bowie was taking so much coke while recording this in LA, working for days at a time, that he couldn't really remember recording it at all. Cover of Wild is the WInd is great. Looking forward to getting deeper into his discography in this challenge.

I’ve been doing a rundown of Bowie’s discography over the past month or so, so I listened to this album for the first time a few weeks ago. If I had to rate it, I probably would’ve given it a 3 at the time, but I liked it better this time around, especially Golden Years and Word on a Wing. I find a lot of Bowie albums to get into upon first listen, but as I ease into it, it’s less of a jump and more of a slow burn.

Cool album, short and sweet and Bowie

This is really enjoyable, but man it's not hard to tell that Bowie was doing a lot of cocaine at the time. Clearly a transitional record, but still a lot of fun.

Da riascoltare in un momento di relax senza fare altro

I would write a review, but you don't need it, this is David Bowie baby!

Not my favorite Bowie album, but there's great stuff here. TVC15 is a jam, and Golden Years is phenomenal.

Incredible and deep, experimental in the best way possible.

Another one of those that I might have to sit with, but the initial impression was quite positive.

Day 256 Not Bowies strongest imo but still very good. Highlights Station to Station Golden Years

great record, really enjoyed it.

Not my favorite Bowie album, but I’m still psyched it’s what I got today.

Love u Bowie

Not my fav Bowie album but still great. Golden Years is forever in my rotation

lo reescuche y m gusto mas

not my usual taste in music, but I like it! its very short and I will probably listen to it regularly, would recommend to give it a listen

Oh Bowie. Required listening. He really is amazing, but in real life I skip him. Yeah. As I expected. I’m always torn when I listen to this period of Bowie. It’s a lot like Bob Dylan. Yeah, admittedly an important album. Yeah, it’s good, I get it. Do I want to listen to it? No. But I will give it 4 stars, because it deserves it, damn it. Even if Bowie was coked out of his mind and has no memory of anything he did. And the Boolean rating? Could I have died without hearing this album? No, no I guess not. I’m glad I heard it. Again. Even though it felt like work. Its influence is undeniable and it actually grooves and has wonderful instrumentation. In fact, if Bowie could have just not been a part of it, that would have been best, I think…

Excellent album from 70s Bowie.

First time listening to this particular Bowie album. Dude knows how to make music.

8/10 David Bowie has such a high bar that it can be easy to dismiss some of his really good work because it doesn't quite match up to his most genius moments, but the development of the soulful work from Young Americans into this more alien sound is really captivating. Yes, it doesn't fully reach the heights that Bowie proved himself capable of, but this feels a far more "Bowie" album than it's predecessor. It successfully piles together his influences into a melting pot and dusts them with slightly experimental and avant garde presentation to give the record an otherworldly and unique flavour. There's plenty of balanced and compelling grooves present here, with some really excellent instrumental performances across the board that are tight and funky with just the right amount of freedom to the playing to imbue them with soul. As an album it's also got a very coherent tone, flowing beautifully from track to track, despite touching on different areas of focus on different tracks, from funky to poppy and even finding time to throw back to the more glam sound of his earlier work. But as with any Bowie album, it lives and dies on the unique talents of the man himself. Good as many of these tracks are, the special sauce here is David Bowie's delivery. Now presenting himself as the Thin White Duke, Bowie's vocal work gives each song a slightly disconnected yet charismatic aura of eccentricity and control that is so terrificly charming, that little bit off the wall, and so distinctivly him that it's hard to deny. And the more you listen, the deeper he buries himself into your brain. Station To Station - Its a pretty slow start, but when it gets going there's a decent groove here. Unfortunately it then takes too long to develop into anything more. The soundscaping and ear candy is really good, but it's all dragged on too long. For me, there's just not enough development of the ideas here early doors, despite those core ideas being very good. It finally breaks into something new 5 minutes in and kicks up a notch. The second half of the track is really good. A proper mixed bag of a track. So much groove, swagger and attitude, and there's some great playing and a solid feel to the rhythm. I can't help but feel this would be a really excellent 6 minute song that's been dragged on for over 10 minutes. Golden Years - The interwoven grooves across the instrumentation here are excellent. Bowie's in typically charismatically aloof form. There are some really solid hooks and melodic moments, but it's all carried along brilliantly by that shuffling, shifting groove the moves so smoothly and organically between sections. It's got great soul to it too. Fantastic track. Word On A Wing - This is more relaxed, but there's still some tasty blends of different lines across the different instruments. It's a decent track, but feels a tiny bit emotionally overwrought and melodramatic. Bowie can do that really well, but it doesn't completely connect here. It's still pretty good though, and again, the playing and production are great. TVC 15 - Now we get a great blend of Bowie styles, it's got a funky groove, some more rhythm and blues elements and a bit of a glam twist to it too. The chorus hook is great, blending a pop music sensibility with a darker atmospheric sound and it's got a twist of weirdness to it that gives it a slightly alien edge. An excellent slice of poppy, funky Bowie oddness. Stay - The intro to this is a great blend of groove and bite and there's an impressive feel to the rhythmic mix. Again, there's a poppy edge to the chorus, but it's spun into a web of overlapping styles and aloof, alien delivery that gives it a really unique and satisfying sound. The whole thing rolls, shifts and pulses with evolving grooves and excellent but not overstated instrumental performances. More great stuff. Wild Is The Wind - We close with a cover, but it's well put together and delivered, with Bowie embodying the slightly disconnected longing of the Thin White Duke. It's more sparse and restrained than the strongest tracks on the album, but the vibe is still fantastic. The bass work here is a particular highlight, but there's some great drumming too and the closeness of the grooves are compelling. Bowie's vocal drifting around the more centred melodic work from the guitar is also really nice. A pretty cool way to end the record.

Not my favourite but it is Bowie.

Not as good as some Bowie fan say it is imo but its really fun. "TVC-15" is the only bad song here. "Wild is the wind" was my favorite. 👍/5

I'll admit I'm a Bowie bro. I go into each expecting at least 4*. This isn't my favorite and prob deserves a lower rating. That said, the fact that the dude was living on a diet of cocaine, peppers, and milk and has no recollection of recording the album is top notch shit. 3.5/5

El David

Me gustó bastante porque, aunque es un álbum tranquilo, tiene un toque más rock que lo hace súper disfrutable. Fue el primero que escuché de David Bowie y la verdad me dejó una re buena impresión. Tiene una vibra elegante y diferente que atrapa sin esfuerzo, así que seguro lo volvería a escuchar.

It is consistently great. Not enough of the songs stick enough for me to give lasting impact.

Good ass album

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The drugs do work kids. Let the Thin White Duke show you how.

The return of the Thin White Duke! To recap my Bowie notes from the Ziggy Stardust review last year: "My Bowie experience has been pretty strange but probably not all that uncommon for someone my age. For the first 30-ish years of my life I basically knew no Bowie that wasn't on MTV in my childhood and my impression of him was some combination of the "China Girl" video and the ludicrous "Dancin' in the Street" video with Mick Jagger. When I started reading more about rock history and the influences on artists I loved, Bowie always came up and I didn't really get it. Fast-forward to the last ten years or so and I read a biography of him that made me want to explore the music more and I've been blown away. (I am sure this was at least in part encouraged by the public Bowie renaissance sparked by his death and brilliant final album.)" In my latter-day explorations of Bowie's catalog, the opening track on this album is my favorite piece of music Bowie has ever done, and I listen to it often. I chuckled at the first sentence of the "Background" section on Wikipedia: "David Bowie developed a cocaine addiction in the summer of 1974, following the release of the album Diamond Dogs." Yep, that tracks. Really liked the guitars on this album. "Station to Station" gets 5 stars from me, the rest of this about a 3. So I will compromise and give this a 4.

Yep, krautrock Bowie is my Bowie.

Sobre el Delgado Duque Blanco pesa la acusación de farlopero y filofascista. Sobre mi, la de sordo.

One I might actually come back to!

Considering the length of each track I'm surprised that this didn't drag. Each track offers up some variety, with a through line of both hope and melancholy. Golden Years TVC15

Not my favorite Bowie, but I do love him.

First song is wacky and weird, following is cool and upbeat

It's weird and I like it

Drug addled and paranoid, and obsessed with evil people, Bowie's Station to Station is a messy and erratic piece of art that spans Soul, Funk and Art Rock in a way that would make any other artist fail immediately. To Bowie though? There was no way this album would kill him or his career. The songs often lack hooks, the instruments all fight for front row seating, but the glue holding this ship together is David's painful croons and desperate ambition. "Stay" and "Wild is the Wind" are the two final tracks that sit on opposite sides of the same coin, one's a powerful funk rock power jam and the other is some of Bowie's most expressive and pained vocal deliver of all time set to a spacey and forlorn instrumental. Those two tracks sum up this whole album experience perfectly for me. To then go from this to her Berlin Trilogy is just nothing short of miraculous. The only reason I don't rate it higher is because for me: the middle portion of the album is not as powerful as the standard set with the first song. That's all! Definitely a fantastic record.

This was the first Bowie album that resonated with me. I really enjoyed this one.

B+

Best Bowie to date...

bowi again

Alright I love Bowie but in one year doing this list I've now had 7 of his albums. Even as a Bowie fan this is far too much. I can only assume all of his albums are on this and I will be getting the Labyrinth soundtrack in a month. Bitching about the list aside this is a good album. The first two tracks are awesome. It's Bowie the dude puts together good music. This album is pretty straightforward as far as he goes. It's not a weird experiment just a rock album. Good stuff.

Good

I suspect there will be other David Bowie albums and that I will like them more, but the thing about that is, liking the others more doesn't make this not a great album. Just not quite a 5.

My favorite part about this was the parts that felt like a jam session. Cool record, Bowie ruled.

Bowie, or is it Bowie? No, it’s definitely Bowie.

incredible, every song highlights bowie at his best and why hes so incredible. idk how id never heard it before. best song - wild is the wind

Serves as an precursor to Bowie's Berlin, getting towards Peak Bowie.

Happy I heard this! Thanks to this 1001 exercise I've come to a greater appreciation for David Bowie. I saw him once live, though. It was great! I'd tried a couple of times previously to listen to some of the earlier Bowie works and was left with the feeling that, like the Rolling Stones, he'd put two good-to-great songs on an album and the rest were there just to fill the space. But I pretty much like all of this. I do wish the title track was split into 2 sections. The first half is cool and moody while the second half is just ok to my ear. "Golden Years' Is fantastic. I actually did know "TVC15" but not by the name. Cool, catchy. Musically, this is a strong effort, but it's muddied down a bit by the production. It sounds very 70's. I want to give it 3.5, but will give this storied genre-bender the 4 today.

I feel like every review I do if every Bowie album will be the same - the hits are great, the rest is fine

Title track is one of Bowie's best songs - I remember hearing the Sacred Silversexuals (amazing SF Bowie cover band that performed with glammy drag queens) play it back in 2012 and it was my introduction to the song in full. The rest of the album has some high points, Golden Years, Stay, TVC15, but none of these hit the heights of the title track or of many other of Bowie's albums in terms of consistency. Still, great record, great production and sound. My favorite fun fact about this album is apparently Bowie was so coked out while recording it, he has no memory of doing so. Wild.

The return of the thin white review man

Great album. Perfect intro. Golden Years is a classic.

hey this guy’s pretty good… I really enjoyed the combination of rock, maybe some early disco, and experimental influences on here. Fav tracks: Golden Years; Wild Is the Wind

Solid album. Solid songs. Nice length. Not sure why I can’t give it a 5. Forever comparing to Ziggy Stardust which I shouldn’t do but hey ho.

Good for the Thin White Duke era. TVC15 and Stay are cracking. Bit busy or yopey in other moments. Always hated Wild Is The Wind. So Cant give Our Dave 5 for this unfortunately. 4.5

Golden years is a great Bowie song Think I preferred this to Aladdin sane

Probably not top 5 Bowie for me, but still damn good.

Love David Bowie, and this project is really letting me dig in on his discography. Station To Station is such a solid album, even though Bowie apparently remembered nothing from recording it. Golden Years is one of my favorite Bowie songs. The later songs on the albums are a bit weak, but Station To Station and Gold Years make up the difference.

Great album

7/10. Fav Tracks - Golden Years, Wild is the Wind The first of what I can only assume with be multiple Bowie albums. I was not disappointed.

Great

I adore 70s Bowie, so it may be sacrilegious to say this is not my favorite of his from this era. It's an interesting transitional record, and he's arrived at a great sound, but the songwriting (especially on Side A) can be a bit unfocused. Still, Bowie on a bad day is unbelievably excellent.

Nice funky album.

great

great album, a bit odd but still really enjoyed it

The return of the Thin White Duke. Always ahead of his time. This album is too short.

Even though there are some very good songs on here, is this album just as essential as all the other Bowie albums on here? Is it a good album? Is it an enjoyable album? Absolutely. Is it something you need to listen to before you die? No. There are too many great albums not on this list that can replace this one.

Tää oli ihana! Ei tuu tarpeeks kuunneltuu Bowieta, tä ainakin ehdottomasti kuunteluun!

A stunning change of direction for the ever changing man. A magnificent album

Cobain can hear the Spheres sing songs off Station to Station

Funky - If David Bowie wrote the soundtrack for Jesus Christ Superstar this would be the result.

I have to say I never liked this album much as an album. It always leaves me feeling that it lacks something (which I’m not quite sure how to describe), or that if something had been done just tad differently it would have been a truly masterpiece. Station to Station (track) is superb, a marvellous work. It’s way above other tracks on this album, and that’s the problem - an album can’t be really great if there’s one track that much superior to others, can it? Word on a Wing and Stay are just good (former is a bit more, latter is a bit less) Golden Years..I seriously don’t understand why there’s (seemingly) so many people who like this song. I mean..it’s dull? Nothing really to write home about? And it’s a bit more repetitive than it should have been, but it’s not the worst offender in that regard. TVC 15 - now that’s something that kills me with its repetitiveness. I get really tired somewhere in the middle of those “oh my tvc one five, oh oh”. There is such thing as “too much”, you know. And now Wild is the Wind..It’s good as closing track, and it’s atmospheric, but at the same time it’s the one that I feel missed the most, I mean the potential to be a masterpiece.

Strong Bowie album! Short and sweet, but packed with that unique Bowie charm.