Station To Station

Great! Mostly new to me.

Not a single second is wasted on here Rightfully considered one of Bowie’s many masterpieces, Station To Station masters the soulful sound of Young Americans while also adding a clear influence of krautrock to the mix Favourite tracks: ALL OF THEM!

Mon album préféré de Bowie. La pièce titre est magistrale, avec ses changements d'ambiance, son rythme irrésistible, ses paroles chavirantes. Toutes les interprétations et les voix sont poignantes. Inimitable.

Who knew Jareth the Goblin King also made incredible music? I thoroughly enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. The album is a whole-ass vibe. It's fun and funky and experimental and just altogether good.

Lots of conflicting feelings about this one. I'm a Bowie fan, but this isn't one of my favourite albums - and I'm not of the absurd rockist opinion that you need to understand every phase of David Bowie's career to understand modern culture. I assume the 1001 editors would disagree. On the other hand, I was thinking how would this album sound if I wasn't mentally measuring against every other Bowie album. The answer is I would be pretty blown away by this album if I wasn't hearing it in the context of a pretty exceptional discography. The six tracks basically go like this: slow-motion hard rock Bowie; timeless pop bop Bowie; prayer in the church of love Bowie; new wave Bowie; rocking out in a funk lounge Bowie; balladeer Bowie. Yet the album is coherent and the quality is pretty consistent despite the variety. Length of album is good, and the structure of six lengthy tracks is cool. I'm talking myself into bumping this up my informal hierarchy of Bowie album tbh. I'm feeling a 4.5*

GOAT

Awesome.

David Bowie's "Station to Station" is a musical journey that transcends time and genre, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of rock music. Released in 1976, this album represents a pivotal moment in Bowie's career, as he transitioned from his Ziggy Stardust persona into the enigmatic Thin White Duke. With only six tracks spanning just over 38 minutes, "Station to Station" is a concise yet incredibly rich exploration of sound and identity. The album's title track, "Station to Station," sets the stage with its hypnotic, 10-minute opener. Bowie's vocals are hauntingly seductive, drawing listeners into a labyrinthine sonic landscape. The blend of krautrock and funk rhythms, coupled with Robert Fripp's masterful guitar work, creates an otherworldly atmosphere that feels both experimental and intoxicating. "Golden Years" is a standout track that showcases Bowie's ability to craft a memorable pop song while maintaining the album's mystique. Its catchy melodies and soulful groove are irresistible, making it a timeless classic that still resonates today. The transition from "Golden Years" to "Word on a Wing" is seamless, and here, Bowie delves into themes of spirituality and redemption. His emotional delivery and soaring vocals make this ballad one of the most emotionally charged songs in his entire catalog. It's a testament to Bowie's versatility as an artist. The album's second half features three shorter tracks, each with its distinct character. "TVC 15" is a funk-infused, danceable number that showcases Bowie's wit and playfulness. "Stay" is a guitar-driven rock song with a pulsating rhythm that captures the listener's attention from the first note. "Wild Is the Wind," a cover of the classic ballad, is a poignant and heartfelt closer that demonstrates Bowie's vocal range and emotional depth. "Station to Station" is not just an album; it's a journey through the mind of an artist in transition. Bowie's chameleon-like ability to reinvent himself shines brightly here, as he embraces elements of funk, soul, rock, and avant-garde, all within the span of a single record. The album's brevity only adds to its impact, leaving listeners craving more after each listen. While Bowie's personal struggles during the making of this album are well-documented, "Station to Station" remains a testament to his resilience and creative genius. It's an album that challenges the boundaries of what rock music can be while remaining accessible and emotionally resonant. In conclusion, "Station to Station" is a masterpiece that continues to captivate and inspire music lovers, both old and new. It's an essential addition to any music collection, and its enduring appeal is a testament to David Bowie's status as one of the greatest artists in the history of popular music. Bowie's "Station to Station" is not just an album; it's a timeless work of art that deserves to be celebrated and cherished for generations to come.

Most enjoyable Bowie i've heard yet. Golden years is a joy

Compared to some of the DB albums we’ve listened to so far on this list, I feel like this album is one of the most consistent. Instead of being peppered with hits along with experimental Tosh, this one is solid and altogether lovely. Wild is the wind is now an earworm and I cannot stop singing it.

This has always been one of my favorite Bowie albums, but I don't think I'd ever listened to it on headphones before today (I recommend it!). If I were to have written a review before this listen, I might have suggested I love the album, though I recognize it's flawed and demanding of the listener, and would have given it a 4. But this listen reignited my adoration for this record. The production is superb, the performances are excellent — this drummer (Dennis Davis, I had to look that up) always impressed me, and he's amazing on this record — the songs are bold. The Thin White Duke might be my favorite of Bowie's personas. Golden Years, TVC15, Station to Station are great rockers, in their subtle, cool way. But the slower numbers are the sleepers that kill, and I'm so glad this endeavor exposed me to Nina Simone's version of Wild Is The Wind. Her's might be the more evocative, but Bowie's is stellar as well. So, yeah, gushing a bit. Loved listening to this.

Such an excellent Bowie album...ever single song. Reading some background on this album and Bowie's intense cocaine addiction during the recording and production surprised me. I knew Bowie had a coke problem but I didn't realize it was at its height during Station to Station. Bowie said in an interview at one point he was 80 lbs and consumed only green & red peppers and cocaine (diet tip?!). But hot damn is Golden Years a great song. And TVC15 blew me away on yesterday's listen...Bowie warned us of how tv/media/devices/Internet would suck our souls.

This is an easy surface listen five star but fuck it's got a lot more to give of you pay it some attention. The man knew what he was doing. The vampiric Thin White Duke allusions on Station to Station (with no disrespect to either, kind of sounds Rocky Horroresque). The absolute strut worthy funk of Golden Years. The organised chaos of TVC15, particularly the sax wail. The childlike piano tinkering on Word on a Wing. The beautiful understated shredding on Stay. The big vocal crescendo outro to Wild is the Wind. All to say really nothing of the incredible writing. Also who tf is drumming on this, they're all over it. Always think about hearing jonafan woss talking on a podcast about how Bowie was always able to execute nothing new with absolute perfection which really resonates.

one of Bowies best albums, only brought down by the fraught history of its making. station to station is an album with no skips that feels fresh every time i hear it

this was a great album. terrific grooves and awesome feel. david bowie in his prime was just operating on a whole other level. i particularly loved 'golden years' which has an infectious, really interesting hook that has been in my head ever since. but lots of very cool moments on this one. this is an album i see myself revisiting in the future!

This is the third David Bowie album I've gotten on this list, and my favorite of the bunch so far, by a wide margin. Everything really clicked for me on this album; the vocals really showcase Bowie's unique tone and range, the bass lines are funky, and the piano playing was jazzy. Each song stood alone really on their own, but they built something really cohesive altogether on this album. Before I listened to this album, I was familiar with and really liked "Golden Years," but I'd have to say that "Stay" was my favorite song on this album. Since this was a Friday album for me, I was able to listen to it three times over the weekend, and I felt like I just kept finding new things to appreciate each time. I will definitely be returning to this album in the future.

OMG!!! david will always be a legend, I don't know how I didn't know about this work. Songs that are definitely perfect and sound so familiar that they make you feel very comfortable.

An easy 5 stars. One of Bowie’s best albums and a strong indication of the direction he was heading in the late 70s.

You can never go wrong with listening to Bowie.

Can’t believe I’ve never heard this in full before; found lots of great new songs - it’s just impossible to dislike his music

He really just is the best artist to ever do it. This album, just like all of his, are awesome in every way possible. Just a true musical journey that is impossible to stop once you start. Favorite track: TVC15

"Station to Station" is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie. This album is considered a transitional album with further developing the funk and soul from his previous album "Young Anericans" and incorporating electronic music and "German krautrock" which is where he would go in his future Berlin trilogy. The lyrics are associated with Bowie's preoccupation with Frederich Nietzche, Allister Crowley, mythology and religion and the songs are mostly love songs. Bowie was also heavily into cocaine at the time and he recalled almost nothing of the recording. This is the first album with the band core of Carlos Alomar (guitarist), George Murray (bass) and Dennis Davis (drums) which he would use for his next four albums. Guitarist Earl Slick and pianist Roy Bittan were also part of the album. This album is regarded as one of his significant works and commercially did well hitting #3 and #5 on the US and UK charts respectively. The first song "Station to Station" has two parts and introduces us to Bowie's "Thin White Duke" persona. A train noise and creepy piano, bass and guitar open the first part. It's a slow, hypnotic march. The song then changes picking up a groove. Hey, this is prog-disco now. The song is about stations of the Bowie's cross and not those stations you see at church. The first single "Golden Years" continues the groove with a guitar and beat. I find Bowie's emotionless voice fascinating. His rapping. His falsetto. A love song, I believe. And on the next song "Word on a Wing," we get the Bowie emotional voice. A majestic ballad with a piano melody and guitar in the background. This is a religious song and one Bowie wrote to escape from his role that he was playing in the movie "The Man Who Fell to Earth" at the time. A piano start and rolling bass begins "TV 15." Continuing the soul and an addictive chorus. The song is about the main character's girlfriend getting eaten by the TV. I have to say the background of these songs may be just as interesting as the songs themselves. "Stay" has a "Shaft"'like guitar. Funky bass groove. Dual guitars going off. The last song "Wild is the Wind" is a cover and an ode to Nina Simone. Bowie's voice is swooning, romantic and emotional. Another ballad and a tale of hopeless loss. This album is one Bowie's best and definitely in my top five Bowie. It has a unique combination of styles with funk, soul, electronic and prog. The band is tight with all instruments prevalent yet not one really dominating: no wonder he kept them together for his next albums. Bowie's voice is both emotional and emotionless. Some of the songs are dark with a paranoid edge. Yeah, this is one everyone should listen to.

Listened twice, it's that good! Great selection of tracks and Bowie at some of his best. Apparently he was so coked up that he can barely remembering the making of this album. Even if I was on that much drugs, I don't think I'd forget my first time listening to this. Excellent.

I know most of these songs already, but those songs are bangers and the ones I didn't know were alright. It's a lighter five, but when four of the six tracks are amazing, it's hard to deny it that score. My favourite song was Stay.

one of Bowies best, even if the opening track is a long one that takes about 6 mins to really get going. A good mix of what makes Bowie great on this album. 9/10

Perfection.

4.5 stars

Zalige plaat. Tikkeltje experimenteel, groot rock gehalte

Tranquilo. Fantástico.

Loved the emotional intensity and the seemingly twisting chord lines and Melodies. Too short.

It's early on a Saturday morning and I'm travelling to London on buses. Plenty of time to sit down with this! Honestly I love this one. Out of all the Bowie albums that the generator has given me so far, this is probably the least experimental in how it sounds. It's just pure rock, groove and funk. It was a really enjoyable listen that could have done with being a bit longer, in my opinion! I definitely think this'll be one of my favourite Bowie records. Favourite: Stay

Easily up there in the Bowie top 5. For a while it was my favourite, but I'm not sure it will ever reach those lofty heights again. Love the title track, how it explodes into life - but in stages. If there is one song here that leaves me a little cold now it's Stay. Everything else is pure gold. Very pleased that I really got into this record before wading into the Berlin years I feel like it very effectively primed me to enjoy those properly. Maybe one day I'll crawl inside my TV and be with my baby. Golden Years, quack quack quack.

10/10 Bowie always delivers 🤘

It’s mythic, it’s deeply spiritual, you can practically taste the cocaine. Typical Bowie W.

A foundational album in Bowie's career. The epic prelude to a trio of albums that would reshape his sound and image. And yet, such a strange album. I can't think of anyone before or after who has approached record-making the way Bowie did. Bowie saw each new release as a chance to rediscover himself as an artist, as a musician, as a performer, and—seemingly—as a human being. The Thin White Duke saga is a key moment in that perpetual evolution. Such a restless artist. More so here because of the torrential cocaine use, which, was so all-consuming Bowie has stated he can hardly even remember the recording sessions. "I know it was in LA because I've read it was," he admitted.

Favourite track of the album Station to Station.

i love milk, bell peppers, and cocaine

masterpiece

5/5, would listen to again

Good old Bowie.

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

It's Bowie

Great album that flies under the radar in discussions of Bowie.

In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long Don't cry my sweet, don't break my heart

Very good album. My favourite track, and the only one I knew before listening to it, is 'Golden Years'.

4/7

Very interesting harmony. I love the energy.

One of my favourite Bowie albums, even tho' some tracks are just a little "soft"

David Bowie was a giant, the Thin White Duke a fascist prick. That said, Station to Station is one of the greatest songs ever written (and the line "it's not the side-effects of the cocaine, I am thinking that it must be love" is probably the artistic pinnacle of western civilazation). Unfortunately, I have always found the rest of the album (besides TVC15) not that compelling and frankly a little boring.

Right from the start, this has energy and tempo you want for bouldering. Funky groovy and pleasant. This does not fall into the dad category of soft rock in my mind. Overall nice listen and left me in a good mood, though the album does fall off a bit. Its not that long though. 4/5.

A prime example of what cocaine can achieve with just a little bit of co-operation. Bowie, it seems, had no memory of actually making this. Musically it's magnificent, with the band playing as though their Ives depended on it. I defy anyone to say what any of the songs are actually about, with a patchwork of Kabbalah, Crowley, Sci-Fi, TVs that eat people and who knows what else all wrapped up in the sort of lyrics that probably seemed like they made sense at the time. Station to Station is nearly ten minutes of disco-prog, proclaiming "the return of the Thin White Duke" and "The European Canon". Okay. Golden Years seems like a continuation of the Young Americans album's "plastic soul" and, indeed, Bowie performed it on Soul Train, all coked out and looking like a pale white insect. Word on a Wing seems to be some sort of prayer. "Lord I kneel and offer you my Word on a Wing" It's probably the most portentous song on the album and, to be honest, drags a bit. TVC-15 is the closest thing to a "fun track" on the album and even then it's a kind of Videodrome nightmare. It chugs along and in later, live performances (at Live Aid, for example) Bowie would perform it at double the tempo and it would really come to life. Stay might be the best thing on the album. Earl Slick's guitar heads into metal territory and the song is the closest thing to a stadium banger the album has. Then, to finish, we have Wild is the Wind, probably the weakest thing on the album. The problem is that Nina Simone's version is so definitive that Bowie's version seems like a pale copy. It's a beautiful song and Bowie performs it beautifully, but it's all surface, where Simone mines into the depths of the song. Mind, you, George Michael did a version, so Bowie is ahead there. When this album is good it's sensational and up there with the best things Bowie ever did. But Word on a Wing and Wild is the Wind let it down.

Stay.

Very decent, classically late 70s david bowie instrumentals and vibe which only his songs possess. Extremely enjoyable listen, went ideally with the rain outside 8,5/10

Station to Station - 10/10: Me encanta como canción de inicio, dura 10 minutos pero ni se sienten, el cambio de sonidos normalmente no me convencen pero David hizo un gran trabajo que lo disfruté. Golden Years - 9.9/10: Una canción muy bonita y movida, me gusta mucho el estilo y lo repetitivo funciona muy bien. Word on a Wing - 10/10: Lo desgarrador que se escucha en la voz de Bowie me fascina, una canción que escucharía en un día apagado o cuando me sienta frustrada. El final es precioso, como entrar al cielo mismo. TVC15 - 9.7/10: Amo el toque que le da el piano de fondo, es una canción divertida, tal vez un poco country el principio pero la voz de Dave hace que no suene tedioso para mi. Stay - 10/10: Me encanta de principio a fin, una gran canción, nada más que decir. Wild Is the Wind - 9.6/10: Amé el inicio, no esperé ese final tan abrupto, una canción bastante triste. What in the World - 9.5/10: Una canción muy movida, pero no sentí que fuera la indicada para cerrar el álbum.

Not as good as "Scary Monsters".

Great album..was hovering between a 4 and 5.

really good david bowie album. short and no filler. while there isn’t a coherent theme or idea, it works well as a collection of bangers.

david bowie is a king

Initially, I thought Station to Station, “how many Bowie albums will be on this list?” Having already crossed off Ziggy and Aladdin Sane, with Low and Heroes to come, this record seemed an unneeded addition. My view came from 40 years of owning this record, and judging it good, not great. My appreciation of Bowie has soared as my son became a fan. While I have listened to this record many times since this “rebirth”, today’s listens lifted it even higher. Bowie gives a lesson on making a ten-minute track with “Station to Station.” The ominous guitar opening from Earl Slick matches the best of Pink Floyd. Bowie includes near acapella verses that he narrates with dramatic effect. Late in the album comes the high paced segment to roust any drowsiness from the listener. It is a sequence that others have used. The disco-like borrowing continues into “Golden Years.” I don’t care. Carlos Alomar, George Murray and Dennis Davis form a funky liquid trio, with Murray’s bass adding a large dose of dystopian menace. “TVC15”, the album’s other upbeat song, has some of these elements while reverting to the more basic rock of the Ziggy era glam era. On other days “Word on a Wing” and “Wild Is the Wind” have gotten ponderous. Today the surrounding music sounded oddly like gentler Bruce Springsteen passages from “Jungleland.” Perhaps due to E Street Band pianist, Roy Bittan’s, presence on “Word on a Wing.” Either way the music was a gracious build-up to Bowie’s touching whisper of the choruses. Bowie’s singing keeps the emotions prominent without crossing into Broadway theatrical. (Although I admit on other days, I have wanted him to dial it down a bit.) With elements of Philly Soul and glam-rock Bowie, Station to Station is a more enjoyable record than the more lauded Low and Heroes records. Nothing wrong with that outcome.

очень хороший че сказать

9/10

Running 38mins for 6 tracks that are splendid, but low concentration of bangers. I go to Bowie for bangers. His more arty stuff is great but this isn’t a Bowie album I’ll reach for.

I want to give this 4.5 stars, it's not my favourite Bowie album, but I still enjoyed it.

This has always been one of the more intimidating Bowie albums for some reason. Not sure why since its actually pretty accessible. One of his very best. Favorite track: TVC15 4.5/5

Muy bien

Funky weird scary

Possibly one of the first albums I've had to revisit immediately, as the whole thing flew by. Honestly, I am having difficulty breaking down what I'm hearing. "Station to Station", even after the second listen, is still sort of an enigma for my brain. So much going on across the track, I found it hard to grasp. At the very least, it was interesting both lyrically and instrumentally. I loved the smooth bass and jangly guitar riffs of "Golden Years", but for me it was ultimately let down by the repetition of the song's title. Usually I don't mind a bit of a crooning vocal, but it was just annoying here. "Word on a Wing" was another one of those perfectly pleasant tracks, but did nothing big to really grab my attention. I loved the inflections of Bowie's voice when he sang 'ready to shake the scheme of things'; at the very least, Bowie's vocals always feel controlled and mysterious. The swankier vocals, drums and bassline of "TVC15" worked for me, finding near constant novelty in the instrumentation and lyrics. Favourite so far. Similar praise can be given to "Stay", though the groovy bass and solid guitar solos may have elevated it above TVC15. "Wild is the Wind" was a beautifully emotional ending to a short but incredibly well paced musical odyssey; particularly loved the 'flamenco-folk' guitar at the beginning. Overall, I enjoyed my time with this. I definitely feel like I need to listen to it a couple more times to grasp some of it's nuances, especially in it's earlier tracks, but it's another solid entry from Bowie.

nao sou tao fa dessa fase mais soul do bowie

Not my thing solid tho

I mean if drugs produce this, kids get stuck in! Not my favourite Dave album, but still enjoy it.

Okay I know I flamed it earlier in the day but like it’s grown on me I love the texture of this album and it’s actually an unbelievably good album even if it’s not David Bowies best vocal performance. The texture in the opening track is spectacular, the vibes of the closing track are spectacular, and TVC15 is a goated blues. While yes I think that hunky dory is still a bit better it’s still a solid 4.5 out of 5.

Probably the most “David Bowie” album of his I’ve listened to, it’s the start of his Thin White Duke persona. He mixes in funk and soul (and copious amounts of cocaine, TBF), and out came some wholly original. It probably needs multiple listens to fully appreciate, and some songs tend to drag, but it’s certainly unique.

Brilliant record. Rocking, funky, soulful, proggy, and an incredible vocal performance on Wild is the Wind.

A great Bowie album, and the only one I own on vinyl (something that needs to be fixed soon!). It's a harder rick album than a lot of the 70s albums. A delight.

Another classic from Bowie

Bra men kort!

Killer album, great 2 song opener. It has some fantastic funk elements, heavy rock, jazz. Hard to believe he made this yakked out of his mind! There are a couple songs that keep it from being a 5 star album but overall it is great.

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David powerful voice is just so damm good

My favourite album that I’ve heard of Bowies, a short but sweet album

I really enjoyed it, especially because I have not listened to much David Bowie.

All Bowie albums are 4s and 5s Closest I’ve been to an outright Bowie 5 so far my word this is great thank you thin white duke enjoy your cocaine x

It was short but delivered very well 9.5-/10

Its kinda crazy how Im not even halfway done with the generator and I've gotten pretty much every Bowie album from the books. There's probably only gonna be 1-2 more but with this one I've completed the essential Bowie listens. Some may say this is top 3 for him and many would say at least top 5. The title track intro is crazy good and Golden Years is always a fan favorite. Its not too long but the production is quite good and pretty jangly as its between the Philly Soul album and the Berlin Trilogy.

own

I’ve enjoyed all the bowie

There's so much Bowie on this list and I think at least 2-3 of those albums could have been trimmed. Hot Take: with the exception of The Beatles, I don't think any artist's discography is so exceptional that they have more than five great albums worthy of inclusion (and for some artists that number is even lower). That being said, I do think this is the best of his albums that we've had so far though (Blackstar aside because that's a bit of an outlier). It's interesting enough that I would say its place on the list is earned. I think all of the songs on this album are pretty good and I suspect I would continue to like them more with more listens. The one song I already knew going into this is Word on a Wing, which I included on a playlist of mine a few years ago. I'm a fan of that song and I really like his version of Wild Is the Wind too.

This is now the fifth David Bowie album that’s been recommended to me, and this one doesn’t quite win me over either. However, it’s clear to hear that the New Wave movement would later draw heavily on the sound of his album *Station to Station*. While that’s interesting, the album itself is, above all, quite monotonous. The title track, in particular, is primarily just long—it actually has enough time for a change in mood, but it only really opens up a little over the course of its 10 minutes. The following three songs stay in the same vein before something finally happens: “Stay” actually sounds unique, and “Wild Is The Wind” does indeed hint at where the Berlin Trilogy would go next. Fair enough, but I’m still waiting for reasons as to why no fewer than nine Bowie albums are included on the list. The explanation is likely as convincing as it is trivial: Robert Dimery is simply a huge Bowie fan. I still am not; for me, this is an influential but by no means outstanding recording.

Ikke Bowies beste. Svak 4

A short record with a variety of Bowie styles..still prime Bowie.

Very Very good- Bowie is in his bag. I love "Stay" the most, that chorus is craaazyyyyyyyyyy- I can hear the cocaine coursing through his veins. Long Live B(l)owie.

This is great. Highlights Stay, word on a wing. long tracks so have to commit to it but if in the mood then this is fantastic.

This would feel like a short album , of just 6 songs , if not for the fact that the opening track feels like 3 if not 4 distinct songs The thin white duke person resonates through an album steeped with emotion - but is at odds with the funky tones of Stay

No conocía a este Bowie. Me gusta como se cruza con B Eno

I mean its Bowie. Golden years is one of the best songs ever written. The opening track is a tad long but he whole project is under 40 minutes.

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!

i mean, its david bowie

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

My favorite Bowie album, the right amount of fascinating and interesting songwriting mixed with the funk rock feeling makes for an exhilarating listen. I struggle to get into most of the rest of his discography, but this is the record I come back to most often.

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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!