Station To Station

Good bowies album

One that I really should have listened to before, but never have. Great tracks: Station to Station, Golden Years, Stay Less enamoured of the others, but that gives it a solid 4 stars

fav songs: word on a wing, wild is the wind

Strong 4

This album is so varied in its composition and yet has a similar feel across it. Short but not, only 6 tracks but still 38 minutes long. Some really good vocal performances, bit funky, mellow and kind of all over the place. This really is a representation of a coked out very creative brain.

Everyone's favorite fascist, The Thin White Duke!

Mm mmm mmmmm

Very good! Not a lot of songs but solid ones.

I'm no expert, but the SOUND of this album is amazing - so much going on, instrumentally.

groovy

I feel like my parents really undersold Bowie and now I'm playing catch-up. This was really good.

I came to Bowie late, very late... the first album of his I owned on vinyl was Blackstar. I followed that up with Ziggy Stardust and then this. It's not my favourite Bowie album, his 'Thin White Duke' persona was very different to an alien from Mars and it took me a while to adjust to the avant-garde change in sound. Kicking off with the ten minute experimental epic prog-funk of the title track, the album weaves though disco, soul, funk and krautrock, all filtered through Bowie's lens.

Fun album! Learned about Bowie too

Hard to diss any of Bowie’s albums. This is a mixture of classics and also rans, which are not bad but change the mood a bit.

Nice one! I'm wasn't familiar with this album, actually not very familiar with Bowie's work but I liked this album.

Loved the album, especially the title song

Yeah, it's good - experimental and ambitious, would have gone hard in 1976. Golden Years is a bop. Title track does drag a little...

So close to 5 but that TV song was ass

Great Songs: Golden Years Good Songs: Station to Station, Word on a Wing, TVC15, Wild as the Wind Mid Songs: Stay Bad Songs:

Le glam rock c'est pas trop mon truc, on dirait que j'ai perdu l'âge/la fougue de me faire raconter des histoires psychédéliques. C'est triste hein? Un des seuls que je connaissais de Bowie avec Black Star et Ziggy. Il y a des beaux funks. Ça me fait un peu penser à The Wall. C'est bien en général

A nice album! Fairly short, but I did like all the songs. Some of my favourite chords sequences being used on the album. Don't really have more to say!

Started out well. Into the opening track, didn't mind it being long at all. Golden Years is one of my all time favs. But felt boring and self indulgent by the end, last track reminded me of the music of boringly self-indulgent friends. Overall gonna give it a 4 because it has one of my favourite songs on it and was mostly enjoyable.

I'm a big Bowie fan, but this is not my favourite. Some good ones, started off a chill 3 but warmed up to 4

Good solid Bowie stuff this.

The best one of his so far with better things still to come

I wouldn't say it's the best of David Bowie, but I liked it.

Never knew how short it was. Could’ve used more

Word on a wing

I'm trying hard to fit into your scheme of things. I like when this record is funky. I always skipped "Word on a Wing" on compilations. I know, I'm worried now because I've read comments of countless people who LOVE it to their core. I still can't yet key into what the song's getting at. It has never succeeded in speaking to me. One of the best album openers in "Station to Station". I like a piano that sometimes sounds like a London pub piano. This album is how I imagine total creative fulfillment and harmony in a studio, just dream-like. This being so coke-fuelled, which to be fair is more wholesome than the cola, probably means it wasn't, but so much is clicking together. In the mid-1970s Bowie's creative and mental health life was affected by "astronomical" (his quote, wikipedia) use of hard drugs, and apparently his Thin White Duke character was retired when he got on a cleaner path more positive for him. My thoughts, then - this fact had me thinking that this is the artist's darkest album, and the question how much should we indulge artists in self-destructive phases or welcome a world of less "Stations to Stations" but healthier, happier people? I love "Wild is the Wind", wings are presumably involved somewhere but I find that more inviting listening. There's love and love songs on this tender album, but it's a dark tunnel between then and the future, affected by hedonism, emotionally out of control. What's interesting is how a lot of it is a funk record, and funk can be and often is joyful and Station to Station isn't wholly joyful, isn't wholesome. In fact it's movement in a modern-sounding crisis between one thing and another, like its a funk experience of a depressing traffic jam, it has movement in it but you want out. Five stars would be boring. I prefer warmth these days, and warmth with my funk. I might not immediately go to this great, unmatched album as a choice.

A good mix of funk and glam from the Thin White Duke. An enjoyable experience that feels like it ends almost too soon, clocking in just shy of 40 minutes.

Tonight’s final listen is David Bowie’s Station to Station. It’s the record where we meet the Thin White Duke—Bowie’s cold, aristocratic alter ego—right in the title track, which creeps in like a slow-motion nightmare before roaring forward. Then he pivots with the sly wink of “Golden Years,” almost playful if you ignore how hollow he really was at the time. “TVC15” runs like a math equation in motion, all angular rhythms and twitchy repetition. “Stay” slams the accelerator down and never lets go, while “Wild Is the Wind” croons with cracked Sinatra glamour. Six songs. That’s it. Six tracks where Bowie shapeshifts more than most artists manage in their whole careers.

I liked this more than I expected. The length worked for some of the songs but others were a bit much. Station to Station, Golden Years, and Wild is the Wind were standouts.

Rating: 7.5/10 Some amazing ideas and great songs on here, a few songs run a little long though.

This is my fourth Bowie album from the list and easily the most consistent yet. The short and sweet approach helps, the 10 minute opener an exception - but didn't feel at all like 10 minutes. 6 songs, all strong and a very coherent and powerfully evocative album. Almost a 5.

Didn’t know any of these songs but it was good! He has a unique song and very interesting.

Sigo considerando que los álbumes que más me gustan de Bowie tienden a ser los últimos. Pero siempre me encuentro con canciones que considero hermosos trabajos en toda su obra. El álbum "Station To Station" tiene un estilo peculiar. Canciones muy largas (pero para nada tediosas, porque tienen mucha dinámica), estilos diversos que van de búsquedas más progresivas, a power ballads o temas con elementos del soul, funk y la música disco. La voz de Bowie es siempre icónica y reconocible, la calidad de producción y grabación es excelente, la elección en la instrumentación y los efectos que se utilizan son muy apropiados. "Wild Is The Wind" es mi tema favorito del álbum.

Bowie is always a great listen, but this short album doesn't really stand out against his other work.

Места унылый и нудный, местами красивый.

Pretty good Bowie this but not his best still. Every song was just a bit too long for me personally. Way better than blackstar though Specific rating- 3.9 Fav song - stay Least fav- wild is the wind

Sounds good. It just sounds kinda abstract

David Bowie is one of my favorite musicians. I have never listened to this album before, but I do already like the song Word on a Wing

nice listen!

Solid album with a banger song

I don't exactly know what he's saying but he seems to be saying it rather well.

Drugs are a hell of a drug

What a great sounding Bowie album. Loved the music, loved his voice and there was only 1 track I had heard before! Brilliant

Berri-UQAM to Place-des-Arts

It must have been very exciting everytime Bowie released an album back then. This guy (almost) can't miss!

David Bowie is crafting exquisite art rock like no others!

Bowie!

Not my favorite Bowie, but still great.

I do like this album but almost a bit surprised it is on this list. I am a Bowie fan (though maybe not a very good one) and didn't know this at all, which did make for an intriguing first listen. I feel like you have to have some depth of knowledge of Davis Bowie and to have listened to some of his other albums before being able to appreciate this, from an outside perspective it's pretty weird if you don't "get it." It's also pretty evident that cocaine was a big inspiration behind this so maybe that's part of it.... Still solid, super creative, and feels like a part of his whole story but not an album I would particularly rank amongst the best of all time.

My dad has this album, though it was completely against type (it would’ve been slipped in between Eagles and Willie Nelson albums on his record shelf). Somehow it endears this album to me, just thinking that my one-music-lane father might’ve even been willing to try the alternative world of Bowie (even though I can’t recall hearing it played in my house growing up). And…it’s a great spin. 3.5 up to 4 for the accompanying nostalgic halo.

Never heard this Bowie album before and I think this this was the missing Bowie link for me. This is going into my regular rotation.

High 3 I think? Maybe low 4. Golden years reminds me of A Knights Tale RIP Heath

“It's not the side effects of the cocaine” is the biggest lie David Bowie ever told. Dramatic and grand art pop, with a bit of a creepy dark undertone, along with Bowie’s white British soul/funk. Title track is a cool, extended, proggy pop kinda thing. Golden Years is funky with peculiar backing vocals. Stay had a solid groove and some quality guitar moments. TVC15 just gets weirder and weirder. Closing track has more of an unsettling haunting feel. An odd, but listenable and danceable album that’s not quite consistent enough for me to consider this a peak of his career. Though many disagree, and I may give this a little more time.

Has never stood out as an S-tier Bowie record to me, but it's clearly fantastic, and I might be underrating it with my four stars here. Title track might be a career high, but Wild Is the Wind comes close as well. "It's not the side effects the cocaine/I'm thinking that it must be love." If anything, Golden Years may be my least favourite cut here, which is remarkable. Bowie's best album cover?

i like this kind of bowie

Better than I expected given it's not an album with any massive songs but there's not a bad one on there

soft 4, really enjoyed it and it works so well as a full album but i dont know when ill revisit individual songs

Golden years is such a banger

Great soundtrack for a Halloween party. Dark, edgy & wired. This predicted the music of the 80s. My rating shows my like for it at this point in life, earlier I would have given it a straight 5 stars

I was greatly surprised by this album. Bowie shows a wide a range of tones and musical influences. It was very interesting album to listen. I have a good time with it.

Very good, fun, catchy, layered, interesting album. Not in my top five Bowie records personally but I can see how it would be in others’. Must-listen #203.

Bowie

Weird and wonderfully eclectic.

The vocals and arrangements never fail to make me feel some kind of way.

pretty damn good

Station to Station – David Bowie (1976) | Art Rock / Funk Rock / Krautrock | Avg: 7.58 | Favorite Song: “Wild Is the Wind”* Station to Station might be one of Bowie’s most seamless blends of style and transformation. You can feel him pulling away from glam and leaning into something colder, more theatrical, and more compositionally daring. The title track sets the tone—ten minutes of tension and slow-build that eases you into the rest of the record’s strange, elegant sprawl. There’s funk, there’s krautrock rigidity, and there’s a real sense that Bowie’s persona is shifting right in front of you. But the moment that floored me most was the closer, “Wild Is the Wind.” Even though it’s not his original song, it might be one of Bowie’s greatest vocal performances. It’s tender, aching, and completely exposed in a way the rest of the album only hints at. That one track reframes the whole project emotionally. I see Station to Station by David Bowie not just as a pivotal Bowie album, but as one of his most subtly ambitious works—caught between personas, but locked in artistically.

3,5/5

Some good songs. Very bowie

Great album, golden years is one of my all time faves. Station to station also a great track. Loved it

Banger. This might be my favorite Bowie project yet, its shorter tracklist with longer songs make the album feel more focused, and they're all just incredibly fun. The Bowiepill starts to take effect! Standouts: Station to Station • Golden Years • TVC15 • Stay

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Very pleasant on the ears, well arranged songs and harmonies. 9/10

None of his big hits on this album, but it works pretty well as a whole. Some spheric and repetitive elements which were new in his sound cosmos, but it fits. Not my favourite by Bowie, but a good one. Fav: Station to Station

Now that is a proper Bowie album.

Fun listen. Really liked ‘Wild is the Wind’ and ‘Golden Years’ is a classic. - 3.5/5

3 greatest hits in a 6-track album. Bangin

Riktigt härlig Bowie med ett par låtar jag inte hört förut

Något ojämnt, men topparna Riktigt bra och överlag nice sound

Nice med Bowie

A solid album. I liked it.

I'm still learning what made Bowie, Bowie. But this was a great start. Nothing really stood out to me as "that man is one of the greatest ever" but I did enjoy all of the album. Excited to see if more Bowie albums show up on this list.

czy to jest TEN thin white duke?? omg tak can you hear the cocaine? parę długich utworów

I don't like Bowie all that much, but Golden Years is one of those random bangers he occasionally puts out that makes you realize how talented he is. As for the rest of the album, it's actually not too bad. This is perhaps the 4th bowie album I've heard from this list, and so far it's the best one. Probably a 3 star album on it's own merits. But for having one of my regular bar songs on it, I'll bump it up to 4.

This was a decent Bowie album. Not great, but I listened to it twice with no complaints. Golden Years is one of my favorite Bowie tracks, but the rest of the album is all over the place.

This better than I expected. I guess this is on here as the start of the Thin, White Duke phase???

This is a B+ Bowie Album at best. Strange choice. 4*

The title track largely prefigures Bowie’s next move, where he took on board much of the influences coming out of Germany, while Golden years stays pretty much with the funk of his previous effort. A bit of a transitional album, that still produces some good moments

This is my first Bowie album. I expected more. I'm looking forward to hearing Bowie's other albums, but if they are like this one, they will be perfectly fine. My perception of Bowie before this was not "perfectly fine," though. Tracks 4 and 5 were the best. None of the tracks were bad. I'd listen to each one again. I hope I like the other Bowie albums more, but as it stands, this one is respectable.

The first Bowie album I’ve ever listened to in full and it was great! Loved the lyricism and the instrumentation in particular. 4/5

Från Bowies bästa era. Det är funk och soul överallt, europeisk intellektualism finkänsligt utpotionerad, det är 70talsrock när den är som bäst nämligen genrebefruktande och storögt nyfiken utan att ta till teatrala gester. Det är ett litet tight blandfärgat band som verkligen är med på noterna. Shaft-inledningen på Stay överraskar mig varje gång. Den eleganta vita funkrocken i Golden years är bättre än allt Roxy Music nånsin försökte sig på och hörs fortfarande spelas av mer nogrannräknade DJs runt Medelhavet. Men Bowie är också på väg vidare, han förebrådar här både sin egen Berlinflytt och stilriktning men också en mer omspännande perspektivförskjutning, "it's too late, an european time is here" ylar han i titelspåret. Kraftwerk skulle snart förändra musikvärlden för alltid, den brittiska punken är alldeles runt knuten och soul skulle bli disco. Bowies finkalibrerade kulturradar har förstås fångat detta redan. STS är som att Bowie kramar ur de sista dropparna rock, funk och blues (eller läs Amerika om ni vill) ur sitt system innan något annat, något nytt får och måste ta vid. Han gör det förstås med den äran. Kanske är det mitt mest spelade Bowiealbum, jag tror det. Fyran är gjuten och den sneglar t.o.m. uppåt Lyssna också på Roxy Music - Siren, Blood Orange - Coastal grooves, David Bowie - I'm only dancing (the Soul tour 74) (Live), David Bowie - Live Nassau Coliseum '76

Bowie kan sin sak. Till och med boggie woggie låter helt ok. Farligt nära queen I titelspåret, men Bowie styr in tåget på rätt spår.

This one takes a while to get going. My favourite aspect is the rhythm section. It gets funky in a specifically Bowie way.

Even if this isn't my preferred Bowie, it's still Bowie. The music is unconventional but still well-composed and nice to listen to.

3.5, vibes, kind of in the background, nothing excellent

I'm struck by how different Bowie sounds on every album so far in this list. He had more range than I expected. This was a cool album. Tight arrangements, interesting vocals, enough variety to keep it interesting. I liked it

This has always been a fun album to revisit from time to time. It’s definitely a transitional album that paved the way for Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy. It’s a great blend of art rock and funk rock with a touch of Krautrock and motorik beat influences. While these influences are subtle, the impact of German experimental artists is evident.

it's good but at the end of the day it's kinda just more bowie, eh?

Otimo álbum, um rock de qualidade

Scary Monsters is better.

i love the funky style of this album, it was a very enjoyable listen - golden years is of course a timeless tune, but vocally - wild is the wind stood out the most for me, arguably some of Bowie’s best vocal work

Groovy og fint, ble i godt humør

Fühl mich verbunden mit dem Album, da es in Berlin produziert wurde und Themen der Stadt auffasste.

Поначалу подумалось, что за хрень, но где-то начиная с середины стало более-менее интересно слушать. 6,5 из 10.

I’ve only heard Golden Years prior to listening to this album. It’s clear that Golden Years although catchy, is not the best track. I really enjoyed TVC15 upon my first listen. Stay was probably my favorite track on the album.

Très stylé

Pretty good

Наконец-то Боуи 🫡

Love bowie

This list keeps showing me how wrong I was about not being really into Bowie.

I love David Bowie, but I've actually never heard this whole album which is very on brand for me. It's a short one! I already know and love Golden Years, love that song. I don't know if the others stand out too much to me. I think there's definitely better from Bowie, but again. I'm such a sucker for his music, even the weird in between phases. I know this was around when he was coked out lol and there's definitely has a quick pulse to the whole album. I still love Bowie, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get this album over other ones.

One minute of train noises to start a 10 minute first song...not an auspicious beginning. I get it, Station to Station so let's have some train noises. It improves rapidly though, even with more train noises. Golden Years is one of my favorite Bowie songs. Stay is good too, it's a good funk rock album. His Wild Is the Wind suffers by comparison to Nina Simone's. It's growing on me too though. The whole album is kind of a slow build, song by song.

Muy bueno. El primer tema y el último los mejores. 2 escuchadas y ziggy stardust se puso solo.

I prefer weird rock Bowie to weird dance Bowie, but the latter is still a pleasure as well.

Starts strong, finishes strong. Loses its way a little in the middle. Not convinced this is a “must listen”, it’s a 3.5 for me, generously a 4 as I love the opener.

Such a clean sound. Amazing riffs throughout. Golden Years truly a classic.

Station To Station was a great album. I guess if i can compare it to one of Bowie's works the most, it would probably be Aladdin Sane due to it having some more of the heavy guitars that the album had. This album still felt fairly different from that one due to it having a different vibe from it with a softer tone in a lot of the songs (especially Wild Is The Wind). I still enjoyed that softer tone that this album displayed due to a lot of the songs just being generally very nice to listen to. Though when it did get more lively, that's when i enjoyed the album the most. Regardless, this album was enjoyable no matter how it sounded. Best Song: TVC15 Worst Song: Word on a Wing

Ikke like sterkt som Heroes. Spent på Low

European avantgarde og american soul. Der er hints af kraut-rock, art rock og funk soul. Det fungerer lidt som en overgang fra at han laver glam rock til det mere eksperimentale berlin trilogy. Han lavede en alter ego drug type karaktér til albummet. Ved ikke, har ikke været så meget inde i det artistiske ved det, jeg skal være ærlig og sige jeg bare synes det lyder godt.

Alright, let's dive into David Bowie's Station to Station. For me, this album easily earns a 4.5 out of 5 stars. This record is just fantastic. Every song on it is amazing. It's truly a testament to Bowie's genius that Station to Station feels as fresh and relevant today as it did when it first came out. It's one of those albums that you can put on years later, and it still sounds completely timeless. Compared to other great artists of that era, and even today, this album stands out. It's got a unique sound that blends soul, funk, and some intense art-rock, creating something truly special. You hear tracks like the title song, "Golden Years," or "Wild Is the Wind," and they just hit you. They're intricate, powerful, and full of emotion. This isn't just another great album; it's a piece of work that shows Bowie pushing boundaries and refining his sound in incredible ways. If you haven't given it a full listen, you absolutely should.

Hice galletas de chocolate escuchando este album, me quedaron muy buenas y la pasé bien bien. Muy bueno.

A turning point in Bowie's music, a dense and rich album

Few songs but all of them are good. Best tracks: Station to Station and TVC15.

David might have been a mess at the time, but this album is one of his best.

Short but classic

Title song is too damn long but Tvc15 makes up for it. Anyway it’s a pretty good album. I love this polarizing creep of an artist you can tell this is a cocaine fueled self indulgent record trying new things for the time. I think it sounds like it was pushing the envelope whirling twirling towards the future of rock.

Artsy, unique, didn't immediately click with me but the sky-high public opinion compels me to reevaluate. It's sort of like the next evolution of glam-artsiness from Roxy Music or something, but each of the songs all feel worthwhile and neat The lesson to take from this is if you're an aspiring musician and you want your upcoming album to be loved by everyone, societal peer pressure is your greatest tool

The big hits are truly incredible. I wish it had more rocking tracks like Queen Bitch, but overall great.

One of his better albums.

Awesome

I’ve never really familiarised myself with this album before and only really knew Golden Years and Wild is the Wind. I enjoyed it a lot and listened through twice - I love the production and the bass sounds great. I’ll definitely be digging deeper.

A better entry from Bowie than our previous but still a little weird for me... Bonus point for golden days though

Very cool and funky Bowie record. These songs are super accessible. Jangly funky tunes. I love that it’s so short too. Albums now need to be this short.

I like Bowie way more than I realized

Meer Bowie, ik trek hem meestal best wel goed. Met een meer funky benadering op standaard 13 in een dozijn rock. Dat is nu ook het geval, blijkbaar was hij geinspireerd door Kraftwerk voor dit album, dat hoor je niet helemaal terug en dat vind ik ook wel jammer. Bowie op een volledig elektronisch album lijkt me heel vet. Maar ik moet zeggen dat dit ook echt best wel nice is, het is kort en zo voorbij met net iets meer dan een half uur, maar het houdt daardoor wel lekker je aandacht vast. Ja er is echt een geniale bassist aan de gang op dit album. De basslijnen zijn funky en moddervet. Dat daar dan scheurende gitaren overheen gaan, kan ik accepteren en zelfs wel waarderen! Och Wild is the wind is ook echt een prachtig nummer, grappig dat dat minder een funky plaat is, maar juist veel meer een ballad is. Maar jezus wat een heerlijk nummer is dat, met Bowies zang daar ijzersterk overheen. Je merkt, dit album trek ik heel goed, Wild is the Wind is een prachtige afsluiter van een sterk album. Geen perfect album, maar absoluut 4 sterren waard! FAVO: Station to station, TVC15, Stay, Wild is the wind

J - 4/5 Best Track - "Golden Years" F - DNL

Some proper rockin out songs. Bowie doesn't really miss, does he?

Pink floydy

Elements of funk, kraut rock, jazz and blues. Longer tracks, experimental. Bowie claimed not to remember any of the recordings due to his heavy drug use at the time. Not sure how I missed this one from the Bowie catalogue being pretty familiar (and a fan of) most his big albums. Strong 4/5

4/5 Whoo, it’s Bowie. Love the voice and the intensity, though Thin White Duke isn’t my favorite Bowie. Still Bowie can always intrigue me start to finish.

356/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Definitely needs more listens, felt like it petered out towards the end but starts well. Golden Years one of my favourite Bowies

Considering he doesn’t remember recording this what an album. Golden years the highlight

So good to go back to, better every time

4 Ha estado curioso no me lo esperaba y me ha gustado.

What else can be said about Bowie that hasn't been said before? It's a good album, maybe too short on tracks, but it is an important moment of Bowie's discog, this would mark the end of debauchery and go away to Berlin to get detox and go away from the edgy persona of the thin white Duke. I'd add the title track TVC 15 and Golden Years to my playlist if I did something like that.

9/10 The ironic fascism can be cringe but god damn can this white boy dance

Classic Bowie. Not one of his best though.

Classic Bowie.

Into it. Love a good 38 minute edit. Never heard TVC15 before but I'll be revisiting. Some of this was a little much (eg. 2 minute lead into song 1), hence the 1 star off

I love the Bowie!

Station to Station Golden Years Word on a Wing TVC15 Stay Wild Is the Wind

Int en dålig låt på den här plattan! Tror jag skulle uppskatta den mera efter några lyssningar.

Blink and you’ll miss it - this is only 38 minutes long. While Bowie is never bad, this is not a favorite of mine. Still, it is something I decided to listen to twice to get a feel. Bowie is almost always good. “Wild is the Wind” is a nice ending to the album.

Exactly whF I would expect from 70s Bowie.

Later Seventies after Diamond Dogs was never my favourite Bowie era but this is better than I remembered, and it’s Bowie…

Another 70s album, but it's OK, Bowie doesn't feel like 70s to me. I have never actually heard any of these songs before, though. Kinda eclectic sound -- to me there are 50s elements (and apparently Bowie was a big fan of Elvis but never worked with him), 60s elements (at least in the sense that I'm like "oh yeah sure this is Beatlesy in terms of the backing music"), and modern elements (David Bowie still sounds basically like the David Bowie I know from my own era, even though he looks shockingly young at this time (somehow this is still his 10th album; they sure made albums fast back in the day)). Hardly any of that 70s rock here (although to be honest, there's a bit on the beginning of 'Stay', which I could do without!). Lyrically, lots of religion & despair & girl getting eaten by a TV, which I guess are pretty eternal themes. A 6 song album seems like each song might be 20 minutes long, but they aren't. Good! Apparently he was in his pro-Fascist era during this one (ahead of the times!) but since none of that made it into the album, I continue separating the art from the artist and give it a nice 3.5 rounded up to 4. Highlight: 'Golden Years' Lowlight: 'Stay'

Decent album from Bowie, although short (only 6 songs, 38 minutes, more than 10 minutes alone from the title track Station to Station). Golden Years is the whole reason to listen to this album.

Partially listened before Fav tracks: title, Golden Years, Stay

So this is my second Bowie album on this list. Aladdin Sane didn’t impress me very much so i said “well, that’s why he first moved to Los Angeles and then West Berlin” in that review so indeed, here’s his LA time, coke-filled product! The title track is, well the title track and it exceeds 10 minutes but under the influence of its funk rock-driven beat the track actually sounds short! And the whole album is also very just... Vibe-y, i am just a high school student so what can i say. Although i use to hate (and still hate the majority of) soul music but hearing him singing Word On A Wing just singlehandedly made the genre 1000% more tolerable! So maybe drugs did make something happen and the heard fact is that even Bowie himself didn’t remember him recording this album. So... since even himself has forgetten what happened during the recording i'll just assume that it worked. but too much is too much, still. So he need to go to Berlin and enter rehab and it worked better. 4/5

We liked this one a lot more than the last David Bowie that was on the list. Much more musically interesting and didn't even sound like what we think of when we think David Bowie. Definitely expanded our horizons!

It’s hard to imagine bands like the Talking Heads existing without David Bowie. I think this album serves as an excellent bridge to New Wave. That said, I don’t love it enough to give it more than a four.

Mein drittes Bowiealbum von der Liste, bisher das beste, muss es mir nochmal anhören.

There is a line in the opening track where David Bowie sings “it’s not just a side effect of the cocaine” or something similar. That sounds like exactly what someone very affected by cocaine would say, but sure David. Whatever you say. I can forgive this obvious denialism because whatever the cause is, I think this album is the beginning of the era of Bowie I find most interesting and enjoyable. The aforementioned opening track, also the title track, is the longest and most and ambitious and my favorite on the album. It wanders and circles back on itself with changes in meter and mood, it’s kinda funky and kinda rock n roll, very experimental and a very fun ride for all of its ten minutes, which is not an easy accomplishment. From there we get “Golden Years”, which is easily one of my favorites of Bowie’s most famous songs. Such a fun and funky lil diddy. Of the other songs on the album I’d highlight “TVC 15” as a favorite. The remaining three songs are all varying levels of enjoyable, and the holistic effect is an album that front-to-back is really strong. 8/10

3.5 - Good

Have it

Open. Spacey. A tad odd and off-beat. Lyrics about cocaine, prayer, golden years. It sounds like it should be comforting and nourishing but there's something off about the music key that leaves me unsettled. Pre-cursor to radiohead?

83/100. A beautifully produced art rock record that balances dark, moody undertones with Bowie’s signature flair. It’s enjoyable, immersive, and above all, impressive in its ambition and execution.

The epitome of blowing your brains out with cocaine. But y'know, it's Bowie, so he took it ten notches above what any regular person could do strung out on coke. Bowie took the sound of Young Americans and put it under a microscope and dissected it to such lengths, that he made a new dystopian sound with vigor and power of a charismatic dictator. The opener is marvelous, with its multi facetted suite approach that gives some progressive rock tracks a run for their money, but I want to talk about my favorite track off here, the cover of Wild is The Wind. It's probably the first track where you can feel Bowie's mutilated personality come off and reveal the detached genius truly struggling. Everything in between is nothing short of amazing in a haunting, concerning and frightening way. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best track(s): Station to Station; Wild Is The Wind

Short but oh so sweet

Good album. I have always been a bowie fan

Complex, innovative. Word on a Wing was a highlight for me, but followed by TVC15, which did not work for me at all.

Asi krom golden years je to album na vicero poslechu

Pretty decent Bowie album

I'm not a Bowie fan but this album is worth listening before you die (fan or not). I prefer his other work though (Blackstar, The man who sold...).

I liked the guitars - golden years, buildup on Station to Station, liked Wild is hte Wind

First time I heard it. Yes, I liked it.. I will be back to it. Thank you David Bowie from mid 70s

mjög gott en lágstemmdara. mun vinna á. 4

Cool

I'm a huge Bowie fan but this is not his best. Some critics say "transitional". I think I'd agree with others that it was coke-fueled aimlessness. But it does have Golden Years and TVC15, which are fun. Favorite track: Wild is the Wind...and I know it's probably a travesty to say, but I much prefer this version to Nina Simone's. Still pretty impressive that you could make this album when on so much coke that you don't remember what city you recorded it in. I would give it a 3.5 if that were an option.

Not being a huge Bowie devotee, I'm trying to understand what everyone loves so much about this one. Nice funky backing, true. And a funny reference to Fiddler on the Roof in Stay. But apart from the singles, which I like fine, nothing about this grabs me. Sorry.

David Bowie is one of those artists that i just didn’t really listen to before this project but i’m super glad that i’ve gone and listened to all his stuff.

Not as big as his other work but still definitely Bowie

Incredible opening. The atmosphere is everything.

Ah, een repeat… Nog steeds goed, maar de lat ligt nu wat hoger nadat ik meer geluisterd heb

This is great, the instrumentation in particular is just fantastic

Good stuff

Stay was a fun find!

Balala

It was a good album I was a little preoccupied while I was listening to it, but still enjoyed it.

Some great tracks on this

Good stuff

Very good

I really enjoyed this Bowie album. I do quite like him but find it a little hit and miss. Enjoyed every song.

A Bowie album I actually liked!

8.1

Great Bowie album. 4 stars.

dessa vez o viado arrasou

Another great Bowie album, starting to think this dude was good... I liked how trim this record was, just a handful of longer tracks instead of some bloated massive thing. The title track was my favorite, the outro song was also awesome. Looking forward to more Bowie from this list.

Interesting to hear more of the Bowie discography, it's clearly mid career but was an enjoyable listen.

This is a fantastically creative album. The arrangement groove well yet have a dissonance that keep the ears intrigued. The vocals are theatrical and expressive, the instrumentals are punchy and deep in the pocket, and the lyrics are wonderfully abstract. The title track is one of the best Bowie songs I've heard yet. Golden Years, Word on the Wing, and Wild is the Wind are also stand out tracks

Kingy

Not listened to full Bowie - wasn't concentrating very well on it but it was pretty good

A good Bowie album … Golden Years is in my top 10 Bowie songs and Wild is the Wind is also great … but not enough in the rest to make it 5 stars.

Peak cocaine phase. Couldn't remember any of these sessions. Yikes. Yet this album is such easy listening. You'd think it'd sound more energetic, or at least chaotic. Idk I've never touched the stuff. Closer to filler than killer but it ain't bad. The band's performance is better than his. Dig the funk. Bop bop bop.

There's a LOT of Bowie on this list. I like his music, but maybe give someone else a chance to be on here? Should there be a limit of one album per artist?

Kinda good. I like rock.

Solid Album, not Bowies best tho

Station to Station is a good, fun album, with Bowie’s mix of rock, and his signature weirdness is definitely engaging. While it’s easy to enjoy in the moment, it doesn’t really make me want to come back to it. Solid, but not something I'll find myself revisiting.

Interesting album I plan to listen to more frequently.

Pretty great Bowie Album. I always think of A Knight's Tale when I hear Golden Years.

Putting this album on only in very specific circumstances. It’ll be on my commute by walk or metro to the grocery store after work; I’ll be listening to it, not on earphones, but headphones—the retro kind, or the Koss utility pair I’ve had my eye on for some time now. It has to be a kind of ordinary day, but I should feel light about it. It should feel as though all is right in my world, and I can just be and I choose to just be in that moment. Maybe there’ll be a certain skip to my step… musingly I imagine all these sorts of details. I like that this album is short- only 6 songs. It easily transports you to a certain mood. I never really like when songs start out with speech or onomatopoeia but that’s exactly how Station To Station kicks off with—roughly a minute of train sounds. I think it put me off initially, but perhaps I can appreciate it as a stylistic choice now. By the third loop of the album, I don’t think the train sounds were as jarring as I first thought them to be. My favorite song is the fifth- “Stay”. I like it lyrically and I also like the guitar—whatever kind that it is. A guitar solo makes up all of the song’s end and it gives the song an interesting sound, it’s funky and it just sounds cool. There’s not a lot of variety in the lyrics but I really when in the chorus, Bowie says, “Stay, that's what I meant to say, or do something But 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” I think a lot of people would feel seen in listening to those lines,, “the singer knows my same secret longing.” I also think the final song, “Wild is the Wind” was right up my alley. It’s all soft and mellow and I can hear myself the most clearly when it’s on… This album was a great, great start.

4/5

Great record. I still rank a few other Bowie records above this one.

bien? no le estoy prestando tanta atención, pero está yendo bien, las aguanto pero no sé si las escucharía siempre (como cualquier otra canción). En fin, me van gustando. Me está gustando!!! Me faltan 3, voy por TVC15: buen ritmo, instrumento, voz, hasta ahora no lo quiero quitar. No le estoy prestando mucha atención porque estoy haciendo de todo menos estudiar, pero es bueno. Volveré a escuchar las del inicio. Stay, buena intro. Stay, me encanta, creo que mi fav. Wild is the wind, hermoso inicio!! Voz!! Sonido!!! hermoso station to station. joya. absolutamente una joya.

Solid album, far from my favorite Bowie album. While it is quite unique, I find a portion of the vocals annoying and the production not up to par of his other works. Not bad, but not amazing.

Tagit mig igenom denna en herrans massa gånger nu och den har växt från en trea till en fyra. Trodde faktiskt att den skulle växa ännu mer, men man kan inte få allt här i livet. Imponerande stor variation för att vara så få låtar. Wild is the wind är bäst.

Well, album number 2, and another I hadn't listened to fully. Really like the music in this one. One or two standout tracks but a really easy listen to throughout, again I think its a 4/5. I would imagine one of Bowie's best.

Weet een banger van bowie hoor

Bowie!!

it's good, piano-y:)

I have always had a little disdain for David Bowie. I don't know why. Maybe he seems pretentious to me, maybe I'm annoyed by how artsy everyone who listens to him thinks they are, maybe it's the fact that he said he was a closet heterosexual or whatever. The idea of Bowie annoys me, but I've never listened to anything but Under Pressure. Immediately, I'm concerned that the songs average over 6 minutes. But I like LCD Soundsystem, so length isn't much of an issue, as long as it's occupied by good music. The titular track is 10 minutes. Sigh. Station to Station: I enjoy the groovy vibe, and I do think it sounds good despite the minute or so of bullshit at the beginning. I don't like his voice much at all. It's cute and catchy and upbeat, especially at the end. A solid, groovy jam despite its inane length. Golden Years: This is also catchy and nice and friendly and poppy and good. Sounds the same as the last song, but that's probably because it's my first listen. I like the whistling, I like the "gooolden years" sort of doo-wopping in the background. And the instrumental gets more intense in the last seconds, which is cool. No fade-out. Thank god. Word on a Wing: "Ooh, ready to shape the scheme of things" was good. I liked some of the piano. It's weirdly dramatic, like a musical or an opera or something which is what I don't like about Bohemian Rhapsody. But I like actual musicals and some songs like that -- Copacabana; Holy, Holy; etc. So I don't know what my deal is. TVC15: I like that it's about a TV. I like the premise of a love song for a TV. Or an ode, or whatever you call this. And it's groovy. It's all groovy. I like it. Stay: From the jump, great guitar riff. This is the type of shit I'd listen to if I wanted to go driving at night. This, Song for the Dead by QOTSA, Catfish by Doechii... good. Edgy! Until, of course, the man opens his mouth. I dislike his voice. It's good. It's great at the start until it gets a little lamer sounding. But it's good. Wild Is the Wind: I'm already bored. I immediately do not care. This song would go better in West Side Story, I think. Why does David Bowie sound so old and ghostly? This song almost scares me. Ugh. I don't like it much.

I've gained a much bigger appreciation of Bowie through this project.

Consistently well sung and performed songs - nothing super outstanding, but overall a strong album.

Wavered between a 3 and a 4, but I'll be gracious to the Thin White Duke.

Bowie was such a talent and this album is no different. It isn't as grandiose (in a positive way) as some of his other albums but his talent still shines through.

Bowie is just so creative and he so rarely makes bad or even mediocre songs. He has a level of consistency that is rare even among the greats. Favorites: Golden Years, Word on a Wing, Wild is the Wind

I have already known the three hits ("Golden Years", "TLC15", "Wild Is The Wind") but I had'nt listened to this whole album before. With 50% of the songs beeing hits (but not his biggest) and no fails this album is an easy four stars rating for me. And very little is missing for his bowieness to the five stars. favourite musically: "Stay" favourite vocally: "Wild Is The Wind" 4,5

I think I am really starting to love David Bowie, there are so little artists out there like him. He has such a unique, original sound that, whilst often imitated (looking at you, Alex Turner) is never quite replicated. There is a very good mix of instruments and sounds throughout this album and it's the almost perfect length. It knew when to bow out before it became too tedious, for me at least. Yes, the songs are long but when done right, I don't mind that and I didn't mind it here. It features inventive, engaging lyrics with unique and striking vocals - all you'd expect from a Bowie album. I still prefer Ziggy but this was exceptionally good too. It was experimental and bold; I would definitely listen again.

Dikke vette 4 sterren al zit er wel meer in vermoed ik na nog wat luisterbeurten.

He was thin. He was white.

On the hard rocks side of Bowie but with some Talking Heads weirdness thrown in which I, for one, really love. "TVC15" is both inscrutable and one of my favorite underrated trans anthems

Great Bowie

Olhae, música boa viu.. E nada que já tinha ouvido do David Bowie. Gostei muito de Station to Station e Wild is the Wind. Gostei também de TVC 15

This doesn’t really grab me as much as some of his other stuff. I would imagine it’s a grower though. Still interesting enough for a 4

I feel like this is another Bowie album that was held back by an underwhelming production quality. The songs are catchy and fun, but they didn't click with me as much as I feel it should have. Still a really interesting album with some quality hidden gems in Bowie's catalog. Top tracks: Station to Station, Word on a Wing, Stay

A pretty good album and exactly what I expected from Bowie

Very good production. Need to listen a few more times.

Bowie is always a pleasure to listen to when it comes up on this list. Another one of Bowie's mid-70's transformation albums. Much less rock, more pop/jazz sounding than previous work. Highlights: Golden Years TVC 15 Stay Not my favorite Bowie album, but easy to listen to. 4/5

thin white duke moment 3.7

I've always been a bit on the fence when it comes to Bowie. He feels like one of those artists who are more iconic than great, in the sense that his image carries much of his influence on music. However, this is still a solid album — catchy, groovy and sonically interesting in a tight 38-minute package.

Nunca había escuchado a David Bowie, pero fui demasiado fan

Me gustó, no es mi genero favorito, pero debo reconocer que es un muy buen albúm Rating:8,5 Canción Favorita: Stay

Насправді, щоб повноцінно розуміти David Bowie, його альбоми варто слухати у порядку їх виходу. Адже тоді, його творчій шлях та трансформація як музиканта розкривається повністю. Ви починаєте розуміти всі посилання та натяки на минулу творчість, та вчитесь «відчувати» разом із Девідом. Але навіть якщо слухати цю роботу у відриві від попередньої творчості - це все ще дуже гарна, концептуальна музика, яка зроблена на найвищому рівні. І це не дивно, адже тут він показує нам, що він вже сформований музикант, що вміє робити доволі цілісні та сильні альбоми, які будуть існувати «поза часом». Якщо говорити про музику, то цей альбом, вочевидь, чи не найбільше черпає натхнення із #funkrock музики, та все ж, на ньому трохи залишається впливу #soul, якого було дуже багато на попереднику - Young Americans. Окрім цього, на відкриваючому треку, ми можемо почути доволі відчутний вплив німецької авангард музики по типу Kraftwerk. І те як Бові переосмислює фанк - це шикарно, мені навіть важко підібрати слова щоб це якось описати - це просто варто послухати. Хоча альбом і слухається, на диво, легко - він, насправді пронизаний відчуттям наркотичної параної та тривожності. І це не дивно, адже саме в той час Девід переживав чи не найважчий період своєї кокаінової залежності. Проте саме цей альбом надихнув його позбавитись від залежностей та розпочав новий період у його творчості.

Pretty solid, not that much a fan of the first track but everything else is really good. 3.9/5

1970s banger. “Don’t you know you’re life itself?” Wild is the wind and so was Bowie.

Exactamente lo que pensé cuando se terminó el disco: "Qué sé you, no estaba tan bueno, pero no estaba tan mal". Merece mas de un 3, pero un 4 es muy generoso. Voy con 4 porque algunos discos que noté con 3 son muy inferiores.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bowies vocals are spectacular on this album. Beautiful sound but still a very classic rock album. Definitely an album Id have to return to. Favourite tracks: Golden years Stay TVC 15

"anybody who can merge Lou Reed, disco, and Dr. John ... deserves to keep doing it for five minutes and 29 seconds" - Robert Christgau

Station to Station by David Bowie 1/18/25: eating this shit up

3.75/5

Word on a Wing, Wild is the Wind. Rest is pretty great too.

Liked it a lot!

Gat past the 10min 18sec first track and it’s pure Bowie gold.

David Bowie has always been an abstraction for me. As much as I've been told to admire him and his art over the course of his career, he has never really connected with me. It might be his voice or his lyrical curiosities, or just the way most things he does seem to have an icy, intellectual remove for me. But this album finally did it for me. "Word on a Wing" and "Wild is the Wind" finally hit me in heart more than the head. I felt it and it seemed like I got it. At last. The production values of this album are also amazing. A great sounding record. Golden Years alone seems like masterclass in guitar sounds and mixing. Not a 5, but certainly a 4.

Not great, not terrible.

This is surely one of the very good Bowie albums, and I really like it. But I have to admit that I never really succeeded in fully connecting to any of his records - maybe apart from Black Star - and this one does neither. Great artsy songwriting, vocal performance is outstanding and eccentric, but the Roy Bittanish sound flavor destroys it in parts. I simply cannot stand his operatic overblown full range piano massacres of his.

Post addiction mellow. Good record! Golden Years being the biggest hit off of here. Who needs hits though? Great insight into the times surrounding the recording.

Thoughts before listening: One of Bowie's albums that gets heavy praise but came in a dark, drug fueled time in his life. These albums usually have a few pop hits but also some artsy, avant-garde songs as well. Review: Very good Bowie album although not his best (Hunky Dory is probably my favorite). I came in knowing only "Golden Years", which has long been a favorite of mine, but all 6 songs on this album are strong. Nice mix of sounds on this album from "Golden Years" disco to the more hard rock sounds of "Stay" and "TVC15". This is a 4-star album.

I wasn't familiar with this DB album but it was great. A lot more ballady stuff in there and I thought it was rich and warm and interesting. Would definitely listen again

Not a single skippable track but not quiet 5 stars too.

Only heard Ziggy Stardust so far, so this seems very different. I feel like it moves away from the more glam-rock stuff which he was doing earlier which I didn't like as much. I also generally prefer longer songs, which these are. instrumentation is quite standard, but still very good. Only complaint being some hooks kinda repeat aimlessly. Favourite songs: Station to station, word on a wing, stay and wild is the wind. Overall around 8/10

From Bowie's "Thin White Duke" era. Contains the hits "Golden Years" and "TVC 15". Not one of my favourite Bowie albums, but not his worst.

Lotsa fun! I love “Golden Years”!

Still firmly a Bowie fanatic. 4.5/5

Amazing ! 4 stars and a half!

9/10

4.5

Makes me wonder why I don’t listen to more David Bowie. Always like his songs and he is clearly an artist that focuses on albums, not songs. A pleasant listen.

Brilliant. Short, sweet, with a little fun and variety.

The critics love this album. A lot of people pretend to like this album. David Bowie doesn't remember making this album.

afang recht cool sehr artsy fartsy aber cool. return of the thin white duke und so. seeehr nice. golden years riese jam aber etz nöd soo spannend. aber sehr cool. word on a wing schöös klavier. jo cuute, tönt alles mega geil aber nimmt mi au nöd suuper ine. komisch zum ekläre. tvc15 baut extreem guet uuf, ich checks nöd so ganz aber d gitarre sind seeeehr geil. stay isch maad geil bass und gitarre und drums am tschuuutte. congas au insaane geil. okay da isch jetz seeeehr sehr geil gsi, keis füfi glaub aber han seehr spass gha und absolut faszinierend d gschicht. de text die ganz aura rund ums album.

10 minute boum sehr geile ahfang!! sehr smooth und uf sich uufbauend switch sehr cool und de schluss au! s isch jz nüt krasses gsi a er sehr churzwiiligi 10 min hahah golden years tönt funny jaa iwie bin ich kein mega bowie guy, ich find alles kinda cool aber nö meh weiss nöd öbs mier amigs zu goofy isch? stay und wild is the wind isch sehr cool gsi, schwanke zwüsche 3 und 4

Another solid effort. Top track: stay

Aolid

enjoyed!! not my fave Bowie but I liked the title track a lot and TVC15- would happily listen again and see if the others grow on me prob more of a 3.5- 6/7 out of 10

Fantastic album! Station to Station, Golden Years, and TVC15 all jam. 1001 album worthy: Yes - 14/28

4.25

Short and sweet, no song here that you could say was bad, definitely one of bowies best albums 4.5*

Tal vez no sea de los discos que más me vuelven loco de Bowie, pero caray, qué disco. Hasta cuando no todos son hitazos, el tipo no falla. Me la pasé bien, estuvo padre, pero nada me preparó para el trancazo devastador que fue Wild is the wind. Por esa canción vale la pena el disco entero.

Awesome, 4.5

The album is good, nothing really stood out to me. Bowie has always existed in my head with a fair bit of weirdness around him, and this album definitely delivers on weirdness. Nothing horrific going on, nothing worth skipping.

Nice Bowie album. Liked Low which came after so really interesting to see where his head was at just prior that. Really really good tunes.

I need an instrumental version of this

Station to station and stay are great songs, otherwise not my favorite album with Bowie. Still good overall though!

First time in a long time that I have listened to a new-to-me album completely! 4/5

This is my fourth Bowie album here. They're all great. The weird thing, is that, to me, there's usually just one song on each album that's just standout amazing. Obviously, here, that's Golden Years. I am beginning to think that for most people, they'll get the Bowie they want in a best of compilation.

cocaína trás muitos malefícios. em contraponto, temos o station to station. só pedrada. um album com o tempo perfeito, sem se prolongar muito. só a música de abertura que tem 10 minutos, mas ela pode pq é boa. tá no meu top 3 dele.

An impressive lineup of tracks in a tight 38 minutes, with a decent amount of variety and a wonderful performance by Bowie. Standout track for me has to be the finale "Wild is the Wind"

liked songs: Station To Station This is a very good Bowie album... But still not his best. 3.75

I'm not really a fan of Bowie's voice, but the music on this album is great, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Four stars from me, then.

love this one kind of a transition album in bowie's career in many ways as he leaned into slightly more out there lyrics and song structures funkier than i remember best song: station to station worst song: n/a

# Album Name: Station to Station # Artist: David Bowie # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: My first impression - interesting to see so very few tracks on this album. Starts with station to station which was decent but felt overly long. Golden years is a cracker. Great bowie song. Stay is another banger. The guitar work on this track is glorious. # Top Tunes: Golden years / Stay / Word on a wing # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Not my favourite Bowie album I think but still good. Only six songs, some good ones (Golden Years, Wild is the Wind) but didn't like TVC15. A 3 or a 4.

david bowie was him

Pretty entrancing album, and definitely unexplored territory for me. Didn't really take much away from it, but I did like it.

Me gusto, es la primera vez que escucho a david bowie por motivación propia.

Pretty good, though it lacks anything that stays with me, although TVC15 is pretty great