Station To Station

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

not really a fan of this guy, but not bad. This is like the 5th bowie in 125 albums, this is the best thus far

Aufgenommen in den Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles markiert Station to Station den Übergang Bowies vom soulbeeinflussten Young Americans zu den experimentelleren Ansätzen der späteren Berlin-Trilogie. Die Figur des „Thin White Duke“ zieht sich als Leitmotiv durch das Album. Der zehnminütige Titeltrack verbindet funkige Rhythmen mit krautrockartigen Passagen, „Golden Years“ knüpft an Bowies Soulphase an, und „TVC 15“ bringt eine exzentrische, humorvolle Note ein. Mit „Word on a Wing“ und dem Cover „Wild Is the Wind“ zeigt Bowie seine introspektive und emotionale Seite. Insgesamt ein Werk, das stilistisch zwischen Funk, Rock und Avantgarde vermittelt und seine kreative Neuorientierung überzeugend einleitet.

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

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

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.

Not my cup of tea

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

Meh. meh?

Nearly 3 stars. Will probably go back to it.

Its David Bowie, of course its good. GOOD, its not the absolute masterpiece revisionist history has bestowed upon it. Like a lot of 70s albums this has cocaine written all over it, some great bits and pieces and some things that someone should have talked someone else out of.

didn't love-not for me

Not my fav from Bowie

Every Bowie album is a transition, from one style of music to another and a change of persona too. This album saw Bowie going through a serious cocaine problem, on the edge of a nervous breakdown. He said goodbye to the plastic soul of Young Americans and became the Thin White Duke, a sinister drug addled anti-hero with dubious politics, and took inspiration from European electronica and Krautrock in particular. The title track pays homage to Kraftwerk’s Trans-Europe Express as it opens with eerie electronic train sounds and builds up a metronomic beat before letting rip in a joyous stomping finale. Other highlights are Golden Years, which harks back to his earlier soul sounds and the final track Wild is the Wind which anticipates the haunting sounds of his Berlin albums and his later film soundtracks.

Interesting transition album, at the crossroad between funky rhythms and sounds and the cold, mechanic sound typical of krautrock. As far as these genres might seem to be, it works.

station to station: Ohhh I get it, like a TRAIN station! man it's crazy how much more i like this than lamb on broadway already and it's literally just him hitting two notes over and over lol oops i spoke too soon its annoying, turns out all music from the 70s is annoying Underwater voice Getting pretty sick of this song just pounding that piano as hard as he can Golden Years: I know this one! But it turns out maybe i don't like it as much as I thought I did This album is kind of boring. I wonder if i'd like it more if I could understand anything David was saying in these songs. I also wonder if my work laptop Surface speakers are detracting a lot, because the thing I'm picking up most is these jangly ass piano notes being hammered out and it's repetitive and annoying I'm getting Talking Heads vibes but in a bad way TVC15 is almost something but it doesn't feel like it does anything or go anywhere. Stay is pretty good I like this. Wild is the wind: 2:11 OoOooOOoOOooooOo Giving it a three because while I didn't like it, at least it's only 38 minutes long (unlike LLDOB by G)

Joah

I liked this, although it's not my favorite of his CDs on this list so far. It's a bit spacey and jammy for my taste, and I don't think Bowie does that so well. He's got a habit of getting into a groove and just hanging on it forever, which I think gets kind of old. "Golden Years" is a nice enough song, but it's the worst offender here - the song opens with that one crunchy riff, which then repeats with no interruption throughout the entire song. Bowie builds on it, but he never takes anything away. This, as well as some of the longer instrumental jams (e.g. on "Stay") feel kind of like typical self-indulgent 70s. He's better when he's singing throughout, as on the title track and the closer. But it's a nice CD - Bowie's got a very deep catalogue of just solid material.

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

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. I don’t believe I’ve ever heard any of the songs on this album. The majority were mid tempo long tracks which was cool. Definitely a hang at the house and chill music.

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

Nästan större än musik. Ingen låt tar över, bara högsta nivå från början till slut. Bowies sång när den är som bäst, använder alla tonlägen. Ljudbilden, Roy Bittans piano, den starkt mixade basen, trummorna. Tiden stannar. En stark femma.

Det här är som sagt inga bieffekter av kokain. Det är ren kärlek. Ett av Bowies bästa album. Titelspåret kör fullständigt över en, hela vägen från det inledande tuff-tuff-tåget till den malande boogie-woogien i slutet. Golden years får till och med de lame att svänga de lurviga, versen på Word on a wing, basslingorna osv, osv

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.

Easily the most enjoyable Bowie album I've had thus far. Maybe Ziggy will be different. Great melodies and production but his voice still isn't my favorite thing. 3.5 rounding down to 3

Not for me.

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

First time listening to Bowie album in full. Some moments I kinda liked, but I still don't know what people find in him? Like not in an offensive way, but I can't figure why his music appeals to so many people. Well, I hope other albums will give me the answer. This one has it's moments, but sometimes I got bored by a lot of repetitions. Sorry, David, only 3 so far, though I had bigger expectations.

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.

Raw and wonderful. Anybody who can start an album with a 10 minute song, allow the musicians to solo as long as they want then follow it with Golden Years is a genius. Classic Bowie.

Last 2 songs were great. I know Bowie is a legend and a genius but a lot of his work just isn’t my thing. This album was meh overall. 6.5/10

(One of?) my favorite Bowie albums of the 70s. Which is funny, because while it has none of my absolute favorite songs, if I want to listen to a full Bowie album, Station to Station would be my pick. First, it lacks songs I actively dislike, unlike most of his other albums. Golden Years isn’t a favorite, but it doesn’t derail the experience like *1984* does. No forgettable fillers or misfit tracks here. It just has a nice smooth flow through 6 tracks, giving enough variety, entertainment and drama. Second, Bowie sounds incredible here. His albums vary wildly in style and production quality, but StS nails both. I wish his earlier work had this clarity. Despite quite scary background and dark themes, the StS is very funky. That "we’re going down in flames" energy is palpable. And that touch of dark madness is why I prefer it over the sunnier Hunky Dory. Highlights: Station To Station, TVC15 (love the piano), Stay

Always fun, always quirky pop, great songwriting! The vibe is spot on and exciting, very very nice

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

earache

Of the few Bowie albums I've heard this is my favorite. The title track is one of the best songs ever. Absolutely amazing start to finish 5*

Always love St. Bowie. Five stars.

Yeah I don’t know, Bowie’s music still just isn’t for me. I’ve never really been able to get into it and this album isn’t really an exception. He sounds great though, vocally he’s superb and the instrumentation is really good too, I just didn’t care for 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.

I’m not a big David Bowie fan, but this is the first album I actually enjoyed. Stay and wild is the wind were my favorite tracks.

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

Has the more classic Golden Years song, but I feel like there's a reason this isn't a more well-known Bowie

He’s a legend for a reason…ABSOLUTELY EPIC!!!

Groovy og fint, ble i godt humør

David Bowie is incredible and this album is timeless. I love this album!

David Bowie became the Thin White Duke during this time in his career, less fun than Ziggy Stardust, but still as sexy. This album is less rock n roll and more funk, disco, soul of the Young Americans album but with more electronica which was hot in Europe at that time. This album is a masterpiece in which at no time did I want to skip ahead to the next song. This album was created while Bowie was in the throes of cocaine addiction, so there goes the thought that nothing good ever came out of doing cocaine. The standout tracks are all of them, but especially the title track, TVC 15, about being high and seeing the TV eat your girlfriend, and I loved Wild as the Wind which is practically a straight love song, but I guess I was in the mood when I listened last night. Station to Station is the best album I’ve heard so far. You need to hear it to.

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

•3/5 • Golden Tears is good but nothing else stood out

Pretty cool but short!

Pretty decent!

This was fine

Bowie, always amazing

Ok album, not a huge early Bowie fan!

Like the songs that I already knew pretty meh about the songs I didn't. Hard to pin down the chicken and egg scenario

Haven't heard this one! He has such a huge catalog. Super head-bobby at the start. I like the grooves. Oh, I recognize Golden Years. That's definitely the best song on here. This album is too short, so I'll give it a 3.

Хороший альбом. Завершающий трек очень сильный и, лучший на альбоме. В целом не прям lifechanging. Выше среднего, но не более

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

I don't actually enjoy this album too much, especially compared to some of his other 70s work. You can feel the drug-fueled excess on some of the songs. I love Golden Years and TVC15 though, they're so fun.

Great stuff bowie 5 Stat

Ok, so this is my first real listen of any Bowie album. I've never been a big fan of Bowie's music (don't @ me). I feel like I don't typically fully get what he's going for, so maybe that's part of the issue. "Golden Years" is very catchy on first listen. Definitely stood out to me and I'm not surprised to find out it's the first single from the album. "TVC15" is fun. Nothing like a song about a TV eating your girlfriend. After the album ended after "Wild is the Wind", I was shook. What a short album. And 7 min of it went to "Station to Station" Apparently this album was a fun cocaine-fueled transition album. But again - I don't know Bowie well enough to understand his before period to the next experimental period. Definitely got catchier on additional listens. Slick. I liked Stay too. Some dancing involved

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.

So the boy is high on hard drugs, totally addicted, away from earth, and he makes an album of this quality, variability, mixing a lot of genres. Well, you were awesome AF.

Très stylé

Not as strong as others from the time, but Golden Years still a goat.

I enjoyed this album much more than the other David Bowie album I listened to

Pretty good

David Bowie you mad man Best Song: Wild is the Wind Rating: 7.5/10 (Good) Stars: 3/5

Still have the same reaction this as whenever I first heard it years ago: incredible title track and then nothing really grabs me. I guess I can hear the roots of a War/Killing Joke/LCD Soundsystem riff in there on Stay, but that might just be coincidence.

ok, but not my cup of tea.

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

My first Bowie. Some phenomenal songs on here. The only other Bowie album I’ve heard is Ziggy Stardust, which is a very different album than this. Great album though. Only 6 songs, but 6 very good songs.

My third Bowie album and the least interesting of them. Nothing grabbed me on this one.

Music to soothe the savage beast (my overactive mind). "Station to Station" is great, "Golden Years" is obviously a classic, fun bass line in "Stay." My overall favorite was "TCV15" with its 12-bar blues composition.

"TVC 15" is one of my Top 5 Bowie songs (and Bowie is my favorite artist of all time). However, this album isn't quite a 5 for me. I'd give it a 4.5 and will round up on this scale, but I do think it could have done with one or two more songs, and even though I like the slower songs, I don't think there are enough songs to justify the way they break the flow of the album, in my opinion. Still, it's a great album, classic, and at least half of the album are incredible, incredible songs.

Not his best. 2.5 stars.

Some bangers on here

I had never heard this before. Absolutely love it.

Наконец-то Боуи 🫡

Different than the other David Bowie albums. Longer cuts not designed for radio play. Overall, OK

I am not a fan.

Love bowie

Funky cool album, best Bowie album I’ve encountered so far on this list

I honestly still don't quite get the whole Bowie thing. I like some of his tunes, but never find myself desiring a spin of his albums. I did like this one more than some of the others I have heard and the backing track is pretty tight. 5/10

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

My 2nd favourite bowie album. The funk influence here is great. Every song feels so emotional and passionate but still have a really fun atmosphere. "Station to Station" is probably my favourite bowie song with its atmospheric intro which goes into this amazing krautrock beat which then changes into a disco song. Its just really incredible how well this album flows. 10/10 Favourite: Station to Station Least Favourite: None

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

Intricate instrumentation and soaring vocals. Ideal weed high music.

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.

6'5

I really struggled picking the song I wanted to add to my playlist becayse this whole album is simply incredible. Funky, great vocals, great instrumentals, great production, Station to Station might be my favorite Bowie album so far. It's very accessible but also so different from jis peers of the era. I ultimately landed on Stay; it has that groove and the last 2 minutes are just absolutely shredding. But I would have easily included Station to Station itself if it were on nearly any other album.

I've never listened to a Bowie album I didn't like, but there are better Bowie albums than this one. -mitona

The title track is one of Bowie’s best songs. It goes on for over 10 minutes, and it never feels dragging. Word on the Wing is also really good, with a strong vocal performance. I also have to credit his band for their performance throughout. Wild is The Wind is a strong end to the album. However, I can’t get into any of the three singles, so all in all it’s a 6/10

Absolute fire 🔥

Bowie isn't an artist i'd love to ever turn on, but this one is more listenable for me, than most of his other releases

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

Excellent, 10/10

Nah not for me

I have always loved this album, one of Bowie’s best

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

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

6/10 Top 3 tracks: 1. Stay 2. ⁠golden Years 3. ⁠Word on a Wing

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

I found this rather bland and one paced. At least he made it short though.

1st 70s album in over a month! And happens to be my favourite artist's favourite album.. Decadent, almost debauched sound and production, germane to what was going on in Bowie's life at this time - still sounds incredible. 👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤

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.

Good but overrated Bowie

Slight better than the first two, another kind of art piece though. Good for background music at a party and at work. Just above three cause I already knew Golden Years but idk if I'd add any other of the songs to a playlist but could listen to them if they came up on a playlist or on a roadtrip or something.

Great, another David Bowie.

Ugh. David…

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

WILD IS THE WIND!!!! 6 SONGS 5 STARS

Ikke like sterkt som Heroes. Spent på Low

Coming off the back of filming of The Man Who Fell To Earth, Station To Station is a Bowie classic. A sublime, cocaine-fuelled experimental fusion of soul, funk, disco and krautrock.

A true masterpiece

Definitely up there with Bowies most freakish albums. It reminds me of Black Star in some ways. I think psychically it is a pretty tantalizing album, the lore of this album is met with Bowie being self destructive and living on the fringes, skeeting around of blow and playing his heart out. It is pretty freakish at times, from the funk elements, to the stuttering guitars, Bowie's wild persona and vocals wailing and cutting through the mix. Even the piano ballads are warped in their own weird fucked up Bowie ways. He is like the king of the underworld on this thing. The dirty underworld, The Thin White Duke. This album, this character, this stage of Bowie's life infused with infinite obsession and baggies..definitely took a toll on him as intense as it was, it sort of went beyond performance art and teetered into lifestyle art. He became a villain. Kinda makes sense this was the birthplace for Heroes. This album was a pressure cooker of sorts. Who knew hell could sound so fun?

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.

This was a pretty good album, not one that you hear about alot when talking about David bowie but it was pretty good!

Very good, important 70s album by a master albummaker. With an amazing Nina-cover: I still adore Wild Is The Wind.

Kort, maar krachtig. Heeft Bowie slechte albums? Waarschijnlijk niet. 4.5

okay unpopular opinion bowie is kind of whiny.

Great

Stepping into one of Bowie’s theatrical worlds is always a welcome escape. The album opens with a strong rock pulse, and from there, his vocals and the instrumentation carry a steady, immersive energy—confident, stylish, and unmistakably his.

The Thin White Duke persona debuts and, with that, decides to get superfunky. One of the things I appreciate the most about Bowie is his chameleonic nature, though in truth this isn't my favorite sounding incarnation.

My first album of the project where I got a repeat artist. I do like this album, it was a good listen. Golden Years was the highlight.

period with Golden Years. Other stuff is good, but what is it missing?

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.

This is a decent Bowie album. I'm not a huge Bowie fan, but I dig this.

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

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.

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

Short but classic

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

Six sings, 36 minutes and track one is ten minutes of that feels like something’s gone wrong. That said station to station in an enjoyable upbeat Bowie track, just not sure it needs to that long. Rest of the tracks are fine but hardly spectacular. Just a reasonable solid album

Having suffered the misfortune of listening to “Heroes” earlier in the Generator, I went into this with low expectations. Just as well, because when we opened with a track that was 10mins long, I feared this was going to be another disaster. Thankfully, the album picked up after that - “Golden Years”, already one of my favourite Bowie songs, and “TVC15” are obviously the standouts. The rest of the tracks are all quite inoffensive, but mostly unmemorable.

So far the generator has given me 55 albums, three of them have been Bowie and the two before this (Heroes and Blackstar) I gave 1/5. I was starting to think it'd purposely set out to prove my previous assumption that I like Bowie was wrong. I like the title track a lot despite it being a bit repetitive and long. Love the bass and piano on it. I have always really loved Golden Years too with it's funky guitar and handclaps. By track 3 (Word on a Wing) it's dawning on me that I have either found a Bowie album I like, or I've now just listened to enough Bowie albums that something has clicked. My Dad had a theory that there was a minimum number of olives you have to eat before you start liking them and maybe this is the audio version of that. I did like the first half better than the first though, so baby steps... In the absence of half stars: 3/5 (and believe me, no one is more surprised than me)

Phenomenal. The mutant stomp of the title track, Stay's frantic, furious funk and the vocal on Wild is the Wind are all highlights amongst highlights. Maybe his best album.

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

This ranks one of the top albums of all time for me, next to Aladdin Sane & The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Without a doubt the best track has to be the cover of 'Wild is the Wind', followed by 'Word on a Wing'. This is one of those albums that can be listened to from start to finish without interruption. Exquisite is a word that fits so beautifully with this album. The cover is outstanding and nearly, but not quite as iconic as Aladdin Sane. My early teenage years were spent listening to early 70s Bowie, and for me this album marked a change in his music that I didn't much care for at the time, and I went on to widen my tastes. I listen to this album so often that I didn't really need to again, but you know, any excuse. However, I listened twice just pondering about what to write here. I'm a massive Bowie fan and feel blessed to have been born in a time to experience his orgasmic musical genius.

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

In true Bowie fashion there are a couple of fun songs mixed with some rather average stuff. I don't get why he is so popular

I mean... Honestly, all this site seems to show me is David Bowie, and quite frankly I am NOT a fan of David Bowie. I do not get it. And it's not that it's out of context, of another time, because I like tons of stuff from another time. It's just... I don't like it. Pretentious, whingy, not good

One of his better albums.

Awesome

Bowie doing funk is his best era (Young Americans is underrated!!). Side A - Strong 4, Light 5 Side B - Solid 5 No weak tracks!! Extremely tight record with no filler. Station to Station maybe a little too long...

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.

Off the cuff remark: A Bowie album I don't know and after listening through, I haven't been missing out. Standout Track: "Golden Years" a song I seem familiar with, was it a single? Revisit?: If someone else puts it on I'll listen again, but I won't be choosing to.

Not sure if I just have a good day, if I'm finally warming up to Bowie or if this one really just works much better for me than the albums I've heard so far, but this is genuinely great.

Accesible. Varied. TVC15 and golden years were peak for me

Overlooked David Bowie, going into more artsy directions, varied, good music

J'allais mettre 4, mais finalement Stay était très bien.

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

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

Fun Bowie, but nothing crazy.

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

Short and to the point. Classic Bowie in my favourite phase of his career. Extra kudos for a killer, 10 min opening track that doesn't feel like 10 minutes.

Meh.

😍

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.

'It's not the side effects of the cocaine / I'm thinking that it must be love.' Bowie's tightest and most valiant effort, Station to Station is a record that is so addictively confident, dexterously funky, and sweetly theatric that I'm both stunned by its audacity and consoled by its control. We may never know how it was made, since Bowie was so coked up during the recording that he had little to no memory of the studio sessions. What I do know is that Dennis Davis (drums) is an utter genius, w/o whom tracks like 'Golden Years' and 'Stay' would be merely proficient, not the constituents of an all-time release. Concluding w/ 'Wild is the Wind' may've been his homage to Nina, but it no less resumes the brilliance of Mathis, that other queer icon.

Surprisingly funky at times. Ok songs that haven't been played to death.

Bowie is great!

I like Bowie way more than I realized

Instrumental intro to the first track was so good, though maybe I was about to find a second Bowie album I liked, then his vocals started and just killed it. Least favorite album so far. The bass lines are far and away the best part of this record.

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

"Another one by this guy?" was my first thought. As an officially accredited non-Bowie fan, let me say I wasn't very excited. Much to my disappointment, I must admit that it was surprisingly listenable, which leads me to suspect that this 1001 Albums list is nothing but a big, elaborate scam to repeatedly expose people to David Bowie and to slowly change their opinion on the guy.

One of my favourites by Bowie. Lovely groove throughout the whole album!

It's fine. Not bad, not nearly as great as other Bowie albums though.

Great album, probably one of Bowies best if not his second best behind Ziggy Stardust. 9/10.

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

Station to Station (7/10) Golden Years (5/10) Word On a Wing (7/10) TVC15 (6/10) Stay (6/10) Wild is the Wind (6/10) 6.2/10

The parts that weren't wanky were good!

I’ve never really listened to much Bowie, but I know how important he is, so I approached this quite eager to at-least like it. Alas, it bored me to tears.

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

Straight up classic, the best Bowie in my opinion. Absolute no skip record.

There's better Bowie

It’s not a bad albums, all songs are solid; I’d even say the biggest hit, “golden years” is my least favourite. But the first song, “Station to Station” is my favourite although I feel like it has been artificially extended to 1/3 the album’s runtime just to fill space. I’ve listened to EPs longer than this LP

So, the cocaine album. Yeah, I hear that. I had not paid much attention to Bowie before starting this. I was only familiar with some of his hits. After getting Low as my first Bowie album, I started looking at the rest. I think Station to Station may have sounded better if I heard it before Low. After the first listen, I was debating on whether this is a 4 or a 5. Like Low, I needed a second listen, and now I'm convinced it's a 5. It's not as good as Low, though.

I'm a pretty big Bowie fan, but this album is fairly mediocre. Golden Years is the highlight for sure. 3/5 Album 76

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

Little poppy, little chaotic. The songs are generally too long. Not a fan of the singing style. I feel pretty indifferent overall.

Station To Station. First time listening to it from start to finish. I remember when it dropped, only Golden Years and TVC15 got airplay. The rest of the B cuts are good enough to make the entire album listenable (which says a lot for a Bowie album.) This one holds up and comes in at (3.3*s) We’ll be hearing from David again.

I overlooked some great songs from this album for way too long. First time listing to it all the way through and it' really good. "Golden Years" is a classic I've always loved, there's no skips on here, strong finish with "Wild is the Wind." Pretty impressive that he created something this good and doesn't even remember it. Bowie is a legend. Easy 3.35 for the Thin White Duke.

The Thin White Duke steps off the train at Union station with an eight ball in pocket, heads to the studio and lays down some pretty decent tracks. Station to Station has eluded me all these years. I was prepared for a one-hitter but the album brings it. Some good unknown tracks are "TVC15" and "Stay" with the funky finish that is the highlight of the record. Title track, although long, is good and moves along through different territories like a traveling train. The slow boys "Word on a Wing" and "Wind Is the Wild" could have been trimmed down. Of course the hit single "Golden Years" stands out but the album as a whole is worthy...2.72 stars.

It's a little hard to sum up Station To Station. It's not a bad album but I'm not sure it's a good album either. It doesn't carry the glitz and glam that some of his other work is known for, but still has effective moments, Golden Years being the best example and a personal favorite. I appreciate the transition into the Thin White Duke phase and Berlin trilogy of his career but I'm still not sure why this one gets so much praise. Side A isn't bad, but by the end of the album it mostly lands in the "meh" department (Golden Years excepted). Bowie takes back the lead with his 5th entry on this list. While I've enjoyed what I've got so far and Bowie's place in rock history absolutely can't be ignored a few of these entries have been a stretch. I'd prefer we thin the heard on some of over-represented acts and make room for something else. I didn't mind Station To Station but I'm not sure there was any specific reason I needed to hear it before I died. 2.69 stars

incredible, brilliant, show stopping, no skips

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

Yet another David Bowie album. Looks like I've got my first average album in weeks. I appreciate Bowie's singing and lyrics, but not too much. "Station to Station" is nice to listen to when you're bored. However, I don't recommend giving it a spin for casual listening. 3 stars for "Station to Station".

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

Boowy is a cool man with a cool voice and cool music. He really only drops rock operas of the highest quality. He is one of the few artists that I accept being on this list multiple times. This'll be in my regular rotation for sure.

I love Bowie but I do feel he's getting preferential treatment on this list, I believe this is his 4th album I've reviewed and I know there's at least 1-2 more coming. I've listened to all his albums at one point or another, but it's been some time since I did this one from start to finish. The 10 min long title track is unique, almost like two songs in one, and changes pace and mood as it progresses. "Golden Years" is a radio classic and has nearly 90M listens! "Word On A Wing" just wanders, not a memorable track, it feels theatrical and meant for a musical. "TVC15" is familiar but super repetitive. "Stay" jams from the outset, great guitar work & percussion, not a typical Bowie song. "Wild Is The Wind" is just not my thing, got a 70's ethereal vibe but it's over the top - I had a hard time not fast forwarding it, it just never went anywhere. Not my favorite Bowie album. I'd give it 3 stars tops.

Preety good.

Pretty good. Hadn’t heard this except “golden years” which I thoroughly enjoy. Some funky-ness and operatic moments (hello thin white duke). Solid.

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.

Kinda samey throughout but fun

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This is really nice. It's no wonder people liked this. Easily a three and maybe even a four star album. The problem with this is that without wild as the wind, there's nothing remarkable enough to keep me coming back. But, wild as the wind does exist so perhaps another listen in the near future.

Gênio.

One of my favourite David Bowie albums. Kind of a bridge between Young Americans and the Berlin Trilogy Between the title track's weird blend of krautrock, prog and disco, the funky Golden Years, upbeat TCV 15 and soulful Word on a Wing, Station to Station covers so much ground without overstaying its welcome. There are instances of his stranger, experimental side, but with hooks and perfect production its still pretty accessible, maybe besides the length of the title track (but that flies by so grow up) I've written it a million times already but I think this is where his singing hit its heights. That shrill, nasally style he used previously is mostly gone. Word on a Wing and Wild is the Wind are two of his best vocal performances in his entire career I think this might also be my favourite Bowie albums cover too Highlights: Golden Years, Station To Station, Stay, Word on a Wing

Every song on here is amazing. Standouts are Golden Years and Station to Station

sounds very homey and cozy, perhaps maybe because of the older technology but it sounds original and homemade. david has such a beautiful and unique style that just completes his individuality.

¡Absolute masterpiece!

Typical overrated Bowie

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

Magnificent and catchy as well. It went by very quickly.

Fun enough. Sweeping. A little samey throughout. Hard to believe this is coke music.

So good to go back to, better every time

Cocaine

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

I think this is the album Bowie said he did too much cocaine to remember recording. Anyway, I'm not a big fan of spooky ghost Bowie, but I like many other forms of Bowie. This had both, and I liked it but didn't love it. Golden Years and TVC 15 are top notch. The rest had things I liked, but those are the standouts. I think my mom also had the 45 of TVC 15 in the 80s. Album cover: (B)

The opener on this album, "Station to Station" is a little like "Funeral for a Friend" by Elton John. It's a long and slow-building song with less frequent vocal sections broken up by piano and electric guitar sections. Even the vocals are vaguely similar in sections. I like it. "TVC15" is also a fun song. These are definitely my favorite Bowie songs I've heard. "Stay" has some sweet guitar. I still don't like Bowie's vocals. It sounds like someone doing a bit. I did however enjoy this album more than any other Bowie record I've listened to. The best songs were the ones I mentioned above, the others I was so-so on. 6/10

Not real identity to this album. Not a bad album butt but great.

This is an interesting album but I’m not sure it lives up to the hype. Perhaps others love the fact he sounds vulnerable and tired, mournful even at points. He is certainly eschewing his trademark pop sensibilities which gives this an interesting direction, but out of all the Bowie records, this is not one of the more memorable.

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.

BOWIE does DRUGS? HUHHHHH???

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

Classic Bowie. Not one of his best though.

Weird. Bowie being good again? Who knew?

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

Classic Bowie.

I can understand why people love David Bowie. And this album is a great mixture of sounds. But it just doesn’t hit for me.

The title track builds to a great upbeat dance. The story behind this album is very fascinating. Bowie was on Coke. Golden Years continues this upbeat sound. Word On A Wing: Wow. Just wow. This is really something. I was pleasantly surprised by how great this was. The first 5 for sure. (9/10, 5/5 on this scale)

Enjoyed this album. Not to a relisten level but solid nonetheless. Hadn’t listened to much Bowie before this.

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

Awesome! The Thin White Duke Lives!!

Meh

I love the Bowie!

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

I think I knew "Golden Years" but nothing else. TVC15 was the catchiest song - kind of an oddball song (about a TV that eats his girlfriend?). The album as a whole is OK.

Hard to rate an album that is 6 songs long, and Bowie himself was so coked out he doesn't remember recording it. That said 2 of the songs at least (1/3rd of the album!) are pretty classic. So, good Bowie... just to flimsy to be great Bowie.

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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.

Crisp - 6 carefully carved pieces, mixing soul and Krautrock and melodrama. The CD era conditioned people to think that 74 minutes was a suitable length for a record. This makes full use of its 38 minutes, and is far better for it. Key lyric - "It's not the side effects of the cocaine". *eyeroll*

Exactly whF I would expect from 70s Bowie.

Some songs hit the existential sound well, but feel often a little too sparse or melodically weak, especially when repeating motifs for several minutes. It's not even that long an album.

I'm starting to realize David Bowie's songs are mediocre with some catchy guitar riffs. Again, not what I'd call a bad album, but definitely not great either. Favorite Track: "Golden Years".

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

David Bowie had a lot of songs, some of which I liked and some which were so-so. This album follows that format in my opinion. TVC15 and Golden Years are good tracks, and the title track is pretty good. The remaining songs are so-so. The album is only 38 minutes long, so it goes pretty quickly. If this were a ten point scale I’d give it 7 out of 10, but alas it doesn’t quite have enough for me to round up to four stars.

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'

1/5 fuck Bowie

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.

Had a few songs I liked, but nothing to write home about

No standout tracks.

Quite the variety of tracks, and one has to acknowledge David Bowie's as a legend. But overall there's no track that really gripped me straight away.

I can't deny the man has great songwriting and his band has a great sound. But Bowie has a particular style of singing that is to me an acquired taste at best. These particular songs are good to me, but won't seek them out.

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

Okay to listen to--I guess. Sorta

My first real dive into Bowie.

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!

Bowie at the peak of his powers. And he had so many peaks!

The production and music are great, but I found this a little tedious in parts. I think I'm more into rock n roll and ambient Bowie than the crooning wailer. That's not a criticism, just a preference

I found this to be a middling Bowie album which puts it above a number of other artists but not near his best. I would listen to these songs in a compilation but not the album alone.

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.

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

Me no likey ☹️👎

I like david Bowie, but why did they pick this album. Like it's okay, but jts not his stand out hit. It was strong, but couple of the 6 songs were background noise. Good though

whole ass minute of nothing on the opening track is crazy. pretty mid nothing to write home about.

One of my favourite bowie albums. He really lets his band loose here. Although more of a cocaine train than earlier albums, but sonically is such a bop.

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

Enjoyed this album from earlier in his career. Always fun to hear albums with songs you know even though I didn't know it was from this album!

Okay. Golden years has funky guitar. me like

I gotta be honest, didn't listen very attentively to this one but i certainly enjoyed the songs I heard more than the last Bowie album, Aladdin.

This was an okay album, nothing too exciting, a bit meh, but it was alright as a background listen.

It's a damn shame this man couldn't keep doing cocaine at this heroic level because this is an absolutely brilliant album. His later stuff is good too, but even though he didn't quite remember recording it this might be his best.

I didn’t immediately recognize any of the song titles on this record, not that I’ve ever considered myself to be much of a Bowie fan, but I was certainly curious going into this record to see if I’ve been missing out on something great. I recognize the song “Golden Years” but admittedly I didn’t know that it was a David Bowie song. It’s just one of those generic mid to late 70’s tracks that you hear on the radio or in movies, but never really listen to. Or at least that’s what it’s always been to me. This album is certainly interesting. It sort of vacillates between a few different styles, but all of them feel natural and unforced coming from David Bowie. I find it interesting how influential this style was on later artists, even up to recently released music. I can hear an incredible amount of similarity between the vocal style on “Stay” and Jack Stauber. I’m not really sure I’ll ever listen to this album again, it’s not really something I’d choose to put on, but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy listening to it. It was a fun experience and I’m glad I did. 3*

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

Enjoyed it but not my fave of Bowies. Fades into the background a bit.

Classic, if not immediate, Bowie. Not my favourite Bowie album, but very listenable.

up there as one of his best

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

Better than the other better production

Have it

Golden years is great, the rest of the album is meh

I just think overall David Bowie is boring. I love his voice though and appreciate his art.

Good Bowie Album. Not my favorite.

I once went out with a person who liked the car seat headrest cover of golden years better than bowies. I really should have known in that second it was not gonna work

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?

It's a good album with at least 1 song I immediately liked. But it's not memorable for me.

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.

10/10. It's a David Bowie album. :)

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

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

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

This was a good, solid, Bowie album. And while I certainly enjoyed it, it’s another one that didn’t blow me away, leaving me wondering if I’m missing something. What makes this so great that it’s in this list?

I love a bit of bowie but this one wasn't to my particular liking. Golden Years on repeat in my mind though. What a hook.