Station To Station

Good classic Bowie vibes throughout, although only standouts were the second half of Station to Station and Wild is the Wind.

He’s just so fun to listen to. I don’t often listen to 10 minute tracks, but both times I’ve heard Bowie do it, he’s done it great.

I Already knew Golden Years. Love the rest of the album. Really clean guitar, and lots variation on drums.

Strong from start to finish. Been a Bowie fan for 40 years, but spent most of my time on Ziggy and the Berlin albums. I think this was the first time I listened to this one in full. Favorite: Station to Station

Very enjoyable, well put together album, from one of the greatest artists of all time. Good one to listen through multiple times.

This is far from being my favourite David Bowie and it's still just so good

A bit of a different Bowie album? At first playthrough it kind of flew past me, but then I listened again and I felt that it actually kept a pretty high bar throughout. Hard to pinpoint exactly what was good, but just overall quite nice! Weak 4 it is.

Liked it more than I thought I would. But not all songs are killer

4 Franchement, l'album est sympa, très ancré dans son contexte 1976, me fait penser au niveau des sonorités à Animals de Pink Floyd. T'as des sons plus mouvementés que d'autres mais en général leurs durée +6 minutes en font des sons assez complexes et profond. J'avoue personnellement être moins touché par les jeux de guitare alors que les voix sont très belles.

Double David! And I think this is probably in my top three DB albums. It's really hard to pick a favourite track, because really it's a single piece of art. That's pretentious, but it's true and I'm not sorry.

Catchy stuff

Without arguing the editorial principle clearly at work here (any Bowie record that doesn't totally suck is automatically included), one hears a decent amount (though certainly not anything close to an excess) to like. Not sure all the Thin White Duke cosplay adds much (or, frankly, anything at all). And one doesn't hear neary as much Neu! or Kraftwerk or the other much bruited influences as perhaps one is supposed to. The opener takes about three minutes worth of rollicking and stretches it to nine, to not exactly to addictive or earwormy effect – it's an extremely long song of only moderate interest of quality. Indeed, nearly every song feels overlong (as if the group was looking to fill out a set). "Golden Years" is snappily and groovily louche and a touch arch, but hardly of world-historical heft. "Word on a Wing" is sneaky affecting and, grading on curve to his high degree of calculation, sounds almost authentic; upon hearing anything that sounds like vulnerabiity in Bowie, one automatically defaults to assume that he's having us on, perhaps even taking the piss. As with so much of Bowie, one hears contrivance and posturing in nearly every note, even the many that are likable and/or interesting. "Wild Is the Wind" is another case in point – the sincerity is almost convincing, almost, which seems to leave us with a simulacra of excellence, rather than excellence itself.

Good

Liked this more than I have most of his other albums, despite it not having one of his megahits on. It's almost proggy, with the longer songs, the range of sounds, and the storytelling. Probably second favourite of the 8 million bowie albums we've had so far behind Darkstar. 4/5.

7/10, no real stand out songs but strong album

Great short punchy Bowie album. Not a heap of hits, but Golden Years is a classic.

So happy I got an album Bowie <3 hadn’t listened to these songs before!!

yeah this is a good one. Golden Years is one of my favorite Bowie songs. That groove is undeniable. I found myself dancing and clapping along while driving my daughter to school. TVC15 is also cool. I wasn't as familiar with the rest of the album, but I dug it. I like how Bowie's melodies drift along into the ether. Having said all of that, 8 Bowie albums is a lot.

Have previously listened to half the album via Bowie's best of. Good songs that break from the more poppy side of Bowie that I am more used to

Pretty damn good

I actually liked this a lot! I can see the influence in some of today's bands from his work.

Pretty ace

8/10

This doesn't sound like a soundtrack to someone's life falling part, though one's not sure whether that's a feature or a bug. An authentic, vulnerable and personal cry for help may have had more emotional impact than posturing as a character/mock personae (which is barely visible anyway). But then Bowie's always prioritized posturing over anything like authenticity, which, given his advanced skill in the former, made sense for his brand. Every song has its merits and demerits (often being overlong). It's fine overall but one simply can't fathom how editors found nine Bowie albums worth including; this is not one whit better or worse than three or four others on this list – that is to says, it's precisiely as mediocre, with a decent amount of decent material decently executed, but not exactly awe-inspiring or personally transforming or ground-breakingly innovative in any other way save for presentation. Again, as good as it is actually, one feels like it should've been better.

Intresting

Captivating

De derde Bowie plaat en wat mij betreft de beste van de de drie. De muziek staat hier bovenop. Het theatrale van Bowie wordt hier niet overdreven. Het maakt het net interessant genoeg om echt te luisteren. Ook wat betreft de zang geldt dat je onmiskenbaar Bowie hoort, maar dat het niet wordt overdreven.

Over de carriere van Bowie kunnen boeken geschreven worden en Don Leo Blokhuis laat hem dan ook graag regelmatig terugkomen in zijn oeuvre. Deze plaat vormt soort van de overgang van zijn LA periode naar de Berlijn periode. Gek genoeg begint dit album juist met een verwijzing naar Kraftwerk, met die treingeluiden die doen herinneren aan de snelweggeluiden van Autobahn. Om dan vervolgens nog even wat funk en soul erin te knikkeren, wat juist meer LA style is. Een beetje de omgekeerde route. Maar goed, muzikaal luistert het wel uitstekend weg. Een van de betere platen van Bowie als je het mij vraagt.

Station to Station // Golden Years // Word on a Wing // Stay // Wild Is The Wind 4-4.5/5

Another very good Bowie album, but definitely not the level of Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust

Pretty bars album. 8/10 The first three songs are extremely good. With remaining tracks being very good. Word on a Wing is a highlight.

Quite good at times

A really strong Bowie album. Not at all what I would associate with a cocaine album. At 38 minutes and just 6 tracks, the quality control was turned on for this record which gets the balance between experimentation and accessibility spot on. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Station to Station Date listened: 13/08/23

I like this no bad songs but no standouts either

Love this album.

Nunca le he dado mucha caña a bowie Esto es un autentico discarral banger tras banger

4.5

I harbored quite a prejudice for Bowie’s earlier stuff for a long time. 1969 through 1972: Bowie at his best. And so I just listened to albums #2 through #5 for the longest time, but eventually I had to look myself in the mirror and admit how much I loved Bowie. And if I loved Bowie that much, could I be content with just his earlier folk stuff? After much late-night pacing and soul-searching, I was forced to come to the conclusion that I would have to explore more of his discography. It was a painful realization, but like a child taking his medicine, sometimes what’s painful is what’s best for you. This branching out led me to Low and this album, and I just adore everything about them, especially “Wild Is the Wind”.

Varied and quirky. Doesn't overstay it's welcome. Classic Bowie

Grosse affaire station to station. Golden years une des tounes pref de ma mère. Vrmt weird de pogner cet album proche de sa fête, merci le destin. David bowie est un artiste assez incroyable.

6 songs, each something different, thought it was great.

Was good

Title track and Golden Years are premium stuff. The rest is good but not 5 star Bowie to me.

Upon hearing the intro, I was worried that this album wouldn't be my style. Those thoughts soon left me as I got into the meat of the first track and I settled in for the listen. This being Monday I have fewer thoughts than with the other albums but I did enjoy it. Fave song: Stay.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Stay (5) 2 - Golden Years (2) 3 - Wild is the Wind (6)

Glorioso

Just a really tight, clean Bowie album. Cohesive, perfect length. Stay slays. 4 stars

Bowie er konge

4. Good album, not my favourites from Bowie though..

Never knew about this Bowie album. Loved it from start to end. The drums were center stage for me, they sound incredible. Great album overall

yeah, this is a really cool album. It took me a while to get into because it just makes me feel stressed, and other than potentially TVC15, there are no standouts where they really start to roll and I'm hooked. There's a lot of silly Bowie-isms, but the tracks are so well constructed and interesting and zany that you can't help but admire them. There's more going on here than I caught on my first, second, or even third listen. I wouldn't say it's a *fun* listen, it just makes me feel that slightly antsy, paranoid feeling I get when I hear Bowie from this period. I don't think it's Bowie's best, but it is really singular. 4/5

david bowie - i mean

Okay - so I've blasted Bowie a few times on here, and I wasn't excited to see another (like, the 20th?) of his albums on this list. But - I actually really like this album, so it's okay. It's got everything that makes Bowie good, but it's got an actual rock n roll vibe. There isn't really a dull moment anywhere. Good job, Bowie. Now, hopefully that's the last one. :)

while i'm not a big david bowie fan, i have always admired artists who try different sounds and can never stay still. bowie definitely was that! this is the fifth bowie album as i've been randomly given albums throughout my journey, and i can guarantee this was my favorite thus far. with station to station's release in 1976, yeah, the funk and rock music makes a lot of sense. i would even mention that there's a touch of disco, but that may be a controversial statement. but i'll stand by this statement: "stay" is the best example. and speaking of "stay," the instrumental sections of this and other songs were top notch. i wasn't disappointed at all. while i was annoyed that i had yet another david bowie album to listen to, i couldn't be upset once i began listening. many apologies, david bowie!

Golden Years! It's easily one of my favorite Bowie songs, so I was eager to give the entire Station to Station album a listen. And it did not disappoint! Like "Golden Years", this entire album is full of funk. In my opinion, Bowie + glam + funk = a very winning combination. That said, in true Bowie fashion, even though this album has a lot of funk in it, he keeps things eclectic by making each song feel different from the other. This album comes in at less than 40 minutes, and manages to strike a perfect balance. It neither overstays its welcome nor does it feel incomplete. I wouldn't have said no to more, though! This is among my favorite of Bowie, and in my opinion, also easily among his best in a large discography.

Being on a train to the end of the world (Bangor) has given me a chance to revsit a few albums on the list. This was high up because the White Duke stage is one of my favourite Bowie eras: he's at his most egotistical and problematic. The swagger here is brilliant, Golden Years being the pinnacle

Not an instant favourite of Bowies. Punk. Funky. It is actually quite like Talking Heads first albums. Less garage though. But he had the whole Thin White Duke thing and a body of work which allowed him to do what Talking Heads couldn’t. Sot: Station to station TVC15 Stay Wild is the Wind 4/5

Listened Before? No How many Bowie albums are on this list?! Not complaining, but the guy is some sort of alien/outlier among humanity. This is a new one for me, from a time in his career that I'm not too familiar with. Apparently (per Wikipedia) this was produced during a coked up frenzy and he hardly remembers its recording. Title track opens with some rustling noised playing with stereo effects before giving way to a moody plucking that ultimately settles into a super proggy groove. Love the meaty bass employed here. Song itself adheres to a pop-prog multi-part structure. Golden Years is a swinging jam in its own right. Got a decent amount of funk to it. Stay is a funky banger. Love the polyrhythm in the drums + percussion and the fat ass bass. High point of the album for me. Wild Is the Wind is a laid back jam, on which Bowie's voice buouys above a languid and reverb soaked guitar line. Feels like a great song for strolling along the beach high as a kite. Start to finish this isn't among my favorite Bowie albums. Probably not even top 5. But what I enjoy about Bowie is that he never made the same album twice. Up until his death the man was reinventing himself and stretching himself artistically. In this album, we find him in a proggy/funk phase full of full-throated bass and some scatterbrained wandering songs (Station to Station). As a whole, the production is (as usual) beautiful; nice separation and selection to the mix with crystal clear vocals. Listening with headphones (especially Wild is the Wind) is like a warm hug. I found this to be spottier than most other of his works with which I'm familiar, and so will give it a solid 4 / 5 Added to Library? Yes

4/5 and that's me being strict

3.75

Only 6 tracks, but they are quite a journey. Kept thinking I wasn't really enjoying it but then found myself dancing at my desk. So I think I did. A rock disco smasher, this.

Bowie rules. Wild is the Wind is so good def a top Bowie song from me now.

I fell asleep

Ya solid album, one of his best

pretty solid bowie

Very good

I am becoming a Bowie fan. Very creative compositions. Excellent mastering, and apparently a lot of drugs went into perfecting this album. On the listen to relisten! Stay is a great song!

Not as good as the previous two Bowie albums, but decent nonetheless.

56 of 1001 David Bowie - Station to Station Favorite Track : Golden Years Rating : 4 / 5 Don't know that this is my favorite Bowie, but it does contain my favorite Bowie track which the one that introduced me to him. Most anything of his is a good listen.

Un autre excellent album de Bowie, captivant dès le début. La qualité sonore est incroyable et les compositions sont tellement intéressantes. La reprise de Wild Is The Wind est super belle. La seule chanson qui m'a un peu moins impresssionné est TVC15. 9/10

Every song is an elaborate composition of brilliant artistry. Bowie's lyrics are dense narratives, performed in manic sways between haunted and explosive, and loosely collected around a vaguely alluded to central character (the Thin White Duke perhaps). The arrangements are fantastically detailed, meticulously performed, and merit multiple close listening to fully hear and appreciate. Although it may be the most well-known track from the album, I found 'Golden Years' to be the least interesting of the bunch. I found myself coming back to 'Word on a Wing' and 'TVC15' repeatedly before I could really collect my thoughts.

Very good, without ever being incredible (for me). Much more like Bowie (compared to Young Americans) with some great moments. Quite short too which I think suited this one. I don’t think I’ll be back as frequently as Low / Aladdin Sane / Blackstar etc., but it’s still a canny listen nonetheless!

On brand Bowie, weird rock. Good length, as interest started to wane it ended. I would never actively listen to Bowie but I'm always happy when his albums come up here. 3.5.

I enjoyed that. Bowie is another that I heard a lot growing up, although not sure I've heard this one before. Recognised golden years. Very interesting though, great guitars and drums. Less poppy then some of hits. More abstract There's a reason he was so highly thought of hey Station to station and TVC15 were my favourites

The fourth(?) Bowie album on the list so far and I’m still loving him. Hard to believe he made this while coked out of his mind. Love Golden Years and TVC15 especially.

I definitely have listened to this a few times. There's a few songs that I'm not crazy about, but the bangers are straight bangers. Golden Years + Stay both rule 4/5

Not his best but great to hear a remaster. Well rounded album

The Grey Duke is here! Golden years is a song that like it's message timeless. The resent passing of my mother reminds me of Heath Ledger in A Knight Tale

Musically it is really nice album. But sometimes Bowie's vocal was not fitting whole music around.

Funky hits... not all memorable though

Another day another Bowie review! This album is another product of Bowie's experimental phase, making a departure from his earlier glam rock sound. The title track of the album, "Station to Station," is a six-minute journey through various musical landscapes, including funk, rock, and even elements of krautrock. The song features Bowie's unmistakable vocals, which are rich, soulful, and at times almost operatic in their delivery. The song does a good job at summarizing the album in some ways. "Golden Years," the funky disco-inspired number is another highlight, and "Wild is the Wind," a hauntingly beautiful ballad that showcases Bowie's vocal range is also an impressive piece of musicianship. Talking about musicianship, the album also features contributions from some of the most talented ”background’ musicians of the time, including Carlos Alomar on guitar and Earl Slick on lead guitar. Their performances are very good, and they add an extra layer of depth and complexity to the album's already rich sound. Overall this is definitely one of Bowie’s absolute best albums and one that often goes under the radar.

медленный боуи, но при этом много всплесков фанка. Кокаиновый альбом)))

Кто подарил Боуи железную дорогу? Не, а вообще прикольно конечно, что я этот альбом как-то совсем упустил. Никогда к нему не притрагивался и возможно всего пару раз слушал Golden Years. Возможно потому что он очень короткий. Забавно, что здесь Боуи обошёлся без баллад. И вообще весь альбом в таком непривычно "быстром" темпе для Боуи. Пишут, что под кокаином записывал... в целом, это всё объясняет. Немного скучновато было дослушивать инструментальные части, в Stay например. С другой стороны, в титульном треке на 10 (мать его) минут удалось реализовать почти что симфонию. Не везде в общем длительность треков оправдана. Лучший ли это Боуи? Скорее нет, чем да. Но и не худший.

Like this, one of the better Bowie albums in my opinion

Not really listened to Bowie before, but I'm starting to like him more and more. 4/5

Station To Station by David Bowie is an experimental funky masterpiece. This album is one of my favourite from Bowie. Songs sound funky, discoesque. Station to station starts of ambient sounds but slowly transforms into a progressive funk sound. Golden years is a 80s pop classic, to me it actually sounds quite calming and nostalgic. Word on a wing hits you with beautiful piano melodies and iconic vocals by D. Bowie. The song has a level of ballad quality to it. TVC15 is an art-funk hit. The vocal melodies are incredible in this song. And at the end when the sax hits is just pure ear honey. Stay is a groovy bop, continuing to evolve the funkiness of this whole record. The guitar licks on here are amazing to listen to and does not get old. The last song is my least favorite, but I do think it is a decent closer overall.

We had a couple of Bowie albums now and I find this one to be very solid, probably among his better ones. At the same time, it doesn't have any super convincing standout tracks either. Middle of the road, solid Bowie.

Short and sweet. Even the 10 minute opening track doesn't overstay it's welcome (which is really like 3 songs). Kind of a perfect mix of the future Berlin stuff as well as the previous work.

more great Bowie

Pretty good!

Sin ninguna canción icónica. Le voy a poner un 4 porque es Bowie...

Quite good innit

Cocaine-gedreven album geproduceerd in de nasleep van de film The Man Who Fell To Earth. Sterk beïnvloedt door krautrock en het occult en introduceert Bowie's personage de "Thin White Duke". Debescheiden tracklist bevat o.a. "Golden Years" en een cover van "Wild Is the Wind". Goed album, punt. leukste nummer: Wild Is the Wind Bowie kon zich vrijwel niks herinneren van het opnameproces door zijn zware snuifverslaving. Verhalen deden de ronde dat de zanger dacht dat zijn sperma werd gestolen door heksen(?) en dat hij doodsbang was voor Led Zeppelin gitarist Jimmy Page.

Songs all cool, some dragged

Making a difference to other much that came out these years, as always with Bowie. So much going on here. In a good and interesting way

Such a great album. This album as well as Low and Heros are usually classified as Bowie's "Berlin" albums with low being the mos lauded of the three but on certain days I can make an argument for either of the three being the best. For me Station to Station is the most accessible of the three with remarkable songs throughout. The 10 minute title track never languishes and each minute of the song is wonderful the mood and tempo changes keep the song moving forward. Just a great 10 minute song...never an easy feat to accomplish. Golden Years is the hit and it bristles with soul tinged hooks. TVC15 might be my favorite song on the album. It has great energy with a nice 50s doo wop feel. All in all another solid Bowie album that deserves a place in any listening library 4.5 stars

4.5 Great album. Standouts: Golden Years, TVC 15 Others: Station to Station

Bowie is as the album would probably suggest in transition. Heading from one station to another. This sat between two of Bowies classics this is a short but loaded record that does exactly what it sets out to do…refresh us.

Den här skivan är kinda brazy... ja borde höra på den igen, hans vocals är så speciella...

Pretty wonderful! The title track is a full ten minutes long and races by, crammed as it is with so many textures and ideas. Interesting to hear, amongst the artsier flourishes, some unexpected influences coming to bear. Both 'Station To Station' and the rollicking 'TVC15' feature boogie piano that owes as much to Mrs Mills as anything, whilst the harmonies of 'Word on the Wind' bring the Wailers to mind. Ambitious, playful and restless, this is hip. And, as with virtually every Bowie project, there's often something twisty and interesting going on with the vocal melodies.

To be able to produce an album and have little to no recollection of it is amazing. Golden years is amazing. The rest seems to be the birth of alternative rock in my opinion. Bowie was years ahead, as usual.

Some of these days, and it won't be long Gonna drive back down where you once belonged In the back of a dream car twenty foot long Don't cry, my sweet, don't break my heart Doing all right, but you gotta get smart Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe, oh Lord I believe all the way Come get up, my baby Run for the shadows, run for the shadows Run for the shadows in these golden years Solid Bowie album. 4/5

Solid Bowie, but not my favorite of his. Good.

Not every song was groundbreaking, but every song was enjoyable. A Knights Tail vibes with Golden Years!

Favorites: -Golden Years -Word On A Wing -Wild Is The Wind

Good! Golden years is my favourite track.

The Thin White Duke era bowie, aka the cocaine era, not his best work - but still very enjoyable. This isn't completely subjective as Bowie is one of my favorite artists; and my rating will show that. Inspired after meeting Nina Simone, WIld is the Wind is an amazing recording, coincidentally reviewing this on her birthday. At the end of the day, Bowie is legendary artist, he never missed.

I actually enjoyed this for once

Bowie!!! The drama!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!! Love it

Definitely lots of quality on here. I felt the closing track kind of let the album down but I’m hoping it grows on me. Was quite a bit more energy than I expected from David which was a really nice surprise! 8/10

Bowie is one of the greatest of all time!

Such a great move: six dense and very autarchic songs in under 40 minutes. Boiled down to its essence this album marks Bowie’s strong artistic self esteem. A pleasure to give this another round, and another, and another. 3,7

listened to again another great bowie album

Different than what I’m used to with Bowie, but still an amazing album.

Solid well made album with good instrumentals. I actually really like David Bowie now

two great singles and wild is the wind ... maybe one of his best albums?

You knowie I love that Bowie. Great album from start to finish. Golden Years will forever rip

This dude don’t miss. This had a pretty big sound but also brought the funk. Had my head bobbin the whole time.

This has probably the greatest song every written on it. Actually, it definitely has the greatest song ever.

It’s too late nice opener nowt special though. Golden years great track - Talking Heads?!

Strong and memorable tracks. Good variety of tunes.

Great cool album title track is epic so far my third favorite Bowie album I’ve listened too behind hunky, ziggy

It’s a good album but I just don’t like this kind of music as much as the stuff on hunky Dory Ziggy stardust or Aladdin sane. Still though all 6 of these tracks are proper bangers! 4/5

Banger fuckin album

excited to revisit

Every ones a winner winner chicken dinner :)

Enjoyed some piano driven Bowie songs that I had never heard.

Very interesting to hear someone’s perspective of a drug trip. Legend

I think I need to listen to this more times, because I did not fall in love with it today, but I was really intrigued, and lots of it were truly wonderful. I have remarked before that some of Bowie's albums are not ones that work as a casual, one- (or two-) time listen. "Golden Years" is a song I've always liked, but "Wild is the Wind" was really a revelation for me in appreciating Bowie as a singer.

I was never a fan of the Golden Years and so I wasn’t overly thrilled to see this album. However, in the context of the album, the track fits, and I enjoyed the album experience.

J’a ecoute plusieurs fois et je suis pas convaincu. Pourtant je capote sur cest autres album. C’est pas mon prefere. 4

Excelent 9/10

It isn't that Bowie – Station to Station is a victim of his success (far from it). And it isn't that albums like this (or, as another example, Lodger) were buried by the success of some of his other stuff. (This album was top 5 on both sides of the pond; thereafter, Bowie wasn't a "commercial" draw until Scary Monsters and Super Freaks in...81?, and then (Stateside) with Let's Dance) (Yes, yes, the Berlin Trilogy. Brilliant albums, critical darlings, did nowt for many a year. Facetiously (partly) I can't help thinking sometimes that Bowie Bonds were a way of chiseling out the commercial rewards that they deserved and were denied.) Station to Station is overlooked, I think, in part because it defied characterisation – as did the Thin White Duke, heroin chic aside. (Cocaine Chic? Qualuudes? Who knows. Probably the lot.) Likewise the album. Station to Station, the opening song, is (if I may coin a genre) industrial blues; Wild is the Wind, which closes the album, is a torch song and I'll fight anyone who says differently). It's a great album that doesn't instruct the listener to do anything (dance, smoke, fuck) other than to shut up and pay attention. It's a good 'un

Not my favorite Bowie record but very good

Haven't had a Bowie album in a while! I think this must be close to the 600th album of his here. I don't recognise any of the tunes this time. 35min later: perfect album length, standard catchy Bowie. I couldn't say he's a favourite but fuck he can write a song. 4/5.

The whole synth thing at the back half

wonderful ... simply spiffing

Muy bueno!!

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Brand new listen. Golden years is the single, it should have been stay the guitar on that song is just to good, it’s been added to the list. Station to stations intro, feels like an ode to early stereo systems (ala pink Floyds Money) and goes from, waiting to start, man this is repetitive and a self indulgently long into, to don’t stop now this is rocking..

Apart from the closer, the superb cover of Wild is the Wind, I did not care much for this on a first listen (similar to my experience many years ago). However, the second listen was much more enjoyable, and who knows what subsequent listens will bring. Again I find myself awarding four stars to a Bowie album; only Young Americans and Low got five stars.

Another beautiful Bowie. Great closing song.

70s Bowie is always a win for me. It doesn't have the raw power of Ziggy, nor the broad experimentation of what would follow (Low, Heroes, Lodger), but this IS the Thin White Duke.

I know I shouldn't say this but between Black Sabbath's Vol.4 and Bowie here, cocaine is looking like not such a bad thing. Aside from ruining your health and life and harming those around you, it does make for some pretty good albums if you are already pretty talented it seems.

Good

Not my favorite Bowie album, hence 'only' 4 stars. I hope Blackstar and Earthling will soon follow!

Liked it. He is always quirky

Who knew a diet of milk, red peppers, sausage and cocaine psychosis could sound so good? Best Tracks: Station to Station; Golden Years; TVC15

cómo lo banco a bowie. 8/10

Station to station- I have to say I’d never heard of the Thin White Duke but I guess he’s back Golden years- A little long but still a good tune👍 Word on a wing- Desperate prayer, very solid👍 TVC 15- this is catchy and inspired by a funny story Stay- great funky guitars and I like lyrics👍 Wild is the wind- Good cover, I wonder if I’ve listened to the Nina Simone version? Very tight album with good tunes, songs could be shorter (feels like padding at start and end sometimes) but enjoyable to listen to overall. 4/5

It’s Bowie, I liked it. Solid, not standout.

Good, not my favorite Bowie, but enough classics on it to be up there, 3.7 stars

Iistens: 4 Enjoyed: yeah Got some great tracks but doesn't particularly stand out to myself as a whole project

wish I could 5 this but it’s not Low

Not one I've listened to before. Definitely will revisit

efter en andra omgång så hade han mig

Fun blend of operatic/theatrical and classic rock

4l

10/12 Need to give it another listen. Not bad at all.

"Golden Years" was the only familiar track to me on this, but overall I enjoyed it. I listened once while working and didn't absorb much, then gave another listen and was impressed with the experimentation and production, trying new things while remaining very listenable.

Bowie to Bowie

This list is full of amazing David Bowie albums and this one is no exception. Great concise album, not on the same level as Low or Ziggy (those being my favourites) but it's pretty close.

Quite short this one, but some really great songs on there. I love love love love love Wild is the Wind, I genuinely think it might be my favourite Bowie song ever. I know it's a cover, but he sings it with so much pain and soul and it's JUST sublime.

Solid album, I didn't realise Golden Years was by David Bowie, but here we are

phenomenal

a good bowie album! big like FAV TRACKS: TVC15, Station to Station

Pretty good Bowie, but a bit to disco for my taste.

While it continues bowie's growth, is it his best, I do not think so.

Digging this right off the bat. Great 70s guitars. 2nd half of the album is sick.

8,2 Great sound Make you wanna dance

Any David Bowie album is cheating for this. Whilst I do love this album, I can't give it a 5 as it has fewer tracks then usual and there are 1 or two track on here (mainly Wild is the Wind) that aren't as strong as the rest of the album.

J'ai pas trop fait gaffe mais ça avait l'air bien

je l'ai écouté dans le métro par respect

Classic Bowie, always a great listen if you are in the mood.

so short! so sweet!

Does Bowie have bad albums? This still sounds fresh. Short, probably without a standout hit compared to others in his catalogue but all quality.

Bowie 👍👍👍

Its Bowie. Its going to be good

2nd Bowie album. Growing on me. I liked the composition a lot. The dramatic theatrical performance must be what people love. I don't understand Bowie but I'm enjoying figuring him out

just cool asf really 8/10

Phenomenal, guitar work on Stay is incredible

Sometimes a bit too Bowie, but otherwise nice melodic 70s rock.

Not the best Bowie I've heard, but still good. Golden Years is a fabulous song.

Golden years is a 4 by itself - and the rest of the album is pretty good. Not his best, but pretty good

Byrjunin á þessari plötu skellir mér alltaf á bólakaf í Christiane F. Svo eru lögin sem ég lærði að meta og að lokum hið magnaða Wild is the wind, sem mörg hafa sungið um en mögulega aldrei hlustað á. Þau sem eiga það eftir ættu að hlusta. Magnað stöff.

Interesting starting point, big fan of Bowie and specifically golden years but hadn't heard the full album before. One song (track 4 or 5) had an almost gospel quality to it

8/10. I did quite like the album, very nice and chill, but damn this list has a lot of Bowie.

Very solid, makes me wonder what methodology they used to select certain Bowie albums. They’ve pretty much all seemed decent but nothing life-changing other than Ziggy. 8/10

Here we see the emergence of the controversial Thin White Duke, a figure that expresses a sort of romanticism while being devoid of any real emotion himself. This album feels similarly. Bowie is still exploring funk and soul influences (note the cover of ‘Wild is the Wind’), but there a simmering quality to these songs that foreshadow the Berlin trilogy of albums that would be forthcoming. Like the Thin White Duke, Bowie is expressing something, but has not come to fruition yet. Bowie has stated that the period in which this album was recorded was the darkest, and by his expressive lyrics and subdued delivery, we can see this album as Bowie crying for help without being able to fully form the words.

Chameleon like Bowie had changed once more. Spectacularly good.

Lovely Bowie - not the best Bowie album, but not bad by any means.

Great album which grows with every listen. Strong 4*

Good album

This by far my favorite post Ziggy Era Bowie album. Musically the album is very interesting and fun album to listen to.

On first listen I didn’t really like it. Seemed like more post Ziggie Bowie that I never really got into. But listed a couple of more times and it grew on me each time. I think the intro on Station to Station is too long but overall I really enjoy the album now.

Good as an album.

Really great album, I enjoyed listening to it!

Dos de Bowie al hilo, y casualmente al revés de su orden cronológico. Me gustó mucho más este, que aunque no es de los que trae mis favoritas, igual tiene joyas como Golden Years, TVC-15 y Wild Is The Wind. Creo que la que menos me gustó fue Station to Station, que parece ser dos rolas fusionadas, aunque tal vez ese es el chiste.

Great album. More consistent than Low I think.

Ooooh nice

Not quite 5 stars, but almost...

Pretty on par with most other Bowie albums which just means it’s great and an easy album to listen to over and over. Golden years is a classic. The album is short and concise. He doesn’t leave much behind on this one. This isn’t my favorite Bowie album but it’s still solid. 7.6/10

This is the second Bowie album I’ve gotten on this and I don’t think I’ve quite figured him out? It’s really good music, I love the instrumentation and the singing - some of these songs really groove - but I’m not yet to the point where I can look at a record like this and say, “this is one of the greatest albums of all time”. Maybe I’m just a singles guy, or maybe I’m not listening to the lyrics close enough.

There is no denying his talent. I don't know why I never got into him when I was younger. Maybe it was growing up in conservative Eastern Oregon and not having the courage to go that far against the grain as a teenager. It is for sure my loss. This isn't my favorite album of his, but this one is still damn good.

I liked this quite a bit. Short and snappy, kinda weird as Bowie often is, but still a nice listen.

Enjoyable album, great vocals, good music, I'd listen again

So good.

It's very transitional and very artsy in a way which the Berlin trilogy doesn't really approach. Those albums took the krautrock influences and made them more...commercial, I suppose? There's no "Heroes" on here, or even a "Sound and Vision". When I'm listening to the album I think it's great, but when it's over I find myself unable to remember a single note.

Great album...I like Bowie when he does the longer tracks. 4 of the 6 tracks are classics. The other 2 are good..Love the grooves, production is good, reference and reverence to Kraftwerk.. it all fits together well even though DB was coked up through it all! 4.5

Bowie was always ahead of his time and in this case its no different. He sounds like he's coked up in the 80s but it was only 1976.

Very comfortable, but running a touch late.

Good, but not my favourite Bowie album.

Not one of Bowie’s best albums, we’re it not for golden years then it would have been a bit mediocre, still worthy of a 4 as it’s Bowie

I'm not a huge Bowie head, so I was not too familiar with this album. Don't get me wrong, I love David Bowie, there's just a lot of catalogue in there. This album just kinda floats in and sits calmly for the first bit. Then it takes off from there. Nothing overwhelming, but makes for some great, engaging listening.

A good surprise…. Complex but totally enjoyable

I love Bowie, but this is not my favorite era of him. I give 4 stars just because there are much better Bowie albums in my opinion. Of course it is great, too :)

First time hearing this one and I'm glad I finally got the chance to check it out! Doesn't jump out at me as an immediate favorite of Bowie's, but I could see this growing on me. I will definitely come back to this one.

3rd Bowie Album so far, and this one is quite different than the others I listened to as they were both very early in his career. This is a bit more "traditional", some funk, some glam. Golden Years is a bop, Stay was awesome too. The others I enjoyed, overall a good album, 6 long songs in there and each having something unique to offer.

Great, but short album! I particularly like his version of Wild is the Wind!

Love this! Especially Wild is the Wind!

Quite the surprise. Great instrumentals but limited vocals on the initial tracks. Excellent soundtrack for Monday drive time

Quite a unique album. Kind of an intersection of funk and krautrock? Like if you taught a robot the basics of funk, or something. A record that, on first surface listen, I enjoyed, but feel like I could listen to a few more times and dig further and further. Favorite tracks: "Golden Years", "Stay"

Really one of the best Bowie has released. After the soulful era came this Thin White Duke. 4.5*

That was brilliant ! A straight up 4*

Отличный альбом, но к сожалению, не все нравится у Боуи

Never liked Bowie, the album is decent. The style is grateful deadish and there are some nice guitars and drums in Station to Station, Stay and Wild is the wind. 3.5

Cocaine is a hell of a drug 4

Estupendo álbum muy bien producido y con canciones muy bien elaboradas. La voz, inconfundible

Funky album! Haven't heard most of these tracks, really enjoyed it! One or two meh tracks, but overall strong!

Good album, which lead to a much greater period. But it’s also another cocaine record. (7/10) FT: Golden Years

Good album!

28th January 2022 Listened in the shower then drove back to glos for the weekend. Zavid getting a bit more experimental and funky. 4.5 if I could.

Station To Station has some stand songs, but overall this isn't one of my favorite Bowie albums. 4/5 stars

I firstly must admit that I am a David Bowie fan. On first few times of listening to this album I was not sure, now I love it. The title track is amazing. It was typical of Bowie to go in a totally different direction with his music although he knew it may alienate some fans. Definitely worth listening to.

Great album, from the opening sound effect to the closing crooning of Wild Is The Wind. Every time I play this I choose a different favourite, but this time it’s the funky Stay. Arguably one of Bowie’s more coherent albums in terms of a consistent tone throughout. Highly recommended.

I love it how Bowie just jerks around on the whole album, not bothered about format, styles and song lengths. He is free to be... an artist. He'd probably earned this right by the time Station to Station was released. Or maybe it was the drugs? The bass line on Golden Years could get a reaction out of a corpse. Love it how TVC15 was played at Live Aid.

3.7 - solid Bowie album without a lot of fat. “Golden Years” is one of my favorite songs of his.

Bowie coolness is its own coolness.

Very funky and vibey. Favourites - Wild is the Wind, TVC15, 2nd half of station to station

Sin ninguna canción icónica. Le voy a poner un 4 porque es Bowie...

Not naturally a Bowie fan but loved the electronica influences & story telling.

ik ben nooit een zeer grote bowie fan geweest, nooit de hype echt begrepen. Hier moet ik wel eerlijk zijn. Dit was goed. Beter dan andere albums imo. Hij heeft hits maar dit album vond ik all around goed.

Danku Bowie, is genieten ⭐️

got half way through but very sweet. Lots of interesting noises together on one album. First introduction to the Thin White Duke.

Well that was a thouroughly enjoyable listen Stand out track: Stay

Bowie. Šta reć? Čovjek koji po meni ima najviše odličnih albuma u povijesti glazbe, a samim time ovaj album spada u takove. Priča iza ovog albuma o tome kako se ne sjeća uopće radnje na ovom albumu mi je fascinantna. Sve u svemu odličan album, nije mi zasad u rangu sa Hunky Dory, Low, Ziggy... Ali nije daleko.

Hit or miss, Dačo never misses

Another one.

Pop rock.

The goblin king.

021121 18:54 4

Another great 70s Bowie album.

About time I got a Bowie album. Wasn't familiar with this one but enjoyed it after a few listens. Literally not one track which was unpleasant to listen to and particularly liked Station to Station and Wild Is The Wind.

Bowie being Bowie. Excellent album some of the deeper tracks get a little artsy and esoteric for me. Overall enjoyable but not one of my favorites.

Station to Station is a space-age-cocaine-fueled insight into the mind of Bowie at the time with the Thin White Duke persona that he adopted. There are some very odd references that Bowie attributes to the album including references to the stations of the Cross and the Kabbalah. As Bowie was so disconnected with the album as a whole he attributes it "as a piece of work by an entirely different person". Best: Station to Station Worst: Wild is the Wind

Thank you album generator. I needed this today. Bowie is one of my all time-favorites. Having recently reviewed Blackstar, it's great to get a chance to go back to one of his earlier records. I have not listened to many Bowie albums in their entirety. I've listened to some live albums and over time I've heard entire albums in pieces, but not all in one sitting. I like that he reinvents himself from project to project. The "Thin White Duke" moniker is so cool - I wonder if he proclaimed himself that or if it was given to him. Either way, the fact that he incorporates it in his music is great. I think Station to Station as a song is a really fun "ride," starting with the sound mixing and then just the musical ride straddling genres. Golden Years is such a great song!

liked it a lot! like bowie in general

Definitely a classic. It's easy to see the complexity of the music and the layers of sounds that still stays within a rock genre but adding ecletic funk and style. Really easy to appreciate this album.

The last two Fridays we have been getting albums I own. That makes it easy… While this is not my favorite Bowie album, it’s quite good. It does have probably my least favorite song on it. Going to go through each track: Station To Station - the opening of this song is so menacing. I heard live versions first, check out the “Stage” version if you haven’t already. Adrian Belew is great in it. 5/5 Golden Years - is it wrong that I think of this like a b-side to “Fame?” It was released afterward and it has that same kind of funk for me. 5/5 Word On A Wing - eh. I always forget about this one, which doesn’t say much about it. 3/5 TVC15 - Ugh. I. HATE. This song. I remember hearing it on Live Aid, the “oh oh oh oh oh” were so grating. Transmission indeed. 0/5 Stay - Ah, NOW we’re cooking. I like the backup vocal in the high register. Very creepy. 4/5 Wild Is The Wind - I always felt this song was like a verse too long. I don’t know why. 4/5 Averaging those that’s right at 3.5. That’s at an ok to good. The one song really drags it down for me.

Outside of a few songs I could never stand Bowie's music. Not to say I don't respect him as a musician, just not my cup of tea. Golden Years still holds up. Word on a Wing is a pretty beautiful piece (even if I don't feel compelled to listen to it again). TVC15 is funky. Stay gets better the more you listen to it. Didn't change my view on Bowie but I give it a 4.

This was one of the earliest Bowie albums that I bought after getting into his music through his 90s output. Back when I first bought it the album didn't hit me that strongly but as the years went by I fell in love with it. It has such an assortment of different things dong on here that you can almost feel the cocaine-fueled frenzy that was going on in his mind at the time. I didn't realize that Wild is the Wind was a cover (Thank you Aaron) and will have to check out Nina Simone's version too.

Station to station and Stay are my faves. Pretty good.

A swankier and stankier Bowie than I heard on Heroes, but Eno and Fripp’s hand in the matter is sorely missed for me.

Can't go too far wrong with a Bowie album. Enjoyed this one

Actually very good. It is consistently good throughout the album. Short album but doesn't feel rushed.

Great to hear this again - just years ahead of its time. Love Wild is the Wind

Ascoltato distrattamente mentre studiavo. Però mi è piaciuto. Da riascoltare con più attenzione. Molto carina la prima. Le altre non mi sono entrate in testa.

🖤🖤🖤🖤

Slow beginning, solid beats, pretentious ending. Good background

Couple of good songs. Definitely would listen again but probably not going in the regular rotation

Solid 4/5. The Title Track is the strongest imo. Timeless Classic.

-"Golden Years" is catchy, but that might be because he says "Golden Years" about 475 times -I've preferred "Earthling" from Bowie

Really enjoyed this album - loved Golden Years

Beautiful-- so full of emotion and heart, making a powerful impression on the listener in feeling what Bowie is feeling. Best song is Wild is the Wind, for sure

Always enjoy Bowie. Liked that he did a cover of Wild in the Wind, and of course Heroes

fuck yeah. banger. rating - 7.5/10; standout - golden years, s/t, tcv15

Me ha gustado mucho!

Superfedt album, men ikke et af mine favorit-bowies

Nada fan de Bowie, pero se me hizo bastante fácil de escuchar

⛷🦴🤟🏿

My cat, coincidently also named Bowie, ranks this as David Bowie's 5th best album. He is a cat of discernable taste.

Already an album I knew I liked and didn’t disappoint. It’s on the lower end of the good Bowie stuff, but that’s pretty good by most standards.

good stuff

Jazzier and more danceable before Bowie hits his artistic peak with the Berlin trilogy of Low, 'Heroes', and Lodger.

It was obviously great, but it wasn't as good as his other stuff we have heard so far.

first Bowie album i've really enjoyed

Can you even go wrong with bowie? This is a testament to no

Ruchira: it was expressive. And jolly.

This is very different from everything else that I already listened to from David Bowie. I prefer his more recent work, but it's very interesting to listen to this album.

nice

Solid album from the Thin White Duke. The opening track, named after the title, was just over 10 minutes, but did include an intro mimicking a train station. Golden years is such a fun silly song and has always been one of my favorites and sounds like it influenced some of the new wave that followed like the Talking Heads. Overall I’d give the album a 9 out of 10.

The the intro to Stay with the funky guitar riffs by Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar is probably the most scintillating minute I've ever heard. Bowie's Berlin era albums are some of my favs, and you can hear the Eno and Kraftwerk influences here. Station to Station, TVC15 and Wild is the Wind are brilliant, but one of my least favourite Bowie songs -Golden years is on here so its doesn't quite get a perfect score from me

Pretty strong art rock from the thin white duke. 7/10, could be even crazier and left-field.

Cobain can you hear The Spheres singing songs off Station to Station? Notations toast its fun funky sound, love it.

good one, short but good

I thought I didn’t like Bowie. Maybe it’s just because I listened to this album without doing anything else at the same time, or maybe this album just hits better for me. Either way I enjoyed it

Golden Years is on this album. Worth listening just for that alone

Always love me some Bowie.

Bom dms, pena que é curto

This album is a showcase to how bowie as an artist can redefine him self through his different personas(in this case the "thin white duke") and still maintain the quality of music. You can still find the soul and funk that bowie was known for but he shows a different side along with it. The title track shows this and though it's 10 mins long it doesn't feel that way. Delivering a great journey of sounds. This album also has possibly my favourite bowie song "golden years" and again showcases his funk influences. The haunting singing on "word on a wing" helps to further his "new sound" with this album. He also gives you a dancey disco-esque track with TVC15, though for me slows down a bit much for the last 2 songs("stay" and "wild is the wind" but both are still good tracks) Not regarded as the best of Bowie but still a fantastic album to experience.