Reviews (page 11 of 14)
got some classic bangers on this guy
This is the first time that I’ve ever heard this album - but when I listened to it, I felt like I’d known it all my life. There was such familiarity in the songs, obviously with Changes, Life on Mars and All You Pretty Things - but all of the other tracks sounded like I’d been listening to them all my life. I’m rating this album 7/10.
A delightful Bowie time
actually not bad
ch-ch-ch-ch changes!
Bowie's had a leader's hold on pop, but here you can here him going for it in a really accessible way. For that reason, there's a lot of "This is nice, and elevated by David." Now, I had never thought to draw a line between Bowie and White, but I caught something in Oh! You Pretty Things: Mostly the composition, but there's something to be said in comparing the piano to guitar and drums. I can't help letting Ziggy overshadow this record, but Hunky Dory was certainly a step in that direction. The powerful, building songwriting is in evidence in Quicksand. The songs-about-singers are incongruous, but hint at conceptuality. And again, it's Bowie: He gets a pass.
This album is just Hunky Dory!
"Life on Mars?" is my favorite Bowie song. Easy album to listen to. Don't go crazy with David Bowie but I thought it was a solid album all throughout. 8/10.
Great album. Classic Bowie
Pretty good. Strong start. Enjoyable throughout.
Much better than the first David Bowie album we had!
Instant favourite.
Very good, few bangers on it
What is there to say about this masterpiece of an album. One of Bowie's best which makes it one of rock music's best. Hi-lights; Life on Mars, Changes, Quicksand...man side one is Epic! A somewhat quirky and weaker side 2 keeps this from being a 5 star album...4.5 stars
Pretty good album, as expected. I consistently appreciate the polish on Bowie‘s albums, there’s always the right amount of instruments and vocals. Several good tracks
classic, tragic this dude had to die at the alamo to get his music out there
Good Bowie album. Changes is a classic and the rest of the album holds up well. I enjoyed most of it and would listen again. 7.8/10
Excellent album, very diverse with the style of songs. I only knew this as the life on Mars album, but now I see it's much more than that.
4of5, one of the best bowie.
A good album
Classic Bowie. He was such a unique talent, and it's on full display here.
Some iconic songs like changes and life on Mars that I could listen to all the time and then others that I’m not bothered about
Liked iit, especiellay: - oh! You pretty thing - Queen bitch - The bewlay brothers
First classic album by Bowie
A classic, some of the best songs from David Bowie
Dačo jeben
Klar wohin die Reise geht mit Bowie Beim nebenbei hören geht's unter Ich werd drauf zurückkommen
Now I have to choose between changes and life on mars, dont do this to me. Otherwise so good
Bowie.
Esperava outra coisa de David Bowie, este álbum surpreendeu me pela positiva. Fortes traços de rock e bastante bom de se ouvir. Nota:7/10
Hunky Dory is kind of like a road map to the rest of Bowie's output in the 70s. I'm always surprised that the album works so well, despite having such stylistically different sounding songs. Favs: Kooks, Queen Bitch, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life on Mars
I committed to giving this one a good few listens as I really haven't listened to that much Bowie. Some brill piano on this album and a smattering of nice basslines The transition into the chorus of Oh You Pretty Things just slaps every time - I'd forgotten how great that song is. Queen Bitch was a nice new find for me. A nice album to perk up a slow afternoon
Listening to first track and scrolling through the track list, it already feels like it's probably gonna be a 5. Never listen to Bowie routinely, but I still massively appreciate that he was a genius. I think, to match how I've reviewed other albums I'll give this a 4, cos even though I can appreciate it and there were classic tracks, its not something that'd make my regular rotation. 4/5
Dit is mehr mein Bowie
Ch-ch-ch changes! Gefällt mir ganz gut. 4 Sterne für das Popchamäleon.
Eines meiner liebsten Bowie Alben, mir gefällt, dass es weniger experimentell ist. Diese krassen Geräusche der letzten Alben Bowie Alben hier fand ich doch etwas anstrengend.
Absolute masterpiece. Brilliant album but let down by one or two album tracks. Life on Mars, Kooks & Changes make up for it 10 fold though. Never got into Bowie’s later stuff prior to his death but his early decades were just banger after banger. Deserves its 4.
flipping epic
Pelkkien Changes ja Life on Mars? biisien takia voisi antaa vitosen, mutta ehkä kokonaisuutena nelonen kuvaa paremmin kokonaisuutta. Vaikea arvioida ja kuunnella David Bowien ikonisuuden ja karismaattisuuden ohitse tätä levyä, kun jo lähtökohtaisesti on päättänyt levyn olevan hyvä. 4+/5
Turn and face the strange. Bowie Wednesday and Thursday, what a treat. What a shape shifter. What a great set of hits. Phwoar!!! 🦀🐓🦄🦓🦏🦇🐧🦈🕷
Brilliant ! I don’t like everything he did but this was early classic Bowie. Particularly love Changes and Kooks. ****
Awesome. Didn't expect such cool guitar
Hyvää Bowieta! Parit hittibiisit ja lisäksi aiemmin itselleni tuntemattomia, mutta silti tarttuvia biisejä. Tykkäsin!
Super...two opening tracks as strong as any album imo
Few duds but still a great listen. 8/10
Obviously a great album, with great vocals and a lot of classics on it! I really enjoyed it :)
Generally brilliant
A big change after The man who sold the world, this one trades the harder edge for the catchier tunes. Contains my favourite Bowie tune: Queen Bitch
Very good album, obvi!
The highs on this are very high. Life on Mars, Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Queen Bitch. The rest is decent but not that memorable. 4/5
Plenty of classic songs but other Bowie albums I like better
ch ch ch ch chaaaaanges. Pretty good but also very kinda strange
Is there Life On MAAAAAAAAAAARS
bowie est devenu un top parce q'il en était un au début
some real bops throughout and just an enjoyable listen all around
Not my favorite Bowie album, but pretty good.
really enjoyed this - never been a bowie listener, but this is great. The style really changes song to song, but it all feels very BOWIE. I especially loves life on mars. Joyful, weird, fun.
Experimental in a good way, fun piano based rock!
Si es David Bowie pero no por eso se le va a dejar de revisar.
will always love life on mars
Still known to me as the album with Life on mars. Fill your Heart, Andy warhol, and Bewlay Brothers were surprise hits though. Bowie is still best however
Classic Bowie! Lots of songs I'd never heard before, so it's good to listen to it in album form. I can hear the early stylings of future Bowie songs in a lot of these tracks (Queen Bitch = Suffragette City; Life on Mars?>Ziggy Stardust Album, etc.) Highlights: -Changes -Life on Mars? -Queen Bitch
It’s a shame about kooks
I mean, Bowie, right?
Another Bowie album I had only heard bits and pieces of. Changes and Life on Mars are great, ofc. Kooks reminds me of the Beach Boys or something, pop harmonies etc. It does fall off a little bit towards the end for me, but overall pretty good.
It's David Bowie so it's gotta be good. Most of this album is simply good, but there are two songs here that I would say are my favourite songs of his: Changes and Life On Mars. While the album is a 4/5 those two songs are 6/5.
classic Bowie, including some of my favourite hits - C
Classic Bowie. Would recommend to anyone who is not acquainted with his music.
Holy shit! This is the first time I've honestly listened to this album in it's entirety. Awesome album, familiar with maybe 3 songs but that changed today. Fucking Killer Album! RIP Mr. Bowie
So much range, he's got it all. Plenty of obvious hits but Looks is my highlight
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This was in fact, Hunky Dory.
Great album. Will definitely keep on playlist. Besides the obvious classics some beautiful melodies - especially like Bewlay Brothers. Then there’s Fill your Heart which is wacky. Feel the album would make a great musical. Jen
Kuten Bowiella yleensäkin, hittibiisit ovat aivan timanttia. Kokonaisuutena en oikein saanut otetta tästä levystä, ja suuri osa biiseistä oli aika keskinkertaisia. Toisaalta jos levyn kappaleista melkein puolet on ikivihreitä hittejä niin vaikea antaa alle nelosta.
Pure Bowie !
4.0
solid sound, changes is an absolute jam
Could clearly hear the different instruments, particularly piano. Bowie’s voice is fruity and impossible to mistake. I knew all the songs even though I didn’t recognize the names of all of them.
Good Bowie album. Front loaded with hits, but enjoyed most of it. Not sure I'm that keen on the chugging acoustic guitar that goes through a lot of it, but otherwise liked the songs, arrangements, production and instrumentation.
I liked this more than I thought I would. Thank you David Bowie
Starting off strong.
Very good.
2 of the greatest songs ever, and some other pretty great songs too (Oh! You pretty things, Kooks, Quicksand, Queen Bitch). Probably Bowie’s 4th/5th best.
Changes. Life on mars. Good songs.
Arguably Bowie's best album.
Theatrical in a way that only Bowie could really do. Favorite tracks: "Life on Mars?", "Queen Bitch"
Good one. Not my preferred bowie but I digress
this didn’t really do it for me. it’s good! but maybe i expect more from bowie? it wasn’t ambitious enough and i was waiting for it to get weird. life on mars obviously unreal. 3.5 rounded down.
I enjoyed a lot of this album but ultimately did not add any songs to the playlist.
This is a mixed bag of a record. Arguably it contains his greatest song in Changes but the weakness of some tracks is glaring. For me, Song For Bob Dylan is a piece of shit. Worthless and boring and an exercise in dull. The album, which some better critics than me have characterized as a kaleidoscope of sounds including art pop, glam, prog and proto-punk, is really a hodgepodge of Bowie figuring out a direction that will ultimately define his career. And that’s the problem. The songs are really not there. Other than Life On Mars?, Queen Bitch, and perhaps Quicksand, the album is an uneven affair with most of side 2 unenjoyable. I own this record and have since about 1975 when I bought it. I’ve played side one through the early 80s rarely flipping the record. Then I put it away. I saw Bowie live several times and I can only recall him playing Changes, Life on Mars and Kooks from this record. 50 years on it sounds a bit dated but the tracks I’ve singled out are still worth a spin. 3/5
Is this old-school pop music? Is it rock? I am unsure. I did like the kickoff with Ch-ch-ch-changes. This may end up my highest rated Bowie. 3?
I liked the first track
It is a very iconic album with some of his most iconic songs like Life on Mars? and Changes but I did find some of the songs weird 😭 Like, it's good, just weird. I loved Song to Bob Dylan and The Bewlays Brothers
3.5
funky, lovely talented David, but i couldnt really connect with this album.
I prefer old Bowie to new Bowie, but this one was pretty hit or miss. A few bangers, a few forgettable ones and a few that tried too hard
Interesting piano. Couple of more boring songs
Not exactly my favorite bowie record. That being said it has some all time songs on it. Just overall I dont think it has everything it needs. Life on Mars might be one of my favorite early songs if not all time. Its so good from start to finish. Also im less enthusiastic about changes but its still a good song if not overused in movies especially. Then the rest of the record other than queen bitch is just kinda ok. Nothing else stands out. Andy worhol just has a crazy intro but im jot big on it as a whole. Its all just ok otherwise. Give him a little more time and he turns into a true artist. A generational artist. Just here hes kinda treading water other than some big hitters. And thats OK caue I know what he does
Ok album
not my favorite bowie but it’s still a pretty good album i think andy warhol’s my favorite. the start and end are incredible. i feel it kinda dips in the middle.
Bowie's fourth album has the outstanding "Life On Mars?" as well as about two or three other terrific songs, but the rest is for completists only. The thin, dry sound of this record doesn't help either, and its Bowie's sharp songwriting (and the occasional string section) that allow the better songs on here to bloom despite the arid consitions.
Oh tiens, encore un album de David Bowie. Joie. Et oui, ça faisait longtemps et ça ne me manquait pas. Je dois maintenant en être à 4 ou 5 albums rien que pour lui dans cette liste et ça devient un peu ridicule. Je n'aime pas David Bowie. Et oui, je sais que le type est extrêmement influent. Quand je dis que je n'aime pas David Bowie, je ne dis pas que c'est nul ou que c'est surcoté. J'ai bien conscience de l'importance du gars. Mais si je n'accroche pas, je n'accroche pas, y'a rien à y faire. Et c'est pas en me forçant à en écouter plusieurs dans cette liste qui me fera changer d'avis, au contraire. Quant à cet album, parce que c'est de ça qu'il s'agit, il ne m'a pas parlé. Comme d'habitude. Quelques titres ou passages me sortent de ma torpeur, mais dans l'ensemble, l'album n'a fait qu'une seule chose : me rappeler que David Bowie, ce n'est tout simplement pas pour moi.
I'm mixed on this album. Some bangers, but a lot of songs that are either meh to me or A Bit Too Much ('Andy Warhol' being a big one). I continue to not understand the Bowie hype. Standout Tracks: Changes, Queen Bitch Rating: 2.5
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Holy crap did I actually just like a Bowie album
Very good album. David was one of the greats.
Не самый мой любимый альбом Дэвида Боуи, но Hunky Dory содержит множество гениальных песен и общепризнанных хитов. Каждая песня со своим уникальным настроением и подачей, но пока это еще не тот мощный и великий Боуи. Думаю здесь слишком большой разброс настроений.
I liked it but definitely not as good as the other Bowie albums we’ve had on the list so far.
First time I feel like I'm close to "getting" Bowie. Still, I get a feeling like he's out to prove he's the most creative and intelligent person there. The lyrics don't feel genuine, but somewhat pretentious. The first half of the album is four stars, the second half drags along with songs that don't land.
I liked this a lot more than the Beatles, and there were a handful of strong choices, still though, does this qualify as one of the best albums ever? We’re going to have a large sample size, and so I’m going to put this in the middle
Sympa mais pas incroyable J’aime bien la guitare
This is #day716 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… just two days ago I got Ziggy Stardust, which, of course, I rated a 5, and now another Bowie record. I don't really mind. Except this doesn't quite rank among my favorite works of his. Yes, I know, this is Bowie becoming Bowie, and there are "Changes," "Oh! You Pretty Things," and "Life On Mars?", but... there's also more to come down the road. I'm giving it a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day717.
I wanted to like this more, but just didn't connect with it
Czy my oceniamy te albumy bo są naprawdę dobre, ciekawe, nowatorskie czy po prostu lubimy osobę, która je nagrała? Bo imo poza trzema bangerami to nie jest najlepszy Bowie, i said what i said.
Idk not a huge glam Bowie guy
Good album!
he’s such a weirdo and life on mars is so good. other songs i hate.
Always creative and interesting but not necessarily entertaining all the way through.
I've learned a lot from these albums, about decade trends, genres and certainly my own tastes and thoughts on music in general. None beyond Bowie has challenged me more in that last catagory, I have been putting in the time to figure it out, reading what I can and listening over and over. His vocals still tend to be the weak point for me but the music is always interesting and varied. I'm glad there have been and continue to be artists like him pushing themselves to new levels allowing other people to connect with something complex in a way that only art can do. I wish it connected with me more, maybe it will one day. Queen Bitch and Changes are still both excellent.
Mmmm me gusta al principio
Not my favorite Bowie, but highlighted by a couple great songs it still stands up.
Miss you Dave
Standard Bowie sound. After a few Bowie albums it does get hard to describe them in a new way. Eight Line Poem is very satisfying for some reason. Lyrics convey a lot of feeling and atmosphere in so few words. Life on Mars is obviously a classic track. I like the kooky intro to Andy Warhol. Oh and the guitar slaps too! Queen Bitch is pretty much punk. Album end has weird vocal effects, which is quite appealing. Best track - Andy Warhol, Queen Bitch 3 stars - it's classic Bowie sound, but not much outstanding
"Life on Mars" is really good. I am honestly surprised at my lack of opinion on the rest of this album. I want to like it because my opinion of David Bowie is really high but ultimately I don't strongly like or dislike it. 3/5 probably would not listen to again
On one hand, “Changes” is a classic rock song for the fucking history books. So is “Oh! You Pretty Things,” and “Life On Mars” is life-defining, heartwrenching, one of the best songs ever written. On the other hand, “Kooks” actively kinda sucks, as does “Fill Your Heart.” Also, a lot of these songs don’t add up to nearly as much as the general reception would imply, many of them count more toward what I feel is a presence of dead weight in this album. It’s not that it’s bad, not at all, just… very overrated. 6.6/10
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day 6 — Hunky Dory — David Bowie (1971) genre: art pop runtime: 42 min rating: 2.5/5 fav track: life on mars? thoughts: i think i need to listen to more of his music to rlly get a feel for it. life on mars? is prettyy good and overall this wasn’t a waste of time. i think i will revisit it bc some of the songs didn’t click for me on the first listen
Look, I might give this a four in the future, but I really only care about "Life on Mars?".
david bowie half, etwas besser als die anderen (oder ich hatte einfach ein offeneres ohr für david bowie...)
Better than the other one
I mean, this album starts with one of the best Bowie songs of all time. Starts strong, lost me in the middle, but came back in the second half with Queen Bitch. Kind of sounds like a musical soundtrack at times, but in a weirdo way that is so classic Bowie. Overall, a solid early Bowie work, and a good first album of his to listen to all the way through. Favorite tracks: Changes, Queen Bitch
I guess this was kind of the beginning of "PRIME BOWIE"? Some great tracks on here. The lows are kind of low for prime Bowie (such as the novelty tracks for Warhol and Dylan, IMO) but the highs are as high as anything he did.
Some classic Bowie tracks. Overall average album though
It’s a 3/5 because it’s Bowie but I’m not happy about it. Whimsical. Transports me to an earlier time. Not for me but I’m sure someone out there loves this.
Still don't get this album. "Changes" seems miles ahead of the rest of the songs... Rating: 6/10 Favorite Song: Changes
06/12 It was fine
I like Bowie a lot but this album is hard carried by 1 great song. Everything besides Changes I can take or leave.
This isn’t my favourite Bowie album. I think this the third of his on this list that I’ve got so far. It is perfectly good for what it is but he went on to make better albums.
A listenable album with some intriguing tracks but overall not one of my favorites of Bowie's
Bowie, almost always good 😃
This is the fourth Bowie album I've gotten in two weeks, two back-to-back. Bowie fatigue is real. Still like Ziggy better.
I knew this album from the two most famous songs off it. Those being 'life on mars?' and 'changes'. However I'm currently listening to the whole thing and it's really cool actually.
Liked some of it quite a bit others got a bit boring but probably need some repeat listens
Has some good tracks but not my favorite Bowie. I should listen to more Bowie.
Middle-of-the-road Bowie album. My problem is that, do we really need to listen to every single Bowie album before we die? I've noticed that there have been lots of examples big, influential British artists that have half a dozen albums on this list. Elvis has one. Nirvana is missing two of four studio albums. Motown is embarrassingly sparsely represented. Feels like a little colonialism.
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Me re da una vibra a Freddy Mercury en definitiva mas q nada por la música y la voz pero m parece q david bowie es mejor. La re rompe con el piano y la guitarra, aunq las canciones son muy felices al principio después medio q va bajando y m gusta q este tan en armonia todo, como todo buen gay q canta se nota q es muy creativo o se fuma algo bueno antes de hacer las canciones. Lo re pondría en pelis, algunas creo q re van para guardianes6de la galaxia. Aún así no es muy mi estilo asi q bueno
Pretty good. And strange.
Oh look. Another Bowie Album... The obsession with him on this list is a bit concerning. This one isn't as bad as the others, and at least has that Changes song that I like.
I've been singing the lyric "Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow" along with Bush's Everything Zen for over 30 years now, and thought it was a perfectly Gavin-esque kind of lyric, and here it was Bowie all along! I also learned today that Elton and David are only 3 months apart in age. Based on this album, it's apparent both of them and the Beatles, are all cut from the same cloth. I'm not much of a fan of any of them, not, for some reason I have far more appreciation for Bowie than I have for those others. Somehow, he just did it better.
Changes - 4 Oh! You Pretty Things - 4 Eight Line Poem - 2 Life on Mars - 4.5 Kooks - 3 Quicksand - 2.5 Fill Your Heart - 2 Andy Warhol - 2.5 Song for Bob Dylan - 3 Queen Bitch - 4 The Bewlay Brothers - 3
A great example of its time. Changes has been played to death of course but the rest, not as familiar, exemplify the directions Bowie would take. Good choice for a 1001 albums.
Quirky, contemplative songs with a flair of showmanship. This is my first real Bowie experience and I don't find myself captivated, but there's some good stuff here and I look forward to more.
Bowie is so talented and such an icon, and what an iconic album! Fav song is ‘Life on Mars?’.
Changes and Bewlay Brothers are great bookends but the rest of this didn’t do much for me
Man I love changes and life on mars but I really didn’t mesh with the rest of the album
album #54 thank you David Bowie for creating Changes so that it could be covered by Butterfly Boucher for Shrek 2. it's a banging album; there is likely to be a Bowie album for everyone - this one is definitely more my speed. that being said, i don't think there needed to be songs on the album dedicated to warhol/reed/dylan - their egos were big enough lol. ꩜ average track rating: 2.9/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): changes, life on mars? ꩜ least favourite track(s): eight line poem, song for bob dylan ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,035 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 30 (+1 Hunky Dory) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 11 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 43
Not exactly a masterpiece, although there are great songs here: Changes and Life on Mars? aren't so much songs as icons. Oh you pretty Things, Fill your Heart and Queen Bitch - surely the only song outside of children's television to get away with the phrase "bibbitty bobbetty hat" - are nearly as good. And the deeper cuts - Kooks, the Bewley Brothers and Eight Line Poem - are fine enough. Only Quicksand, Andy Warhol and Song for the Bob Dylan let the side down But as a pointer to what came next this is pretty impressive.
i think that this is a very good record, however i personally didn't find it breathtaking or life-changing. i suppose it might not be completely my style of music, hence i had trouble with resonating with it. i obviously liked "changes" and i also enjoyed "song for bob dylan", i guess due to my passion for his songs haha. i think i could've easily ranked it a 4, if i was being a bit more objective, however for now it's more of a 3.5 if i'm sticking with my genuine feelings. i will also definitely have to come back to it to dive more into the lyricism on here.
Bowie just isn't for me maybe? It's alright, a couple of strong tracks but it's piano led pop rock and doesn't do that much for me.
Not my cup of tea. Did save 6 songs from it to give it another listen
Eh
ANOTHER Bowie Album?!! I think I've had 5 and I'm barely into this project. Here's the deal, I don't get a hard-on for Bowie like so many others do. I think he was an artist of his time and there seems to be a had-to-be there about his music. That said Hunky Dory is probably my favorite of his so far. It cuts a lot of the rock and glam and pares it down a lighter, gentler feel. Changes is undeniably excellent, and Life on Mars might be my most favorite Bowie song. I'll come back to this.
He's got a shitload of albums on this list, and they've been very "hit and miss" with me so far. This one was slightly more hit, there were a few really nice tracks, but still some filler.
I enjoyed this more than the other Bowie albums
The last album before David Bowie got the recognition he deserved. In this album David Bowie shows a lot of creativity in his song writing, starting to incorporate a lot of piano rock, but without achieving the big moments on his following material. While this album is very sweet and catchy, I don't think it has the artists most memorable moments, except for the super catchy "Changes" and the big and epic "Life On Mars?". The rest of the album, while still great, didn't do anything truly special or striking for me. Besides, a problem I have with the album is the volume. Sometimes, it sounds too quite. I get that there are very tranquil parts, but I had to turn the volume up a lot in order to hear anything. I did appreciate a lot the positive energy this project radiates, but I honestly didn't find it super interesting.
6/10 the hits are bangers but I don’t care that much for the rest of it. Forgettable.
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Всегда относился прохладно к этому альбому. Дух первой половины семидесятых в полный рост - и положительные стороны и отрицательные.
30/04/2026 Shock horror, another Bowie album. Granted this has one or two good songs. I'm tired of this man now. He needs to off off... Spotify listeners: 20.5 million
David Bowie is a branch of rock n roll that I just haven’t gone down. I’m still not sure if I want to go down it.
Very good
Wenz: I quite like this album, especially the energy, favourite song is “Changes” Shermz: Its another Bowie album... I prefer this one. "Changes" wasnt too bad :) 3.5/5?
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Only my second Bowie album so far, I'm sure one week I'll get two of his back to back. Changes, Life on Mars, and Quicksand are gorgeous songs, among Bowie's best which is a big list. There's some cool moments on the rest like Queen Bitch and Any Warhol, but the rest of the album I can take it or leave it. Always taking it on a long road trip of course.
I liked it, but it's not Bowie's best work. Life On Mars? is my favourite track, and shows glimmers of his later era. He's missing something here that he doesn't find until "The Rise and Fall...", but it's still decent. 3/5
Eight of the nine David Bowie albums within my first 296? This seems unlikely... According to ChatGPT less than a 1 in 5000 chance? Great, I am cursed. Anyway, this one is better than some. However, if you are like me and don't like songs that name drop other singers then be warned; there is a song on here where he sings to Robert Zimmerman about Bob Dylan. There is also another, perhaps worse, about Andy Warhol.
Well let's give Bowie another shot... I really didn't like Aladdin Sane. In retrospect it might be one of the records I enjoyed the least of the 100+ records. Bowie just doesn't click with me and that record is often pretty grating. This record isn't as grating and has some pretty nice tunes. The songs flow nicely into eachother and the production is actually really nice. Particularly the string section of Life on Mars is really nice. The following Kooks is also pretty fun and cheerful. If this record was a lemon, I've just squeezed every good drop of juice I could get from it, because after this song it all goes downhill. Quicksand and Fill your heart are just straight up boring. Andy Warhol has a minute long intro only to bait you with a nice guitar riff that leads to just another uninteresting song. By the time we've reached song for Bob Dylan I really want to put on something else. Queen Bitch is alright, but not enough by a long shot to make up for the previous four songs. The Bewlay Brothers is barely a song. It's one minute spoken word with an intermezzo of 30 seconds of song that's actually kinda decent followed again with a minute of spoken word. In the end this records feels very meh. Bowie is certainly capable of making music I enjoy, which makes it all the more enfuriating when he teases that in front of me only to take it away once more. Not everything is made for me and that is fine. However I am not looking forward to the other 7 records on the 1001 list of Bowie. Who knows, perhaps I will find a song or two I will actually like. 5/10
Muy bueno, la primera cancion fue de Shrek 2 asi que excelente
*1971. *Starts off strong with Changes. *Life on Mars is the only other song I know here. *I'm going to give this another listen. I like Bowie, but I always seem to zone out on his albums. RATING - 7/10
Not my favorite Bowie album, but the appeal of the main singles like Changes and Life on Mars? Is undeniable. Looking forward to hearing more Bowie on this list!
3,4/5
alcune canzoni molto belle, come changes e lifes of mars. bello ma non mi è sembrato nulla di incredibile.
Pretty good, I expect Bowie albums to be great. I think my opinion is clouded by my expectations, I will need to relisten in the future.
Pretty good, though honestly for a Bowie album I felt a distinct lack of personality. Still better than most, but not a particularly stunning moment in his discography. 2.7/5 -> 3/5
ok. changes is obnoxious
sounds like music from the early 70s, but also kind of timeless. not something i'd remember or listen to, but is nice...
My usual torment of not being able to really get into Bowie. I'm sure one day he'll click but his voice just grates me a bit and I don't really know what he's on about half the time. Changes is one of the greatest songs ever made
remain a bowie denier but maybe if enough come up it'll change, enjoyed this a bit more than I anticipated
3- Stars (7/15)
How many fucking times is Bowie on here?
Bowie Album #6 of.... 9. Ugh. Let's get to it. Overall it was pretty good. Lots of fun songs, some chill vibes. Pretty much just solid across the board, no real duds but no real breakouts. Best song: Kooks
Abit plain
It's nice but it doesn't really give the same vibes I hear from his other songs, maybe I just haven't got used to it since I don't immediately just like a song it happens overtime
You know what, I thought this would be an EASY 4 star but it's actually a 3 star for me. I love David Bowie but this album has 3 absolute bangers and 8 absolutely mid tracks. Life on Mars is one of the best songs of all time, but the album it sits in doesnt fill me with wonder
I'm a sucker for a good piano tune. Many of these tracks feature the piano (at around the time Elton John was getting popular). Guitar features on the other tracks. Two massive hits on the record but with three tracks praising other popular figures of the time (Andy Wahol, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed - but not mentioned Lou by name) I feel it is lyrically clutching at straws a bit, while the music itself is a lot more solid. Tempted to give it a three but ultimately 4 for both of the well know hits. Nah changed my mind again 3.
Average at best
Creat album, bit not really my style, a few songs were to forgetable
more lows than highs
Not Bowie's best, but the hits are undeniable
I like Bowie but wonder how he became so famous.
It's okay. Just okay
Cool, but not my favorite from him.
Some hits but a lot of it sounded the same.
7/10 - It’s a good Bowie album.
1. changes - it was so fun i just wish the production was louder/clearer/more adjusted (??) 2. oh you pretty things - i like the smooth transition into the next song 3.
Muy creativo, muy experimental y muy versátil David
Tough album to rate for me. I don't have any strong connection to the mammoth figure that is David Bowie. His music just didn't click with me, perhaps if I was around when it was released it would have been better. This however is a relatively good Bowie album in my opinion, it is quite enjoyable, especially in the first half of it. Later on he starts losing me a bit, with some of the typical Bowie weirdness which just isn't for me. 3/5
Pretty solid album with some hits.
hunky okay
First half was really good
In my opinion far from Bowie's best work. But its high points show glimpses of the mastery that is to come from him.
Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it.
A consistent album with a cohesive sound, best known for Life on Mars and Changes.
I thought it was a pretty good listen, although I don’t listen to this genre so it was a little rough to get into.
I've just realised, there are NINE David Bowie albums on here. NINE? Fucking hell. I'm of firm belief that nobody should have more than 3 albums on here. Hunky Dory is fine, but imo nothing special. A couple of good songs, like the opener and Queen Bitch, but otherwise it's nothing to write home about.
6/10
This list is doing some work to convince me how much I don't appreciate David Bowie while still allowing me to retain a lot of my lack of appreciation. Life on Mars and Changes are great, the rest pretty forgettable to me.
Not a spectacular Bowie album but a couple of great tunes
Jo det var väl bra. Ett par hits. Strak trea.
6.6/10
Fine listen.
75
Not my favourite Bowie album. Changes is great but the other songs didn't really appeal to me.
There's too much Bowie on this list. Still, this is fine,
Ещё один альбом, темы которого разнообразны и интересны, раскрывают личность автора и позволяют узнать много чего интересного. Но с точки звучания это увы не моё, но разбирать это всё очень любопытно
3+
Another legend.
A solid listen. Was only familiar with Life of Mars before and enjoyed the entire album
Some amazing tunes on here obviously life on mars is goated. Bit distracting that David Bowie has like maybe the worst sounding voice ever
David Bowie is an artist I really like but not really entire albums, instead I listen to individual songs that I like and leave the rest as it sometimes becomes to much of Bowies style at once for me. This album doesn't really change that for me but nevertheless its a good album with extremely great individual songs.
not the best bowie, but still, lots of iconic songs
nao ouvi inteiro mas eh okay tem piores
medio pelo, life on mars, changes y oh you pretty things carrean, es rarisima andy warhol, capaz queen bitch zafa
I've listened to parts of this. Band in high school made me play some of these songs. Favorites: - Changes - Life on Mars? - Quicksand Thoughts: I like David Bowie's music, but I feel it is a bit repetitive sometimes. I would like to hear his voice more than his instrumentals.
Zwei tolle Songs.
I never cared for him, but he certainly is better than a bunch of crap available these days
Good album with poetic songs.
#273/1001. Hi David, it's you again in this list. Yet again you managed to put out an album, which has some classics, some boring songs better forgotten and some quite nice ones I don't remember hearing before. At least there is not too much theatricality. This leaves me in the same position with you as before: I won't be selling the few Bowie albums I own, but I don't have a reason to buy new ones. In another words: I've grown over the phase where you or your music impressed me. Luv, an-ex fan.
It's fine, Bowie singing over some OK 70s pop/alt rock, or something like it. A little hard to pin down. Some decent music and guitar playing.
It was fine, some songs lost me, but Life on Mars? Is great.
Черговий альбом Боуі, чергова трійка від мене.
6.5/10
not my type of music, the first tracks are good the last ones are too alternative
não fez minha brisa
Listened on the way home.
Bowie if Bowie was The Beatles! I like Bowie.
Some ups and downs on this one. I like it more than some of the other Bowie albums I've had on here, but it makes me feel restless and untethered.
too musical theater-y 2.5
I liked this! The second half was more my speed than the first, but there were standout tracks on each half. Life on Mars?, Andy Warhol, and Queen Bitch were my favorites. The lyricism in everything is undeniably amazing, and I love Bowie’s voice. 3 ⭐️
Best song is Changes.
I don’t really connect with this album emotionally at all. Maybe I need to listen to more Bowie, but I feel like I’m missing something that’s obvious to everyone else. Favourite tracks: Life On Mars, Quicksand, The Bewlay Brothers
First time listening to a full Bowie album. Not sure if this is something I'd return to often - it's a bit quaint and jangly, but you can't deny the big songs like "Changes" and "Life on Mars" bring anything other than utter timeless classics.
Entertaining and different than I expected. I've never listened to David Bowie before, so this was a good first impression. I liked a few songs. and appreciated the creativity and experiments that other albums in this time period never had. 7/10
quem diria q o bowie é bom né kkk adorei os vocais
Less cohesive than I was expecting... a few quirky (and not great, TBH) tracks. I guess that's what Ziggy Stardust is for. :-)
I thought this album was fine. I really enjoyed the song Changes, but everything else was kinda just there. I enjoy other Bowie songs more than the ones on this album, but I also wouldn’t be mad about it being played.
The album started of strong but couldn't keep up with itself. Couple good songs followed by a bunch of stinkers.
Some really famous songs on this album that I really like, but wouldn’t listen to the whole album again.
Ibland väldigt bra, nästan allt känns välgjort men inte tillräckligt många låtar som är toppen imo.
Kooks is fun and silly. I forgot about Changes too! It's interesting to hear an earlier work of his, even if it wasn't my favorite overall. 6/10
According to Wikipedia, David Bowie was a fan of Lou Reed and Velvet Underground. He was one of the producers of Reed's Transformer album. Listening to Bowie's Hunky Dory, I could hear the influence. The difference in the sound between Reed and Bowie, is that Bowie's is more cohesive, they all worked together. What Bowie was saying worked.
can never go wrong with bowie
Heard Before? Only "Changes" and "Life on Mars". Notes: - what glorious perfect production. so dry and crisp with perfectly separated instruments. a masterclass. - every single use of background vocals was brilliant. - all the arrangements are well-considered and the songs are lovingly structured even when they lack hooks. - I'm not always much of a lyrics guy but I did notice that "Andy Warhol" was intentionally funny, and "Bob Dylan" was unintentionally much funnier. - this list has an embarrassing lack of several things, especially females and piano. at least we get lots of great piano here. - I much prefer the Tiny Tim version of "Fill Your Heart". - "Brothers Bewlay" was overstuffed and pointless. Verdict: Typical Bowie. Tries a number of new things, succeeds at most of them due to sheer talent and smart collaboration. I can see why people love him. Listen Again? Probably not. Every time I try to get into Bowie I listen to one album a couple of times, and then move on to other things. He could do almost everything well, but I always end up wanting to hear the people that did the same thing better.
Ah fun music, how I’ve missed you There’s some good ones in here, Changes is great and I liked the last 3 songs on the album quite a bit as well. I definitely liked it more than Low. I’d say I was slightly disappointed with this one considering a lot of people have this as a top 50 album of all time and I don’t think I absolutely loved any songs on this one, but every song is above average.
Good stuff, especially after the last 2 days. Definitely listenable, and I would say start-to-finish. Changes is a great Opening Track, but unfortunately also the best and most recognizable song on the album, too. Always thought there was a neat Stevie Wonder vibe to the beginning of that song... Interesting references to Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan, though I didn't pick up the messaging on my morning commute. Really liked Queen Bitch for some reason, even though I thought it had a king of Lou Reed or Velvet Underground feel. Again about Bowie, always the chameleon. Not a 4, closer to 3 1/2.
What stands out about this album is how it showcases several different styles of rock while still maintaining a cohesive sound. The influences on each track are evident, but they still sound unique to Bowie. I'm still not a fan of Bowie's voice, but this is an impressively made album. My favorite tracks were "Oh! You Pretty Things" and "Andy Warhol".
Enjoyable but more purposefully weird.
Not my favorite album from Bowie but it's still Bowie. Album is still a solid one for someone else
"Changes" and "Queen Bitch" are my top two, but I am not sure how much I really like Bowie overall - still getting used to what he's all about. I really liked "Heroes" (the song and album) but not sure on this earlier work. It's starting to become the Bowie of legend but not quite there yet IMO. I enjoyed the listen but nothing that blew me away.
What is it about David Bowie? I like all his albums. they are not what I call up when I want to listen to music though. I do love the song Changes.
Лучшая песня - Andy Warhol Худшая - Fill your heart. Чип чип чип и дейл под гитарку.
Not my style but I see why people love it Bowie is an icon for all
This was fine 🤷🏻♀️
This is the third Bowie album and they start to sound similar to me. I guess they are pretty visionary, but i wouldn't choose to listen to it
This album loses focus too quick and feels too slow, but it does have a couple incredible standouts.
It’s Bowie, so it’s good. Not my favorite album by him though.
it's very jingle-jangley and a little *kooky* (this is an oblique reference to the song, "Kooks", included in the album). i don't even have any particular criticism, its just a very neat and rewarding listenthrough. this david bowie guy is pretty good. my favorite song is probably Quicksand, although the beat drop in Oh! You Pretty Things is a great tonesetter, and Andy Warhol is also pretty sick
3.5
Love Bowie but this felt disjointed
Pretty good, but nothing stood out. Sort of bland but sounds good.
Ch ch ch ch changeeeees
Some gems for sure. Didn't keep me for the whole album but loved the incredible singles
Rather enjoyable album, versatile topics and cheerful tones; but I think I prefer a more gloomy Bowie from the later years 😁
Easy to like. Interesting and fun songwriting by Bowie. Classic Pop Instrumentation with some Jazz and Rock influence. A couple of interesting (sometimes questionable) panning choices. Some very nice acoustic guitar tones throughout.
As a hardcore Bowie fan, I've always found this to be his most overrated album. With the exception of "Life On Mars?" this mostly feels schmaltzy and inauthentic, like Bowie doesn't know if he wants to be Elton John, Bob Dylan, or Lou Reed, and settles for an uninteresting combination of the three. The strings bring a sense of cheesiness to most of the songs that they're on, and others like "Fill Your Heart" are just bad on their own. This is one of the few Bowie albums I don't own, and I don't think I'll ever buy a copy. It makes sense that the one other album where he takes a similar approach, 1999's 'hours...', is another one of my least favorites of his. If this were another band it would be one of their better albums, but I expect more from Bowie.
Standouts: Changes - Yooo from shrek 2 Life on Mars Quicksand Queen Bitch Crazy how many songs I know from this. I appreciate this style of vocals more that I did from ziggy stardust. In life on mars his vocals keeping up with the instruments when the both hit their stride is very impressive and makes the whole section feel magical. The mixing is very clear which makes every track feel distinct with how different the instruments are in each. Bowie saying Bob Dylan can't sing during "A song for Bob Dylan" almost moved this album to a 4. High 3
Pleasant enough.
Probably listen on a road trip but not a daily basis. Life on mars is my favorite
Love Bowiee
5/10 I only really liked two songs.
idk
There are some really iconic songs on this one and that really drove up the interest in it for me. However, outside of that I’ve never been a huge Bowie fan, and the lesser known parts of this album didn’t really change that for me.
простой такой альбом, спокойный
I really want to love Bowie and though I can really enjoy some of his music, I just can't get behind a lot of it. I hadn't listened to this album before and I hoped it would blow me away and get me into his music but it didn't do that. It had it's great moments, I was surprised to hear such beautiful piano in parts, but I don't feel like it left much of an impact on me. Two standout songs for me were Life on Mars and Song For Bob Dylan
I just don't get it. I don't think Bowie's that bad, but I guess I don't see what every one else sees in his music. 3/5
Strong start, bit week in the middle last few song where ok
Not a bad album, far from it, but just a touch overrated in my opinion. Maybe it's just because David Bowie has so many other albums outclassing this one, but I just feel that there's nothing particularly special about this one. 7.5/10
Great intro to David Bowie aside from his classically famous songs. Love to explore more of his discography especially listening to Heroes from Stranger Things' finale. I was smiling while listening to this album. It sounds like he's talking about his life and friends(?) Fave song: changes
I really love parts of this album while other parts are either too experimental or hint at what Bowie would do later to greater effect. This is still a very solid album by one of the most important artists in popular music.