Hunky Dory

Such a good album a perhaps my favourite by Bowie. Classic tracks like Changes and Life On Mars are definitely standouts as Oh You Pretty Things and the rocking Queen Bitch

Maybe it would reward another listen, but all I could think was thank god when I heard a song I recognised. I hadn't realised Metallica borrowed Bowie's riff for Andy Warhol in Master of Puppets, so that was a nice surprise that bumps it up to 4.

Plenty of bangers. Top stuff

It was good, some big hits for sure. Not quite a 5.

This was a very decent album of Bowie

Estava em Quebec Achei muito experimental Gosto do Bowie mas não amei

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.

David Bowie I loved your work in Shrek 2

Banger after banger. I like how stripped back this one is

Favorites: Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, and The Bewlay Brothers

not my thing sory david

I'd be lying if I said I'd enjoyed much of the offerings of Bowie on this list. Yet, Hunky Dory opened with Changes and was actually a pretty good listen. The Andy Warhol one was a bit weird, but overall this was an engaging listen. All the enjoyability without the absolute weirdness that I have struggled with, and not reliant on the singles. Nice one, 4 Stars.

This album is like bouncing around different groups of people at school, looking for the right group to call your friends. You steal aspects of each group as you hang out with them, acting like a jock, then a stoner, then a nerd. You’re beginning to question who you really are at this point.

Great album, though some stuff at the end let it down.

This was my first ever Bowie album and I really enjoyed it. This record reminded me a bit of John Lennon's work specifically from the White album, I think the voice of Bowie and some of the lyrics that he sings make me feel this but this is very much a David Bowie album so please do not be confused from my personal observation. What I loved about this record is how adventures the sound was and how most songs especially in the back half had differing but complementary flavors that kept me really engaged with the music. Although I do not think the album is perfect I really think this is one I will go back to a lot. Fav tracks: Changes, Oh! you pretty things, life on mars, kooks, Quicksand, Andy Warhol, and The Bewlay brothers

Zajebiste. Nie wiem czemu ale po prostu takie jest. Takie 4,5 w stronę 5.

A wonderful love letter to his artistic influences. Bob Dylan and Warhol are obvious, but I also hear a lot of Beatles and other psychedelic rock in here. Life on mars is one of my favorite songs of all time but Kooks and Bewlay Brothers were also great.

Bowie seldom disappoints

loved this !!! will be listening more !!

typically i'm against greatest hits collections, but david bowie has been an exception. first full listen to this album and it might be time to reassess and be a bowie album guy

First Listen: Not a first Listen, but its been a while! WE, yes WE, love the Shrek song. Maybe a bit of bassist bias, but I love the lines on this song - especially in the verses. The song manages to seamlessly transition between very different vibes. I love Bowie's performance here. The chorus in OYPT hits so hard. I love that the verses are kept spare to emphasize the soaring choruses. I dont understand why Bowie gets away with the way he sings for me. When he does it, its cool and and quirky, but when some fuckass 90s britpop band does it its dog dookie. LIFE ON MARS LIFE ON MARS LIFE ON MARS LIFE ON MARS LIFE ON MARS LIFE ON MARS I love how much of Bowie's writing, whether intentionally on Ziggy or more happenstance here, takes the viewpoint of an outsider/alien looking in. There's often a bit of distance between Bowie and the actions being described, accentuated by his wierd ass voice. Maybe that's why I give his voice a pass where I dont to his imitators. What's the point of remastering an album if the songs are still drastically different levels?? I had forgotten Quicksand, but this song is a gorgeous ballad. The point in which everything pulls back and Bowie sings the titular line is haunting. The two tribute tracks are both great songs, befitting their respective artists. Not sure if Bowie is celebrating them, or if this was the Not Like Us of the 70s. The final track is a nice closer, a little slower and moodier than the rest. The wierd ending to it is sick! OVERALL: This used to be my favourite Bowie album. I think that isn't true anymore, but I can see why this album could have been. The album is a tight 41 minutes, and is pretty consistent throughout. I do think the singles are the strongest moments on the record, but the last four songs do give them a run for their money. Bowie earns the alien title he had. His distant songwriting and utilization of odd descriptions for people and things, paired with his unconventional voice and use of science fiction and philosophical concepts, paints Bowie as an outsider in a lot of these songs. I think this is why he fully explored these concepts on later albums such as Ziggy or Station to Station. As someone who enjoys this framing a lot, I enjoy a lot of this album a lot. 8.5/10 T3: Is There Life On Mars, Changes, The Bewlay Brothers

I need to listen to more Bowie. This album is insane and has SO MUCH inside and out! Looking more into the production and background of the album I feel kind of out of my depth. Each track has so much depth and are all so distinctive. Each track offers a different perspective and references many things happening around and before Bowie's time producing this album. In simpler terms, it's pretty cool man. The start of the album is great! Changes is an excellent opener and though Eight Line Poem wasn't exactly my thing the surrounding tracks: Oh! You Pretty Things and Life On Mars? absolutely slapped me in the face with the latter being my personal favourite. Life On Mars? is so cinematic! I love it! Bowie's vocals and piano performance leads and guides so many of the tracks. Definitely the two best aspects of the album. Highlight of the album, Quicksand, though not my favourite it encapsulates the album perfectly. The whole album is just one big kaleidoscope; never staying the same. Rises and falls. Slows then picks up speed. Always shifting but never straying too far away. You'll always notice something leaving and entering the track; it always grabs your attention. This is an album I'll definitely be coming back to. No question about it. Overall, this album fucks. Again, I need to listen to more Bowie. Don't know why the previous two albums didn't catch my attention. This album is a immediate 5/5. T3: Life On Mars?, Oh! You Pretty Things, Queen Bitch

One of my fav Bowie albums so good

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

David Bowie doing David Bowie things, i.e. whatever he wants. Spoiler alert: this is another absolute cracker in his catalogue!

i personally don’t believe that there’s life on mars… but that’s just my opinion

One of my fave Bowie albums

Have gone off Bowie in later years but this is a very strong album.

I have no idea how Bowie’s Nazism has no impact on his almost universally accepted status as a national treasure, it can’t be the quality of the songs he wrote up to 1980, even though in the main those songs, including all 11 here, are of a remarkably high quality. Furrowed brow - 5 stars. Tom.

His first masterpiece. "Changes" and "Life on Mars ?" are some of Bowie's best song. Even though the rest of the album is not as good as these 2, its still really good. G-g-g-g great album/5

I like Bowie a lot but this album is hard carried by 1 great song. Everything besides Changes I can take or leave.

Pretty exceptional. Going to be difficult to find some better songs than on side A of this bad boy. Got a bit derivative towards the end, but it's David Bowie!

so many heart emojis for DB and this wonderful album - such fantastic storytelling he's quite the troubador on this one

It's all hunky dory. It's a calm state. You float just above the fray. Immune.

The past and future collide to create an inimitable artist on this album. This to me is where the journey truly begins. A mission statement of sorts announcing we can go absolutely anywhere. The fact that cabaret piano is the driving force with some acoustic guitar accents thrown in makes it all the move miraculous.

I mean, what else do you want me to say?

Wasn't familiar with the album name, but now I am. This is full of classics and songs I love.

Never really listened to David Bowie in full, so really wasn’t sure what I was expecting, although it was listenable, I was expecting to be blown away massively by this but I wasn’t.

No big deal, Bowie just out here dropping several iconic songs on one album.

Some of the beat Bowie songs in Changes, Oh You Pretty Things, and of course Life on Mars? Some weaker tunes on the b side buy still great in the context of the full album.

Genuine classic - captivating tracks and 3-4 tracks that are all time greats

Rv

fuck it no weak points

Probably Bowie’s best, but the second half just not as good as the first

Regarded by many as Bowie's best but it's not my favourite.

You really can’t go wrong with a first track like that

Great album, I am glad I revisited this as I didn't realize just how based Bowie was the first time. Edit: Bowie, I keep finding myself coming back to this. You were such a beautiful person. Weeks later I still find myself having these songs pop in my head.

No

A rare treat of a Bowie album brilliant the whole way through

Classic songs delivered with a lot of verve. Probably ripped off by most modern pop music.

Lo mismo que Young Americans

Bloop bleep bloop

Bah oui hein

Bowie est probablement le plus grand musicien de l'histoire moderne Playlist pick : Changes

Love it

god i love bowie… this album especially (ziggy still my #1 sorry not sorry)

Great record. Life on Mars is an all-timer. But the rest of it is so complete and vivid. I need to become a Bowie guy.

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.

I much preferred Lenneth Houmous’ clap back album ‘Okey Dokey, Hokey Cokey’ 4.3 9/11 Song For Bob Dylan

Fascinating album!! A very complicated piece, felt like a lot going on. 4.25

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I understand now why my mother love him so much. But weird.

A listenable album with some intriguing tracks but overall not one of my favorites of Bowie's

jetzt das zweite mal gehört. richtig tolle Lieder. wirkt auch mich, ohne mich genauer belesen zu haben etwas zusammengewürfelt und nicht wie aus einem Guss. aber ok. muss er wissen.

Bowie, almost always good 😃

Love it!

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.

Miam

Liked some of it quite a bit others got a bit boring but probably need some repeat listens

Only skip is Andy warhol

This David guy can really sing

I didn't know what to expect going into a classic Bowie album on a particularly rainy day. Contrary to my expectations, this turned into a magical journey that caught me from the first song to the last. The lyrics are poetic, and Bowie delivers on all fronts. This is a departure from his previous sound, but it's a stylistic choice that works wonderfully. Replacing the guitar-heavy approach with a more piano-driven sound creates breathing room that complements the introspective themes beautifully. Some songs, like "Andy Warhol" and "Song for Bob Dylan," pay homage to American culture. Others, such as "Life on Mars?", explore escapism and false promises. It is a great album that I will surely revisit in the future. My favorite songs are "Life on Mars?", "Fill Your Heart", and "Quicksand".

MY FAVORITE!!!

Has some good tracks but not my favorite Bowie. I should listen to more Bowie.

Listened to this recently as a Bowie album showed up on here and got me listening to albums. It’s a great album and will give it a full listen again. It has a few of my favorite songs of his, particularly Life on Mars, which I’ve always loved. It’s really classic Bowie. Songs like Changes and Life on Mars are along his most well known. But you have so many great ones here. Oh you pretty things and Song for Bob Dylan are underrated gems. I loved Quicksand a lot on this listen. And I always forget how great Queen Bitch. Bowie at just about his best. I prefer Ziggy Stardust overall as an album, and I find it hard for me to find anything to match that as far as Bowie goes. But this is as close as it gets. 5

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.

An absolute classic. The best that early Bowie has to offer - it lacks his later experimentation but more than makes up for it with the quality of the songs throughout.

Still sounds surprisingly fresh, despite some of the songs being played massively. Hearing this back to back with Queen also lends a helpful comparison, whereas Queen is pompous, over the top, and maximalist, Hunky Dory has moments of restraint and just damn good songs. The chord progressions are consistently interesting, whether it is a chromatic step up or step down, or shifting tonal centre on songs like ‘life on mars’. Although I am very partial to Bowies’s Berlin trilogy, this is hard to top as his greatest work.

Regarded by many as peak Bowie, and it's hard to build a solid case against this argument. Possibly the last example of Bowie feeling his way through an album, exploring a range of musical ideas which branch off in different, completely unrelated directions. Form hereon in, he became the master of committing to one singular idea, one unifying sound, per album. That is not to say Hunky Dory doesn't scan as a long-player, but it has a more unsettling, schizophrenic atmosphere than the albums which immediately followed this. Probably worth five stars for the singles alone, but Andy Warhol, Kooks, Queen Bitch and Song For Bob Dylan are all much more than fillers too. A class act even when apparently still refining his schtick.

I will always love David Bowie. Incredibly talented and he knows what to do to make the most of his medium. Lots of people try to do some heavy experimenting to turn their music into something new and unheard of in order to stand out, and they end up losing the plot. Bowie masters the fundamentals of music, and he understands why we listen to music and how to reach the listener and make a genuine impact. He’s held in high regard for a reason.

Hunky Dory is the first fully realized Bowie record. It's a brilliant collection that can be listened to without skips (though not every song is a stone cold classic like Changes or Life on Mars), and sees the confidence building required for his transition into Ziggy Stardust.

Best David Bowie album yet. Man knew how to make an album. Stand out all you pretty things.

Fun! Bowie is such a staple of 70’s music that I’m not sure there’s much left to be said. I would have preferred stronger vocal clarity and less of that speaking-style singing, but each song was so interesting that I didn’t mind.

Classic Bowie.

Changes and Life on Mars are all time greats. Bowie could have arguably the greatest compilation album of all time. I've yet to come across an album of his that is all bangers. The pattern is 2-3 greats and the rest is average. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.

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An absolute classic. Just great

is it the absolute best bowie probably no, but is it so warm and beautiful that it brings me to tears yes, therefore 5 stars

A really wonderful album that has remarkable staying power. Bowie is brilliant. Lots of standouts here, but am personally most appreciative of "Eight Line Poem."

<3

Oh, and we were gone Hanging out with your dwarf men We were so turned on By your lack of conclusions

Top 10 all time album! 1. Life On Mars? 2. Changes 3. Queen Bitch 4. Andy Warhol

4/5

Saight

Lots of good music on here and some all-time great tracks. To be completely honest the only glaring flaw I see in the project is the disconnect between the best tracks and the rest of the album. Some tracks like “Changes” and “Life On Mars?” are so amazing that it makes the rest of the project look very weak in comparison.

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.

This is one of my favorite Bowie albums. Changes, Life on Mars and Oh! You Pretty Things are among the best in his catalog, but there isn’t a bad song on the record.

I love Bowie. This album is so mellow yet so interesting, a really great listen

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.

Yep

i didn’t love this, i think i’m just not a big david bowie fan.

Velmi dober

Amazing

Hunky Dory has always felt to me like Bowie finding his feet. He experimented with folk and "heavy" rock, and this is where he's transitioning into the Glam Rock icon he'll soon become. The highs on this album are something really special. The lows are borderline unlistenable.

First side has all the ones I like on it, second side is okay. There's better Bowie down the line, but it's still pretty good rather

This is nice to listen to. I don’t know it’s not as good as I remember whatever David Bowie I love this guy.

No disrespect to David Bowie -- here's still another instance of skew in this project. Like fuck, could you just nominate Bowie's Greatest Hits and move along? I don't need to hear his entire catalogue, it's not going to change my life, thus it won't change the lives of some. Jesus fuck, I just checked the book and there are EIGHT of his in here. COME ONNNNNNNNNNNNN PICK SOME DIFFERENT SHIT FOR FFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK SAKEEEEEEEE

I was not expecting this album to be THIS good. I’m very very pleased with how much I loved it 🤗

I’m sorry, I’ve been listening to david Bowie’s discography for a while and it still doesn’t get me yet :V Pretty mid album tho :V

The album slowly grew on me rather than impressing me immediately. Its mix of beautiful melodies, theatrical atmosphere, and subtle emotional unease made it feel quietly fascinating throughout. Song for Bob Dylan stood out to me the most, and I was especially moved when I learned that it was partly an homage to Bob Dylan’s own tribute to Woody Guthrie.

4.4/5 Favorite Songs: Changes Eight Line Poem Life on Mars Songs for Bob Dylan Queen Bitch

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

Excellent Bowie album probably top three.

I was surprised by how much I liked this album. Strong 8.

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 always starts off his songs very weird and then is slowly morphs into something that’s actually entertaining to listen to.

Bowie is so talented and such an icon, and what an iconic album! Fav song is ‘Life on Mars?’.

my favorite bowie album and the first one i had on vinyl.

My first Bowie on this project, and one of my favorites too. Although I confess that I haven’t listened to it many times, I bought it on CD about 20 years ago, listened to it, loved it, then promptly forgot about it. I have listened a few times since, and it confirms my first impression. Bowie began redefining himself with Hunky Dory, and never stopped. That makes each album, era if you will, unique and memorable. I don’t know how many Bowie albums are on here, but this one definitely deserves a spot. Huh, I just looked it up - He’s got 9, the most of any artist. (Lennon, McCartney, and Neil Young are tied, but include group and solo projects, Bowie stands alone) 5 stars

Own this as a record already :) I luvvvv David Bowie and this one is one of my favourites from him

Yndisleg plata. Ein sú allra besta. Changes, Pretty things og Life on Mars? eru svo generational góð lög. Filler lögin líka áhugaverð.

Það er bara einn David Bowie.

Changes and Bewlay Brothers are great bookends but the rest of this didn’t do much for me

I’ve listened to 5/9 of the Bowie albums on this list and it’s amazing how each one has some of the best songs you’ve ever heard mixed in with some you never want to think about again.

Really enjoyed!

Enjoyed this one, the hits are great but I also liked some of the album tracks I hadn’t heard before. Lots of genius on the album in between a couple of WTF moments

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

It's Bowie! What do you even say?

Peak Bowie - a coherent collection that defines his style

music is love

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.

Starts out with a classic from shrek, so many good ones on this album. So good, last song carried on a min too long though sorry david

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

Love it except for one or two songs

a little too acoustic and ballad-y for my taste, but there are still standouts once more instruments get involved. there’s a reason why life on mars is so revered, after all, but the songs surrounding it kinda pale in comparison.

I love Life on Mars. Thats my highlight. The whole album is incredible. "Take a look at the law man beating up the wrong guy"

11 great, slightly-weird pop songs. You really don’t need much more than that.

solid

chchchch changes 🗣️🗣️🗣️ Life on mars? Kooks Quicksand Queen bitch

tiene varias joyas el álbum, aunque no me encantó se podía ver que david bowie iba a ser grande

I mean, what can I say? When I met my partner, this was her favourite album of all time. It's an astonishing achievement in songwriting. Musically, I think its weaker than Ziggy or Station to Station, but its lyrically dense as hell and contains three of the greatest songs of all time. I need more time with it, but I feel pretty confident in giving it what I have. Standout Tracks: Changes, Oh You Pretty Things, Life on Mars 4.4

Eh

Este tipo no baja el nivel

epic sauce dave

nostalgic bowie

The best Bowie record. I'm not taking any second opinions. This is peak Ziggy/Aladdin/Thin White Duke. Blackstar and Ziggy Stardust might lay a semi-legitimate claim to supremacy, but I'll be darned if Hunky Dory doesn't take the musical cake. I wonder if part of my love of this album comes from having associated it with a positive part of my life. When I hear the opening string chords of Changes, man, it just does something. Something indescribable. Speaking of chords, Bowie picks his harmonies excellently throughout this record. Not just in Changes, but in Life On Mars?, Oh! You Pretty Things, Quicksand... even the only noticeably "weaker" track, Song For Bob Dylan I won't repeat what tons of people have said. One interesting thing I've noticed, though, is that Hunky Dory is vaguely a concept album even though it's trying not to be. Side 1 is the self-reflection side, with Bowie looking at the youth of today (including himself), and his own children, and the ever-changing world, and just... pondering. (Also, thinking about cactuses.) Quicksand is such a fantastic culmination of everything "hunky-dory-Bowie" has to offer at this stage in his career. But the other songs are decent too. Especially that Life On Mars?. Time and time again we see a strong correlation between legendary songs and songs containing soaring string arrangements, and LOM is no exception. The reason I mention concept albums is because side 2 is completely different: it's a series of homages. Fill Your Heart is a goofy, light-hearted Biff Rose cover with some seriously great musical comedy. Andy Warhol and Song For Bob Dylan, I think you can work out for yourselves. Queen Bitch pays tribute to the (still-active) Velvet Underground and the quietly emerging pre-punk scene. And The Bewlay Brothers finishes off the album somewhat mysteriously – but after some digging, you'll find that it's a song of love and of regret, written about Bowie's schizophrenic older half-brother, Terry. The song goes all over the place, but lyrically, it's a vivid and heart-wrenching piece of poetry. Another reviewer wrote: "Bowie's undeniable talent comes through with a strength and softness like a velvet hammer." Agreed. This easily holds a candle to the other greats of 1971. In fact, it surpasses most of them. There's a reason Bowie has such a strong legacy. Hunky Dory, for me, is where it all began. 5/5 Key tracks: Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life On Mars?, Kooks, Quicksand, Fill Your Heart, Queen Bitch

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.

Turns out I still like David Bowie

I feel bad giving this such a low rating, but at the same time I like other Bowie songs and albums and since he experiments so much, I'm not surprised that there's bound to be a few albums that just don't click for me. I can't see a single song here that I want to revisit, but at the same time none of them are outright unlistenable so that warrants at least a 2/5.

Great album, even with far less glam rock crunch from Mick Ronson in comparison to the albums immediately preceding (Man Who Sold the World) and following (Ziggy Stardust)

I was not familiar with this album but hot damn it was good

I enjoyed this more than the other Bowie albums

Bowie just doesn’t really do it for me

It was ok, not a huge fan, i feel like bowie has better albums than this one, my favourite song was oh you pretty things, i probably wouldn’t purchase this album but maybe would give it a second chance

8/10 album - favorite song - Oh! You Pretty Things! Bowie really is in his element on this one, with amazing lyrics and replayability that comes from his catchy hooks and unique sound.

I enjoyed it, not really my style of music but definitely something to put in the car during a road trip through the country. Queens bitch

Changes - 10/10. Iconic Bowie tune. Everything fits together perfectly. Oh! You Pretty Things - 9/10. Excellent. Classic Bowie sound. Eight Line Poem - 9/10. Excellent, and more of the classic Bowie sound. Life on Mars? - 11/10. Goosebumps from start to finish, especially when the strings come in on the pre-chorus. Rick Wakeman on the piano and David Bowie vocals? This one goes to 11. Kooks - 9/10. Excellent tune, but not up to the quality of Life on Mars? before it. Quicksand - 9/10. Excellent. Fill Your Heart - 9/10. More of Rick Wakeman on the piano. What's not to like? Andy Warhol - 8/10. Weird, but in the Bowie style. Song for Bob Dylan - 9/10. Outstanding. Queen Bitch - 9/10. This cooks. Great guitar work, Bowie switching between low and high energy, all-around banger. The Bewlay Brothers - 8/10. Very good tune. Folk-ish rock. Well done. Overall Rating - 4.55/5 (9.09/10). This album features the collaboration of two of the all-time greats. David Bowie and Rick Wakeman. This album is definitely Bowie becoming Bowie. I hear the start of the Glam-Rock, over-the-top, Ziggy Stardust version of David Bowie. Awesome album.

Buen album, se siente rock pop british

David Bowie – Hunky Dory (1971) On Day 138, I witnessed the moment "Bowie became Bowie." This album is a perfect shift toward a more singer-songwriter style, and he pulled it off with high-level artistry. It feels raw and introspective, offering a vulnerable look into his talent that differs from the experimental or glam sounds of his other work I’ve heard. The highlights were immense: "Changes," "Oh! You Pretty Things," and the vocal triumph of "Life on Mars?" were outstanding. I also really connected with "Eight Line Poem," "Kooks," and "Queen Bitch." Closing with "The Bewlay Brothers" was a masterclass in concluding a body of work. A definitive 5/5 for a great transition in sound.

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.

Personal favourite Bowie album not one skip it’s the best thing ever

I love this album for so many reasons. Firstly it's just fucking brilliant, I mean just the first few notes of life on mars and changes beat most albums. Incredible. I cannot imagine an album that I would fall in love with as much as this. 5 stars is not enough

There aren't enough words to properly describe this album. Intimate yet grand, soft and tender yet powerful and moving. The range in tone, style and emotion is something only a great like Bowie could pull off. Truly a unique album from a unique voice and a special soul. Utterly brilliant

The first half is some of the best Bowie I've heard ("Life On Mars?" has long been a favorite). The second half has a few tracks that for anyone else would be great, but for Bowie are just alright. Overall, though, a great one. 4 1/2 stars

I would say this Bowie is Hunky Dory!

6/10 the hits are bangers but I don’t care that much for the rest of it. Forgettable.

Hunky Dory is David Bowie's most introspective album, with lyrics that reframe society, influence, and himself

Love the deeper cuts of Quicksand and Queen Bitch. A true classic all the way around. Definitely has stood the test of time.

Bangers!!! Legend for a reason

Bowie was an innovator. Changes.

5/5 for life on mars alone x

Le premier chef d'oeuvre de Bowie.

Pas facile de faire un top Bowie mais celui-ci rank très haut. Tellement original. Hunky Dory par rapport à Ziggy Stardust c'est comme pour Neil Young avec After the Gold Rush par rapport à Harvest. Incidemment, c'est les mêmes années. Rick Wakeman est en feu. 4.75 étoiles

I’m not the biggest Bowie fan but this is a classic. Probably the Bowie album I would put on if I had to choose one. So many hits and some great album tracks like “Andy Warhol” (which Metallica rippped off!) Bowie perfection.

A great album from the chameleon of pop.

Eccentric. Playful. Unapologetically Bowie. Ladies and gentlemen, this is quintessential Bowie!

Muy buen álbum lástima que sea tan corto, tenes que estar en determinado mood

I don't really get the obsession with bowie.

Any album that has “Life on Mars?” has to be at least a 4. This is a fascinating album that, to my ears, is an attempt to capture the musical zeitgeist of the 70’s like a time capsule. I hear everyone from Neil Young to Paul McCartney to the Velvet Underground to Cat Stevens. The only thing that holds it back from being a 5 is that so many of these homages feel like him doing his best imitation of that artist rather than building on their ideas to make something new. The highlights of this album are the songs that feel like they could have only come from David Bowie. But dear god are those songs highlights. Edit: ok after getting Ziggy Stardust, I went back to this album and am bumping it up to a 5. I think I actually might like it better than Ziggy Stardust? It’s just so tightly written!

great album, but some moments are kooky

Looove 'Changes' and 'Life on Mars'

Some really great songs on here, probably my favorite Bowie album we've had so far

yes!

I don't even love every song on this album, but I really love this album. 4.5

Potentially in my top 10 albums of all time. Maybe. Every song a belter.

Said it once and I'll say it again. This project has made me realize how much I love David Bowie.

A nice pallet cleanser after the last album the app suggested. Some great tracks - true classics such as Changes, and Life on Mars.

I'm not sure it gets any better than this. In my interchangeable top 3 Bowie albums.

I started this album thinking "come on Phyl you can't score every Bowie album a five". Turns maybe I can. I'm a fan of the early more whimsical Bowie as represented by the second half of the album, but I understand it's not for everyone.

Two Bowie albums in a week, although I knew this one coming into it. As I said for Young Americans, there's a minimum quality I expect with Bowie but he exceeds it here as this is one of my fave albums of his! His early 70s era is my fave, just great tunes and a great sound

chchchchanges

I had heard this album before, and after listening I thought it was just okay. Listening to it again now, I like it a lot more than I remember. While I love the 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust..' album, it is nice to hear an album from Bowie that isn't entirely about spiders from Mars. There are a few weaker moments on the album, and maybe one too many tribute tracks. However that is made up for with the songs on here that are just fantastic, like 'Changes' and 'Life on Mars?'. Four Stars. (Favorite track: Life On Mars?.)

wenisimo

Всегда относился прохладно к этому альбому. Дух первой половины семидесятых в полный рост - и положительные стороны и отрицательные.

Masterpiece , new wave , punk , glam , rock n roll dylan all together

oh this is a perfect album. 5/5.

2026.04.30

I've a huge Bowie bias to be clear, but I'd struggle to see someone not enjoying this. It's so grand, so fun. The piano is beautiful, the guitars hit when they need to, just a brill album.

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.

Goat total, gran álbum!

Hyped artist and album, but it is quite good.

Very sentimental

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

Really good but not quite 5 stars for me. The highs are really high, but it loses some momentum in the middle

I forgot how many great songs are on this album, a classic like almost every song is great

Bowie was first and foremost an artist. He could have followed his muse into acting, visual art, literature, philosophy.. How lucky we are he chose music, so that we can have albums like this, where he turned his artist's eye and prodigeous talent towards crafting blissful gems of pure pop perfection.

Was suprised when i heard life on mars? ive heard it from licorice pizza the first song is also nice with the cha cha cha

What a treat to get this record on a Friday. Hunky Dory has 4 of my favorite Bowie songs in Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life On Mars?, and Kooks. Yep, I really like Kooks — I don’t know why that gets pegged as the worst track on the album so often. Fill Your Heart is the only weak spot to me. I’m pretty happy listening to Bowie’s singles collections, but I make an exception for a handful of excellent albums, and this is one of them.

This record is incredible. Its wild that this got greenlit in 1971. Its weird and zany, but also deep and cutting. He plays with rock, pop and blues. Its so flamboyant and out there, but never too much. I think I like every song on this record. I like that he's singing out weird things (Aliens, Oh! You Pretty Sing), but then also contemporary pop culture (Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan) and then life and love (Changes, Fill Your Hearts, 8 Line Poem). Its brilliant. David Bowie was a genius.

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Near Perfect - Utterly unique. I like The Man Who Sold the World but this is where Bowie really came into his own. Pop songwriting from somewhere completely alien. The first two tracks are perfect. Eight Line Poem is gorgeous. It just goes on and on with one brilliant song after another.

Classic David Bowie coming into stride.

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.

I like Life on Mars. Of the 4000 Bowie albums I’ve listened to on this journey - this is the best one but honestly not a fan.

Straightforward five for me. Musically beautiful, lyrically great. Life on Mars is one of my favourite songs of all time.

Nunca me cerró Bowie, y nunca creo que lo haga, pero es escuchable

So many classics on this album. Love the heavy piano direction.

9.5/10

My first and forever Bowie. From here, there was no looking back.

Absolutely fantastic. One of the best albums ever. Instant favoite.

great album

I am not a big fan of the 80s, 80s music or dance music. Yet, this was pretty fun. The lyrics were vicious and often undercut the peppiness of the music. Given my predilections, I enjoyed it more than I expected.

Bastante bueno, es el primer álbum de Bowie que escucho y es un buen comienzo, tiene los temazos de Changes y Life on Mars? y otras canciones muy interesantes como Quicksand y Andy Warhol, me gusta mucho la manera de cantar tan peculiar que tiene y las estructuras de las canciones.

Listened to on my Apple AirPods Max. This is yet again an album I am not new to, but not super familiar with outside of "Changes" and "Queen Bitch", which I love listening to (and still do after this listen). Really sitting down with the album and letting it unfold was quite a nice experience, a pop-rock effort that has such inspired instrumentation--especially the piano and guitar throughout--and flows so elegantly between tracks. There is a jovial quality to the album, especially on songs like "Kooks" and "Fill Your Heart" that creates a fun atmosphere, and that's really the greatest quality of the album to me, the atmosphere. Although I can't pick out many tracks that I would go back to over and over (yet, at least), the album is so cohesive in a front-to-back play, with smooth transitions and fun excursions to keep things entertaining, like the spacey and experimental intro to "Andy Warhol" or the proto-punk of "Queen Bitch", which could be confused for a Sex Pistols track if it was a little rougher and faster. This album is just a great listen all around!

Such a solid start to an album. ‘Changes’ hitting all the right spots followed by a couple more solid tracks- then…. ‘life on Mars’ hits. A song that I perceive to be aimed at an unhappy lady who uses film to escape life. If the song was wrote today it would probably describe a woman using social media to escape her unhappy life! Following this is ‘Kooks’ ‘quicksand’ and ‘fill your heart’ 3 songs showcasing Bowles amazing voice in what feels like such a subtle way, I’m wanting to turn my headphones up more it feels so quiet but I realise I’m on the highest setting! Then the worst two tracks on the album follow before ‘Queen Bitch’ strikes. My favourite song on the album (controversial I know and on another day it could easily be another) Before you know it the album is over and I’m left wanting more which is always a good sign! Favourite song - Queen Bitch Worst song- Andy Warhol. Overall a very solid 9/10

Haven't listen to Hunky Dory in a few years but launches like an old friend with a salvo of perfect tracks. What strikes me still is just how simple the instrumentation is. Piano, drums, bass. Occasional guitar and strings and even more occasional brass. So simple yet so clean and the brilliance of Bowies songwriting of this period shines through. Signposts for so many that followed, and the exact blueprint for Suede, the influence of this album is undeniable. And to believe he got even better still.... Fave Track - Life on Mars Least Fave - Looks (mainly cos I can't stand the band of the same name). 9.5/10

Its a classic i think,i just dont like david bowies music

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

It's a fun album, David Bowie won't ever really be my cup of tea. Still I would wish pop like this would make a return, it is creative, and tries to be its own thing.

i wish i liked this more... :(

Muy bueno, la primera cancion fue de Shrek 2 asi que excelente

Changes Oh! You Pretty Things Life on Mars? Kooks Quicksand Andy Warhol Queen Bitch The Bewlay Brothers

Hunky Dory is David Bowie's most introspective album, with lyrics that reframe society, influence, and himself.

*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

Perhaps Bowie’s best, certainly his best early work. Absolutely chock full or memorable songs and brilliantly arranged and sequenced. Written primarily on piano, which gives it a different feel than his subsequent work.

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

Another perfect Bowie. Life on Mars and Queen Bitch alone are worth a perfect score.

ABSOLUTE PEAK

alcune canzoni molto belle, come changes e lifes of mars. bello ma non mi è sembrato nulla di incredibile.

Pop hits throughout, the start of a truly tremendous run.

No private session used for Spotify. I have listened to this album a lot, not just because it's a great album but I try to figure out where it falls in the Bowie's albums. It's in the top five and let's leave it at that.

Good one, already knew some songs, strong start

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

Another insanely overhyped album. Changes is great but the rest is really pretty bad. His voice is thin and weak and the songs are just crap Elton John piano rock with cheesy strings and corny brass arrangements to go with the irritating showtune style. I think this is my final of the 62 Bowie albums on the list, and I've come to the conclusion that I just don't like him very much. You could compile a pretty great 72-minute CDr best of that would be mostly bangers, but there's so much boring crap on all his albums, and the only one that was really good was the one that's basically a Brian Eno album.

10th Bowie album. I knew he changed his style but it’s impressive that he doesn’t feel over exposed in this list. Another artist that’s really grown on me through this.

ok. changes is obnoxious

9/10. Bowie is one of the greats—irreverent, bold, and with a creative vision worth studying. I love this. This album feels sharp and intentional, like every idea is fully realized.

David Bowie is an icon.

This album is nice to listen to and has some interesting moments. You can hear the influence of the Beatles and the Singer-Songwriters of the late 60's. I thought the piano work definitely stood out. The lead track Changes is a timeless song which is truly unique. That set the bar pretty high... unfortunately, none of the other songs were able to reach those lofty heights.

The album when “Bowie became Bowie.” As always, Bowie is ahead of his time in this 1971 album era hose influence can be heard years later

Bowie’s best.

sounds like music from the early 70s, but also kind of timeless. not something i'd remember or listen to, but is nice...

It’s really good. BUT… … the second half does not hold up to the first. The first side is one of the best sides of any disc.

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)

IL TUE SMR WSH

I feel like this album for me is a great introduction to Bowie's artistry. I truly enjoyed listening to it. The writing, piano sounds, just, everything is amazing.

How many fucking times is Bowie on here?

This album is great! The couple last songs not my taste but in general amazing record

No es mi estilo de música, ni me encanta David Bowie, nada en contra creo, pero no me entra su música, aunque supongo que estuvo divertido experimentar. "Changes" fue la única que más o menos me va gustando pero en su mayoría es por Shrek

Great to finally listen to this one. First side has all of the hits you've heard before and the second side has some underrated gems. He just keeps getting better and better from here.

I have been waiting so patiently for 248 days and I finally got my first Bowie album of the project. David Bowie is my favorite artist. This is my favorite Bowie album, and it contains my favorite song. This is the easiest five stars I've ever had.

Classic Bowie. Life on Mars remains one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

Timing is everything i suppose. When there was a requirement for glam rock Bowie was an amazing figurehead. This music is of its time and no further. Changes and life on mars aside there is not much other than a few cringeworthy tributes. Bowie was a singer of moments and this album has too few

Highlights: Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Quicksand

His best and most consistent album.

peak

8/10

Excelente!!!

The last Bowie album before the full arrival of Ziggy, 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘺 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘺 feels like the sound of an artist on the verge of becoming something bigger. It’s more restrained than the records that followed, but the songwriting is already sharp and full of personality. Bowie moves easily between theatrical flair, introspection, and playful eccentricity, giving the album a lot of charm throughout. Maybe not quite as iconic as what came next, but it’s easy to hear the greatness taking shape.

You know, the good thing for me about an artist like David Bowie having as many albums on this list as he does is that I can always rely on the possibility of getting an album of his and knowing that it will be cool and exciting to balance out some of the more uninteresting albums of the list. With that said, Hunky Dory is wonderful. Many have pointed to this as being Bowie's first great album, and while I haven't heard the three albums he released before this one, I can definitely tell that there's something special about this one. It's just a very nice demonstration of pure artistry that I really appreciate. Hunky Dory has a much stronger focus on piano than most Bowie albums, and I think it works well for him. Of course, I do enjoy the more rock-focused album like Ziggy Stardust or the more experimental albums like Station to Station, but there's something about the lighter orchestration behind Hunky Dory that I really like. It really allows David Bowie's songwriting to shine more so than on many other albums of his. Said songwriting is, of course, excellent. This thing has some of Bowie's finest songs. "Changes" may potentially be my favorite opening track that I've heard on an album of his. It feels nostalgic for me, okay? Then again, that could very well be because of Shrek 2, but the song is nice. "Oh! You Pretty Things" is delightful. I love the progression of this one, with the lighter verses being balanced by the energy of the choruses. I love it. Of course, if you want to talk about fun songs, you've got to acknowledge "Queen Bitch." This is probably the closest that this album gets to the sound of this album's followup, that of course being the legendary Ziggy Stardust album, and I really love it. This is one of a few songs on the album that were inspired by famous musicians of the time, with this one being inspired by Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, and it's definitely my favorite of the bunch. However, it's not my favorite song on the album. That honor has to go to "Life on Mars?" God, what a song this one is. This is easily one of the best songs in Bowie's entire discography. I think the vocals are one of my favorite parts on this one. The high note that he hits when he sings the song's title is just stellar. The chord progression is nice, I like the strings part, and the cinematic feel of the song is just the best. I adore this song. Admittedly, Hunky Dory is not my favorite Bowie album. I definitely prefer Ziggy Stardust, Station to Station, and Blackstar over this. However, Hunky Dory is still a wonderful experience and a major turning point in the career of one of the greatest artists in music history. It's Hunky Dory, okay? 5/5.

Jesus, another Bowie album right after a Roxy Music album. The gods of 1001 randomized album selection hate me this week. So it starts off with Changes, a song that always annoyed me. The rest of the album is similar in tone, cheesy at times, jangly annoying piano tracks like Fill Your Hearts. I really don't know why so many people love this guys. Andy Warhol is a good track though. The last track, Bewlay Brothers, is decent as well. 2/5

La verdad, este disco me gustó muchísimo. No lo conocía, pero me sorprendió mucho. Tiene varias canciones que me encantaron, como Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life on Mars? y Fill Your Heart. De todas, la que más me gustó fue Changes, porque tiene ese ritmo tan pegadizo y auténtico de David Bowie que la hace destacar enseguida. También me parece increíble el uso del piano a lo largo de todo el disco; le aporta mucha emoción y transmite perfectamente el sentimiento de cada canción. Un buen ejemplo de esto es Life on Mars? y Oh! You Pretty Things, especialmente en sus introducciones o en Fill Your Heart cuando hace esas subidas, las cuales me parecen espectaculares. En resumen, le doy un 9/10.

This is awesomeee! David Bowie you genuis! I’m just 4 songs in and I’m loving it. Very interesting music production too

not my typa shi, some cool weird elements in there sometimes

90/100

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

This has some absolute classics. However, it's a very front loaded album. Changes is a classic, Oh you pretty things, Life on Mars are both brilliant. Eight line poem is fine, nothing special. Kooks is fun and cute. After Kooks, you have a meandering procession of pretty "meh" songs. Quicksand is very nothing. Fill your heart is pretty forgettable. Andy Warhol is alright, it's catchy but has very little meat on it's bones. Song for Bob Dylan is fine, it has some nice guitar work. Queen Bitch is very good late album highlight, like a proto version of glam rock. The Bewlay Brothers starts out promising but goes nowhere and ends in a really offputting theatrical way. A very good album with some dross. A transition point between folk 60s Bowie and 70s glam Bowie with some classics thrown in for good measure.

Some gems that I know and love

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

The goat