Young Americans

the best

Great tunes, but just over played in my opinion

De funky versie van Bowie. Tof album

Is this the album that gets me into Bowie? I didn't love most of it, but Fame was really good.

Mi aspettavo di meglio sinceramente. "Fame" carina, ma non risolleva di molto.

Despite enjoying David Bowie, I don't like most of this album. Fame is great. Most of these tracks are very heavy on the sax.

Bowie's soul/R&B era. Really cool album, songs like Young Americans and Fame are such bangers.

I really liked this album. It may be heavily influenced by real soul and r&b artists but I still found Bowie's interpretation technically excellent. The Beatles cover was a weak point in an otherwise strong album.

I do like some of the soul sounds Bowie is going for here, but this is kind of an uneven album. The title track and Fame are both classics, and there are some cool album tracks like Fascination and Right. I don't like the Across the Universe cover that much, and I'd definitely call this lesser Bowie, but maybe that's because it's a transitional album between Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke.

por mais que seja bem dançante e divertidinha, essa fase do bowie eu pulo, plastic soul não ta com nada.

Really not one of my favourite DB albums. It’s got a couple of his absolute best songs on it. I love that he was always reinventing himself and this sounds like his foray into jazz/funk/soul. It’s not a success though. Between the two iconic tracks, it just wasn’t standout for me. Controversially, I liked the ‘across the universe’ cover. It could be a 3.5 but it doesn’t deserve a 4. The beginning and end tracks are off the scale and deserve five all the way but I’m not sure I ever need to listen to the album all the way through again.

Don't know why but I've never really been able to get into Bowie too much. Songs are ok but only a couple of standouts. Overall not a very exciting album.

Meh 2/5

This is on the lower-end of Bowie for me. Not really my jam. It's alright. His cover of Across the Universe is terrible. It feels at complete odds with the content of the song. Go to Fiona Apple for a beautiful cover of it.

Finally a Bowie album that I really enjoyed.

I cannot deny its musical quality but it’s not my thing. The musics are too repetitive for me. Always the same thing…

Young Americans sees David Bowie leave glam rock behind and fully embrace funk and soul. This album is explosive and fun, showing Bowie at a transitionary period before he fully launched his experimental phase with the Berlin trilogy. John Lennon’s contributions are noteworthy, but Bowie’s chameleon like nature is what makes this album great.

Young Americans is like a sandwich where the bread is just absolutely delectable, enchanting. Not that the insides are bad, but just that by comparison, the bread of this album—being opener "Young Americans" and closer "Fame" in this half-baked metaphor—are out of this world. Some of the best bread I've ever had. Seriously. This album is also great because it's got Bowie exploring deeper into funk and soul and then weirdly, simultaneously manages to be a strange Beatles crossover album with John showing up on Bowie's rendition of "Across the Universe" and of course (famously) on the ever-groovy "Fame." Young Americans also boasts Bowie's sexiest appearance on an album cover. I feel like he was doing a bit with this pose, but damn does he look good. The sparkle in his bracelet, the hair light, the thin plume of smoke from the cigarette...so good. There are other highlights in this sandwich for sure. "Win" is weird and groovy. I do like where he takes "Across the Universe," but wouldn't necessarily listen to it over the original. "Right" is super funky. And "Somebody Up There Likes Me" is fantastic. Not his best, but certainly a classic.

Opens with one of the greatest songs of all time. Ends with a great song. Some very good to passable material in between. Truly, a sandwich with some fucking family heirloom sourdough starter bread right there. Let's go back to the first song. This is one of those songs that packs the same punch as an hourlong session with your long lost childhood therapist. Whenever I hear that drum intro and piano glissando I am on my feet and ready to play the air saxophone. Beyond a 5 star song, elevating the whole rest of the album.

An album that really sounds good on paper! David Bowie and Philly Soul, recorded with some current and future Philly greats. I should like this album! I ultimately wasn't very attached to it. A lot of the songs seem very jamm-y, and were no doubt fun for the musicians to play, but seem to just go on for longer than they should. The Philly Soul-inspired sound can often be much too busy for my taste... a lot going on, but not a lot of dynamics or things that are too interesting. I prefer the more stripped-down, motown-esque tracks, like "Right. And Bowie isn't his most spirited in his delivery... he seems a bit detached from the energy of the rest of the track (the backup singers are trying their hardest!) Still, there are a couple solid classics. This album really should be a a high two stars, but I put it to three stars because of Fame and Young Americans, both excellent tracks.

Somebody!

The little alien reinvents himself again. This is one of my favorite Bowie albums (even though I love essentially all of them) because this is where Dave went "Hey let's slap some filthy sax on every one of those tracks". Also, I think this is Bowie at his most beautiful. Look at that album cover! Take that man out for some dinner, and make sure he eats more than milk and red bell peppers.

It's nice that Bowie reinvented himself for each of his albums, but I can't claim to like this particular incarnation. I definitely don't get his Across the Universe, and other than the album's 2 hits I find affairs rather boring.

a good one of his albums, not best

This feels like Bowie trying to do a soul album, and it kinda doesn’t work, in part because it doesn’t have the things that make the early Bowie albums work. Too many songs are just kind of aimless, noisy grooves- tracks like “Right” and “Somebody Up There Likes Me” just get locked into a pretty simple groove and then muddle through with scattered vocals and directionless sax. It’s not clear what you’re supposed to get out of them. At its best, like on the title track and “Fascination”, this can be a joyous, fun, chaotic, mess- which works perfectly well. But too much of it lacks even enough structure and intent to do that. The sound is also pretty monotonous- by limiting himself solely to the sonic palette of soul (sax, funky treble guitar, female backing vocals, wah wah) he creates a cohesive sound, but it gets old- especially relative to the incredible diversity on “Ziggy Stardust”. This is an unfair comparison, but compare the songwriting on this CD with “Life on Mars”. The latter is so focused on building up and motivating the punch of that first chorus- that’s what everything is working towards harmonically and in the arrangement. And that moment where it lands is magical. This CD doesn’t have that, or anything close- there are no peaks to motivate. Let us leave aside the cover of “Across the Universe”.

I was excited to see one of what I would assume are multiple David Bowie albums on this list! The thing about being a legend is that your great songs sound just good next to the brightest gem. That is what seems to happen in this album. It's good, but it's not Bowie's best - I'd say say far from it, but I was pleased by the consistent sound (the background vocals really help with this). I was also shocked to see Fascination, one of my favorite Bowie songs, as one of the songs with fewer listens!

Not hit best album IMO. 3,5.

Eh, it's ok. David Bowie has never really been my favorite.

Bowie goes Soul and its great (minus the Beatles Cover)

Pop/disco/saxophone Bowie. Aside from the hits (Young Americans, Fame), this was forgettable and the cover of Across the Universe was mediocre.

Should be more critically acclaimed

- Heard this before - Nowhere near my favourite Bowie, but it's 70s David Bowie so it's an automatic 4* - Fav songs: Young Americans, Right, Fame

This didn't really work for me. A lot of the tracks faded into each other, it seemed quite patische at times , and l hated the across the universe cover Favourite tracks: win, fascination, fame Least fave: across the universe 2/5

Young Americans and Fame are absolute bangers still - I kind of dug the Beatles cover, but a lot of the other tracks were so so for me.

Overall a decent album. Fame is a great song, but that's all that really stood out.

Some stand outs but not a masterpiece

Highlights: Fame

Not his best. Best track: Fame

Amazing is the only word that does this album justice. The versatility of Bowie is just remarkabe and this album is like many of his pure masterpieces

Nah

Almost touching 4 stars for me as there are a few classic tracks on here, but I'm gonna round it down to 3 for the unnecessary Beatles cover.

Yay more Bowie.

Sorry, just cannot get into David Bowie.

Good Bowie album. There’s better but good the title track stands out the most

i love it

Pretty Iconic stuff. Great grooves and social commentary

I have always though of this as a tribute to Philly International. As with most tributes, there is the line between homage and appropriation. People spend a lot of time discussing Bowie's shifts. The move from Diamond Dogs to what was referred to as "plastic soul" was so abrupt that many focus on the shift as opposed to the music. At times Bowie seems to be doing this himself - showing off in a way. Removed from that narrative, the music is very good. I prefer Station to Station as a whole, but the high points here are exceptional (Fascination, Fame, Young Americans).

I know people absolutely love Bowie but he doesn’t resonate with me at all. I like Young Americans but I think the rest of this album is just ok

I cannot believe it, but I'm going to give this David Bowie album a 5. Despite the roasting this album gets in the beginning of Parliament's Mothership Connection David Bowie, with the help of a Beatle, put together a great rock/funk fusion on this album. These songs are catchy, and very well produced. I already knew ("Young Americans" is a great opener and "Fame" is a lot of fun") and liked the hits but had never heard "Fascination" before and thought it was a great track. As an aside I think its pretty interesting that John Lennon personally appeared on two covers of his own songs (Across the Universe here and Elton John's "Lucy in the Sky"). I'd listen to this again.

10/10 love dadvidd bowie

Young Americans: very cool very funky and indeed danceable. My cup of tea of a song. 3/5 Win: Picked up and had a very cool guitar. Sounds like that the arctic monkeys want to be. 2/5 Fascination: knew straight away Itll be cool. Funky guitar! Funky everything! Upbeat. Best song on the album so far. Sax solo!! 3/5 Right: Initial thoughts suggest R&B influence but like soul as well. Just cool and chill. With a relaxing guitar solo. Just a good song. 2/5 Somebody up there likes me:it’s a good song. I don’t think it’s anything special but it’s good. I can’t describe like why it’s good. Just floats but not something I can have on repeat. 1/5 Across the universe: feels more Bowie. Cool guitar. It’s a cool good song. Probably slightly worse than the previous but nothing drastic. 1/5 Can you hear me: feels beatleish and I idk why and I know that’s wrong.Acc know if I close my eyes I hear TBH but better. Sax solo knocks it up one rating 2/5 Fake: it feels like utter perfection.it’s making me feel like dancing. Maybe I will. The riff could just loop for the entire song and it’d still be good.so cool. Best till last 3/5 Total: 3.5/5

David bowie har swag!

I was ready to rag on this for being inessential Bowie and not needing to be on this list but, as it turns out, it’s actually a good album. Still didn’t need to be on this list

Helt trevligt att lyssna på.

It’s not the Thin, White Duke’s best, or even top 5 album.

Starts off with one of my favorite Bowie songs in "Young Americans" but follows up with other great hits in "Fame" and "Across the Universe". Great album and strong from start to finish. 9/10.

Tres cool album, du coup je suis allé écouter plus de sons de lui et il est vraiement trop fort 4.5/5

Was a really good album to listen to, musicalities where sometimes really funky but also sometime chill. Also the vocals made it seem like it was not a bowie's album which was refreshing. 4/5

Fascination Fame Across the universe

Good listen

I really like the funky soul sound, but I feel only a three or so of the tracks really jumped out at me.

the mid sections isn't as strong as the beginning or end song but as a whole is real groovy

Best Song: Fame. This track feels like it does the best at portraying Bowie's grandiose, larger-than-life persona. Super recognizable, super funky backing instrumentals too. Worst Song: Across the Universe. This cover makes no improvements (or really any significant deviations) from the original. Overall: Apart from the two big hits, it feels like relatively standard 70s fare, which means it's not much for me. I'm really starting to think that a lot of Bowie's music has a "you had to be there" quality, as it doesn't elicit much so far after the fact.

Fame is a jam

I really don't like the first part of the album, but the last part is good.

Mira, no es mi favorito de DB, pero tiene a Fame y Young Americans, así que 4 estrellas.

One of the greatest albums by David Bowie.

Brilliant. Love Bowie

Really liked it

Thoroughly enjoyed. Always loved “Fame”. After hearing “Win” now I know where Beck got the inspiration for “Debra”.

Our 6th Bowie album!

Album is bookended with hits. Lots of horns on this album – which I didn't hate. Still haven't totally latched onto all things Bowie.

Never listened to it in full before but really enjoyed it

Didn't really do much for me. Some of Bowie's stuff I like, but this didn't hit that spot

Some classic songs, but overall not my taste

Dimery's list is heavy on Bowie albums, and generally speaking, I'm perfectly fine with this idea. Yet to be honest, I wish he had swapped *The Man Who Sold The World* (not included in his book) with *Young Americans*. Bowie himself has had mixed feelings about that particular blue-eyed soul transitional phase, depending on when you asked him about it. There are indeed two or three nice tracks on this record, especially groovy closer "Fame", co-penned with John Lennon. But as a whole statement, this album is probably a little too shallow and/or artificial to really be convincing to most of his fans out there... Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  more than 800, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far  Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter (including this one)

Good and funky

Gives the feel of a sunny Sunday afternoon, with a little more funk influence than I was ready for from Bowie.

10/10 David Bowie’s GOATED my man straight up slays every album lol

3/5 Good funk album. Kindve repetitive at times. Overall I enjoyed it.

A very high 4

Not my favorite Bowie album, probably my fourth or fifth favorite album from 1975. Highlights are the two hits, "Fame" and the title track. Lowlight is the unnecessary "Across The Universe" cover. 3.5/5 (rounded up to 4).

As a serious David Bowie fan, it pains me to go with a 3 on this album, but there it is. There's a lot I like about this record. I love that Bowie is a pop music artist but there's not a song under four-minutes long on this album. There's also something so strange to this production, and I mean that in a positive way. For all the emotive singing, wailing sax, and perfunctory soul-laden background singing, Bowie sets an eerie, detached vibe to the entire album that's just so unique to him. The problem is, the material isn't awesome. "Fame" is one of my favorite songs in Bowie's repertoire, and "Young Americans" is just a great tune (what it's about, I couldn't tell you), but the rest of the material sounds like Bowie feeling his way through the Ziggy-to-Thin White Duke transition, trying to find his voice in this new musical experiment. It's part of what made him such an amazing artist — his willingness (compulsion?) to go to entirely new places. This record is just a curious choice for this endeavor, as I think Station To Station (the release that came after this) is just a flat-out better album. I will say, I think Bowie's coif on this album cover may be the look Donald Trump has been chasing after.

OK, this is where I get my little rant off my chest. My big problem with this list is some artists are WAY over-represented. (e.g. there are 7 Beatles albums on here, 7 Dylan, 7 Neil Young, 6 Elvis Costello, 6 Stones, and EIGHT David Bowie albums. But no howlin' wolf, of montreal, MF Doom, run the jewels, neutral milk hotel, desmond dekker, etc. etc. I mean, I love Sonic Youth, but there are 5 Sonic Youth albums on this list and that's 4 too many.) So, overall, there should be a three-album cap per artist to make room for other albums/artists. /rant As for how I feel about this album on its own terms, honestly, I don't really care for it. The title track is perfection and Fame is cool. Somebody Up there Likes Me is good, too. But that's about it. His singing really annoyed me on this one—and I'm a Bowie fan. The grooves are kind of mid and the tunes are pretty forgettable. Plus, that cover of Across the Universe is weak. (Fiona Apple FTW!) I love that Bowie stretched out and constantly tried new things. And he could always be counted on for putting out a killer song or two on each album, but this one is one of his weakest album of the '70s and I struggled to get through it.

Damn! Those opening notes are just so damn iconic. I assumed that I've heard this album in its entirety but yet all the songs in between Young Americans and Fame were unfamiliar. How in the world have I reached this age and not known Bowie did a cover of Across the Universe!? And Luther Vandross on this album! Also no idea. Hearing Bowie's Beatles' cover was a real joy for me. Bowie's interpretation and intonations reminded me again why I love that song so much. Everything in between Young Americans and Fame is just OK. Hard to say if it's just OK because those two songs are just so damn great. I can't rate this a 3 because it's Bowie and because of the bookend songs. I'd probably give it a 3.8.

This is a fun album! My favorite Bowie so far, still missing a special something that I can’t put my finger on. I dig the American though

i was slightly disappointed by this album, and i’m not really sure why. bowie is always good, and i liked his use of soul music, but there was something missing. i didnt love the beatles cover, even though that seems to be the focal point of the album. it’s a 4, but a weak 4 for me

ikkje da besta av bowie men ikkje da versta heller

Jævlig bra. Glede meg til den nye dokuen komme på kino

I will forever be a Bowie fan. This is probably one of his most accessible albums for new fans as well.

I like Ziggy better but this was good

Young Americans is an all timer

Not my taste. It's not a bad album, but I didn't like it.

Bowie's genre break album, an outstanding interpretation of his own for soul music.

Probably the 'least best' of Bowie's mid- to late-70s albums, but still far ahead of most other artists of the time.

DB is the best

Unique voice, quite funky on a few different songs. Very easy listening.

I only ever knew Fame off of this album, which is still such a bop. But the rest is still really groovy. Across The Universe is so good.

muy 80. tiene 2 temazos mal. tema fav. across the universe

I swear his voice was at its peak here. Nothing like a mountain of cocaine to add character. His Beatles cover is in the running for worst of all time, although I think that accolade goes to John Farnham for his histrionic attempt at "Help." Despite the critical love for the boring Berlin trilogy this is his last good album until Scary Monsters. I was debating whether it was 4 or 5 stars, but that dismantling of "Across The Universe" knocks it down a peg.

Title track is an instant winner, heard it before but never really listened to it. Appreciate the Lennon influence on “Fame”.

All time classic

Not feeling it.

Better than I remembered.

"Young Americans" is the ninth studio album by David Bowie and was a transition to more soul and R&B from glam rock. It was called "blue-eyed soul" or as Bowie put it "plastic soul." The album was recorded at the end of "The Diamond Dog's" tour in both Philadelphia and NYC. Bowie recruited musicians and singers with two of the more prominent ones being Luther Vandross and guitarist Carlis Alomar. It also brought back producer Tony Viscoti who last worked with Bowie on "The Man Who Sold the World." The album got and still gets mixed critical reviews. "Young Americans" starts the album with horns and prominent background singers giving it definitely a soulful feel. The lyrics are great tongue-in-cheek with trying to attain the great American dream - Ford Mustangs and a Barbie doll and all you get is a divorce and alimony. "Win" has more of a soulful, jazzy and smooth feel, something Bowie would fully realize on "Blackstar." This sounds like an early 80's Prince song. "Fascination" takes it in a funky direction influenced by a Luther Vandross song "'Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)." Horns, the funky keyboards, background singers, Bowie's vocals: this is where the "plastic soul" totally works. "Right" starts off taking a middle ground between the last two songs with respect to funk and jazz. The song really starts to work the longer the listen and really gets the groove going. My favorite song on the first side. "Somebody Up There Likes Me" begins the second side with strong sax by David Sanborn. The song has a darker tone with lyrics appearing to be about fame and its repercussions. Bowie really goes all out with soulfully-stressed vocals. I am not sure Bowie added anything to the Beatles' cover of "Across the Universe." Although, John Lennon is in the backing vocals. The extended jam ending the song...Why? "Take It In Right" Is a song Bowie had written for Lulu and then recorded it as "Can You Hear Me?" after she failed to use it. Great strings, background vocals and sounds like a late 70's R&B pop single. The album ends with "Fame" and a great guitar riff by Carlos Alomar; this is where Bowie and Visconti really succeed with that funky groove and production. Apparently, contributions from John Lennon as well. This ends the album with the same way it started and the disillusion of fame and success. I don't know where I'd rank this album in the Bowie catalog. It's highs are great with "Fame," "Fascination" and "Young Amercians" and pretty low to me with that Beatles' cover. This is one of those albums I'd have to give more listens and time for a final assessment. Hats off to him for going after that soulful and R&B album which mostly succeeds. And with most Bowie, at the very least, it's an interesting listen!

Classic Also forgot he did a cover of ‘across the universe’ by the beatles - noice

This is a Classic. Smooth and assured- Jazzy and cool. Neatly framed by the two hits.

Having laid Ziggy Stardust to rest, David Bowie turns his exacting gaze to the world of blue-eyed soul. Full of swagger, biting lyrics, and a loose jam-like atmosphere.

I love David Bowie. This album is very enjoyable.

This was my introduction to Bowie. This album feels Paul McCartney-like. The songs are a bit longer than usual pop songs. The first song feels very generic, but it does switch up a little in the middle. It also has a Beatles reference. It's nothing complex. It's easy-listening. I like the "hints" of saxophone. The effects on the sax on track 3 are neat. Fourth track has a clavinet on it, the funky bastard. The track is groovy as hell even if it only uses two chords. David knows how to build on one song. The fifth track has a strange chord progression. The string synth plays quite a strange melody in the "chorus". Probably the most progressive song on the record. The sixth track is a melancholy bluesy-country song with an acoustic guitar. It's a song that sticks out of the album the most. The chord progressions are just wonderful. The second last song has real strings. Sounds like it would have been played at the end of a prom night. It has key changes in it which sound pleasant. Also the sax is appreciated. The "take-it-in-right" has a nice upward melody, first sung later played on the strings. This is the first and only song which doesn't fade out. The album ends on a very funky note with a song that has a distored electric guitar, which doesn't really take control of the song, instead it gives it texture. Also there's some experimentation at the end with pitched vocals and a reversed piano. A very swingy song. It's a decent, funky record. The timbres on the album are well chosen. I was never a fan of songs fading out. The album is nothing extraordinary in my opinion. If you like Paul McCartney and funk, you should like this.

Okay record, good closing track and the beatles cover is enjoyable

Classic Bowie potentially his best work

Maybe this isn’t the Bowie album for me

Funky. Calm. Good vibes. Sexy. Like it

Not amazing, too slow

Noice

Grand. 2.5

Good but can see why it's not as popular as his other 70s albums. The title track was great and there was a fair bit of Beatles influence through the album but a few songs that were pretty weak by Bowie standards. 6/10

Love Bowie.

Great album. Fame is my jam

first real listen to any of bowie's stuff in a meaningful way. really have no way to contextualize it in his discography or the time period but it bangs, some songs i didnt care for but the ones i did bridge the gap on the project more or less

10 Stars.

Young Americans, and Fame good. Cover of Accross the Universe was interesting, Beatles version is better

Hard-hitting bass lines, layered vocals, and Bowie's usual charm deliver nearly 60 minutes of groovy soul-funk-art-pop goodness.

Fame

This is great, not sure how I hadn't heard it before. Reminded me of George Michael in a lot of places.

Call this whatever you like. A blue eyed soul phony. A sell out. An experimental transitional period. Regardless of your thoughts, this is another excellent entry in Bowie's prime. Not a masterpiece, but Bowie gives an excellent performance, the production is fantastic, and I find the gospel back vocals and funky instrumental to be interesting and never too generic. We also have the famous tracks "Young Americans" and "Fame." Nowhere near the best or my favorite Bowie album, but nevertheless incredible.

Enjoyed the songs, found the music more enjoyable than other Bowie albums

Det er ikke Bowie på sitt beste. De to singlene er sterke, dog

I have yet to listen to a bad David Bowie album; I don't know if one exists. This one is certainly up there with some of the best. I'd heard the eponymous song 'Young Americans' and 'Fame' before and they're just pretty much perfect songs, but the entirety of the album is fantastic R&B/soul from a guy who wasn't, at the time, known for it. Bowie just has the talent to take in a new genre and roll with it, making some of the best music ever. Geez, what I would do to have that kind of talent.

Not my favorite DB, but thanks to 1001 albums I have discovered that I really like his music.

Álbum muy Bowie con una muy buena voz e instrumentalmente poderoso. Para escuchar relajadamente

Young Americans é clássico. Fame tem um baixo bem gostoso de ouvir.

Ugh, David Bowie. If there’s an afterlife, I’ll probably be punished for how much I dislike David Bowie. I understand his contribution to music, and I’m sure there are musicians I love who were heavily inspired by Bowie, but no thanks, we can agree to disagree. I don’t understand how his music is so popular, honestly. That cover of “Across the Universe” probably took a year off my life.

Not sure there's a musician who's had more lives than Bowie ... Track 10 "Who Can I Be Now?" signifies that he puts a lot of thought into identity progression. This album is pretty tame and got me wondering if the 1975 iteration of Bowie was this the birth of the Adult Contemporary genre? The cover of the Beatles Across the Universe was very unexpected but I really enjoyed it. Young Americans will always be timeless and Win made me think of the Midnight Vultures album by Beck. (Bowie and Beck would've been a great collab). At the end of the day, this album is mediocre by today's standards. Still love this guy but albums like this make me wonder exactly why...

“Fame” is great. “Fame” has funk. “Fame” has soul. Y’know what “Fame” doesn’t have? Annoying horns. Excessive backup singing. Obnoxiously sung Beatles covers. The rest of the album has those things. And it’s awful. No iteration of Bowie has been a hit with me. But this one is my least favorite.

The overuse of the saxophone on this album makes this feel dated but I like the funk undertones, particularly on Fascination. I still don't like Bowie's voice so its looking like Bowie albums have a ceiling of around 3 stars.

Good album for my bike commute

Of the Bowie albums we’ve had so far (this plus Station to Station, Alladin Sane, and Low), this is my favorite one. Bowie’s turn towards soul was a good one. I really enjoy the call and response in Fascination. Win is a miss for me. It was a big miss the first go round, but not quite as bad upon a second listen. Can You Here Me is just OK. The Beatles cover seems to have turned a bunch of critics off, but it works for me. Fame is the stand out track for me while Young Americans is close behind. These two tracks are strong, but not strong enough to carry the album higher.

Fabulous album. Would have first heard the single young americans when I was 13 and liked it then (although probably liked his glam stuff more). YA plus Fame still sound great, I really like the cover of Across the Universe (never heard this before) and Right and Someone up there likes me are also worth a repeated listen

listened to again it's good

er ikkje så glad i young americans songen

I have not listened to the full album yet because I am too busy listening to the title track and replaying it but it is a BANGER! Def top 5 David Bowie albums Gotta love Fame, sad John Lennon is on it though

Bowie is amazing. Have never listened to all the albums and this one is great

Some Bowie is hit or miss. This was a hit!

Great record

favorite track: right

One of his greatest.

Is it enough that the title track is possibly the greatest album opener in the history of music? It might be but it doesn't have to be because this album also contains "Fascination" perhaps the grooviest song of all time (or at least the grooviest Bowie tune.) Also, "Fame" features an actual Beatle, so there's that. I know this isn't as beloved as the Berlin trilogy or as iconic as the Ziggy Stardust stuff or as popular as the "Let's Dance" album (I absolutely love all that stuff too by the way) but if I had to pick one favorite Bowie album, it would be this one and maybe that's weird but I don't care, "Young Americans" is my favorite David Bowie album.

Bowie's foray into soul is amazing. Top 5 Bowie album for me. Brilliant. 9-10/10

Tätä bowien levyy ei oo kauheesti tullu kuunneltuu jos yksittäisii sinkkuja ei lasketa. Kiinnostavalta tuntuu toi Lennonin läsnäolo. En ehkä osaa arvioida tätä vielä tällä kuuntelulla kunnolla. Vaatii siis ehdottomasti lisää tutustumista. Näin alkuun siis positiiviset vibat mutta ei ihan riitä sinne lempparilevyihin — ainakaan vielä. 3/5

Vähän ehkä hidas ja jotenkin jammailun olonen mun makuun, vaikka bowie on ihan jees.

No johan on kun Bowien joku 10. paraskin levy mahtuu listalle. No kelpaahan tämä, hitit tässä etenkin skulaa.

Olis varmaan pitäny antaa Ziggy Stardustille 5/5, kun tääkin on nyt 4/5 mutta sitä huonompi. Pehmeää Bowieta, toimiihan tämä.

David Bowie pourrait faire un album de pets et j’aimerais ça. 😂 En fait c’est comme un exercice de style mais sa touche rend le tout intéressant. Ce n’est pas son meilleur album, mais ça s’écoute très bien. Young Americans et Fame sont des incontournables.

I've not listened to much of this bit of Bowie and it’s long overdue. This is brilliant.

Hmm, 5 Bowie albums and this is my first as I continue my journey backwards currently at 199. 5 in the first 200 albums. I do enjoy Bowie and Young Americans and Fame are great tracks. But this album doesn't fully grab me.

What's this?? Me not immediately slapping a 5 on our first Bowie album? I ADORE this album, there are bops from start to finish, attempting to sing all of the bits from Right all at once is one of my favourite past times, songs like Young Americans and Fame are absolutely top tier, BUT!!! I think it's just a little bit off from the other Bowie albums on this list! (also the cover of Across the Universe has always grated me a little bit, perhaps I've been spoiled by the Fiona Apple version which will always be my favourite version)

After waiting this long for a Bowie album I expected a little bit more tbh. It's a fun album, and Fame is a bop and a half, but some of the songs are a bit crap and his voice can be a little annoying at times (sorry Chloe). I do think the rest of his albums on this list will only get better tho

Over 100 albums in and we've got our first Bowie, fancy seeing you here The opening and closing tracks are both great, and I like the overall stylistic shift of the album, but everything in the middle is kind of... well, mid.

Great musicianship as always with Bowie, but with a somewhat conventional direction here. Influenced by classic soul to some degree, and with famous hits like Fame and the title track. However, lacking a lot of the alternative experimental elements that make the greatest Bowie albums… great. So quite average in this respect.

Han har verkligen gjort så många hits?? Men inte hans bästa platta

mäh, i dont care for bowie

Awesome!

I say I'm a Bowie fan but in reality I only listen to 4 of his albums and this isn't one of them. It's good but If I'm in the mood for blue-eyed soul I'm going for Hall and Oates. Wish we could give 1/2 ratings, this would be a 3.5 for me.

From Young Americans to The Worst version of Across the Universe ever. How can such a great talent be so extremely hot or cold?

Bowie's Funk/Soul record. I love the singles. A pretty good listen all the way through. Not my favorite Bowie record.

This is not my favorite Bowie album, not by a long shot. The singles are great, the rest is forgettable or maybe even bad.

Love Bowie. The mega-hits, Young Americans and Fame, from this album are hits for a reason. Most of this album leaned way in on the saxophone and just didn't really really grab me. This feels like a transition period away from the early 70s glam phase to something more inspired by disco maybe? Not as good as the previous handful of albums.

Wow, compared to the other Bowie albums I fell in love with on this project, this was mid at best. The hits are nice enough, maybe one other song, but the rest was just dull. And that’s not even including the abysmal Beatles cover on here - yikes. Not your best by a long shot, Bowie.

Wow, this album could've made a great single.

David Bowie's exploration of the soul genre is a pretty fun journey. It has the glam, but not mainly because of the production and Bowie's charisma, but because of the soul and R&B elements, happily driving the beats and melodies. Unfortunately, it felt dry and overproduced at some point. I guess Bowie himself wouldn't have called it "plastic soul" for no reason. In particular, the last acts of the tracks often felt monotonous, Bowie is usually repeating the same phrase here, while the background is repeating the same grooves. Again, it's a pretty fun journey. But not something worth revisiting tbh. PS. Perhaps the reason he got away with that terrible "Across the Universe" cover is because he was a friend of John Lennon during those times. The former Beatle even helped him make the album's most popular track, "Fame". Still, it's pretty amusing, how Bowie uses Beatles influences. Take note for example the "A Day in the Life" lyric sample bit in the title track.

Superb. I'd rate it six stars if that was an option.

IS it me or is Bowie just overrated?

Loved this. Really did. Was better than expected, and I expected good things. Bowie, at his peak, was a musical genius. This, from start to finish, was fantastic

Not my favourite Bowie album at all. Probably only a 3 because it's Bowie, i preferred the periods before and after

Not Bowie's best. Side 1 has some interminable neo-soul meanderings alongside the title track, which is a right jam. Then side 2 takes the storytelling folk style of what Bowie did near the start of his career, and applies this modern, for the mid-70s, sheen to it, before finishing with another jam in Fame.

Soul and disco Bowie is not the best Bowie, his vocals are all over the place even though some of this works, it's just more miss than hit, 2/5.

OK. Young Americans was a good opener, then it builds up nicely through the middle of the album, and I was really enjoying it by track 5. Then the cover of Across The Universe comes along. I really like the song, but this cover is just not very good, it doesn't add anything to the original and he just uses increasingly sillier voices through the song. Took the edge off the album for me, the track after that isn't great and I never really liked Fame. 2/5.

Surprisingly boring album from the great David Bowie. While not necessarily bad or unlistenable, this feels like one that was put on this list solely because of Bowie's name as there are many stronger albums by him and by other artists that could probably take its spot on this list. There was just too many instances of weak songwriting on here with repetitive hooks and beats. Outside of "Fame" and the title track, everything seemed to blend together with an overall bland sound. I can definitely hear the John Lennon influence in terms of how Lennon's later solo albums sounded very similar to this (I am not a fan of those solo albums either). In fact, I tended to be distracted by Lennon's presence on this album: while his backing vocals added some flavor to the mix, I found the A Day In The Life reference in the title track ("I Heard The News Today, Oh Boy") and the cover of "Across the Universe" distracting and not fulfilling. Overall, this wasn't very memorable, and it didn't give me anything to come back to really. NOTE: Right after "Fame", a song started that got me tapping my feet instantly which was the first song on this album to make me do so. I immediately checked to see what song it was only to find out that the album had ended and "Turn to Stone" by ELO was auto-played afterwards. Made the album seem even slower after that revelation.

It's got some really good bits at the start, some really good bits at the end and the middle bits are also there.

Some brilliant tracks, not quite 10/10 for me though.

White boy tries funk, ...mostly gets the gist. Story at 8.

Enjoyed overall. If I found the LP for like 5 bucks, I’d pick it it!

*she said she said *good day sunshine

Musically and sonically it's great, and I do like its party energy, but his vocals are just so... affected? Hokey? It sounds like a parody. I'll admit that I caught myself humming along more than once, and if one of the songs came on in a bar I'm sure I'd be happy to listen to it. But when I got to the end I was just relieved that it was over.

Few can make a sax sound cool on a rock album, but by jove Bowie’s done it!

Great album! Who doesn’t like Fame. Why didn’t the album start with that song? Also, Bowie makes saxophones sound good unlike Springsteen.

Just not as funky as it wants to be, and his voice is off.

Bowie! Such a great record, coming out of the glam era into something different.

It's Bowie! - First in I am sure a list of. Didn't really care for the cover of Across The Universe, Young Americans and Fame are just standard classics now but I like Win quite a lot as well.

Quite a jump from Diamond Dogs. Soulful, great arrangements especially for the backing vocals.

Not sure why i was surprised to enjoy it so much. Great stuff

When this album came out I would have given it 5 stars. But now that it's been out 47 years the novelty has worn off. The high lights out weigh the mediocre here. With the worst song being "Across The Universe" Other wise a splendid time for all

Cool bass on John, I'm only dancing. Fame is an absolute belter. Across the Universe is just sad though, and there wasn't enough gold in the rest of the album.

Another solid David Bowie album. This one is more pop heavy and nothing too crazy but it’s succinct and enjoyable. A good cover of a Beatles song and a couple of classics on this. Bowie is pretty special when it comes to consistent albums. 7.9/10

Bowie's "plastic soul" album was overall just a fun album to listen to. You can hear the R&B and Soul influences, and yet it also sounds very Bowie. There isn't a track on the album that feels out of place! Definitely recommend listening!

Amazing album by Bowie.

Not as good as some of Bowie's other albums, but Young Americans, Somebody Up There Likes Me and Fame are classics.

5.0 + Blue-eyed soul doesn’t sound like it could be cool but every song on here is awesome. Yet another genre bending triumph in David Bowie’s catalog and one of his best.

the level of creativity flowing from this man for his entire career spanning decades is phenomenal

David Bowie does saxy soul. He really commits to it, but it still feels like a bit of a pastiche. 3/5

There's so charming about this record. Not this best, but pretty solid. Bowie can't miss!

Fuckinnnnn quality mate.

I like the funk/soul sound of the record, but found that most of the songs did not hit too hard on any sort of emotion. Feels like decent beats with some sort of vague, generic lyrics sung over and repeated. 5/10

A much stronger album than I thought. There's four or five really first-rate songs on the two biggies plus fascination, win and Right. 4 🌟

easy listening, easily forgotten though too I reckon

Good album

Nobody did it better than Bowie. 4.5/5

Such a great album as nearly all David Bowie's are. The title track and fame being stand out singles in Bowie's long career. You can however hear the exhaustion taking hold and sense of unrest within the music. The massive amounts of cocaine taking their toll as well. You can tell listening to this that Bowie was ready for another change which he did in the form of his partnering with Iggy Pop and then the Berlin Trilogy.

ehhhh nothing was entirely wrong with this album but i didn’t love it. his voice got a tad obnoxious at some points but it was overall meh.

Well... another Bowie album. Maybe it's Bowie+saxophone that i don't like? I mean...it's hard to separate the fact that this album contains "Young Americans" and "Fame" which have been unavoidable on radio for over 40 years. I could make the defence that I'm just tired of them but honestly I've never liked these songs, and maybe this is the pinpoint of my not being a Bowie fan? I'm not denying the talent involved or it's not that I can't understand *why* people like them/him, but these songs never resonate with me in any way. Maybe it's the faux-soul/funkiness with these songs that low-key irritates me? I think that's it. They all seem to have that similar vibe that turned me away from those hits so many years ago. Listen to the song "Right" - a perfect example. It's not *bad* - it's just not interesting. If I had to nitpick specifics, the constant saxophone and soulful bg vocals - while undoubtedly give the vibe he was looking for - are exactly what I don't enjoy. The other songs are new to me and ... meh... (although I actively dislike the cover of "Across the Universe") Random note: listen to the beginning of "Win" then go listen to "Debra" by Beck. :) Just a personal thing in the end I suppose: I've never really been a Bowie fan and this album definitely would be the nadir for me; however I previously had the album "Low" (which was new to me) and just listened to it again to affirm what I'd thought before and stand by: *that* is the Bowie album for people who don't like Bowie - I still love it. I'll stick with Low and pass hard here. 3/10 2 stars.

Fun listen! Look forward to other Bowie albums.

A few amazing songs, but feels flat in a lot of places

Classic Bowie

It's Bowie, it's fun enough. It's not a masterpiece, but it doesn't suck. Listened to the whole thing without groaning once. 3/5.

Bowie is brilliant

not good not bad, would give a 2.5 if i could

Faaaaaame. How was that the closer to the album? Huh.

Another day, another Bowie album. Like most I can take it or leave it. It's a nice album to listen to but nothing that really makes me want to come back to it.

I just love how he is able to just mash everything together and play it off like it is his life and how he always was and always will be.

Far from his best, but a decent record with a few of the tracks doing most of the heavy lifting. Quality and timbre of Bowie's voice does alternately grate against and work well with the music, but the overall production and composition is solid

5 of course

aight

Not my favorite Bowie album, but not a bad one either, and even mid-tier Bowie is better than most of the albums on this list.

Bowie moving away from glam rock towards a more soul/r 'n' b sound and giving us Fame & Young Americans. It's not perfect, hell, as an album it's not even that great. But I get it's inclusion.

Oh hell yes. Young Americans is a GROOVE. This whole album is a great reinvention of Bowie out of the glam and into soul. again proves that Bowie is the ultimate musical chameleon. The Across The Universe cover is killer. Fame is a great funk closer.

a nice disco pop album from the mid 70s. very in tune with the times it feels like.

Genuine contender for his best album.

Better than I was expecting. Kind of funky, bits of disco, and not as cheesy as I thought. Beatles cover not for me though...

Wow. David Bowie really was decades ahead of his time. And several years behind. The title track - Young Americans - starts off sounding exactly like the opening theme of a mid-90s sitcom. The rest of the album is, as Bowie described it himself - a facsimile of soul. He does well for a white boy, but I can't help but think that he's making a gesture at the genre rather than actually contributing to it or bringing the music foward. I suspect this album is considered influential because it is a change of direction from an established artist, shining a light on music that hadn't reached white suburbanites before - at least not in a way that could have been considered acceptable at the time. Knowing Bowie and his understanding and love of music, I think this is very much a case of cultural appreciation rather that appropriation, but that being said, Bowie cannot make (and he's admitted this himself with the definition of "plastic soul") this music his own. A famous white boy putting his money and influence into expanding the listenership of the genre is commendable. I think this - today - might not fly the way it did 45 years ago. It is a good album, and a paradigm shift for Bowie, giving a shot in the arm to soul, but ultimately being derivative in a direction that wasn't mastered.

I wish the rest of the songs on this album lived up to Fame, which is an unbelievably amazing song. I felt like Bowie was trying a style that didn't really fit as well with his voice...I liked it but didn't love it.

I enjoyed this album much more than the previous Bowie album. Young Americans and Fame were both great listens and overall I enjoyed the entire album.

I thought this album was really solid. Young Americans is an excellent opening to this album and I would add Somebody Up There Loves Me to playlists of mine to listen to every now and then.

Someone should parody "Fascination" with "Vaccination"

Ever since I was a kid I never got the whole Bowie thing. Growing up I started to appreciate his talent as a musican and songwriter, and I can jam with a lot of the instrumentation on this album; the soul and r&b influences are cool, the tracks are good. But I still don't like his vocals. It leads to this juxtaposition, with this strained white guy voice crooning over these groovy tracks, making them less groovy, and makes the whole thing sound like a poor imitation. Only Fame kind of gets it. Probably because his vocals are sparse.

"Have been the un-American? (ooh) Just you and your idol sing falsetto (ooh) 'Bout Leather, leather everywhere, and Not a myth left from the ghetto Well, well, well, would you carry a razor (ooh) In case, just in case of depression? (ooh) Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors Blushing at all the Afro-Sheeners Ain't that close to love? Well, ain't that poster love? Well, it ain't that Barbie doll Her hearts have been broken just like you" (Young Americans) "Wear your wound with honor, make someone proud Someone like you should not be allowed To start any fires" (Win) No es de los discos de Bowie que más me gustan, pero sigue siendo estupendo y yo me voy a pasar pensando en la cita de "Win" el resto del día.

Can't go wrong with Bowie. "Young Americans" is such a good song. I might actually like this album more than Hunky Dory. I can't choose which song is the best. "It's Gonna Be Me" Is actually so good. Need more time to think about this one. High, high 4

Album gustoso. David magnetico.

It might not be his greatest, but it's very good

Very good stuff this.

I have loved David Bowie since I was a child (he’s my most scrobbled artist at over 8k) and the Young Americans album has only gotten better with time. It is a frequent go-to for me. Also, “Fame” on great headphones is an experience.

Never been my kind of music

It's a Bowie album isn't it! Was well excited for this and it was excellent - especially the little Beatles nod. The only problem was I wanted to dance and fully enjoy the tunes and not sit at a desk working...

Well it is certainly obvious the stark themes of Bowie albums. This is certainly funk and soul and I certainly liked it a lot and enjoyed listening to some news ones to me. A couple blurred in a bit for me, hard differentiate, which is why its a 4*

Two Bowies in a row! One of my favourite Bowie albums as well. I love everything that led to this album, a big change of pace towards soul following the Diamond Dogs era. There's a great documentary about backing singers called 20 Feet from Stardom which has a bit about Bowie's performance of Young Americans on the Dick Cavett show and how he worked with the backing singers so much in the writing process through the whole album. And he looked beautiful and had those huge shoulder pads. One of my favourite live videos. Magnificent.

classic vibes

Not my favorite from Bowie but an enjoyable listen.

This album is a masterpiece. I will be returning to this one over and over again.

Very interesting sound. Clearly, he was very talented, but I did find this album a little repetitive. The only song that I enjoy fully on the album is Fame.

Young Americans by David Bowie (1975) It’s probably just a matter of taste, but I personally prefer this funky R&B sound over David Bowie’s earlier sci/fi ‘space persona’ material. On Young Americans, Bowie takes up more mature themes and shows greater compositional depth and more solid collaborative arrangements and production. These features are evident chiefly in the two very nice hits from this album, “Young Americans” and “Fame”. With stylish backing vocals designed by then-unknown Luther Vandross, the opening track “Young Americans” cooks without boiling over. And teaming up with John Lennon (during his blessed 18-month hiatus from Yoko Ono), Bowie exposes the downside of rock stardom in “Fame” with groove and more than a little panache. This collaboration, however, is not as successful on their joint cover of “Across the Universe”. Yuck. As for the rest of the album, there are lush and elaborate settings (“Win”, “Fascination”, “Can You Hear Me”) for some seriously reflective lyrical motifs. The backing vocals on “Can You Hear Me” are angelic. Bowie’s voice on this album is simply entertaining—not as self absorbed as his previous work. “Somebody Up There Loves Me” at least gets me thinking about the mystery of the Incarnation, even if that almost certainly wasn’t the intent. This blast from the past is suitable background music for cleaning up after a party. Or driving through the car wash. Or packing away your summer clothes for the winter. Or paying bills. But not for riding in an elevator. People would think you’re weird. 3/5

Боуи великий

Meh. 2nd David Bowie album on this list so far, and I'm just not impressed.

White boy tries funk, mostly gets the gist. Story at 8.

This is an excellent David Bowie albums, one of my favorites. This is also possibly the most accessible album he ever made, one I would recommend to someone looking to get into Bowie's music (after Ziggy, of course). Bowie really embraces the soulful aspects of his style that were always there, and just goes for full tilt funk and soul on this album. The result is a collection of sexy, groove-filled songs with warm, rich arrangements. The album also performs the neat/difficult trick of being very much of its time, but only in the best ways, in large part because it never loses Bowie’s own avant-garde sensibility. It's mid-70s hip, but entirely unique and a harbinger of what other singers would be doing for years after this. Vocally, Bowie sounds looser and more relaxed than usual. He is supported by a strong group of musicians and singers, including the exceptional David Sanborn on sax and a then unknown Luther Vandross. All of this this adds up to some incredibly engaging music and two of the very best singles of Bowie’s career in “Young Americans” and “Fame.” “Fascination” is my favorite deep track, a personal favorite. Bowie would move on rather quickly from this style, but this was a delightful detour. Fave Songs (All songs, ranked from most to least favorite): Young Americans, Fame, Fascination, Win, Right, Across the Universe, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Can You Hear Me

I think I prefer older glam rock period David Bowie more than his soul-inspired era. Lots of good saxophone parts though. I think I prefer the back half of the album to the front. Favorites: Somebody Up There Likes Me, Can You Hear Me, Fame

“It remains a beloved bright spot in a discography with more than its share."

David Bowie’s 1975 Young Americans is not among the list of Bowie albums that have aged well, in my opinion. A short tracklist, but with songs ranging in the 5 minutes, its hard not to feel like these songs are overlong, considering we now live in an era where pop songs are on average half the length of these. Bowie’s vocals are as present as always, but nothing jumps out. No particular stand out song either

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It's ridiculous really... Any other artist, and this would be a career high. With Bowie it might just scrape the top 10 (better than Heathen, worse than Earthling...) It's a bit fixed in its tempo, too much sax, not enough invention. It's almost as if cocaine affects quality control. However, with Bowie this means a four star album - if you compare with Oasis or the Stone Roses who went from 5 stars to 1 in the space of an album for the same reason it's a testament to his talent! Ultimately, the only track I'd make my first choice to listen to off this album is Fame. There's more great stuff on there, but that's it - Bully for you, chilly for me.

Not my favorite style for Bowie. It's still pretty good though. The opening and closing track were hits for a reason. Absolute ear worms. Overall it's worth a listen once in a while I suppose. I'd rather go with glam Bowie or Berlin trilogy Bowie in most instances.

Classic. Bowie’s a god

Not much of a soul man, though it has a few standout tracks

Fame is one of my favourite Bowie songs ever - but the rest of the album is a little ho-hum

The Thin White Duke at his best, post Heroin, pre Berlin and cleaning up his act this is a special album. His experiment with white boy soul and with the backing of Carlos Alomar on guitar and the wonderful Luther Vandross on backing vocals, highlights here The Eponymous "Young Americans" and of course his Lost Weekend output "Fame" co written by John Lennon. You can hear the influence of Gamble & Huff and TSOP throughout the album, the rock chameleon doing what he did the best. Love the whole thing and deservedly on the list in my opinion.

What is there to say. Every song is a classic and Bowie was already a master at his craft by this point.

Classic Bowie

Yndislegt stöff <3

Wow. This album is awesome. Again I found myself completely unfamiliar with the work of the artist, and I seriously dug this album.

Meh, I know that Bowie = change, but this one is rather boring.

Not a fan of his singing, but the songs are reasonably well written

Really Great, super influential I'm sure.

Classic and amazing.

Amazing! Classic. m

Perfect for a cocaine fueled dance party, orgy, or to get hyped for work.

Love this album. While Bowie's weirder and less accessible work will always be my favorite, this album just has such a great fun funky sound. Can't help but jam out to it. Bowie is a musical chameleon.

not my favorite bowie album but its great

This is not my style but I'm glad I listened to it. I've never stopped to listen to David Bowie.

Thought I liked Bowie. Oh yeah, I do, but not this album. Falls into that category of over-produced 70s popular music, that I truly do not enjoy. Not really even any highlights in it for me. Bowie is a bit of a chameleon. He released the album Earthling in 1997, which I bought and really liked of course, but it had a real 90s sound.

great title track, hard to maintain the enthusiasm after that

Cool smooth Bowie with very little lowlights. Fame is an absolute banger👌🙌

Really average 80s music, usual Bowie story a couple of half decent tracks hidden in there

Bowie is an absolute legend. Bowie can do no wrong.

Everything sounds like goodbye moonmen

Fan fucking tastic

3.5

Great album

Great album. Fame is popular, but I like Right

First Bowie album since I've started. The Sax player and the backup singers definitely earned their paycheques on this album. Opens with Young Americans, closes with Fame, and then in between are songs most people may not be familiar with. Overall this album is less "weird" Bowie and more songs that would be considered traditional 80s jazzy/soulful rock ballads. Didn't like the Beatles cover, the original has a great dreamlike tone and this one there's a lot of force behind which I don't think translates well. Overall good album.

-"Young Americans" is good and catchy -I like the funky groove in "Fascination" -The cover of "Across The Universe" was cool -"Fame" is quite catchy, but not mind blowing. I like the low voice bit at the end -Idk just not the most interesting stuff from David Bowie here

I was never a big David Bowie fan, but I can't deny he was a musical genius. This album is from his "plastic soul" days, but I think the plastic soul label is a bit misleading as these songs are quality work. Didn't care for the cover of Across the Universe, which is one of my all-time favorite songs, but otherwise good stuff. Play that funky music white boy! 4 stars.

Master desde la cuna.

Qué bueno que no había nacido todavía porque todavía no le entendía del todo al Davidbowismo.

Está bueno, aunque no es uno de mis favoritos.

disco isn't cooler when Bowie does it

I’m sure a lot of deep Bowie fans are going to spit and want to slap me, but Young Americans is not a complete must hear. “Fame” is the only gem, and the title track is embarrassing. There also other good songs, in this album. (5/10) FT: Fame, Across the Universe, Young Americans

Surprised to find I didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Not a bad album, but not the endless great tracks i was expecting I suppose

2.5/5 Not really interesting

I liked the funky vibes of this one more than the other Bowie albums I've heard, but he's still just not my thing.

Not peak peak Bowie, but still peak Bowie.