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Young Americans

David Bowie

Group Rating: 3.5
Global Rating: 3.64
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jason-cobb

There's a freshness to this album that wasn't on Diamond Dogs. It sounds modern and forward thinking, even in 2023. The change of location clearly worked. Bowie was such a sponge for soaking up whatever was around him at the time. The album sounds like a time lapse. It doesn't appear to have a start, a middle or an ending. It carries you along without plodding. This would be five stars, but Fame has always dragged ever so slightly for me.

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boombox-generation

Side 1 of this album is fantastic. But - possibly controversially - side 2 slips into Elvis Vegas territory. The Beatles homage particularly. The playing on here is excellent, and 'Fame' salvages the second side somewhat, but it doesn't live up to the delights of side 1 and the opening track. Five stars for side 1, but plastic soul is apt for the flip.

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