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He'd also made huge leaps as a songwriter, and his new songs demonstrated the breadth of his power: the epic Jacques Brel-gone-Dada torch song "Life on Mars?" is immediately followed by "Kooks", an adorable lullaby for his infant son.
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Hunky Dory is a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class.
10y
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Glam is born: pissy rockers ("Queen Bitch"), letters to American Idols ("Andy Warhol"), and an ode to his peeps ("Oh! You Pretty Things").
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Bowie's first classic, an album of Nico-style cafe ballads about queen bitches falling in love with pretty things.
Recommended by the lovely @Jc9ers!
I have to admit something. I have never heard a full Bowie project... except his debut. I know, why even listen to that? I don't know. I heard a lot of bad things about it and I'm a sucker for horrible albums, so I listened to it. It's just as bad as people say it is. Don't go near it, unless you're prepared to suffer. JC's recommendation came at a right time as this is a nice opportunity to hear an actually decent Bowie LP. I had high expectations and they ... read more
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"I wasn't an R&B artist, I wasn't a folk artist and I didn't see the point in trying to be that purist about it… I loved the idea of putting Little Richard with Jacques Brel and The Velvet Underground backing them. What would that sound like?"
- David Bowie, 2011
To this day it's admirable to think back at how bold and insistent Bowie remained even after three of his records failed to hit the charts consecutively. Even tactics like venturing off overseas to ... read more
[David Bowie's discography ranking 4/27]
Where is Dory?
After little success of "The Man Who Sold the World", especcially in US, RCA pushed him to US to promote his record. He have written on this trip close to 30 songs inspired by American artist like Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan (for both of them, he dedicates songs), Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. In comparison to his previous hard rock record, this is much more softer record. Bowie has written most songs to be played on piano. Lyrically this is ... read more
the first incredible release on a decade that would define Bowie's career, Hunky Dory encapsulates everything that is David Bowie
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Changes: 87/100
Oh! You Pretty Thing: 90/100
Eight Line Poem: 76/100
Lif On Mars?: 92/100
Kooks: 80/100
Quicksand: 80/100
Fill Your Heart: 84/100
Andy Warhol: 86/100
Song for Bob Dylan: 87/100
Queen Bitch: 82/100
The ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Changes 3:37 | 96 |
| 2 | Oh! You Pretty Things 3:12 | 93 |
| 3 | Eight Line Poem 2:55 | 81 |
| 4 | Life On Mars? 3:55 | 98 |
| 5 | Kooks 2:53 | 84 |
| 6 | Quicksand 5:06 | 91 |
| 7 | Fill Your Heart 3:10 | 81 |
| 8 | Andy Warhol 3:54 | 86 |
| 9 | Song for Bob Dylan 4:13 | 85 |
| 10 | Queen Bitch 3:20 | 89 |
| 11 | The Bewlay Brothers 5:29 | 89 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
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1mo
Arguably Bowie's most accomplished set of songs. His songwriting prowess is at one of its peaks here.
Added on: April 5, 2013