David Bowie - Hunky Dory
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Free Music Review: Immersed in Crowley's uniform...
Hit: 4 Stars
I have to say that I am not as big a fan of this album as I am of the records that bookend it. That being said, I can appreciate the praise heaped on 'Hunky Dory', probably the most celebrated of Bowie's albums. Released in the late fall of 1971, a great year for classic rock, David's fourth record was a rather humble success at first. This record is sonically a vast detour from 'Man Who Sold the World' as hard rock barely makes an appearance (notable exception being pre-Ziggy era taster "Queen Bitch" - a tribute to Bowie idol Lou Reed). However lyrically the album revists many of the same themes as its predecessor (distrust of religion, insanity and a future race of "Homo Superior"). "Changes" is the classic every rock fan knows and it was surprisingly not a hit when it originally appeared. David seems to be outdistancing his contemporaries ("look out you rock n' rollers.") and was seen as arrogant by many critics (who is this onehit wonder to believe he is above what the Beatles had done??, They seemed to be saying). "Life on Mars?" is an admitted tribute to Frank Sinatra's "My Way" but would also prove to be one of his most lasting compostions. "Kooks" is his witty celebration of being a new father (and along with "Fill Your Heart" reminicent of songs from his first lp in 1967.) Much of the second half of the record is taken up by a series of tributes to Bowies favorites - "Andy Warhol", "Song for Dylan" (with a Dylanesque vocal!) and the aforementioned "Queen Bitch". My personal favorite is the epic like "Quicksand", as powerful as an entirely acoustically driven song can be ("ain't got the power anymore"). This has been called Bowie's singer-songwriter's record and is probably true, though he was not opening copying a certain artist's style. Commercial acceptance would come with the next lp - and then the phenomenon would begin.Free Music Review: Everything I like about David in forty-five minutes
Hit: 5 Stars
I haven't heard much Bowie at all, but it must be said that I like all I've heard so far. And this is my favorite of the three albums of his I've heard (the others are Station to Station and Ziggy Stardust). This is the most Beatlesque of the Bowie releases I've heard - with orchestration, piano-based rockers and an expert sense of melody. But before one accuses Bowie of copying the Beatles' formula, he brings a few things of his own to the table: intentionally campy vocals, heavy guitars, bizarre sci-fi lyrics, and a general sense of druggy madness. As a result, songs like Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life on Mars? and Quicksand feel comfortable as an old shoe, but at the same point unlike anything you'll ever here. And when he rocks out (Song to Bob Dylan, the mysoginistic but irresistable Queen Bitch), it's irresistable. The whole album works like a charm. About a dozen excellent records came out in 1971, and this is easily one of them. Enjoy!Free Music Review: One of the Greatest (if not the greatest) Bowie album of all time
Hit: 5 Stars
"Hunky Dory" is by far one of Bowie's greatest albums. The entire album is tight and the songs are lyrically some of his best. This is definitely one album that fans of Bowies from all ages and walks of life would enjoy. From the opening notes on his hit song 'Changes' to the methodic acoustic 'The Bewlay Brothers' this album is a must have in any collection that purports to be a "great" musical collectionFree Music Review: A sentimental young Bowie
Hit: 5 Stars
This album spawned a few well loved classics - Changes, Life on Mars - but also contains some of the best early Bowie has to offer including a tribute to Andy Warhol, and a song dedicated to Bowie's then little boy (Kooks). It has a funky, folksy sound completed by quirky, poetic lyrics that are signature Bowie. Hunky Dory feels a lot more sentimental than most of his work ... a young man, misunderstood, writing songs about those who influenced him and those who tried to keep him down. A great addition to any collection - or just a place to explore a different David Bowie sound than most are used to.Free Music Review: WOW
Hit: 5 Stars
The albums from Bowie's long golden era defy description. This is the second album from that golden era (first being Man Who Sold the World). There's just no way to explain, at least not without writing an entire book, how amazing this album is... I won't even try. Just buy it and prepare to be amazed... you will be increasingly amazed as you hear his other masterpieces and marvel at how creative and diverse the work of one man, an incomparable genius, can be. This album is one of the peaks of human artistic achievement.