David Bowie - Hunky Dory [Remastered] (CD)
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David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
Pros: More commercial.....Interestin
gCons: Nothing really.....
Bowie's 3rd proper studio release...finds him coming more into a style of his own, shying away from the folky rock of the 1st album and progressive leanings of the 2nd. This is prime Bowie that really took his career off in a big way.
"Changes" is the big hit here...pretty decent track and very well known, also great lyrics...seem to lean on the emphasis of being yourself, or finding yourself. Some of the lyrics were used on the "Breakfast Club" in 1985 so it must be something towards youth. "Oh! You pretty things" is a nice catchy pop number about youth again, "Eight Line Poem" is exactly that....an 8 line poem sung over some nice piano/guitar playing. Pretty decent track though, but one of the more weaker ones here probaly. "Life on mars?" is about the most beautiful song by Bowie ever recorded...very very nice melody and beautiful music...worthy of any hit..."Kooks" was written for David's newborn son about how him and his gf/wife were a coupla kooks...pretty funny type cool lryics, bounces along in kinda a hip way. "Quicksand" is another pretty song like "Life"...
"Fill your heart" is very bizarre sounding but seems to work...."Andy Warhol" is basically about that, the beginning of it where the producer keeps saying 'warhole' instead of 'warhol' and David keeps correcting him then busts out laughing is pretty hiliarious, I was sleeping one time and that was on the radio it crept into my dream, I remember laughing thinking to myself what the hell is this?..."Song for Bob Dylan" is just that...a song for him, but one of the weaker tracks here unfortunatley. "Queen Bitch" is a tip to a 60's band 'Velvet Underground' and is pretty cool, fast and catchy. "The Bewlay Brothers" closes off the album is pretty cool too...some nice Bowie work in his cannon of early 70's music.
Summing it up...Decent album by Bowie and definatley worth a listen, the remastered disc is best however with some extra songs on it that are good too. RRWas this review helpful? Yes - NoHunky Dory
Most memorable bands release a debut full of classics, such as The Doors, Led Zeppelin and others. This album, however, isnt Bowies first, but it ranks up there with other classics such as Doors and Zeppelin. At the time Bowie was experiencing many differences in his life. His brother was put in a mental institute, his father died, he married and became a father. Either way there's positives and negatives. However, Bowie dichotimizes optimism and pessimism with this album. The first 4 tracks are the anthropologic section, examining human behavior along with his own and where vulnerable points can be hidden.
'Kooks' is a song written about his new born son Zowie, "Dont pick fights with the bullies or the cads, because I'm not much cop at punching other peoples dads"
'Quicksand' is worth the 15 dollars altogether, though its not one of Bowie's hit classics, its beautiful acoustic arrangements can really set a mood for feeling good about yourself in a sad way.
'Fill Your Heart' kinda picks up the optimism again, silly, and not that good, of course, its not one of Bowie's own.
The album also pays some homage to his influences with the next three tracks, Andy Warhol, Song For Bob Dylan and dedicated to Velvet Underground, Queen Bitch, which is worth the 15 bucks too.
And, like always, Bowie knows how to close an album. In Space Oddity you have 'The sun machine is coming down and were gonna have a party'. In Ziggy Stardust you have 'Gimme your hands! Cause your wonderful' that just gives you the image of Bowie begging for your hands. In this album you have Bewlay Brothers, a great song, but 'Lay me place and bake me pie, I'm starving for me gravy'. Bowie knows how to grip the listener at the end of the record to make him/her come back and dwell on it some more.Was this review helpful? Yes - NoWhat was he thinking with that hair!
Wow!
Simple but effective!
Queen Bitch and Andy Warhol rock!Was this review helpful? Yes - NoGreat early
A jump for Dave Bowie into his songwriting career. All the songs are good, including "Life on Mars, Oh you pretty things, Changes, Song for bob dylan"
Was this review helpful? Yes - Noone of the top albums of all time
It's an absolute rock masterpiece. Some of the very best rock and roll ever played. The music is better and more diverse than almost any bands, the lyrics easily rival anything Bob Dylan ever wrote, strike that, are better than anything Dylan wrote, and Bowie's voice is no-one's but his own. 10 out of 10
Was this review helpful? Yes - NoBowie's got depth, How about that?
Listen to this disk and you will see that Bowie's appeal has little to do with the heavy guitars of Ziggy Stardust, and everything to do with his superb voice. The talented Mr. Bowie shows all his depth on this album, from "Changes", "Oh!You Pretty Thing," to "Andy Warhol," where we get a dose of Bowie's acoustic chops with a snap to keep the time. Hunky Dory is a must for any serious modern music collector.
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