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Track Listings
| 1. Changes (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Oh! You Pretty Things (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Eight Line Poem (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. Life On Mars? (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Kooks (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. Quicksand (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Fill Your Heart (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Andy Warhol (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. Song For Bob Dylan (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Queen Bitch (1999 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. The Bewlay Brothers (1999 Digital Remaster) |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not great.,
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This review is from: Hunky Dory (Audio CD)
Alot of people seem to love this album, even calling it his best. But it's definitely not his best. That doesn't mean i don't like it. I love the songs Changes, Life on Mars, and Quicksand. The Bewlay Brothers is pretty good too. But some of the songs are sort of dull and too tame compared to his other greater works, such as Ziggy Stardust and Scary Monsters. Hunky Dory is certainly a classic, but not the greatest.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Let Me Make it Plain: Gotta Make Way for the Homo Superior!,
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This review is from: Hunky Dory (Audio CD)
Hunky Dory (1971) is David Bowie's second album--released after The Man Who Sold the World and prior to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Hunky Dory is the most enjoyable and entertaining of all of Bowie's albums to me--unlike most, every song is very entertaining and pleasant here. If you don't know any other of his records, I certainly recommend that you start with this one. Albeit this is the most commercial of all his works, it still possesses that guaranteed Bowie "edge." Even though Ziggy Stardust--the supreme concept album of the 1970s--is more purposeful and focused, Hunky Dory is more musically amusing and accessible than that one. While most of the tracks are not incredibly intellectual or may not require deep analysis, when it comes to writing great pop songs, Bowie is a genius. Although he doesn't usually write cheesily or with cliché, he [along with Bob Dylan] is one of the few people who can successfully pull it off when he decides to--"Kooks" is one of the silliest and funniest songs ever written, and even though it is ridiculous, it's without a question my favorite. I also really like, of course, the fittingly mournful "Song for Bob Dylan"--it's quite possibly the best tribute ever written! "Changes," the hit of the album, along with "Fill Your Heart," both integrate well and embellish the rest of Hunky Dory's childish animation and hopefulness. Directly following the release of Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie publicly announced his bisexuality, and Hunky Dory certainly has more than a few hints of this budding flamboyance. Though many of the songs are very light, many of them also expound upon Bowie's frustration with his bland society, especially "Oh! You Pretty Things:" "What are we coming to? ...Homo sapiens have outgrown their use... Gotta make way for the Homo Superior!" Bowie's style changes from album to album, but the songs on Hunky Dory are upbeat and extravagant, yet still very simple [if that's possible]. I really don't have much else to say, except that this album is very good and very nice and you should hear it as soon as you can.
3.0 out of 5 stars
3.5 stars - Still finding his way,
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This review is from: Hunky Dory (Audio CD)
Hunky Dory (1971.) David Bowie's fourth album.David Bowie had only been making music for about half a decade when the seventies came around, but he had already shifted his sound more times than most artists do in their entire careers. He'd gone from an oldies-pop sound to more of an acoustic-style folk rock one. And come the new decade, and he was about to shift his stylings once again, in more of a rock-style direction. With guitarist Mick Ronson, he recorded his third album, The Man Who Sold The World. One year later, he recorded his fourth LP, Hunky Dory, also featuring Ronson. Read on for my review. Let me start by saying that this album is a step up from Bowie's previous albums (I feel each one of the first five David Bowie albums is an improvement over its predecessor), but he still hadn't found his voice as a rock star yet (that wouldn't happened until 1972's Ziggy Stardust.) Despite this, Bowie serves up a pretty good album. Changes would become one of Bowie's biggest hits, and why not? It's seventies-style pop rock at its very best. The other tracks are hit and miss, but there are a few gems here. Life On Mars would become a fairly popular track, and the favorite of many Bowie fans. It's not my favorite, but solid nonetheless. The acoustic stylings of Quicksand are also excellent - you've gotta love the lyrics here. Andy Warhol, Song For Bob Dylan, and Queen Bitch are also very good. In the end, this album seems like a definite improvement over its predecessors, but at the same time, it leaves a lot to be desired - some of the tracks are subpar. Like with the other David Bowie remasters, the foreign Ryko versions have bonus tracks that can't be found on the American reissues. If you're a Bowie maniac, I suggest shelling out the extra cash and getting the remasters; you may enjoy the extra tracks. However, if you're just a typical Bowie fan, the American reissues will do just fine. In the end, this is a good album, but I remain confident that it could have been done better. I really only recommend this album to David Bowie die-hards - It may give his casual fans the wrong idea about his music, and we sure as hell don't want that happening (getting the wrong first impression of a musical artist is NEVER a good thing - and David Bowie is no exception.)
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