Station to Station

I have not heard this album before, and wasn’t overwhelmed with the opening track. Things got better with Golden Years which is an absolute classic and then continued with some nice songs, particularly Word on a Wing. I heard a fair bit of funk and soul here. Wouldn’t say it bowled me over so four stars.

I’ve heard stronger albums from David Bowie than this. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 has a distinct atmosphere and some interesting ideas, especially in the longer tracks, but it doesn’t fully come together for me. At times it feels a bit stretched out, and not everything holds my attention. It’s a solid record, just not one I’d rank among his best.

jako dobro, možda najbolji bovijev album koji sam dosad preslušao. zadnja stvar (»wild is the wind«) izvrsna, izvrsna!

EDIT: ma naš šta, petica, slušam ga svako malo sad

Not my favorite Bowie album, but I’m still psyched it’s what I got today.

I'm aware of this album as it's usually ranked as one of Bowie's greatest, but I've never sat down to listen to it start-to-finish.

So, uh, ... meh? I don't know. It's not bad, but I'm not sure I understand why this album is so beloved.

Déjà écouté avant.

Un chef-d'œuvre de funk rock glacial, dont les expérimentations ouvrent la voie à la trilogie berlinoise. Probablement le meilleur backing band de la carrière de David Bowie, avec une section rythmique au top de sa forme. Absolument génial de bout en bout (et donc je triche et ne désigne pas de "Flop") !

Top : Station to Station
Flop : -

Feel like I'm taking crazy pills. It's just okay?

bowi again

David Bowie is cool. We can all agree on that. This album is ok though. I really want to love it but it's nothing ground breaking. 3/5.

I don’t know why - but this felt OK…and just that. I know I’m not the only one that thinks this is way to many Bowie albums.

De grootse entree van de Thin White Duke is misschien gelijk het beste wat deze era heeft voortgebracht. Station to Station is zo funky en zo gefocust, een complete 180 van wat er op Young Americans gebeurde en hierna wordt het jaren lang alleen nog maar interessanter. Fucking briljant.

Solid, but the album doesn't really do anything for me personally.

This is my favorite Bowie album. The title track alone could make this a 5. The way he continues on the direction from Young Americans while expanding the overall sound. The Thin White Duke might be his most interesting persona.

I adore 70s Bowie, so it may be sacrilegious to say this is not my favorite of his from this era. It's an interesting transitional record, and he's arrived at a great sound, but the songwriting (especially on Side A) can be a bit unfocused. Still, Bowie on a bad day is unbelievably excellent.

My favorite album by my second favorite artist. Mt Rushmore stuff here.

this was pretty good but doesn’t live up to the more famous stuff. also as far as i can tell the white supremacy wasn’t reflected in the album itself but the knowledge of the thin white duke persona did have a slight effect on my enjoyment

Never heard this Bowie album before, really really good

Well hello there 5-star album #19. Great to see you again.

This like time #20 listening to this album- having grown up with a father whose all-time favorite artist was Bowie. This album is really perfect. I wouldn't change a thing about its eerie, drugged-out blend of funk, pop, and progressive rock. I really like how well its album cover sets the tone for the grimy feel a lot of these songs feature. My favorite has always been the wild "TVC 15"- a bouncy track about an evil human-eating television set, but special mention needs to be made for the epic, multi-parted title track opener, one of Bowie's all-time best, plus the beautiful ballad "Wild is the Wind" (a Johnny Mathis(!) cover), and the insanely catchy "Golden Years." This record really shows that a talented artist can be driven by darkness to create something as magical, if not more so, than other classic works in their catalogue.

There was a time when I had a huge Bowie obsession. That has passed, but I know his music quite well still. Station to Station was never one of my favorite albums, but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. My favorite song on this album used to be "Golden Years". If any song could be called possibly "commercial" it would be that one, but nevertheless it's definitely still one of my favorites. The return of the thin white duke! I remember as I watched album reviews of Bowie, many people said that this was a period of his life when he was really into cocaine. There seems like there's a lot of loneliness and desolation haunting this album. I think a lot of people like it, but feel guilty for doing so because it was made out of a dark and lowly time. I don't think one needs to feel bad for liking this album, or even considering it ones favorite. This is because not only is art made out of joy, it is made out of despair. Sometimes despair creates the best art. It's a good outlet of emotion, whether negative or positive. I think that Bowie has also said he doesn't really like this album because of the memories he has of when it was created. These are interesting things to think about. I really like short albums like this. I really like the beginning of "Word on a Wing" because it sounds clunky almost like a child playing piano, not in a bad way. TVC15 is a really fun, funky song. I don't know if I can pick a favorite, everything is so good.

If I had to do a "Top 10 artists that *everybody* loves, but that I have never seen the appeal of" then this dude here would be top. Every time one of his albums appears, I dutifully listen, and then draw the conclusion that I must be "doing music wrong".

This album is ever-so-slightly different though, because, as much as it pains me to admit, "Golden Years" absolutely SLAPS. The slightly sleazy vocal, the irresistible bass line, the "whop, whop, whop" AND the massive irritation to my wife when I kept singing "Golden Circle" to the same tune whilst on holiday in Iceland.