HUNKY DORY

David Bowie

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Gallifrey

Listening diary 27th September, 2021: David Bowie - Hunky Dory (glam/pop rock, 1971)

On the sum of everything, I'd probably call this my favourite Bowie album, even if most of that is due to its incredibly strong first half. It's probably his most straightforward and unpretentious, but that's where it succeeds, when he dives into strings of melodies that most pop songwriters would spread across multiple tracks. The two big guns - "Changes" and "Life on Mars", are the best examples. The hooks come from the strangest places, the transitions move the song in directions that are completely unexpected at first but make complete sense when viewed from above, and all in all there isn't a single wasted moment melodically. I can't say the same about every cut here - there are a few tracks held together by a single moment or two ("Kooks"), and even some that I don't rate at all ("Andy Warhol"). But when this is on song it's marvelous; a perfect fusion between arthouse and accessible.

8.0 (9th listen)

Part of my listening diary from my facebook music blog - www.facebook.com/TheExoskeletalJunction

Gallifrey | 4/5 | 2021-9-28

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