DIAMOND DOGS

In odd album. Part Bowie-part Enoeque Roxy Music-part pure rock and roll. Odd, but great. Along with Ziggy Stardust, this is my favorite of the Bowie catalog. A very dark album with end of the world undertones and themes. There are great rock tracks here such as Diamond Dogs and Rebel Rebel, as well as the almost Ian Hunter like Rock and Roll With Me. Some more odd tracks such as Big Brother and We Are the Dead as well as an opening into track and an ending chant to round out this excellent effort. This is Bowie at his best, before he delved more into dance and disco music in his next albums of the decade to come. As a rock album this is a true 5 stars. As a prog album 4 stars, maybe 4 and a quarter? No matter what, this should be in the collection of all rock fans.