Hunky Dory

Really great album. Distinct songs with wierd chords structures and lyrics, but somehow it just works

My love for Bowie is through the roof, this album has Life on Mars which is just the best to belt out, his vocals are on point. Brought down in small part by limited notoriety of other hits on here, but amazing regardless

Starts slow and gets better

Much better than Ziggy for me, great album

very good

Easy listening, and nobody does it quite like Bowie

Rick Wakeman has said this is the best album he ever made: "... It’s faultless, such great musicians, there wasn’t anything that wasn’t right about that album." "Changes." "Andy Warhol." "Oh, You Pretty Things." "Life On Mars." All four of those songs are very high on my list of favorite Bowie songs. I think it's telling because Wakeman plays piano on most of them, but still Bowie songs. If it was just these songs alone it would be close to a 5. But the other songs... Some are really strong, like "Eight Line Poem" and "Kooks", but there are some that are definite b-sides, like "Fill Your Heart," which I felt was supposed to be more tongue-in-cheek than anything else. "Song For Bob Dylan" has a guitar feel more like Queen, but still it's pretty good. "Belway Brothers" has a bit of a cartoon-y end, which is... odd... And then it's over. And you're kind of hoping for a better ending, but no luck. I'm glad that Bowie shifted to more of a piano-based album, it really shows how much he expands in his ideas. "Kooks" is one of the songs he resurrects from his very very FIRST album. It still works, too. But ultimately, I can't give this a 5. A 5 is an album I would come back to again and again and listen to it start to finish. "Belway Brothers" and "Fill Your Heart" are just.... not as good as the other songs. And putting "Belway Brothers" at the end like that puts a sour taste in your mouth, like a bad aftertaste on a desert to an exquisite meal. It's a really good album and has some of my favorite tracks, but it's just not great.

The highs are so high but the b sides just don’t cut it to get it to a 5. Great listen overall though. Excellent production. I’m sure others will have more to say as I’m relatively unfamiliar with Bowie

A little annoyed by the voice, some cheesy lyrics, but otherwise sounds great. Needs more listening to really get into

Great vocals. Very emotional when mixed with the instrumentation.

It's Bowie. It's probably his best album. It has Andy Warhol and Queen Bitch on it. And the rest. What else can I say?

Such a great album, and considering he brought out the rise and fall of Ziggy stardust 6 months later is insane. Need to listen to more David Bowie

Wonderful Bowie album! Great singles, and a few of the deep cuts hit hard, as well. Favorite tracks: Changes, Life on Mars, Andy Warhol, Song for Bob Dylan 4.5/5

4.5/5. Pretty good. Not my favorite Bowie album, but it's certainly a good one. I enjoyed every song off this.

he’s such a goofball

À réécouter, je n'étais pas assez attentif, mais c'est exactement le genre de son que j'aime de Bowie. Un autre album qui se fait vraiment sentir comme une oeuvre complète intégrale et non un ensemble simple de chansons. 8/10

I HATE Changes, it annoys me irrationally. The rest was good, obviously.

Great album. Here when Bowie really stood out and made a difference from the average

Elsk!

Well balanced and accessible (all the piano helps, no doubt), this feels considerably less contrived and thus more substantial than many other Bowie outings. It's almost as if he just wanted to make music and write songs. "Changes" is a great song and "Oh! You Pretty Things" is decent, too, but a bit too theatrical from one's personal tastes. The same is true of "Eight-Line Poem," though is noodles pleasantly (especially the guitar parts). "Quicksand" coheres credibly; its sophistication merits the lavishness (both vocally and in the strings). "Kooks" feels Kinksish, likably so, and illustrates just how more might have been less for Bowie, had it ever occurred to him to do less. (The same could be said of the intriguing closer "Bewlay Brothers"). The last few songs are interesting – if only because of their subject matter (Warhol, Dylan, Lou Reed) – but not much more than that; they might even be interpreted, given the writer, as a sort of trolling or market positioning. "Life on Mars?" largely deserves all the lauding it's received, but as a prequel to Zigggy (along with "Queen Bitch"), one starts to get a bit nervous (or feels an allergic reaction) to the many excesses of the later record and future developments. Indeed, one's always had the operating theory that ambition – which took the form of habitual reinventions – was not necessarily the friend of Ziggy/Aladdin Sane/Thin White Duke/Tin Machine head/etcetcetc. To be clear: this is a strong record and perhaps one's favorite Bowie record, though that affections doesn't preclude one from seeing in it the seeds of all that makes for one's love-hate relationship, which could be more accurately described as ranging from grudging admiration to a somewhat disdainful sense of his being-overrated (especially by the editors of this book).

Loved! whimsical! High energy! Theatrical! Oh you pretty things was a fav! Was bopping my head and feeling fun

So many classics

Good stuff. Bowie is a legend for a reason.

Good album

Changes - tasty shit Oh! You Pretty Things - sounds like elton john and "i miss" by blackwave. Eight Line Poem - actually 8 lines, fun vocals Life on Mars - classic Kooks - meh Quicksand - surprisingly melancholic, love it Fill Your Heart - extreme kumbayah vibes Andy Warhol - chaos, but interesting chaos Song for Bob Dylan - cute tribute Queen Bitch - actually sounds like queen, solid The Bewlay Brothers - intriguing

Love how David Bowie was always so willing to reinvent himself, evolve, experiment, and try new art. This album has some superb tracks on it, and overall it is composed so beautifully. The more melodic, warmer, piano-based songs are a nice departure from the harder, guitar-driven rock of his previous albums, much as I love those too. As usual, the performances are excellent. I didn’t realize Rick Wakeman plays piano on this album. Fantastic. A lot of the songs on this album are either new to me or I just don’t remember hearing them, and I will give this album more attention so I can listen to the lyrics. He’s an excellent writer.

I’ll start by saying, I actually couldn’t gauge how I felt about this album when I started the first track. Don’t get me wrong, I ABSOLUTELY love David Bowie’s music. It’s fun, energetic, raw, and most importantly it’s extremely catchy. On any other day, I would’ve been ecstatic to have this one come up. But just the night before, my next door neighbor kept my wife and I up most of the night by blasting loud, bass-heavy music that, and I quote “those darn kids love so much now a days! Dagnabit!!!” I know, I know, I sound a million years old! My apologies, old man rant over. So this morning when I turned on the album, suffice it to say I wasn’t sure if this album was gonna be my vibe. But I was wrong DEAD. WRONG. It was EXACTLY what I needed. When the first opening keys of “Changes” came on, I was instantly taken back to my days as a teenager; no bills, no rent, no responsibilities, just life at its most care-free. When your biggest worries we’re a test the next day, or what you and your friends were going to do over the weekend. Such a fun yet deep song about how life is an ever-evolving creature that feeds off what may come to be and the promise of tomorrow. But more importantly, how futile it is to fixate and focus on what may have come before, instead of embracing the possibilities, chances, opportunities that could be waiting just ahead. From there, it takes the listener on a wild journey with a multitude of different sounds, styles, and influences. From the loud highs of “Oh! You Pretty Things!”, “Life on Mars?”, “Andy Warhol”, and “Queen Bitch”; To the soft lows of “Eight Line Poem”, “Quicksand”, “Song for Bob Dylan”, and of course “The Bewlay Brothers”, this album was such a fun listen. So much so that I immediately had to listen to it again to let it all sink in further. Anyway, todays’ lesson kids: never doubt the healing power of Bowie 4.75/5⭐️- an album and it’s message that any generation can relate with;

Score: 70 David Bowie has too expansive of a discog for me to know where to start so it was fun to listen to an album. I really like some of the songs on here and others kind of just didn't stick with me too long. The last song was particularly interesting with a very strange outro. I'm sure there are better bowie albums

First time listening to a Bowie album in full and knowing only his hits.. it was pretty sick. This is all very good and then you have Life on Mars? which is on another level. A cool man and a cool album. I am looking forward to more.

Some classics but my least favourite Bowie from this era 4*

Wow. The best word I can use to describe this album is just artistic. Every track is written witch such a high level of intentionality and care, it’s wonderful. I mean, starting with Changes? What an opening track! Bowie’s meticulous craftsmanship allows for so much growth. Speaking of Changes again, the changes and crescendos are what give the song so much depth. It allows for a stronger emotional impact. Specificity is a perfectly utilized gift here. Faves: Changes, Life on Mars?, Oh! You Pretty Things!, Kooks

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Changes, Life on Mars, Queen bitch

Great collection of sounds with some classic Bowie

great 70s album

Liked it a lot. More of a 4.5

One of the highlights of David Bowie's wildly diverse output! This record features some of his best known songs, but also a very comforting collection of songs. The lyrics get cryptic as you can expect on a Bowie record. And the music is excellent, very piano driven and melodic. Rick Wakeman's contributions are key. Favorite lyrics: -So the days float through my eyes. But still the days seem the same. - I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thought. And I ain't got the power anymore. Key tracks: Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life On Mars?, Kooks, Quicksand, Andy Warhol, Queen Bitch, The Bewlay Brothers. 8,5 out of 10

Not my favourite Bowie album, but it’s still a Bowie album. So you know it is still good

Great album. Mick Ronson's work on guitar is great throughout. Ch-ch-ch-changes!! Life on Mars! Oh Pretty Things is good too. The album would be better without Fill Your Heart. Andy Warhol is cool. That guitar line is nifty. The Bewlay Brothers ends the album on a high note. 4.5/5

It's Bowie, so it's obviously high-quality music. However! The songs are strong individually but - as someone who knows a lot of Bowie songs but has yet to listen to a full album from front to back - it feels like this would've worked better as a record with a singular theme or a more consistent sound. It's a bit disjointed, but maybe his other albums are better in that regard. Either way, I'm looking forward to hearing more of his music here. Standout tracks are Oh! You Pretty Things and Life on Mars?

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changees! Reminds me of pretty boy Shrek and donkhorse and i love it.

i love this album. Obviously, you gotta love the classics on here, life on mars, changes, etc but I discovered some others that I'm really fond of. Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan were both so good. high 4.

Changes and Life On Mars will alway be good!

Loved. What an excellent album, start to finish.

Rock

pretty damn good wtf? knowing second-hand that Bowie is good is different than listening to the actual album, as it turns out. lyrical masterpiece, amazingly catchy instrumentals, and surprisingly consistent! loved this to bits :)

How is it possible to like as much the jazz-like "Blackstar" and these piano sounds at the same time? It does not matter the style Bowie decides to give to his music; I'll enjoy it any time. For personal taste, I'm still much more into the "Next Day" and "Blackstar" eras, but it's impossible not to note the high level of this one.

Bowie is always unique and interesting, and when the songs work they are great, but when they don't they sound ridiculous. But it's kind of cool that he puts out some complete nonsense and doesn't care. I'll never be a super fan but this album was an enjoyable listen, the guitar led stuff better than the piano ones.

Enjoyed that. Heard a lot of Bowie growing up. Highlights were changes, oh you pretty things, life on Mars and Queen bitch

Liked this much more than previous Bowie albums on the list

It's been a while since I've listened, and I like it more than I remember. I still do not think I realize how famous David Bowie was aside from his appearance in Zoolander. Favorite song is still 'Oh! You Pretty Things' though. 'Song for Bob Dylan' new to the radar. 'Life on Mars' a preview of themes to come.

One of my favs.

I thought I had listened to this recently, but I either hadn’t or had not listened to it properly. It’s awesome.

sonzao, grande mestre

A hugely impactful and iconic album that sees Bowie start with stellar opening tracks before moving toward a contemplative B-Side. The catchiness of the songs can't escape the melancholy of the lyrics, but the result is an amazing blend of music.

it was good but i was not impressed

Didn’t realize how much I knew! Love the funk and experimenting with other artist styles

I've always liked "Life On Mars?" and a lot of the songs on this album sound similar to that.

Not that bad, comparable to most of his stuff

Never listened to David Bowie before, but I really love his sound and the amount of passion in his voice Changes was good

Great but there are a few songs which stop me from really loving the album.

Ohh, you pretty things...

Amazing to see how Bowie became Bowie. But this album just seems to lack the grand sound and production of later releases. There is a bit of a disconnect between the vocal track and the instrumentals, as if something has been removed. Regardless, a respectable release in a good runtime with good lyricism and charismatic vocals.

Grear album by Bowie, maybe missing the big grandeur of his later work but maybe because of that, this album feels more down to earth and personal

Quite a satisfactory album.

Changes is a great opener, you know its a cultural touchstone when half of the track listing is still prevalent in modern media. Whimsical and grandiose. Also gave us life on mars so thats cool Best: Changes, oh you pretty things, queen bitch

I mean it's a classic for a reason. It's rare to come across something that feels plugged-in yet acoustic all the same. In fact, this may be the only mostly-acoustic glam rock album I've ever heard of. While I think that Bowie's glam peers like T. Rex still deserve just as much credit for their contributions to the industry, Hunky Dory is proof as to why the soon-to-be Ziggy Stardust is such a legend.

David, please tell me what went through your head when you wrote Andy Warhol?

Ch..ch..ch..chaaanges!

Enfin un bon album de l'androgyne Bowie, dont j'ai pu me délecter sur les enceintes de mon bureau. Quelques collègues sont venus se plaindre auprès de mon chef de l'ambiance beaucoup trop androgyne régnant dans l'open space par ma faute, mais aucune sanction n'a pour l'instant été prise à mon encontre.

Easily my favourite Bowie album, but I'm far from a huge fan

Ziggy, this one, Earthling, Blackstar. The man is missed. This one poppier than others but very good. 4 stars only because others are even better,

This is a very good album. There are some major highlights : Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, and Life on Mars? are very very good. The first half of the album is significantly better though, and there is a couple duds on the album

David Bowie was clearly a creative genius. Eccentric, unique, cool. a true pop culture icon. I did not grow up listening to David Bowie and had never heard this album apart from Changes - and I usually skip it when it comes on... I am happy to have listened to this album today. It seemed to get better and better as the album played. Favourite song, probably Andy Warhol but Queen Bitch was fun.

Andy Warhol might be the badest song he made. That was a Jam..

Ugh I love David Bowie's voice so much. I love his weird lyrics even when I have no idea what he's talking about, and I love the way he builds a song. At some point in college Life on Mars was my favorite song of all time. I still am awed by the piano arrangement every time I listen to it, and how perfectly it works with his singing. Changes and Oh You Pretty Things are also classics. I wish I could give half stars cause this is a 4 1/2 for me. There's too many songs in the back-half that are a little underwhelming and there's other Bowie albums I like better.

several classics! Liked it much more once I paid attention to the songwriting

I loved this Album! I especially love “Changes.” A classic, but probably the best on the album. Followed closely by “Fill Your Heart” and “Oh! You Pretty Things.” I don’t know Bowie very well, so it was fun to dive into this album and get a feel for his quirky, rocky style.

I understand that if you’ve missed out on certain touchstones by a certain age that they won’t sound as appealing when you get to them later at life. Like how someone from the site recently tried to spin Joy Division and didn’t see the appeal compared to the many acts who emulated their sound. But I can’t imagine not being impressed with Bowie at any age. Some incredible rock and roll songwriting, the kind that absolutely elevates itself above its contemporaries. Considered giving it an A/5 stars, but “Changes” has honestly always grated on me, so I hope the minus will do.

Listen, David Bowie has too many good albums. It is completely unfair. Changes and Life on Mars? are all-timers

me encantó ❤️‍🩹 te amamos david bowie!! 9 / 10

4 I admit that I’m not the biggest Bowie fan in the world. That’s not because I don’t like him, it’s more because he has such a vast catalogue of music that I just am not well versed. I’ve heard things here and there but I gotta admit I quite liked this. At first I was a little worried that it was going to sounds too dated but it really found a groove and mood that I dug a lot. Lyrics don’t normally jump out at me but this had a few right off the bat that had me interested. Musically it was equally interesting with a piano forward sound. I would very much like to listen to this one again.

4.5 Bowie! Having listened to the man's entire studio discography, I can confidently say this ranks among the best of his work, and in my opinion contains some of his most underrated tracks. Changes and Life on Mars? are of course great, but Kooks, Andy Warhol, and Queen Bitch are three favorites of mine I never hear get talked about - though truthfully, there's not a bad song here. This is the album that really exemplifies the shape of things to come for Bowie, and embodies all that I admire most about the man: his confident and unapologetic ability to be a freak (or a "kook") and to not only own it, but to make it his identity. I feel like he was the first artist to represent so-called outcasts and misfits, and so many other artists who would go on to do the same have him to thank for that (Nirvana covering Bowie anyone?) Anyway, while Hunky Dory isn't perfect, it's a damn good record. Rest in Peace Bowie, and I look forward to all the albums ahead on this list.

A real good journey back in time to when glam rock was born. Experimental and surprising sometimes and sometimes simple plain rock. Like saying hello to an old friend who keeps some secrets after all these years.

Didn’t listen to Bowie until these,challenges and did get why people loved Bowie. Great record.

Super.

Nice Bowie album, never heard the whole thing in its entirety. Has its quirks! Saved songs: Changes, Life On Mars?, Quicksand, Song For Bob Dylan

Great album. Really enjoyed it.

Love the piano parts in this album. The song writing is pretty strong as well, but I am not the biggest fan of Bowie's whiny voice at some points.

Hunky ❤️

well known and much loved

A perfect example of Bowie's mastery of lyrical structure, but the crescendo of the instrument are in places to short to fully get to enjoy the beautiful guitars

I don't understand what any of the songs are about, but the music is good.

Veit at detta e favorittalbumet til veldig mange, men syns sanga som Kooks og Fill Your Heart ødelegge litt. Ellers stort sett høgt nivå

Tämäkin melkein vitosen ansaitsisi, mut Bowiel on ainaki se kolme vielä parempaa levyä, niin olkoon nelonen. Pari ekaa biisiä isoja suosikkeja.

Klassikkolinja jatkuu. Loistava levyhän tämäkin on, ja laatu pysyy kautta levyn kovana.

beautiful.

Life on mars an ultimate frfr. Good stuff dave

This is classic Bowie. I love that he never just stands pat on his song writing.

It has some classic tracks on it. As a whole album I enjoyed it more than the other Bowie we've had so far

Wonderful album. The first proper Bowie album in my opinion, and the first in a line of albums that is top tier until 1983's Let's Dance. Does not reach the heights of Ziggy Stardust or Aladdin Sane because there are a few tracks that just don't quite cut it. The rest are pure Bowie bliss. (4.2)

Le type est chaud

Hunky Dory is an album that was a part of my life that I never knew existed - I'd heard a good chunk of the songs and they have been in the background but never really knowing where they'd come from. This album serves as a turning point for Bowie and his career, with his next album being Ziggy Stardust, this album was more conventional, however evolved into more of an art rock/pop sound. Best: Life On Mars? Worst: Eight Line Poem 4.5 Stars

Wow, two Bowies in one week? I think there's a Flight of the Conchords song about that. Oddly, I'd never listened to this entire album before. I really like it. Feels like it's in the same wheelhouse sonically as Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. And maybe that's part of the reason why Bowie was so apt to change his sound so frequently. Maybe not. He seems like a weirdo, right? So who knows. But yeah, 70s piano-driven melodic rock. Why has this sound not seen a renaissance of some kind in modern music? Or has it and I just don't know about it? Kids these days...

Reminiscing of a life long ago when Bowie was the sound

Solid album

Pretty great Bowie album. HOWEVER this album is too long. Too many of the songs sound too close to the excellent opener (Changes). Cut 2 of them please. Or make more songs like Andy Worhol. 4/5

A few notable tracks. Pretty classic Bowie before he hit his galactic phase.

Det var ett bra labum, men samtidigt kan jag inte släppa att Bowie gör lite småtråkig musik?

Hvað er hægt að segja um þetta? Bowie er einfaldlega bestur.

It has some of Pop's iconic moments, but, gosh, Daivid does guff as well

Changes…had no idea that came out when I was just 2!

Really neat. As with other 1970-ish classic rock albums, a hit or two, and then a lot of avant-garde things that are kind of all over the place. Great production. Listened 2x in a row.

Fav Tracks: Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life On Mars?, Quicksand, Andy Warhol, Song for Bob Dylan It's a nice album as a whole, only problem is that Life On Mars is SO good that it makes every other song look a little weak in comparison

A really enjoyable record. Multiple times I had a feeling music from this album inpired other songs decades later. Highlights: Oh! You Pretty Things, Life on Mars?

Bowie sz, to jest całkiem dobre ;p

I’m not a Bowie fan in general, but this is my favorite album of his.

Clear evolution through the album into more experimental areas. Enjoyed the vocals and liked the folk-rock mixtures.

It has Life on Mars? Nuff said.

Very good songwriting and the chord changes are very unique.

Loved hearing the songs I’d never heard, like the Andy Warhol song!

Haven't really loved others by him, despite the singles and stellar reputation. this one's great start to finish. Bowie has many personas and personalities--seems like there's something for everyone and someone for all of him.

Changes, oh you pretty things and Life on Mars are classics that will never die. Queen Bitch is great classic rock too. The rest are solid but not quite as memorable to me. Still a really good album and the beginning of Bowie as a musical genius

Bowie is a cool dood

Listened to on 7/9/22 4/5 Favorite song: changes I loved the first half of this album and then Andy Warhol took a weird turn but all in all it was perfect to jam out to and super upbeat plus changes is a BOP

David Bowie has an unusual voice, somewhat unrefined compared to todays modern over-processed pop singers, however it’s full of character and passion for what he’s singing. There’s a bunch of very recognisable songs on here (Changes, Life on Mars). Unfortunately, there’s a few that now feel pretty dated or don’t seem like they should be taken seriously (Kooks, Fill Your Heart) On the flip side 'Queen Bitch' and 'Bewley Brothers' are full of unusual tones and ideas. Songs like ‘Song for Bob Dylan’ sung in exactly the way Bob Dylan sings sums up Bowie well, a chameleon always pushing boundaries and trying out new ideas. 7/10

8.3 rating

Wow, haven't really taken the time to appreciate this. Superb

Little dude and I were listening to this album. I put it on pause and he complained until I unpaused. I think that about sums it up.

Genre: Pop Rock 4/5 A pop rock sensation and icon, David Bowie is one of the most ubiquitous names in all of the music world. One of his earliest triumphs, Hunky Dory, is a quick glimpse into where David Bowie would push his music to. Early essences of glam rock mingle with classic pop rock sensibilities in what is a big stepping stone for Bowie, and is an album where he truly starts to find his form. The light and chipper intro, Changes, is one of his best and one of his quaintest. Inoffensive, introspective, and cute, it serves as the beginning of his more mainstream phase, but he's never without his usual theatrics. One big difference in this project as opposed to his previous ones is the emphasis on piano. Even in his more baroque pop days, Bowie was certainly utilizing the guitar more, and while it's still present in this (Queen Bitch is near proto-punk in its use of guitars), the emphasis on keyboards is felt in how laidback most of these arrangements are. The two big tracks from the album, Changes and Life on Mars?, are both piano-based and both act as tremendous vessels for Bowie's voice. While the album sags a bit once you flip to the B-side, it's a really tremendous effort, with the bumps in the road still being enjoyable. Love me some Bowie.

Альбом... В целом не зацепил, хотя очень классных композиций полно. Не показался достаточно цельным. За очень хорошие композиции можно добавить выше оценку.

One of my favorite Bowie albums, but by no means perfect. There are a few dud songs on here that hold this album back, but it's loaded with high points. Do the bad songs (Kooks is godawful) mar the album enough to lower it from a five to a four? I gave Fleetwood Mac's Rumours a four because Don't Stop is terrible and ruins the flow of the album. It's also one of the big singles off the album and poorly represents it. Kooks is a throwaway deep cut... but it is goofy as all get out. Does that do enough to lower the quality of an album that gave us Changes, Queen Bitch, Life On Mars, The Bewlay Brothers, Andy Warhol, and Song for Bob Dylan? That's a tough one. Overall, Bowie is a significantly better artist than Fleetwood Mac. His catalog runs circles around theirs. Is the bass line on The Chain as good as the string swells on Life On Mars? Tough call. Really tough call. On the flip side, I gave Blood On the Tracks and Blackstar fives, and those are not perfect albums either. If you're reading this, you already know the rating I gave it, but as I write this, I'm still pondering it. It's one of the toughest albums I've had to rate up to this point. Go figure it's one of my all time favorite albums.

Great great album

8/10. Two quite good songs, a few good ones, and some meh.

Had some really solid songs but I felt like the mix was a little hollow. 8/10

my favorite bowie album. A complete trip!

Somewhat mixed bag featuring a bunch of songs that are among Bowie's best and a bunch that... aren't. Dana Gillespie did "Andy Warhol" better (perhaps unsurprising since he wrote it for her in the first place) and "Fill You Heart"... just... no. (I understand why he swapped out "Bombers", cos the latter is really not very good either, but that wasn't the thing to replace it with.) But look at this thing: Changes, Oh You Pretty Things, Life on Mars, Kooks, Queen Bitch, Bewlay Brothers... I have to give the album four stars cos the individual good things about it are *so* good even if the whole album is kind of second-tier. Just think: Ziggy was only six months away...

A great album. The more I've listened to it the more I enjoy it. So many great songs. Standouts: Changes, Life on Mars? Other greats: Oh you Pretty Things, Kooks, Queen Bitch 4/5

Great album. Bit up and down, but the hits make it worthwhile.

my first bowie was a good bowie

If I must…

A classic, obviously

What can I say about this one that hasn't already been said? I loved the piano all over, and the slight music hall feel in many of its parts. Beautiful from start to finish.

Its Bowie

This was more like it, David. excellent album

02/10/22

Very cool album

Listen to quicksand. Send influence by chord progressions on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. Love this era of British psychedelic pop rock

Bowie is one of the true originals. His works have been fringe in my expewrience, but it is gaining in my mind

Great singles, but too much filler for a 5

I've never been a big Bowie fan, but the more I hear his stuff the more I like it. I for sure like the typical radio hits but never really listened to anything outside that. He's massively talented and from what I've seen in interviews he appears very intelligent as well.

-”Changes'' is obviously a pretty famous song that I’ve heard before. It’s basically guaranteed to get stuck in your head. Also, there is some cool bass going on in some parts -”Oh! You Pretty Things” is pretty good, I’ll have to relisten -”Andy Warhol” is pretty spooky and psychedelic. The whipping is cool. The whole thing is erratic but somehow fits together I think? -”Song for Bob Dylan” is better than any song Bob Dylan wrote lmao -Cool shreddy guitar in “Queen Bitch”

Life on Mars + a full supporting cast of songs. Bowie continues to be ~ a vibe ~

Snilld

Beautiful, of course

Didn't know he made Changes! Heard it long before and great way to start the album. Fun upbeat album worth another listen. Never listened to bowie much. Queen Bitch is good too and quicksand

Despite this hitting the skip when I was a kid and the row that ensued, I am not convinced I heard the second side of this, not as much as the first side. Some amazing tunes and some of the tracks touch on almost electronic status.

Always been aware of Bowies work but never felt the need to delve any deeper. So many good songs on here it could be a greatest hits. Life on Mars? - Greatest song written ?? Kooks - Questionable fade out !! Absolute top drawer.

I can appreciate it, but I still can't say I'm a Bowie fan. Favorite track - Life on Mars?, Andy Warhol

Several big tracks - not as consistent as Ziggy, but the lows weren’t as bad as Heroes.

Goed album, maar niet het beste. 'Life on Mars' blijft wel een prachtig nummer!

105. Hunky Dory - David Bowie 11 tracks. I had just recently decided that I wasn't a fan of Bowie, and then along comes this album that is quite hard to dislike, even though I might not like all the tracks. Now I'm all confused again. Do I actually like Bowie or not? 🤔 4/5

Good shi

"Life On Mars" siempre será un rolón, también me gustan "Song for Bob Dylan" y "Queen Bitch". 9/10

A transitional work, to be sure, but what a fascinating one! Some great tracks here, as well as some that could have seen the editing room floor, but all paint a picture of an enigmatic writer/performer building to something much, much larger.

Reminds me of someone who was very special to me once upon a time. David bowie was an excellent storyteller and had an uncanny ability to make you want to dance to them

Bowie is amazing, as always.

Solid album. Generally enjoy all vintage Bowie. Life on Mars? is probably my top Bowie song period. The full album is a good listen, but I don't think it has quite the impact to get the perfect 5 rating. 4/5

Classic Bowie. Great stuff.

Best Bowie album i've listened to so far.

Finally a Bowie album I enjoyed from start to finish - great stuff

Hunky Foury 👍🏾

Some songs stand out to me - Changes and Life On Mars?, obviously, but also Andy Warhol. Taking jabs at Bob Dylan. Overall, not bad; some of those songs I would pick into my "best songs" list. But they wouldn't be near the top.

Damn good shit! Sexy, interesting, and so creative.

Terrific album!

Anytime a Bowie album pops up here or elsewhere I always end up thinking to myself, “I don’t listen to Bowie enough”

8/10

my favorite so far

Don't love as much as, say, Station to Station or Low. Queen Bitch has a great riff that I should learn how to play though.

Super strong Bowie. A handful of classics, a set of strong 2nd tier catalog and the remaining are all pretty interesting or quirky.

Not my favourite Bowie album, but still very solid. "Life on Mars?" is one of my all time favourite David Bowie songs and stands out on this album. The other songs did not grab me as much, although after a few listens there were a couple that started to grow on me.

I might like some of the singles off Station to Station better but this is a more complete album. Life on Mars? is the main standout, but I really liked the songs dedicated to people, especially the sick blues rock sound on the one for Bob Dylan. I love Bob Dylan Saved: Changes, Life on Mars?*, Andy Warhol, Song for Bob Dylan

Oh you pretty things was a great listen

got some classic bangers on this guy

This is the first time that I’ve ever heard this album - but when I listened to it, I felt like I’d known it all my life. There was such familiarity in the songs, obviously with Changes, Life on Mars and All You Pretty Things - but all of the other tracks sounded like I’d been listening to them all my life. I’m rating this album 7/10.

A delightful Bowie time

actually not bad

ch-ch-ch-ch changes!

Bowie's had a leader's hold on pop, but here you can here him going for it in a really accessible way. For that reason, there's a lot of "This is nice, and elevated by David." Now, I had never thought to draw a line between Bowie and White, but I caught something in Oh! You Pretty Things: Mostly the composition, but there's something to be said in comparing the piano to guitar and drums. I can't help letting Ziggy overshadow this record, but Hunky Dory was certainly a step in that direction. The powerful, building songwriting is in evidence in Quicksand. The songs-about-singers are incongruous, but hint at conceptuality. And again, it's Bowie: He gets a pass.

This album is just Hunky Dory!

"Life on Mars?" is my favorite Bowie song. Easy album to listen to. Don't go crazy with David Bowie but I thought it was a solid album all throughout. 8/10.

Great album. Classic Bowie

Pretty good. Strong start. Enjoyable throughout.

Much better than the first David Bowie album we had!

Instant favourite.

Very good, few bangers on it

What is there to say about this masterpiece of an album. One of Bowie's best which makes it one of rock music's best. Hi-lights; Life on Mars, Changes, Quicksand...man side one is Epic! A somewhat quirky and weaker side 2 keeps this from being a 5 star album...4.5 stars

Pretty good album, as expected. I consistently appreciate the polish on Bowie‘s albums, there’s always the right amount of instruments and vocals. Several good tracks

classic, tragic this dude had to die at the alamo to get his music out there

Good Bowie album. Changes is a classic and the rest of the album holds up well. I enjoyed most of it and would listen again. 7.8/10

Excellent album, very diverse with the style of songs. I only knew this as the life on Mars album, but now I see it's much more than that.

4of5, one of the best bowie.

A good album

Classic Bowie. He was such a unique talent, and it's on full display here.

Some iconic songs like changes and life on Mars that I could listen to all the time and then others that I’m not bothered about

Liked iit, especiellay: - oh! You pretty thing - Queen bitch - The bewlay brothers

First classic album by Bowie

A classic, some of the best songs from David Bowie

Dačo jeben

Klar wohin die Reise geht mit Bowie Beim nebenbei hören geht's unter Ich werd drauf zurückkommen

Now I have to choose between changes and life on mars, dont do this to me. Otherwise so good

Bowie.

Esperava outra coisa de David Bowie, este álbum surpreendeu me pela positiva. Fortes traços de rock e bastante bom de se ouvir. Nota:7/10

Hunky Dory is kind of like a road map to the rest of Bowie's output in the 70s. I'm always surprised that the album works so well, despite having such stylistically different sounding songs. Favs: Kooks, Queen Bitch, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life on Mars

I committed to giving this one a good few listens as I really haven't listened to that much Bowie. Some brill piano on this album and a smattering of nice basslines The transition into the chorus of Oh You Pretty Things just slaps every time - I'd forgotten how great that song is. Queen Bitch was a nice new find for me. A nice album to perk up a slow afternoon

Listening to first track and scrolling through the track list, it already feels like it's probably gonna be a 5. Never listen to Bowie routinely, but I still massively appreciate that he was a genius. I think, to match how I've reviewed other albums I'll give this a 4, cos even though I can appreciate it and there were classic tracks, its not something that'd make my regular rotation. 4/5

Dit is mehr mein Bowie

Ch-ch-ch changes! Gefällt mir ganz gut. 4 Sterne für das Popchamäleon.

Eines meiner liebsten Bowie Alben, mir gefällt, dass es weniger experimentell ist. Diese krassen Geräusche der letzten Alben Bowie Alben hier fand ich doch etwas anstrengend.

Absolute masterpiece. Brilliant album but let down by one or two album tracks. Life on Mars, Kooks & Changes make up for it 10 fold though. Never got into Bowie’s later stuff prior to his death but his early decades were just banger after banger. Deserves its 4.

flipping epic

Pelkkien Changes ja Life on Mars? biisien takia voisi antaa vitosen, mutta ehkä kokonaisuutena nelonen kuvaa paremmin kokonaisuutta. Vaikea arvioida ja kuunnella David Bowien ikonisuuden ja karismaattisuuden ohitse tätä levyä, kun jo lähtökohtaisesti on päättänyt levyn olevan hyvä. 4+/5

Turn and face the strange. Bowie Wednesday and Thursday, what a treat. What a shape shifter. What a great set of hits. Phwoar!!! 🦀🐓🦄🦓🦏🦇🐧🦈🕷

Brilliant ! I don’t like everything he did but this was early classic Bowie. Particularly love Changes and Kooks. ****

Awesome. Didn't expect such cool guitar

Hyvää Bowieta! Parit hittibiisit ja lisäksi aiemmin itselleni tuntemattomia, mutta silti tarttuvia biisejä. Tykkäsin!

Super...two opening tracks as strong as any album imo

Few duds but still a great listen. 8/10

Obviously a great album, with great vocals and a lot of classics on it! I really enjoyed it :)

Generally brilliant

A big change after The man who sold the world, this one trades the harder edge for the catchier tunes. Contains my favourite Bowie tune: Queen Bitch

Very good album, obvi!

The highs on this are very high. Life on Mars, Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Queen Bitch. The rest is decent but not that memorable. 4/5

Plenty of classic songs but other Bowie albums I like better

ch ch ch ch chaaaaanges. Pretty good but also very kinda strange

Is there Life On MAAAAAAAAAAARS

bowie est devenu un top parce q'il en était un au début

some real bops throughout and just an enjoyable listen all around

Not my favorite Bowie album, but pretty good.

really enjoyed this - never been a bowie listener, but this is great. The style really changes song to song, but it all feels very BOWIE. I especially loves life on mars. Joyful, weird, fun.

Experimental in a good way, fun piano based rock!

Si es David Bowie pero no por eso se le va a dejar de revisar.

will always love life on mars

Still known to me as the album with Life on mars. Fill your Heart, Andy warhol, and Bewlay Brothers were surprise hits though. Bowie is still best however

Classic Bowie! Lots of songs I'd never heard before, so it's good to listen to it in album form. I can hear the early stylings of future Bowie songs in a lot of these tracks (Queen Bitch = Suffragette City; Life on Mars?>Ziggy Stardust Album, etc.) Highlights: -Changes -Life on Mars? -Queen Bitch

It’s a shame about kooks

I mean, Bowie, right?

Another Bowie album I had only heard bits and pieces of. Changes and Life on Mars are great, ofc. Kooks reminds me of the Beach Boys or something, pop harmonies etc. It does fall off a little bit towards the end for me, but overall pretty good.

It's David Bowie so it's gotta be good. Most of this album is simply good, but there are two songs here that I would say are my favourite songs of his: Changes and Life On Mars. While the album is a 4/5 those two songs are 6/5.

classic Bowie, including some of my favourite hits - C

Classic Bowie. Would recommend to anyone who is not acquainted with his music.

Holy shit! This is the first time I've honestly listened to this album in it's entirety. Awesome album, familiar with maybe 3 songs but that changed today. Fucking Killer Album! RIP Mr. Bowie

So much range, he's got it all. Plenty of obvious hits but Looks is my highlight

false

This was in fact, Hunky Dory.

Great album. Will definitely keep on playlist. Besides the obvious classics some beautiful melodies - especially like Bewlay Brothers. Then there’s Fill your Heart which is wacky. Feel the album would make a great musical. Jen

Kuten Bowiella yleensäkin, hittibiisit ovat aivan timanttia. Kokonaisuutena en oikein saanut otetta tästä levystä, ja suuri osa biiseistä oli aika keskinkertaisia. Toisaalta jos levyn kappaleista melkein puolet on ikivihreitä hittejä niin vaikea antaa alle nelosta.

Pure Bowie !

4.0

solid sound, changes is an absolute jam

Could clearly hear the different instruments, particularly piano. Bowie’s voice is fruity and impossible to mistake. I knew all the songs even though I didn’t recognize the names of all of them.

Good Bowie album. Front loaded with hits, but enjoyed most of it. Not sure I'm that keen on the chugging acoustic guitar that goes through a lot of it, but otherwise liked the songs, arrangements, production and instrumentation.

I liked this more than I thought I would. Thank you David Bowie

Starting off strong.

Very good.

2 of the greatest songs ever, and some other pretty great songs too (Oh! You pretty things, Kooks, Quicksand, Queen Bitch). Probably Bowie’s 4th/5th best.

Changes. Life on mars. Good songs.

Arguably Bowie's best album.

Theatrical in a way that only Bowie could really do. Favorite tracks: "Life on Mars?", "Queen Bitch"

Good one. Not my preferred bowie but I digress

Czy my oceniamy te albumy bo są naprawdę dobre, ciekawe, nowatorskie czy po prostu lubimy osobę, która je nagrała? Bo imo poza trzema bangerami to nie jest najlepszy Bowie, i said what i said.

Good album!

he’s such a weirdo and life on mars is so good. other songs i hate.

Always creative and interesting but not necessarily entertaining all the way through.

I've learned a lot from these albums, about decade trends, genres and certainly my own tastes and thoughts on music in general. None beyond Bowie has challenged me more in that last catagory, I have been putting in the time to figure it out, reading what I can and listening over and over. His vocals still tend to be the weak point for me but the music is always interesting and varied. I'm glad there have been and continue to be artists like him pushing themselves to new levels allowing other people to connect with something complex in a way that only art can do. I wish it connected with me more, maybe it will one day. Queen Bitch and Changes are still both excellent.

Mmmm me gusta al principio

Not my favorite Bowie, but highlighted by a couple great songs it still stands up.

Miss you Dave

Standard Bowie sound. After a few Bowie albums it does get hard to describe them in a new way. Eight Line Poem is very satisfying for some reason. Lyrics convey a lot of feeling and atmosphere in so few words. Life on Mars is obviously a classic track. I like the kooky intro to Andy Warhol. Oh and the guitar slaps too! Queen Bitch is pretty much punk. Album end has weird vocal effects, which is quite appealing. Best track - Andy Warhol, Queen Bitch 3 stars - it's classic Bowie sound, but not much outstanding

"Life on Mars" is really good. I am honestly surprised at my lack of opinion on the rest of this album. I want to like it because my opinion of David Bowie is really high but ultimately I don't strongly like or dislike it. 3/5 probably would not listen to again

On one hand, “Changes” is a classic rock song for the fucking history books. So is “Oh! You Pretty Things,” and “Life On Mars” is life-defining, heartwrenching, one of the best songs ever written. On the other hand, “Kooks” actively kinda sucks, as does “Fill Your Heart.” Also, a lot of these songs don’t add up to nearly as much as the general reception would imply, many of them count more toward what I feel is a presence of dead weight in this album. It’s not that it’s bad, not at all, just… very overrated. 6.6/10

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day 6 — Hunky Dory — David Bowie (1971) genre: art pop runtime: 42 min rating: 2.5/5 fav track: life on mars? thoughts: i think i need to listen to more of his music to rlly get a feel for it. life on mars? is prettyy good and overall this wasn’t a waste of time. i think i will revisit it bc some of the songs didn’t click for me on the first listen

david bowie half, etwas besser als die anderen (oder ich hatte einfach ein offeneres ohr für david bowie...)

Better than the other one

I mean, this album starts with one of the best Bowie songs of all time. Starts strong, lost me in the middle, but came back in the second half with Queen Bitch. Kind of sounds like a musical soundtrack at times, but in a weirdo way that is so classic Bowie. Overall, a solid early Bowie work, and a good first album of his to listen to all the way through. Favorite tracks: Changes, Queen Bitch

I guess this was kind of the beginning of "PRIME BOWIE"? Some great tracks on here. The lows are kind of low for prime Bowie (such as the novelty tracks for Warhol and Dylan, IMO) but the highs are as high as anything he did.

Some classic Bowie tracks. Overall average album though

It’s a 3/5 because it’s Bowie but I’m not happy about it. Whimsical. Transports me to an earlier time. Not for me but I’m sure someone out there loves this.

Still don't get this album. "Changes" seems miles ahead of the rest of the songs... Rating: 6/10 Favorite Song: Changes

06/12 It was fine

I like Bowie a lot but this album is hard carried by 1 great song. Everything besides Changes I can take or leave.

This isn’t my favourite Bowie album. I think this the third of his on this list that I’ve got so far. It is perfectly good for what it is but he went on to make better albums.

A listenable album with some intriguing tracks but overall not one of my favorites of Bowie's

Bowie, almost always good 😃

This is the fourth Bowie album I've gotten in two weeks, two back-to-back. Bowie fatigue is real. Still like Ziggy better.

I knew this album from the two most famous songs off it. Those being 'life on mars?' and 'changes'. However I'm currently listening to the whole thing and it's really cool actually.

Liked some of it quite a bit others got a bit boring but probably need some repeat listens

Has some good tracks but not my favorite Bowie. I should listen to more Bowie.

Middle-of-the-road Bowie album. My problem is that, do we really need to listen to every single Bowie album before we die? I've noticed that there have been lots of examples big, influential British artists that have half a dozen albums on this list. Elvis has one. Nirvana is missing two of four studio albums. Motown is embarrassingly sparsely represented. Feels like a little colonialism.

Saight