The Best Of David Bowie 1974-1979 - David Bowie

Along with Madonna, James Brown, Elvis and The Beatles he's probably one of the five most influential musicians of all time. He started out in the mid-60's before finding fame with his debut solo release, Space Oddity - the one that goes: "ground control to Major Tom". It was re-released in 1972 and reached number one. He had a string of hits throughout the seventies and early eighties encompassing such styles as glam rock, pop and disco. Unlike Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, who all had an excuciatingly bad 80's, his popularity stayed high until the total turkey that was 1987's Never Let Me Down album. Subsequent ...  Read the complete review