Young Americans - David Bowie

Do I want a Young American? Well, I wouldn't mind one... (912 words)
by DanielKemp - written on 27/05/09 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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David Bowie - Young Americans (1975) Producer: Tony Visconti, D David Bowie Harry Maslin Young Americans Win Fascination Right Somebody up There Likes Me Across the Universe Can You Hear me Call? Fame The story usually goes that in a galaxy far, far away, everybody was surprised when David Bowie changed from glam-rock icon into a star studded Philadelphia crooner, often marking this as one of the more important metamorphoses in his career. The truth is that you d have to have been an idiot not to have seen it coming. If we rewind to his previous studio album, Diamond Dogs, David was already basking in a number of influences, primarily those of soul and R n B. Rock ...

Young Americans - David Bowie

What you need you have to borrow (269 words)
by 1980floorshow - written on 05/11/00, updated on 05/11/00 (Very useful, 103 readings)
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Young Americans is a departure from what Bowie fans came to expect from his previous albums. Changing from the classic rock style of his previous albums, Bowie begins to delve into the style of rythm + blues. This album marks the death of such personnae as Ziggy Stardust, Alladin Sane and Halloween Jack (Diamond Dogs). The title track is a classic example of commercialism, clearly appealing to the radio audiences of the mid-seventies who were leaning more towards disco. Changing directions from his previous style of music, one would feel a bit confused as to if this was Bowie at all. (Again, based on his previous works) Bowie teams up with John Lennon on a few ...

Tonight - David Bowie

Bowie gets lost in the mid-80s (124 words)
by feduciary - written on 24/09/00, updated on 10/05/05 (Useful, 46 readings)
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Dance, you'd think D David Bowie would have capitalized on his recent return to chart favour with a corker of an album (something that wouldn't actually happen until 1993). Fans and critic now agree that the follow up disc, Tonight, was an absolute failure. The two singles - Loving The Alien and Blue Jean - being the ...