Young Americans - David Bowie

David Bowie - Young Americans (1975) Producer: Tony Visconti, 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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review