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An eerie dispatch from the furthest reaches of Bowie's cocaine paranoia, Station To Station has not become easier to listen to with the passing years. At this stage, Bowie was wrapped up in his peculiar--even by his standards--Thin White Duke period, which revolved largely around dressing like a fugitive war criminal and not blinking, at least not in public. Appropriate to such a detached, deranged persona, Bowie set about making what was effectively a soul record devoid of any soul whatsoever. He did it, as well. Station To Station spawned one lingering hit, in "Golden Years", but the album was littered with malevolent miracles. Bowie crooned like a replica Sinatra on "Word on A Wing" and "Wild is the Wind" and may have single-handedly invented the New Romantic movement with "TVC15". He sounds throughout on the verge of cackling dementedly and wandering off into the night; Station To Station is an absorbing postcard from somewhere you're kind of glad you haven't been. --Andrew Mueller
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding mid-70s Bowie,
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This review is from: Station to Station: Remastered (Audio CD)
Recorded in 1975 and released following the top 5 UK success of "Golden Years" this Bowie LP is outstanding, haunting, and yet dramatic lyrically. "Wild Is The Wind" is perhaps the pick of the crop and indeed was released as a single in 1981, but all of the six tracks here are so wonderfully mid-70s Bowie. TVC15 was also a single lifted from this LP in 1976 (Bowie performed this song at Live Aid in 1985). The sleeve is now thankfully in colour whereas the original vinyl pressings had a black'n'white RCA sleeve. The period is best remembered for Bowie's appearance on the U.S. 'Soul Train' dance show singing "Golden Years" with his mid-70s red/orange hair and gaunt looks. Hence the tag, "The Thin White Duke!" - Station To Station as an LP works well, even more so with the CD remastered to 24bit.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Less is more.,
By fatsovonchubby (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Station to Station: Remastered (Audio CD)
Station To Station, as many reviewers have pointed out, is a fairly short album in terms of the number of songs that are recorded on it. However - the album still clocks in at a decent length. And song for song, it's a very strong line up. Bowie's vocals are great throughout - and each tune engages the listener accordingly (even the cover of Wild is the Wind - not many male artists could pull that off with so much repressed emotion).
STS is a great listen - and I for one would rather have 6 strong songs than 11 or 12 that have been padded out (heresy it may sound but I think Aladdin Sane and Diamond Dogs are guilty of this - only by one track but it illustrates how less can sometimes be more). But it's the mystique behind the album, the relentless progression of Bowie musically, if not socially - that grips you as you listen. Tales of him not being able to remember anything of it's recording are littered about the web - but who cares whether or not he does? If I were able to come up with an album of this quality - delivering vocals of this standard - I wouldn't care what edge of reality my life was on at that particular moment. Diamond Dogs (despite my comment above), Young Americans and Station to Station are all singular entities, and somewhat unique - but all three contain some of Bowies most ambitious and, IMHO, best work. 5 stars, easy. Ps The story of Iggy Pop's acid dream influencing TVC-15 is always going to bring a smile, regardless of the amount of truth in it.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential Bowie,
By David (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Station to Station: Remastered (Audio CD)
After Ziggy Stardust, and Aladdin Sane, after the theatricality of "Diamond Dogs", and the plastic-soul of "Young Americans" there came perhaps Bowie's most haunting persona, The Thin White Duke, and this is his record.At time of recording Bowie was in the depths of a serious cocaine addiction. It is said that he now remembers very little of the recording of "Station To Station". But once you have heard this album you will not forget it easily. The title track is a ten minute epic in which Bowie's vocal range travels in leaps and bounds. Meet The Thin White Duke himself and gasp in awe as he screams: 'It's not the side effects of the cocaine/I'm thinking that it must be love'. "Word On A Wing" sees Bowie at his most poignant as he pleads for grace in a desperate search for God. Shiver as he croons his way through the best version of "Wild Is The Wind" ever recorded. This CD not important, it is *essential*! No collection should be without it.
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