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STATION TO STATION

David Bowie - 1976

Genres

Art Rock / Funk Rock / Soul

 

Tracklist

• Station To Station
• Golden Years
• Word on a Wing
• TVC15
• Stay
• Wild Is the Wind

Favourite Tracks ★

• Word on a Wing
• Wild Is the Wind

 

 

Review

 

• David Bowie’s Station to Station, released in 1976, is a fascinating, genre-blending album that marked a pivotal moment in Bowie’s career. It captures Bowie at his most experimental, blending funk, rock, soul, and the burgeoning electronic influences of the time. Recorded during a period of personal turbulence and heavy drug use, the album channels a fragmented, otherworldly energy, reflecting Bowie’s internal conflicts and the persona he created—the enigmatic, coolly detached "Thin White Duke." The album opens with the epic title track, a ten-minute journey that feels almost cinematic, shifting from ominous drones to driving rock and soulful grooves. In tracks like “Golden Years,” Bowie injects funk with a melancholic twist, while songs like “TVC 15” and “Stay” explore themes of desire, alienation, and fame, drawing listeners into Bowie’s hypnotic, surreal world. The album’s fusion of styles was a precursor to the Berlin Trilogy, as Bowie began gravitating towards the minimalist, electronic sounds of German artists like Kraftwerk and Neu!, which would later define albums like Low and Heroes. Though only six tracks long, Station to Station feels both epic and intimate, combining Bowie’s theatricality with an introspective edge. Critics and fans alike view it as one of Bowie’s masterpieces, a record that bridges glam rock’s decadence and the darker, more introspective sounds of post-punk and synth-pop. Station to Station remains a landmark for its bold, genre-defying experimentation and its influence on future music, encapsulating Bowie’s ability to push boundaries and reinvent himself through his art.li>

 

 

Personal rendition of album's cover



 

 

 



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