DAVID BOWIE David Bowie (1969) aka Man Of Words, Man Of Music aka Space Oddity
This was the first record on which David Bowie looked and sounded like the
Bowie whom the world has come to know. One glance at the androgynous face that adorns the record was enough to signal that the
Anthony Newley-influenced, light-pop singer, who sang the novelty number
"The Laughing Gnome" a few years earlier was a thing of the past.
Leaving behind the mannered, English music hall-isms of his initial
recordings, Bowie roughened up the sound, creating a ragged, eclectic
mix of folk and rock tinged with electronic sounds. The record yielded
his first American hit, and began the singer's soon-to-be meteoric rise
to international rock icon-hood.The title track, a sci-fi mini-epic, is
an enduring classic in which Bowie squeezes every bit of drama from both
his dour low range and the soaring upper reaches of his voice. Even
after decades of continued airplay, "Space Oddity" is surprising for its
intricate arrangement, nifty guitar playing, and palpable sense of
interplanetary estrangement. Other fine and lesser-known musical moments
include the sublimely subdued "Letter to Hermione," and the sprawling
and strange "Memory of a Free Festival."
EU/UK ISSUE 2015 CD PARLOPHONE - 0825646283453 MADE IN THE EU 2015 REMASTER DISC:
1. Space Oddity 2. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 3. Letter To Hermione 4. Cygnet Committee 5. Janine 6. An Occasional Dream 7. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 8. God Knows I'm Good 9. Memory Of A Free Festival
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