DavidA beautiful return to form for Paddy McAloon. A cast-aside solitary CD recently (re)-discovered in a Red Shed bargain bin. There’s absolutely no let up in quality from his (Prefab Sprout’s) earlier masterpeices “Steve McQueen” (1985), “Jordon: The Comeback” (1990) and the astounding “I Trawl The Megahertz” (2003).
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DavidI haven’t finished with Bowie just yet. This record from 1972, coinciding with the release that year of Ziggy Stardust, is my third favourite Bowie record.
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DavidFor me the last great Bowie record. It’s abrasive and harder edged in places than “Low” but is similarly radical with it’s mix of ambient textures.
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DavidI remember like it was yesterday popping into one of many of my favourite record shops on my way home from school and hearing this complete game changer for the first time.
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DavidThank fucking Christ for this record! This was a big return to form for the Thin White Duke. Nothing was ever conventional for Bowie after this record.
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DavidThe single “Young Americans” was a real surprise when I first heard it on the radio. While the R&B sound was hinted at on “David Live” I don’t think anyone was expecting this.
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DavidHere it is! Not my favourite Bowie record by any stretch but definitely in my most important records of all time collection.
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DavidFor me THE high water mark of Bowie’s whole career. The whole album is basically all reflex in my brain. I know every note, every nuance, every lyric.
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DavidThere’s possibly nothing in my entire collection that is as ageless as this masterpiece. The fact that my son Peter listened to this in his car on his wedding day speaks volumes.
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