the album had its anniversary yesterday btw

Fun game, let’s find out which photo he photoshopped it from:

I think this one cuts the face from that one:

yup 100% the one

ofc the DD post goes out for @Danny

All this got me back heavy into Young Americans, such feel good which isn’t often coming from Bowie, song title screams sunny days

underrated ass album, feel like its always overshadowed by diamond dogs

True dat, I reckon lot of stans wants and asks more of the artistic Bowie and therefor downplays YA because it’s not weird enough

But in many ways it’s the most authentic Bowie album as Bowie was obsessed with soul, so there we just have him and his passion

yea they still mostly view it as a transitioning album, kinda like lodger

Ava queen influence too strong

Right is so good tho

you're right about that one

and btw i know u not too keen on his cover songs on each album, but across the universe is one of my favorite covers he's done

John Lennon co-signed, playing guitar on it

Nah I’m more cool with it now, I don’t rank Heathen so high for nothing lol is just I think his all original songs albums are the best material front to back

But YA growing heavy on me rn

had a relisten to never let me down the other night, wasn't as bad as i remembered it

@Ithaka these visuals

bowie is f***ing awesome
it's a toss up between "heroes" and station to station for my favorite album of his

STS takes the cake for me

Imo the DD photo shoot with the dog is maybe the hardest Bowie concept s***

I wish they would have went with the painting of him and the dog tbh but maybe I can see how it makes sense to have picked the other one where he lays down as it fits more the vinyl gatefold altho they still used the other one inside the album art

But yeah imo there’s a reason we see more shirts of him and the dog on it

So brazzy to think that DD while today is rightfully loved? was more underrated back then, I think

But either way it was yet still was influence enough that it took a big role in Metal Gear Solid’s life

Hot take, don’t hate me: I like Midge Ure cover of it better, think the whole synths section is cooler

Funny thing when first hearing it during MGSV I thot: wow did they just do a remix? or like a re-recorded version Bowie did I never heard?

But no, it’s Midge Ure (ex Ultravox) himself doing an impressive Bowie eerie similar vocal performance

@Danny

David Bowie, 1976:

Mick Jagger was silly. I mean, he should never have shown me anything new. I went over to his house and he had all these Guy Peellaert pictures around and said, “What do you think of this guy?” I told him I thought he was incredible. So I immediately phoned him up. Mick's learned now, as I've said. He will never do that again.

March 8, 1974

Guy Peellaert releases his book The Rock Dreams and does an exhibition for it at the Rainbow Room in London, of course both Angie and David Bowie are there.

The Rock Dreams painting for the cover includes Bowie in the pantheon: Bowie is now a legend cemented along with other greats.

They’re easy to identify, I’ll let you guess 😌

My favorite from the book, a beautiful painting of Bowie immortalized with his great friend Lou Reed.

But there is so many other beautiful pieces in it that I highly recommend just to check out the whole thing:

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