David Bowie (Space Oddity)
by David Bowie

From Charicature 02/25/2010 23:23 | #9476 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I actually found it to be an album with a sensational opening track that then gets mired in a boring monotony. Most of the songs are completely forgettable.

From Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2018 04:50 | #226970 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Bowie’s 2nd album is a very good one indeed. Space Oddity is one of his best songs. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed is a deep cut waiting to be found. Cygnet Committee is another underrated deep cut. This is Bowie’s interpretation of the end of the hippie era (Edited)

David Bowie's hippie rock record, could be looked upon as his second debut album. It's a world away from the whimsical LP he released two years previously. This is where the real David Bowie story begins. The stunning title track is off course one of Bowie's greatest songs, a superb slice of psychedelic sci-fi, an all time great. Elsewhere, there's the epic, cygnet committee, God knows I'm good, wouldn't have been out of place on the next few albums, and then there's the closing track, memory of a free festival, a celebration of the rock'n'roll outdoors. It's a good album, but as we know now, this was just the start of an amazing career. (Edited)

From bigeyedfish 04/09/2014 02:52 | #108830 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Not the inconsistent rough-draft many make it out to be, but the assertion that it lacks direction as an album is fairly accurate. It definitely has an identity and a character, but Bowie takes a lot of different approaches to similarly solid results. The record showcases Bowie's raw genius in a form that is just that - raw. The title track is the one thing here that sounds as refined as his later work. Give "Letter to Hermione" a listen, its an achingly pretty song and an overlooked gem. The whole album, though, is worth a shot. (Edited)

From Nowhereman1965 09/09/2018 15:51 | #220835 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Genuinely love this album. The 2nd album I ever bought, way back in 1972. The title track is now a classic and Letter to Hermione is his most underrated song. Beautiful. Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud contains one of his best lyrics. Cygnet Committee is a nod to Bob Dylan. Overall not perfect but hugely enjoyable. (Edited)