In 1976, RCA records released David Bowie's 10th studio album, Station to Station. The album was a departure from earlier "glam rock" albums, building on work done earlier with Young Americans and pointed to the German/electronic music influenced albums of the "Berlin Trilogy." The title track starts out as an almost drone-like hymn and then breaks into a funky groove. Clocking in at over 10 minutes, the song does not seem to last this long, but breezes by. The second track, Golden Years, is another funky track which showcases Bowie's fascination with black musical styles; very good piece. Word on a Wing, track 3, is a almost hymn- like ballad with some great chord changes and heartfelt singing from Bowie. TVC 15 is a ultra-funky piece which is home to one of the LP's best grooves. Very nice. The next song Stay, has some wonderful guitar work, and vocals by Bowie. Bowie saves the best for last with his cover of the Nina Simone classic Wild is the Wind. Phew... With a tasteful, but simple electric guitar riff, this ballad starts off and eventually adds Bowie on acoustic and then the bass and drums come in. The greatness of this track lies in Bowie's vocal delivery and his phrasing. When he sings "You touch me, I hear the sounds of mandolins," you can almost hear the Italian love songs in the background as two lovers embrace... This is probably one of the best vocal performances of the era, great! Worth the price of the cd or record right here! This time instead of putting one or two songs, I put the youtube of the entire lp on here. As always though, if you like it, please buy it. It's becoming harder and harder to buy music unless you download it. Help keep music alive and important and buy it if you appreciate it! Jason rating (out of 5 stars) ******************** http://www.amazon.com/Station-David-Bowie/dp/B00001OH7U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342496107&sr=8-1&keywords=station+to+station
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