Best of the 70's: Station to Station by David Bowie

Coming in at number 61 on the Best of the 70's list is this 1976 release from David Bowie.  If I were to pick one Bowie album to tell people to listen to I believe this would be the one.  Partly because it is a transitional album that bridges the two sides of Bowie quite well and stands as its own unique work.  Unlike Meddle which I referred to in the negative as a transitional work because it didn't feel fully formed, Station to Station is a fully formed album all to its own place in the David Bowie catalog.  You get pieces from all stages of Bowie here.  You can see where he has been and where he is going, but it all comes together on this one album quite masterfully. 

Of course you also get a great taste of David Bowie at his pop best with a song like "Golden Years" and listening to it makes you think of the influence he was having in 1976 on people like David Byrne.  As I've said before Bowie was incredibly influential on music to come both as an artist and producer and you can feel all those influences boiling away on this album.

Like I said if you want a taste of David Bowie I would say throw this one on.  There are also some good mix tape options on this album like his version of "Wild is the Wind."

Following the Rhapsody rating method I give it 3 out of 5 stars for Pretty Good.