David Bowie - Diamond Dogs [Digipak] [Remaster]

Artist:

Bowie, David

See Also:

Beach Boys (The) Tin Machine The Classic Rock String Quartet - A Classic Rock Tribute To Bowie Original Soundtrack - Labyrinth Various Artists - Sound + Vision: Electronic Tribute To David Bowie Various Artists - The String Quartet Tribute To David Bowie

Description:

Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, saxophone, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer); Alan Parker (guitar); Tony Visconti (strings); Mike Garson (piano); Aynsley Dunbar (drums).
Audio Remasterers: Peter Mew; Nigel Reeve.
Recording information: 1974.
After George Orwell`s widow refused Bowie the right to use 1984 as the title of his forthcoming album, he instead used the novel as a conceptual blueprint for what became DIAMOND DOGS. Accompanied only by keyboardist Mike Garson, bassist Herbie Flowers, and drummers Aynsley Dunbar and Tony Newman, Bowie played guitar, sax, Moog, and Mellotron, in addition to his contributions as vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer of the album. With the Orwellian themes as a loose backdrop, DIAMOND DOGS has much of the apocalyptic sense of future shock that informed ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
While the album doesn`t have the musical punch or the songwriting strengths of ZIGGY, its gems make it more than worthwhile. The lush strings and dominant wah-wah guitar of "1984" seem like a nod to Isaac Hayes, while Bowie`s howls and snarling sax on the title track make it instantly memorable. The glam rock classic "Rebel Rebel," with its edgy guitar riff and strutting 4/4 beat, is the disc`s highlight, and one of Bowie`s all-time great songs. Amidst the imagery of a gray, totalitarian future, Bowie injected some optimism by including the nostalgic "Rock `N` Roll With Me," a good time, rootsy number that presaged his next transformation into the blue-eyed soul singer of YOUNG AMERICANS.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Future Legend
2. Diamond Dogs
3. Sweet Thing
4. Candidate
5. Sweet Thing (Reprise)
6. Rebel Rebel
7. Rock `N` Roll With Me
8. We Are the Dead
9. 1984
10. Big Brother
11. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family

Album Information

Release Date:

02/20/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Glam Rock

Label:

Virgin Records (USA)

Producer:

David Bowie

Catalog Number:

82335

Original Release Year:

1974

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Mike Garson

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