Diamond Dogs David Bowie

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  • Release Date: 09/28/1999
  • Original Release: 1974
  • Sales Rank: 40,052
  • Label: VIRGIN RECORDS US
  • UPC: 724352190409

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Diamond Dogs

1LISTENFuture Legend 1:07
2LISTENDiamond Dogs 5:56
3LISTENSweet Thing 3:38
4LISTENCandidate 2:40
5LISTENSweet Thing (Reprise) 2:32
6LISTENRebel Rebel 4:30
7LISTENRock & Roll With Me 4:02
8LISTENWe Are the Dead 4:54
9LISTEN1984 3:27
10LISTENBig Brother 3:20
11LISTENChant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family 2:04

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David Bowie fired the Spiders from Mars shortly after the release of Pin Ups, but he didn't completely leave the Ziggy Stardust persona behind. Diamond Dogs suffers precisely because of this -- he doesn't know how to move forward. Originally conceived as a concept album based on George Orwell's 1984, Diamond Dogs evolved into another one of Bowie's paranoid future nightmares. Throughout the album, there are hints that he's tired with the Ziggy formula, particularly in the disco underpinning of "Candidate" and his cut-and-paste lyrics. However, it's not enough to make Diamond Dogs a step forward, and without Mick Ronson to lead the band, the rockers are too stiff to make an impact. Ironically, the one exception is one of Bowie's very best songs -- the tight, sexy "Rebel Rebel." The song doesn't have much to do with the theme, and the ones he does throw in to further the story usually fall flat. Diamond Dogs isn't a total waste, with "1984," "Candidate," and "Diamond Dogs" all offering some sort of pleasure, but it is the first record since Space Oddity where Bowie's reach exceeds his grasp. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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An Underrated Gem!by Anonymous

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November 18, 2009: Diamond Dogs is, arguably, Bowie's most underrated album. The album may or may not be a classic, compared to Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane for example, but it is certainly not as bad as some critics have suggested, i.e. All Music Guide. "Diamond Dogs" & "Rebel, Rebel" sound like lost outtakes from the Stones' "Exile on Main Street" sessions. "1984" foreshadows the blue eyed soul that would characterize Bowie's "Young Americans" album. "Rock n Roll With Me" is one of the prettiest ballads Bowie has ever written and recorded and should have been a hit single. The heart of the album is the near nine minute "Sweet Thing/Candidate" medley. This jazzy soulful anthem about homosexual prostitution is one of Bowie's most stunning performances and would prove to be the centerpiece of his "Diamond Dogs" tour (listen to "David Live" for an excellent live version of "Sweet Thing" which I think is better than the recorded version). The 30th Anniversary special edition is worth searching out as it contains an extra disc of unreleased tracks, single edits and alternate versions. The highlights of the bonus disc include the rare US single edit of "Rebel, Rebel," the original unreleased version of "Candidate," a medley of "1984/Dodo" which Bowie performed during his appearance on the Midnight Special in 1973 and which was the final track he recorded with the Spiders from Mars, the original, unreleased version of "Dodo" and a 2003 remix of "Sweet Thing/Candidate" which is, arguably, better than the original "Diamond Dogs" mix (It is interesting to note that Bowie himself selected the 2003 remix to include on his "I Select" compilation over the original). Considering the fact that this album was recorded at the height of Bowie's cocaine addiction, it is amazing how good it really is.

Frankenstein meets George Orwellby JohnQ

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July 30, 2009: A futuristic nightmare that manages to be filled with hits, not an easy thing to do. Still, the overall effect is darker than listening to the songs individually.


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