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Station to Station
Station to Station cover
Studio album by David Bowie
Released January 23, 1976
Rykodisc Reissue May 14, 1991
Recorded Cherokee Studios
Los Angeles, California
October–November 1975
Genre Funk, Soul, Krautrock
Length 38:08
Label RCA
Producer David Bowie, Harry Maslin
Professional reviews
David Bowie chronology
Young Americans
(1975)		 Station to Station
(1976)		 ChangesOneBowie
(1976)
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Station to Station is an album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1976. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Commonly regarded as one of his most significant works,[1][2] Station to Station is also notable as the vehicle for Bowie's last great 'character', The Thin White Duke. The Thin White Duke, David Bowie 's 1976 persona is primarily identified with his Station to Station album (released that year and mentioned The album was recorded after he completed shooting Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth, and the cover featured a still from the movie. Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 Science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis During the sessions Bowie was heavily dependent on drugs, especially cocaine, and recalls almost nothing of the production. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant He would blame his addictions and the persona of The Duke for lapses in judgment over the following year. [3]

Musically, Station to Station was a transitional album for Bowie, developing the funk and soul music of his previous release, Young Americans, while presenting a new direction towards synthesizers and motorik rhythms that was influenced by German electronic bands such as Kraftwerk and Neu!. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 Motorik is a term coined by music Journalists to describe the 4/4 beat often used by some so-called " Krautrock " bands such as Neu! and Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from This trend would culminate in some of his most acclaimed work, the 'Berlin Trilogy', recorded with Brian Eno in 1977-79. The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Bowie himself has said that Station to Station was "a plea to come back to Europe for me". [1] The album’s lyrics, meanwhile, reflected his preoccupations with Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, mythology and religion. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos

With its blend of funk and Krautrock, romantic balladry and occultism, Station to Station has been described as "simultaneously one of Bowie's most accessible albums and his most impenetrable". Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" [3] Featuring the hit single "Golden Years", it made the Top 5 in both the UK and US charts. In 2003, the album was ranked number 323 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Contents

Background

According to biographer David Buckley, Bowie, based in Los Angeles, fuelled by an "astronomic" cocaine habit and subsisting on a diet of peppers and milk, spent much of 1975-76 "in a state of psychic terror". Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Capsicum is a Genus of Plants from the nightshade family ( Solanaceae) native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands [2] Stories – mostly from one interview, pieces of which found their way into Playboy and Rolling Stone – circulated of the singer living in a house full of Egyptian artefacts, burning black candles, seeing bodies fall past his window, having his semen stolen by witches, receiving secret messages from The Rolling Stones, and living in morbid fear of fellow Aleister Crowley aficionado Jimmy Page. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Physiological aspects Internal and external fertilization Depending on the Species, spermatozoa can fertilize Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer [1] Bowie would later say of LA, "The fucking place should be wiped off the face of the earth". [4]

It was on the set of his first major film, The Man Who Fell to Earth, that Bowie began writing a pseudo-autobiography called The Return of the Thin White Duke. The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 Science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis [5] He was also composing music on the understanding that he was to provide the picture's soundtrack, though this would not come to fruition. Director Nicolas Roeg warned the star that the part of Thomas Jerome Newton would likely remain with him for some time after production completed. Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. With Roeg's agreement, Bowie developed his own look for the film, and this carried through to his public image and onto two album covers over the next twelve months, as did Newton's air of fragility and aloofness. [2]

The Thin White Duke became the mouthpiece for Station to Station and, as often as not during the next six months, for Bowie himself. The Thin White Duke, David Bowie 's 1976 persona is primarily identified with his Station to Station album (released that year and mentioned Impeccably dressed in white shirt, black trousers and waistcoat, The Duke was a hollow man who sang songs of romance with an agonised intensity while feeling nothing, "ice masquerading as fire". [3] The persona has been described as "a mad aristocrat",[3] "an amoral zombie",[2] and "an emotionless Aryan superman". [1] For Bowie himself, The Duke was "a nasty character indeed". [6]

Production

Station to Station was recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles. Cherokee Studios is a large Recording studio in Los Angeles California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In 1981 NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray surmised that it was cut – "in 10 days of feverish activity" – when Bowie decided that there was no hope of his producing a soundtrack for The Man Who Fell to Earth. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. [3] More recent authorship contends that the album was recorded over a couple of months, in October-November 1975,[1] and was in the can before Bowie began his abortive sessions on the soundtrack. [2][6]

At various times to be titled The Return of The Thin White Duke[2] or Golden Years,[1] Station to Station was co-produced by Harry Maslin, Bowie’s associate for "Fame" and "Across the Universe" on Young Americans. " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 " Across the Universe " is a Song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969 and later in modified form on their final album Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 Tony Visconti, who after a three-year absence had recently returned to the Bowie fold mixing Diamond Dogs and co-producing David Live and Young Americans, was not involved due to competing schedules. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Diamond Dogs is a Concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974 David Live is David Bowie ’s first official live album originally released by RCA in 1974 However the recording did cement the band line-up that would see Bowie through the rest of the decade, with bassist George Murray joining Young Americans drummer Dennis Davis and rhythm guitarist Carlos Alomar. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie

The recording process developed with this team set the pattern for Bowie's albums up to and including Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) in 1980: backing tracks laid down by Murray, Davis and Alomar; sax, keyboard and lead guitar overdubs (here by Bowie, Roy Bittan and Earl Slick, respectively); lead vocals; and finally various production tricks to complete the song. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. Roy Bittan (born July 2 1949 in Rockaway Beach Queens, New York City) is an American Keyboardist, best known as a member Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Staten Island New York, 1952 is a Guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim [2] According to Bowie, "I got some quite extraordinary things out of Earl Slick. I think it captured his imagination to make noises on guitar, and textures, rather than playing the right notes. "[7] Alomar recalled, "It was one of the most glorious albums that I’ve ever done … We experimented so much on it". Harry Maslin added, "I loved those sessions because we were totally open and experimental in our approach". [1]

Bowie himself remembers almost nothing of the album's production, not even the studio, later admitting, "I know it was in LA because I've read it was". [1] The singer was not alone in his use of cocaine during the sessions, Carlos Alomar commenting, "if there's a line of coke which is going to keep you awake till 8 a. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant m. so that you can do your guitar part, you do the line of coke . . . the coke use is driven by the inspiration. " Like Bowie, Earl Slick had somewhat vague memories of the recording: "That album's a little fuzzy – for the obvious reasons! We were in the studio and it was nuts – a lot of hours, a lot of late nights. "[2]

Style and themes

Station to Station is often cited as a transitional album in Bowie's career. Nicholas Pegg, author of The Complete David Bowie, called it a "precise halfway point on the journey from Young Americans to Low",[1] while for Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray, it "effectively divides the '70's for David Bowie. Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. It ties off the era of Ziggy Stardust and plastic soul, and introduces the first taste of the new music that was to follow with 'Low'. "[3]

In terms of Bowie's own output, Station to Station's Euro-centric flavour had its musical antecedents in tracks like "Aladdin Sane 1913-1938-197?" and "Time" (1973), while its funk/disco elements were a development of the soul/R&B sound of Young Americans (1975). " Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197? " is a song by David Bowie, the title track from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. " Time " is a song written by David Bowie in New Orleans in November 1972 during the American leg of his first Ziggy Stardust tour Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. More recently Bowie had begun to soak up the influence of German motorik and electronic music by bands like Neu!, Can and Kraftwerk. Motorik is a term coined by music Journalists to describe the 4/4 beat often used by some so-called " Krautrock " bands such as Neu! and Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Thematically the album revisited concepts dealt with in songs such as "The Supermen" from The Man Who Sold the World (1970) and "Quicksand" from Hunky Dory (1971): Nietzsche's 'Overman', the occultism of Aleister Crowley, Nazi fascination with Grail mythology, and the Kabbalah. " The Supermen " is a song written by David Bowie in 1970 and released as the closing track on the album The Man Who Sold the World. The Man Who Sold the World is an album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April Not to be cofused with the David Bowie song "Quicksand" "Quicksand" is a 1963 dance Hunky Dory is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1971 (see 1971 in music) Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist The Übermensch ( German; English: Overman, Superman) is a Concept in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish plate or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה lit "receiving" is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. Pegg considered the album's theme to be a clash of "occultism and Christianity". [1][3]

The musical style of "Golden Years", the first track recorded for the album, built on the funk and soul of Young Americans but with a harsher, grinding edge. " Golden Years " is a song written by David Bowie in 1975 It has been described as carrying with it "an air of regret for missed opportunities and past pleasures". [3] Bowie said that it was written for – and rejected by – Elvis Presley, while his wife at the time Angie claimed it was penned for her. Angela Bowie (born Mary Angela Barnett in 1949 in Cyprus) is an American citizen who has been a Covergirl, model, Actress [2] Though a Top 10 single on both sides of the Atlantic, it was rarely performed live on the subsequent Station to Station tour. [8] "Stay" was another riff-driven funk piece, "recorded very much in our cocaine frenzy", according to Alomar. " Stay " is a song written by David Bowie for the 1976 album Station to Station. [2] Its lyrics have been variously interpreted as reflecting on "the uncertainty of sexual conquest",[2] and as an example of "the Duke's spurious romanticism". [3]

The Christian element of the album was most obvious in the hymn-like "Word on a Wing", though for some commentators religion, like love, was simply another way for the Duke to "test his numbness". [3] Bowie himself has claimed that in this song, at least, "the passion is genuine". [4] When performing it live in 1999, the singer described it as coming from "the darkest days of my life . . . I'm sure that it was a call for help". [9] The closing ballad, "Wild is the Wind", was the album's sole cover, and has been praised as one of the finest vocal performances of Bowie's career. " Wild Is the Wind " is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. [2] Bowie was inspired to record the song after he met singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone, who sang it on the soundtrack album Wild Is the Wind (1966). Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her Stage name Nina Simone ( IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ (February 21 1933 – April 21 2003 was a fifteen-time Wild Is the Wind is Singer / Pianist / Songwriter Nina Simone 's (1933-2003 sixth album under record company Philips. [9]

The spectre of The Man Who Fell to Earth's Thomas Jerome Newton sprawled in front of dozens of television monitors is said to have partly inspired the album's most upbeat track, "TVC15". Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic " TVC 15 " was a single by David Bowie. The song was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fuelled period at Bowie’s LA [2] Supposedly also about Iggy Pop's girlfriend being eaten by a TV set,[10] it has been called "incongruously jolly" and "the most oblique tribute to The Yardbirds imaginable". James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck [3]

The title track has been described as heralding "a new era of experimentalism" for Bowie. [2] "Station to Station" was in two parts: a slow, portentous piano-driven march, introduced by the sound of an approaching train juxtaposed with Earl Slick's agitated guitar feedback, followed by an up-tempo rock/blues section. " Station to Station " is a song written by David Bowie in 1976 Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Staten Island New York, 1952 is a Guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Feedback is a circular causal Process whereby some proportion of a system's output is returned (fed back to the Input. In 1999 Bowie told UNCUT magazine, "Since Station To Station the hybridization of R&B and electronics had been a goal of mine". Uncut magazine trademarked as UNCUT, is a popular monthly publication based in London. [11] Despite the noise of a train in the opening moments, Bowie claims that the title refers not so much to railway stations as to the Stations of the Cross, while the line "From Kether to Malkuth" relates to mystical places in the Kabbalah, mixing Christian and Jewish allusions. Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply Keter (" Crown " in Hebrew כתר) also known as Kether, is the topmost of the Sephirot of the Tree of Life in Malkuth ("kingdom" מלכות or Shekhinah is the tenth of the Sephirot in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה lit "receiving" is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. [12] Fixation with the occult was further evident in such phrases as "white stains", the name of a book of poetry by Aleister Crowley. White Stains is a poetic work written by Aleister Crowley under the pseudonym "George Archibald Bishop" [13] The lyrics also gave notice of Bowie's recent drug use ("It's not the side effects of the cocaine / I'm thinking that it must be love"). Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant [3] With its Krautrock influence, it was the album's clearest foretaste of Bowie's subsequent 'Berlin Trilogy'. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s [2]

Speaking to Creem magazine in 1977, Bowie proclaimed that Station to Station was "devoid of spirit . Creem (whose trademark is capitalized CREEM) "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine" was a monthly Rock 'n' roll Publication started . . Even the love songs are detached, but I think it's fascinating. "[2]

Cover

The album sleeve was originally to have featured a full-colour still from The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 Science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis However Bowie rejected the colour cover, claiming the sky looked artificial ("Since when has that ever stopped him from doing anything?", quipped NME's Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray later). [3] The album was duly released in 1976 with the same picture cropped in black-and-white. Black-and-white is a number of Monochrome forms in Visual arts. It was not until Rykodisc reissued Bowie's catalogue in the early 1990s that the colour version was restored; this cover was retained for the subsequent remastered edition on EMI. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

Singles and unreleased tracks

Every song on Station to Station, with the exception of the title track, eventually appeared on a single. "Golden Years" was released in November 1975, two months before the album. Bowie allegedly got drunk to perform it on TV for the American show Soul Train,[3] resulting in the film clip seen on music video programmes. Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics [8] It was a substantial hit, making #8 in the UK and #10 in the US (where it charted for 16 weeks) but, like "Rebel Rebel"'s relationship to Diamond Dogs (1974), was a somewhat unrepresentative teaser for the album to come. " Rebel Rebel " is a song by David Bowie, released in 1974 as a single and on the album Diamond Dogs. Diamond Dogs is a Concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA in 1974 [8]

"TVC15" was released in edited form as the second single in May 1976, making #33 in the UK and #64 stateside. "Stay", also shortened and appearing the same month, was issued as a companion 45 to RCA's ChangesOneBowie greatest hits collection (though it did not appear on the compilation) which was itself packaged as a uniform edition to Station to Station. ChangesOneBowie was David Bowie 's first widely-selling compilation album In November 1981, as Bowie's relationship with RCA was winding down, "Wild Is the Wind" was issued as a single to push the ChangesTwoBowie compilation. ChangesTwoBowie, released in 1981 was a David Bowie compilation album issued by RCA Records. Backed with "Word on a Wing" and accompanied by a video shot especially for the release, it made #24 in the UK and charted for 10 weeks.

Another song purportedly recorded during the album sessions at Cherokee Studios, a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City",[7] went unreleased at the time but was issued in 1990 on the Sound and Vision box set. Sound + Vision is David Bowie 's box set compilation released on Rykodisc in 1989 According to Nicholas Pegg, however, the Cherokee work most likely consisted of overdubs to a track originally cut at Sigma Sound Studios during Young Americans. Sigma Sound Studios was an American music Recording studio located at 212 N [14]

Release and reception

The album was released in January 1976. Billboard considered that Bowie had "found his musical niche" following songs like "Fame" and "Golden Years" but that "the 10-minute title cut drags". See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 NME called it "one of the most significant albums released in the last five years". The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Both found the meaning of the lyrics difficult to fathom. [1]

Rolling Stone applauded the album's 'rockier' moments but discerned a move away from the genre:

“ It remains the thoughtfully professional effort of a style-conscious artist whose ability to write and perform demanding rock & roll exists comfortably alongside his fascination for diverse forms. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published It's a much better album than we'd been led to believe Bowie was willing to make, but while there's little doubt about his skill, one wonders how long he'll continue wrestling with rock at all. [15] ”

Circus magazine, noting that Bowie was "never one to maintain continuity in his work or in his life", declared:

“ He also offers cryptic, expressionistic glimpses that let us feel the contours and palpitations of the masquer's soul but never fully reveal his face. . . . At its various whistle stops, Station recalls in turn the density of The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory's pop feel, the dissonance and angst of Aladdin Sane, the compelling percussion style of Young Americans, and even a trace of the youthful mysticism of the early Wild-Eyed Boy from Freecloud. " Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud " is a song written by David Bowie in 1969 and first released as B-side to his single " Space Oddity " . . . And although Bowie retraces some past steps, Station to Station is much too strong and much too original to be classed as a rerun. At a time when, for him, it was becoming too late to be late again, it shows Bowie pulling out on the most challenging leg of his winding journey. [16] ”

Station to Station was – and remains – Bowie's highest-charting album in the US, reaching #3 and remaining for 32 weeks. In the UK it charted for 17 weeks, peaking at #5, the last time one of his studio albums placed lower in his home country than in America. [17]

Aftermath

The Man Who Fell to Earth soundtrack

After the Station to Station sessions completed in December 1975, Bowie started work on a soundtrack for The Man Who Fell to Earth with Paul Buckmaster as his collaborator. Paul Buckmaster is an artist Arranger, and Composer. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Elton John, but he has also worked as an [1] In 1980 he said:

“ I was under the impression that I was going to be writing the music for the film but, when I’d finished five or six pieces, I was then told that if I would care to submit my music along with some other people's. . . and I just said "Shit, you're not getting any of it". I was so furious, I’d put so much work into it. [4] ”

However Harry Maslin contended that Bowie was "burned out" and couldn't complete the work in any case. The singer eventually collapsed, admitting later, "There were pieces of me laying all over the floor". [1] In the event, only one of the instrumentals composed for the soundtrack saw the light of day, evolving into "Subterraneans" on his next studio album, Low. See Subterranean for other Wikipedia pages with similar titles [4]

The White Light Tour

Bowie went on tour in support of the album shortly after its release, commencing 2 February 1976 and completing on 18 May 1976. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] Kraftwerk's "Radioactivity" was employed as an overture to the shows, accompanying footage from Luis Buñuel's and Salvador Dali's surrealist film "Un Chien Andalou". Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from " Radioactivity " (original German language title "Radioaktivität" is a song written by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Emil Schult Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Un chien andalou ( An Andalusian Dog) is a 1928 short Surrealist film made in France by two Spanish auteurs the Aragonian [18] The staging featured Bowie, dressed in The Duke's habitual black waistcoat and trousers, a pack of Gitanes placed ostentatiously in his pocket, moving stiffly among "curtains of white light",[3] an effect that spawned the nickname 'the White Light Tour'. For the French bicycle manufacturer see Gitane. Gitanes, (" gypsy women" is a popular brand of French cigarettes sold in [18] In 1989 Bowie reflected:

“ I wanted to go back to a kind of Expressionist German-film look . German Expressionism is the term used to refer to a number of related creative movements which emerged in Germany before the first world war which reached a peak in Berlin . . and the lighting of, say, Fritz Lang or Pabst. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American Georg Wilhelm Pabst ( August 25, 1885 - May 29, 1967) was an Austrian Film director. A black-and-white movies look, but with an intensity that was sort of aggressive. I think for me, personally, theatrically, that was the most successful tour I’ve ever done. [7] ”

The Station to Station tour was the source of one of the artist's best-known bootlegs, culled from an FM radio broadcast of his 23 March 1976 concert at Nassau Coliseum. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. } The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, commonly known as Nassau Coliseum (or simply The Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale New York [18]

Victoria Station

Bowie drew criticism after the release of Station to Station for his alleged pro-fascist views. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology In a 1974 interview he had declared, "Adolf Hitler was one of the first rock stars . Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately . . quite as good as Jagger . Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock . . He staged a country",[18] but managed to avoid condemnation. On the White Light Tour, however, a series of incidents attracted publicity, starting in April 1976 with his detention by customs in Eastern Europe for possession of Nazi memorabilia. Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The same month he was quoted in Stockholm as saying that "Britain could benefit from a Fascist leader". ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the [18] The controversy culminated on 2 May 1976 in the so-called 'Victoria Station incident' in London, when Bowie arrived in an open-top Mercedes convertible and apparently gave a Nazi salute to the crowd that was captured on film and published in NME. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the A convertible is a type of automobile in which the vehicle's roof can retract and fold away converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Bowie claimed that the photographer simply caught him in mid-wave,[19] a contention backed by a young Gary Numan who was among the throng that day:

“ Think about it. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician If a photographer takes a whole motor-driven film of someone doing a wave, you will get a Nazi salute at the end of each arm-sweep. All you need is some dickhead at a music paper or whatever to make an issue out it. . . [18] ”

The stigma remained, however, to the extent that the lines "To be insulted by these fascists/It's so degrading" from Scary Monsters' opening track "It's No Game", four years later, were taken as an attempt to bury the incident once and for all. " It's No Game " is a song written by David Bowie for the 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps, featuring lead Guitar played [20]

Legacy

Station to Station has been described as "enormously influential on post-punk",[21] and a milestone in Bowie's transition to his late-70s 'Berlin Trilogy'. The Berlin Trilogy is a series of David Bowie albums recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1970s Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray wrote in 1981, "If Low was Gary Numan's Bowie's album, then Station to Station was Magazine's. Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Magazine were an English Post-punk group active between 1977 and 1981 "[3] Bowie himself has said of Station to Station, "As far as the music goes, Low and its siblings were a direct follow-on from the title track",[12] while Brian Eno opined that Low was "very much a continuation from Station to Station". Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer [13] In 1999, music biographer David Buckley described Station to Station as a "masterpiece of invention" that "some critics would argue, perhaps unfashionably, is his finest record". [2] The same year, Eno called it "one of the great records of all time". [13] In 2003, the album was ranked number 323 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

In popular culture

Kraftwerk reference the album, and Bowie himself, in the title track of their 1977 album Trans-Europe Express: "From station to station/Back to Düsseldorf City/Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie". Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Trans-Europe Express is a 1977 album by German band Kraftwerk. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' song "Californication" contains the reference: "Cobain can you hear the spheres/Singing songs off Station to Station". Red Hot Chili Peppers are " Californication " is the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' fourth single from their seventh studio album Californication. The Fall Out Boy song "It's Not a Side Effect of the Cocaine, I'm Thinking It Must Be Love", from the EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue, alludes to a line in the title track. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue is a 2004 acoustic EP released by Punk rock / Alternative rock band Fall Out Boy The last chapter of the Irvine Welsh novel Trainspotting is named "Station to Station". Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958 Leith, Edinburgh) is a contemporary Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting Trainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh.

Track listing

LP: RCA / APL1 1327 (UK)

All songs written by David Bowie except where noted. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

Side one

  1. "Station to Station" – 10:14
  2. "Golden Years" – 4:00
  3. "Word on a Wing" – 6:03

Side two

  1. "TVC 15" – 5:33
  2. "Stay" – 6:15
  3. "Wild Is the Wind" (Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiompkin) – 6:02

Reissues

The album has been rereleased four times to date on CD, the first being in 1985 by RCA with the original black-and-white cover art, the second in 1991 by Rykodisc (containing two bonus tracks), the third in 1999 by EMI (featuring 24-bit digitally remastered sound and no bonus tracks), and finally in 2007 by EMI Japan replicating the original vinyl artwork. " Station to Station " is a song written by David Bowie in 1976 " Golden Years " is a song written by David Bowie in 1975 " Word on a Wing " is a song written by David Bowie in 1976 for the Station to Station album " TVC 15 " was a single by David Bowie. The song was inspired by an episode in which Iggy Pop, during a drug-fuelled period at Bowie’s LA " Stay " is a song written by David Bowie for the 1976 album Station to Station. " Wild Is the Wind " is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. Ned Washington ( 15 August, 1901, Scranton Pennsylvania – 20 December, 1976 in Beverly Hills California) was an Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (Дмитрий Зиновьевич Тёмкин Dmitrij Zinov'evič Tëmkin, sometimes translated as Dmitri Tiomkin) ( May A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Black-and-white is a number of Monochrome forms in Visual arts. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

CD: Rykodisc / RCD 10141 (US)

All songs written by David Bowie.

  1. "Word on a Wing" (Live) – 6:10
  2. "Stay" (Live) – 7:24

Personnel

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1976 UK Albums Chart 5
1976 Billboard Pop Albums 3
1976 Norway's album chart 8
Single
Year Single Chart Position
1975 "Golden Years" UK Singles Chart 8
1975 "Golden Years" Billboard Pop Singles 10
1976 "Stay/Golden Years" Billboard Club Play Singles 9
1976 "TVC 15" UK Singles Chart 33
1976 "TVC 15" Billboard Pop Singles 64
1981 "Wild Is the Wind" UK Singles Chart 24

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold February 26, 1976

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Nicholas Pegg (2000). David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American Guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie Roy Bittan (born July 2 1949 in Rockaway Beach Queens, New York City) is an American Keyboardist, best known as a member The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. George Murray is a studio Bass guitarist who worked closely with David Bowie as a part of his regular ensemble on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Warren Peace (ie "War and Peace" is a Pseudonym for Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack (also known as GA MacCormack and Mac Cormack an English A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Staten Island New York, 1952 is a Guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Pegg is a British actor director and writer His acting work in the theatre includes productions for Nottingham Playhouse, Scottish Opera, The Complete David Bowie: pp. 297-300
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: pp. 258-275
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Roy Carr is an English Music Journalist. He joined the New Musical Express (NME in the 1960s and has edited NME, Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Bowie: An Illustrated Record: pp. 75-80
  4. ^ a b c d Angus McKinnon (13 September 1980). Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) "The Future Isn't What It Used to Be". NME: pp. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been 32-35.  
  5. ^ Mark Paytress (2007). "So Far Away. . . ". MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: p. Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. 55
  6. ^ a b Hugo Wilcken (2005). Low: pp. 16-25
  7. ^ a b c Kurt Loder & David Bowie (1990). Kurt Loder (born May 5 1945 is an American Film critic, Author, and Television personality. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Sound and Vision (box set): CD liner notes
  8. ^ a b c Nicholas Pegg (2000). Sound + Vision is David Bowie 's box set compilation released on Rykodisc in 1989 Op Cit: pp. 82-83
  9. ^ a b Nicholas Pegg (2000). Op Cit: pp. 240-243
  10. ^ Nicholas Pegg (2000). Op Cit: p. 223
  11. ^ UNCUT (1999). Interview. Cited at BowieGoldenYears 3 August 2007. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  12. ^ a b Nicholas Pegg (2000). Op Cit: pp. 205-206
  13. ^ a b c Hugo Wilcken (2005). Op Cit: pp. 4-15
  14. ^ Nicholas Pegg (2000). Op Cit: pp. 107-108
  15. ^ Teri Moris (25 March 1976). Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Station to Station". Rolling Stone.   Cited at SuperSeventies 3 August 2007. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  16. ^ Richard Cromelin (March 1976). "The Return Of The Thin White Duke". Circus.   Cited at BowieGoldenYears 23 May 2007. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  17. ^ David Buckley (1999). Op Cit: pp. 623-624
  18. ^ a b c d e f David Buckley (1999). Op Cit: pp. 281-289
  19. ^ Mark Paytress (2007). "The Controversial Homecoming". MOJO 60 Years of Bowie: p. 64
  20. ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Op Cit: p. 112
  21. ^ Allmusic review. Cited 3 August 2007. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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