'I'm through with rock' n roll 'David Bowie told a journalist from the pop magazine Rolling Stone in 1975. Bowie had moved from London to Los Angeles that year. He later claimed that he was on the run from mass hysteria for his music. In America, Bowie was able to carry his character Ziggy Stardust to the grave: the red hair was cut and the make-up stripped off. In its place arose the alter ego The
… Thin White Duke, who looked more like a 1930s crooner. Station To Station sounds like a transitional album, a fascinating link in Bowie's rich oeuvre. The repetitive sounds of the title track and Golden Years are a precursor to the minimalist albums that came out after Station To Station, while in TVC15 some of its old madness shines through. (PdK)more
