David Bowie

Top 9 Rock Festivals

2014 Special Features, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers Band, America, Arlo Guthrie, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, BB King, Black Sabbath, Blood Sweat and Tears, Blue Oyster Cult, Blues Traveler, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Booker T and the MG's, Boz Scaggs, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, Candlebox, Chicago, Collective Soul, Comebacks and Reunions, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Donovan, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Gregg Rollie, Hall and Oates, Howard Jones, INXS, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Joni Mitchell, Judas Priest, Keith Richards, Kenny Loggins, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Live Albums, Lynard Skynard, Marshall Tucker Band, Melissa Etheridge, Men At Work, Metallica, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Motley Crue, Music History, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Paul Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Queen, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REO Speedwagon, Richie Havens, Robert Cray, Rock Influences and Legends, Roxy Music, Santana, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Sly and the Family Stone, Spin Doctors, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Boomtown Rats, The Cars, The Clash, The Doors, The Eagles, The Hooters, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mamas and the Papas, The Moody Blues, The Pretenders, The Who, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traffic, Triumph, U2, Van Halen, ZZ Top

This week Classic Rock Review joins the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. In conjunction with Top 9 Lists, we present a list of the Top 9 […]

Christmas Rock Gems

2011 Special Features, American Artists, Bing Crosby, Bob Geldof, Bono, British Artists, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Greg Lake, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Queen, Sting, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Pretenders, The Waitresses, The Who

Nearly from its inception, rock and roll and Christmas songs have made for a potent mixture of holiday-flavored punch. This marriage dates back to 1957 with the first Elvis Presley Christmas Album and […]

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie

Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

1972 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Bowie

Buy The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Through a very long and distinguished career, David Bowie’s absolute classic is the 1972 album The Rise and Fall of […]

Young Americans by David Bowie

1975 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Bowie, John Lennon, Luther Vandross

Buy Young Amricans For his ninth studio album, David Bowie decided to move in a radically new direction with the soul and R&B infused 1975 album Young Americans. On this record, which was […]

Station to Station by David Bowie

1976 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Bowie, Roy Bittan

Buy Station to Station His tenth overall studio album, Station to Station was a transitional album for David Bowie. Musically, this 1976 album seamlessly bridges the gap between the glam rock of Bowie’s […]

Low by David Bowie

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Bowie

Buy Low Low was a 1977 breakthrough album by David Bowie, which contained avant-garde tracks rich with experimental synthesizers and unique compositional approaches. The album was co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti and […]

Let’s Dance by David Bowie

1983 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Bowie, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Buy Let’s Dance An artist who seemed to constantly reinvent himself, David Bowie created a stylized and soulful new-wave album with a romantic signature on the 1983 album Let’s Dance. It was Bowie’s […]

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

1971 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by J.D. Cook, British Artists, David Bowie

Buy Hunky Dory Classic Rock Review has launched a new feature called “What Did We Miss?” to revisit some albums that we overlooked the first time through our voyage into the classic rock […]

Hours by David Bowie

1999 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Bowie

Buy Hours For the 21st studio album of his incredibly eclectic career, David Bowie forged a collection of songs written as the soundtrack for a new video game. Hours was released in October […]

Earthling by David Bowie

1997 Albums, Album Reviews by J.D. Cook, British Artists, David Bowie

Buy Earthling In my opinion, David Bowie went into a creative slump after his mega 1983 hit Let’s Dance. The albums after Let’s Dance weren’t bad, per say, they just didn’t achieve the […]