Album Details
Title: Diamond Dogs Artist: David Bowie Release Date: 1974 Re-Released On: 0/0/1990 Label: Toshiba EMI, Virgin Duration: 46:10 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Enhanced CD-ROM UPCs: 4988006775121, 4988006850569, 724352190409, 0724352190454, 077779521128, 5099968865610, 643346028613, 724352190454, 498800677512 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Glam Rock, Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk Moods: Brooding, Clinical, Eccentric, Eerie, Stylish, Bravado, Cerebral, Complex, Detached, Dramatic, Elegant, Enigmatic, Exciting, Literate, Lush, Nocturnal, Playful, Provocative, Quirky, Rebellious, Sophisticated, Swaggering, Tense/Anxious, Theatrical, Urgent, Wry, Campy, Hypnotic, Intense, Ironic, Sexy, Yearning, Outrageous, Austere, Elaborate, Refined/Mannered Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 8 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
Track Listings
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Future Legend
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Diamond Dogs
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Sweet Thing
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Candidate
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Sweet Thing (Reprise)
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Rebel Rebel
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Rock & Roll With Me
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We Are the Dead
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1984
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Big Brother
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Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 2007 | CD | Toshiba EMI | 70147 | | 2007 | CD | Toshiba EMI | 65311 | | 1999 | CD | Virgin | 21904 | | 1999 | CD | Virgin | 21904 |
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Album Review
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
Credits
| Name | Credits | | Alan Parker | Guitar | | Aynsley Dunbar | Drums | | David Bowie | Mixing, Vocals, Arranger, Producer, Saxophone, Main Performer, Sax (Tenor), Guitar, Moog Synthesizer, Composer, Mellotron, Sax (Alto) | | Dr. Toby Mountain | Mastering, Remixing | | Herbie Flowers | Bass | | Jonathan Wyner | Remixing | | Keith Harwood | Engineer, Mixing | | Ken Regan | Photography | | Lee Black Childers | Photography | | Mike Garson | Keyboards, Piano | | Nigel Reeve | Remastering | | Peter Mew | Remastering | | Tony Newman | Drums | | Tony Visconti | Strings, Mixing, Arranger |
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