David Bowie – Life on Mars?

I gave some thought to going with Diamond Dogs or Ziggy Stardust but I feel like Hunky Dory is really the beginning of my relationship with David Bowie, thanks primarily to my brother.

To me, this album feels like a bridge between the old Bowie, with songs like Fill Your Heart, and the glam rock era with Queen Bitch. Throw in a couple of all time classics like Changes and Life on Mars? and you have a pretty great snap shot of the time. The video must have been shot after the album was released because he is already moving into the Ziggy Stardust look.

David Bowie played a big role in my musical upbringing. Of course there was the actual music itself but you can’t discount his creative genius and the way he reinvented himself every couple of years. I still think about his Saturday Night Live performance with Klaus Nomi and Joey Arias. He really was an artist in every sense of the word.