{"product_id":"david-bowie-diamond-dogs-cd","title":"Bowie, David: Diamond Dogs (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9fbbMkYF8k?si=SmdoLb4NViGfvrzW\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter George Orwell's widow refused Bowie the right to use \u003cem\u003e1984 \u003c\/em\u003eas the title of his forthcoming album, he instead used the novel as a conceptual blueprint for what became \u003cem\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e. Accompanied only by keyboardist Mike Garson, bassist Herbie Flowers, and drummers Aynsley Dunbar and Tony Newman, Bowie played guitar, sax, moog, and mellotron, in addition to his contributions as vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the Orwellian themes as a loose backdrop, \u003cem\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e has much of the apocalyptic sense of future shock that informed ...\u003cem\u003eZiggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars\u003c\/em\u003e. While the album doesn't have the musical punch or the songwriting strengths of \u003cem\u003eZiggy\u003c\/em\u003e, its gems make it more than worthwhile. the lush strings and dominant wah-wah guitar of \"1984\" seem like a nod to Isaac Hayes, while Bowie's howls and snarling sax on the title track make it instantly memorable. The glam rock classic \"Rebel Rebel\", with its edgy guitar riff and strutting 4\/4 beat, is the disc's highlight, and one of Bowie's all-time great songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmidst the imagery of a gray, totalitarian future, Bowie injected some optimism by including the nostalgic \"Rock 'N' Roll With Me\", a good time, rootsy number that presaged his next transformation into the blue-eyed soul singer of \u003cem\u003eYoung Americans\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuture Legend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandidate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Thing (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebel Rebel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock 'N Roll With Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Are The Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Parlophone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46367178981722,"sku":"5054197591686","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/david-bowie-diamond-dogs_130bc8ed-d322-49be-9ea3-95a6e4c46497.jpg?v=1727017854","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/david-bowie-diamond-dogs-cd","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}