Hunky Dory
(35/100 Greatest Albums Ever)

Hunky Dory is the album on which a pre-stardom Bowie spreads his wings as a songwriter – honest, brittle and very beautiful. The record’s opening sweep, from ‘Changes’ to ‘Life On Mars’, is among the most stunning in rock history; these songs have a heart-on-sleeve directness that would not be encountered again in his work.