World & Setting
14 entries in the David Bowie compendium.
World & Setting — Era Chart
The VoidThe silent expanse where the astronaut drifts away from home.Outer SpaceA void where an astronaut drifts alone, far above the world.EarthThe chaotic, vibrant home planet where a starman fell from the sky to change everything.ParisA city of shadows and light where the artist found fleeting refuge, though his true home lZiggy StardustThe alien rock god who saved Earth with music before vanishing into the stars.Diamond DogsA dystopian journey through Hunger City where the future is a dog-eat-dog survival game.Young AmericansBowie's 1975 pivot into blue-eyed soul and R&B, recorded in Philadelphia and New York CityStation to StationA soulful odyssey through the desert of the mind aboard a train to nowhere.LowA haunting journey from fractured pop melodies into the vast silence of electronic sound.HeroesA defiant anthem of love and resilience born from the shadow of the Wall.Hunky DoryThe album where Bowie starts to become Bowie, definitively discovering his voice and styleLodgerA chaotic, world-beat odyssey marking the end of an era and the rebirth of a rock icon.Black Tie White NoiseA sophisticated fusion of soul and hip-hop celebrating love, rhythm, and the dawn of a newScary MonstersBowie's commercial pivot after the Berlin Trilogy, blending art rock, new wave and post-pu
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