{"product_id":"david-bowie-diamond-dogs-cd","title":"David Bowie - Diamond Dogs CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter George Orwell's widow refused Bowie the right to use 1984 as the title of his forthcoming album, he instead used the novel as a conceptual blueprint for what became \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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. With the Orwellian themes as a loose backdrop, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiamond Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e has much of the apocalyptic sense of future shock that informed Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. While the album doesn't have the musical punch or the songwriting strengths of Ziggy, its gems make it more than worthwhile. the lush strings and dominant wah-wah guitar of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebel Rebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, with its edgy guitar riff and strutting 4\/4 beat, is the disc's highlight, and one of Bowie's all-time great songs. amidst the imagery of a gray, totalitarian future, Bowie injected some optimism by including the nostalgic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRock 'n' Roll With Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a good time, rootsy number that presaged his next transformation into the blue-eyed soul singer of Young Americans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parlophone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56872087748991,"sku":"5054197591686","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/2825\/4773\/files\/David-Bowie-Diamond-Dogs-CD.jpg?v=1780590813","url":"https:\/\/vinilo.co.uk\/products\/david-bowie-diamond-dogs-cd","provider":"Vinilo Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}