Reviews
Astonishing and absorbing...Expertly unpicks this explosively creative time in Bowie's life.... [Doggett intercuts] the individually tailored song biographies with essays on everything from glam rock, minimalism and punk, to radical left-wing politics, music video and a mass of other subjects that helped shape the ideas behind Bowie's songs., Packed with insight, a go-to text for anyone who wants to understanding what Doggett calls 'the uncanny strangeness of the seventies Bowie,' and the creative process that led to his artistic breakthroughs., Doggett's previous book, You Never Give Me Your Money: the Battle for the Soul of the Beatles, was the perfect preparation for writing about both the Seventies and Bowie., Explores themes in Bowie's most inventive period - from sexual identity to the nature of fame. Doggett's song-by-song analysis will make obsessive fans of the 'Ziggy Stardust' days want to pull out their old vinyl., A thoughtful combination of critical observation and biographical digging….Doggett's sparkling work of biocriticism is full of entertaining anecdotes and flashes of insight., Details a decade of styles and influences of one of rock's most enigmatic personalities….A complete treat., A thoughtful combination of critical observation and biographical digging....Doggett's sparkling work of biocriticism is full of entertaining anecdotes and flashes of insight., Details a decade of styles and influences of one of rock's most enigmatic personalities....A complete treat., There aren't many writers who have the combination of classic-rock knowledge, reverence for an artist and sheer patience to successfully pull off this sort of project., Astonishing and absorbing…Expertly unpicks this explosively creative time in Bowie's life…. [Doggett intercuts] the individually tailored song biographies with essays on everything from glam rock, minimalism and punk, to radical left-wing politics, music video and a mass of other subjects that helped shape the ideas behind Bowie's songs., "Meticulously researched....A wonderful opportunity to reconsider rock's greatest chameleon." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "Packed with insight, a go-to text for anyone who wants to understanding what Doggett calls 'the uncanny strangeness of the seventies Bowie,' and the creative process that led to his artistic breakthroughs." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Explores themes in Bowie's most inventive period - from sexual identity to the nature of fame. Doggett's song-by-song analysis will make obsessive fans of the 'Ziggy Stardust' days want to pull out their old vinyl." -- USA Today "Details a decade of styles and influences of one of rock's most enigmatic personalities....A complete treat." -- Library Journal "Meticulous....A captivating look at an artist who defined an era." -- Publishers Weekly "A thoughtful combination of critical observation and biographical digging....Doggett's sparkling work of biocriticism is full of entertaining anecdotes and flashes of insight." -- Booklist (starred review) "Astonishing and absorbing...Expertly unpicks this explosively creative time in Bowie's life.... [Doggett intercuts] the individually tailored song biographies with essays on everything from glam rock, minimalism and punk, to radical left-wing politics, music video and a mass of other subjects that helped shape the ideas behind Bowie's songs." -- Rob Fitzpatrick, Sunday Times (London) "Doggett's previous book, You Never Give Me Your Money: the Battle for the Soul of the Beatles, was the perfect preparation for writing about both the Seventies and Bowie." -- Toby Litt, New Statesman "There aren't many writers who have the combination of classic-rock knowledge, reverence for an artist and sheer patience to successfully pull off this sort of project." -- Kirkus Reviews, 'A thoughtful combination of critical observation and biographical digging'.Doggett's sparkling work of biocriticism is full of entertaining anecdotes and flashes of insight.' ( Booklist (starred review))
