The Record Exchange
The Record Exchange
Craig and John
Episode 24 - Hunky Dory and Dreamland
53 minutes Posted Sep 29, 2017 at 12:46 pm.
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This is the episode of icons. Not just any icons. “Super-duper-double-number-one-high-five” icons, who’ve influenced modern music for decades and still manage to break new ground with every new musical contribution. “Hunky Dory” was David Bowie’s fourth release in 1971. A brilliantly engaging kaleidoscope of artistic reinvention, style, vision, and musicality that drew upon his influences like Dylan and Lou Reed to name a couple, but also laid the foundation for what further genius was to come. Critically acclaimed since release, it also quietly managed platinum status in the U.K. and made numerous ” top 100 albums of all time” lists worldwide. What’s in the water on that island nation? The front man of all front-men, Robert Plant, leaves his comprehensive solo work from the 80’s and 90’s securely behind him and releases “Dreamland” in 2002. Pouring his heart and soul into a mystical collection of American folk and blues covers with a handful of original works, makes this album a must listen to even the most discerning of Zep fans. Robert takes a brave new path into the unknown, finding his voice, (not that he ever lost it, which is apparent in these recordings), and blazing a musical trail that was to become over a decade of musical wonderment. We compliment these rock icons with two iconic beers from the Thornbury Village Cider House and Brewery. “Ladder Run Amber Lager” and “Pickup No. 26 Pilsner……..speaking of reinvention……Wow!