David Bowie
David Bowie lives in the middle ground — 23 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 5 quiet anchors and 18 songs where they let go completely.
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Avg Intensity
46
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Moonage Daydream
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1972
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1972
Suffragette City
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1972
The Jean Genie
intense
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1972
Aladdin Sane
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1973
Diamond Dogs
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1974
Wild Is the Wind
intense
layered texture · none changes · DR 8
· 1976
Beauty and the Beast
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1977
Heroes
intense
layered texture · mild changes · DR 10
· 1977
Ashes to Ashes
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1980
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 7
· 1980
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1982
Under Pressure
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 1982
Hallo Spaceboy
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1995
I'm Afraid of Americans
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1997
Little Wonder
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1997
Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2014
Blackstar
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2016
The controlled burn
Space Oddity
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1969
The Man Who Sold the World
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1970
Life on Mars?
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1971
Five Years
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1972
Starman
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1972
Ziggy Stardust
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1972
Drive-In Saturday
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1973
Rebel Rebel
moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 8
· 1974
Fame
moderate
complex texture · none changes · DR 8
· 1975
Golden Years
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1975
Young Americans
moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 1975
Be My Wife
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1977
Sound and Vision
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1977
Fashion
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1980
China Girl
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1983
Modern Love
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1983
Blue Jean
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1984
Loving the Alien
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1984
This Is Not America
moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1985
Jump They Say
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1993
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2013
Dollar Days
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
Lazarus
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
The quiet ones
Changes
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1971
Lady Stardust
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1972
Let's Dance
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 1983
Where Are We Now
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 2013
I Can't Give Everything Away
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
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