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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By Shawn Viland
Format:Audio CD
The reviews I read here call this an album of covers, which it is. But to call it that, merely that, misses the point.
Bowie has always been one to do something different, even if it is exactly the opposite of what was expected of him - something U2 has borrowed from. This album is indeed a tribute to the music that influenced Bowie during the British Invasion during the 60's, as the original LP liner notes explained. You hear The Who, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Them... But no Beatles or Dave Clark 5. Bowie makes a very personal statement hear, not only by defying expectations of his audience as perhaps the most original songwriter of his generation, but by taking his favorite songs by the bands that influenced him and putting his stamp on them with the then-Bowie style that those bands had influenced.
When I was 16 in 1983 I would travel to Crow's Nest Records in Crest Hill, IL (long before "Crow's Nest Digital") to search their massive supply of records and other fandom paraphernalia, particularly the many U2 imports. You could get anything there - from Boomtown Rats to Soft Cell to Hüsker Dü. A staff member there noticed my selections and asked if I like Punk. "Yes." "Do you own 'Pinups'?" "What's that?" (Fearing that he was talking about some kind of bad magazine.)
He explained that Bowie's Pinups was the first Punk record, because it bridged the gap between the 60's bands like The Who and The Kinks and the Punk bands that they influenced, from Iggy to Bowie to Talking Heads to the Pistols. I don't know if I agree that it was definitely the first Punk album, anymore than I agree that Elvis' "That's Alright" was the first Rock 'n' Roll Record, but like "That's Alright", Pinups was a monumental record in my musicology. It turned me on to Bowie and then to each of the bands that Bowie saluted with Pinups, and a whole new world opened up to me beyond the Beatles and a connection was made that before bands like the Ramones and before Bowie was singing "Let's Dance" there was a music with an intense authenticity, fertile with sound that would inevitably plant itself in the hearts of musicians for generations.
Most point to Ziggy or Aladdin Sane. But this and The Man Who Sold The World have always been my favorite Bowie records. Ziggy, Sane and Diamond Dogs are right there as well, and now, with Outside and Heathen, Bowie rocks again.
Another note: This concept certainly influenced the Annie Lennox album, Medusa.
Bowie has always been one to do something different, even if it is exactly the opposite of what was expected of him - something U2 has borrowed from. This album is indeed a tribute to the music that influenced Bowie during the British Invasion during the 60's, as the original LP liner notes explained. You hear The Who, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Them... But no Beatles or Dave Clark 5. Bowie makes a very personal statement hear, not only by defying expectations of his audience as perhaps the most original songwriter of his generation, but by taking his favorite songs by the bands that influenced him and putting his stamp on them with the then-Bowie style that those bands had influenced.
When I was 16 in 1983 I would travel to Crow's Nest Records in Crest Hill, IL (long before "Crow's Nest Digital") to search their massive supply of records and other fandom paraphernalia, particularly the many U2 imports. You could get anything there - from Boomtown Rats to Soft Cell to Hüsker Dü. A staff member there noticed my selections and asked if I like Punk. "Yes." "Do you own 'Pinups'?" "What's that?" (Fearing that he was talking about some kind of bad magazine.)
He explained that Bowie's Pinups was the first Punk record, because it bridged the gap between the 60's bands like The Who and The Kinks and the Punk bands that they influenced, from Iggy to Bowie to Talking Heads to the Pistols. I don't know if I agree that it was definitely the first Punk album, anymore than I agree that Elvis' "That's Alright" was the first Rock 'n' Roll Record, but like "That's Alright", Pinups was a monumental record in my musicology. It turned me on to Bowie and then to each of the bands that Bowie saluted with Pinups, and a whole new world opened up to me beyond the Beatles and a connection was made that before bands like the Ramones and before Bowie was singing "Let's Dance" there was a music with an intense authenticity, fertile with sound that would inevitably plant itself in the hearts of musicians for generations.
Most point to Ziggy or Aladdin Sane. But this and The Man Who Sold The World have always been my favorite Bowie records. Ziggy, Sane and Diamond Dogs are right there as well, and now, with Outside and Heathen, Bowie rocks again.
Another note: This concept certainly influenced the Annie Lennox album, Medusa.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If the opening one-two punch of Rosalyn/Here Comes the Night doesn't catch you, nothing will. Bowie seemless re-invents these mid 60's swinging London songs and turns this into a true Ziggy Stardust album. At the same time he shows true respect for the songs. Listening to this disc makes you realize what a great band the Spiders were...and one of his coolest covers, too.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Sinister
Format:Audio CD
In 1973 David Bowie came out with an album of Covers called Pin Ups. The cover had himself and the model Twiggy dressed like Fembots from an episode of The Bionic Woman or some post Logan's Run version of clones. Anyway... most people don't remember this Bowie outing, sandwiched in between Aladin Sane and Diamond Dogs. Mostly tunes by The Who, Pretty Things and Syd's Pink Floyd, there are some cool stuff here. Rosalyn, I Can't Explain, Where Have All The Good Times Gone, Shapes Of Things & Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere. Overall a very enjoyable listen. The original Ryko re-issue had two extra tracks: Springsteen's Growin' Up & Port Of Amsterdam. Definitely worth it to find that edition.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
A hidden Bowie gem
As an album of covers Pin Ups is often overlooked but people tend to forget that it followed Aladdin Sane and featured the Spiders (with Aynsley Dunbar stepping up on drums). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Graham Howe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pin Ups
Bought this on vinyl when it first came out. This is still one of the best cover albums that I know of. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joseph Paratto
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oldie
I remember when this album came out.This has always been one of my favorite David Bowie albums. Love the covers!
Published 6 months ago by Michael A. Mcdowell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bowie as ROCK N ROLL fan
David Bowie / Pin Ups : Bowie records his covers of some classic English 1960's Rock n Roll songs, often topping the originals. This CD is pure fun. Turn it up! Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Bynum
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best in Show,I was 23 the year this came out!
This is my favorite album of all time. It rocks. I know it was only intended as a stocking stuffer,but it is as fabulous as a Faberge egg. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jerry Dunham
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rethinking This Bowie Gem.....
For many of us and critics as well, when "Pin-Ups" was released the album came off as an in between project that came and went. Read more
Published on April 30, 2011 by Avalon Don
3.0 out of 5 stars
1973 Album Of Bowie's 1960s Favourites.
In the 1970s David Bowie challenged Elton John and Rod Stewart as UK's top solo act.
This 1973 release is a complilation some of the songs he grew up with in London's 1960s... Read more
This 1973 release is a complilation some of the songs he grew up with in London's 1960s... Read more
Published on August 19, 2010 by J. Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album
Great album. Good to here Bowie in his prime, and not the techno he puts out now.
Published on February 1, 2010 by Ross Fernandes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bowie does covers
Love Bowie ? Heres an album of covers. Floyds " See Emily Play " is better than Sids. Not a bad song on the album.
Published on July 7, 2009 by Chris Appel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why?
The original isssue of this album contained two bonus tracks. I have the vinyl version and they are there. Growin' Up, a song of Bruce Springsteen is played by Ron Wood. Read more
Published on July 6, 2009 by José Jacoviello
