David Bowie’s 1971 album, Hunky Dory is frequently referred to as the album on which Bowie became the Bowie we know today, the album where he ‘staked his claim as the most altered ego in Rock and Roll.’ In the way that Beatles fans will name check Sgt Pepper but secretly prefer Abbey Road, it also many people’s all-time favourite Bowie album. So how did Bowie suddenly get it so right? Find out in the latest of rocker (Something Happens) and broadcaster (Newstalk FM) Tom Dunne’s annual classic album series for Hinterland.
