David Bowie, Hunky Dory

Join me for the second installment of Acu-Albums! A unique evening mixing music and community-style acupuncture! Using a classic combination of acupuncture points to induce a relaxed and meditative state, elevate your experience of listening to an entire album: start to finish. This community-driven event will relax, inspire, and connect you to members of the community.

Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 17 December 1971 by RCA Records.[1] It was his first release through RCA, which would be his label for the next decade. Hunky Doryhas been described by AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as having "a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class".[2]

The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as one of Bowie's best works. Time chose it as part of their "100 best albums of all time" list in January 2010, with journalist Josh Tyrangiel praising Bowie's "earthbound ambition to be a boho poet with prodigal style".[3] The style of the album cover, designed by George Underwood, was influenced by a Marlene Dietrich photo book that Bowie took with him to the photo shoot.