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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

In "The Man Who Sold the World," David Bowie took the listener on a journey through darkness and uncertainty using rock and roll. Image from Parlophone.

On This Day: “The Man Who Sold the World” is dark, Gothic rock masterpiece

Natalie Hanson // November 4, 2018

"The Man Who Sold the World" is David Bowie's third studio album. Though it turns 48 today, it represents a turning point for Bowie and for pop and rock of the time, as a hard rock departure from his previously...

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