Hunky Dory is a strangely fantastic album that has unique production and great lyrics. There are many factors that make this album a rock classic and an album hailed by most David Bowie fans as a masterpiece. There are many reasons that this album is a slightly flawed classic.

The production in this LP is unique in the way that the rock aspects of Hunky Dory are unconventional. They way they use guitars, basses, piano, drums and other rock instruments, subverts expectations of a conventional rock album and changes them completely. The rock is more slow paced and is more smooth, rather than loud and rough. This perfectly mixes with the unconventional methods of Bowie's lyrics and storytelling. The song Changes is the best example of all the aspects of Hunky Dory combining perfectly to make an iconic masterpiece, that is still well known in this modern era of music. The main theme of Hunky Dory is that life is all good, but it isn't delved into deeply enough throughout the album and it could have been made even more important by Bowie. The overall pacing is solid and the runtime of the album allows it to be replayable. The only issue with production is that it doesn't vary enough out of its unconventional sounds and make them more unique. It makes some tracks repetitive at times. David Bowie's fourth album is uniquely produced and has many production factors which make it a great rock album.

David Bowies lyricism is consistently great throughout Hunky Dory. His lyricism varies from song to song, as he uses various techniques and many different ways that he expresses himself, as well as his emotions through each track. The storytelling of Bowie is also unconventional and consists of many different formats in the ways he writes each storyline. His lyrics are strange at times and don't really mix well with the core themes of the album, but most of the times the lyrics fit perfectly. Bowie's delivery is fantastic and showcases a range of his emotions and thoughts, but at times some of his delivery doesn't vary, also making some tracks repetitive. The versatility of topics Bowie sings about are varied, strange and of course unconventional. This makes most songs unique and interesting to listen to, for the majority of the run time.

Hunky Dory has many fantastic elements as well as some bland, repetitive production and lyrics. There are many unconventional rock features that subvert expectations. The strange, but compelling lyrics are perfect for Bowie and album like this. Other than the issues I have with it, Hunky Dory is a masterful classic of the rock genre.