"Diamond Dogs" is Bowie's rock opera based on Orwell's _1984_ -- and it is nothing less than brilliant.  From the opening track, with its spoken word monologue about "Hunger City" overlayed on the 1940's standard "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" right through the final cut, "We Are The Dead," this album never stops moving.  The title cut is a rocker par excellence.  Furthermore, there are few better anthemic pieces than "Rebel Rebel," with its engaging guitar hook.  I would rate this among Bowie's top 5 albums of all time, and cannot recommend it highly enough.