12 Facts About Diamond Dogs

Retrospectively, Diamond Dogs has been cited as an influence on the punk revolution in the years following its release.

Diamond Dogs co-produced and played on Lulu's recording of "The Man Who Sold the World", which was released as a single in January 1974, contributed to Steeleye Span's Now We Are Six, and formed a trio called the Astronettes, comprising Ava Cherry, Jason Guess and Geoff MacCormack.

Diamond Dogs had wanted to create a theatrical production of the novel and began writing material after completing sessions for Pin Ups.

Diamond Dogs's refused to allow any adaptation of her late husband's work for the rest of her life.

Diamond Dogs recalled in 1997 that he practiced every day knowing "the guitar playing had to be more than okay".

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Diamond Dogs was a milestone in Bowie's career as it reunited him with Tony Visconti, who provided string arrangements and helped mix the album at his studio in London.

Martin Kirkup of Sounds wrote, "where Aladdin Sane seemed like a series of Instamatic snapshots taken from weird angles, Diamond Dogs has the provoking quality of a thought-out painting that draws on all the deeper colors".

Diamond Dogs criticised Bowie's choice of direction, the absence of Ronson, describing Bowie's guitar playing as "cheesy" adding "the music exerts so little appeal that it's hard to care what it's about".

Diamond Dogs believed it foreshadowed Bowie's Thin White Duke persona.

Crockford wrote that Diamonds Dogs is Bowie's "utterly most distinctive work: melodramatic, raw, challenging, and ambitious even when crammed with catchy songs".

Diamond Dogs continues that initial British punks were former fans of Bowie and Roxy Music, and "Rebel Rebel" stands as both Bowie's goodbye and tribute to them.

Diamond Dogs has appeared on several professional listings of best albums.