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Ebola
January 9th 2016


4692 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

just finished my first listen

O DAMN THATS SOME GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE

WhiteNoise
January 9th 2016


3948 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The next day was great but you could tell the music was played by a bunch of session musicians. This on the other hand is wild but feels like a bunch of musicians playing together and jamming off each other.

MyNameIsPencil
January 9th 2016


6666 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

great job, and happy to help u bby



pos

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 9th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1 | Sound Off

"was played by a bunch of session musicians"



the band on The Next Day was literally the same touring band he had before he quit doing live shows.

WhiteNoise
January 9th 2016


3948 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, session musicians....

Frippertronics
Emeritus
January 9th 2016


19720 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1 | Sound Off

If you put it that way, that'd pretty much make the Spiders session musicians as well even with the fact they were his touring band as well. Wouldn't the band on this be session musicians as well considering he hired them specifically for this? Come on, Whitey dude

ArsMoriendi
January 9th 2016


42326 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Since when are session musicians a bad thing when they're playing for a solo act anyway?



Weird criticism.

WhiteNoise
January 9th 2016


3948 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm just saying these dudes lock in together better maaaaaaaaaan

DoofusWainwright
January 9th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Couple of points...



Funny to see people still dismissing a Bowie album's predecessor based on the latest change of direction lol - The Next Day wasn't quite as strong and certainly not as unified as this but still contained 8 or 9 really good quality Bowie songs on there and must still be respected as a very strong album (and should probably claim a top 'All Time 15 Bowie' spot)



The backbone of this album is the t/t, Lazarus, Dollar Days and I Can't Give Everything Away. They afford space for the three more experimental tracks. I think those three are on a similar quality level, Girl Loves Me is getting a tough time here but sounds like a Lodger style grower to me. The short Earthling type guitar/drum n bass section on the reworked Sue lifts that tune.









Lord(e)Po)))ts
January 9th 2016


70256 Comments


chill doofus

Tunaboy45
January 9th 2016


18939 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Potsy you gonna give this a go?

Lord(e)Po)))ts
January 9th 2016


70256 Comments


yeah

Tunaboy45
January 9th 2016


18939 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I have a feeling you'll like it but then again it could be the worst thing since Vulnicura.

DoofusWainwright
January 9th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I don't think I could take Potsy 1'ing this and starting up this year's 'Carrie & Lowell' war zone in the second week of January lol

DoofusWainwright
January 9th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Still loving that Outside style squelchy beat coming in on the t/t after a minute - Dave you is so adorably 90's :3

Tunaboy45
January 9th 2016


18939 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Have you seen the liner notes for the cd version on this? The lyrics are shiny black on a black background making it pretty much unreadable. Nice one Bowie.

DoofusWainwright
January 9th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Adding to the mystery innit

WhiteNoise
January 9th 2016


3948 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Lazarus is just perfection.

zakalwe
January 9th 2016


41934 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Fuck me, fuck Monday where the fuck did the decade go.

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
January 9th 2016


38334 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i can't see potsy 1'ing this. i can see a 2 or 2.5 though, which i think is perfectly reasonable



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