Am I going crazy here, or is this album not that bad? Maybe even pretty good?
"Telling Lies" is probably the most vibrant Bowie has sounded since the early 80's!
Sure, some of the musical ideas are questionable and the beats sometimes fit rather awkwardly, but there's some more memorable songs than he's been able to dish up with in a while and once you get attuned to the odd stylings of this album, it's pretty exciting.
I'm not giving it a 5, but it's a bigger 4 than any of the previous few I gave. I mean, I'm not saying anyone is wrong to give this a bad score, but can't anyone at least see what I mean when I say that Bowie sounds kinda... revitalized here? Energetic, punchy music. How long is it since he did that last?
4/5
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