Vetiver

His mojo went into hibernation due to being lured into the pop major league. As David once said, the money was too ridiculous to turn down but it eventually made him miserable.

There were still glimmers of the old David Bowie throughout the '80s and '90s (Absolute Beginners, When the Wind Blows, The Buddha of Suburbia, etc.), but not enough to create a truly impressive album.

IMHO, David needed to work with fresh talent who could kick-start his creative juices. Unfortunately, he spent the last 15-20 years working with the same frigging session musicians and getting Tony Visconti to produce almost every single time. He wasn't being challenged and became complacent. That was more his downfall than anything else.

Vetiver

I disagree but more power to you if you enjoyed it.

Frownland

And his only one worth listening to if we pretend Scary Monsters doesn't exist.

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YorkeDaddy

It was such a hot take that I think my retinas were burnt just from reading it

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YorkeDaddy

He hates Low too??? That’s what’s particularly surprising

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Frownland

I've softened on it, but Bowie's not gay enough to give me what I'd want from the genre.

Good point. Who could hate tepid songwriting with forgettable experimentation?

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Queen Boo

Vetiver and Frownland's takes are bad and they should feel bad.

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Pet_Sounds

Imo Heathen is a solid album that's a cut above Bowie's other, forgettable stuff from the '80s through the '00s.

Not even Hunky Dory or Station to Station?

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rubber soul

Well, this is the Unpopular Music Opinions thread.

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Queen Boo

I like Let's Dance even though a lot of people don't.

84 to 93 was certainly his darkest period, though he still had some bangers from that period, Absolute Beginners of course, also I'll defend the Labyrinth soundtrack to the death.

I like his late 90s and early 00s stuff for the most part even if it's not on part with the 70s stuff but of course it's not.

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