David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar)

**Frownland** · 01-08-2016, 10:38 AM

I just found it to be pretty lackluster. It's Such a Beautiful Day ****ing rules though.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-08-2016, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Never mind Scary Monsters, this is on the same level as the Berlin trilogy.

Wow that is high praise indeed.

EDIT - title track is really good. I'm glad I avoided everything that was released before I had a chance to listen to the album in full.

grindy · 01-08-2016, 10:54 AM

Yeah, I agree that it's on par with the Berlin albums.
I hope people won't crucify me for this, but I might even enjoy it a little more. While I do really like the instrumentals from that era, the division of vocal tracks and instrumental tracks on Low and Heroes weakened them as albums.

JGuy Grungeman · 01-08-2016, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

Wow that is high praise indeed.

EDIT - title track is really good. I'm glad I avoided everything that was released before I had a chance to listen to the album in full.

Did you see the video?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-08-2016, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

Did you see the video?

I saw bits of it last night, it's a bit weird. Same as the second one.

Plainview · 01-08-2016, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

Never mind Scary Monsters, this is on the same level as the Berlin trilogy.

Scary Monsters is my favourite Bowie though...

grindy · 01-10-2016, 10:27 AM

Loving the album more and more.
It's a solid 4.5 with me now, steadily going towards 5.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-10-2016, 04:53 PM

My CD came today. Strong album, will wait a week before voting. The last track is one of the best tbh surprised people aren't rating it.

Plainview · 01-11-2016, 04:15 AM

Well **** guys. The album takes on a whole new meaning lyrically when you realise it's about his cancer/death.

"I've got scars that can't be seen"
"Something happened on the day he died"
"Look up here I'm in heaven"
"I'll be free. Just like that Bluebird"
"Where the **** did monday go?"
"The clinic called. The x-ray's fine"
"It’s all gone wrong but on and on. The bitter nerve ends never end. I'm falling down"
"I know something is very wrong
The pulse returns the prodigal sons
The blackout hearts, the flowered news
With skull designs upon my shoes"

RoxyRollah · 01-11-2016, 04:32 AM

Obviously written about mortality.I love the fact that he waas an artist up till he went.Its all bowie all day....

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01-08-2016, 10:38 AM	#21 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I just found it to be pretty lackluster. It's Such a Beautiful Day ***ing rules though. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

01-08-2016, 10:54 AM	#23 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Yeah, I agree that it's on par with the Berlin albums. I hope people won't crucify me for this, but I might even enjoy it a little more. While I do really like the instrumentals from that era, the division of vocal tracks and instrumental tracks on Low and Heroes weakened them as albums. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-10-2016, 10:27 AM	#27 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Loving the album more and more. It's a solid 4.5 with me now, steadily going towards 5. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-10-2016, 04:53 PM	#28 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	My CD came today. Strong album, will wait a week before voting. The last track is one of the best tbh surprised people aren't rating it.