David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar)

TechnicLePanther · 01-07-2016, 08:24 AM

David Bowie - ★

Track Listing:

1. Blackstar
2. Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
3. Lazarus
4. Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)
5. Girl Loves Me
6. Dollar Days
7. I Can't Give Everything Away

5/5 for me. Whereas The Next Day was a return for Bowie, and a return to form for his career, Blackstar is a masterpiece founded on Bowie's newfound musical energy. It's exciting and invigorating, and makes Bowie important again.

grindy · 01-07-2016, 08:37 AM

Thanks for reminding me it's been released!
Can't wait to check it out.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-07-2016, 10:21 AM

This is out? Did it leak? OP can you send me a PM pls.

JGuy Grungeman · 01-07-2016, 03:46 PM

I don't know about you, but I found the full album on YT. It's there, so what the heck. Cool album. I recommend it.

grindy · 01-07-2016, 04:12 PM

Really liked it. Certainly among Bowie's best.
I didn't even think it was that experimental. Yeah, the song structures and arrangements were at times unconventional, but not more far out than some of his other stuff. I was often reminded of Outside.
There are plenty of catchy and often beautiful melodies and Bowies voice is still as good as ever.
There are no bad songs, but the last two were less interesting than the others.
Because of that it gets a 4 out of 5 from me for now.
It might still develop into a 5/5 over time.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-07-2016, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

Really liked it. Certainly among Bowie's best.
I didn't even think it was that experimental. Yeah, the song structures and arrangements were at times unconventional, but not more far out than some of his other stuff. I was often reminded of Outside.
There are plenty of catchy and often beautiful melodies and Bowies voice is still as good as ever.
There are no bad songs, but the last two were less interesting than the others.
Because of that it gets a 4 out of 5 from me for now.
It might still develop into a 5/5 over time.

Did you Youtube it?

EDIT - fuck it, just gonna buy the CD and stop being a thieving twat. AutoRip on amazon when you purchase a CD.

grindy · 01-07-2016, 04:19 PM

Nah, the download can be pretty easily found.
Although all the downloads seem to have a slightly ****ty quality for now.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-07-2016, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

Nah, the download can be pretty easily found.
Although all the downloads seem to have a slightly ****ty quality for now.

Nice one, think I'll wait until it's officially out. Can't download it yet. I think the digital download is 320kbps.

grindy · 01-07-2016, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeytennis

Nice one, think I'll wait until it's officially out. Can't download it yet. I think the digital download is 320kbps.

There are even lossless downloads, but if you try to convert them to 192 kbps VBR, the bitrate becomes around 130 kbps, which most likely means that was the bitrate to begin with.

Hypocrisy · 01-07-2016, 08:00 PM

Gonna look for it on YouTube. Had no idea it was out yet.

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01-07-2016, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar) David Bowie - ★ Track Listing: 1. Blackstar 2. Tis a Pity She Was a Whore 3. Lazarus 4. Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) 5. Girl Loves Me 6. Dollar Days 7. I Can't Give Everything Away 5/5 for me. Whereas The Next Day was a return for Bowie, and a return to form for his career, Blackstar is a masterpiece founded on Bowie's newfound musical energy. It's exciting and invigorating, and makes Bowie important again. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

01-07-2016, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Thanks for reminding me it's been released! Can't wait to check it out. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-07-2016, 04:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Really liked it. Certainly among Bowie's best. I didn't even think it was that experimental. Yeah, the song structures and arrangements were at times unconventional, but not more far out than some of his other stuff. I was often reminded of Outside. There are plenty of catchy and often beautiful melodies and Bowies voice is still as good as ever. There are no bad songs, but the last two were less interesting than the others. Because of that it gets a 4 out of 5 from me for now. It might still develop into a 5/5 over time. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-07-2016, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Nah, the download can be pretty easily found. Although all the downloads seem to have a slightly **ty quality for now. __________________ A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.**

01-07-2016, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	This is out? Did it leak? OP can you send me a PM pls.

01-07-2016, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	I don't know about you, but I found the full album on YT. It's there, so what the heck. Cool album. I recommend it.

01-07-2016, 08:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hypocrisy Surfin Sonic Destruction Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: mother gaia Posts: 220	Gonna look for it on YouTube. Had no idea it was out yet.