Bowie is like Miles Davis in this way - not always an innovator perhaps, but incredibly adept in spotting interesting developments in music, picking the right collaborators and using elements from what is happening in a way that is uniquely his.
Whenever Iāve listened to this (admittedly not very often), it always washes over me. Except for Sound and Vision which torments me at every waking hour for at least a week. (Not that it is a bad song)
Anyway, will try to give it some more goes this week.
Itās a record that has its supporters. Itās become a bit of a hip choice as a āfavourite Bowie albumā. I share your view of it. Iāve gone back to a number of times over the years and never really connected with it.
Yep, this is what got my hopes up, but it feels a lot more straightforward than the other two
I remember when Bowie performed on TV show āThe White Roomā in the 90ās and Mark Radcliffe said it was Bowieās favourite record that heād made.
Personally, i think of lodger as an album of great moments rather than a great album and as such itās one I dip into a fair bit but rarely put it on start to finish. Loads of underrated bangers though. (look back in anger, red sails, Boys keep winging, DJ, fantastic voyage)
10 on 10
Obviously it has its merits and there are some good songs there (as always). In addition to the ones you mention Repitition is a good song. Love this cover of it (which might actually be better than the original)
Lodger as a whole just doesnāt seem to flow to me - it seems weirdly disjointed and awkward. I actually prefer Scary Monsters which seems like a better executed version of the same ideas (although I donāt think this is a fashionable view).
great songs but having a fade out on nearly every track kind of annoys me and makes it feel a bit disjointed.
inb4 ātHaTās tHe pOiNtā
Iāll listen to that later, thanks. itās a brutal (but very good) song, not one Iām in the mood to listen to all that often though.
i like this. similar to Bee Thousand where it feels like youāre still in the middle of a track and then suddenly it starts fading out and another track appears. i like that sort of patchwork quality.
i think people are very oversensitive about fade outs in general though
Iāve never really been a big fan of pre-millenial Bowie - The Next Day, Blackstar and Heathen have been the albums I enjoyed most. But on reflection Iāve only based that on the era spanned by the 90s-released 1969/1974 best of - never actually listened to Low, or Station to Station or indeed any albums from 1975-2000.
First impressions are very good. Enjoying the instrumentals in particular.
Also preceded by another 10/10 record!
Side B so much better than A imo
Thereās nothing hipper than not knowing how hip you are.
Yes, definitely!
9, narrowly beaten by hunky dory as the best Bowser LP.
Tough choice between sound & vision and subterraneans for best track.
probably my favourite bowie record, that being said i havenāt listened to it in a while. will give it a spin tonight.
9
Such an easy 10.
Itās just reminded me of the Franz Ferdinand cover of Sound and Vision that features Girls Aloud on backing vocals:
first half isnāt that good
second half done better on Heroes
Side A: came for the hits
Side B: stayed for the bleak cinematic synth
10