David Bowie - Blackstar

[Southy]

Outstanding. Track of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw

 

[spring hall convert]

**** me, that is good.

I was hoping for some experimentation from 'The Next Day.' Clearly he was saving it for this, for some reason I think it's got a Scott Walker feel about it.

 

[Nibble]

Saw it last night. Absolutely awful.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I love Bowie, but that does drone on for ages.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yes heard the full version on Radio 6 this morning, very good

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Gave up after a minute or so.....dross.

 

[Nibble]

Bowie at his best is some of the best music ever produced. Him at his worst, this dross is unlistenable. I think people want to like it.

 

[Taybha]

Not for me but .........

Is the person in the spacesuit supposed to be Major Tom , or is that so obvious i should feel ashamed to ask ?

 

[5ways]

Not as good as Radiohead - Black Star

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Not for me but .........

Is the person in the spacesuit supposed to be Major Tom , or is that so obvious i should feel ashamed to ask ?

I don't know, but IF it is him then you'd better not mess with him.

 

[spring hall convert]

Bowie at his best is some of the best music ever produced. Him at his worst, this dross is unlistenable. I think people want to like it.

Some people like pop hits Bowie, some people like him when he's a bit out there.

Personally I like both but I found 'The Next Day' a little straight forward.

 

[METALMICKY]

Much prefer this!

 

[Mellotron]

80s pop hits Bowie is great.
Late 70s experimentation Bowie is great.

Gonna give this a proper listen later.

 

[brakespear]

Gave it a good 3:30 or so but not really up to much for me. Same sort of thing Radiohead were doing a while back when they were still good but with less direction.

(to be fair, Bowie was probably doing it before Radiohead in the 70s )

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Embarrassingly bad, hard to believe he can put out stuff like that

 

[Phat Baz 68]

David Bowie finally loses the plot completely.
Utter crap, and extremely creepy Terrible.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

I bet John Lewis are glad they decided to ditch it and go with the little girl from Whitehawk instead.

 

[BBassic]

Didn't bother with Heathen or The Next Day but really enjoyed this. If this is any indicator then the album is going to be brilliant.

 

[Superphil]

It's not going to get the kids on the dance floor, but wow, he is cool. Album on must have list.

 

[Frutos]

Sounds awful to me, but there we go.

One of those tracks that a certain kind of person probably feels they have to like though.