I listened this album over and over agian during these last two days and it really is a masterpiece, quite likely the best album by Bowie. Every song is different from the previous song. There`s disco, rock, Numanesque industrial and reggae. Recommended to all.
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Some would argue that this is the last great Bowie album, and certainly his only great album of the '80s. While it lacked the bite of its punk brethren at the time, it appealed to some fans of that genre and to middle-of-the-road rockers as well. Muscular playing met with no-frills production, and tJ
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Some would argue that this is the last great Bowie album, and certainly his only great album of the '80s. While it lacked the bite of its punk brethren at the time, it appealed to some fans of that genre and to middle-of-the-road rockers as well. Muscular playing met with no-frills production, and the product as a whole was infused with a gloriously arty style. "It's No Game (Part I)" opens the album, and is sung in Japanese, and "It's No Game (Part II)" closes, in English. New York punker Tom Verlaine even contributed a track ("Kingdom Come"), and "Scream Like a Baby" tells a dark and violent story with a howl. The drug-oriented "Ashes to Ashes" confesses that Major Tom was a junky while sounding all sleek and alluring, and the dance floor hit "Fashion" took aim at its very subject. The crowning jewel is the title track, with Robert Fripp's guitar ripping the place up at a relentless pace. It's been a long time since Bowie sounded this inspired. --Lorry Fleming
"March 11
A more conventional rock album after his previous three experimental outputs, this is an enjoyable and engaging album from start to finish, which still has little traces of his Berlin trilogy sounds, just much less prominent than before. It also harks back to the story telling days of his late sixties/early seventies output, especially third album The Man Who Sold the World, regarding tone and themes. One highlight, Scream Like a Baby reminds me of All the Madmen from that classic and "
the giraffe added this to a list 7 months, 2 weeks ago
""They got a message
from the Action Man
"I'm happy, hope you're happy too
I've loved
all I've needed to love
Sordid details following".
Following Bowie's long line of gold success in the 70's, I don't think anyone really seen him doing much in the 80's. Without Brian Eno, Bowie proved he had enough juice left for one more great classic album, and did it with Scary Monsters.
A hard rocking record, this is classic Bowie at it's finest. With the Japanese like influence in the artwork and costumes"
joelarocca added this to a list 1 year, 1 month ago
"Ihanan kaupallista, mutta silti omaperäistä. Tällä levyllä yhdistyy mainiosti Bowien bisnesmiesvaisto sekä taiteellisuus. Biisit ovat tarttuvia ja orastavaa kasaria on ilmassa. Loistavuutta."
banielse added this to a list 1 year, 6 months ago
“I listened this album over and over agian during these last two days and it really is a masterpiece, quite likely the best album by Bowie. Every song is different from the previous song. There`s disco, rock, Numanesque industrial and reggae. Recommended to all.” read more
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