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Originally Posted by stu666
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This album has been praised by just about everyone I know, including non Bowie fans. I have yet to read a negative review of it, and it's probably going to win awards and push Bowie into a new creative era... But man, I think it's pretty damn boring.
I must be the only one, so clearly I'm full of shit. Starry eyed over the mere idea of the album, I played it a lot at first, but I just don't think it sounds like a Bowie album. It reminds me of those comeback albums by classic artists that ran rampant in the late '90s; designed to make Neil Diamond cool like Johnny Cash.
I'm a Bowie fan. I go through phases of outright fanaticism, usually revolving around his '70s and early '80s output. Station to Station is one of my favorite records of all time, period. So is Low. I listen to the Earthling remixes more regularly than anyone I've ever encountered. But I just can't really get with this one. Then again, it's hard to find a great Bowie album that doesn't sound like his worst to at least some of his fans.