David
Bowie – Blackstar – Reviewed 4½ Blackstars
The
Starman delivers! I'll Rate this effort 4½ Stars. The production and
instrumentation make this album. Lyrically Bowie is cryptic and
leaves us wondering. His vocals are aged, but not bad. It is so close
to perfection but...
Blackstar
is light years away from today's pop landscape. It is atmospheric and
very dark. An intriguing work
of art, and that lends to the thought that this album is just that, a
work of art. It has interesting percussion that fits these songs
perfectly, but none that are new. It's the arrangements and fills
that are unique. The album features 7 songs, 5 are new and 2 others
have been re-recorded. The songs are all great and they are arranged
well on this album. Though there are fewer songs than typical albums,
these are all excellent, well produced tracks and the album still
clocks over forty minutes.
It
would be unfair to describe this as an experimental album. It is more
to the point of Bowie doing what he wanted to do on his own terms
rather than someone else's.
It
belongs in a genre of its own, one called Bowie.
Ground
control to Maj. Bowie your mission is complete, you are free to go
now.
Get
this masterpiece through Amazon here Blackstar Album
Check
out the accompanying videos for these songs from the album below.
Good review, and I have to agree. This is not Bowie's best,but I still I liked it a lot! It is a fitting way for him to say goodbye!
ReplyDeleteVery well done. David did a great job, can't imagine pain and all he was in. Still loved his voice and miss him already.
ReplyDeleteNice review, I really enjoyed especially the titular song, Blackstar, mainly the first third or so, which really felt like exploring alien space. I'd say it's light years ahead of today's pop. :)
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