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there are some individuals whose (continued) existence is a universal blessing we should all be thankful of, and bowie is one of them.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:there are some individuals whose (continued) existence is a universal blessing we should all be thankful of, and bowie is one of them.

True that

What a nice surprise!
The new song....well I don't know yet after a quick listen with kid, wife and dog in the room. First impression was 'not bad but not that great either (probably hoped for a stunning song)'. We'll see....

I think it's great to see him back - the man is way too cool to just shuffle quietly off this earth....song's a grower, liking the lyrics...

Sweetcheeks wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:there are some individuals whose (continued) existence is a universal blessing we should all be thankful of, and bowie is one of them.

True that

Indeed.

Hom_Corleone wrote:

Sweetcheeks wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:there are some individuals whose (continued) existence is a universal blessing we should all be thankful of, and bowie is one of them.

True that

Indeed.

Aye.

Bowie was always brilliant,do agree with the universal blessing tag,as was a big fan,but only up until his terrible Tin Machine, then he lost it

Sadly this new single is no better, too dreary and dull by far. Very suprised most people on this forum like it.

Hunslet Ramone wrote:Bowie was always brilliant,do agree with the universal blessing tag,as was a big fan,but only up until his terrible Tin Machine, then he lost it

Sadly this new single is no better, too dreary and dull by far. Very surprised most people on this forum like it.

I always think Tin Machine never got a chance. An initial bit of good press & surprisingly good sales, but then the media backlash ferocious. I guess at the time within the media, there was a mix of people who'd grown with the 70's Bowie & this goatee'd gent in a suit with his mates, was not the Bowie they knew or wanted - while to the younger generation Bowie's coolness cache was at an all time low after the Never Let Me Down album.
TM1 has some great stuff - I Can't Read, Prisoner of Love, Tin Machine, Under The God & TM2 is even better - Baby Universal, Shopping for Girls, One Shot - even the very much maligned Hunt Sales number....

If it's an arm twister, is it worth considering that the album was made most of the same team that made Iggy's Lust For Life? (No comparison between the two though...)

Having said that, to most it seems that TM's only merit is as a desk cleaning exercise that allowed Bowie to sidestep the main stream & start doing his own thing again. And that was part of the process that lead to the outstanding Outside LP

I saw Tin Machine at Brixton and, with the exception of Hunt Sales, they were brilliant! And, apart from the handful of classic singles, his 90s and 00s stuff is waaay better than his 80s stuff

I heard it for the first time the other day - his voice seems a lot thicker - hardly surprising as he ages but some great vocalists manage to sound the same throughout their entire career.

To me it sounds like a good album track but not really a single. Well, not the first single after such an absence.

Debaser wrote: To me it sounds like a good album track but not really a single. Well, not the first single after such an absence.

You could be talking about UTG twenty years ago. So if the criticism is too stinging this may be the final comeback.

czuczu wrote:I saw Tin Machine at Brixton and, with the exception of Hunt Sales, they were brilliant! And, apart from the handful of classic singles, his 90s and 00s stuff is waaay better than his 80s stuff

totally agree!

Eldritch told him "only one of us can be an enigmatic recluse who doesn't release product. And.It.Isn't.Going.To.Be.You."

I like it, sounds like an off cut from Heathen but that ain't a bad thing.

Anyone listened to his new effort?
What do you think?

I like it

But then I like anything by BOWIE - I even like "Tonight"

But I especially like stuff that is a bit on the edge - a bit Outside

Heard it once, quite liked it. Can't say what it'll be the hundreth time...

That's all the new songs from the new album played at the same time innit?

million voices wrote:I like it

But then I like anything by BOWIE - I even like "Tonight"

But I especially like stuff that is a bit on the edge - a bit Outside

I like, no love, everything too. Absolutely everything he's ever done - but this...

I liked it to a point - the 60's soundtrack-ish jazz feel wasn't too bad until it went full jazz and which point my brain started to hurt. This Johnny hates jazz.

weebleswobble wrote:That's all the new songs from the new album played at the same time innit?

& all at different speeds.

million voices wrote:I like it

But then I like anything by BOWIE - I even like "Tonight"

But I especially like stuff that is a bit on the edge - a bit Outside

Same here ... I like everything from Young Americans to Baal and from The Man Who Sold The World to Reality or more recently The Next Day ... ...

This track is like a painting to me. A painting, one had to do all the time and finally did. Not especially great, but necessary to get the right picture. And as such also relieving ... ... Should be interesting to see (or hear rather) what other tracks - if any - will surface around this one ... ...

Being645 wrote:

million voices wrote:I like it

But then I like anything by BOWIE - I even like "Tonight"

But I especially like stuff that is a bit on the edge - a bit Outside

Same here ... I like everything from Young Americans to Baal and from The Man Who Sold The World to Reality or more recently The Next Day ... ...

This track is like a painting to me. A painting, one had to do all the time and finally did. Not especially great, but necessary to get the right picture. And as such also relieving ... ... Should be interesting to see (or hear rather) what other tracks - if any - will surface around this one ... ...

What did I say? Here's the next one ... interesting days are apparently ahead ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIgj-bSvOo - 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore'

WOW - Great stuff

Bowie certainly seems to be looking for that field way out on the left again and a good thing too

Being645 wrote:

Being645 wrote:

million voices wrote:I like it

But then I like anything by BOWIE - I even like "Tonight"

But I especially like stuff that is a bit on the edge - a bit Outside

Same here ... I like everything from Young Americans to Baal and from The Man Who Sold The World to Reality or more recently The Next Day ... ...

This track is like a painting to me. A painting, one had to do all the time and finally did. Not especially great, but necessary to get the right picture. And as such also relieving ... ... Should be interesting to see (or hear rather) what other tracks - if any - will surface around this one ... ...

What did I say? Here's the next one ... interesting days are apparently ahead ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIgj-bSvOo - 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore'

Now this is more like it...

It's miles better than Sue.
But then so is the sound my hoover makes when it picks up small coins.

There is a re-mix of the second track with the small coins added

'Tis A Pity She Ab Whores A Vacuum

Sorry