The Next Day

There’s some strong stuff on here, and it’s Bowie after all, but it sort of highlights my continuous gripes about this list giving some artists too many spots. If you’re boiling down Bowie to a “must hear before you die” list this obviously doesn’t make the cut in my book.

While I'm not surprised to see a Bowie album crop up, I *am* surprised that it's an album from 2013. Sadly, this album feels like the work of an aging artist who's lost his edge. There wasn't a song on this album that caught my ear, and I have to imagine that there are at least 1001 albums out there better than this one. The fact that it's Bowie doesn't automatically mean it belongs on the list.

Because I'm familiar with Bowie's great albums, this is very much a dissappointment. There's nothing special or moving about this. I hold Bowie to higher standards than I would any other artist, so I'd expect better from him. I'm glad blackstar was so much better than this, what an awful thing it would be if this had ended up being Bowie's last studio album.

Likely no other artist will go out like Bowie did: surprise release two great albums relatively close together and then promptly die without any warning. A true king.

Wasn't expecting contemporary Bowie to be this good, not sure why I'm surprised that it's on the verge of masterpiece territory

An exceptional return to form, reminds me of his early / mid 70s stuff. What a talent we lost.

I like David Bowie, and he has a lot of classical in his musical history, but how is it possible to create a whole album that does not have fails? This is one of that rare cases where there is no single bad song in the entire album. This is impressive. Interesting to note some "new" things applied to some songs here for the first time that will follow his career until "Blackstar."

I never expected to find this so genuinely and thoroughly lackluster.

Definitely a highlight of the late stages of Bowie's career. Incredible that he could keep this level of innovation and songwriting quality throughout. Perhaps also one of the most accessible and thoroughly enjoyable Bowie albums out there - which is certainly not a bad thing. 'Where Are We Now' really is magnificent.

I really like this album. I seem to remember it didn't get the best reviews but maybe that's not true. It was a surprise release and just popped out one day. I really like the title track The Next Day, it's one of my fave Bowie tracks. I really like the darker nature of this album, bit scary in places, such as on Lost is Love

This was really good. The saxophone was sexy.

I only really got into Bowie just before Blackstar came out, so missed the hype around The Next Day when it was first released. I'd always dismissed it, thinking it probably only got the acclaim it did because it was such an unexpected return But nope, it's also pretty damn good

I found some songs fascinating, and was really into some of the slower beats. The yearning in his voice always compels me.

Again, just can't get into David Bowie. I don't know why... Tough to digest. 2/5

Ok

𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 Bowie album? I find it absurd there's eight or nine David Bowie albums but only three Pink Floyd albums (the famous "Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here" & "The Wall") that made the cut. Is 1001AlbumsGenerator implying that "Young Americans" and "The Next Day" had a greater influence on music history than "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" - which pioneered psychedelic rock - or is it simply arbitrary? I've heard "The Next Day" before and I can safety declare that, excluding "Valentine's Day", the album lacks any depth and warmth, and we could've gone our whole lives without exhausting David Bowie's entire catalogue. Really makes me question the intention of whomever chose these albums.

A few good songs, but nothing particularly noteworthy. Confused how thisade the list.

Im sorry but new millennium Bowie isn’t great

"Kennedy would kill for the lines that you’ve written"

01) The Next Day - 8,0 02) Dirty Boys - 7,5 03) The Stars (Are Out Tonight) - 9,0 04) Love Is Lost - 7,5 05) Where Are We Now? - 8,5 06) Valentine's Day - 8,0 07) If You Can See Me - 7,5 08) I'd Rather Be High - 7,5 09) Boss of Me - 7,5 10) Dancing Out in Space - 7,5 11) How Does the Grass Grow? - 7,5 12) (You Will) Set the World on Fire - 7,5 13) You Feel So Lonely You Could Die - 7,5 14) Heat - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,71 (77/100) The surprise release was cool, I remember it like it was yesterday... I wasn't really impressed by the album when it came out, I felt like it was too artsy for me. It's a 3 and a half stars from me, but as I am always generous with the marks, I will give it 4 stars. Favorite song "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".

I can specifically thank this website for getting me to listen and enjoy Bowie. I wasn't a fan until this website gave me the suggestions and I'm really digging his music. This isn't my favorite album. A bit low energy for me, but still great writing.

An argument for there being too many Bowie albums on the list.

There is very little to say about this, which is disappointing for a David Bowie record. It's basically fine as a rock record, but it's not pushing any boundaries. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Where Are We Now? Date listened: 22/06/22

Boo. Realizing more and more that Bowie's the kind of artist you have to "appreciate" even though his music doesn't do anything for me. Very boring stuff overall. He's grossly overrepresented on this list, why the hell do we need this album from 2013? He was past his shelf life here. Favorite tracks: Love is Lost. Album art: A square superimposed over the cover of one of his better albums. Would rather listen to the song "Heroes" on repeat for an hour than listen to anything on here again. 1.5/5

This is one of the few Bowie albums that I had never listened to before. But as I had already imagined, Bowie doesn't have bad albums! I always prejudged this album because of its similarity to the cover of Heroes, but I can see that (or maybe I'm crazy) The Next Day is a kind of sonic and spiritual continuation of Heroes... It may not have anything to do with it, but that's the feeling I got. Anyway, 5 stars.

Hadn't heard this album before now. Shame on me cos I am a Bowie fan. Found it quite emotional listening to it as it was the last studio album he did before Black Star. I could detect a lot of the early stuff throughout this album. Bowie was an absolute God and nothing he did was bad. Legend

GOAT! Enough said.

David Bowie IS brat 10/10

General impression: somehow one of Bowie’s best ever Detailed review: This came out when I was first getting into David Bowie. I’d heard of him for a long time and heard a few songs, but when this came out it was the perfect catalyst for a deep dive. For that reason I will always hold this album, and particularly “The Stars Are Out Tonight,” in a special place. Listening through the entire tracklist again was interesting. As “I’d Rather Be High” turned into “Boss of Me,” I was thinking, okay, well I guess the last half of the album isn’t on the same level. But it turned out, only “Boss of Me” gave me that impression. Song’s a dud. The rest of the tracks? Killer. Very few low points, and many many high points. Deeper thoughts (context): I still haven’t listened to his ‘90s or ‘00s output, but it seems amazing he was able to come back with such a strong force with this album. And of course, Blackstar is one of my favorite albums of all time. Score: 4.7 (5) Number of albums left to review: 967 Number of albums from the list I’d consider “must-listens”: 19 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 15

ITS DAVID BOWIEEEEE

Think I prefer 2000s Bowie over the classic stuff - this was brilliant, never listened to it the whole way through! New songs I loved were ‘The Next Day’ and ‘How Does The Grass Grow’.

Bowie para mí un dios

Do you like breathing? I like breathing. Do you like eating? I like eating. Do you like Bowie? I like Bowie.

Huge Bowie fan, and I was so happy when he surprise released this. I listened to it on and off for eight months or so. Great record. I think it shows a lot of maturity vs. some of his other output.

Never heard this one, for some reason I didn't think Bowie could make something this good as a comeback album but it's absolutely cracking. Much more upbeat, rocking and ballsy than Black Star. There are some great parts here, love the drumming and horns, and the guitars are heavier than in some of Bowie's work. The lyrics are sometimes a bit sad but the vibe of the music lifts the mood in most tracks Better album Black Star for me and a belter that I sadly overlooked!

Loved it! Still listening to it months

This is my first David Bowie album and hooo boy it's a good one. The variety of styles and the sound of his voice is so captivating. He sounds noticeably older than the songs I know him for, but then Valentine's Day comes along and you can tell he still got it. His voice is a bit deeper, a bit more gruff than it used to be, but he makes excellent use of it in this album. Dirty Boys stands out as the low pitch and brass is reminiscent of "Bad to the Bone", but he makes it so much better. There's some cool experiments on this album, shout out to If You Can See Me for bringing that touch of manic energy. Ending was a little weak, but that doesn't detract too much from it. Favs: Dirty Boys, How Does The Grass Grow?, The Next Day, Dancing Out In Space

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I wasn't impressed on first listen, I expect wild innovation from Bowie. But second time around I realized how refined and elevated his song writing became. What a wonderful album.

This is a bittersweet heartbreaking album…I believe it was his next to last release. My favorite song “Dancing Out In Space” is so Bowie to me. Sounds new but it’s so his formula. Was so happy for a new release after some years of silence. “Where Are We Now” floors me, making me consider where I am now.

nice

My dick was erect and only grew with each song

I was actually a little surprised to see this album pop up this morning. I know there are (rightly) quite a few Bowie records on this list but this one seems like an odd choice. Don't get me wrong - I love it but I didn't think it was really much of a commercial or critical success compared to other albums he's released. Maybe just listening to this album and Blackstar back to back gives kind of a telling look into his mindset as he reflected on aging and then knew he was close to death. I remember when this album was announced - his first in like ten years or something and nobody even knew he was working on it. And Where Are We Now as the lead single seemed odd to me. It's a great song but sort of a downer. But I remember going out to buy this album on the day it was released and playing it over and over for the next few weeks. As with all Bowie records, the musicianship on this is impeccable. And I absolutely love the way his voice aged. Compare this to Ziggy Stardust and then Let's Dance and then Earthling and then Reality and then Blackstar. His vocal changes over the years, whether he was putting them on or just getting older, were fabulous. And this album particularly seems like you can just hear him embracing the reality of getting older and having the deeper voice of an older man. While I don't think this album is as great as some of his other records, it's still recognizably Bowie and he can really do no wrong in my book. And while I don't think I would give this one a flat out 5/5, it's definitely 4.5/5. And you have to round this one up. Because Bowie.

This feels like a project for the fans. Feels like classic Bowie in a lot of ways. Knowing what would come a couple years later really adds weight to everything.

The last song was fuckjng NUTS dude I need Timothee Chalamet to take over some planets with that in the background

A great album, one of the bets of that year, but still a fair way short of his very best work. A solid 5, but no more. An album that certainly bears many (many) repeat listens

10/10. David Bowie was a remarkable musician. I find it incredible that he was able to maintain such a good style of music late in his career. Unless I am mistaken, David Bowie has been included in the 1001 album list a whopping nine times, and he definitely deserves it.

If you don't like this you just probably don't get it. Bowies best talent is producing new styles with each project. Here he tries contemporary rock pop using influences from Jazz, Funk, and Punk. Is it Bowie at his best? Hell. Yeah. Bowie has nearly a dozen perfect albums. There's a reason why he's the GOAT.

I just finished watching The Labyrinth and this got recommended. I already love Bowie lol.

El regreso triunfal de uno de los artistas más relevantes del siglo XX y XXI. Al momento de revisar los comentarios en esta página, veo a muchos comentando que este disco carece de "creatividad", y no podría estar más en desacuerdo. Escuchando la discografía completa de Bowie, "The Next Day" (tal como adelanta su nombre), era la continuación natural del catálogo del camaleónico Jones. Retomando sonidos explorados en el "arco de Berlín" y en el "Scary Monsters", Bowie rinde homenaje a su propio trabajo con un pop sofisticado, intelectual y autorreferente. Un pequeño autoretrato cubista en el ojo de la tormenta antes de la trágica muerte del "Delgado Duque Blanco".

became irrelevant to the list once Blackstar released still incredible

a great return after 10 years

This is one of his best records he recorded in a long time. It has everything I love about Bowie.

Bowie必须10/10

Here I am, not quite dying. My body left to rot in a hollow tree. It's branches throwing shadows on the gallows for me. And the next day, and the next, and another day. RIP BOWIE

David Bowie is transcendental.

Bowie is my favourite musician/artist of all time. I personally believe he is the G.O.A.T. I've listened to his entire discography multiple times over. And pretty much constantly. It's pretty rare that a day goes by where I don't listen to at least one of his albums. So I was more than happy to re-listen to The Next Day. Although this album might not even crack the top 10 of my favourite Bowie albums, I'm such a fanboy and I absolutely love this album. Some seriously great songs on here. I mean Where Are We Now. What a beautiful song. The ending might just be one of his most romantic ever. I just love Bowie

His Bowieness 👑 with another masterpiece! Although the time of Bowies hit-singles is long over, one can find here only great songs. Very diversified. Excellent production. High creativity. And what I especially like is the rockish note.🎸 Over 50 minutes of musical pleasure. You can hear this album the whole day long without getting bored - and continue "The Next Day" the same way. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

So many small moments that stick out like the Waterloo Sunset-esque riff on Valentine’s Day, the percussion on Love is Lost, or that little bass tickle on Boss of Me. Boss of Me also keeps sounding like it’s about to turn into the song Layla! The drums are soooo good on so much of the album. Must be the amount the toms are used. Gives the album such an earthy, intense sound. And the guitar makes that happen as well! Like the solo on Set The World On Fire, Jesus! Every song feels like it’s taken a basic musical template and added just a couple of small, stand-out elements which elevate the song so much and make the whole album captivating. I love the synth-y, shoegaze-y sound on some of the album like on Dancing Out In Space which sounds like Visconti got his hands on a My Bloody Valentine track and made it rock. Some really engrossing themes and narratives in the lyrics. All made better when you remember this was a surprise album release!

So sad to hear this knowing how would the next album go.

Like a lot of late Bowie work, this felt very heavily jazz and r&b influenced, which I absolutely loved. Every single track stood apart and yet flowed into the overarching theme. Beautiful all around.

So good

Favorite album of what we’ve listened to so far

I thought this was new to me, but I actually know a lot of these from indie/college radio. It's nearly perfect - late-era Bowie that keeps all of that glam bravado grounded with age.

Bowie doesn’t make bad songs.

Bowie is in his power on this album which is completely new to me. Some attributes I found very attractive: -Baritone sax a la Morphine is super deluxe. -Strong percussion -Strong guitars -Strong lyrics -Strong cohesive melodies -Big cathedral sounds -Varied and cohesive -New to me

cool

Phenomenal- and David Bowie was older at this point.

I like David's music. This album is good.

This album has some of my favorite Bowie songs, so well made and so diverse, a nearly impeccable record. The cover art is fucking horrible though. But still a 5 star from me for how good the album is especially the second half. Being high also really enhaunces the first half for me

So I can’t say I’ve listened to every Bowie album from beginning to end, but I’ve listen to a lot of them from beginning to end, and unfortunately this one slipped through the cracks, but this is definitely worth a listen. It’s just a consistently good album from beginning to end. This was towards the end it his career but this album just goes to show that he was able to stand the test of time, and even make good solid music that was enjoyable towards the end of his life, and the end of his career.

I knew there would be some Bowie on this list, am kind of surprised to have it be a more recent one, but that just tells me there are more on the way. Apparently this is the 25th?! Album from Bowie. I feel like I don't quite know enough about his career and just maybe the 20 biggest hits, so it's hard to properly get all the context and proper frame of reference for a proper rating, but i do have a ton of respect for Bowie's career and the backstory of this album being the first in a decade, and ultimately being his penultimate album. The story of the secrecy about its recording and release are really interesting, and I wish I was paying closer attention at the time. I kind of view this album in the same light as Ozzy's recent recordings. You can tell the effects of age on the voice, but the creativity and spirit is in tact. The title track comes right out rocking and is a bit chaotic. "The Stars (are out tonight)" kind of kind of centers things out and there are quite a few standouts like "(You will) change the world" I also dug into the EP and all of those were great too . "Atomica" and some of the remixes are really great. While listening to that EP and the album again after reading about it, the lyrics, the controversy, and thinking of other artists that put out albums into their 60s+ all just made me realize how special Bowie and this album are. If you listened to this album and didn't catch the Next Day Extra EP, make sure to check that out. It is incredible and helped solidify this as a 5/5 album. Favorite track "The Stars (Are out tonight)" 5/5

Loved it !

I love Bowie - when I saw this was next record I was apprehensive as I don’t know any late era Bowie. This album is amazing. I love it. The Stars is a highlight, Dirty Boys is terrible. Overall Classic Bowie sound. Very entertaining. Time to read up on this one more.

Loved it.

The first Bowie album I got for this project was Aladdin Sane, about a week ago, but before I listened to that, I listened to The Next Day. The two albums he released before his death felt respectively like a consolidation, and a push forward. The discussion of the push forward will come when I get Blackstar, but it couldn’t have happened without The Next Day’s attempts to solidify Bowie’s sound and reputation for the 20th Century. I’ve always found it interesting that after a certain point in an artists career, the intricacies of their sound and subgenre are put aside, and everything just gets labelled something generic. The Next Day, according to all sources, is a Rock album, plain and simple. But it isn’t that simple. The first single, the excellent Where Are We Now? is Jazz tinged, with maybe a touch of Trip-Hop, If You Can See Me foreshadows the manic electronic Jazz percussion of Blackstar, Valentine’s Day and (You Will) Set The World On Fire hark back to the harder Glam of Aladdin Sane. It’s all very eclectic, much like Bowie’s whole career, and, paired with his best set of lyrics since the late 70’s, it feels like a well earned return to form, pointing the way for potential albums in the future. It’s a shame that we only got the two late career albums, but man what great albums

Wow, das war jetzt ein ganz besonderes Erlebnis in dieser "One Album a day". Gerade dieses Album von David Bowie kannte ich noch gar nicht. Umso schöner hat es mich umgehauen. Es war bis jetzt unumstritten das beste Album dieser Reihe. "The next Day" von David Bowie ist ein meisterhaftes Rockalbum. Gerade seine Stimme fällt hier in besonderer Art auf: gebrechlich, schwermütig, frech, bestimmend Oh, Gott, was für ein Erlebnis. Auch sind die Songs sehr unterschiedlich, schnell, rockig, zart und irgendwie hat David Bowie unterbewusst, seine Musikstile aus seiner bisherigen Geschichte einfließen lassen. Mega Cool. Wenn man dann auch noch liest, dass Toni Visconti mitgewirkt hat, dann wundert man sich nicht mehr, dass dieses Album ein super Album ist. Danke.

Another Bowie album, another 5 stars. It's just such an obviously great album...again. I'm struggling to think of people who I'd even put in the same stratosphere of talent as him. He could have picked any genre of music out of a hat and made a great album based on it. And I don't think any other artist could make a similar claim. Favorite track: (You Will) Set the World on Fire

hugely missed

Great opening song of The Next Day. I like the more sombre feel of Where Are We Now and the tune of Dancing Out In Space. Love David Bowie in general, he does so many good songs.

Never listened to the newer stuff before, good work Dave

Love this album. I remember it well as the first Bowie album I listened to in its entirety back when it came out. It seems to be overshadowed by Blackstar in terms of late career Bowie, but it’s an incredible album with no real weaknesses. Favorite tracks are Where Are We Now? and The Stars (Are Out). I’d Rather Be High is an interesting anti-war song. It’s a great listen from start to finish. Underrated among Bowie’s catalog, I had it as one of my 10 favorite albums of 2013, an especially strong year for album releases.

Enjoyed the songs: where are we now, dancing out in space, how does the grass grow? I'd rather be high

I had not listened to The Next Day in a few years. It is still great Bowie

He really came back with this one.

I’d sacrifice so many of todays artists to have Bowie back

Well, yay, this was worth the wait! This felt like an album of the kind of David Bowie songs I love, always interesting and always enjoyable and totally listenable again and again.

Top notch! Loved it.

I don't recall hearing any of these songs before and what a joy of discovery. Faves: The Next Day, If You Can See Me, Dancing Out In Space

One of my favourite Bowie albums.

David Bowie has always been able to make me enjoy the idea of music even more, and he just so happens to be in ne of my favorite artists in any expressive medium. I’ve always seriously admired his work, even since I was little, so it’s no surprise to me the impact this album had on me. Absolutely beautiful. Thoughts: David Bowie Favorite song: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

Loved loved loved!!! Can’t believe I’d never listened to this one. An absolute standout for me and a new Bowie fav

Love Bowie, I listened to this after the coldplay album and it really showed that an album needs variety -- I just love his voice too just great stuff.

Awesome!

Great album. Brilliant songs, really good selection. I need to listen to more Bowie!

David Bowie = 5 Stars This is fact.

Before today I had never listened to this album, but I think it’s absolutely fucking class and have had it on repeat since.

Thought this was brilliant, really modern sounding for an artist from the 70s, not sure if anyone else would be able to adapt like this. Reminded me of a lot of angular indie, talking heads, blur, lots of stuff I wouldn't associate with Bowie. It was a bit too long I'd say, probably needs trimming by about 25%, but I'll listen to this again. 4.5

Bowie has his highs and lows in his career, but this is definitely a high. A very good album and shows just how good Bowie was considering he was more than forty years into his career when this released.