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so far its so cunty and delicious. havent heard this album in particular before but i do love bowie and well wow. its raw and its creative and also soulful and grungy!!! ughhhh yessssss!!!!
Already listened to this classic. A staple in music library immediately upon release
I was (pleasantly) surprised to see this one here. It got lots of attention when it landed, but was largely forgotten and overshadowed by Blackstar. I had to listen twice to be sure, but imma go ahead with FIVE stars. It has been a while but remember all these songs. They are all distinctive but fit together as a collection. Kind of like a “best of” collection but with all brand new songs.
Umslagið er töff yfirlýsing en mér finnst frummyndin samt of flott til að hylja hana. Að öðru leyti er platan frábær. Ég hlustaði ekki mikið á hana nýja, sem er ótrúlegt í ljósi sjálfs míns, en ég renndi henni fyrir ca. ári og fann þá þörf til að heyra hana aftur og aftur. Svo er enn ástatt.
Amazing, Classic Bowie. It’s like an up tempo Blackstar
Love me some David Bowie, but I was fully prepared to think that maybe 9! Bowie albums is a bit much and that this one was perhaps expendable. Then I remembered this is a fantastic album. World class songwriting, innovative and distinctive, arrangements and performances exquisite and music that you believe is made by people who deeply care about it. All it "lacks" is a distinctive narrative like Blackstar or cultural/historical context that locks the listener to a time and/or place long since gone.
Incrível
Always love David. Said it before and I'll say it again, that bulge in Labyrinth was traumatic when I was a kid
IT's Avid Bowie. Of course it is amazing.
Love this album so much <3
Hard to believe he still had so much in him to come back with such a strong album. Go, David!
I mean, it's David Bowie, what'd you expect?
This is a downright excellent rock album. Although it might not touch some of the high point of Bowie's 70's and early 80's work, I think it is strong enough to stand aside most of it. The fact he was able to make albums this good this late into his career/ long after whats considered his peak just demonstrates what a mega talent he was. 5 Stars.
Love David Bowie- didn’t know most of these songs
5/5
He's still got it. I'd never heard this one, but a lot of these songs stood out straight away. The instrumentation and production sounds great. A really great record that I definitely want to listen to again. I can see some of these becoming favourites. 5
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Beautiful
This album is some of Bowie's best work. This is an intense listen and is absolutely brilliant.
I like David Bowie's music. I didn't so much when I was younger but now I'm older.
I can't avoid being bias with Bowie - it's been a great journey for me to discover how much I enjoy his music and this is just another path to discover.
Amazing
Gtrat
I need to listen to more Bowie
I once listened to all of Bowie's music. This album came out quite unexpectedly. Like most Bowie albums, it was different from what you'd come to expect. Looking back, I think Scary Monsters is the best album of Bowie. This album, however, is also quite good.
This is a superb album. Despite the silly cover! Seriously, among Bowie's best from his late-career catalogue.
Another case of bias. If I hadn't heard this a lot there's no way I'd consider 4 let alone 5 stars. Very much a grower but even thy weirder tracks are a delight. Helped by seeing Lazarus which was build around these songs (the cast version of Valentine's Day is epic).
Love every song but Heat to me was not how i wanted the album to end
He is a legend. I have never heard this album before, but David Bowie always had style and class. 5
Não conhecia e adorei!!
Otlichno
Très très sympa. Bravo David, tu as de l'avenir dans la musique. Il faudra que je réécoute l'album pour déterminer les chansons auxquelles j'accroche le plus.
Easy!! Still had the 80s sound but with newish tech. Like if the Smiths were more modern
La obra de Bowie es un monumento a la música. Con una influencia capital en el rock y otros géneros, una carrera tan lóngeva como fructífera y un final digno de elogio. Este disco es especial, por todo lo que vino después, un epílogo magnífico (que siguió con Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) en el recopilatorio al año siguiente) con un desenlace ejemplar en Black Star apenas 3 años después. Si en Black Star la línea a seguir eran los Radiohead, aquí en The Next day fueron los Arcade Fire (que le idolatraban y con quienes colaboraría en la excepcional Reflektor ese mismo año 2013). Algo que se nota en Daning out in space, o If you can see me ( aunque no son las mejores del lote precisamente). Ya con Heathen había logrado un disco bien redondo, con temas excelentes, por primera vez en bastante tiempo. Eso pudo influir en una retirada a tiempo de publicar cosas menores. Aquí lo hizo de forma tan inesperada, todos le dábamos por semiretirado (esa operación a corazón abierto...), como abrupta: ahí os va. Y funcionó, desde la portada hasta las canciones. La mano y confianza en Visconti seguro que influyeron en el resultado. Pocas veces alguien ha usado la misma foto para dos discos diferentes (Cohen usó la misma chaqueta hasta tres veces), pero claro con Bowie todo es diferente y genial. En lo musical destacan los sencillos The Stars (Are Out Tonight) (a mi me recuerda en la ambientación a Sunday de Heaten, es una temazo) y sobre todo la enorme Where Are We Now?, una de mis canciones favoritas de Bowie. Pero el nivel es muy alto: Love is lost, Valentine´s day, Dirty Boys, la fuerza de (You Will) Set The World On Fire... How Does The Grass Grow? con su homenaje al Apache de los Shadows. En resumen un álbum que se sostiene solo dentro de la fabulosa discografía de Bowie, que suena actual y que tiene algunas de sus mejores canciones.
This album came out a decade after his last one when at the time it wasn't clear he was going to do more. Big statement to take the cover Heroes and slap a title overtop of it, especially when it was released as a surprise. I remember when this one came out and I told someone there was a new Bowie album and they said that late Bowie was junk. He hasn't had a major hit for a bit and a lot of people thought his best work was behind him. This bucked that expectation hard and then Blackstar obliterated it. This album does so much in so many different ways and is catchy and poetic and powerful and restrained and thoughtful all at the same time. There's something unique about an artist who had nothing left to prove but was still pushing to relearn and reinvent themselves in the face of their death. Maybe part of me is voting with the entire narrative of it but while Bowie has stronger albums, this had a statement that continued to define his style that further enriched everything he had done. Blackstar is a five with another star at the end.
I expected to give it a 4, but listening this morning I just found myself enjoying it too much for that. In my mind it was a 4 but in my heart it turns out to be a 5. I have a suspicion that it is because this is the first new Bowie album I heard as a fan, which can often bias me positively. Listening back this morning after a few years was really special.
Impresionante
it was great to revisit this album. There are three or four songs on here that I really love, including If You Can See Me. It’s just such a unique tune. I also like The Boss of Me and the closer (Heat). I do think that Bowie brought something special to every single song across his career. The quality of the musicians and the attention to detail is always there for me.
delightful!
As with all Bowie's albums, the big question is, do I give this 4 or 5 stars? I really enjoyed this one, felt like going back to his late 70s ones.
4.5/5.0: Excellent
I had underestimated this album, skipping ahead to Blackstar when it was released. But really The Next Day is just as good. I've had Boss of Me in my head all day. There are a lot of Bowie albums on this list but I haven't given one less than 5 stars and am not going to treat this one any differently
This is an interesting album to include on this list. It was only in one edition of the book (rightfully replaced by Blackstar in the next edition), and it genuinely feels like it was probably only inclided under the assumption that it was going to be Bowie's last. I remember the buzz around the surprise release, and I remember even at the time being generally underwhelmed by it. It's solidly Bowie, so it's good stuff, but it's not his best. I feel like some of the songs were probably ones that weren't quite album-ready but got thrown on here anyway to (unnecessarily) pad it out. The sounds and themes he's playing with here will eventually be refined and perfected in Blackstar, but they aren't there quite yet.
Really wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this. I hadn’t really listened to 2010s Bowie and expected to feel like it fell off from the 70s era Bowie that I loved. The few songs I heard I didn’t love when they first came out. But my god, this was so good. Every song got better and better, and the songs are so varied in style, theme, and genre, but they flow together perfectly. This album is cohesive but varied, and so stunning to listen to. This is top tier Bowie. The singles I didn’t love years ago grew on me when combined with the entire album, but in some ways they were also the weaker tracks, but of course, they were still amazing. Haunting, melodic, and beautiful. I just can’t get over how much I loved this.
2013. David Bowie, in his mid-sixties, puts forth one heck of a creative effort, but he does not sound good for a man in his sixties. His health must have already been in decline; Blackstar was his farewell, this is the dark themed lead up to that farewell. I mean, it's damned good for what it is, the musings of a powerful talent contained in a weak flesh vessel that was breaking down. It's got to be taken in context, though.
I love this album
Older Bowie, but still as fresh as the classics. Solid 5 Stars.
I’m at a 5. Sixth time around for David Bowie, by far the most we’ve gotten of any singular artist. Fourth time in a row he’s getting a 5 from me – this goes right behind Station to Station as my second favorite Bowie album so far. Again, I’d probably have to relisten to “Low” or “Aladdin Sane” to really give a proper ranking of my favorites so far, but it’s a testament to the man that he could release an album like this in 2013 and still feel so damn compelling around 40 years after his prime. As far as the production goes, this does feel like what a “modern” David Bowie album should sound like; enhanced and refined from his 70s/80s work, with new production tricks abound. There’s a lot of influence from late 2000s indie rock here, and while it’s a little jarring at first to hear David Bowie seem so contemporary, the combination of his more withered (yet still powerfully present) vocals & the classic production tricks strewn throughout keep everything grounded in a way that still distinctly feels like a David Bowie album, and not just him jumping on the trends of the era. The only real tracks that sort of feel flat like that are “Boss of Me”, which felt rather broad & a little too plain, & “Valentine’s Day”, but that one makes up for it decently well with the lyricism and storytelling. This album really does shine well lyrically – a few broader tracks than others, but so much of this album feels like a sort of meta-commentary on the time David Bowie spent away from the industry, as well as a commentary on his older status. I still haven’t listened to Blackstar, because I know it’s on the list, but if that album is the grandiose swan song in musical form that it seems to be, he certainly planted the seeds for it here. When he’s not wistfully looking back on his Berlin period, and how radically the landscape has changed, he’s just jamming out, in ways that are less cerebral than I’m used to from Bowie, but certainly welcome enough, especially on the stadium rock-esque “(You Will) Set the World on Fire”. I really want to point at the last track, “Heat”, in particular. I could be wrong, but I really think the track is about his father controlling the prisons of his mind, long after his death. Him saying “I can only love you” is likely referring to himself, and the amount of identities he went through just to try and find one that he felt could mentally appease his dad. I can see why that track would end the album, even if I preferred “You Feel So Lonely You Could Die” from a musical standpoint. “Heat” seems deeply personal, and I think it’s worth ending on, assuming my interpretation is right. It’s a hell of a track either way. So, yeah, I really enjoyed this – it’s probably a little jarring to people who hold his older stuff in mythical regard, and I imagine that once we actually get Ziggy Stardust, I’ll understand exactly why. For my younger, more contemporary tastes, this felt like a really nice blend of Bowie’s older sensibilities with modern, updated production. It’s not perfect, but given that the 53 minutes of this flew by in a heartbeat, it felt captivating all the way through, and it was certainly worth the listen. Hence, the 5.
Отличная вещь, один из лучших альбомов Боуи, наверное
What a legend Bowie is. First record in 10 years and what a banger
A Bowie album? In my century?
a great album, more fun than they say and not as big a leap from his overlooked early 2000's work as they'd have you believe (compare "where are we now" to "heathen (the rays)" or "valentine's day" to the one about uncle floyd). overshadowed by blackstar, maybe. not a difficult record, but one that takes a few listens to unfold. sideman david torn returns with some excellent guitar work. i dig the artwork too.
Like the last Bowie album. This took me a couple of times listening through to really get into. I did get into it though, and it was a winner as well. Loved it.
not that u need me to tell u, but man, almost no album covers are better than this one. hits the mark between a big brainy point and Visceral Emotional Reaction perfectly. every moment of your life is enabled by every previous moment of your life. just masterfully done tbh!! album is great too, kind of funny to get so close to my earlier bowie pontifications because while i similarly struggle to find an obvious throughline, that does feel illuminating here. made well after many assumed bowie was retired from mainline solo records, and ofc paired with the aforementioned album cover, it is a pretty inspiring shrine to being a Creative Maverick with too many ideas not to share. while maybe not as strictly inventive as the berlin material or whatever it has a lot of similar strengths, never could i call this resting on laurels or whatever. honestly just a full embrace of this brain-and-heart splattery approach bowie has is probably the thing thats in order for me. again, will take more than single casual cursory listens LMAO but yea we'll figure it out! v fun to hear a bowie in his mid-60s rock harder than just about any other point in his career, while also being fully capable of beautiful softer tracks as well. tons of great, textured, colorful music on here
Znakomity 5/5. Dużo do zapisania
His best music since Scary Monsters for me anyway. I was really impressed by how good this was when it came out and listening again now it still impresses.
Un disco de Bowie intenso y complejo. No fácil de amar desde la primera escucha, pero ya que uno conecta con la etapa del artista y lo que sabía de su vida en ese momento, se descubre estrujante y poderoso. Lo he escuchado muchas veces desde que salió y cada vez me parece mejor. Y nada nos tenía preparados para lo que vendría después.
A classic for the ages, very jam band
Er ist mit der Zeit gegangen, ein großartiges Album 😄
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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
Bowie para mí un dios
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
Amaze
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Excellent album. I really enjoyed this one.
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.
wow. one of the only Bowie albums I never listened to before, and it feels really strong and solid within his whole discography.
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.
Really Solid album. I unexpectedly like all the music even though I suspected this wouldn't be my kind of music. I'm kinda impressed
a perfect prelude to the perfect ending
Not his best effort — Dark Star far surpasses this effort … but still very enjoyable
Solid Bowie.
So good. Do not go to target and listen to it’ Especially if you’re hungry… i bought too many snacks
I love this album. Some of the songs I hear a return to his love for themainland European song tradition of Jacques Brel and others. Good comeback.
Its Bowie. Its so special
Damn, he was really going through something. The fact that this wasn't the darkest album he would make in his final years really says something.
When David Bowie returned to music in his mid-sixties it shouldn't have been this good. Surprising everyone by dropping a single and announcing an album which no one expected on his 66th birthday was a masterstroke. He was a true innovator the the very end.
Increíble, autoridade do mestre com som de qualidade moderna e banda afiada
Deze rock-kant van Bowie kan ik zeker smaken. Toffe plaat
Bowie Accidentally posted this under talking heads so adding this one on bottom too. Cool album. Kind of has an 80’s rock vibe with som modern production. Favorite songs are the last two : “I’m so lonely you could die”and “Heat” The title track is cool kinda reminds me of the talking heads (I thought it may have been a David Byrne colab). Other favorites are “ If you can see me” and “Dancing out in Space” Feels hard to rate this after listening only once. 5 Talking heads Cool album. Love the wacky guitar parts and the grooves. The repetition and constant backbeat really helps the songs flow into eachother but it also has good contrast between sections. His voice gets to me after a while. They totally have an original sound and I dig the talking heads thing. 5
Wow so many great albums and they’re all different. Never heard of this one but so good. So many cool layers and textures masterfully woven together. It never feels too busy and always serves the song.
25th studio album. It’s incredible. I can’t pick a favorite song.
Prachtig
Always the best
good
eu não esperava algo tão bom e com a cara do bowie estampada, ate porque a capa é reciclada, mas olha... isso bate forte. groovy, pesado e esquisito do jeito que só o bowie sabe fazer.
Meh
About as close to perfection as possible. True artistry here, late stage Bowie harks back to classic Bowie yet still fresh and relevant. Above all else, much here is beautiful, thoughtful and contemplative. A true hero.
Ég fíla þessa plötu svo vel, ein af mínum uppáhalds frá sl. áratug.
Very original and contains a ton of interesting musical ideas. There's a lot of bits that makes me go "I wonder how I could use this idea in a different context?" Just inspiring stuff.
J'ai écouté cet album souvent, et je pensais que ce serait 4 étoiles. Mais en le réécoutant, après tout ce que j'ai écouté jusqu'à présent dans ce périple, j'ai été marquée par la recherche musicale, les arrangements, les textes... J'ai une nouvelle appréciation de cet album et je lui décerne 5 étoiles
Genius
This record is unreal
Wow. Loved this. Bowie’s journey through the years with graceful elegant and passionate music.
hey david!
Great album. Thoroughly enjoyed.
10/10 Bowie, you mad man
I just recently set up a music studio, and when I got my PA all plugged in, this was the album I played (on CD) to test out the system. Big fan of the album, and now I got to hear it blasted through PA speakers and through my little earbuds all within the past 30 days or so. I really enjoyed this listen. Bowie may have lost a little of his range by the time this album came around, but he's in fantastic form. Great songwriting, love the lyrics throughout, nice mix of oddball compositions and arrangements and straightforward tracks. There's a sadness, sort of a somber, sometimes paranoid thin white duke vibe, yet, it sounds to me like Bowie and company were having fun recording it. Moments flash in many songs that speak to a playfulness and freedom going on in the studio. Among my favorite Bowie albums, maybe a little longer than necessary, but now that he's gone, I'm glad he didn't hold anything back.
This is some dark, dark stuff. The more time I spend with it, the more it feels like Bowie is just operating on a different plane than the rest of the world. Best track: Valentine's Day
Me gustó mucho, el contraste entre la voz y el instrumental, la variedad de sonidos, sonidos clásicos de el pero traídos de una nueva forma
Amazing!!!
Where are we now - classic Bowie track
A masterpiece. I miss him.
23rd December 2022 Listened in the morning while heading to Cheltenham for last minute Christmas shopping. Chilled evening. The return of Zavid. Sounds like he never left.
9/10
That was definitely a different experience than older records but, at the same time, felt comfortingly familiar. And yet, it's still pushing boundaries and challenging expectations for a new Bowie album. It's got a delightfully dark vibe like early, Berlin-era Bowie but it's so much more mature both in writing and performance. "The Next Day" feels like what it is: the return of a master to his chosen art form. It's Bowie coming out of retirement to show the young guns how it's done. I'm trying not to come off as a total Bowie fanboy because I'm not but I've got nothing bad to say about it at all. It's just really good.
As magical as his first albums. It’s solid, each track fitting and perfectly performed
Legen
Great album.
Another gem from Bowie.
Great
Hadn’t heard it since the release.
What’s not to love about this one. Sounds close to black star but given the times of their release not surprised. Great tunes all could have been on his final album. Where are we now is one of my all time favourite Bowie tunes. Just wish I had got to see him perform.
Late Bowie that sounds like early Bowie.
Mästarens bästa skiva på mycket mycket länge. Nästan sjuttiotalsklass! En fyra
David Bowie proved scientists wrong by making an album that's not only listenable, but also fairly pleasant.
Unc still got it.
not my favorite bowie but still bowie
I’ve never disliked a Bowie project
David Bowie began what would become his final act three days after I turned 18. I remember that I happened to be on YouTube and saw a video posted “just now” for a Bowie song I’d never heard, “Where Are We Now?” I assumed it was just an old track or rarity that I’d never heard before. I was shocked to find it was Bowie’s first new song in a decade, complete with a bizarre ass music video. He sounded old, worn, tired, etc. I was pretty cautiously optimistic when I found out the song was the first single from a new album and listened to the album a dozen times when it came out. I don’t really listen to individual songs from this album a whole lot and these days I think it’s largely overshadowed by Blackstar but I do think it’s pretty special. The album art in isolation is a nice touch, telling us that we’re returning to the experimental sounds of Berlin era and leaving the later pop/industrial/Twin Peaks concept albums behind. Bowie might very well be the artist for whom I have the most respect because almost everything he did at least had some substance. T
9/10 - I loved this album. Its deep and I cant wait to unpack this album in a dark room and dig into what Bowie is singing about. But its a catchy album Fav Tracks: (You Will) Set The World On Fire Fav Lyric: Heard before? ---–- ❌ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? -- ✅ Album Cover -------Bold
This just tells me I need to listen to more Bowie. This album is haunting and hopeful all at the same time, yet not afraid to rock. Given the context I suppose all of that makes sense. 4/5
Prefer everything pre ‘83, but this is Bowie so no criticism here. A legend and this does have a handful of strong tunes. 3.9/4
David Bowie, the absolute legend. The album is great, but not up to what he did before. Defo a great listen!
Enjoyable but nothing iconic. Was probably a bigger deal at the time because of the gap between albums. Now it’s just a decent David Bowie album which is still better than a lot of other albums
Never heard this one before. Wild that Bowie did such cool arrangements/production without it being either forced or dated.
1. "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" 2. "Love Is Lost" 3. "How Does the Grass Grow?"
First heard this when it came out and didn’t care for it. I’ve recited it and really like it.
Not great Bowie, but also not too weird or boring Bowie.
It's good. Don't know what else you want me to say about it. This is like the 6th Bowie album and it's far from his best. Like do any of his fans consider this their favorite or anything? One of the reasons I think there should be a limit on the amount of albums artists get on this list. 7/10
Some great tracks
Strong late career comeback
7.1/10
LOL. The Bowie album from the 2010s that isn’t Blackstar. I’ve always been intrigued by this one, but not intrigued enough to give it a spin. I guess now I have to. It's fine, we all know it is. It's not awful, but it's nothing incredibly special. You sort of get this sense that Bowie is attempting to relive the days in which he made his best music, that being the 1970s, and while he doesn't really come close to the glory of that time, it's a valiant attempt and pretty pleasant. I'm not anywhere near in love with this album, but songs like the title track, "Valentine's Day," "Boss of Me," and a few others really pull through here. It's dramatic, and energetic, which is something that you don't expect from a 66-year-old David Bowie, and that I personally didn't want much from this album, but now that I've listened in, I can't say it's TOO bad. I guess expectations put everything in perspective. 7.5/10
it's very black star, with a bit more energy
Nice! don’t have time to write a review rn
David Bowie is more than just Ziggy Stardust - who knew?
Great album from Mr Jones one of last two in a marvellous career in several towns
I mean, this is definitely only on the "important/influential" list because it's riding the coattails of Bowie's earlier work, but, you know, *I* had fun...
It's insane how even right at the end of his career, Bowie still seemed to have multiple creative peaks. This album gets very overshadowed by Blackstar and I think its quite underappreciated because of it. While Blackstar is very much his super epic final effort, The Next Day still feels like somewhat of an ode to his whole career. Everything about the way this album sounds and feels is so unmistakably Bowie, and he uses a lot of the same sorts of sounds and styles that he has been so iconic for in the past. There are a lot of classic sounding glam moments, some great more new wave leaning songs, some really great parts that are very much inspired by the sound he went for on the Berlin trilogy, so it's no wonder that Heroes is the album he chose to parody for the cover. I think this is definitely far from the best album from this late in his career (that would easily be either Blackstar or Heathen), it's still pretty underrated and has a hell of a lot of standout moments.
Never thought I'd be sitting here praising this album over his more well known, classic albums, yet here I am. I'm still of the opinion that Bowie is somewhat of a singles artist vs albums artist, but this is a fairly consistently good album. Up there with Young Americans and Ziggy Stardust for me. It does start off really shaky with The Next Day and Dirty Boys sounding like C-sides to some of his older work, but The Stars (Are Out Tonight) rights the ship, and the album generally stays interesting throughout with its alternative meets 50's diner vibe its got going on. Where Are We Now? is a bit of a stumble, but it gets back on track after that. So yeah, quite enjoyed this. Doesn't it belong on the list? Yeah, definitely not. Just because its a comeback for Bowie does not make it an "Album you must listen to", but it is a really solid listen.
I like this album pretty well, but it is probably the only album I Bowie's discography where he's looking back. But it's still a great batch of songs, the opening five tracks in particular. (8.33) ★★★★
This ruled.
Very good. The Stars and Valentines Day are really highlights. I would skip a few tracks again but it's a solid Bowie record.
Apparently David Bowie cant make a bad record still this one is very dark and varied. Love it always
Pretty great, you can hear the elements of black star creeping in and I love that album
Musically one of my favorite Bowie albums
I’ve always been a Bowie fan, but am not very familiar with his later work. This album was very enjoyable, and also motivated me to listen through his catalog. What a talent and inspiration.
Bowie - gut, aber nicht sein top.
Favs: the stars are out tonight, where are we now, you feel so lonely you could die, heat
I'd never listened to any of the music on this album before. It's unistakenly pure David Bowie Art-Rock and I liked it.
Not as good as blackstar, but enjoyed it anyways Standout songs: The Next Day Id Rather be High You Will Set the World on Fire
Я люблю поздний период Боуи. Обожаю heathen и black star, этот альбом тоже хорош. Мне он кажется неким предисловием перед прощальным black star, он похож по звучанию и у меня вызывает похожие чувства. Отличный альбом
Bowie is always good
If this album made the list, I have to imagine there are at least 6 more Bowie albums on this list. I’m marking it as 4 but probably more like 3.6846884328. It’s professional, stately Bowie. The next one though…
Overshadowed, and rightly so, by its successor Blackstar. Though there's plenty to appreciate here too. We open with the title track. Driving and gritty, with a Low-esque percussive sound and melody. Bowie likes to hang around on one "blue" note for a while, and it works (for the most part). I haven't listened to the few albums leading up to this one, but certainly by 2013 his voice had developed that hoarse quality that you also hear in Blackstar. It works better in the latter. Here, I get the feeling Bowie's trying to emulate his late-70s hard rock, which only partially works. The first really great song is The Stars (Are Out Tonight). Though I bet a lot of its greatness can be attributed to the delicate, old-fashioned-sounding strings. That "oo-hoo" hook definitely sells the song, though, as well as the melody in the instrumental break. A very pretty piano ballad in Where Are We Now. (Fun fact: That track title also used to be the title of one of the Minecraft music discs way back in the day.) Then we get Valentine's Day, a track that sounds way more dramatic than it has any right to be. Intense, quietly frenzied, and uses that classic i-VIIb-VIb-V progression that was also used in the Moonage Daydream solo sections. If You Can See Me is the most apt representation, thus far, of what's to come in the following record. That little bit on the cello absolutely kills (in a good way) every time it's played. In the song I'd Rather Be High: "I'm seventeen and my looks can prove it" is a little rich coming from a 66-year-old man. Cool riff though. I was worried that as the streaming numbers went down in the latter half of the album, from Valentine's Day onward, the tracks would start being too bizarre and unapproachable. After all, creativity is nothing without accessibility, as we see in some of Bowie's lesser records. But then we get How Does The Grass Grow?, (You Will) Set The World On Fire, goddamn You Feel So Lonely You Could Die... all surprisingly strong. Definitely boosts my opinion of the record. Maybe my opinion is being influenced by the sheer number of Bowie appearances on the list. He deserves to be here – multiple times, even – but when Aladdin Sane and Blackstar and Low and Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory all exist (and are all included on this list), The Next Day seems a lot less justified. Still – if Bowie had died days after The Next Day, rather than Blackstar, then I could easily see this reaching the same legendary status. 4/5 Key tracks: The Stars (Are Out Tonight), Where Are We Now
It’s not his best record. But it’s still really good. Wonderful production. Exquisite quality all around. Sounds better on headphones. Glad to have been introduced to this one.
👌
Bowie maintained his quality to the end, and it's on display here. Not a "greatest hits" generator, but just a good album delivered by one of the greatest recording artists of all time.
Heroesを聞いてないのに先にこれを聞いてしまった。★よりも枯れている感じがする。
So good
Nice that it was bowie but aint a sensational album
8 / 10
What's funny about classic rockers getting older is their attempts to sound "fresh" through modern sounds, which end up sounding nothing like what they used to sound like, or, really, the style they were trying to emulate in the first place. This is one of those records that probably isn't going to be on the list of great Bowie records, but it sounds interesting, and that's better than a lot of things.
This one is banger dense! 50 min run time and most are winners, that said still not my favourite from Bowie, but it’s a good one. My standout would be Boss of Me.
Great album , David Bowie is brilliant as always - only thing for me on this is it didn’t have a stand out track on it
Great album. Every song is good, some are really high. Notables include Next Day, The Stars Are Out Tonight, Love is Lost, Where Are We Now, Valentine’s Day.
Já é um queridinho de anos!
I was both surprised and happy to see this album pop up. As much as I like it, I really am not sure if it is deserving of a place on this list - there's just too many great Bowie albums. I have a soft spot for this one and I feel it definitely got overshadowed by Blackstar. But 'The Next Day' is really great. It's a more straightforward Bowie album as they come, and it really really works, well worth a 4* rating with a lot of fantastic tracks. Favourites: The Next Day Where Are We Now If You Can See Me You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
First time listen If not for his more weary vocals on this album you could've convinced me this came out right alongside Heroes, and I don't just say that because it's got the Heroes album art in the background. This album especially seems like an acknowledgement of the passing of time - heroes just for one day, and then "The Next Day" comes and we're left with something different, but still having the DNA of classic Bowie. Kinda crazy that Bowie dipped for a decade just to come back, drop two great albums, and then die. Most older artists either fizzle out or just stop making new music years before their deaths. David Bowie went out with a bang between this and Blackstar. Favorite tracks: The Next Day, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), How Does The Grass Grow, (You Will) Set The World on Fire Least fav: Valentine's day 4-4.5/5
If we had to lose Bowie, and I suppose we had to at some point, I'm glad he went out with a bang with his final 2 albums, and not a whimper. The Next Day isn't nearly as groundbreaking as Blackstar (although If You Can See Me does hint at what was to follow), but it has a swagger that does justice to some classic Bowie sounds and themes. As a one-two punch of his final albums this is the jab that reminds you what he was about, and Blackstar is the devastating knock out confirmation that he still had a few tricks left up his sleeve.
A return to Form for the Bowie an engaging album
Never heard this one before but it feels like a gorgeous late career review, melancholic but still sometimes spiky.
Very existential of him
⭐️
Did not think I would enjoy this and I did. I've never been on the Bowie train, respect him and what he done, but it just never resonated with me. But I liked this
some unexpected modern & cool songs
Historia, którą się słyszy bez słuchania. Jaka? Jeszcze nei wiem, ale chetnie wrócę.
Enjoyed it - thought it was going to be a bit dull, but was actually decent. Felt pretty contemporary, but still had Bowie’s trademark sounds
Really enjoyed it actually, even on shuffle
Enjoyable record, low/mid 4
I am loathe to give anything by Bowie a low score but I am more of a fan of his 70s albums. This was incredible – Valentines Day being the highlight – but for me there is something emotionally missing from this album.
Good stuff!
Überraschend gut für einen 65-jährigen Altmusiker. Gibt nicht viele, die nach so einer Karriere noch viel hörenswertes machen. Highlight: If You Can See Me
50% good 50% bad. over all nice
Шик, надо бы переслушать.
I really liked this one! My favorites were probably The Next Day, Where Are We Now, and You Feel So Lonely You Could Die, but I’d have to listen to it more to actually know.
I liked this a lot more than I expected. I honestly expected this to be an album which was only put on here because it’s Bowie and the album cover is cool. But it was genuinely really good. Lots of good songs and a few great ones. Best songs: The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Love is Lost (You Will) Set The World On Fire
I liked it and ofc David Bowie an absolute icon
When I saw I was supposed to listen to this album today, I automatically thought, "Well, here's another Bowie album, added to the list simply because of the author's name; we've been there, we know." When an artist releases an album forty years after their peak, you don't expect much from them: they're supposed to be doing something to keep from becoming completely ossified. Well, that one is a completely different story! It features the glam that made Bowie famous, funk rock, and even slightly heavier alternative, all elegantly crafted, perfectly in keeping with the artist's style, his signature feel. Add to that the fact that this was Bowie's first album in ten years; I can imagine the shock of those who also thought it was just another record from the veteran, and the impression it had on the younger generation, who had barely heard of him before. A great comeback and a simply great album that still sounds very fresh. Pleasantly surprised!
Favorite track(s): The Stars (Are Out Tonight), Love Is Lost, Where Are We Now?, (You Will) Set the World on Fire
I had a lot of fun listening to this
I quite enjoyed this album from late in life Bowie. It showed his usual level of expertise and music IQ, but it also showed an ever expanding and adapting musician. Much of this album has a very poppy “David Bowie in the 80s” vibe. Even a smidge of a Ziggy Stardust vibe makes an appearance. There is also a lot of newer techniques and stylings brought in. The drums stood out to me the most as unlike his usual accompaniment. Dancing Out in Space deserves special recognition as an example of his modernization in this album while still maintaining his “sound”. He truly was a special artist.
well performed and beautifully produced. varied and interesting composition. i think the songwriting writes checks that bowie's vocal health can't cash.
Unequivocal genius. No hits on this record, but Bowie deserves no less than 4 stars. Period.
Damn, whoever's responsible for this list really, REALLY likes David Bowie. I haven't had a single other repeat artist yet and this is my FOURTH David Bowie album. Oh well, doesn't hurt given that I liked this one a lot. Aside from a very, very specific weird nitpick of mine in that I always want track 7 to be one of the better songs on the album, and in this case it's one of the worst. Oh well. Still a great listen! Have a feeling the entire rest of David Bowie's catalogue is coming my way, one way or another...
Three star album but the remix that came out of love is lost is one of the top songs of that year so gets an extra point
альбом насправді дуже навіть непоганий, але якщо брати часовий контекст, то це насінг нью але саунд класний, не можу через то поставить тройбан
225/1001 David Bowie - The Next Day Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ This is one of Bowie's most cohesive records and one that I need to revisit more often. There's innovation, there's a strength to his songwriting and Where Are We Now is a bit special.
Really enjoyable album. A real return to melodic, powerful songwriting. Numerous highlights: the title track, I’d Rather Be High, Valentine’s Day, The Stars are Out Tonight, Dancing Out in Space. Best album since Let’s Dance. .
Quite a fan of David Bowie, but I don't know this album that well. It's a good album, but in my opinion not great, it did contain some good tracks and some not so good. Overall I enjoyed it.
Haven't listened to this whole album before - some classics on there 'Dirty Boys' and ' Valentine's Day' - really enjoyed it and would recommend reading the lyrics along side. Not my favourite of Bowie's as a whole but would definitely listen to again.
Decent. But nothing special.
- David Bowie er et icon
Gets better and better as it goes on - funny, that. Favourite tracks: The Stars, Love Lost, Valentine's Day, You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
Not his best work
Davidddd.............
There is a 4-5 song stretch on here that is as good as any stretch on any album ever. The rest of this is pretty okay Best Song: Love is Lost Rating: 7/10 Stars: 4
I love David Bowie, and I do like this album. But while I think it is a 4-star album, I don't believe it belongs on this list. This album isn't in his top 5, maybe not even his top 10, and it doesn't signify any substantial shift for him or music, in general.
I liked this album! It wasn’t as concepty or out there as a lot of his other albums I’ve heard - easy listening and great energy, which was a nice change of pace from him.
What's to say. Love Bowie's music!
This is so odd I was just thinking about this one…
good
A very good album by someone who knows how to put an album together. Enjoyed it start to finish
Another great Bowie album. Highlights: "Love is Lost" and "(You Will) Set the World on Fire"
Late Bowie but still definitively Bowie
Bowie's return after 10 years with a collage of tracks looking back to his previous work. The lyrics are sometimes bleak and hard to understand (very Bowie). The songs are complex and not really commercial. An important album which set the scence for the final album.
First of all, why this album on the list? There are alot other Bowie albums and definitely other artists album which could take this place. Either way it's Bowie, the most trascendental artist in my life. The album has some great moments, and the production is excellent. I personally find this periods Bowie voice soothing and was glad to give it another listen after several years.
Pretty good album. Production was amazing! Lyrics were a bit unsettling, and I’m sure that Bowie has produced better works than this.
Definitely not familiar with later Bowie. This is from 2013, and the opener is a steady rocker, tension building, then Dirty Boys opts to drop the tempo down. It feels like this could have been played in smoky rooms decades ago. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) is cinematic, with sweeping strings. Generally, the vocals sound good and the band is great too, muscular, but the keyboards and other instruments add loads of texture. I particularly like Love Is Lost, staccato bass and organ. Where Are We Now is a softer but powerful moment, piano and strings building to a climax with great drums in the second half. The really strong run conitnues with Valentine's Day, now more guitar driven - maybe the best song so far - and If You Can See Me, another builder but more eccentric. I'd Rather Be High continues with retro sounding backing vocals and a great mix of melodies and sounds. To me, we go a little more towards folk rock with Boss Of Me and the start of Dancing Out In Space, but it progresses into something artier. How Does The Grass Grow has excellent bass guitar again and (You Will) Set The World On Fire opens with the most hard rock riff on the album, then goes more glam. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die is suitably emotional and Heat, the closer, is eerie and mournful. I think the middle section is strongest, but it's consistently high quality with unexpected melodies. The first half alone is ***** but it's still a very good comeback album.
I liked it much more than heroes
One of his more “straightforward” records
4/5. A Bowie I had never encountered before. Excellent and melancholic.
Blew me away. I haven't done a deep dive into Bowie, only his hits and I wasn't expecting an album so late into his career to be great but it was. 8/10
whereas the last album i reviewed (the specials - more specials) was disjointed and chaotic, this album is similar in that it is hard to define. however, it is unmistakably bowie and it is a testament to his genius even in his latter years. brilliant work. highlights: “the next day” “the stars (are out tonight)” “if you can see me” “(you will) set the world on fire”
If i can see you, vilken progrökare! Och Where are we now är en av hans vackraste låtar. Otroligt att så sent i karriären göra ett så här starkt album. 4a.
Bästa albumet på länge! Riktigt, riktigt starkt.
Experiência excelente! David Bowie com músicas bem feitas e que visitam algumas vertentes diferentes do rock. QoA Vesper.
I was thinking about this album recently and thought to myself that yeah, it's pretty good, but it's still one of the weaker ones. But then I relistened to it in its entirety for the challenge and wow, there's banger after banger.
I love Bowie’s work. I think The Next Day is him at his most okay-est. Still retains a lot of his charm.
For late period Bowie this is quite listenable. Nothing of extreme high quality, but pretty good throughout.
4/5 solid & underrated album.
I like David Bowie. I like the Next Day. It was his first new album after I started listening to him so it felt special in a way. All that said, it does not need to be on the list. It doesn’t really represent a significant era or change in style or anything for him. It’s not going to be a particularly influential album, at least not compared to many of his other albums. I’ll happily relisten to it though
9/10 i was surprised to hear so many good songs, i think ill genuinely be listening to this album again and again
Classic Bowie tracks, even though it was made later on in his career. Some lovely songs, would still prefer his older tracks but definitely walking away with some new songs in my liked songs.
Despite it being released in the later stages of his career, the album still has notes of Bowie distinctly all over the album. However, it still doesnt come close to the iconic albums he released at his peak
7/10
Insane I’d never heard of this. Absolutely classic Bowie with a mature edge.