Reviews (page 5 of 11)
Alright; a few good songs here and there but far from his best work
Not huge Bowie fan. This is typical Bowie.
I love Bowie, I think he's got some really exceptional songs and albums, but this one wasn't it. I hate to say it but it's got that similar stink and production as so many late era greats put out on their albums. It's a right album with some decent tunes here and there, but I was shocked to find myself continuously checking to see how much was left. Sorry Duke, this wasn't it
Solid record from beginning to end, Bowie never misses.
ah
Classic Bowie
I've known this album cover for as long as I can remember. The Next Day, the opener and album's namesake, is a dizzy but triumphant return to form for Bowie who had not released anything in over a decade at that point. But being familiar with the rest of Bowie's catalogue doesn't help here, because Bowie isn't reinventing the wheel anywhere on this album. Arguably, the next and his last album, Blackstar offers a far more fascinating and perhaps melancholic entry into his career. The Next Day is perfectly fine, but it inadvertently foreshadows what was Bowie's next masterpiece.
disappointing
Not my cup of tea
Its Bowie so of course I want to like it. But this honestly just isn't that good.
It's David Bowie and therefore great. Not as strong as Black Star nor Heroes although it has echoes of both
It's a good late era Bowie album. Would I consider it essential listening when he has 15 other albums here, including the much superior late era album Blackstar? Not really, but I'm glad I heard it. 3.5/5
Not a bad album. I think I would have rated it higher had I not heard some of Bowies earlier stuff previously
Så fint album på många sätt, nära att ge en 5/5 tbh. Jag verkligen vibeade med det på många sätt
En una primera escucha no me ha llamado nada la atención, volveré a oír las canciones más conocidas. Al final me guardo: The Next Day, The Stars (Are Out Tonight) y Valentine's Day. (Me estoy replanteando volver a oír los discos que he puntuado con 2 o 3 estrellas)
Nothing really that interesting.
Æ tror æ hadde en tidligere Bowie på lista før, og den synes æ å huske at æ likte godt. Det her va ikke like interessant.
A strong comeback. Feels like it is influenced by a lot of what he influenced.
Mais Bowie! Uma ótima surpresa, depois de ter gerado seu disco “Young Americans” 3 dias atrás, na sexta-feira. Nunca reclamaria de um presente tão incrível, mas estou ansioso pro dia que irei gerar meu disco favorito dele, que é na verdade um dos meus discos favoritos de toda música. The Next Day é um disco que eu demorei bastante tempo pra conhecer profundamente. O motivo é meio banal… Mas é porque eu sempre achei que este disco fosse na verdade alguma espécie de coletânea, devido a sua capa. Bowie teve um verdadeiro retorno de forma neste álbum, quando comparado com seus lançamentos anteriores recentes. Aqui ele introduz muitos elementos que, em minha opinião, foram vastamente aprimorados e maturados em seu próximo (e último) álbum, ★. E por isso, eu acabo achando este disco um tanto quanto inferior àquele, mas não por uma margem tão enorme. De qualquer forma, é incrível de se ouvir os elementos mais escuros que o artista introduz ao seu som com esse lançamento, mas ainda mantendo seu icônico gosto e estilo inigualável. A sonoridade espaçada, e o rosnar de seu canto, elementos fantásticos e que só se encontra aqui na discografia do Bowie, em plena contemporaneidade. Mas infelizmente, não consigo considerar este disco totalmente perfeito, como outras de suas obras. Ele possui alguns momentos chatos, e acredito que sua duração poderia ter sido levemente encurtada, uma faixa ou outra poderia ter sido cortada ou ao menos reduzida. E esse tipo de reclamação é algo bem incomum na discografia de Bowie, seus discos costumam ser embalados justamente. Mas mesmo com isso dito, ainda acho este um excelente disco, e uma adição ótima pra lista dos 1001, mesmo que Bowie tenha tantas outras aparições no livro. Quanto mais David Bowie melhor, aos meus olhos. 4.5/5
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.
This was okay. Not super memorable tbh but also pleasant.
It's Bowie doing good stuff late on in his career.
Amazed that it's his 25TH album and he still hasn't ran out of creative juices! I feel like he has better albums than this though (which are hopefully also included in this list) Tracks to Track: Where are We Now?
Still at his groundbreaking ways
Rather unremarkable album but the presence of David Bowie gives it a little more juice.
Solid late Bowie album, will listen to it again.
I know Bowie is a big deal to some but I did not connect with this album.
7.5/10 Bowie is quite talented isnt he? This isnt his best album or his most innovative or his most popular. My initial reaction was 'why is this on the list??', but somehow he almost effortlessly pulls out yet another strong collection of songs. Highlights: Love Is Lost The Next Day Hoe Does the Grass Grow The Stars Dirty Boys You Feel so Lonely You Could Die
Bowie is great. ★★★★
Not one of his better works overall, but also I’m starting to think perhaps I just like Bowie much more as a public figure e.g. a fashion icon, actor, creative being etc. than actually his music itself. This album actually reminded me quite a lot of recent Nick Cave in terms of some of the sort of atonality and unusual flow of the lyrics etc. Top tracks were The Next Day and Love Is Lost but to be honest I probably won’t revisit any of this. (2.5 stars)
I initially blew this off as forgettable background music, but I kept getting drawn in by the lyrics. So I relistened properly and quite enjoyed it. A strong 3.9. stars.
Never a big Bowie guy but this was a pleasure. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) and I'd Rather Be High are highlights.
So this was written under an NDA as it was Bowie's return to music after taking several years off from heart surgery. Bowie is simply timeless, and it's a good album - it feels like it touches on a lot of history, and his different personas (in the sound, too, which makes sense, since he hired a lot of people he'd worked with prior).
I love everything Bowie but this is a ‘must listen’? Nah
Good, but has some recency bias I think. Surprising return to form, yes. Best albums ever?
Didn't like this at all. Weak vocals and too weird/experimental for its own good. Was glad to learn it was one of his much later albums. How does the grass grow the only track I liked.
Consistent, solid and upbeat rock. Not standout tracks unfortunately.
Not a fan. Would this have been included if it wasn't by Bowie?
Pretty decent but didn’t grab me as much as other bowies.
A sobering funky listen. It's clear that Bowie was wrestling with existential dread in his final year. I've got to give him kudos for tackling these bleak topics in his art even if it can be difficult to listen to at times.
Pretty dark. Nothing really stood out though. Once again I find myself wondering "why this album?"
Wish i liked it more?
LMAOAOOAOAOOAOO 3.5
The Good: We’ve got Bowie! The Bad: Again… The Ugly: It’s the next day and nothing’s happened… I get it, he’s one of the greats that walked among us, that shared his sound and vision through countless albums, and by the time he recorded this album it was indeed countless… Still, I fear that I am getting a little satiated. Blackstar was a great last swan, The Next Day was just another day… Sorry Bowie fans out there, but I will have to score this one low as I could not get into the flow a single time… to think that the album ranked high—guess that’s more reflective of the shitty state of affairs in music at the time, then marking this a great album. Here’s to tomorrow bringing me a fun album! 2 1/2*
Pre-listening notes: David Bowie has released eleventy billion albums; am I to believe they're all one of the 1001 records that I desperately need to listen to? I have a hard time believing that this obscure Bowie record is a classic. I've already been dealt "Heroes"—which was not very good—and now this record which retcons the Heroes cover art...I'm not expecting greatness here. I like some of David Bowie's work quite a bit, but I think he suffers from a bit of Neil Youngitis; not every thought in his head should have been recorded for posterity, and he would benefit greatly from an editor. Listening notes: Ok, this record is more enjoyable as an overall experience than Heroes. I still don't think this is an essential listen, but at least I'm not losing respect for Bowie's art because of this record (Heroes was really pretty bad). It doesn't really stack up with what he's capable of, but I'm not dying to skip tracks or anything. 3.4/5
Lackluster, carried by the name behind it
Back to ass albums from Bowie. Love to see it
dobro je ovo bilo, al par slabijih i zaboravljivih pjesama itd.
Rock, 2013 -> 3
Love David Bowie- didn’t know most of these songs
5/5
It feels like this is on the list because it was just the first Bowie album to be released after a long hiatus. These songs aren't really grabbing me. They're not bad, but I don't think I'll be listening to this album again.
Not my favorite Bowie
***A ok album, easy listening
4.5 Man Bowie was really just the best. Just popping out two of his best albums right before passing is so GOATED. This album is so good and so fun and so accessible!!! A pleasure to listen to it.
Probably a 4 on a general scale; but I’m rating on the Bowie scale. This was a nice surprise, as I only gave it a few spins back when it came out. An excellent late-career entry worthy of his legacy.
Underwhelming. Bowie has much better stuff.
Good album. Not a Bowie I would have listened to otherwise. It would be interesting to know how he felt about some of the issues he points out on this record after another 14 years. It is much worse now.
This was a slow burn album for me .The early tracks didn’t do much but it seemed to get better and the second half has some favorite songs for me now in his discography.
Good late era bowie, but he definitely showed his age a bit. It's good and provocative, but he'd gotten pretty mushmouthed
A great listen. 3.5
from like heathens until this i feel like i'm wandering in the desert with bowie. but this is such an interesting sound that puts together a lot of what i like from early bowie and a lot of what i don't like in middle bowie and creates something i enjoy quite a lot.
You Will Set the World on Fire is one of my all time favorite Bowie tracks so this one gets to be rounded up. I think overall it's a little dragging in parts but it's also quite dreamy and I really enjoy the jangly guitar.
I am not as familiar with Bowie as I should be, and I've never heard this album. It's an automatic red flag for me when artists reuse or repurpose their older/classic album covers. Maybe I'm wrong but while the music on this is by no means bad, it comes off as a 'return to form' kind of album to please fans and I'm not sure why it's on this list. I certainly wouldn't put this on the level of Heroes, Ziggy Stardust or even Blackstar.
Best Song: The Stars (Are Out Tonight). A good upbeat rock song that fits Bowie's dwindling vocal capabilities. Worst Song: Heat. I dislike the "I'm about to cry" affectation he's putting on in this song. Overall: There is a nice, melancholy thread that runs through the album. Nothing stands out as being particularly extraordinary, but there's clearly been a great deal of work done on the production side.
Genuinely surprised this was as good as it was given it was the first album in a while from an older Bowie, but tracks like Heat bored me to tears which stopped it being a 5.
Still not a fan of David Bowie but this one wasn't bad.
Great but not amazing.
Bowie's first studio release in ten years. He had retreated from the public spotlight, and stopped touring. For a lot of it, it really sounds like he doesn't give a f**k. He's really exploring some interesting ideas, some which make me scratch my head. But it's never boring, I will say that. I don't think I fully appreciated or even GOT the album the first time I heard it, so I put it on the shelf and didn't think about it. I thought the cover was stupid (still do). I think it was the lead single "Where Are We Now," the video gave me the creeps, and probably put me off the whole album. But there is a whole lot more than just this song. For me, this and "How Does The Grass Grow?" are probably the weakest songs on the album. "Heat" just seems like an epilogue. It's a bleak album, and one that makes you think about where he was. He didn't get the cancer diagnosis until way after the album was released. But you still have to wonder if he knew. Just deep inside, that it was going to be over soon. It's definitely an album I will come back to, which is pretty important in my ratings. I feel like there's more here, or maybe I am just overthinking it. Top tracks: "Love Is Lost," "The Next Day," "I'd Rather Be High", "(You Will) Set the World On Fire"
Not up there with my newfound favorite Bowie albums, but it's solid, especially for a guy everyone thought was washed or retired. It's very much retro Bowie, with a new millennium twist. Not quite glam, but close? The title track (vintage), Love is Lost (biting), Where are We Now (bleak), Valentine's Day (slick), How Does the Grass Grow? (buzzy), and Heat (haunting) are particularly strong. And then there's (You Will) Set the World on Fire - Bowie always has a wicked rocker doesn't he? What a banger. The guitar chords sound a bit Jack White-esque. Great lyrics throughout and some cool compositions. Again, not a masterpiece but with this album so late in his career, Bowie shows why he's one of the greats.
I think this was included in an earlier edition of the 1001 because they were excited that Bowie finally had a new album after almost 10 years, but it was wisely replaced by his swan song, Blackstar (which I view as an absolute masterpiece and is a very unique entry in Bowie's extensive catalog). This is a good album, but even though I'm a Bowie fan I can acknowledge it didn't need to be in the 1001. That said, it's a really good album. I admit I never gave it a big chance since it came out, but on repeated listens it's growing on me. I'll call it a 4 - not a masterpiece, but definitely worth revisiting. Favorite tracks: The Next Day, Love is Lost, If You Can See Me (crazy track - sounds like it would fit on Blackstar, or even Outside (another favorite Bowie album)), Boss of Me (great bass line from Tony Levin - it's not credited, but it sure sounds like his "funk fingers"!).
Look, I love and respect the Thin White Duke. He deserves to have a couple of albums on this list. His later work is perfectly good music. It's just not iconic. It's not influential, no hits, and I think it's fine. If you have to listen to 1,001 abulms, this just ain't one of them. So if I want to be consistent, I'm now in the position of giving Halloween Jack a goddamn 2! A 2! I swear if the Goblin King comes for my kid I'm coming for the editors.
3.6 - Ohne ein paar komische Experimente wäre das ein Spitzenalbum geworden. So aber immer noch super unterhaltsam und genau das, wofür ich Bowie mag. Highlights: The Next Day, Boss of Me
Enjoyed it.
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
Didnt peak my interest
Really solid late era Bowie!
Не понятно, зачем слушать этот довольно средний альбом, когда лучше включить того же Боуи 70-х... Есть более-менее песни, но в основном думал о том, когда наконец он закончится, вместо того, чтобы слушать и наслаждаться музыкой. 5,5 из 10.
a triumphant return at the time, and now an utterly unremarkable piece of Bowie's discography
Bowie once again proves that he's an artist supreme. Another set of bangers here.
Pas mauvais en soi, mais il y a clairement meilleur.
With its building suspense and soaring vocals, Take On Me is a classic, after that not so much. The orchestration is top notch but the songs themselves are repetitive and boring. Two points for orchestration and Take On Me.
There is some very interesting stuff in here, and I continue to enjoy Bowie's work each time it comes up. It might not be on the A list of his albums, but some very interesting rhythms and great instrumentation.
Not my favorite album by Bowie. Its good, its not great.
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Monotont och lite tråkigt.
I know I'm a notorious Bowie hater but I do think it's a bit odd having this uneventful late career album in here. It's not upsetting to listen to but it's hardly sparkling in the same way Blackstar is
Close to the end of this project, this is my 9th(!!!) David Bowie album. He did some great stuff, but not everything that Bowie touched is gold. And even his best albums have their ups and downs. This one, however, is most definitely not one of his best albums.
Boring
Mii laik. Ei moitittavaa mutta ei myöskään mitään 'wooow mindblowing' tilannetta. Kuuntelisin mielelläni uudestaan jos joku pyytäisi mutta en valitsis kuitenkaan tätä albumia bowien albumeista
223/1089 - Slightly better than Heroes
This was pretty good. I ended up liking the non-single tracks better, which meant I enjoyed the second half a lot more (especially the last two tracks)
I might have done David Bowie dirty with my rating of Aladdin Sane. It is amazing how 40 years elapsed between these two albums and he still makes interesting albums that are so distinctively his. I apologize David.
I wish I had liked that but I didn’t all
Honenstly incredible, and I'm stoked I finally listened to this album. Must needs to have it one day.
Fantastic album. A return from David Bowie after almost a decade, with the classic David Bowie rock sound and songwriting without sounding overdone, or played out. Sounds phenomenal, too.
I like Bowie, but this didn’t really impress me. I also can’t stand the album cover.
I am not a fan of any of the Bowie album’s recommendations so far.
I’m a David Bowie fan, but was unfamiliar with this album. It had the avant-garde sophistication of Bowie. Very well executed. But, wasn’t exciting to me and will probably not give it a second listen.
Utrolig kjedelig album, vanskelig å komme seg igjennom. Hvis dette var et comeback for Bowie, må det han ga ut etter Scary Monsters virkelig ha vært dårlig... Hadde det ikke vært for Blackstar, hadde Sickboy's unifying theory of life fortsatt runget sann: At one point you've got. You lose it. And it's gone forever. Og selv om denne skiva på sett og vis kan regnes som alright, vet man innerst inne at den egentlig er ganske dritt. At den ble vurdert som ett av 1001 album man må høre før man dør er direkte useriøst.
Meh
Неплохо
I’m not a Bowie fan so I have nothing to compare it to but the average rock album and for being a rock album this fucks. Genuinely some really great stuff, nothing too impactful but just as music to listen to? Awesome.
Nice late Bowie album!
I’m a fan of Bowie but never gave this album a proper listen. The title track is some of his best work. The rest of the album has some really good songs with duds mixed in. A solid return to recording for Bowie, but I don’t know if this is a “must hear” album for the casual fan.
Дэвид Боуи. Ну харизма тут канеш ничего и не попишешь. Пришлось слушать часовую версию альбома, делюкс. на удивление он пролетел быстрее чем я мог себе представить, круто. 7/10. Highlights: Dirty Boys; The Stars (Are Out Tonight); Where Are We Now? и многие другие
I wrote a review but It deleted itself lol. 86/100
Bowie had his time. I think this album was past that time.
Я думав це альбом десь з 80х, а виявилось, що 2013 року. Це багато говорить і про звук і про самі пісні. Не дуже шарю за Боуі, можливо цей альбом має якийсь додатковий сенс в розрізі кар'єри, але як самодостатня робота він мені здався трохи вторинним та, мабуть, застарілим як для дати його виходу. Очевидно, що в укладачах списку є фанбої Боуі (або фанбоуї). Цей альбом точно не репрезентує десяті і не додає нічого в розумінню музичного тогочасного ландшафту
В цьому списку напевно буде вся дискографія Боуі й мені доведеться слухати все це наново. Хоча справедливості заради, саме цей альбом я не слухав. Мені сподобалось пару пісень, скажу чесно, та і назвати це поганою музикою звісно не можна. Але не моє.
A very standard Bowie album IMO. Nothing on here to the caliber of his classics but still some good songs.
I think I’ll appreciate the album when I get older. I like David Bowie, but not so much this
It's not bad, but if anybody else had made this exact same album instead of Bowie, it wouldn't be in the book. There must be more important music from 2013 that didn't make it. Favorite song: if you can see me.
I'm a David Bowie fan, but other than Valentine's Day, I hadn't listened to this album. There was one other song I added to my likes, but the rest of the album didn't hit.
Ikke et dårlig album, men et Bowie-album jeg har pleid å hoppe over. Etter gjenhør er jeg ikke fristet til mer gjenhør. Syns det minner om plater jeg har hørt av andre 60/70-tallsartister i nyere tid som på et vis prøver å gjenskape tidligere suksess og/eller er farget av ekstrem nostalgi for den tiden
Albumet er veldig bra. Men jeg kjeda meg. Vet ikke hvorfor
Not many people know that David Bowie was actually the second choice for the role in Labyrinth. Len Houmous basically filmed the entire thing before falling out with the actress playing Sarah when he repeatedly turned down her advances. 2.3 8/14 Id Rather Be High
Chill listen one or two songs - Depeche Mode like pop - not exactly for me
**** 1/2 It‘s Bowie, It’s Great. Wasn‘t aware of this album, like it
an acquired taste. a little overwhelming to listen to at times, ‘if you can see me’ was both overwhelming but really engaging. i liked dancing out in space. it’s david bowie! i feel compelled to like it, but it didn’t grab me that much.
While it was good that Bowie came out with more music at the end. This album did not ever grab me. Black Star on the other hand. Boy oh boy. Wish I listened to that one today
An ace pitcher who lost his fastball- good, but not what he once was.
This album feels more accessible than Black Star, but it also isn't doing much for me. It's distinctly Bowie, but also feels aggressively "fine."
Not my favorite Bowie, certainly he had lost some of the magic at this point in his career.
love bowie
Beautiful
Älskar Bowie så det var lättlyssnat och ganska bra med tanke på hans ålder. Inte superspännande men ett viktigt album ändå
What? This made it over 'The Man who Sold the World?' Or 'Let's Dance?' I love, love, love Bowie but surprised this album is on here. It's fine--better than 'Blackstar'--but is very similar. Top tracks: "The Next Day," "Where Are We Now?"
--The Next Day...I don't love it but I like the driving drum beat --Dirty Boys...begins with a 'dirty' sax verse that then becomes a 'clean' chorus. It's interesting but is it 'good'? --The Stars...there's something chaotic and desperate about the vocals. Like he's pleading for me to do something but I don't know what he wants me to do --Love is Lost...this is boring. why is Bowie being boring? --Where Are We Now?...It's pretty, I guess --Valentine's Day...the production is great. the song is almost there but I dunno, DB, I'm just not getting this --If You Can See Me...this is crazy in a good way. Hard to describe but that desperation in his voice from The Stars is back --I'd Rather Be High...is this the radio friendly unit shifter? --Boss of Me...solid groove and great production. This is the Bowie I love --Dancing Out in Space...sounds like a one hit wonder from an unremembered 80s group --How Does the Grass Grow?...this is annoying. I don't think DB ever annoyed me until now --(You Will) Set the World on Fire...I have to commend the production once again, but the songwriting? I don't connect with most of these tracks --You Feel So Lonely You Could Die...sure, David, sure --Heat...haunting closer. I wanted more of this
Not my favorite Bowie album.
Day 3, bowie! Oh wow, I'm excited to listen to this :) what an icon First couple songs felt like Bowie filler, I'm sure they will grow on me if I read into the meaning of the lyrics more. First song that captured me were Stars are out tonight and Love is Lost. At the start of Whee are we now? I thought "wow this is a good album" - such an early mood change to create a shape / journey. Great album, lots of imagery of sadness, war, death, eastern Europe, god/devil. It's engaging the whole way from when it gets off the blocks after the first couple bowie-standard songs. The final song, Heat, was quite a snoozefest so it's a shame for that to be the closer. I'd have to relisten to decide between 3 or 4, but very very accomplished and creative mix of songs.
28/1089 feels a bit unfortunate that I got this album of his first, it’s neither one of his iconic early projects nor is it Blackstar which overshadowed this one. it’s a pretty classic alt rocky style, the production is decent and his voice is unmistakable, so it’s an interesting listen, but the songs aren’t showstopping (so far) in the way that his classics are. Valentine’s Day and If You Can See Me are stand outs for me, definitely enjoyed those. It’s a solid record which i think i’d appreciate more if i’d heard his prior work and had heard this at release. 3 stars or 62/100
Enjoyed this album. Some really strong tunes and some not so much.
*2013 - Bowie's 25th studio album. *It's fine - nothing memorable, but not bad either. RATING - 6/10
This album is some of Bowie's best work. This is an intense listen and is absolutely brilliant.
I am not a Bowie fan.
This feels like David Bowie's existential dread album. 66 years old, just had a major heart attack, dark, seems like there's a lot of anxiety, dread and despair. For someone not familiar with Bowie's music, this album does not reflect him in his prime. I just feel sorry for him. I agree with others that said it was probably included assuming that it would be his last album. Just because it's their last album, doesn't mean everyone should listen to it. But maybe I would feel different about this album if I was a bit closer to the end of my own life.
Not peak Bowie, of course, but still really good. Should this be on the list after its covered actual peak Bowie so much? Probably not. Is it still better than half the stuff on here? Very likely.
Bowie's talent has always been being one half step behind the trend, close enough that he's positioned as a trendsetter rather that someone who is very good at spotting what the next big thing will be. This album feels like him saying, "Aha! The next big thing is going to be what I myself was doing around 1980 - so that's the kind of album I'll make!" And the results are... pretty good!
Someone else’s review (https://1001albumsgenerator.com/shares/5ffe1c0b18cab5358459f182) already summed it up for me: 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 doesn’t make the cut in my book. 3⭐️
Now why is this here? Opportunity cost is the idea that the true cost of acquiring something is measured by the things you could have but didn't acquire instead. There's a good argument that there are a thousand artists that music lovers should hear before they die. Every multiple album by a single artist on this list means hundreds or thousands of people will never hear one or more of those other artists. Bowie has four, maybe five legit 5-star, Deserve-to-be-Here albums. This ain't even close. At its best it's a pale imitation of his glory days. But for the most part its bland and undistinguished.
The most disappointing aspect of this list so far is that I haven't really liked that much of the Bowie music from the recommendations. This is the third album of his I've gotten, plus a couple others he produced or was otherwise directly involved with. Having grown up listening to his hits quite frequently, it's a bit of a shock how little I like the records as a whole. Of course, I still haven't gotten some of his best yet, so maybe it's just the selection rather than Bowie in general. For the ones I have gotten, this might actually be my favorite, whole album-wise. To me, the album is an odd inclusion on the list. It's Bowie, but not really the Bowie that everyone thinks of. Instead, it's him older and pretty far removed from the height of the game. In some ways you can tell; he sounds aged, the lyrics are more retrospective, and the music is a bit less inspired and more modern-generic sounding than you might normally expect. Even so, it's not really bad music. It's just not really special like Bowie can be. And that makes me wonder if there's any other reason for it to be on the list other than it being a Bowie "comeback effort" album of sorts. That said, I found it to be an enjoyable listen if a bit bland. The tracks vary from fine to good, but don't seem to overly suffer from the negative aspects I mentioned above. It is a bit long with 14 tracks running 53 minutes, though that didn't really seem too much. As you would expect from Bowie, there's enough variety in the songs and styles that it doesn't stay uninteresting for too long. The end result is a nice enough album to listen to. I just don't think it's something I had to hear before I die. I also don't think it's the best representation of Bowie, even if I have liked it better as a complete album than some of his others. I'm putting this one down as "fine", but even that might be a bit higher than it would deserve without the deeper Bowie context. Overall: 2.6/5
I had written up a whole thing about this but I think a quote from Trainspotting is the best review I can give this thing. At one point you've got it. Then you lose it. Then it's gone forever. Not really sure why this album is on the list, to be honest. There is way more interesting art rock from the early 2010s, and there are MANY better David Bowie albums. What are we doing here, guys? THREE STARS
Coming to The Next Day straight after reviewing Low yesterday (2 Bowie in a row!) is like stepping out of a dream into a busy street, you can tell it’s still Bowie, but the scenery is louder, brasher, and less carefully lit. I went in primed to like it. After all, I’m a sucker for later Bowie. Reality still has a spot in my heart (and my ticket stub from that tour is still tucked away), and Blackstar remains my all-time favourite: haunting, layered, and impossible to shake. So you’d think the album sitting in between those two, Bowie’s “surprise” comeback after a decade in the shadows would have me grinning like a cat in a vintage waistcoat. And yet… The Next Day never quite catches fire. It’s distinctly Bowie, no one else could have made this album. The voice is as commanding as ever, the band is tight, and there’s a confidence to the arrangements. But instead of a cohesive world, we get a patchwork of moods and styles, as if he’d emptied out a decade’s worth of song ideas and pressed “shuffle.” Some of it works beautifully, some of it feels like it’s here just because it was finished. Two tracks leap out. The title track, “The Next Day,” is propulsive, snarling, and unapologetically alive, Bowie kicking down the door with that sly, dangerous energy only he had. “(You Will) Set the World on Fire” burns with swagger, a reminder he could still channel raw rock power when he wanted. Much of the rest, though, feels like fine wallpaper, crafted well enough, but not something I find myself drawn back to. There are no outright duds, but too few moments demand revisiting. Coming from an artist whose albums often pull you in for years of decoding, it’s odd to feel like I’ve “got it” after a couple of listens. The Next Day isn’t a bad album, it’s a solid, sometimes thrilling late-career release. But compared to the creative focus of Reality and the fearless poetry of Blackstar, it feels like a scattered interlude. A fascinating chapter in the Bowie story, but not one I’ll reread often.
It's Bowie, it rarely misses.
If it was any other artist, I could maaaybe consider a 4, but I don't think this album deserves it. It has a lot of interesting moments, but it's a bit of a slog, it goes on and on, and no obvious bangers on it. It is never quite a bore, but I don't think this is it. And it's a shame, because I consider Bowie to have released more interesting albums that are not on this list.
one of the best album idc
It's Bowie, it's excellent, a really good listen
Eh
BEST SONGS: - You Feel So Lonely You Could Die - The Stars - Valentine's Day
Listened Before? N Another good one from Bowie. I'm going to pretend like this isn't the 6th album of his on this list because it's getting a little silly. I get that the author is a huge fan, and so am I... but I don't think we needed this many of his albums on the list. Independent of that - this is a great album that's only a "good" album by Bowie standards. If it were anyone else it would likely be their masterpiece - but for him - it falls somewhere in the lower end. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Stars
I like David Bowie's music. I didn't so much when I was younger but now I'm older.
I dig it.
Quebecois comment : Pas vraiment le meilleur de Bowie, mais pas mauvais non plus. Translation : Not the best of Bowie, but not bad as well.
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.
i feel in the later years of bowie’s music career he went into more experimental styles of rock and i really like it, this demonstrates that very well, this album is great and this and blackstar are a great way to end a half century career, quite random to have this recent record on this list but i’m glad i listened to it
Amazing
Solid Bowie for sure and a great late career surprise but no reason anyone needs to hear this after they’ve got the classics in the list. Docking one star for that
Gtrat
It is not bad, but if you compare it to other Bowie - just average.
Not his best work, but I like it 3/5
This instead of Scary Monsters or Let's Dance?!
Didn't stick with me but he's always strong. Long live!
It wasn’t bad, far from his best work though. Probably could’ve been omitted from the list, but I’m still glad I listened to it because I mean come on, it’s Bowie. Laziest album cover ever?
Good Bowie not best Where are we now If you can see me You feel so lonely
Me gustó el disco, la ultima canción me encantó. Heat!!
"le mec qui chante ça a la gueule de Florent Pagny"
I need to listen to more Bowie
This was my first Bowie album and I loved it, sounds like I’m in for a treat if this isn’t even regarded as one of the better ones
massive Bowie fan here up to tin machine. After that things never sounded the same. this one has maybe 2 good tracks and the rest seam forced. sorry David.
Not impressed - depressing lyrics the sound hasn't matched the hype
I love David Bowie so I’m biased but I am kind of surprised this the cut for 1001 albums- unless there’s like 10 of his other albums I’m surprised they’d choose this one. Yes, it’s significant as his comeback and I certainly like many of the songs on it but this is not notable imo compared to MOST of his other albums. I still like it tho because it’s David Bowie
Before even listening, I'm just going to go ahead and say that anybody's 25th album should not be on this list. No way you can tell me you couldn't find 1001 better albums out there. Putting Bowie's 25th album on here more confirms the author's own fanboy-ism on Bowie than anything else. Hopefully there aren't another 24 of them on here. Anyway, having hit play confirms my thoughts pretty quickly. The album opens up with a pretty grating song where he says at one point "Here I am, not quite dying..." Indeed, that could sum up the whole album. Not quite dying in 2013 maybe, but close enough you might want to hold off on making albums. Second track a little better but nothing memorable. Starting with the third track, it gets a little better for a while, but the decent music doesn't last long. How does the Grass Grow has a strange kind of interpretation of the Incredible Bongo Band's classic Apache. Last track is maybe the best. It's somewhere between 2 and 3 stars, but since it's so dubious to even include a guy's 25th album on this list, I'm sticking with 2.
A very lush, beautiful album, with poetic and meaningful lyrics. It manages to sound very epic, while still having great details and a unique sound. It's not my usually vibe, so I don't know how often I will go back to it, but it's definitely one I enjoyed while listening to it. 4/5
Quality
Snore
Some really good stuff on here. This era of his music I know next to nothing off. Probably a 3.5
Somehow this feels like he knew that his death was coming and this was him making preparations, it felt like he had given. The music itself was very groovy and very jammy and almost rocky vubes, he truly never missed.
My hot take is that I like this one better than Black Star. Both are amazing albums, this one is just a little bit better. The album cover is the worst ever, though.
O retorno de David Bowie foi tão poderoso que pareceu que ele nunca tinha dado uma pausa. Eu achei o álbum bastante acelerado(em um bom sentido) dosando rock, progressivo, sintetizadores e uma pitada de punk em letras bastante espertas. Bowie sabe como causar. Esse álbum representa toda sua potência artística.
I LOVE DAVID BOWIE a lot of this album is like if David Bowie was doing his Talking Heads impression. and since I love both David Bowie and the Talking Heads, it really works for me.
I’m more of a fan of older Bowie.
7/10
Классика рока, приятная, меланхоличная, но немного не моё/не в настроение
3.5
Amo o Bowie, mas esse álbum é abaixo dos meus favoritos dele. (You will) Set the world on fire é a melhorzinha
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.
I have a feeling this was here from an edition before his last album Blackstar. At the time is was astonishing to hear a new, high quality Bowie album. In retrospect, it's not *bad*, but it feels like a mid-range Bowie LP compared to Blackstar which is genuinely astonishing. A very, very high 3.
This is a superb album. Despite the silly cover! Seriously, among Bowie's best from his late-career catalogue.
This sounds exactly like a rock star in stuck 20+ years in the past trying to modernize their sound and missing the mark big time. It's just so cheesy.
I don’t remember any of what I listened to. It’s inoffensive, it’s worst crime is being forgettable and boring.
Totalnie nie mój typ muzyki. Nah.
It's... decent. But I'm starting to grow tired of all the Bowie albums. I feel like there's only a few songs that truly stand the test of time.
The contemporary sound is not innovative enough on this album to consider it experimental. There is an ever present nervousness in his voice. Something that does leave a haunting impression on Heat.
## The Next Day: David Bowie's Unseen Resurrection - An In-Depth Review David Bowie's **first studio album in a decade**, *The Next Day* (2013), defied expectations of retirement after his 2004 heart attack. Recorded in secrecy with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti, the album merges historical allegory with raw introspection, cementing Bowie's legacy while confronting mortality. This review dissects its lyrical depth, musical innovation, production mastery, thematic richness, and enduring influence. ### 1. **Lyrics: Medieval Brutality Meets Modern Dread** Bowie’s lyrics weave **dark historical narratives** with personal existentialism: - **Title Track "The Next Day"**: A scathing critique of religious hypocrisy ("*They work with Satan while they dress like the saints*") inspired by medieval tyrants . The condemned protagonist mirrors Bowie’s own brush with death ("*Here I am, not quite dying*") . - **"Where Are We Now?"**: A vulnerable reflection on his Berlin era, namechecking landmarks like *Potsdamer Platz* and *KaDeWe* . - **War & Violence**: "I’d Rather Be High" juxtaposes adolescent dreams with wartime horror ("*Training these guns on those men in the sand*") . - **Ambiguity**: "Heat" closes with Nietzschean unease ("*My father ran the prison... I tell myself I don’t know who I am*") . ### 2. **Music & Production: Art-Rock Alchemy** **Sound**: A **kaleidoscope of Bowie’s past**—glam rock ("The Stars"), plastic soul ("Valentine’s Day"), and *Scary Monsters*-esque art-rock—without retro mimicry . - **Standouts**: "Valentine’s Day" merges anthemic guitars with chilling lyrics about a school shooter . "If You Can See Me" revives *Earthling*’s drum-and-bass frenzy . - **Vocal Performance**: Aged but potent; a weathered croon in ballads, frenetic snarl in rockers . *Table: Musical Styles Across Key Tracks* | **Track** | **Style** | **Bowie Era Echoed** | |-------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------| | "The Next Day" | Aggressive art-rock | *Scary Monsters* | | "Dirty Boys" | Sleazy sax-driven blues | *Lust For Life* (Iggy) | | "Valentine’s Day" | Power-pop with dark lyrics | *Hunky Dory* | | "Heat" | Ambient, dissonant ballad | *Heroes* | **Production**: Visconti’s **clean, dynamic mix** highlights instrumental textures: Gail Ann Dorsey’s basslines, Gerry Leonard’s guitars, and dissonant strings on "Heat" . The secrecy of sessions (with NDAs) ensured artistic freedom . ### 3. **Themes: Time, Tyranny, and Transcendence** - **Mortality**: "Not quite dying" becomes a leitmotif, reflecting Bowie’s health struggles . - **Religious Critique**: "The Next Day" video (featuring Gary Oldman as a corrupt priest) sparked Catholic League outrage for its stigmata imagery and "whorehouse at the Vatican" subtext . - **Nostalgia vs. Now**: Berlin memories ("Where Are We Now?") contrast with contemporary disillusionment . ### 4. **Influence & Cultural Impact** - **Industry Blueprint**: Pioneered the **"surprise album"** strategy later adopted by Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar . - **Legacy Reinforcement**: Proved aging icons could innovate without nostalgia, influencing later works like *Blackstar* . - **Cover Art**: Jonathan Barnbrook’s defaced *"Heroes"* sleeve symbolized erasing past myths to create anew . ### 5. **Pros vs. Cons** | **Pros** | **Cons** | |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | Lyrical depth blending history/personal | Uneven 2nd half ("Dancing Out in Space" feels lightweight) | | Cohesive yet diverse musical palette | "If You Can See Me"’s vocals clash with instrumentation | | Visconti’s pristine, impactful production | "Heat"’s unresolved tension polarizes | | Vocal performance rich with weathered gravitas | Limited mainstream singles beyond "Stars" | ### Conclusion: A Defiant Coda to Immortality *The Next Day* is Bowie’s **late-career masterpiece**—a work of brutal honesty and artistic audacity. It confronts decay ("*body left to rot*") yet transcends it through musical ingenuity. While minor pacing issues and experimental risks linger, the album’s fearless synthesis of medieval allegory, rock vigor, and autobiographical haunting reaffirms Bowie as an eternal shapeshifter. Its surprise release redefined industry norms, but more crucially, it gifted fans a raw, unresolved meditation on time that made his final act, *Blackstar*, all the more devastating. > **Bowie’s own summation**: "I’m not a prophet or a stone aged man—just a mortal with potential of a superman." *The Next Day* embodies this duality: human frailty welded to immortal art.
I’m realising pretty quick that I’m not a Bowie fan, I know that’s a criminal offense- so I do apologise. Thankyou for the opportunity to listen however.
I know its Bowie, but, meh?
Musically interesting, as one would expect from Bowie. Yet don’t feel as if it reaches the heights of his best work.
My first Bowie! I’m sure there have to be many of his other albums on this list. This one is solid, but just doesn’t rise to the level of “top x to represent this artist”. It’s still Bowie though! I’m glad I listened.
Not my favourite Bowie record, but I don't hate it either. It's one of the "not giving a fuck" artsy rock album that Bowie did towards the end of his life. But the album that came after this one was really good.
The record was good enough. There was a constant stream of good songs. It fell off in the middle with "I'd Rather Be High", then started to pick up again in the latter part of the album. Favourite Track(s): Dirty Boys Least Favourite Track(s): I'd Rather Be High
Easily the first new Bowie album I cared about maybe ever? I was aware of his 90s attempts at either leading or glomming onto a sense of the zeitgeist. Those all felt very presumptuous at the time and largely have not held up, if they ever stood in the first place the main exceptions being Black Tie White Noise and the NIN collab. Most of the 90s felt like Bowie butting his head in, not unlike the Buscemi meme. The Next Day, conversely, felt like it was flown in from some secret Bowie lab (not too far from the truth!), but had very little if anything to do with the contemporary music landscape of 2013. A la the Berlin years, I got the sense that The Next Day and Blackstar came from periods of pure creation, just following some muse or another. It’s a little dense and tough to get your head around at points, but I’ll take Bowie randomly popping up with whatever’s been on his mind than some attempt at a late period reinvention to define the culture.
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).
This is solid. It's an interesting album that you notice more with each listen. It doesn't strike me as one of his essentials and I think of the newer ones blackstar is better. If I listen to it more it might reach a 4, but not at the moment.
Love every song but Heat to me was not how i wanted the album to end
While Bowie may be a Rock-n-Roll icon, I can take him or leave him. This album was just okay to me.
This style that later Bowie adopted is boring to me. Sounds like some random alternative album without any real identity
I had never listened to this album before but what a great one! And of course bowie! Was nice to hear a newer album that didn't suffer from the artist just doing their thing this was a really good bowie album!
Ach ja, niet slecht per se, maar ook niet heel bijzonder. Was het een album van iemand anders geweest, dan was het nooit in de buurt van deze lijst gekomen. Laatste paar nummers doorheen geskipt. Komt niet bepaald uit z'n golden years dit.
It was just ok
This album gives off all the vibes that a David Bowie album should be. You can tell it's him, he brings his style. I'm not a huge fan or know a lot, but I'm guessing this is rather late in the career. The sound is very 2000-2010s. There's a nice amount of synth, the guitars rock. It sounds like he's got KASABIAN or a band of that nature as his backing band. I ran while I listened to it. I thought it was pretty catchy. However, the lyrics aren't great. There's some shockers. There's some average prose and average rhymes. 3 Stars.
David bowie.
Better than I thought
Other than the Labyrinth soundtrack, my first David Bowie album. Many good instrumental moments. Vocals are okay, not stellar, in this context. It is fine, but I question the need for it to be on this list. Best Tunes: the stars (are out tonight), love is lost, where are we now?, dancing out in space, heat
molt bon album la verdad, alguna cançó rara asf pero moltes altres xulisimes
Bunch of surplus songs from Bowie.
I don't think I've even seen this album cover before, let alone know its name and well.... this was a huge surprise, and a great one at that! I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't an album as good as this! It's very evocative of his earlier work, especially his early to mid 70s period but with a more modern production. Unlike many very late stage albums, that might have a couple of half decent tracks (if you're lucky) and a load of filler, this keeps its quality pretty much all of the way through with almost every song offering something engaging. It's near hour flies past and I'll 100% be returning to it later.
Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩ (Maybe too high) Higlighted songs: Heat Meh
The title track and a few other scattered songs offer some decent rock, but the rest of the album is largely mediocre, occasionally veering into outright bad territory. Even the tracks I found mildly enjoyable fail to stand out against Bowie's impressive discography. Unfortunately, The Next Day simply misses the mark.
This is it, the final frontier, the final boss of the 9-headed Bowie album monster I’ve had to battle during the past 3+ years. I wasn’t a fan before this challenge and I’m not a fan now after all these albums. Sorry, music critics everywhere.
Doesn't have business making mostly good to great records this late in his career, and he made two of them!
What a strong album so late in his career!
It's a totally fine late period Bowie album. It's importance is downgraded by Blackstar which is a better album
4.5
I'd never listened to this all the way through. Surprisingly good.
Not sure about this one, David. Only one track makes my Bowie playlist, and it seemed kind of all over the place. Still pretty good, just not great, and a little curious about whether or not it belongs on the list. 3.25
It’s good but not quite up my alley.
Once it hit the Valentine song it was all over for me
No deathless hits here to arrest attention, but 25 albums he might not have felt compelled: making something still diverting after such a stretch is remarkable, and this is a solid album of artist following his interests, enjoyable in way not far from the endless stream of post-hippy roots rock of the early seventies - you just put it on and let it latch onto a little part of you for an hour.
Another "one and done" when it came out, I was quite excited to give this another chance today. I've read the "best since Scary Monsters.." line many times before (my first contemporary one being "Black Tie White Noise", which is marginally better), so wasn't too disappointed with the decent but unremarkable material within. To be fair, it is quite like "Scary Monsters.." (for me, inferior to both "Lodger" and "Let's Dance"), but could do with some Frippery to spice it up a bit. Not great, not terrible. Much like "Earthling", the cover art promises a more exhilarating set of songs than is found within. My weekend plans to re-evaluate the similarly-touted "Hours", "Heathen" and "Reality" fizzled out, replaced by a mild shrug. Mark - you need to add "Lodger" to your growing list of essential Bowie; the rest not so much.
I listened to 90% of this and pretty impressed with it as it's a solid 4 star album for me. Some really great musicians in this album, though Bowie's voice seemed to have more limited range but that's understandable since he was in his 60s. Overall really pretty good.
This is a pretty wild ride of an album. Despite all the guest musicians and collaborators, it does feel like a cohesive whole. For me, the best tracks are the ones with Tony Levin, David Torn, or both. 4 stars.
No, thank you.
Very nice discovery! I never heard this album before, so it's nice to see I missed some Bowie songs that are actually decent.
Goed album, maar Bowie heeft genoeg andere albums die hierop horen. Dit niet bepaald. Nu, wel eens leuk om door te gaan. 3.0
First, WTF is with that cover? As someone who went to college for art, I'm offended that someone got paid, I'm sure a huge amount of money, for that lazy reductive bunk. Most cheap bootlegs have more interesting covers. As for the music, it was good. Not Bowie's best, but good to great by other artist's standards. Not real sure why it's on the list. Its not like the music is a huge departure from other albums he did in the same time period. Seems like the slot could have been used to expand the variety of musicians a bit more. Not that I'd ever be upset at listening to a Bowie album.
I never really explored Bowie until the end. After Blackstar came out and Bowie died, that album was in full rotation for me, and then I decided it was time to go back and celebrate his career, by listening to the full discography. Bowie was an artist of the times, with a career spanning five decades, his music was always relevant. After listening to all of his albums, I found I really enjoyed the later stuff where he began to really experiment, he was Bowie, he could pretty much do whatever he wanted in the latter years. I also had watched a great documentary called 'The Last 5 Years' which covers the making of The Next Day and Blackstar. I feel like this album he knew the end was coming, so it plays out as an homage to his career, kind of a greatest hits, but all new music celebrating his own music. You can hear everything from his previous 24 albums in this one album, as well as the darkness one must feel when the end is near. It's not as bleak and wonderful as Blackstar, but we'll save those thoughts for when we get to that album.
Kind of enjoyed this…some good tracks but obviously not ultimate Bowie
Good Bowie album
Intriguing
I don’t hate it, but I also don’t think it should be on this list.
liked it, didn’t love it. prob closer to 3.5 than a straight up 3/5 but there aren’t half points so
Some shades of brilliance but mostly run-of-the-mill. Thank god for Blackstar!
I've always found Bowie to be hit and miss, and this album is a big fat miss. Songs are dull and boring with not even one standout track
I like this a lot.
Eh I thought it was ok
This is a fantastic album, full of beauty, considerations of mortality.
Not his best but ok
2.5 I think, it wasn’t a bad time, but I was expecting a little more from Bowie
Honestly I wanted more out of this simply bc it’s David Bowie. Not bad but maybe there’s a reason I don’t already know any of these songs. Maybe I would’ve rated higher if I did have as high of expectations.
Lyrics were really silly but it definitely had mostly bangers. Big fan of Valentine’s Day
not my favourite DB 🤷🏻♂️
Good, but not Bowie good.
Some catchy tunes, not super memorable
Good Bowie is still great, but great Bowie is better than this.
Might be the first Bowie record I actually kinda liked here
Art rock. I didn’t even know Bowie made albums this late. It’s okay but idk it’s boring and doesn’t feel cohesive. I’m not sure why it’s on the list. Wouldn’t listen again. 4/10.
Listened to the first few songs in the gym and then the rest in the car, wasn't focused listening for any part of it. What I picked up was ok though. Somewhat queeny(?), and I like queen.
Genuinely one of Bowie's most moving albums. Extraordinary.
Good early Bowie. Ok for a deep dive, but nothing stood out.
There are some good songs here, no doubt. The sound is right but I don't know if it's consistent enough to be considered a true classic.
4 1/2
He is a legend. I have never heard this album before, but David Bowie always had style and class. 5
Not the best but pretty good
I was in the second year of sixth form back in 2013, and was already a huge Bowie fan. I distinctly remember waking up one morning to 6 Music playing 'Where Are We Now' on the morning it was released, and hearing Lauren Laverne announcing that Bowie was back after the song ended. What a way to wake up! While this isn't Bowie's best, this is still a brilliant album. It is darker and a touch sadder than most of his work. The singles - 'Where Are We Now', 'The Next Day', 'Valentine's Day' and 'The Stars Are Out Tonight' are some of the standouts, along with 'Love is Lost'. I absolutely love the commentary in the video for 'The Stars'. The album does arguably go on a little bit too long, and feels like it loses momentum a tad over the last handful of songs (although they are still good listens when taken on their own merit). Almost worth a 5* in my head because of my nostalgia and excitement at his return, but overall think this is a strong 8/10
Why so sad this time my dude wut happened you fuck?
Like a sports car being cold-started on a frosty morning - this album hints at something great, but instead splutters its way along, struggling to find the right rhythm
One of Bowie's final releases, and yet you would never guess he was slowing down. For the most part, The Next Day is a straighforward art-rock record that one would expect from Bowie, but, ever the chameleon, there's plenty of experimentation. Notable for being Bowie's big comeback album after a heart-attack, The Next Day probably isn't as essential as this list would have one believe, but it's a great snapshot of a prolific artist's late-career work. Highlights: "Where Are We Now?", "I'd Rather Be High"
cool album reminded me how good Bowie was
Thoroughly enjoyed, lots of great songs with barely any misses
He has so much better stuff.
I don't know what his purpose was here. I'm not mad. It just didn't feel too deliberate or artistic. Maybe that's a reflection of me, huh?
I’m not the worlds biggest Bowie fan to begin with, but why is this the album that this site chose to represent him? Its fine and does have some good tunes, but it largely sounds like David struggled to record vocals across it… it has kind of a cool Neil Young sound to it but that’s not the sound anyone associates with THE Ziggy Stardust
Hmm, was sagt man jetzt dazu - ganz nett aber bowie hat mir schonmal besser gefallen. Hat nen paar interessante Sachen dabei, 3/5
Eh, nothing memorable to me.
Not every Bowie album is a must listen.
I'll freely admit that I am not a huge Bowie fan. I think this album has a good summary of the reasons I struggle with his production. There is an illusion of depth, but honestly it's fairly predictable and almost boring.
Love 70s Bowie. I find his later stuff uninspiring
good！
I was surprised at this album. I was impressed that Bowie was able to make and produce quality music for decades. The sounds morphed a bit, but the writing and quality is there, and somehow while very distinct the music here is timeless. This is one that I really enjoyed first listen, but I am sure that I will need revisit a few times to really grasp the genius.
Not a Bowie album I’d replay often if at all
I like this album, but it's just not as good as Blackstar. 8/10
Pretty decent. I think you’d have to be a bigger Bowie fan than I to think it’s more than decent
It’s not my *favorite* Bowie album, but that being said it’s still really good. No complaints and an enjoyable listen, even if it’s trumped by The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
Some of the best I’ve ever heard from him. Strangely timeless sound on this one. Great horns too.
Started off great for the first couple songs then just fell back to just OK at the end.
MARAVILLOSO
Bowie two days in a row. Difficult not to compare but this was pretty beige, leggy, and generic.
I just don’t think I’m a Bowie guy. I thought I was. But the more I hear the less I like it.
Fine.
I accidentally deleted my first review of this album, and I didn't like it enough to do another full listen. I continue to not really get Bowie. There's a lot of cool instrumental backing, but it also lacks something for me. It's a little boring and I don't like Bowie's voice. There was nothing bad about the album, but all its positives didn't excite me. 5/10
The deeper I get into David Bowie's discography (which seems inevitable on this list given this is his 6th album on it...is his entire discography on here?), the less I find myself enjoying his music. I guess I've always just enjoyed the big hits and none of the other stuff. I didn't like much of any of this. 4/10 (2/5)
Niet helemaal perfect, maar wel wat prima nummers.
I give it a 2 I’m not sure I love his voice; the background is funky, and kind of unsettling. I like the cymbal… This first songs gs a kind of anticipation/anxiety about it that doesn’t feel like easy listening I do like the “ungh” in his voice occasionally though …. Second song still has angsty feel Still don’t love the third song. I like the background and the musicality, but it feels like he’s just talking over it without much musicality in his voice, which I don’t love.
It was fine, I didn't love it, didn't hate it, looking forward to other bowie though.
I will be the first to admit that I don't "get" Bowie so I might not know or understand how this album fits into his incredible career. I can only base it off the music, and I generally like it. I don't know that I would come back to it again and again, but this is a record of solid music with a nice balance of the introspective and the upbeat.
Energetic rock reminiscent of the singer's late 70's / early 80's work. Bowie sounds forceful and committed on these tracks and the playing is top-notch. Many of the songs are short on melodic and instrumental hooks though, leaving them somewhat less than memorable.
It’s a pretty decent album all the way through. Standouts: “The Next Day & (You Will) Set The World On Fire. The cover idea was dope. 1001 album worthy: yes 96/175
muito muito bom
Needed an edit to make it really hit for me, but still a solid Bowie album.