Reviews (page 9 of 11)
I’ve never listens to this album in full. I liked it a lot- felt a bit like a throwback.
Bowie!!
I was scared to listen since this is a “past his prime” album but I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely worth a listen.
Ok I must admit this a little too much Bowie and this album wasn’t even that awesome sorry!
Album cover is such trash. Its fine! Too much bowie itll turn me into a hater
Decent David Bowie album. 2nd best of the 3 in the past month
Not familiar with this album. Need to really listen with headphones.
Эпоха закатного боуи. Но об этом альбоме намного интереснее говорить как о двойном альбоме в связке с Blackstar (который считаю самым лучшим у него, не считая классической двойки от зигги и герцога) Алкоальбом: встречать закат с егермейстером
Слушаю альбом, и слышу, что Боуи прям постарел. И грустно как-то это. Ещё и вайба такого придаёт, что, мол, дед вылез из своей берлоги и жалуется на всё подряд. "Лучше бы накурился", а не вот это вот всё. Ещё, кстати, не звучит на 2013 год. По качеству записи да, но стилистически - похоже на старого доброго Боуи всё ещё. Который ещё не умирает и не превращается в чёрного лебедя.
I feel like you are the ultimate music dork if you like this album. I love David and his writing is very touching but i think the songs themselves arent that interesting. Trying to think of the latest bowie album i actually enjoy. Scary monsters and Lets dance are probably the latest. One day i'll get into blackstar.
Enjoyed it! Great songs, no real standouts but a solid album
Garbage
Album is just okay, bordering on meh. It is not Bowie’s best and I do question the inclusion on this list. Nothing stood out to me as a favorite. 2.5 - I’ll round to 3 for the iconic voice
Always something interesting about Bowie. It is a bit challenging at times (If You Can See Me, Dancing Out in Space), but there's definitely enough here to warrant multiple listens. The Stars and Valentine's Day are really strong though most of the rest are interesting because they are Bowie, not because they have really good hooks. Enjoyed.
I love David Bowie's older stuff and this was perfectly fine but kind of dull. Sorry :-(
So I liked this a lot. The back half gets a little rambly. Bowie needs to remind us that he is an Artiste. But it's still some kickass rock and roll for the most part. A couple of his vocal stylings (like "Boss of Me") get a little overwrought and detract from what would ordinarily be great songs. And his antiwar "How does the Grass Grow" is a bit cringeworthy. Unexpected bangers: If You Can See Me, The Next Day, Where Are We Now?
I'm just too predisposed to disliking Bowie to hear this without bias, but even then I still think it was pretty bad.
Why is this album here?
Thought I knew a lot of Bowie, but hadn’t heard any of these
cool
Hmmmm, vond de andere Bowie albums die ik tot nu toe heb gehoord een flink stuk vermakelijker dan deze. Ik kan me er niet aan onttrekken dat de enige reden dat dit album in de lijst staat "David Bowie" is, anders zou dit echt totaal niet in de buurt komen van de 1001 beste albums ooit. De teksten zijn niet zo steerk, muzikaal is het minder spannend en gewoon an sich word ik hier niet echt warm of koud van. FAVO: Dancing out in space, You will set the world on fire
Cool album by an amazing musician. Nothing on this album was catchy. It was very different and experimental. Not bad but also I will probably not listen to this one again. I couldn’t tell you one song on the album that I loved.
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A proper return to form for Bowie at the end of his career. It works well as a clear-cut rock predesessor to Blackstar. The songwriting is fun and blends into the style of the time seamlessly. It's art rock without going too crazy with it. I saw people critizise it not taking much risks with the sound but I think the simplicity works. The lyrics still feel maze-like and enjoyable to explore. The ballads hit just as hard as the bops. Solid stuff.
Phenomenal- and David Bowie was older at this point.
3 odd choice for Bowie but I thought most the album was good. Nothing groundbreaking
My God this was so dull. I was so excited for my first Bowie album on this list and it sucked. Very underwhelming. It had a few moments where I would think it was picking it up, but they were too short-lived to raise the score.
Never got the appeal of Bowie, yeah theres some excellent tracks in his career but nothing after Ziggy grabbed my interest and even then I always thought he was inferior to bolan. Guess this is ok but is it deserving of a place on this list? Not in my opinion
It's Bowie, so obviously it comes with good tracks, but not a Bowie album I'd have picked to be a must listen.
Honestly didn't like it. I do like some Bowie but this wasnt it for me. Didn't hit any high notes. Was mediocre.
Nope. Somehow saddens me to rate this only 1 star, since it's still Bowie, but I don't have the patience for bad albums anymore. And this one is bad. Not a single enjoyable song between the first ten or even the slightest hint that this might change for the following ones, so I skipped them.
More theatrical style of signing with lower range than some of his other albums. Cool
This was better then the previous one
It’s okay but there’s like better Bowie no?
meh
Obviously Bowie is a musical savant; a creative genius who stands out in a field of creative geniuses. The guy is a legend. I'd be a cunt to pass comment on his music, let alone criticize it. However.... This isn't his best work. "Where Are We Now?" is quite beautiful and "Valentine's Day" had a good vibe, but the rest of this album is forgettable. Not bad, just bland. I think when you get to Bowie's level of fame, success, & prestige, you inadvertently find yourself surrounded by a lot of "Yes Men". Who would question David Fucking Bowie? He's most likely the smartest person in every recording studio. That being said, I think these kind of superstars would be wise to employee a few "Nope Men" as well. Have an arsehole like me hanging around to offer an honest opinion when a song isn't up to scratch. A dummy that keeps the genius from sliding into madness. For example: *Bowie:* "What do you think of "Dancing Out In Space"?" *Me:* "Nope." *Bowie:* "Not good?" *Me:* "Nope." Simple. The biggest problem with this album is the music. It's just boring and uninspiring. It's a credit to Bowie's incredible vocal talent that this album is a decent listen at all, which it is - to be fair. I love Bowie, but once was enough for "The Next Day". Such a shame. ✌️❤️
I like David's music. This album is good.
Dk about this one. Big Bowie fan but admittedly didnt really follow him after Let's Dance. It is ok-no real standout tunes/ songs.
Favorite Tracks: I’d Rather Be High (You Will) Set The World On Fire Valentine’s Day
2.42 per track. Bowie has to be the most over rated.
I know it might be a sin, but I just don't care for Bowie outside a couple of his big hits
The invention that stands out in his work is there but not at previous levels. This is an uneven work but contains enough recognisable elements that permeate the songs to maintain an interest.
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
FINALLY, someone I respect and love! Oddly, I'm not deeply familiar with the songs on this Bowie album, not like I am with nearly every other album of his (which I would give 4-5 stars across the board), easily. I'm going to listen to this album several times today so I can give it a fair rating. Interesting how it doesn't feel exactly like a concept album for him. Songs feel sort of disjointed.
pretty solid overall, i enjoyed it
it had good music, very catchy
you will set the world on fire and the stars are out tonight are great. this is pretty solid
Nice Album! Great to listen even (at least) for the instrumentals in my point of view! Bowie creates a honestly driving Atmosphere with his voice on these intense some tranquillizing instrumentals full of variety.
I don’t know how to feel about this one. Love classic Bowie, but never really paid much attention to his post-2000 work for some reason? I suspect this album is gonna grow on me as I continue to listen, but after just one day I’m not fully convinced it deserves a place on this list as opposed to other artist that got left out.
I always want to like Bowie but it just doesn't vibe with me
I liked this one -- very good late Bowie vibes.
Good
not4me
3.4 - "Blackstar" is Bowie's definitive late-career statement, and a testament to a towering and chameleonic talent who left this world with his considerable gifts still in his grasp. In every way that record outshines "The Next Day", a good though lukewarm entry in Bowie's catalog. Standouts: "Boss of Me", "Heat."
I’m beginning to wonder if I actually like David Bowie’s music….
\"Concept\"-feeling rock. Good fun
Cover really threw me off, with this album I realise that David Bowie makes the kind of art rock that I really like :) 8/10
F***in awful.
Listen to "Valentine's Day" and then listen to "Distance Voices" by Bush (on razorblade suitcase). crazy similar.
Live Is Lost Boss of me Dirty Boys
Great album and (unfortunately short-lived) return to the scene, but not without a couple of duds towards the end (Boss of me, Dancing out in space),
This is a throwback to a more lush Bowie sound from the 70s. I feel like this is a lot more lyrically dependent listening, and includes a lot of guitar textures that just feel so.....old? Its a sound that feels both modern and dated. but that could just be where my ears are right now.
I guess I can't get enough of that doomsday song either
01) The Next Day - 8,0 02) Dirty Boys - 7,5 03) The Stars (Are Out Tonight) - 9,0 04) Love Is Lost - 7,5 05) Where Are We Now? - 8,5 06) Valentine's Day - 8,0 07) If You Can See Me - 7,5 08) I'd Rather Be High - 7,5 09) Boss of Me - 7,5 10) Dancing Out in Space - 7,5 11) How Does the Grass Grow? - 7,5 12) (You Will) Set the World on Fire - 7,5 13) You Feel So Lonely You Could Die - 7,5 14) Heat - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,71 (77/100) The surprise release was cool, I remember it like it was yesterday... I wasn't really impressed by the album when it came out, I felt like it was too artsy for me. It's a 3 and a half stars from me, but as I am always generous with the marks, I will give it 4 stars. Favorite song "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".
David Bowie is generally a hit-and-miss to me. But this one? This one is definitely a hit. I don't really hear the "aging Bowie" or whatever they're saying. It's as fiery as Bowie can be.
I think we all know someone who is a completist about a particular artist. They think that if there is a recording of Miles Davis or Bob Dylan or Phish or whomever singing in the shower at age 68 that everyone must hear it. It is clear that Robert Dimery is a completist when it comes to David Bowie. Now, there are worse artists to be obsessed with, but I am done with humoring this clear delusion. [Insert Meme of Robert Deniro saying, "Are you saying that David Bowie made some albums not worth listening to?" and the Joker replying, "I am. And I'm tired of pretending that there aren't" here]. There is a scene in the television show "Sports Night" where a character is trying to edit a baseball game down to its highlights and he gets too in the weeds and just can't cut anything. His version has five minutes of a pitcher pitching to a batter with no hits, and a coworker comes in and asks why he hasn't cut that and he replies that you have to see it because it allows you to appreciate the battle. Then the producer pops her head in and says, "Just give me the double off the wall, the homer in the fifth, and the error at third" and that is the end of it. In the spirit of that scene, the David Bowie albums that make the cut of 1001 albums you should hear before you die are Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Low, He has a lot of great songs, but they are spread out over too many albums filled with too many not great songs to warrant any further inclusion on a list of this kind. And I am tired of pretending otherwise.
There are better Bowie records
There have been a bunch of late-period come back albums on here, and I'm not sure I enjoyed one as much as this. It feels like it could have been slotted with some of his more experimental stuff, but it is still very listenable. Love all of the horns and woodwinds peppered throughout. Bowie sounds great on this, as well, though I'd admit I think the album trails off a little at the end. Favorite tracks: "Dirty Boys", "Set The World On Fire", "The Stars"
Fun listen, I hadn’t heard of this Bowie album before. It helps that it was 65 in February in Pittsburgh and I could listen with the windows down
That felt like a chore.
Probably a 2.5. Wouldn’t seek out before other Bowie albums but I did enjoy it and would enjoy it on an artist radio shuffle. Rounding up because I like the artist
This felt like a retread of Bowie. Recognizable melodies and themes but nothing super unique
Fine but not essential. Probably didn’t need to be on this list.
Es bowie de 2013, pero sigue siendo bowie. Está ok
No me pareció el peor álbum que hizo pero no creo que la gente es muy honesta cuando se trata de él.
Fantastic album. Really sounds like the kind of record you'd expect from the 25th offering of a rock legend: tight songs, instrumentals that are varied and bring something new while referencing older material. Some legacy acts keep recording new music seemingly out of obligation but when Bowie does it, it feels necessary. The final track is haunting as he sings "I tell myself, I don't know who I am." It truly feels like an artist still searching for meaning in his work.
Not necessarily one I'm going to reach for again anytime soon.
Very fond of this album, being as it was obviously his finest by some distance in 23 years (yes I like it more than Let's Dance - besides the singles that's not very good), and a strong addition to his catalogue. Been on pretty reasonable rotation since it's release. Has been replaced in the book by Blackstar on the latter's release for fairly obvious reasons, which is the right call, there's more than enough Bowie representation in the list. This album does tend to get overlooked though so I'm pleased to find it in the app. I still enjoy returning to this over Blackstar sometimes with it's more traditional rock stylings, with a bit of funk sprinkled on. The first 6 tracks are flawless for me, and the album finishes strong too, You Feel So Lonely You Could Die is up there with my favourites of Bowie certainly. Valentine's Day, a song I initially didn't know was about a serial killer, with a great unsettling video of Bowie hamming it up for the camera. Does dip a little in the middle, I am less fond of some of Bowie's drum and bass stuff, so If You Can See Me is a miss, although you can draw obvious parallels between it and Sue(in a season of crime) off Blackstar, which does this jazz electro vibe somewhat better. Outside the record, the LCD Soundsystem Hello to Steve Reich mix of Love is Lost is absolutely essential listening with excellent use of handclaps and nicely harking back to Ashes to Ashes.
better than the first bowie album but i just don’t like his voice oops
Creditable Bowie
Bowie, rather uninspiring. Some good melodies but singing and Songwriting doesn't do that much. 6
Nice. Amazing conclusion to a creative career of art and sound.
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.
"The Next Day" is the 25th studio album (and first in 10 years) by English musician David Bowie. The album was secretly recorded in NYC with session musicians who had to sign non-disclosure agreements. Produced by Bowie and Tony Viscoti, the music is classified as art rock. Yeah, the styles go all over the place so art rock covers basically anything. The album hit #1 in the UK and #2 in the US and was his best praised work in decades. The self-titled "The Next Day" comes out strong and loud. Big production. Bowies vocals are muffled but forceful. A funk-groove thing going on. A condemned man is facing a penalty and a commentary on religion/The Church. "The Stars (Are Out Tonight) has a great guitar riff, a rock beat and strong backing vocals. "Love is Lost" has an interesting combination of a organ, heavy rhythm and snare drum sound effects. It's about a young man's darkest hour. The first single "Where Are We Now" has a melancholic tone with the piano, keyboards and a slow pace. Bowie dreaming of his time in Berlin (late 70's) and what's happen since the fall of the wall. This song really points to where he would go on his next album. The album closes with "Heat." A song with a pounding beat, ambient synths, an aoustic guitar and wind sounds. A song of loneliness and self-doubt and an unsettling ending. This is an album with excellent production and execution: big sound and string and other instrumental arrangements. Bowie's voice can be strong or muffled. There's a variety of styles; he seems to cover just about all of his history. A few song point to where he would go with "Black Star," his next album. It is long and a lot music but I thoroughly enjoyed this.
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
good
There were some good tracks here and there, but it was mostly just generic sounding rock music. I love ya Bowie, but this didn’t really hit this time around. Heat is cool though.
Not even a top 10 Bowie album
Good but frankly Bowie himself has much better.....
not my favorite bowie, pretty good though.
Not the best from the white duke. Spin magazine rated this album 17 out of his total of 29 albums. Can't disagree.
listened 2x. 2.4/5
Just not my vibe. I feel like I can only listen to his voice for so long in a row.
Not Bowies best album. But still a great album.
Sure, I guess. Blackstar never came out this would be an interesting album. One final statement from a legendary artist to show he's still got it after all these years. But Blackstar did drop and it's significantly better than this. It's not a bad album. I was impressed at how relevant Bowie was to the 2013 sound. It was part of the conversation while still being uniquely Bowie. You're So Lonely You Could Die was also a standout track for me. Nothing else was particularly interesting though. Rise and Fall, Hunky Dory, and Heroes all blow this out of the water. This one is good. I'm glad I listened because Bowie is incredible but this one just isn't a classic.
Loved it !
B- The Next Day 3 Dirty Boys 3 The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 3 Love Is Lost 3 Where Are We Now? 3 Valentine’s Day 3 If You Can See Me 3 I’d Rather Be High 3 Boss Of Me 3 Dancing Out In Space 3 How Does The Grass Grow? 3 (You Will) Set The World On Fire 3 You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4 Heat 3 These Bowie albums been lacking recently. I need a break.
Love
I think bowie has better jewels than thos...it sound good, obviously, but it did not caught me a lot
What you would expect from Bowie. Solid album and some classics
It wasn’t that bad but it’s a single or two from being memorable. I doubt I’ll pick this album up again. This also should be nominated for laziest/worst album art ever.
There are some great tracks on this album, but a timeless classic that I had to hear before I died? Not really sure about that. Solid album, though. I enjoyed listening to it. This is definitely one that could grow on me. Valentine's Day If You Can See Me (You Will) Set the World on Fire You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
Muuten pidän Bowiesta mut tähän en päässy ihan kyytiin. 2.5/5 tos how does the grass gwo biissi laivan torvi mitö vittua 2/5 :DD
David Bowies sound developed over the years and with his 25th Studio Album, The Next Day might not be immediately recognisable from his earlier more famous works. The sound was was still very much in the art rock style but with a more mature sound overall, with hints of the glam he is best known for. This is a really long album, and unfortunately I believe suffers a little for its length. Best: The Next Day Worst: Boss Of Me
David Bowie has so many excellent albums that some great ones go somewhat forgotten. The Next Day was heavily eclipsed by Blackstar a few years later, and it can’t compete with Bowie’s 70s masterpieces, but it’s really his best between “Heroes” (1977) and Blackstar (2016). “The Stars Are Out Tonight”, “Where Are We Now?” and “Valentine’s Day” are some of Bowie’s best tracks, even considering all the great songs he released in decades prior.
Bowie is enjoyable and I love his whole vibe but I've come to find his albums I either REALLY love or they're just like... okay. I found this one to be the former. Enjoyable but just not super exciting.
It pains me to do this. Bowie is one of my favorite artists ever, but I’m just not feeling his later-in-life works. I wish this album wasn’t on the list.
Still wish I liked Bowie more 3
I have to say my appreciation for David Bowie has grown exponentially over the last couple years, especially the impact he has made on some of my favorite artist. I was a little bummed this wasn't the Heroes album, but all for the most part, this album was OK. Most of my reasons I liked this album is because I am a simp for Mindy. I thought the opening tune was pretty good with The Next Day, but then the rest of the songs I liked are because I thought of Min. I thought Where Ae We Now is a beautiful song just loved the lines, "As long as there's me. As long as there's you." Of course, we just had Valentine's Day so this song was appropriate for time for the time of my listen. And the cheesy, Boss of Me really hit home. I mean the lines, "Who's had ever dreamed that a small town girl like you would be the boss of me." Ain't nothing to be ashamed of when it's the truth. Overall, I can't say this was a great album, but I did enjoy my listens. Anytime you can make me think of my wife and put a smile on my face, well, I win. Other songs that stood out to this listener, I'd Rather Be Stoned, Set The World on Fire and Dirty Boys. Overall, thought the album was OK. Nothing great but overall decent album. Hope I don't offend Luke with a rating of a 3, but 3 it is...........
3.5 A pretty good album that’s largely overshadowed by Blackstar (understandably), so I’m pretty happy to see it get a shoutout on this list. Don’t get me wrong, it’s far from the best or most iconic of Bowie’s work, but it’s a really solid collection of songs and a bit of a return to form after a really mediocre, forgettable stretch of albums from the late 90s through the 00s… and perhaps even a bit of foreshadowing into what the final chapter of his career (and lifetime) was to sound like. While there isn’t any one song here I would immediately jump to as being among his best, as a whole, I do think Bowie was probably at his most experimental and innovative with songwriting here since his Berlin trilogy days (which may have inspired the album cover, though I’ll come back to that later), and thematically, at an insightful and profound high. Like, three of my favorite songs here, The Next Day, I’d Rather Be High, and Valentine’s Day (which happens to be today, coincidentally), all seem pretty straightforward when you first listen to them, but when you dive further into the lyrics, they’re about religion, war, and school shootings, respectively (and then there’s Dancing Out in Space which I’m pretty sure is just about dancing out in space, but I give it a pass because it’s a fun song). I don’t really have a ton much else to say beyond that, but I will say, I do think this is an album that rewards you the more you put into it. While Blackstar may be a superior continuation of the sound and themes of this album (but in a more self-reflective manner), I do believe this album stands on its own and holds a special place in the Bowie catalog. Soooo, it’s such a shame it has to have such an abomination of an album cover. Like, I’m not sure if he was trying to draw a parallel or create a separation from that era of his career, but either way, do you really have to desecrate a classic to do so? And there’s a decent chance this inspired Green Day to do the same with their album Father of All… which almost makes it worse in retrospect (at least they made up for it a bit by giving proper homage with the lyric “Strange days are here to stay/Ever since Bowie died, it hasn't been the same” on their most recent release). Just ugh. This album deserved better.
This is the 9th David Bowie album on this list. This album is nearly as good as his other albums. It is certainly better than a lot of the other albums on this list. I didn't dislike it and would probably listen to it again but nothing really stood out.
More David Bowie.. It's music. But it isn't good, and I didn't like it. Hopefully this is the last of this..
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.
Not my favorite
he's not my fav
Loved it.
Ich mag David Bowie einfach nicht. Vor allem das Album klingt immer gleich.
Listen at 5/02/2024
Good Bowie, but he's definitely done much better than this. Hard to say any one song really stands out against the rest of his catalog.
Really enjoyed this but it definitely doesn't sound like it came out in 2013 lol
This was the second album from David Bowie I encountered here in this travel of the 1001 albums THBYD. I loved the first one, Blackstar. This one is also ok, but at least from a couple of listenings for me "only" a good rock album.
Classic Bowie, though I have always thought his style too random.
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
I deeply admire David Bowie. Doesn't the whole coterie of self-referential culture condors converge on the same corpse? This record is just mid... in contrast to the rest of his other flourishing genius. Not to get contentious, but does this project want to acknowledge that Mr. Bowie is phenomenal and include 20 of his records? Shouldn't the impetus be to introduce us dullards to 1001 separate interesting and insightful artists instead of clogging the accolades with multitudinous redundant record rehashes? Like I said before, Mr. Bowie is incalculable in imagination, so leave some room on this list for creative derivation. If anyone could do anything with it. And leave some room for my actual favorites Let's Dance, Outside, Heathen. ★
I know Bowie has some great songs, and I enjoy a lot of his works, but this album just feels average. Nothing really stands out.
A few solid tunes, but it is long and the weirder stuff doesn’t work for me. The last song is so bad it leaves you on a sour note and makes it hard to accurately judge the album.
Not my favorite Bowie album. For me, the context around the release of this album speaks louder than the quality of the music itself - first release in 10 years, coming off of a health scare, and the secret recording of the album all create some bonus interest in the album. It's still a decent album worth your time, but if you had 3 Bowie albums to listen to, I wouldn't include this on that list.
I like late-era Bowie.
Not a big Bowie fan.
This is a great album but not his best, and I forget that when listening to the others in his disco. Starts with a banger, meanders, then the back half is just fantastic.
Nothing special about this and wouldn't ever get my attention if I didn't otherwise know it was by Bowie.
I'm of course liking this a lot, as it pretends that his entire iffy career from Let's Dance to reality never happened. Certainly only Heathen of his post-LD works stands up to this, both a calculated return to the golden years of heroes and low, and a survey of virtually his entire career. Certainly some Ziggy-era glam and Hunky Dory big balladeering feature. if there's a melancholy, valedictory tone to much of the lyricism, well three years later we knew why.
Impressive late-career effort. 3/5
Eh idk. I like some Bowie songs but these were kinda out there but in a dark boring way
Not bad but not memorable either
I was mad for it at the time, but that was in hindsight that I was so glad to have Bowie back that I didn't think much about the fact it's a bit ploddy with occasional bursts of excellence. The final masterpiece was still to come I suppose.
Nothing special really but it's Bowie
A pretty great return to form. A late career solud set up for Blakstar
Not as good as earlier albums.
I think Bowie has albums that are a lot better and I also refuse to believe that this deserves to be in a list with the best 1001 albums...
Not my favorite of his, but his just too damn cool not to love.
Fab
New (old) Bowies sucks.
Not in my edition of the book! 2013. 4 stars. I tended not to listen to late Bowie albums, something I regret now. This was the first time I've heard this, and it's excellent - all it is missing is a standout singles track. Wasn't expecting it to be this good. Definitely on the replay list.
RIP Bowie, but I did not care for this very much. I almost gave up on this album completely until track 8: I'd Rather Be High. That & a couple more towards the end were OK. -----Side Note: I'm 40 albums into this experiment & only have 9 albums @ 4 or 5 stars. So, less then 25%... I don't know how many more bad albums I can handle before I give up on this. 😫😫😫
Bowie på sine gamle dage, har utvivlsomt kvalitet, men kræver flere lyt
I remember listening to this album when it first came out. I was in high school and trying to keep up with new music releases for the first time. I don't remember it very well, even though I listened to it a few times. Maybe it fell victim to the free-version-of-Spotify disease where you could only listen to albums on shuffle. Anyways, my new take is that this album is pretty good, but it pales in comparison to Blackstar and, of course, Bowie's best work. It's a couple songs too long, and much of it has a straightforward rock sound with a bit of modern polish. But I can hear Bowie's passion here. Highlights: Dirty Boys, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), Love Is Lost, I'd Rather Be High, Dancing Out In Space, (You Will) Set The World On Fire
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.
Pretty goooooood
I feel like an album on this list by Bowie should be something more representative of his career, like Ziggy Stardust or Heroes. This is fine, but I don't think it's Bowie's best material.
Very old - school artist trying to be down with the modern times vibe around this. Loved the music, however Bowie using autotune and incomprehensible rambling says to me he had loads of talented musicians working with him but no one who was prepared to say "really? don't do that."
Not my type of music
I hate to say it because Bowie is a groundbreaking legend but his later stuff generally leaves me cold. Nothing stands out on this. I want to give it a 2.5
I really enjoyed most of this. Judged against the rest of his body of work and considering whether it merits inclusion in this project, I concluded that it probably doesn't. A great listen all the same.
Love David Bowie, but definitely not his best
Not for me
Not one of his best.
Opening track sounds like Bowie meets the b52s. Dirty boys sounds like David Bowie meets the doors. I prefer Bowie sounding like Bowie.
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
While a solid album overall, it does feel a bit distracted. None of the songs stand out in a poor light or anything, in fact tonally I'd say it all matches, but I still can't help but think with the amount of tracks and the length that there was far too much thrown at the wall, and while plenty of it sticks, the stuff that did fall, falls flat. It just leads the album to be hard to remember, and while I know I listened to something good (hence the rating) I'm unsure if I'll remember it beyond that (hence the rating).
hugely missed
I find it cool that he take the same cover of Heroes and kind of ruin it with a big white square with the title of the album, in classic Bowie way he changes all the times. I'm a crazy big fan fo Bowie's glam era but i'm less used to all of his work after and he as a lot of great stuff. It is his first album in ten years up until that moment I'm not used to his material after the 70's so i'm not sure to apreciate this album in particuliar, but its Bowie so i respect it a lot.
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.
Some songs were pretty good, but overall a little bland.
Helt okej, inget jättebra. Ibland sprattlar det till lite men mest meh.
Pardon me, but I am not a huge fan of Bowie.
Hard to write anything bad about a Bowie album. Stylish sobbing, throbbing voice.
oh i guess his voice sounds pretty old now, which i kind of wish i could ignore or not care about its fine, like i kinda dont feel anything i have no fkn idea what hes talking about most of the time, and the lyrics can be kinda repetitive
Always creative. No hits but still an interesting Bowie compilation.
Never listened to the newer stuff before, good work Dave
This album had an awful lot of really cool parts to it. It was fun to listen to but I’m not sure if anything was hits hits. He’s obviously got a lot to say musically.
A somber reminder of the pain that David went through during his health scares. Blackstat,I believe is the acceptance of his fate but The Next Day is the struggle accepting his own mortality. Tones of reflection and death, you can't help but think of what a traumatic time Bowie was going through
Not sure why this one was included, honestly. So many better albums by bowie
i dont fw bowie
Nah.
I didn't even know Bowie was releasing albums so recently. I was very impressed, I can see myself listening to this again easily. I almost gave this 5* but I hated the last song. Stand-out: [You Will] Set The World On Fire
3.5 another David Bowie album. It isn’t Ziggy Stardust.
it was ok.
Always thought of myself as a Bowie fan but have never listened to a full album. Really loved this. A farty Barry sax will get me every time.
Is okay, Bowie kickt mich nicht wirklich.
I didn’t know David Bowie sounded like that
- I didn't even know this album existed, nor any of its songs. Cool. - Why do I think that I know "How does the grawss grow?"
Didn’t love, nothing really caught my attention. I was working so again, a bit distracted.
Bom
I like his older stuff
solid bass and drums, fun organ where present. i might listen to this album again
Buen álbum, no es mi estilo pero tiene coherencia como obra.
Not in my top list of favorite Bowie albums.
I love David Bowie and miss him terribly. I enjoyed this album and was surprised that it was all new tracks for me.
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.
Honestly don’t think this album would be anywhere near as popular if he hadn’t died as soon as it came out.
Very nice album
Enjoyed the songs: where are we now, dancing out in space, how does the grass grow? I'd rather be high
Bowie is good of course but the older stuff is better
So let's divide this into pros and cons. Pros: This is undeniably David Bowie. Has his distinct take on rock through and through, and it's produced very well. The instruments are really well done. Very good production value to the entire album, and it's worth a listen because of that fact. Cons: David was very much past his prime for this album. The vocals leave much to be desired. And as that was a great strength for David in his earlier years, that's a really sad miss on this album. It also means it just doesn't compare to his earlier work.
This was a lot of fun, clearly a Bowie album but felt less like a lot of what I'd already heard.
Classic Bowie album. Didnt love it, didnt hate it.
I really liked this album so I'll give a rare 4. The best track is "Where Are We Now?" but I found myself getting into many of the tracks. This is cool because I never heard this album and I don't really know much about Bowie, besides the well known songs.
Initially felt like this might be a 4-star, but it slips to 3-star territory by the end. Understand how it might have some historic importance for Bowie fans, but he has better albums.
So many other, better Bowie albums. I had to listen to them to be sure I wasn't mis-remembering his insane, genre-breaking talent. This just felt like so much mid-2000s rock.
Not a Bowie fan but it was alright!
The person who made this list must be paid by Bowie. Granted, he made many good albums, but this is certainly not one of them. So much modern music from same time that is so much better than this. Can’t see this having made it if it wasn’t for it being Bowie.
When I first saw this album I was a bit cynical that a lot of the albums on this albums released in the last 10 years are by older artists. I still think this is true and it makes me slightly sad that they skipped so much new and interesting music it's not like no younger people makes good music any more. With that said this was surprisingly good. Is it one of Bowie's best albums? No. But still decent and different enough to be interesting.
Digno antecesor de Black Star, The Next Day es un album oscuro y rockero por momentos. Las canciones encajan dentro de una temática, exceptuando algunas que parece que no tienen nada que ver pero que conservan el estilo propio de Bowie de salir con cualquier cosa y que tmbn recuerda épocas anteriores.
It’s comforting to know that even a legend like Bowie had his off-days, most of them while making this album.
No. 89/1001 The Next Day 3/5 Dirty Boys 3/5 The Stars 4/5 Love Is Lost 4/5 Where Are We Now? 4/5 Valentine's Day 5/5 If You Can See Me 2/5 I'd Rather Be High 4/5 Boss Of Me 3/5 Dancing Out In Space 3/5 How Does The Grass Grow? 3/5 Set The World On Fire 4/5 You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4/5 Heat 3/5 Average: 3,5 This was really good. Liked most of the songs. Really excited for Blackstar and some of his older albums from the list.
Decent entry to the 1001 by Bowie. 3.5 stars.
good
Messy.
I prefer his earlier works - especially Ziggy Stardust. Regardless, he was a musical genius. Wasn't mad about the first two tracks. The third track, The Stars, was really good. The fourth, Love is Lost, was excellent. The next few songs were so-so. The Boss of Me was pretty good As for the rest of the album, there were no stand out tracks. For the musical genius, it's a 4. Not quite a 'perfect' album, but I'll listen again.
alternates between sounding weirdly formulaic and uninteresting and taking interesting risks that also sound incredibly weird. so, final review: it's weird.
Title track comes out swinging. Dirty Boys a stomping dirge that works because of the bari sax. The drums on If You Can See Me sound like a workout. Valentine's day probably my least favorite. That sax again on Boss of Me doesn't quite resuscitate the track. Even the worst songs here have something of interest, whether production, Bowie's delivery, or instrumentation, but suffers from being too long and not cutting some clunkers.
All due respect or whatever but if *this one* made it just how many Bowie albums are on this list lol
sorry bowie this one’s a clusterfuck
i am nothing but bored. only gets a 2 because it didn't make me physically recoil
Idk how to explain this but all these songs feel like something james corden would sing in cats, halfway through and Ive skipped multiple songs already, wasn't bowie supposed to be cool
the next day, dirty boys, you will set the world on fire
Is this Bowie? Yes, but it's a tired sounding incarnation and sad to hear.
Great album-stunning return to form!
Bored too long man
Bowie was better than this. Before, and after.
Not my favourite, but good quality Bowie.
I kept thinking of Bowie in that episode of Extras when he spontaneously comes with a song about Gervais' character, "little fat man, who sold his soul".
not his best
Obviously not peak Bowie, but still pretty good stuff.
Thoughts before listening: Later era David Bowie album released not long before his death...although it's not his last album since Blackstar was released as he was dying. I don't remember there being a lot of excitement around this album, but there must have been some for it to make the list. I love most of the music Bowie put out so I'm sure I will enjoy this as well. Review: Well this is pretty good. Definitely better than a lot of the 00s and 10s albums that have obviously been added because the editors felt a need to include modern albums. That can mostly be attributed to the fact that this is very much a David Bowie album. While this is not on the level of his 70s heyday, this is still full of well written and interesting songs that certainly are better than a lot of his 80s and 90s output. I give this a solid 3 star rating knowing that the classic Bowie albums will be 4s and 5s when they eventually show up on this list.
Not his best, not his worst. Probably felt a lot more relevant when it was his latest. Some good tracks on here though, to be sure
Nice album! Behövs nog inte med på listan thouu
He has a dark tone which is kinda cool, but nothing stuck out to me.
Actually enjoyed this more than the Hunky Dory album, despite not knowing any of the songs. Not enough for it to get more than 3 stars though.
Nothing really jumped out at me. If you're a Bowie fan it's good, but otherwise there's no need to rush out and listen to this when Black Star does it so much better.
Just not a fan. I always heard knew David Bowie was an icon, but this album did not resonate with me on a first listen. Maybe I need to hear it again, but I won't put myself through that.
Always happy for more Bowie. This album is another great one from him, especially as a comeback album. I love the art rock vibes.
Bowie sets the mood for the album on the first track. He is so good at it. The Next Day is triumphing return to Bowie sounds after dismal albums during the time. This album sounds like the Berlin Trilogy with modern sounds obviously gained from experience.
This is a decent album, not sure why it is on the list. Early and mid-career Bowie was iconic and generation-defining stuff. This is good music, but doesn't feel that relevant to me. It is just Bowie.
I had not listened to The Next Day in a few years. It is still great Bowie
CD
Okay, feel this is more on here just because it is Bowie rather than being something special.
Good album, that I feel would be great if I had followed Bowie's career closer over the years. Can't wait to hear this after going throught he rest of his discography.
Ei omasta mielestä ehkä parasta Bowien tuotantoa, mutta hyvä kokonaisuus. Aika synkkiä biisejä kokonaisuudessaan, mutta mitä muuta voisi kuolemansairaalta artistilta loppuvaiheessa odottaa? I’d rather be high jää soimaan päähän. Toimii hidastempoisilla lenkeillä.
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.
It took a bit for me to warm to this, but I eventually did…but kind of just lukewarm… I kind of wish I could appreciate it more.
Top notch! Loved it.
I think this would have had a bigger impact on me had I experienced it contemporaneously. Not the best Bowie I’ve experienced on this project but props for how this album was born into the world. Glad I listened to 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
Totally an excessive inclusion on the list given "Blackstar"'s on here, but still, I guess I don't mind being prompted to spend some more time with a Bowie album I'm not that familiar with. 🤷 It does have quite a cohesive atmosphere - and that atmosphere is chilly, paranoid, and unwell - I dig it! Should probably give it more listens still to get better acquainted. Fave tracks - the title track is a really solid opener. "Valentine's Day" and "Heat" also stood out...
Bowie's penultimate album and return after a heart attack in 2004 continues to show his growth. Always on the forefront of art rock, Bowie makes an album here that still sounds new and weird. Though there are moments that sound commercially viable, others are clearly more experimental and made for their own sake. Having said that, this is not Bowie's best nor it is his most groundbreaking. It is still excellent and ahead of many rock artists from 2013.
One of my favourite Bowie albums.
Great production, weird songs.
Didnt necessary make me want to relisten but I liked it and similar to my taste. 3+
to me, 2nd tier Bowie. Overall, good, but didn't like it as well as his other stuff.
Not David Bowie’s most innovated album but still a solid album. The song “Where Are We Now?” gave me chills.
Bowie has a such an iconic voice and when he's leaning into more pop/dance structures I really love it. But there's a lot that I just don't enjoy listening too when it comes to most of the songs and lyrical delivery.
An dieser Stelle möchte ich eine sehr inspirierende Person meines Lebens zitieren, die eine ganz frische und gut durchdachte Kritik über das Album von sich gegeben hat: "Wenn ich ganz ehrlich bin, finde ich das Album heute [11.12.23 Anm.d.R.] sogar noch weniger gut als... ich wollte nicht beschissener sagen... noch weniger gut als Aladdin Sane. Also wirklich, ich habe vorher schon mal so ein richtig gutes Bild von dem gehabt. Also ich finde ihn auch immer noch ultra sympathisch und total cool und irgendwie ist es so ikonisch auch. Habe mich aber ehrlich gesagt nie so intensiv mit seiner Musik beschäftigt, außer halt den Hits, die man so kennt. Aber irgendwie, jetzt nach diesen zwei Alben, muss ich sagen, da ist so was so den Respekt gegenüber seinem Werk angeht, einiges verloren gegangen. Ich weiß nicht.. holt mich jetzt so Zero ab." Ich gehe nicht komplett mit, weil ich Aladdin Sane nicht gehört habe und aus Unwissenheit David Bowie weder "ultra sympathisch", "total cool" oder "ikonisch" finde. Wer David Bowie hört, stellt hohe Erwartungen an das jeweilige Werk. Mich holt "The Next Day" (leider) auch ohne hohe Erwartungen nicht ab. Fürs Nebenbei-hören ist es aber okay, hängen geblieben ist allerdings gar nichts. Wirklich nichts ist hängengeblieben. NICHTS. LG
- Ich bin aktuell doch ein wenig über die bisherige Auswahl der Bowie Alben verwundert. Mir würden auf Anhieb 6-7 Alben einfallen, die ich hier eher vermutet habe - aber vielleicht kommen die ja noch... - Obwohl ich mich als David Bowie Fan bezeichnen würde, hatte ich bisher keinen einzigen Song von "The Next Day" gehört. - Sein vorletztes Album klingt für mich nach einer soliden Platte im Spätwerk. - Inhaltlich / textlich ist der Mann mal wieder über alle Zweifel erhaben - Auch musikalisch gibt es nichts auszusetzen - Was auffällt ist, dass es deutlich klassischere Rockmotive bedient, als viele Vorgängeralben - Es gibt wieder einige geile Tracks (The Stars are out tonight, Valentine's Day oder das eher reduzierte aber sehr geile Boss of Me) - Irgendwas fehlt mir trotzdem und ich kann noch nicht genau definieren was... - Es drängt sich das Gefühl auf, dieses Album öfter hören zu müssen, um eine klarere Haltung dazu zu bekommen. Hier könnte es sich um einen "Grower" handeln... Rating: 3,25/5 (mit Tendenz nach Oben)
- ein paar echt gute tracks mit Originalität und Catchyness - man hört mMn leider sehr den altgewordenen Bowie, der nicht mehr an die ausstrahlung und das charisma von früher rankommt - Gesamteindruck eher langweilig, eintönig - Schwere und Tiefe der Platte kommt bei mir leider nicht an 3/5 -
- gefiel mir etwas besser, als Aladdin Sane, wobei ich sagen muss, dass hier eher wenig Abwechslung drin ist - mir ist kein Song wirklich im Kopf geblieben, weder negativ, noch positiv Rating: 1,5 - 2 / 5
Not much to say but just a genuinely great album
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)
Not really my vibe
Leider recht unspektakuläres Bowie Album
His arhythmic vocal style works pretty well on this, but there isn't anything on the album to get your attention
This is indeed a David Bowie album, performed by David Bowie, full of David Bowie songs, written and sung by David Bowie. Two David Bowies out of five
No strong feelings about this album either way.
2/5 sorry davie not my fav
A decent album, not one of Bowie's best though, in my opinion.
I like Bowie. It’s weird, it’s different, it’s Bowie.
3 1/2
This was fine, the title track was great and I really enjoyed I’d Rather be High. With all the great Bowie albums, I’m not sure this one really needed to be included but it was and I listened and it was fine. 3 stars
this album was alright. it reminds me a lot of the general quality and sound of a lot of this era of musician making music in the modern era, to me it is fairly akin to what Paul McCartney has been doing lately. not so much at the forefront and pushing the limits of culture, but comfortably finding his own niche. as compared to his classic work, i don't think this holds a candle to it, but in its own right, it's pretty solid.
i can appreciate the fact that davie was still making good music past his prime but idk it’s nothing particularly crazy
Loved loved loved!!! Can’t believe I’d never listened to this one. An absolute standout for me and a new Bowie fav
not his best album
very nice
Love Bowie. Have listened to this before and am aware of the massive foreshadowing that makes it. But I didn't gave the space to properly digest this.
Poor. Not a hint for me of his former genius. Disappointing.
44/100
This sucked.
Everybody loves a good comeback story
un chouette album
It's ok. I liked the track I'd weather be high otherwise, typical bowie
Still not a huge fan of Bowie's music. Good enough stuff on here, and the story of the album is entertaining.
Maybe not even a top 20 Bowie album
Overrated
Mäktigt. Jag gillar detta album och har gjort sen det släpptes. Inga mästerverk kanske, men genomgående tydligt att det är Bowie. Vetskapen att han här har 2 1/2 år kvar i livet gör att texterna träffar ännu hårdare. I första spåren finns tydliga referenser till att livet inte är evigt.
AND THE NEXT DAY: 8th January 2013. A strange man fell to earth (again) and the music world briefly burst into flames. David Bowie was 66 years old, and he was back. “Where Are We Now” ended a ten year retirement which had seen almost no activity. A slow and melancholy ballad, reflecting on Bowie’s Berlin era rather than leaping forward to a new trend, it split fans right down the middle. As a casual Bowie listener, I wasn’t really interested: I dismissed the song as an echo of a star long past his sell-by-date, and didn’t give the album a second thought. AND THE NEXT: 11th January 2016. Blackstar had been released, and I was on a mad Bowie binge, realising how wrong I had been about his later work. I woke up with “The Next Day”’s chorus - “here I am, not quite dying, my body left to rot in a hollow tree” - ringing around and around my head. I absent-mindedly googled the lyrics, and found out five minutes later that Bowie had died the previous day. I listened to nobody else for about three months. AND ANOTHER DAY: 28th November 2023. Just about all of David Bowie’s albums have a special place in my heart, and it’s a joy to revisit any of them. This one is attached to some particularly happy memories: today, I look back on them all, and reflect on what an assured return to form “The Next Day” was. Of course it was: the man knew what he was doing. Bowie had re-invented himself at almost every turn up to 2003’s “Reality”, so after a long break, he’d earned the right to swing into true fan-service mode. From the “Five Years” drum cameo in “You Feel So Lonely”, to the “Earthling” style drums in “If You Can See Me”, to the “Let’s Dance”-tinged Motown drums of “Dancing Out In Space”, and the aforementioned Berlin referential “Where Are We Now”, not to mention the daring cover image, here is a star content with his legacy, simply having a great time. It would all be for nothing if the music weren’t so stellar: the raucous energy of the title track and “(You Will) Set the World On Fire” blows me away. “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” is dark, sweeping and dramatic with a killer chorus. “Valentine’s Day” boasts a juicy, melodic guitar line and one of the album’s most instantly gratifying melodies. Others are a little more pedestrian, but still manage a satisfying element: “Dirty Boys” is a decent song with great saxophone. “Boss of Me” and “How Does the Grass Grow” are bog-standard rock tracks with stunning middle-8’s. The best of all, though, is “You Feel So Lonely You Could Die”. An amazing, theatrical power ballad, ranking as one of the man’s very best. Listen to this one at the very least, for proof the man’s star burnt bright to the end. To all our Next Days: may there always be surprises, magic, love, and David Bowie.
I appreciate that he's a legend and had enormous talent, I personally don't find this album terribly interesting. The musicianship is on point and it's very well produced, but it's just not my cup of tea. The songs seem to run together lacking any sort of identity.
Looked through the tracklist like I normally do and for such a "big" artist I was expecting to know at least one of the songs on the album. I haven't heard of any of them which is a bad sign. I then noticed the album release date, newer Bowie. Oh no!!! Not one song on here grabbed my attention. Feel like it's only been put on here because it Bowie, it's a shame, really, because I'm sure there are some banging albums from around this time that didn't get into this list. I would set the world on fire if I was made to listen to this again
It’s Bowie, it’s going to be great. Nothing massively memorable but it was all good non the less
hm iskreno unimpressed
Par mi se bas sviđaju a neke su mi skroz bezveze tak da ne znam. Radije bi slusao neke druge njegove albume
Has what's been the typical Bowie hit rate for me, where there's a handful of great songs on there, but the overall Album Experience^(TM) is just alright. On a Meta level, it was probably the right move to drop this one from the later book editions, since Blackstar does a better job covering the reasons you'd think to put this one on here
This is my third David Bowie album in five days. I am not complaining but it does give me a good perspective on each album's merits. "Blackstar" deserves to be in this album over "The Next Day." This is not by any means a bad album, yet this does not need to be in this book. This is the most straightforward "rock" album I have heard from Bowie and is also an album that lacks his usual efforts to be inventive and to elevate what he is able to do in terms of songwriting. I still enjoy going through Bowie's album collection, though again, I wouldn't mind taking a bit of a break from his albums. We shall see.
Found it hard to hear the vocals at time but otherwise pretty good
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.
2023 Thanksgiving Catchup - This sounds like something Bowie would put out. It's okay. it doesn't blow my mind but it's not inconsistent. The front half is more exciting than the back half. It sounds like he ran outta energy there... Best Track: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Bowie album number 8, second one in three days. Listen, I love this dude, but you can't tell me that THIS album of his is a must listen. It was included in the 2014 edition of the book only because big man Robert Dimery got really excited at the Bowie comeback, but I haven't heard anybody talk about this after "Blackstar" came out. A few good songs, but mostly boring. Kind of a lackluster experience.
Awesome!