Blackstar

Never liked him much

Don’t understand the hype at all with this

Interesting sound!

Hard to listen to, weird for no reason, not very good

'Tis a pity she was a whore is an actual track name.

I like Bowie and I understand the circumstances around this album's release, but it just didn't register with me.

I would normally highly rate David Bowie but not this album. I would give 1-star but he’s David Fucking Bowie.

RYM.com has this up there with Bowie's best work. Records like Low, Ziggy, HonkeyDory, I get, although I don't love Bowie. This, however I do not get, I feel people rate this with their heart not thier ears

I still feel the same way about David Bowie as I have with all his other albums on here; I see, respect, and fully understand the talent and why people consider him to be one of their favorite of favorites. But it just isn't for me But I will say that using the portions of the stars to spell out "BOWIE" is galaxy-brain levels of graphic designs. I'll never get tired of this artwork

A bit crap for Bowie

Poignant given the circumstances but I didn’t really like it - sorry

Not convinced by this and whilst it sounds harsh, it's experimental self indulgentness. I suppose that is ok if it's your parting gift but clearly clouded the judgement of some critics. Some decent jazzy moments but won't be revisiting.

I like David Bowie but this was difficult to listen to.

I guess I can see it's appeal for really big fans of Bowie, as some sort of concept jazz album. But I didn't think it was very good.

so weird, I feel like you'd have to be on the trip with Bowie to really get deep into this one

I've had so many Bowie albums on this list so far and nothing has topped Station to Station. This one was another weird, unsettling one. Didn't like. Stand-out: Dollar Days

Prefer other Bowie albums

Came out as he was dying so holds sentimental value but the music is not his best.

Second Bowie album on the list so far, and this one, doesn't make the cut. It's Bowie, so an extra star.

I can appreciate what Bowie was going for here, but I'm not really trying to listen to experimental rock from a 68 year old Bowie.

This will take Bowie, from my favorite artist, to my most controversial here. What I can I say his best work wasn’t his last work

Very dark

I do love David Bowie. I saw him in Auckland once but this is not great

Blackstars. Because there are 2 from me.

Didn’t love this.

I listened to this when it came out and then set it aside. Now, as then, I really like Lazarus and don’t care for much else on it.

I didn't like it much. The instrumentals were nice but that's about it.

Bowie har gjort mycket bra, men vet inte om jag fastnade för detta.

Another attempt at listening to David Bowie. I still don't understand it.

Very different. Not my cup of tea.

Probably the weirdest one yet from this gentleman

Some of the instrumentation was kind of nice, but in general I was ready for this album to be over.

Lol...another late stage Bowie that really isn't good? come on.

Als geheel mwah, maar lazarus is een 10/10.

Weird. I imagine if you are a Bowie fan that you’d love this

This album reminds me my friend's assessment of post Kid A Radiohead: I liked them more when they made songs. Ended up enjoying it more than I did when it first came out, but I don't love it. 2.5

There were nice moments within songs but I didn’t like any songs start to finish.

Definitely not a favorite Bowie album

this album is bad. not worth the hype

Just not my type of music

Tja.. Det er Bowie.. Det skal være skabet, og det skal være nysgerrige lydbilleder.. Jeg er ikke blevet fan på grund af det her album endnu.

Not his finest work

Bowie was never the strongest singer and even production tricks can't hide his voice getting weaker with age. It's cool to hear him going back to a more classic Bowie sound post-hiatus. That said, this album was average at best and for a legend like Bowie, I was expecting much better.

Every song is about 2 min too long and repetitive. I have no emotional connection to Bowie's music so this being his swan song death bed album album doesn't sway me either. It only gets 2 stars because 1 star is reserved for those truly terrible albums

Just didn’t vibe with this album, a little too dour and never picked up in energy or quality.

Musically this wasn't Bowie's strongest album and I don't see myself coming back to listen to it again. With that said, this very much is a goodbye album from a man who was dying. The fact that Bowie died two days after releasing this album and recorded it while having cancer shows that he viewed this as his last task and once it was done, he was free to go. From that perspective it is an interesting album to listen to as you can see the influence of his knowledge that he will die after this album. I want to give this a higher score but the music just wasn't there for me.

no comment

No. I listened to it when it came out and I hated it.

what happened?

This album feels like watching paint dry, because nothing happens. If you listen to the first 10 seconds of one song you basically listened to the whole song, because there is barely any sonic variations in the songs. This album drags itself through your ears for 45 minutes with the best moment being the end.

not a huge fan tbh.

Poor

I guess when you've already done everything you can possibly do within the realm of creating music, but you still want to do more, the only thing left is to make is experimental weirdness. This is the 8th(!) Bowie album I'm reviewing for this project and it's easily the one I like the least. While I can see some artistic merit in it, I simply don't think it's enjoyable music. The best parts of the album are probably those harking back to his more accessible, straight-up pop rock past.

Not my style

A lot of pressure on this one, what with the praise and the grief from all corners of the world. I probably need to listen more attentively and more often, but it's a 2 at this time.

David Bowie was born in 1947. Raquel Welch was born in 1940. David Bowie released Ziggy Stardust in 1972 when he was 25 years old. Raquel Welch was in the film where her famed doe-skinned bikini shot was taken in 1966 when she was 26 years old. Raquel Welch Was 69 years old in 2009. David Bowie was 69 years old in 2016 when Blackstar was released. If you want to listen to a David Bowie album made in 2016, do you want to look at a poster of Raquel Welch in a bikini from 2009? I’m sure Raquel Welch was interesting and charming and insightful at 69 years of age, and I may have loved reading an article she wrote or watching an interview with her at that age, but I wouldn’t want to see Raquel Welch bikini-modeling in 2009, and I don’t want to listen to Blackstar. Obviously, bikini-modeling and making music are not the same thing, but I would argue that, while older people can still enjoy it, rock and roll music is primarily made by and for young people, just as posters of women in bikinis are. And even if this album can’t be classified as rock and roll, that’s what Bowie was famous for doing (I know, I know, Low etc., still) and so what makes his ambient, jazz noise album any more desirable to listen to than any other 69-year old’s? I am a firm believer in Sick Boy’s Unifying Theory of Life: “at one point, you’ve got it, then you lose it. Then it’s gone forever, all walks of life. . . ‘The Name of the Rose’ is merely a blip on an otherwise uninterrupted downward trajectory.” We all get old if we live long enough. Some of us, like Bowie, achieve greatness for a brief period if we are exceedingly talented and brave and lucky. Bowie was brilliant when he was brilliant, but in 2016 he was decades past his prime. Blackstar is an interesting artifact and I suppose a nice “parting gift to his fans” (they still had to buy it though didn’t they) but it’s not for me, and I suspect that it’s not really for most people, if they’re being honest with themselves.

Not a fan. How can someone say this album is one that you need to listen to before you die? JFC I feel bad for the people that truly like this music.

Honestly I think I would have enjoyed this album much more if it was an instrumental. Bowie really did not add much to this, only bizarre barely sung spoken word poetry of nonsense

I have to say it was just okay. I'm not a big Bowie fan. I like him more in Labyrinth than from his music. That's a me thing, I know.

emotionally charged because this is his last album, but . . .ugh

Bowie songs are always hit or miss for me. I’m normally a lyrics person, but being classically trained in music theory I notice when things don’t exactly fit the “norm.” Overall, the long minutes with a pre-made beat from GarageBand and various instruments going all over the place was a miss on this album. Dollar Days is the only song I would willingly give a second listen.

Not my cup of tea.

I like Bowie and most of his work. But with his latest album, I don't feel any connection at all. I think it's overhyped following his death.

2/5. Meh

not my skeez

the first song being 8 minutes…boy shut up. liked the sax in “lazarus”

Makes me anxious.

I didn't really like later Bowie. There's a lot of emotional weight on this record, but I just did not enjoy listening to it.

Fine. Sounds like Bowie.

I feel bad giving such a legend such a low score. But I wonder if the hype around this album was largely tied to his death. This is way too obtuse an album. Like overly-complicated Radiohead (and overly-complicated is Radiohead’s thing but they make it engaging).

I know this was his last album, but there's no way it belongs on this list.

No me gusta la voz de Bowie, mucho vibrato. Como esforzándose. No me gusta el álbum, la instrumentación está buena pero se nota que son músicos de sesión y no siento que transmitan algo auténtico. Sino algo más pretencioso.

Look, I appreciate David Bowie, the "Hunky Dory" album is terrific. But there is no reason for him to have NINE albums in this list. Smh... Girl Loves Me is catchy

Not my favorite but nice orchestral build ups.

I'm not sure what I did to deserve this, but I was given my second Bowie album in a row. I'm not sure if this gets great reviews because it was his final release before his death or because it actually resonated with "music critics?" But I can say that it isn't for me. I'm not a fan of art rock or avant guard music. The one highlight I enjoyed was the song Lazarus. The music was so good and the lyrics work so well. While Bowie sings, "Where the fuck did Monday go?" on the song Sue (or in a season of crime) I find myself saying "Where the fuck did my 41 minutes and 17 seconds go at I listened to this album?" But as work all music, what I might not enjoy it I know someone else probably loves it. 2 out of 4 stars

This album is highly regarded but to me it just sounded erratic and depressing.

Not that food

Weird album even for Bowie

Wirklich sehr experimentell.

last album before death sure sure but idk.... his vocals are obviously not what they once were, but the beats are banging. the lyrics arent really anything spectacular. i like david bowie, but i think ill stick to his older stuff

Why are there so many albums not from the prime of the artist's career in this list? The first song is experimental crap - made for his own liking. He called it the star symbol - I guess it's supposed to be the song 'blackstar', which probably has Luciferian or Satanic undertones, because it would be too much to ask pop stars to not be into that. Apparently, the rest of the album is going to sound like experimental crap, too. It gets a little better with the 3rd and 4th songs.

We get it, Bowie, you were dying and you knew it.

This one was released on bowies 69th birthday 🧐 considering that it's experimental jazz, could be worse.

Bowie was a cool dude. I have huge respect for him as an artist and visionary. He seemed so switched on to potential and new things. But I found this hard work. Should I be more respectful of his last work? I don’t really enjoy listening to it. Sorry.

too experimental for my taste...

Was an alright album just don’t care for this type of music while driving

Slower than what I normally like. The singing was good, but sometimes felt like it didn't fit the music. Not as good as the last Bowie album that I encountered ok on this list. 2/5

Very experimental too drawn out

Not sure why this is on the list, it's nothing special at all. I'm fairly sure that if this didn't have Bowie's name on it, it would've been forgotten. Some songs are ok-ish, but mostly it was just weird and dissonant. Bowie's music has always been a bit weird to me, but it always manages to land on the good side. This doesn't.

I did not need a Prodigy-styled rock opera

David Bowie slowly growing on me but not enough.

I love Bowie as a person and cherish a lot of what he's made but this one isn't for me. rip fr though

Definitly a David Bowie album. He's a great artist, but this album isn't for me.

I get that this was his swan song but I really don't think this was anything special

Just alright for me.

2/5 Not my type of music.

I can hear that he is on drugs. Cultish. Weird, off tune, lots of trumpet. If I take drugs again I would say that’s a good one

Not really my taste.. album was mostly rock? I liked one song which i saved - dollar days. His voice is pretty nice though

Girl loves me var helt nytt för mig. Inte jättebra men nytänkande om man inte vet bättre. Dollar days var ganska bäst. Albumet i helhet var det sämsta jag hört från Bowie.

Not for me

lazarus is good. Sue is alright. girl loves me is a skip. dollar days is nice i guess. last song is david bowie vocals over some boomer midi ass beat. it’s nice though

People seemed pretty keen on this when it came out, but my sense is this was nostalgia, as Bowie had passed away by its release. Which I understand he intended. But it’s so dark and sad and droning. I can’t do it

Meh. Love Bowie but this just didn’t grab me at all. Didn’t even finish. 2/5

Maybe this is your thing. It is not mine. Boring

2/5

3? I don't have the patience to like this though

Too sad

Underlig

Soz and all that but was a bit meh!

Decided to give this album a listen in spite of not being enthusiastic about Bowie. Really enjoyed the jazz influence on the first track. I can't see the hype in the overall album, but maybe it would grow after a few listens.

I don't think it's that great.

Sacrilege I know, but I’ve never really got Bowie in any of his eras. Aside from a few songs that are usually associated with other things that I’ve liked he’s just not an artist I’m interested in. Same goes for this one, though the last track is probably one of the best songs I heard in this challenge.

J'avais des attentes suite à l'album que j'ai eu l'autre jour (Station to station). Probablement des super sons que j'admire pas assez, mais je juge sévère vu que l'autre était nice.

Vind Bowie als persoon wel echt gaaf, maar vond dit helemaal niets.. veel te vaag en zou het liever niet nog een keer luisteren. Misschien mis ik een soort groter besef van zijn kunt oid maar ik voel de vibe nie

Sorry David, mooie vent maar vind je muziek maar niks

Mostly bad to listen to

It's the final album by David Bowie, which might have made the critics more sentimental, so we have it here, on this list. Personally, I didn't like "Blackstar". I felt like Bowie lost his charm and was not as entertaining on this album as earlier in his career. The quirky melodies weren't really fitting with his voice, just a bit of a mismatch. Average album at best.

I was a bit underwhelmed

I love Bowie but I think I'm realizing I am not a huge fan of art rock, which this album leans in to very heavily. There are some interesting tracks and I can tell there's a lot of musicality to what's going on, but I just don't think it resonated with me.

1 2 3, it's Mos Def and Talib Kwe... oh. More Bowie. If this wasn't released so close to his death, would anyone really care? There's a LOT of... just... not good here. Will there ever come a day when discordant saxophone doesn't automatically get you the "experimental" crown? It's actually, genuinely, such old news. Feel like Leonard Cohen pulled off the trick to better effect later in the year. When are we gonna pull some actually fun Bowie?

First song singing was terrible. Even worse was that it was a 10 minute song. The instrumental was good but the only thing bad about this album was the singing. I don't understand why people like this album so much.

Whatever this style is, I didn’t like it. The sound, the instrumentation, the rhythm, it did not fit my taste However, I respect the fact that this was David Bowie's last album and it faces a lot of deep topics like death. So I will bump it up to 2 stars because of this. I think the whole thing just went over my head a bit, not really sure.

There's stuff to be enjoyed here but for the most part I'm unenthused.

I think I'm learning I don't really like Bowie's albums. I'll happily listen to the odd single but his music/style is not for me. At only 41mins I really had to fight through each song. It all sounded so random and incoherent to me.

This was an interesting album. Dark atmospheres and I found myself enjoying most parts of the album, but occassionally the vocals would be too much. Glad I listened to it.

not for me but it was ok

Highkey gave me the heebie jeebies. I couldn't get all the way through any of the songs cuz to me they just sounded so creepy... also kinda freaked me out since he died days after releasing it. But he was a legend, and I appreciate this album as his final word of sorts.

Pity She Was a Whore: Pity this song sucks more balls than she did, just 5 minutes of noise Maybe his other works are good, but this album does not show me why David Bowie is worshipped like some sort of musical god. This is some degenerate with an above average voice making weird nonsense.

The writing is good, the percussion is good, but the reality is Bowie just cannot perform vocally on this album, which means too much is just using instruments to fill time. I understand that theres reasons for why he cant perform. But it just makes the album unlistenable for me, also Blackstar the song is just terrible.

Rock. Jazz. Bastante aburrido.

It was only a few days ago that we got a Bowie album and I said I was about done with his catalog. Well here's another. I know this one's special and acclaimed because it's his last, but still there's not much for me. The opening track, particularly the instrumental before Bowie comes in, is great. Once he starts singing (moaning?), the rest of the album slips away from me without issue. I can't say that it's bad but it's certainly not for me. Favorite tracks: Blackstar. Album cover: Black star. 2.5/5

kinda shit, some half decent parts parts but thats all

Dont get me wrong, I love Bowie. He was an amazing artist and brought new ideas and life to music in a way that rivals Mozart. However, this album is not his best. Its self indulgent and not up to his self set standard. I know, I KNOW, its his last work and should be celebrated, but not in a way where we tell everyone that they HAVE to hear this album. Thats not fair to Bowie, either. 2/5

ok… bit boring… cool sax stuff

So I know why this is included on the list. But I was thinking; say I had to come up with a list of the 100 greatest Canadian albums, I likely would not put the last Tragically Hip album in there. Made under similar circumstances where they have a person involved who knows their time is up. Anyways I really didn’t connect with any of these songs.

On his deathbed, Dave fulfills his bucket list of all the things he wanted to do musically, including dropping a few bars apparently. Some of it is interesting, most of it is for the hardcore fans. 2 black stars out of 5 ★★

nista spec

When someone does something really outstanding, I like to say “Gold Star for you!” This album has an appropriate title.

Ik zou Bowie graag heel goed vinden want dat hoort een beetje, maar ook dit album lukt het me niet. Voor mij klinkt hij vaak als een soort vervelende, jammerende klaaggeest. "Sue (Or In a Season of Crime)" wordt hierdoor volledig verpest bijvoorbeeld, terwijl die drum 'n bass/breakbeat achtige beat helemaal in mijn straatje ligt. Dat dit album net voor z'n dood werd gereleaset maakt het wel een legendarisch afscheid, maar ik kan niet daarvoor alleen een heel hoog cijfer geven als ik het eigenlijk niet kan aanhoren. Een ruime 2 sterren, voor 3 is het me net iets te vervelend allemaal.

Way too much dissonance for my taste. It too often sounds like the type of jazz where each instrument seems to be playing a different song. I'm starting to wonder if I respect Bowie as an artist more than I actually like a lot of his work. Guess I'll find out as more of his album's crop up (as I can only assume they will).

Bowie just isn’t my cup of tea

It was interesting to get this and the next day so close to each other since I could more easily compare them. This felt much more experimental and dark whereas the next day was more traditional David Bowie music. I usually appreciate experimental stuff but I was not a fan of this really at all. It definitely sounds like an album made by someone who knew they were going to die soon though.

I don't get it, at all. Boring and depressing

not to be that guy but i do enjoy his earlier stuff a lot more. this just didn’t do it for me

Not a fan of Bowie although I assume its a good album

much different from his more known music;

Not to my taste, Bowie is a legend none the less

Avant garde I think it's the word. Not my thing

It wasn't all that great. If it wasn't David Bowie, and it wasn't put out under the circumstances it was, would it be on this list?

A Bowie album from 2016. alright... I feel bad not liking this, because one of my best mates absolutely loved Bowie and as of writing this, they're both dead. I want to give it a 5/5 out of respect, but truth is I don't really like it. Sorry man, it's a 2/5.

In other albums I can see why bowie is influential and important however in this one I didn’t really get it because his voice was just reallyyyyy annoying. Not a fan of this one.

I wanted to like this album but when it opened with the ten minute funeral processional title track, I did not have high hopes. A lot of the lyrics just seemed like the nonsensical things clickbait bots write, especially in Tis A Pity and Sue. Dollar days wasn’t that bad.

Not one of Bowie's best.

I’ve listened to this a few times now and… still not sure if I like it or not. I will say that this time I was closer to smashing that like button than in the past. Seems like a grower, not a shower. Maybe in another two years I’ll dig it.

Favourite track(s): Blackstar The arrangements are special and Bowie's expression is definitely intense. But his music is just too weird for me. I mean, who sits down and casually listens to Sue? That song is exhausting.

Like bowie but wasnt feeling it

Not really my type of music. Kinda disappointed cause I thought I liked David Bowie but this is the second album I’ve listened to and I didn’t like either I’m sorry but the drum groove on the first song is absolute trash. Dollar Days is the best on the album imo

Not super into this album - Lazarus was good and Dollar Days intro was decent but the rest lost me.

2/5 best - lazarus worst - blackstar

I can see why he didn't release when he was alive

I know Bowie is always kinda experimental, but I don’t think this is a good introduction to him. Maybe if I was a long time fan, I could enjoy it. But it’s just too dreary for me, and I don’t have an emotional connection with Bowie for the dreariness to work for me.

Admittedly I am not a huge David Bowie fan, I do appreciate some his bigger hits. This is the second album of his that I have gotten. I liked the title track, it was eclectic and all over the place but a fun listen. Not a fan of the second song. Overall just not my favorite style of music, I can understand how others would enjoy it.

Not for me. I do like some of his music but not this album.

It's tough to listen to. Is there a payoff? Not that I can inform.

eu gosto do bowie, eu so conheço a fase inicial dele, de 69-72, e é provavelmente um dos meus artistas favoritos desse ano de 2022. como 2016 é um ano com uma grande distancia do inicio dos anos 70, eu não espero muito desse album, provavelmente so pagam pau pra ele porque foi lançado dois dias antes dele morrer, vamo ve. talvez eu goste. é, exatamente o que eu esperava, lazarus é legal, eu acho, mas o resto é so um progressivo estranho por causa das baterias eletronicas e tudo mais. bem depressivo tambem, bom, eu acho que é isso que se espera de alguem a beira da morte

Yeah, this continues my view of not actively disliking David Bowie, but not liking him either. If this was anyone other than Bowie it wouldn't be in the list.

Really, really tried to like this but I just can’t. Feel like Bowie remains one of those people who are universally regarded as amazing but just totally lost on me.

It was okay, far prefer his 70s, 80s work.

Once again disappointed by Bowie. It may have grown on me with more listens

not a very good bowie lazarus is really cool though 2.5

No es de lo mejor de Bowie. Obvio el prestigio del artista y que sea su último sirvió para que tenga tan buenas críticas.

weird. 2 stars? at best.

Sorry Bowie. This one kind of sucked.

Cheer up Bowie, it might never happen. The last 2 tracks are alright. The rest of the album is a discordant mess with old man Bowie droning on. Fuck jazz

Voor mij veel te theatraal en zwaar.

The dense, smoky textures are wonderful, though the commitment to confounding expectations comes at a cost. That's not to say there aren't hooks, though. More than I'd remembered, actually.

Loved classic Bowie but found his new stuff hard to get through. I'll give it another go – only because it's Bowie. Didn't really do it for me, didn't get past second track, it was very meandering and unengaging.

Do not like

Didnt engage me at all.

maybe just a bit jazzier than i would have liked and i did like a lot of the songs! just not enough to add them to any playlists

En ymmärrä. Blackstar ihan mielenkiintoinen, lopuista ei vaan saa mitään otetta.

Maybe I just don’t get David Bowie.

this sucked! 2/5

Even "goodbye, moonmen" is better...

2-3

Not vero good

I've heard a variety of tracks from David Bowie, and this is the third Bowie album that has been recommended to me by this list. Sometimes I don't know what to do with Bowie's music, even the songs I think I like. This album was even more of a puzzle. I kept asking myself, "Do I like this track?" and it was hard to come to an answer. It was an interesting listen, but nothing stuck with me, plus some tracks were hard to get through. 2 stars

No sé si fue el mejor disco de Bowie para escuchar por primera vez.

Honestly, my first play-through of any David Bowie album. It was slow and dark. Not really my thing, but I can for sure see the appeal. Not trying to take anything away from Bowie, of course, the man was quite clearly a musical genius, I just don't know that I ever need to listen to this album, or really even Bowie, ever again.

Feels like a spacy, wonky version of Arctic Monkeys / The Last Shadow Puppets. Lots of "freestyle jazzy" stuff. Not sure I love it. Having listened it through, I am kinda happy it's done.

I just can't get into Bowie. Nothing against him or his talent, but it's just not my style of music.

Solid but not spectacular. I feel like this album gets cred as a life-time achievement award. 2/5

an album people like because of the story, not because it's actually good

Listened before. Again, not my preferred listening.

Wanted to like it more but it's a bit too indulgent and tuneless.

I like Bowie, but this is not anywhere close to his best work.

Challenging to listen to, the beats of the lyrics weren’t standard

Kudos to Bowie for never standing pat, and for going out, musically, on his own terms. But this whole thing was too "out there" for my tastes. This album sounded like it should have been the soundtrack for True Crime. (See Trance Figure by School of The Seven Bells).

Not my David Bowie. Made it thru the album just out of respect.

First listen.

3.5

Meh.

I mean, Bowie’s an icon, but I don’t really want to listen to experimental pop/rock just for the sake of it.

Bit all over the place for me. Some great backing in places.

The album is fine. I don't think I would listen to it again though.

Mostly meh

It was okay? Not too big of a David Bowie fan, but the 3rd track was nice. Jazzy influences

Eeeeeh.

Crisdusseld y était allé de son commentaire à la limite de l'androgynophobie.

Have heard before - quite interesting but a bit off putting

I don’t know if it’s just the two albums of his that I have gotten on here, or just his music in general, but from what I have heard Bowie is super overrated! I mean he has a few good songs here and there, but I find it difficult to get through a full album of his. His music isn’t the worst thing in the world, nothing I have heard from him is a 1/5, but I just don’t get the hype at all. His last album I was given on here was very average, a 3/5. This one was worse: 2/5.

Not the best Bowie.

Already listened to it once when I started this project with another group, I ain't listening again.

Third time unlucky for Bowie. Better than the others, some nice musical bit spoiled by Bowie's lyrics. Best song: Lazarus.

Not as enjoyable as I hoped. I'm pretty fringe on art pop and this was definitely leaning heavily into jazzy art pop. Not my favorite of his work either. I may like Bowie but I do not understand this albums inclusion.

2/5 Too bad, I expected something better

Album sinistrao e medonho, prefiro as musicas do Bowie que nao causam desespero.

It seems that I'm not a fan of David Bowie, but initially I had thought the same for radiohead, which is not exactly true, therefore I'll remain

One or two songs interested me somewhat but outside of those I found it boring, this side of Bowie I'm not that fussed about.

I couldn't make it past the 2nd song (which sounded oddly similar to the old SNL band opening number)---I never understood the obsession people had/have with Bowie.

Ehhh. Not sure it really makes an impact for me. Not in this context

Love Bowie but this was just too depressing for me!

How many Bowie Albums are on this list, you would think that hes the greatest singer of all time........ really?!?! I continue to struggle this ... apparent brilliance.

Not Bowie's best - and it kind of sucks to have to say that on his heartfelt final album before his death. Artsy and interesting at times, but not something that lends itself to being played often.

Nope

Vaag

I really wanted to like this album, especially as it was his last (?), but I didn't really. I found it too repetitive and just...weird.

Not a fan

boring

I know I'm supposed to like this but there's only one song on it that's ok

Songs long and voice not my favorite but lyrics were cool

false

Very jazzy. His falsetto in 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore was a little grating. My favorite parts of the album were the jazzy bits.

Jos ei ole umpirakastunut ko. herran tuotantoon niin tästä on kyllä vaikkea diggailla. Omaehtoisesti en kuuntelisi ainuttakaan kappaletta uusiksi....

Art rock, jazz, eksperimenterende, lange numre

Some of it was good, but ohhhh it was not good music for my brain while not exactly sober

Could not finish, this was so bad.

I understand that this was his last album and all that. But this is genuinely so butt, I couldn't even finish most of the songs because towards the end he was really just saying random words.

Not a Bowie fan. His voice to me is just all over the place, and slightly grating to listen to for more than a song or two. Lazarus was fine.

I prefer his older works. I really disliked this.

Nothing about this album was enjoyable to me and I really can't believe it made this list. I was going to give it two stars but as I was writing this I was getting progressively more annoyed so 1 star it is.

The artists gave the album the correct rating with the first song title. ⭐

1.5/5 I'm not the biggest fan of Bowie and this didn't do anything to sway me liking his music anymore.

It’s shit…

I’m not a David Bowie fan. And now I know why. The instrumentals were excellent and then he’d start singing. Not for me.

Didn't like it, I'm not really into this sound

Muy experimental en el mal sentido

Not the best. Very significant and sad

Never knew about this album from Bowie before. Went into it excited that I’d get to listen to some new stuff to me from him. Turns out this album is awful. Weird as hell vibe to this, don’t know what he was smoking when he decided this album made sense to make.

Awful! One of the worst I've listened to so far.

Genial para los que les gusta David Bowie, no me incluye ese grupo de personas.

never got the bowie craze,

The best part about this album is he died right after so we didn't have to listen to anymore Bowie

didnt' like it

Not his best album was very experimental.

Noise, disjointed. Not good. Suspect it is heralded dying two days after the release. So what? Doesn't make this any more listenable.

horrid

glad I‘m not alone with my thoughts.. I don’t like Bowie‘s singing and listening to the album felt like hard work for me. I respect Bowie‘s legacy and the story behind Blackstar released like a goodbye-present is fascinating, but this album isn’t for me.

Para ser David Bowie ha sido decepción total :(

Went for a run listen to this, huge mistake. Did not enjoy a single track on the album.

I liked <insert star symbol> only. I think the track is audibly called “black star” but on Spotify the default colour is white so thought that was funny. Dave would’ve hated that. Girl loves me should have been called “where the fuck did Monday gooo, where the fuck did Monday gooo, where the fuck did Monday gooo, where the fuck did Monday gooo” a brutal listen. All time stinker of an album. Thought since there was only 7 songs I could at least get through it quickly but unfortunately with a 41 minute run time this was not the case. Pulled duck teriyaki rice bowl for dinner though, so things are looking up.

I'm realizing I don't much enjoy Bowie

Astoundingly pretentious even by his own standards

There’s definitely some good atmospheric moments in this album, but this album is not good I’m sorry. No disrespect, but this is way over inflated because of his death.

I admittedly am not a Bowie fan. I've been doing this generator challenge for less than 2 months, and this the 4th album I've tolerated. It's also the worst. Despite this album being released very close to his death, I don't see any reason to see this as Bowie's swan song. Dollar Song near tbe end is tbe only track that even sounds introspective to me, suggesting that the author is considering his mortality. The rest of this album sounds like another stupid character that Bowie donned, as so many alter egos throughout his catalog. I do not expect to give this another go later to see if I was too harsh.. It was terrible the first time.

“Bowie” + sentimentality = inclusion here. No favourite tracks

no me gusta la voz de david bowie viejo SORRY NOT SORRY

One is too high

Sorry this isn't for me. The opening bars reminded me of Bjork. The rest was just really meandering.

Took everything in me to not skip the first song. Multiple times. Almost did it automatically the first 10 seconds and remembered I’m consciously listening to this whole album… Why is the first song so fucking long and shitty. Second song is no better. The fuck is this shitty ass album. This shot is pissing me off to listen to. I can imagine some like whacked out 60-70 year old acid fried dude that can’t give up the good old days who has really fucking hippie alternative views on everything, being the only type of person to enjoy this. From what I heard, this is a raging piece of shit, sorry David Bowie.

This is the second Bowie album I got on here. It pains me to say that I truly did not like it. The story behind the album is great. It came out 2 days before Bowie died (possibly on purpose because of his sickness) but nonetheless I did not like this album at all

I love Bowie but I didn't love this album

0. Wtf

200 albums in and this is the 4th Bowie. What the actual fuck.

eh

Funny it suggests this as I believe yesterday was the 10th anniversary of Bowie's passing. I respect any artist, creator, musician, etc. that is courageous enough to put their art out there and obviously, David Bowie was an incredibly talented person. However. This art is not for me and that is okay.

This album TERRIFIES me. It’s just kinda unsettling. I get it’s about him dying because he had cancer but come on now. Fav song is ‘Girl Loves Me’.

Meh.. no me transmitió nada.

Been dreading this one. Not as bad as I remember, maybe that's after finding out how much I dislike other Bowie albums thanks to this project. Still, a very unpleasant 41 minutes.

I'm not sure if I get him

Overall did not like it. The singing was not good and I did not really care for the instrumental. "Blackstar" - Went on way too long and I did not enjoy the singing. "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" - I just don't like the sound of it or the singing. "Lazarus" - Don't love it but like the sound a lot more than the first two. "Sue (Or In a Season of Crime)" - I like the instrumental but not the singing. "Girl Loves Me" - I do not like. The singing is not for me. "Dollar Days" - I did not like. "I Can't Give Everything Away" - Better than the others I guess.

"Blackstar" - wasn't a fan and why is it 10 minutes long and sir cannot sing anymore "'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" - i dont want to hear about your cock "Lazarus" - my favorite so far but still don't love it "Sue (Or In a Season of Crime)" - the instrumental is nice until he starts singing and it goes downhill "Girl Loves Me" - im scared "Dollar Days" - i didnt pay much attention but im assuming i didnt like it "I Can't Give Everything Away" - better than most others i guess tl;dr he should not have made another album

I’m sorry but Bowie should have quit in the 80s

🫨 What the fuck happened here!?

I can’t do prime Bowie and I certainly can’t do end of his life Bowie. I did not like this, I couldn’t get into it at all. There’s the added weight of the proximity of this albums release and his death but that’s the only thing that makes this album relevant. If this was his 3rd or 4th last album, no one would care that much.

Really boring to be honest.

Didn’t like it

anyone who says they like this is lying ZERO! STARS!

David, bewundere ihn und seine Relevanz aber irgendwie hat die Musik nich geklickt? c

A very … industrially? … experimental & atonal Bowie album. Pass.

This is terrible. No one would give a shit about this or pretend it’s any good if it wasn’t Bowie and if he hadn’t died two days after release.

en tiiä, ei lähteny kyllä ollenkaan tämä lätty meikäläiselle.

I strangely really enjoyed the first song, but then the rest of the album was not at all enjoyable. This sounds like something someone made whilst high, you know? Very little sense. Also very boring. Don't think this album should be on this list.

Boring and weird

Blergh....

Fuck this guy he sucks

Absolute fucking trash. Fav song: Dollar Days I guess, I refuse to relisten to check what my favorite is

Ik snap niet wat mensen met David Bowie hebben...

Not memorable other than it’s his last album before his untimely death.

did not like it, didn’t know he was still alive tbh. Two stars for the legacy, one star because he didn’t live up to it.