The Next Day

This Rock give to us some advantages, like this :
1. Here He Is: The Next David
Finally, at long last, Bowie fans can say this sentence and actually mean it: "This is his best work since Scary Monsters." I'm talking of course about The Next Day, David's first album in ten years.

Of course, some fans will balk at such a statement. What about Outside (1995)? Or Heathen (2002)? It's true that those are notable later period Bowie releases. Outside is a criminally underappreciated work, just overflowing with moments of madcap brilliance, and Heathen is a smart consolidation of many of David's strengths as a pop songwriter. But even acknowledging that Outside is willfully difficult, it needs trimming. Its length and jumbled nature ensured that only the most die-hard of fans would come to recognize its merits. And Heathen is a nice showcase of his music at its most pretty and good-humored, but it lacks the passion and drama of Bowie at his most inspired. Not to mention the cynicism that colors his best work, from Space Oddity to Scary Monsters, has been in...

2. Here He Is: The Next David
Finally, at long last, Bowie fans can say this sentence and actually mean it: "This is his best work since Scary Monsters." I'm talking of course about The Next Day, David's first album in ten years.

Of course, some fans will balk at such a statement. What about Outside (1995)? Or Heathen (2002)? It's true that those are notable later period Bowie releases. Outside is a criminally underappreciated work, just overflowing with moments of madcap brilliance, and Heathen is a smart consolidation of many of David's strengths as a pop songwriter. But even acknowledging that Outside is willfully difficult, it needs trimming. Its length and jumbled nature ensured that only the most die-hard of fans would come to recognize its merits. And Heathen is a nice showcase of his music at its most pretty and good-humored, but it lacks the passion and drama of Bowie at his most inspired. Not to mention the cynicism that colors his best work, from Space Oddity to Scary Monsters, has been in...

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s.t said it best
After reading s.t.'s review, I am not sure I can add in any way to what was written. His review was remarkably thorough.

That said, I originally debated between 4 and 5 stars for this album. My dilemma was simple: "Do I compare this album with David Bowie's past classics?" No, I think that would be a little unfair. Music has changed and so has Bowie. Rather, I believe it is best to compare the album with the music that is current or at least music from the last ten years. Comparing this to "current" rock albums, the genre it mostly aligns, this is a five star album.

Granted it is not an album for everyone. Still no album is. I give little credence to those who criticize this album for not being like today's "pop". Bowie's music is not "pop" nor is trying to be. Those in tuned to music mainstream will likely be disappointed.

Musically its style is often discordant with heavy guitar riffs, orchestral swills, and drum and bass beats. At times it takes...
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