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Format: Blackstar [Explicit]
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Blackstar is David Bowie's 28th studio album and his first since stunning the world in 2013 with the critically acclaimed 'The Next Day'. The release date for Blackstar coincides with David's birthday. The album's title track is the first single, and is accompanied by a short film visual by the acclaimed director Johan Renck. Music from the Blackstar single has been featured in the opening title credits and trailers for the new TV series The Last Panthers. The series, also directed by Johan Renck, began airing across Europe in late October, 2015, and will premiere in the U.S. on SundanceTV in Spring, 2016. In addition to the CD and digital albums, a special die-cut vinyl LP package will also be available.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Language : English
Product Dimensions : 12.3 x 12.3 x 0.4 inches; 1.2 Pounds
Manufacturer : Legacy Recordings
Original Release Date : 2016
Batteries : Lithium Metal batteries required.
Run time : 41 minutes
Date First Available : November 19, 2015
Label : Legacy Recordings
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I'm usually hesitant to review an album in full until listening to it a few times. Songs you may not like at first may grow on you while others you like right away may wear out their welcome. However, before downloading the full Blackstar album, Mr. Bowie pre-released two of its seven songs and I've heard them plenty of times now. The first release was the song the album was named after, Blackstar. A short while later came Lazarus, a song which is about Thomas Jerome Newton, the alien character Mr. Bowie played in the movie The Man Who Fell To Earth. I really, really liked what I heard. Given the album has 7 songs and I'd listened to two of them as well as a somewhat different version of a third song, Sue (or a Season in Crime), I've already heard nearly a third of the album before its official release so I feel more comfortable in giving my thoughts. Here goes: This is one hell of an album. The cliche regarding just about every new David Bowie release falls along the lines of "his best work since Scary Monsters" or somesuch. To some degree, I understand the sentiment. After the release of his immensely popular Let's Dance way back in 1983, Mr. Bowie hit a bump in the road, creatively, and many of the works which followed this point were critically panned. But starting with 1993's The Buddha of Suburbia and the absolutely excellent follow-up, 1995's 1. Outside, Mr. Bowie was, to me, back. Blackstar represents Mr. Bowie's 8th album since the release of The Buddha of Suburbia and it is breathtaking how invested he is in this particular work. It's as if he's found yet another crack in the music landscape and is mining it for all its worth. His singing is soulful and the mere seven songs presented are emotional, vibrant, strange (in an oh-so-good-way), experimental (I've never heard anything from Mr. Bowie quite like Girl Loves Me, a song that sounds almost like...rap?!), and fulfilling, even more so than the critically acclaimed (and also quite good) previous album The Next Day. When I was younger and just discovering Mr. Bowie, one of the greatest laments I had was the "what if" question of what might have happened if Mr. Bowie had continued with his Spiders of Mars bandmates, especially guitarist Mick Ronson. Might there have been more albums on par with The Man Who Sold The World, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, and Aladdin Sane? With the release of Blackstar the answer, which should have been evident before, becomes all the more clear: Because of Mr. Bowie's nature and his drive to create different types of music, he works best with musicians for a limited amount of time. His very best stuff seems to come following transitions to working with new musicians. With Blackstar, Mr. Bowie has a new stable of very talented musicians behind him, known mostly for their work in jazz, and it appears to have reinvigorated and renewed him. Having said that, the music on this album isn't so radically different as to not be recognizably David Bowie. In the song Blackstar, it would appear Mr. Bowie, to my ears anyway, has fused his very early work The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud with Loving the Alien. For Sue (or a Season of Crime) I get a distinct 1. Outside vibe, so much so that the song could easily fit on that album. Regardless of the call outs or similarities, Blackstar is a terrific work from one of the most gifted musicians out there. If you're a fan of David Bowie, buying Blackstar is a no-brainer. If you haven't listened to any of David Bowie's recent works, you'd do well to give it a try. Highly recommended. UPDATE: 1/12/16 The news of Mr. Bowie's passing has obviously changed one's impression of Blackstar. Where I wrote in my original review the song Lazarus was about Thomas Jerome Newton, the alien character Mr. Bowie played in the movie The Man Who Fell To Earth, as was stated by many when the single was first released, the song now takes on new dimensions with Mr. Bowie's passing and appears to be a song more about Mr. Bowie than Newton. In light of his passing, the similarities I found, if not sonically but with subject matter, between the song Blackstar and The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud are particularly touching. I recall an interview where Mr. Bowie stated The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud was (and I'm paraphrasing as I don't have the exact quote) was where it all began for him. Despite the success of Space Oddity, he identified the song as the first true "David Bowie" song. Given its subject matter which involves a town and an execution, it is intriguing how the song Blackstar invokes the same elements, almost as if Mr. Bowie was circling back to where he felt it all started for him with this final song and album title. After a few days of listening to the album, my opinion remains: This is a great work and a fitting self-made tribute to one of the most unique artists to ever grace our times. Rest in peace, Mr. Bowie.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2016 by E. R. Torre
I purchased this album 2 days after Bowie died, and i believe that made a difference in my perception of the album. I believe this is one of Bowie's greatest works and it reflects how he felt about his death. Each song is masterfully crafted and arranged on the album. I noticed, i gues not supprisingly, that this ablum has a much darker note to it than his other albums. Much more introspective. I would compare it both is quality and style to Paul Mccartney's Memory almost full. Obviously it's different but it has that dark almost droning undertone. The first song, Blackstar, is beautifull and full of soundscapes while still being interesting and full. I especially love how he transitions from one melodic section into just soundscapes and slowly a different beautiful melody claws it's way through the soundscapes and overtakes the song into another section. Mastery of writing and producing is present here. The next song on the album is Tis a Pitty She Was a Whore. A very interesting juxtaposition from the first song. This one starts with beating drums at a fast pace and is much more straight and to the point than the first one. This coupled with onscene lyrics makes for a very interesting contrast with the last one. The next song on the album is Lazarus. Again juxtiposed from the last song, this one is full of beautifull harmonies which are offset by the occoasional blast of crusty distlrted guitar. The lyrics, eslecially upon hearing about his death, are obviously representative of how bowie feels about his death. I cant help but think that this song almost relresents dbouts about his death. I mean, he knows he is going to die and is singing about doing to heaven, but the vibe from this song is almost like "but... what if..." Sue (or in a season of crime) is the next song on the album. This one is harder to figure out but it is more jaring and fast paced. The vocals are amazing indede becaise they are juxtiposed to the jaring fast music. His voice smoothly soars through the music almost creating a stream of beauty crossing through all the crusty instruments. Girl Loves Me is next. The fist interesting thing to note is that the lyrics are counting through days of the week. "Where the f--k did Monday go?" This seems to be implying that the days are flying by at amazong speeds anf he doesnt want them to. This song is opposit fron the last one with choppy vocals cutting through smooth instrumentation. Its amazing when all the rhythm insteuments drop out and Bowie is singing with just the strings. Amazing composition. Dollar Days is next. This song is very beautifull right from the start with smooth piano and bass, and the tastefull use of saxaphone. The instrumentation is very heavy with creamy sounding 12 string acoustic guitars and light piano and drums. Bowie's vocal performance is arguably best on this song. Absolutely amazing. The downbeat is interestingly not one 2 and 4 or 1 and 3 like usual but only on beat 4 with almost a swing style feel. The tastefull use of saxaphone is present throughout. The final song on the album is I Cant Give Everything Away. Obviously in refrence to his death, bowie is singing about what will happen after he dies. This song is much more electronic sounding from all the rest, with synthesizers throughout. Thd chord changes are strange in this piece and they expertly flow with the vocals. For instance, dissonalce is created in the instrumentation when he sings "I cant gove everything" then beautifully resolved back to the one chord when he sing "Away" . A beautifulk song and a great way to end the album. On a side note, Amazon, i purchased the digital downloads and downloaded them right to my phone and they are very low quality downloads. Full of artifacts anf pops that are jaring and obviously not part of the music. If i had know how low quality the audio was going to be, i probonly would have bought the audio somewhere else. I did try to re download the audio many times and the quality is just very low. The Music is good though!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016 by Amazon Customer