tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post5613977937724655607..comments2023-08-19T01:26:03.777-07:00Comments on Metal Only. No Rubbish.: Bowie!Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439169949165545033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post-4029827254285832592013-01-09T02:39:39.115-08:002013-01-09T02:39:39.115-08:00yeah, the berlinstalgia jars a bit in the vid, poi...yeah, the berlinstalgia jars a bit in the vid, pointing out the song refs, but I like the sound of it - on headphones - a lot. And Visconti is talking the album up, of course, saying it's a 'rock' album mostly. <br /><br />Note to 'veteran' musicians - don't release albums too often - space them out, build up expectation.<br /><br />Oh and Tom Waits and Skeef have put out a shanty ballad...<br />http://n.pr/V8TDt1rino breebaarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732964644950027323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post-57970591071358998582013-01-08T11:58:50.882-08:002013-01-08T11:58:50.882-08:00If there is anyone (ANYONE!) sitting on the Never ...If there is anyone (ANYONE!) sitting on the Never let me down side of the fence, they deserve a good kicking. I think my problem when I first heard it was that the lyrics felt so self consciously referential, like 'hey, everyone loves the Berlin records so here's a bunch of places in Berlin.' It felt kind of jarring even though he music and voice sound superb. I've since got over that and love it. We were talking about 2013 surprises, seems Mr Bowie has delivered the first and possibly best of the year.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439169949165545033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767292359356432548.post-55139644088040298402013-01-08T07:06:33.218-08:002013-01-08T07:06:33.218-08:00you scooped me on this ( I was going to post very ...you scooped me on this ( I was going to post very nearly the same thing when I got home after work) but seriously, I think it's a great track, and, having scoped out the itunes track list for the new album, it seems like Bowie really is back- I think we may be in for Diamond Dogs type Bowie, as opposed to Never Let me Down type Bowie. You can guess which side of that fence I'm on....Matt "Max" Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126126569405496001noreply@blogger.com