Supermallet

I spent a few days reading the Steve Hoffman forums before I ran screaming into the hills, ripping my own hair out as I went.

Rocketdog2000

Yes, but there are also a good number of people there raving about how much they like the album, and that it is one of the best of the year, too. Which was more surprising to me, as I only found the album to be "not bad" - meaning that while it isn't terrible, it also isn't great, either. Pleasant enough to have on in the background, but I don't remember a damn bit of it after it's done playing.

Why So Blu?

I thought the album was away above average, then again, I only listened to it all the way through once. I gotta go in again.

Oliver Clothesoff

it's the music equivalent of AVS Forum - more about equipment and data than enjoying content. these are men who spend 10s of thousands on equipment to listen to the Rocky 4 soundtrack in high rez.

rexinnih

Just got my vinyl copy yesterday. First two disc 180g album I purchased and it's a heavy one. Listening and enjoying!

ResIpsa

His best since Scary Monsters. It's like he went back and chose Door No. 2 instead of Let's Dance. The opener, "The Next Day," sounds like an outtake from Lodger and it has an edge I haven't heard from Bowie for ages. Love, love, love the backing vocals and Ziggy-vibe of "Valentine's Day." He slips in the "Five Days" drum pattern at the end of "You Feel So Lonely..." Nips a bit of the synth strings from Low at the end of "Plan." The closer, "I'll Take You There," opens with a wailing riff straight out of Scary Monsters. Lots to love for old-school Bowie fans.

Yes, the Rolling Stone types will protest that he is simply regurgitating old ideas and relying on nostalgia, etc, etc.... but fuck me if his old ideas aren't better than 90% of the shit out there.

auto

Good post

Supermallet

A cool, albeit long write up on The Next Day from the author of The Ice Storm: http://therumpus.net/2013/04/swingin...d-another-day/

bluetoast

Does anybody else find it weird that there are ads for this album multiple months later? Youtube, random internet sites. Not complaining, but where was this hype at release?

Got me listening to it again though.

Supermallet

It debuted at #1 in the UK and #2 in the US, so it may not have needed blanket advertising at release.

bluetoast

Good point. Meanwhile I love Dancing Out in Space. I still think it feels like a B-52's track.

dave94

In case y'all hadn't seen/heard this...freaking badass:

http://www.openculture.com/2013/06/l...sure_1981.html

dvduser6

Very cool. I've heard the isolated vocal before, but never heard the story behind it. I love behind the scenes stuff like this.

bluetoast

A 3 disc set is coming:

http://www.davidbowie.com/news/3-dis...-release-52051

wahlers

Very awesome news!

I plan on getting the 3-disc set, but like how they have the digital EP version to allow people who already have the US deluxe edition to get a set with just the 2 mixes, 4 new b-sides, and previously exclusive Japanese deluxe edition track.

Very nice treatment of his fans, IMHO.

Now, if we could only convince them to also put out a vinyl copy of the 7-track EP as a companion to the album. Maybe as a Record Store Day release in November...

Why So Blu?

I forgot this deluxe edition came out - Amazon sent me an email about it:


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...9076540_nrn_lm

Will probably scoop up the 4 bonus tracks at some point.

Supermallet

You can hear it all on Spotify.

bluetoast

Man I've been thinking of this post, having listened to the album multiple times in the lats year. TVC 15 is one of my favorite songs, paranoid, crazy, good shit.

I also listened to most of his stuff through the 80's, and want to give it all a re-listen before moving on, since his albums tend to grow on you.

Rypro 525

New song called 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore". a B side to "Sue (Or in a Season o Crime) the other new song he recorded for his new greatest hits album
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GreenVulture

Oh, excellent news for all. If there's one thing sorely lacking in Bowie's catalog, it's a greatest hits compilation.

Rypro 525

Its a 3 disc set & contains a few rarities, though many are the 'radio edits' which i am not a fan of

Disc One
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" (7:40)
"Where Are We Now?" (4:09)
"Love Is Lost" (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA Edit) (4:07)
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" (3:57)
"New Killer Star" (radio edit) (3:42)
"Everyone Says 'Hi'" (edit) (3:29)
"Slow Burn" (radio edit) (3:55)
"Let Me Sleep Beside You" (3:14)
"Your Turn To Drive" (4:44)
"Shadow Man" (4:48)
"Seven" (Marius De Vries mix) (4:12)
"Survive" (Marius De Vries mix) (4:18)
"Thursday's Child" (radio edit) (4:25)
"I'm Afraid of Americans" (V1) (clean edit) (4:30)
"Little Wonder" (edit) (3:40)
"Hallo Spaceboy" (PSB Remix) (with the Pet Shop Boys) (4:23)
"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (radio edit) (3:32)
"Strangers When We Meet" (single version) (4:21)
Disc Two
"The Buddha of Suburbia" (4:24)
"Jump They Say" (radio edit) (3:53)
"Time Will Crawl" (MM remix) (4:18)
"Absolute Beginners" (single version) (5:35)
"Dancing in the Street" (with Mick Jagger) (3:20)
"Loving the Alien" (single remix) (4:45)
"This Is Not America (with The Pat Metheny Group) (3:51)
"Blue Jean" (3:11)
"Modern Love" (single version) (3:56)
"China Girl" (single version) (4:15)
"Let's Dance" (single version) (4:08)
"Fashion" (single version) (3:25)
"Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (single version) (3:32)
"Ashes to Ashes" (single version) (3:35)
"Under Pressure" (with Queen) (3:56)
"Boys Keep Swinging" (3:17)
"'Heroes'" (single version) (3:35)
"Sound and Vision" (3:03)
"Golden Years" (single version) (3:27)
"Wild Is the Wind" (2010 Harry Maslin Mix) (5:58)
Disc Three
"Fame" (4:14)
"Young Americans" (2007 Tony Visconti mix single edit) (3:13)
"Diamond Dogs" (5:56)
"Rebel Rebel" (4:28)
"Sorrow" (2:53)
"Drive-In Saturday" (4:29)
"All the Young Dudes" (Previously unreleased stereo mix) (3:08)
"The Jean Genie" (original single mix) (4:05)
"Moonage Daydream" (4:40)
"Ziggy Stardust" (3:12)
"Starman" (original single mix) (4:10)
"Life On Mars?" (2003 Ken Scott Mix) (3:49)
"Oh! You Pretty Things" (3:11)
"Changes" (3:33)
"The Man Who Sold the World" (3:56)
"Space Oddity" (5:12)
"In the Heat of the Morning" (3:00)
"Silly Boy Blue" (3:54)
"Can't Help Thinking About Me" (2:46)
"You've Got a Habit of Leaving" (2:32)
"Liza Jane" (2:18)

bluetoast

Another Bowie update for me: I don't know how I was underwhelmed by Aladdin Sane almost four years ago, but now after numerous listenings, I think it's one of the best albums I've ever heard.