It’s always a dangerous game when an iconic artist from another decade decides to release a new album. It can be seen as a comeback; a last chance, desperate attempt at making some quick money. Due to this, these albums usually fail and taint a once perfect image of yesteryear’s favourite rock star. Lucky for us, David Bowie is different – by definition he always has been.
The Next Day, Bowie’s 26th studio album, is a fair and proper attempt at making a good album – and it IS a good album. Bowie’s voice has lost none of its glamour or shine and his ability to write and record great music is still there. In fact, I feel special in a sense knowing that such a legend is still producing great music during my lifetime.
The album is full of gritty and dirty fuzz guitar, thumping drum lines and every now and then some whomping brass. It seems to me that Bowie is at his best when he’s rocking out to a sultry, attitude filled rock number and so my favourite track on The Next Day would definitely have to be ‘Dirty Boys’. There really isn’t a lot to complain about with this album – there was only one song I really didn’t like; ‘The Next Day’. Even that isn’t terrible; it just feels a little too much like something I’ve heard many times before. My only other complaint would be the album art. Why would you destroy Heroes? Why? Oh well, I’m still happy. Thanks for the music Mr Bowie.
Sony
7/10
Reviewer: Cormack O’Connor
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