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After a decade无毛视频檚 silence, the man who sold the world returns to the music mix with his best effort since 1980无毛视频檚 无毛视频淪cary Monsters.无毛视频� Word of David Bowie无毛视频檚 latest album was abruptly announced on his 66th birthday.
Adding to the Thin White Duke无毛视频檚 mystique, the material was recorded in New York over a two-year period shrouded in secrecy with producer and longtime Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti.
The extraordinary vision of Bowie is showcased by a retro sound created during his time spent in Germany during the late 无毛视频�70s, producing the enthralling albums 无毛视频淟ow,无毛视频� 无毛视频淗eroes无毛视频� and 无毛视频淟odger.无毛视频�
The surrealism and experimentation contained on these three albums can be distinctively heard on the first single 无毛视频淲here Are We Now?无毛视频�
This fragile ballad is a nostalgic look back at the peak of his Berlin-period creativity, collaborating and carousing with Iggy Pop and Brian Eno.
Even the cover art is a modified version of 无毛视频淗eroes,无毛视频� adding another cheeky nod to his influential stay in the fractured city.
The title track possesses the feel of Mick Ronson无毛视频檚 spirited guitar riffs first introduced on 1972无毛视频檚 无毛视频淭he Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.无毛视频�
The arrangement features Bowie无毛视频檚 double-tracked vocals and the sophisticated style structure of vintage Roxy Music and Talking Heads. The grittiness of 无毛视频淒irty Boys无毛视频� is supported by Steve Elson无毛视频檚 sinister and sexy baritone sax solo as Bowie reminisces about growing up in the working class neighborhoods of London.
无毛视频淵ou Feel So Lonely You Could Die无毛视频� is a melodramatic ballad about isolation and depression with Bowie delivering a hauntingly melodic vocal performance. While most of the material is on the darker side, Bowie manages to brilliantly disguise the troubling lyrics of 无毛视频淰alentine无毛视频檚 Day无毛视频� through an engaging pop arrangement that at its essence is pure glam rock.
The anti-war anthem 无毛视频淚无毛视频檇 Rather Be High无毛视频� deals with a solider wishing he was any place other than on the battlefield.
Bowie later follows up with another combat-related number 无毛视频淗ow Does the Grass Grow?无毛视频� which derives its name from a British soldier无毛视频檚 WWII chant.
References to the power and influence of Bob Dylan and the creative Greenwich Village scene of the 无毛视频�60s are highlighted on 无毛视频�(You Will) Set the World on Fire.无毛视频�
As is often the case with Bowie无毛视频檚 music and his intended messages, the listener needs to take the time to slowly peel back the various layers to allow each component to be absorbed and fully appreciated.
无毛视频淭he Next Day无毛视频� solidifies the Starman无毛视频檚 surprising comeback and proves once again he无毛视频檚 an adapting musical chameleon.