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Old 06-30-2015, 04:55 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Love Bowie but I've never understood why this album is regarded more highly than his other output when in my mind it is definitely inferior to Station to Station, Low, Heroes, and Hunky Dory. I'd even place Lodger, Young Americans, Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Diamond Dogs, and Let's Dance above it probably.

However, Rock N Roll Suicide is one of his best ever songs. I just think the whole musical direction of the album is lightweight and uninspired compared to his later work, which is infinitely more interesting. Maybe it's the slightly ridiculous concept and lyrics that turn me off?
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The overuse of babe/baby, the lack of any sort of discernible originality, the melodrama and the general sense of an especially heinous sort of hardcore vapid stupidity all make me want to jab my eyes out with a drill-press and then hang myself from the CN Tower with an electrified rope that sends shocks in excess of 10,000 volts through my body as I slowly die. While listening to Dream Theater.
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