I thought for a moment this might be my firt 5/5, but listening to this album several times proved that wrong. It's a good album and it's got some standout tracks, but too many of the songs are these straight forward rock'n'rollers that don't really do all that much for me.
The title track is the real standout track here and the album is fun enough to listen to. "Lady Grinning Soul" is another standout track.
I'm in a real pinch here: Do I rate it a 4 and risk overrating it for when we finally come to some more interesting moments in Bowie's musical development, or do I rate it 3 and risk barely giving any Bowie albums a decent score? I think I will choose to cross my fingers and hope that things get a lot better when we're out of his "classic rock" phase. The Man Who Sold the World is the only album yet that I can really see myself coming back to outside of just a favorite song or two. I might actaully want to listen to that one in full again.
3/5 as a whole I guess. The title track is a 5/5.
_Previous ratings:__________________
David Bowie: 1/5
Space Oddity: 2/5
The Man Who Sold The World 4/5
Hunky Dory 3/5
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 3/5
Aladdin Sane 3/5
PinUps
Diamond Dogs
Young Americans
Station to Station
Low
Heroes
Lodger
Scary Monsters
Let's Dance
Tonight
Never Let Me Down
Black Tie White Noise
1. Outside
Earthling
Hours
Heathen
Reality
The Next Day
Blackstar
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