Smithdude

Blackstar. David Bowie's last album before his death. And when listening to the album, you can hear this. Especially "Lazarus," where he sings "Look up here, I'm in heaven." The album is much darker than many of his previous albums, and Bowie gives a perfect imagery of death in his lyrics.

When the album first came out, I didn't think much of it, but I did like the title track. Then I listened to it again, and reconsidered- every song on the album was actually good! Though, unfortunately, it was a very short album of seven songs (Song Blackstar is 10 minutes though). This album is very good. The horns and the drums are so, so, so different than the way most musicians would use them, but it manages to work perfectly. I also love the dark tone of the album.

Overall, I recommend this album to EVERYONE. You don't even need to like Bowie to like this album, as it's very different from his previous work. It's an amazing album, 78/100.

Cuthbert

Decent but 78/100 is a bit harsh imo.

It's at least 95.

Key

This album will always get a 9 to 10 out of 10 every time. Fantastic album as a whole and truly a word of art.

MicShazam

Blackstar is true Word Art!

Key

Yeah man. Ya feel me.

Smithdude

If we include No Plan, I give it an 80/100.

vinyl collector

Blackstar is not my favorite album by David but I give it 8.5/10. Close to 9/10.

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NotDali92

Only Bowie could mix influences like old school jazz and modern day electronic and hip hop with some folky flair in other tracks and have it come together so seamlessly and artfully