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Lodger

Morton | Colorado | 05/10/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"David Bowie-Lodger ****





David Bowies Lodger is a very uneasy and unsetteling album. Lodger isnt acessable in any since, which isnt a surprize as it is David Bowie! Through Bowies carear he created many a good rock album, case in point Ziggy Stardust, Man Who Sold The World, Station To Station, but this album falls short of even being called great. While decent, you grow to expect more from an artist of David Bowies calaber.



Lodger is an album full of new wave sounds and strange experiments, really before it's time. The album opens with 'Fantastic Voyage' which features nice vocals and great lyrics, but it's not a very good song, and really not the song to open the album with thats for sure! 'African Fight Night' is a strange song that along with the opener isnt that good the only difference is the opener has good lyrics! 'Move On' is a good song, the first one on the album. It's very space age-ish, and sounds almost like it could have done well on Scary Monsters. The song features haunting vocals which add a nice touch. 'Yassasin' is another strange song and while it's not an amazing song it is still pretty cool, I actually like this song it shows Bowie has no fear of experimenting with sounds. 'Red Sails' is probabley the best song on the album. It's easily my favorite song here. Next is the hit single, 'D.J' is a anthemtic rock song that did well for Bowie on the charts. 'D.J' is one of the better songs on the album. 'Look back In Anger' is a killer song with powerfull vocals and excelent lyrics. Bowie often opens his shows with this song, it has since become a Bowie classic. 'Boys Keep Swinging' is one of my all time favorite David Bowie songs and is a pure Bowie classic in all since of the terms! Classic video featuring Bowie in drag, what a surprize, huh? 'Boys Keep Swinging' is one of Bowies all time best songs. 'Repetition' is a great song as well showing great guitar playing and very laid back vocals give this song a nice sound. The album ends with 'Red Money' which is really cool, anyone who has heard the song knows this, it is the very best pick to close the album. I really dig this song and wish Bowie made more like it. The song features some really cool guitar playing!



While Lodger isnt David Bowies best album it isnt his worst either. Yes I do think Bowie could have dont much better on this album I thnk most fans are in agreement with me on that one but one listen to this album will tell you he was capable of much more. So with all that said and in mind this isnt a bad album and is actually good for a spin every now and then. I'm not sure who to recomend this album to because it is open for interatation but obviously all Bowie fans should own it as it has a couple unforgettable classics."