David Bowie – Scary Monsters

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Artist: David Bowie

Title: Scary Monsters

Year: 1980

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Tracklist

  • 1. It's No Game (Pt. 1) - 1999 Remaster (4:20)
  • 2. Up the Hill Backwards - 1999 Remaster (3:15)
  • 3. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - 1999 Remaster (5:12)
  • 4. Ashes to Ashes (4:23)
  • 5. Fashion - 1999 Remaster (4:49)
  • 6. Teenage Wildlife - 1999 Remaster (6:56)
  • 7. Scream Like a Baby - 1999 Remaster (3:35)
  • 8. Kingdom Come - 1999 Remaster (3:45)
  • 9. Because You're Young - 1999 Remaster (4:54)
  • 10. It's No Game (Pt. 2) - 1999 Remaster (4:24)

Review

"Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" is David Bowie's middle finger to the vanilla pop landscape of 1980. After his "Berlin Trilogy" left some fans scratching their heads, the Thin White Duke decided to throw us a bone - but on his own terms, of course. This album is like a mad scientist's concoction of art rock, new wave, and post-punk, all shaken up and served with a twist of Bowie's signature weirdness.

Let's talk about "Ashes to Ashes" for a sec. Bowie brings back Major Tom, but this time our spaceman's floating in a very different kind of tin can. It's a sequel that actually doesn't suck, plus the music video was so out there it probably made MTV execs spill their coffee. The whole album's got this desperate, edgy vibe that'll make you feel like you're navigating a neon-lit maze while questioning your sanity.

Bowie didn't skimp on the guest list either. Pete Townshend and Robert Fripp show up to add some guitar wizardry, proving that even rock royalty wanted a piece of this action. From the Japanese-infused chaos of "It's No Game (Pt. 1)" to the sneering commentary of "Fashion," Bowie serves up a smorgasbord of sounds that'll leave you both satisfied and slightly uneasy. It's like comfort food, if your comfort food happened to be electric blue sushi rolls. - Leo

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