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100
The spangly-jangly guitars of his youth are exchanged for the tougher, metallic sound of the new millennium. His richly self-aware vocals offer mature validation to the fear and isolation he expressed in so many of those early lyrics.
4y
70
Listening to Toy, it's clear Bowie is having an absolute blast, breathing new life into bits and bobs of his catalogue only really known by diehard fans.
4y
60
Recorded in 2000 but unreleased, Toy, in a new box set of latterday albums, sees Bowie revisit the past just before he struck out into new territory.
4y
Review inspired by @mrmerle
Oh god why? This album feels so unnecessary and disrespectful, It feels like a cash grab with no soul, And it sounds like the publishers of this album are toying with us, Get it? Toying... anyway, The production on most of the songs is quite derivative and uninspired, And honestly on most tracks it doesn't even feel like its really David Bowie, There are some solid songs here but the great majority of them are pretty boring and uninteresting.
Blackstar is such a ... read more
Honestly, the album cover should have warned me of this album.
What a shame to have this mid ending to a fantastic artist!
Best song: Conversation Piece: 66/100
Worst song: Let Me Sleep Beside You: 45/100
![David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar]](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/43569--blackstar_112949.jpg)
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Track List
| 1 | I Dig Everything 5:03 | 58 |
| 2 | You've Got a Habit of Leaving 4:48 | 55 |
| 3 | The London Boys 3:47 | 49 |
| 4 | Karma Man 3:46 | 53 |
| 5 | Conversation Piece 3:53 | 58 |
| 6 | Shadow Man 4:40 | 53 |
| 7 | Let Me Sleep Beside You 3:14 | 52 |
| 8 | Hole in the Ground 3:32 | 47 |
| 9 | Baby Loves That Way 4:37 | 58 |
| 10 | Can't Help Thinking About Me 3:25 | 52 |
| 11 | Silly Boy Blue 5:35 | 45 |
| 12 | Toy (Your Turn to Drive) 4:16 | 54 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
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1mo
This album is still considered a main LP and I am still pretty fuckin angry. Just let Blackstar be Bowie's last LP, you fuckin dicks
