Let’s Dance had enough Bowie weirdness to make it stand out from other 1983 hit albums—“visions of swastikas” in “China Girl;” the cheery nihilism of “Modern Love”; the dark undercurrent in “Let’s Dance,” a lonely, desperate song beneath its trappings.
Let’s Dance is just dumb fun, and sometimes, that’s all you could ever want.
The three hits were enough to make the album a massive hit, and their power hasn't diminished over the years, even if the rest of the record sounds like an artifact.
These kind of David Bowie albums (this, Young Americans And Scary Monsters) are like filler episodes of a fantastic anime.
The upcoming ones are just shit tho
[David Bowie's discography ranking 15/27]
Bro wants to eat Asian pussy so bad๐๐๐
After "Scary Monsters", Bowie was working on many project, most notably he has made classic "Under Pressure" with Queen. This song inspired him to sell out. At the same time, he met Nile Rodgers who thanks to him became hitmaker as producer. Relationship between Rodgers and Bowie have destroyed David's relationship to Toni. Visconti won't produce any Bowie album for ... read more
Wow he really meant it when he said he wanted to dance
So I came out of this experience surprised and confused. Why I say that is because of a couple reasons. Why I was surprised is that I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. For some reason I just had the feeling that I wouldn’t, and I saw somewhat mixed opinions, but I really did enjoy this. I feel like this album kind of brings back the sound of Young Americans, which is a record that I really enjoyed. Why I am ... read more
Very funky, i guess thats what happens when you hire Nile Rodgers as your producer. Stevie Ray Vaughan also plays on it!
| 1 | Modern Love 4:48 | 92 |
| 2 | China Girl 5:33 | 84 |
| 3 | Let's Dance 7:37 | 91 |
| 4 | Without You 3:09 | 71 |
| 5 | Ricochet 5:13 | 71 |
| 6 | Criminal World 4:25 | 78 |
| 7 | Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 5:09 | 83 |
| 8 | Shake It 3:52 | 67 |