No Plan
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
This EP draws together his performances from the Lazarus soundtrack, in effect adding a neat postscript to Blackstar, with “Lazarus” itself forming the bridge.
70
No Plan will largely appeal to those who weren't as up to date on every detail of Lazarus and its soundtrack, leaving little of note for those who were.
60
If these songs don't feel like a surprise -- they're very much worthy outtakes from Blackstar -- they nevertheless provide a bittersweet coda to Bowie's 21st century comeback.
All this talk of David Bowie is making me want to binge through his discography for, like, the fifth time, so I figured I'd spend the next few days talking about the few Bowie albums that I have yet to review. First up is the final collection of previously unheard songs in his discography, the No Plan EP.
No Plan consists of the amazing Lazarus, which is still one of the best songs I have ever heard, and three more tracks which were written and recorded for Blackstar but were scrapped for ... read more
No Plan consists of the amazing Lazarus, which is still one of the best songs I have ever heard, and three more tracks which were written and recorded for Blackstar but were scrapped for ... read more
Some pretty good tracks, Kinda makes me wish the song No Plan actually made it onto Blackstar.
Best Track: No Plan
Worst Track: Killing a Little Time
Best Track: No Plan
Worst Track: Killing a Little Time
I'm not usually that fond of posthumous releases but the three unreleased recordings from the "Lazarus" Broadway musical are pretty damn solid.
No Plan: 9.5
Killing a Little Time: 8.5
When I Met You: 7
Score:
8.3
Great
No Plan: 9.5
Killing a Little Time: 8.5
When I Met You: 7
Score:
8.3
Great
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Track List
- Lazarus
- No Plan
- Killing a Little Time
- When I Met You
Added on: January 7, 2017