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I recently pulled both TM albums out for a spin—the first time in a long time—and was pretty surprised that I liked them both quite a bit. To my ears, the music is better than most of what Bowie put out in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Reeves Gabrels was/is a pretty formidable guitarist, and the rhythm section of the Sales brothers was very good as well. I’m not sure why the band was so vehemently criticized, but IMO the music has aged pretty well, and was even a few years ahead of its time. Maybe time will be kinder to them than were the press and fans when they were around.
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Eno be damned, it was nice to hear Bowie away from synthesisers for a while.However, in retrospect they do sound a little like Bowie was trying to hard. Not really a natural fit. Kind of like Body Count in that way.
Are you forgetting the live (Oy Vey, Baby) one, rel. in '92?They are one of my favorite bands, and I have no clue why. I should have hated them- overplaying, speeding the songs up, hamfisted writing (Goodbye, Mr. Ed?!?!), but they still make me laugh after all these years.
Maybe that's it.
I was just referring to their studio efforts, which I don't think are bad at all. Do they stand up to Bowie's best work? Of course not. But, as I said, I think they're way better than most of what Bowie was doing in the '80s and '90s. He has since recaptured his muse, and it definitely shows. His last two albums are the best things he's donce since "Scary Monsters."
These two are pretty good & its nice they're on SACD, but IMO Scary Monsters was the last great Bowie album...
I consider "Scary Monsters" one of the very best things Bowie EVER did, and while "Heathen" and "Reality" don't match that high, they're still very impressive, and a sign that he's recaptured the spark he seemed to lose after SM. Can't wait to see what he does next.
I saw him live in Philadelphia in 2005 and what a concert! His core touring band has been with him since the 70s and are all crack players. Also his cameo at the piano bar on HBO's "Extras" last season proved he's still a gifted actor.
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