The iPod Observer

Music Review - Never Let Me Down [ECD]

• Never Let Me Down [ECD]

  • 2 out of 5
  • David Bowie
  • Reviewed by Dane Blanchard
  • 
  • 

  • It must be a lonely place to be considered David Bowie's worst album by just about everyone, including the artist himself. As the last album before Bowie "rebooted" and formed the band Tin Machine, "Never Let Me Down" has its problems rather clearly laid out: the songwriting, while not Bowie's best, may be there but the album is virtually obliterated by miserable production. While nearly all of Bowie's other albums have a timeless quality, Never Let Me Down stinks of 1987 pretty foully. Synthesizer choices, far too much emphasis on the inclusion of Peter Frampton as lead guitarist, and gated echoes on just about everything make most of the songs - nearly the entire second half - difficult to listen to. Unfortunately, there are some good songs here, but their individual flair is sadly lost in a generic haze. - Dane Blanchard

   

   

   

Be first to rate this album.

Your Rating:

0 comments from the community.

You can post your own below.

+ show options

Your current settings, click to change: Sort Oldest First, Show Guest Posts, Hide Community Stats

Post Your Comments

Username:

Password:

  Remember Me

Not a member? Register now. You can post comments without logging in, but they'll show up as a "guest" post.

Your Comments

Please enter the word exactly as you see it in the image above. Registered users aren't prompted for this. Having trouble reading the image get a new one.

Also Reviewed by
Warning: require(/includes/ipo.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/bbm/ipodobserver.com/htdocs/includes/ipo_functions.php on line 160