General Article name: Earthling
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: MUSIC ON VINYL Number of tracks: 9 Tracklist LP - 1 Bowie, David - Little wonder Bowie, David - Looking for satellites Bowie, David - Battle For Britain (The Letter) Bowie, David - Seven years In Tibet Bowie, David - Dead man walking Bowie, David - Telling lies Bowie, David - The last thing you should do Bowie, David - I'm Afraid Of Americans Bowie, David - Law (Earthlings On Fire)   Description Description

Jumping on the post-grunge industrial bandwagon with Outside didn't successfully rejuvenate David Bowie's credibility or sales, so he switched his allegiance to techno and jungle for the follow-up, Earthling. While jungle is a more appropriate fit than industrial, the resulting music is nearly as awkward. Though he often gets the sound of jungle right, the record frequently sounds as if the beats were simply grafted on top of pre-existing songs. Never are the songs broken open by a new form; they are fairly conventional Bowie songs with fancy production. Fortunately, Bowie sounds rejuvenated by this new form, and songs like "Little Wonder" and "Seven Years in Tibet" are far stronger than the bulk of Outside. Still, the record falls short of its goals, and it doesn't offer enough intrigue or innovations to make Earthling anything more than an admirable effort. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Artist: David Bowie Record Label: Music on Vinyl Guest Artist: Mike Garson Guest Artist: Reeves Gabrels Guest Artist: Gail Ann Dorsey