Never Let Me Down

Wow I can't believe how good this cd sounds 20 years after its release. "Day In Day Out(DIDO)" was a single that was only heard during the first half of 1987 and then this recording disappeared from radio.I love "Zeroes" mostly because it has some strange psychedelic East Indian component to it and if I knew this recording was this good I would have bought it 20 years ago. At 5 minutes and 2 seconds into DIDO a really spacey sound is faint or intentionally faded out on DIDO which really sounds awesome but too much of the recording doesn't emphasize the dreamy, spacey sounds of this recording which no doubt are there because this was made in Zurich but these sounds are faded out to emphasize the r&b components instead.Great recording nonetheless there is less of the pure pop sound of the hits from his releases in 1984 and 1985 and on this 1987 release Bowie returns to more strange sounding music here mixed with 1980s pop.

First of all this is David Bowie. I became a Bowie fan when I first heard Ziggy Stardust in the 70s, have seen him in concert twice now at radically different times in his career, have pretty much seen all of his movies, have access to his books and other items I am not a fan that happened after he died. I followed his career and his musical life. I wanted this to add to my collection and am happy to have it. It is not one of his best albums for me, but it is one I cherish and the music is typical Bowie for the period. If you are not a fan, don't purchase it, but if you are, it should be part of your library.

Let's be clear, this is ABSOLUTELY NOT the 2018 version that came out as part of the "Loving The Alien" box set. To the best of my knowledge, that version has never been released individually on vinyl or as a separate CD release. As the sticker on the album says, it's been remastered an on 180 gram vinyl. Now that being said, it's still a great Bowie record. I think after the lackluster performance of Tonight, he wanted to come out with something edgier and louder which this record mostly succeeds. The songs have great radio friendly hooks. The opener and first single, Day In Day Out, might be about a newborn mother's desperation but lands a sting with a great melody. Time Will Crawl about the environment is also dark but catchy. He turns the tone of the album more romantic with tracks like Beat Of Your Drum. Zeroes is one of my all time favorite Bowie songs full of hope along with Peter Frampton's zither work on it. It does have the clunker Glass Spider, but then along comes New York's In Love and sets the album on fire. It's a solid record from DB. I'm also happy to say my copy came with no major defects and sounds great on vinyl. Virtually no pops or scratches or warping. About a clean of a copy as one can get. It's also $15 cheaper than the exact same version sold at the Bowie pop-up stores. If you don't have it, it might be a bit too slick for die-hards, but it's a really good album.

David Bowie's Work was Universally Panned During the 1980's. Outside of Let's Dance Critics Trashed everything he did. I however enjoyed and still do enjoy this album. Now Granted I'm an 80's Kid but I thought this record was great. Time Will Crawl and Never Let me Down are excellent tracks. Peter Frampton provides some excellent Guitar work Throughout the album and overall, I love the Record. I Tracked Down this Original Version because it contains the song Too Dizzy, subsequently kicked off of every other release of the album. Apparently Bowie himself hates the track but I don't think it's that Bad. So if you want the so if you want the Original Release of this album with all the tracks hunt down the Early Original Release. Note However that a remaster of the album from the 90's contains a few Bonus Tracks.

It took a few time’s listening to the album before I could say I liked it but now it’s one of my Bowie favourites

I literally like everything by David Bowie. But this is his 1 album I return to the most. This remastered disc sounds flawlessly fantastic. All of the unique background magic that Bowie puts in his can be heard richly and crystal clear. Being a teenager of the 80s this is one of my favorite albums of the decade, Bowie or not. Great album with great remastering. Excellent.

Unless you're a Bowie fan, going back to this album probably isn't worth your time. Stick to his '70s, early '80s, or most recent stuff. I AM a fan, however, and found that this album is better than you'd expect, given that even Bowie seems willing to disown it. It's '80s music, which isn't a bad thing, but if you're expecting Let's Dance, you're out of luck, too. This album is much more a product of its time than the product of an artist, which, in a (perverse) way, is exactly what makes this album interesting and worth it for a Bowie fan: Never Let Me Down works as a kind of alternate reality: what would have happened if Bowie had never been Bowie, but just another pop-star? The result is this: average to good pop, with moments of unfulfilled potential and moments of awful, awfulness. The long and short of it is that this album is more interesting in the context of Bowie's catalogue than as an individual album.

Although many dismiss this and “Tonight “, I love them both. With beats that get me up wanting to dance like “87 & Cry” to a slow down of the title song, with David singing in a higher pitch. His vocals are tremendously beautiful. I love the album personally.