Title: Document of its time
Product review: This is generally considered to be one of bowie's worst albums, and for good reasons. That isn't to say there's nothing enjoyable on "Tonight". There's the fine opener "Loving the alien", the flawless pop of "Blue jean", and the rocking (albeit in a 80-ish fashion) "Neighborhood threat". But the album suffers heavily of a overall lack of inspiration; in production, songwriting, and instrumentation. It almost completely consists of recycled Iggy Pop collaborations(eg.,the earlier mentioned "Neighboorhood Threat")and covers (eg.,an absolutely horrifying version of "God only knows"),all done in that typical eighties synth-pop way. But since every album is a document of its time, for a truly comlete reconstruction of Bowie's career even "Tonight" is a necessity. Just don't expect to find more than (very)vague hints of Bowie's genius as a songwriter and singer on this one.
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