I HATE THIS ALBUM!!!  I have always hated this album and always will!!!  I am a huge Bowie fan and I HATE THIS ALBUM!!!  Not because of the blatant commercialism of it but because it is terrible.  There is honestly not a single track that I can say that is essential for me.  The title track and biggest single is a nightmare of insipid one liners, China Girl and Modern Love I liked when they were released but have come to detest over time.  All other tracks are throw aways.  His rerecording of Putting Out Fire is shameful (I love the original from the movie 'Cat People').  The only track I even remotely like is 'Criminal World' and even that is being generous.  I even liked 'Tonight' and 'Never Let Me Down' better than this album.  At least those albums had 'loving the alien' and 'time will crawl'.
Is it just me?!?!?
I HATE THIS ALBUM!!! I have always hated this album and always will!!! I am a huge Bowie fan and I HATE THIS ALBUM!!! Not because of the blatant commercialism of it but because it is terrible. There is honestly not a single track that I can say that is essential for me. The title track and biggest single is a nightmare of insipid one liners, China Girl and Modern Love I liked when they were released but have come to detest over time. All other tracks are throw aways. His rerecording of Putting Out Fire is shameful (I love the original from the movie 'Cat People'). The only track I even remotely like is 'Criminal World' and even that is being generous. I even liked 'Tonight' and 'Never Let Me Down' better than this album. At least those albums had 'loving the alien' and 'time will crawl'. Is it just me?! ?! ?