For those who never heard this album before be for warned. 6 of the 11 tracks are almost entirely instrumental. The CD begins with an instrumental piece called "speed of life" which is exellent and sets the tone  for the rest of the CD with it's nice guitar riff and tempo. The following  5 songs are among bowie's finest work ever! A nice mix of searing guitar  and keyboards with lyrics that are terse and thought provoking.  "Breaking glass", "sound and vision" and "always  crashing in the same car" are absolute classics! The seventh cut, an  instrumental called "A new career in a new town" crackles with  energy. Within these 7 songs is a unique guitar sound that seems to bind everything together. At this point the work is a rock classic. Then it changes substantially. The final 4 cuts are all synth based instumentals, each a bit different from the other.