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"I see the demise as inevitable," says singer David Bowie.

Bowie is part of the problem. I bought his last album on the strength of Slow Burn and was royally PO'd when I realized it was the only good track.

[weegee]

I've heard that David Bowie's newest album, Reality, is supposed to be his strongest in years but I've only given it a brief listen in a store (I didn't buy it but might have if I had started DJing rock and roll at a club last fall).

An album that came out a couple of years ago but may be ready for reappraisal is The Maker's Strangest Parade. It's a concept album with some elements of David Bowie's Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust sound. The band's older fans felt betrayed by the change. I dig it but it may not be for everyone.

The Dirtbombs' Dangerous Magical Noise is my current ROCK pick (it has some elements of soul):

[FreedomPoster]

>>Bowie is part of the problem. I bought his last album on the strength of Slow Burn and was royally PO'd when I realized it was the only good track.

I was fortunate to see a live show featuring mostly songs from that on a DirecTV special events (free, not PPV) channel. Cured me of even thinking about getting it. I ended up fast-forwarding through it with the TiVo, looking for good tracks. It took about 10-15 minutes for the hour show, and I searched in vain.