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Remastered 1979 album includes "Fantastic Voyage","DJ","Boys Keep Swinging","Yassassin"
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Many people write about how this album follows 'Low' and 'Heroes', or the (slightly misleading) Berlin Trilogy tag. What this music makes me think about is finding Bowie. Having bought Changestwobowie as a teenager around 1981/2 I started to buy his previous albums, Lodger was one of the first and remains a favorite. I loved the variety, the feeling that I was somewhere exotic (I never knew where the exotic was). My vinyl copy was getting so scratched that I needed a replacement and listening again made me feel excited about the music Bowie was making, with his usual keen eye at this time for musicians to realize the sound in his head. Lodger doesn't seem to fit in with the previous two albums, again maybe it's the variety of songs rather than the similar sounding themes that spread over Low and Heroes. Putting songs like African Night Flight, Move On then Yassassin together might seem like clumsy song order to some, but to my ears added to the strange journey around Europe/Africa/Berlin (delete or add as necessary). You can't beat an album that has the words 'cricket menace' to describe the contribution of a (non) musician.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Richard
Format:Audio CD
Bowie collaborated with the innovative producer Brian Eno on his trilogy of 'Low', 'Heroes' and 'Lodger' (Eno later went on to produce David's 1995 album 'Outside').
I have always loved this little gem of a Bowie album and it's one that often gets overlooked by the critics and some fans. It may not be as ground breaking as 'Low' or 'Heroes' or even 'Scary Monsters' that followed a year later, but it is still chock full of tunes, plus in it's own way, it is experimental, influential and even ground breaking, what with it's blend of New Wave and World Music. Think about it, firstly it's the Eastern influences that may have inspired bands like The Clash and The Pogues, for example 'Straight To Hell' (The Clash) and 'Summer In Siam' (The Pogues), which are not too far removed from 'D.J.' and 'Yassassin' in origin. Also Bowie got in there first before Paul Simon's 'Graceland' with splicing African Music to Pop/Rock.
There are so many highlights to recommend here. My favourites are: 'Fantastic Voyage', 'Yassassin', 'Red Sails', 'D.J.', 'Look Back In Anger', 'Boys Keep Swinging' and 'Repetition'. There you go, that's 75% taken care of, and as for the other 25%, well that's also blooming marvellous. One to add to the record collection.
I have always loved this little gem of a Bowie album and it's one that often gets overlooked by the critics and some fans. It may not be as ground breaking as 'Low' or 'Heroes' or even 'Scary Monsters' that followed a year later, but it is still chock full of tunes, plus in it's own way, it is experimental, influential and even ground breaking, what with it's blend of New Wave and World Music. Think about it, firstly it's the Eastern influences that may have inspired bands like The Clash and The Pogues, for example 'Straight To Hell' (The Clash) and 'Summer In Siam' (The Pogues), which are not too far removed from 'D.J.' and 'Yassassin' in origin. Also Bowie got in there first before Paul Simon's 'Graceland' with splicing African Music to Pop/Rock.
There are so many highlights to recommend here. My favourites are: 'Fantastic Voyage', 'Yassassin', 'Red Sails', 'D.J.', 'Look Back In Anger', 'Boys Keep Swinging' and 'Repetition'. There you go, that's 75% taken care of, and as for the other 25%, well that's also blooming marvellous. One to add to the record collection.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
i told a friend of mine - a fellow musician and songwriter - that most bowie fans didn't like this album. i'd introduced him to bowie and this album some 6 months before. he replied; "but that's not real bowie fans". and i must agree. this is pure bowie. pure complex and daring lyrics as well as musically daring composition and innovative orchestrations.
this is an absolutely brilliant album, but also one of bowie's most challenging. none of the songs are as catchy as any on ziggy or as soulesque as stationtostation, and that may be hard for some fans to swallow. but when you let this liberating album grow on you, it proves to be a revelation more complex than most. and isn't that what bowie's all about, more than "let's dance"?
i still consider low to be the best berlin album, but this is surely one of the best albums of the 70s. incredibly demanding of it's listener, with no quick hook lines or flashy productions, this is post modernism at it's best.
enjoy.
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Not his best, but still great
not his best, but still great. Not so well liked by many Bowie fans, but bears repeated listening. A few gems such as Yassasin and Boys keep swinging.
Published 6 hours ago by Steven Walsh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bowie
Replacing alot of my vinyl, one of my fave cds. Some great tracks. One to have in your collection if you are a Bowie fan
Published 9 days ago by Mrs. Cher E. Wray
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gem
one of his best albums as far as i am concerned, although i like all bowies work, there is no greater singer song from england than bowie
Published 16 days ago by kevwall
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Favourite Bowie Album, No Hesitation
I've just come from Bowie's Facebook page, where you can vote for your favourite. It was easy! Lodger. No hesitation. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Owen
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a thing of beauty
much prefer this over many bowie albums. end to end genius. you are the temporary lodger travelling hither and yon on red sails
Published 1 month ago by S. Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars
More ENO than Bowie and only 36 minutes (10 songs). Disappointing...
Low, mainly recorded in France, but polished off in Berlin; Heroes is the Berlin album, and Lodger could have been recorded anywhere. That's the "BERLIN TRILOGY". Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr Paul Savory
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of Berlin
Most think this is the worst of the Berlin Trilogy. Personally, its my favourite.
Published on 15 May 2010 by Craig
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lodger
David Bowie's 1979 album "Lodger", is a good album. This album has a lot of unusual songs, and strange lyrics, this album does not contain instrumentals. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2010 by JPA
4.0 out of 5 stars
bit of a classic really
ok so the production is kind of muddy and crap-sounding but this some of the best Bowie songs:Fantastic Voyage,Repetition,African Night Flight,D.J.,etc...
Published on 2 Feb 2008 by Ted Maul
4.0 out of 5 stars
Possibly Bowie's most underrated album
Lodger is an album that seems to get very mixed reviews. It's definately an album that takes a while to appreciate but I find it's grown on me over the years. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2008 by M. Evans
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