David Bowie - Lodger

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Album Details

Title: Lodger
Artist: David Bowie
Release Date: 1979
Re-Released On: 6/11/2008
Label: Toshiba EMI, Virgin, EMI Music Distribution, Virgin Records
Duration: 45:41
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Enhanced CD-ROM
UPCs: 4988006850613, 724352190904, 0077779774210, 014431014628, 0724352190959, 077779772421, 4988006831971, 724352190959
Genre: Rock
Styles: Contemporary Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Album Rock, Dance-Rock, Art Rock
Moods: Brooding, Clinical, Eccentric, Eerie, Stylish, Bravado, Cerebral, Complex, Detached, Dramatic, Elegant, Enigmatic, Exciting, Literate, Lush, Nocturnal, Playful, Provocative, Quirky, Rebellious, Sophisticated, Swaggering, Tense/Anxious, Theatrical, Urgent, Wry, Campy, Hypnotic, Intense, Ironic, Sexy, Yearning, Outrageous, Austere, Elaborate, Refined/Mannered
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 5
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

  1. Fantastic Voyage
  2. African Night Flight
  3. Move On
  4. Yassassin (Turkish For: Long Live)
  5. Red Sails
  6. D.J.
  7. Look Back in Anger
  8. Boys Keep Swinging
  9. Repetition
  10. Red Money

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
2008CDToshiba EMI53546
2007CDToshiba EMI70152
1999CDVirgin21909
1999CDVirgin Records21909
1994CDEMI Music Distribution1026

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Album Review

On the surface, Lodger is the most accessible of the three Berlin-era records David Bowie made with Brian Eno, simply because there are no instrumentals and there are a handful of concise pop songs. Nevertheless, Lodger is still gnarled and twisted avant pop; what makes it different is how it incorporates such experimental tendencies into genuine songs, something that Low and Heroes purposely avoided. "D.J.," "Look Back in Anger," and "Boys Keep Swinging" have strong melodic hooks that are subverted and strengthened by the layered, dissonant productions, while the remainder of the record is divided between similarly effective avant pop and ambient instrumentals. Lodger has an edgier, more minimalistic bent than its two predecessors, which makes it more accessible for rock fans, as well as giving it a more immediate, emotional impact. It might not stretch the boundaries of rock like Low and Heroes, but it arguably utilizes those ideas in a more effective fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
Adrian BelewMandolin, Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar
Brian EnoAmbience, Trumpet, Guitar, Piano, Horn, Synthesizer
Bruce WeberPhotography
Carlos AlomarGuitar (Rhythm), Drums, Guitar
David BowieLyricist, Producer, Vocals, Chamberlin, Mixing, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Saxophone, Piano, Synthesizer, Composer
David RichardsEngineer, Mixing
Dennis DavisPercussion, Drums, Bass
Derek BoshierDesign
Dr. Toby MountainMastering
Erdal KizilcayBass, Drums
Erdal KizilgayDrums, Bass
Eugene ChaplinAssistant Engineer
George MurrayGuitar (Bass), Bass
Greg CalbiEngineer
Gregg CarusoAssistant Engineer
Jonathan WynerAssistant Engineer
Kevin CannDesign
Nigel ReeveRemastering
Peter MewRemastering
Reeves GabrelsGuitar
Rod O'BrienEngineer
Roger PowellSynthesizer
Sean MayesPiano, Keyboards
Simon HouseViolin, Mandolin
Tony ViscontiGuitar, Producer, Bass, Guitar (Rhythm), Mandolin, Vocals (Background), Engineer