Album Details
Title: Earthling [Japan]
Artist: David Bowie
Release Date: 2/11/1997
Re-Released On: 2/23/2004
Label: Sony Music Distribution
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPC: 4547366014600
Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie 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
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Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 2004 | CD | Sony Music Distribution | 542 |
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Album Review
Jumping on the post-grunge industrial bandwagon with Outside didn't successfully rejuvenate David Bowie's credibility or sales, so he switched his allegiance to techno and jungle for the follow-up, Earthling. While jungle is a more appropriate fit than industrial, the resulting music is nearly as awkward. Though he often gets the sound of jungle right, the record frequently sounds as if the beats were simply grafted on top of pre-existing songs. Never are the songs broken open by a new form; they are fairly conventional Bowie songs with fancy production. Fortunately, Bowie sounds rejuvenated by this new form, and songs like "Little Wonder" and "Seven Years in Tibet" are far stronger than the bulk of Outside. Still, the record falls short of its goals, and it doesn't offer enough intrigue or innovations to make Earthling anything more than an admirable effort. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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