David Bowie - 'Hours…' (1999) {2013, Japanese Blu-Spec CD2, Remastered}
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Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock | Sony Records Int'l #SICP 30153
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 376 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 123 Mb
Full Scans ~ 239 Mb | 00:51:12 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock | Sony Records Int'l #SICP 30153
Since David Bowie spent the '90s jumping from style to style, it comes as a shock that Hours, his final album of the decade, is a relatively straightforward affair. Not only that, but it feels unlike anything else in his catalog. Bowie's music has always been a product of artifice, intelligence, and synthesis. Hours is a relaxed, natural departure from this method. Arriving after two labored albums, the shift in tone is quite refreshing. "Thursday's Child," the album's engaging mid-tempo opener, is a good indication of what lays ahead. It feels like classic Bowie, yet recalls no specific era of his career. For the first time, Bowie has absorbed all the disparate strands of his music, from Hunky Dory through Earthling. That doesn't mean Hours is on par with his earlier masterworks; it never attempts to be that bold.