New David Bowie album…?

According to longtime David Bowie producer Tony Visconti we’re not all that far away from having another album from the legendary artist:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/19/showbiz/bowie-album/index.html

The article has a link to another article that is about a new “Best of” package being released by Mr. Bowie which will include, apparently, at least 2 new songs (depending on which version you get) and some songs from the aborted Toys album:

http://www.nme.com/news/david-bowie/79653

Interesting stuff.

So too is this debate published at Salon.com between Simon Critchley and Rick Moody regarding Mr. Bowie’s 1979 album Lodger:

http://www.salon.com/2014/09/20/lets-debate-a-david-bowie-critic-and-an-obsessive-battle-over-maddening-brilliance-of-lodger/

I like the title of their article, regarding the “Maddening” brilliance of Lodger.  This was/is a wild album, even for Mr. Bowie.  It was the last of the so-called Berlin Trilogy and many felt it was the weakest of the three albums (the other two being Low and Heroes).

Yet as with many David Bowie works, what at first may seem like a misfire or a lesser piece can, over time, grow in your estimation.  Apparently, this is what happened to the two debating the album.  They were big time Bowie fans who were let down with Lodger when it was first released.  Now, many, many years later, they find themselves enjoying the work and “understanding” it better than they did before.

Interesting stuff, if you’re into David Bowie!