Label: EMI Records (Europe), 7243 521895 0 2
Style: Pop, Punk
Country: London, England (8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016)
Time: 45:36
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 331 Mb
Charts: UK #1, AUS #1, AUT #20, GER #8, NL #3, NOR #3, NZ #1, SWE #4, SWI #75, US #12. Australia, Canada and UK: Platinum.
It's
his first album following the Berlin Trilogy (Low, "Heroes" and
Lodger), Scary Monsters was Bowie's attempt to create a more commercial
record after the trilogy proved successful artistically but less so
commercially.
Co-produced by Tony Visconti, Scary Monsters was
recorded between February and April 1980 at the Power Station in New
York City, and later Good Earth Studios in London. Much of the same
personnel from prior releases returned for the sessions, with additional
guitar by Chuck Hammer and Robert Fripp, and a guest appearance by Pete
Townshend. The music incorporates elements of art rock, new wave and
post-punk. Unlike the improvisational nature of prior releases, Bowie
spent time writing the music and lyrics; several were recorded under
working titles and some contained reworked elements of earlier,
unreleased songs. The album cover is a large-scale collage featuring
Bowie donning a Pierrot costume, with references to his prior releases
on the rear sleeve.
The album's lead single, "Ashes to Ashes",
revisited the character of Major Tom from "Space Oddity" and was
promoted with an inventive music video. Scary Monsters garnered critical
and commercial acclaim: it topped the UK Albums Chart and restored
Bowie's commercial standing in the US, reaching No. 12. Scary Monsters
would later be referred to by commentators as Bowie's "last great album"
and a benchmark for subsequent releases.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Monsters_(and_Super_Creeps))
01. It's No Game (No. 1) (04:20)
02. Up the Hill Backwards (03:15)
03. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (05:12)
04. Ashes to Ashes (04:25)
05. Fashion (04:49)
06. Teenage Wildlife (06:56)
07. Scream Like a Baby (03:35)
08. Kingdom Come (03:45)
09. Because You're Young (04:54)
10. It's No Game (No. 2) (04:22)
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