LODGER

The final installment of the 'Berlin trilogy' is a let-down after its two predecessors, Low and Heroes. The innovative lets-try-something-new approach is gone, and we are back to straight three-minute rock songs. However, Bowie is not at his best in the song-writing department and virtually all of these tunes are forgettable. They are not awful, but they lack both the emotional punch and lyrical cleverness of his earlier gems, and the experimental ethereal feel (and even the funkiness) of the albums previous to this. "Look Back in Anger" and "Red Sails" are OK, but even those couldn't get onto any Bowie best-of compilation, even an extended box-set version. I find the rest of the songs just too dull. It is odd, as Scary Monsters (the studio album which follows this one) is great. The best thing about Lodger is Adrian Belew's guitar playing, but the songs are not extended enough to give him any room for showing off. I give this album 5.1 out of 10 on my 10-point scale, which translates to (high) 2 PA stars.

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