Tracks:
1. Future Legend: 8/10 a very interesting spoken introduction with a nice instrumental background.
2. Diamond Dogs: 8/10 even if the dark imagery doesn't always gel with the glam rock vibe, it's still a fascinating a brilliantly crafted song.
3. Sweet Thing: 9/10 even though I don't really know what it means, it's a chilling, haunting and hypnotic track boosted by all of Bowie's trademark sci-fi madness.
4. Candidate: 7/10 the middle part of the trio of songs is weaker but all the glam rock brilliance and weird and wonderful writing is still there.
5. Sweet Thing (Reprise): 9/10 by returning to the first song this closes the suite in style.
6. Rebel Rebel: 8/10 a more commercial song for David Bowie and not one of my absolute favorites, but it's still a really catchy and entertaining song that's easy to enjoy.
7. Rock N Roll with Me: 8/10 much more entertaining and sophisticated than the title suggests.
8. We are the Dead: 8/10 a good song although some won't get the 1984 references.
9. 1984: 9/10 a brilliant tribute to the novel and a great example of Bowie combining lighter and darker material, something he does very well.
10. Big Brother: 9/10 ditto.
11. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family: 8/10 a weird but fascinating concluding track.
Best song: 1984
Worst song: Candidate
Summary: Overall, this is a fantastic farewell to glam rock for Bowie. It's got its peaks and troughs; the 1984 stuff works really well so it's a shame this couldn't have been a 1984 concept album like Bowie originally wanted. Some of the other songs are occasionally forgettable but never boring. This album is also a surprisingly effective mix of light and dark with fantastically catchy tracks like Rebel Rebel and thought-provoking, soulful ones like 1984. This one is really smashing and one of Bowie's better works.
Final rating: 9/10
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