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No, "Never Let Me Down" isn't a bad album at all

Posted by Billdude (@billdude) on Nov. 1, 2025, 7:22 p.m.

I know even Bowie doesn’t like it, but I had little idea why it’s so hated. It’s NOT one of the most dated-sounding productions of his, either. Hell, I’d say his mid-90s work has aged worse than his mid-80s work!

Unicorn is a glorious album and always has been. If there’s one reason I’m grateful for ever discovering George’s site (in terms of albums he had to recommend to me) that one’d be first.

It is not reassuring to find out that there is a four-disc version of MACHINA, but it’s not surprising either, considering that Billy made a 6 disc version of Mellon Collie and that album already had a five-disc box set made out of its singles.