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On the surface, Lodger is the most accessible of the three Berlin-era records David Bowie made with Brian Eno, simply because there are no instrumentals and there are a handful of concise pop songs. Nevertheless, Lodger is still gnarled and twisted avant pop; what makes it different is how it incorporates such experimental tendencies into genuine songs, something that Low and Heroes purposely avoided. "D.J.," "Look Back in Anger," and "Boys Keep Swinging" have strong melodic hooks that are subverted and strengthened by the layered, dissonant productions, while the remainder of the record is divided between similarly effective avant pop and ambient instrumentals. Lodger has an edgier, more minimalistic bent than its two predecessors, which makes it more accessible for rock fans, as well as giving it a more immediate, emotional impact. It might not stretch the boundaries of rock like Low and Heroes, but it arguably utilizes those ideas in a more effective fashion.
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George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Drums - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Writer, Sound Effects (SFX) - Adrian Belew, Mandolin - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Mandolin, Backing Vocals, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Simon House, Mandolin - Sean Mayes, Piano - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Guitar - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Percussion - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Writer, Prepared Piano - David Bowie, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Mayes, Piano - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Rhythm Guitar - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Percussion - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Adrian Belew, Rhythm Guitar - David Bowie, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Backing Vocals, Remastering Engineer, Rhythm Guitar, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Mayes, Piano - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Guitar - George Murray, Bass - Dennis Davis, Drums - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Guitar, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Simon House, Violin - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Guitar - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Drums - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Writer, Synthesizer, Treatment Guitar - Adrian Belew, Guitar - David Bowie, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Stan Harrison, Saxophone - Tony Visconti, Producer, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Simon House, Violin - Sean Mayes, Piano - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, Writer - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Percussion - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Writer - Adrian Belew, Guitar - David Bowie, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Guitar - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Drums - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Horn, Trumpet, Writer, Synthesizer - David Bowie, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Backing Vocals, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Mayes, Piano - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlos Alomar, Drums - Dennis Davis, Bass Guitar - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Piano, Writer - Adrian Belew, Guitar - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Simon House, Violin - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roger Powell, Synthesizer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Drums - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Adrian Belew, Guitar - David Bowie, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Simon House, Violin - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roger Powell, Synthesizer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - George Murray, Bass Guitar - Dennis Davis, Drums - Rod O'Brien, MixingEngineer - Ray Staff, Remastering Engineer - Brian Eno, Writer - Adrian Belew, Guitar - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Visconti, Producer, Backing Vocals, Remastering Engineer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - David Richards, Audio Recording Engineer - Eugene Chaplin, AssistantEngineer - Greg Caruso, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
On the surface, Lodger is the most accessible of the three Berlin-era records David Bowie made with Brian Eno, simply because there are no instrumentals and there are a handful of concise pop songs. Nevertheless, Lodger is still gnarled and twisted avant pop; what makes it different is how it incorporates such experimental tendencies into genuine songs, something that Low and Heroes purposely avoided. "D.J.," "Look Back in Anger," and "Boys Keep Swinging" have strong melodic hooks that are subverted and strengthened by the layered, dissonant productions, while the remainder of the record is divided between similarly effective avant pop and ambient instrumentals. Lodger has an edgier, more minimalistic bent than its two predecessors, which makes it more accessible for rock fans, as well as giving it a more immediate, emotional impact. It might not stretch the boundaries of rock like Low and Heroes, but it arguably utilizes those ideas in a more effective fashion.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:55
- Main artists: David Bowie
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC ℗ 1979, 2017 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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