Music Opinion Archives: 03/2025

Just laugh at it

Whereas 2013s The Next Day was such an intentional throwback to his 1970s imperial phase that the cover was literally just “Heroes” with a sticker over it, Blackstar comes across more like what those albums must have been like to hear for the very first time.

A tale of delinquency.

Was punk really a rehash of everything that came before?

An incredible recording.

Does this feeling flow both ways?

New and beguiling…

Officially out of steam.

“This song pre-dates everything else here.”

A protest song that still applies today.

The most dated piece of Fab history.

Unfairly maligned?