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Universal acclaim- based on 745 Ratings
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Positive: 691 out of 745
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Mixed: 18 out of 745
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Negative: 36 out of 745
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Jan 9, 2016A nearly unlistenable, cacophonic piece of garbage. If Bowie's name wasn't attached to it, the release would have been forgotten the minute it was released.
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Jan 10, 2016The trouble with artists as revered as Bowie is that they are lionized to such a degree that many critics and fans alike lap up anything they offer and ask for more.
This is a virtually unlistenable album masquerading as high art. -
Jan 22, 2016
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Apr 26, 2016
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MagnetMar 30, 2016Kudos to producer Tony Visconti and the tight jazz team around them for making Blackstar dynamic. If Bowie indeed knew time was tight and death’s release was imminent, this treatise to magic and loss is a gorgeous way to say goodbye. [No. 129, p.52]
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The WireFeb 18, 2016It is a fine, unnerving album. [Mar 2016, p.45]
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Jan 26, 2016Blackstar is an absorbing (if consciously arty and perhaps a shade self-indulgent) listen.