Product Description

After releasing the techno industrial, Trent Reznor-influenced EARTHLING in 1997, David Bowie came back down to Earth on HOURS. And although this album has an ambient feel and contains its share of loops and programming, it is organic overall. HOURS manages to be cutting edge and personal at the same time.
"Thursday's Child", a commercial-sounding single, uses strings and synthesizers to create an atmospheric feel. Credible solo performer Holly Palmer lends her strong voice to the track. "Something in the Air" features the restrained yet effective guitar talents of Reeves Gabrels, who has previously worked with Bowie on his solo material and in TinMachine. "Survive" is a beautiful tune that features both Mellotron and an acoustic intro and ending. "If I'm Dreaming My Life" features the formidable rhythm guitar of Chris Haskett, who has given the Rollins band its metallic crunch. Thedark rocker "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell" is also another standout track. The subdued feel of HOURS shows a classic rocker who is at ease and introspective. Not one to rest on his laurels, David Bowie continues to put out vital material.

Track Listing

1. Thursday's Child
2. Something In The Air
3. Survive
4. If I'm Dreaming My Life
5. Seven
6. What's Really Happening
7. Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
8. New Angels Of Promise
9. Brilliant Adventure
10. Dreamers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20745 in Music
• Released on: 2003-09-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Customer Reviews

Middle of the road...
is probably the best way to sum up this album. It's not bad exactly, all the tracks are listenable and competant, it's just that the album sort of passes by without making any kind of an impression. It's probably the only Bowie album that could be used as background music at a cocktail party. Bowie sounds tired and slightly bored alot of the time, and there's none of the cutting edge experimentalism, darkness or weirdness that one usually associates with Bowie. Basically this is Bowie's middle of the road album for the middle-aged. Underwhelming...

Oh, my God!
I owned them all except 'Hours'. Why was this? Well, the reviews were generally bad, then I saw this on Amazon for £3.97. I was missing a hell of a lot. 'Survive' and 'Seven' are two of the most amazing songs ever written. This man has no equal. Every bit as good as any other Bowie album and it will make your hair stand on end. Beautiful.

Sorry folks but....
I really can't get into this album, Thursday's Child is a great song but the album just goes downhill from there. David sounds..... well just tired and over it and this is Reaves Gabriel's worst contribution as it lacks his usual enthusiasm and exciting guitar work (unsurprisingly after this effort he decided that their partnership should end). 1. Outside is his best 90's album and both Heathen and Reality are better. So I can only recommend this album to someone if they have all his 70's work + Scary Monsters and the three other albums I've already mentioned.