To illustrate my point about innovation, I'd like to compare two 1997 albums - Moz's 'Maladjusted' with David Bowie's 'Earthling'.
The latter is a great record - one of the best albums of the nineties. It is truely post-modern, in its genre-fluidity. Bowie marries drum n bass rhythms with linear compositional modes - adding to the mix some intriguing lyrics.
Moz's album, however, is stuck in the same old formula. Basic rock backing from Boz Boorer and the like. The songs are formulaic - from the poor mans 'Vicar in a Tutu' (Roys Keen) to the clumsy attempt at controversy (Ambitious Outsiders). The backing is basic and dull - wheras the Bowie album is immediate, post-modern and vital.

SORRY earlier for the cuss about Fatboy slim its just i hate Mr Cook so much its untrue.

I agree to a certain extend that Moz needs to sort himself out,But come on he's out doing what his does best so lets see what happens after the tour,For all we know it may be his last.

BACK to Bowie I like his music in th 70s and early 80s after that he is shite!!The bloke has always changed his image before Ziggy Startdust he tried and failed about 4-5 times to be famous and has always changed his image to TRY and keep up.

The bloke is and always has been a FAKE!!He would do anything to be famous and sell records,He proved that before he was famous with his crap records that didnt sell in the early 60s.

I like his music but despise the man or as Morrissey once put it THE MACHINE!!!!!!!

> To illustrate my point about innovation, I'd like to compare two 1997
> albums - Moz's 'Maladjusted' with David Bowie's 'Earthling'.
> The latter is a great record - one of the best albums of the nineties. It
> is truely post-modern, in its genre-fluidity. Bowie marries drum n bass
> rhythms with linear compositional modes - adding to the mix some
> intriguing lyrics.
> Moz's album, however, is stuck in the same old formula. Basic rock backing
> from Boz Boorer and the like. The songs are formulaic - from the poor mans
> 'Vicar in a Tutu' (Roys Keen) to the clumsy attempt at controversy
> (Ambitious Outsiders). The backing is basic and dull - wheras the Bowie
> album is immediate, post-modern and vital.

Bowie's experimentation was really, really awful. Interesting to see how he has again changed his image - looks more 'upmarket gent' than 'spaceboy' and is again singing his old songs from the 70's which I believe he said he never would. Seems that he knew he made a mistake.

I walked out of the Morrissey/ Bowie gig at Wembley because Bowie was creating an awful unexciting row.

For myself I have always liked cardigans, and knowing that ol' Mozzer is now sporting a new one in brown makes me very happy.

I will never forgive Bowie for them 1995 gigs.

They were so fucking shit!!

wie's experimentation was really, really awful. Interesting to see how
> he has again changed his image - looks more 'upmarket gent' than
> 'spaceboy' and is again singing his old songs from the 70's which I
> believe he said he never would. Seems that he knew he made a mistake.

> I walked out of the Morrissey/ Bowie gig at Wembley because Bowie was
> creating an awful unexciting row.

> For myself I have always liked cardigans, and knowing that ol' Mozzer is
> now sporting a new one in brown makes me very happy.