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  • Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: October 5, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: Virgin Records Us
  • ASIN: B00001QGPR
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (184 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #161,357 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Hours... is a lush, largely serene self-portrait through which David Bowie atones for mistakes and reflects on regrets. Not that this is the chameleon's swan song, but it's a fitting time for him to speak out honestly about his life--a life that's been lionized, criticized, and mythologized by the masses for three decades. Bowie's Hunky Dory muses were once "driving their mamas and papas insane," but here they are aged and faded ("The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"); yet the man himself could not be more graceful or vibrant. --Beth Massa


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From Outside to Earthling, which were released only two years apart in the late 1990s, the rock & roll chameleon did his best to keep pace with fleeting dance trends, jumping straight from the persona of a post-grunge industrial phantom into that of a drum & bass beatmeister. While both albums were respectable representations of each genre, by switching directions with such angularity, the CDs were ultimately more costume than camouflage. With Hours... David Bowie updates his musical wardrobe, but for the first time in his career he drops the facade. The album is a real-life memoir of loss, regret, and repentance. He boldly intertwines trip-hop rhythms, new-wave nods, Reeves Gabrels's wondrously odd guitar riffs, slow, deliberate ambient tempos, and atmospheric synth accents, all while maintaining a cohesive, otherworldly pop appeal. The CD marks the completion of an ironic circle, where Bowie draws inspiration from contemporary trends borne out of a musical style he invented decades ago. Looks like Major Tom has finally found his way home, and what a gorgeous homecoming it is. --Beth Massa

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A mature album by a mature man, November 18, 1999
By Greg Benson (Athens, GA USA) - See all my reviews
Bowie seems to still be getting a lot of flak for his eighties slump; most rockers his age can rehash and regurgitate and get rewarded by most critics just for showing up. Bowie, on the other hand, has started to really take some chances again with his music, and only a few critics seem to have noticed. While "Hours..." is (consciously or unconsciously)reminiscient of "Hunky Dory" and then "The Man who Sold the World," he has inserted the lyrics of a fifty-something musician who admittedly feels a bit left behind. Well, this is stuff we (adults) can sink our teeth into! I especially love how the album starts out slow and builds up steam; with each listen this approach seems to make more sense. Those who have listened to him for a long time don't always want the sustained energy of "Earthling." (We can't always take it! Sometimes we just want a nice ride!) And we know this is the real thing; Bowie's been giving us the real thing since "Outside" or even before. I think he knows it; too bad it's taken rock critics a while to be convinced.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Spectacular, March 1, 2002
By Mud Pyramid "rilaly" (Omaha, Nebraska USA) - See all my reviews
Some of the times an album gets drowned out by an artist's former successes. If an album, from such a performer, does not break new ground it somehow gains less attention than the upstart's albums. This, my fellow legion of Bowie fans, is simply a spectacular album. This is David Bowie easing on the cutting edge for a moment to settle into sound song craftsmanship. How many artists out there can lay claim to so many incredible and unique albums. In my opinion, Bowie has had ten albums I would call incredible, and this fits into that groove. Subtlety rules on this album. A deft hand by both Bowie and Reeves Gabrels has been used on this album to at times fill the empty spaces, and at other times let it flow. To say that I am impressed by this album would be a grand understatement. This is a probably not a great starting point for those not initiated into the Bowie craftsmanship, but to those who love him as much as I do...it's great punctuation to the progressive brilliance.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for a true Bowie fan, December 8, 1999
This CD takes 4 or more listens to fully appreciate the depth of the music and lyrics. This is the similar to the David Bowie music I grew up with during the 70s, and enjoy the most. His voice is as good as it's ever been. I wouldn't recommend it to someone who is only familiar with his later works. I really like every song on the CD, there doesn't seem to be a bad one in the bunch.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'hours...' -Underappreciated Brilliance
The year this came out, I probably would've given HOURS three stars. I was ready for Bowie to rock hard, but this isn't exactly that kind of album. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Rich Latta

4.0 out of 5 stars (3.5 stars) When a great overall suond can make up for a lack of great melodies
An artistic comeback for Dave, who at the time hadn't made an honestly good album since the early '80s. Read more
Published 15 months ago by finulanu

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Hours
I am very surprised to hear some of the bad reviews of this album. Bowie does another bang up job in my opinion and I found it to be very relevant to my own life and especially... Read more
Published on December 22, 2006 by R. Buck

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Post-"Let's Dance" Album
Following the pop stylings of his lazy 80s material, the meandering rock wankery of Tin Machine and the forays into electronica that ended with "Earthling," Bowie managed to churn... Read more
Published on November 14, 2006 by WalterDigsTunes

5.0 out of 5 stars No more comparisons please
First things first there is no point in comparing this to any of Bowie's other works. As every good Bowie fan Knows there are at least six different periods of Bowie's music. Read more
Published on July 8, 2006 by Sharon Good

4.0 out of 5 stars Awake Inside a Bubble
If I found myself awake inside a bubble, I would most likely think of playing this cd. Unlike almost all of Bowie's other work, this cd contains very few fast tempo songs. Read more
Published on June 26, 2006 by Gustave O. Frey

3.0 out of 5 stars 'tis all right
David Bowie's music is always one of two categories: Brilliant or terrible. Nothing's okay. Nothing's just good. Nothing's just bad. Read more
Published on June 24, 2006 by stillravenmad

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER Must BOWIE Recording
this man is all and more ... This music trip covers from Ziggy to Spiders by way of Diamonds , Stations , Lows , Heroes , Dogs , Monsters and Pin Ups , Black Ties and White Noise... Read more
Published on December 2, 2005 by Gerardo Martinez Casas

3.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Sell This Short!!
Hours? It's more like years since David Bowie finished an album that was something other than conceptual in its nature. Read more
Published on November 4, 2005 by Thomas D. Ryan

4.0 out of 5 stars Modern Bowie
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