Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (C) |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Despite some positive contemporary reviews of the album, other contemporary reviews recognized this effort as "more of a stopgap than a startling new burst of creativity" and Padgham, who co-produced the album, admitted at the time it wasn't as innovative as other Bowie albums. One reviewer later dismissed the album as "rotten," and eventually Bowie himself has admitted that the album was not one of his better efforts.
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