Pin-Ups - DAVID BOWIE***

Rosalyn/Here Comes The Night/I Wish You Would/See Emily Play/Everything's Alright/I Can't Explain/Friday On My Mind/Sorrow/Don't Bring Me Down/Shapes Of Things/Anyway Anyhpw Anywhere/Where Have All The Good Times Gone

Pin-Ups was an entirely superfluous and unnecessary album of covers from David Bowie, as during this period his songwriting talents delivering original material were firing on all cylinders. Includes the UK No.3 hit single Sorrow. (US:23 UK:1)

“The problem with this project was always going to be that, although Bowie chose some of the better songs of the period (mid 60s London), they were probably never going to match the quality of his own songs at this time. Consequently, it's the most inessential Bowie album of the 1970s.”

“Decent set of covers in Bowie's glam rock style of the times but ultimately it's nothing too amazing or inspiring.”

“Released during an almost unstoppable run of classics, this hiccup is generally cited as one of David's weaker efforts. I wholeheartedly consider this as Bowie's most unnecessary offering, and honestly see no great reason for it to exist.”

“Not actually as bad as it first sounds, but also not very good and, fatally, not particularly interesting even as a curiosity. A covers album, in case you didn't know, with Bowie and his band doing a bunch of mostly English 60s mod songs.”

“Bowie finally sunk to an all time low after a streak of brilliant albums. Pin Ups is just a collection of Bowie covering songs by adding a glam flavour to them, and nearly ruining most of them in the process.”

“Sure, Pin Ups was pretty much a filler release, but given that the clock was ticking and Bowie would shortly abandon rock and roll to go self-consciously arty. In many ways it's nice to hear him relax with friends before he showed them the door.”

“One of the most interesting songwriters of the early 70s makes a covers album and it comes of weak and uninspired. It probably doesn't help that I don't know many of the songs, but the ones I do know are butchered, especially See Emily Play. Poor album and the worst he's done so far at this point.”

“Bowie's tribute to the sixties contains mostly familiar covers. The band is tight, the selection interesting, but the sound is very samey throughout.”