There are musicians who are to excel in transparency and coolness hardly in which one has the impression that they really only do what they feel like and who seem to have it just is not necessary anymore to bend for anyone , It was at this probably includes David Bowie, who succeeded with his' 83er album "Let's Dance" to carry two songs into the public eye to the timeless, over and over again were played evergreens. Only God will know how many millions of times "China Girl" and "Let's Dance" went on the radio! The album has except these two megahit other interesting pieces to offer but. Thus provides the peppy "Modern Love" a successful entry into the CD, which prepares skillfully on the remaining seven songs the listener. Of course one has to album invariably fallen, and who can not get anything of extraordinary voice Bowie and '80s music holds for scrap, some will criticize. Because the typical musical characteristics of this decade are unmistakable. Again and again ensure for example keyboards for large-scale surface sounds that, you had asked me, would not be strictly necessary. Interestingly, and therefore to mention the song "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)", which is part of the soundtrack for the film "Cat People" is was and on "Let's Dance", although not in the soundtrack version, but as nice addition, takes place. Overall it can be said that the album is a successful work, on the one likes recourse. Although some songs a little too much after the 80s sound ("Shake It" I find unbearable), but one has to admit that "Let's Dance" is a dyed in the wool Bowie album. I am in the unfortunate situation that I feel valued as too weak (due to the engaging Bowie-style) and four stars too strong (because of nervous keyboards and the superfluous padsounds) three stars. So there's four stars with restrictions.
