“Never mind the premillennium panic, David Bowie seems to be saying on Hours . . ., let’s try plaintive instead. Bowie’s twenty-third album is as nakedly emotive a collection as anything in his iconic catalog; it’s a summary statement from the man who invented postmodern rock & roll, so school is in session. But teacher […]”
“For a lot of kids, David Bowie is a guy that's never been even remotely cool, let alone taken seriously. Yep, they remember him for what he's contributed to society in their lifetimes-- Tin Machine, *Black Tie, White Noise*, the "Cool World" soundtrack, *Outside*, *Earthling*, and now *Hours*. Who'd guess that a discography that unlistenable would belong to the richest man in rock music? At this ”