It's like a drunken painter's rendition of Greta Garbo

I don’t think Bowie ever topped this one. He’s a musical tyrant, and this album is his goaded horse. It’s a sweeping vista of Nietzsche-inspired pet conceits and epic spontaneity. Some describe it as “chamber pop.” That seems to fit.  I imagine Bowie locking his band in a chamber with himself and not letting anybody out until everybody was hunky dory.

5/5 stars.

6 – David Bowie – Quicksand

Is it weird that this poster is at the foot of my bed?

Surfer Rosa might have one of the greatest album covers of all time. (I mean there are boobies for goodness sakes!) But like those rare gorgeous people who also have equally gorgeous personalities, there’s a Heaven waiting behind those Pearly Gates. No album in the world has more personality than Surfer Rosa. Push play and it jumps right out of your speakers to shake your hand and slap your back. A note to all future girlfriends: You will always come second to this album. Sorry.

5/5 stars.

13 – Pixies – Brick Is Red