Earthling is a 1997 album by David Bowie. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the rave culture of the 1990s. Though not a major commercial success, the album scored a number of positive reviews and scored a minor hit with a Trent Reznor remix of "I'm Afraid of Americans". The album featured elements not common to dance electronica, such as live acoustic and electric guitar, jazzy live piano, and song structures more common to pop-rock than techno.

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  • *Allmusic {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:txfxlfkehcqo link] *Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15615-earthling link] *Robert Christgau {{Rating-Christgau|dud}} [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=david+bowie link]
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  • Earthling is a 1997 album by David Bowie. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the rave culture of the 1990s. Though not a major commercial success, the album scored a number of positive reviews and scored a minor hit with a Trent Reznor remix of "I'm Afraid of Americans". The album featured elements not common to dance electronica, such as live acoustic and electric guitar, jazzy live piano, and song structures more common to pop-rock than techno. The album performed better than its highly experimental predecessor, Outside, reaching number 6 in the UK charts and number 39 in the US. Bowie's enthusiasm for remixing reached its peak when this album was released and the numerous singles from it were also issued to clubs, as well as online: three versions of "Telling Lies" were released on Bowie's official website months prior to the album's release, constituting the first ever downloadable single by a major artist. "Little Wonder" was the album's biggest hit, reaching number 14 in the UK. Three more singles — "Dead Man Walking", "Seven Years in Tibet", and "I'm Afraid of Americans" — did not fare so well, although the latter did remain in the U.S. charts for 16 weeks, peaking at number 66. The music videos for Earthling were elaborate. Artist and director Floria Sigismondi directed the short films for "Little Wonder" and "Dead Man Walking", while Dom and Nic directed "I'm Afraid of Americans", the latter being nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. A video was also made for "Seven Years in Tibet", comprised largely of concert footage. (en)
  • Earthling är ett musikalbum inspelat av David Bowie i Looking glass studio, New York, USA och släpptes 1997. Finns både som CD-skiva och vinyl. (sv)
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  • Earthling is a 1997 album by David Bowie. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the rave culture of the 1990s. Though not a major commercial success, the album scored a number of positive reviews and scored a minor hit with a Trent Reznor remix of "I'm Afraid of Americans". The album featured elements not common to dance electronica, such as live acoustic and electric guitar, jazzy live piano, and song structures more common to pop-rock than techno. (en)
  • Earthling är ett musikalbum inspelat av David Bowie i Looking glass studio, New York, USA och släpptes 1997. Finns både som CD-skiva och vinyl. (sv)
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