Sandwiched between the raw kraut-pop of his late-seventies Berlin period and the 1981 ultra-plastic megatunes of Let’s Dance, “Scary Monsters And Super Creeps” is regarded by many as a transitional record. But the sheer palpable fearful bile that Bowie had for the shiny young pretenders of the burgeoning New Romantic movement made for cringingly moreish art. Tony Visconti and Robert Fripp would never work with him again after this audacious suite of self-pitying anthems (“Ashes To Ashes”), fascist funk jams (“Fashion”) and outright verbal jabs at Gary Numan (“Teenage Wildlife”).
Scary Monsters and Super Creeps is also #443 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Liam Withnail talk about everything from the merits and drawbacks of screaming in music to funny things that old men have said on beaches. All that plus Secret Posho, Tattoo Woohoo/Tattoo Boohoo, Unhinged Youtube Comment of the Week, Bette Midler Factor and so much more! Enjoy An Album! Enjoy.