Our critic’s review of Blackstar was published on 10 January; the next day the news broke that David Bowie had died. With the benefit of hindsight,she reappraises an extraordinary albumCritics are supposed to acquire perspective on their subject. We are supposed to acquire some degree of insider knowledge. We acquire access to the industry machinery, at least in theory; sometimes access to the artists themselves.
As a breed, and we were driving blind with David Bowie’s Blackstar. Not one of us knew for sure that Bowie’s final hour was so close,although speculation approximately his health had been rife (abundant or plentiful, full of sth bad or unpleasant) for years.
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Source: theguardian.com