I’m a fan of Bowie’s music, but I tuned out when he flirted with industrial in the 90’s. It wasn’t until Heathen appeared in 2002 that I started to pay attention again. I totally missed Outside when it came out in 1995, and after listening to it today for the first time I feel OK about that. This concept album, ostensibly about the murder of a teenage girl, is pretty boring. It’s “industrial light” meets “Jack the Ripper” with a dash of Kurt Weill thrown in.

However, the spoken word track “Segue-Algeria Touchshriek” does refer to the “World Wide Internet” which is pretty cool considering it was recorded in mid-1995. Points for Bowie for being a cutting-edge geek.