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I can see why Lodger is the more underrated third of the Berlin trilogy, with no quintessential anthem like "Heroes", and stylistically more transitional to Scary Monsters than it is similar to the previous two. Instead of being divided between songs and instrumentals, the sides are allegedly divided by theme. The galloping "Red Sails"**** certainly fits this , as do the alternately frantic and comically exotic "African Night Flight", "Move On", and "Yassassin". Opening ballad "Fantastic Voyage"**** on the other hand seems to be a meditation on difficult or ending relationships, and the most soulful vocal since "Heroes". Side two begins with the most single-ready track, the funky "D.J", though the more noisy "Boys Keep Swinging"**** charted better (and interestingly shares exactly the same chord progression as "Fantastic Voyage"). Sandwiched between is "Look Back In Anger"****, which is played more frantically than any other track on the trilogy. Though a bit of a departure from the previous two-thirds of the trilogy, there are plenty of experimental touches, like the weird electrical percussion montage of "African Night Flight", Adrian Belew's noise guitar on "Red Sails" and "Boys Keep Swinging", and the noisy guitar-scape of "Red Money". While a bit reserved it's never repetitive (save for the chord progression I mentioned), and it's also more consistently listenable than Low.
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