THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

Bowie: “Diamond Dogs” (RCA Victor). Bryan Ferry takes theatrical vocalism so far that David sounds feckless (at his worst) and sensitive (at his best) by comparison. This is much worse than best, escapist pessimism concocted from a pleasure dome: eat, snort and bugger little girls, for tomorrow we shall be peoploids — but tonight how about $6.98 for this piece of plastic?