There’s an air of slight befuddlement on episode 37 of Broken Records as Remfry and Steve discuss Tin Machine’s II, the 1991 sophomore album from the sort of supergroup. Sort of because really, the only member of the group that is ‘super’ is one Mr. David Bowie (you may have heard of him).

Supported by 3 singles, the album peaked at number 23 in the UK, though it only made it to number 126 in the US. The band's label, Victory Music, went bankrupt after the album's release, leading to it being mostly unavailable for purchase until 2020, when it was given its first major reissue on both vinyl and CD.

In a rare failure of judgement, Bowie himself was so assured with the project he left EMI, who were willing to put out David Bowie solo material but not this project. But is Tin Machine II really that bad? Where would it rank as a part of David Bowie’s solo career? And did Tin Machine, as some critics have retrospectively argued, predict the rise of grunge?

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