History YMMV / BlackstarAlbum

** Any of the album's many references to death, given that we now know they were a reference to Bowie's own. In the music video of "Lazarus", he locks himself in a closet -- one would easily see it as a coffin.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Mixing with DyingMomentOfAwesome, the album is a perfect close to Bowie's life.

** Any of the album's many references to death, given that we now know they were a reference to Bowie's own.

** The album title. Journalists pointed out that the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans, however, also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising. It is also a reference to an unreleased Creator/ElvisPresley song that talks about how everyone has a "black star" and when you see it you know you'll die.

** The album title. Journalists pointed out that the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans, however, also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.

** Five words: '''''"I Can't Give Everything Away"'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non-fans'') who heard it to tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').

* EvenBetterSequel: Compared to his last album, ''Music/TheNextDay'', which was already considered an improvement over ''Music/{{Reality}}'', not to mention that it's considered to be on-par with, if not better than some of, his work from UsefulNotes/TheSeventies.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** The line "Where the fuck did Monday go?" on "Girl Loves Me"; Bowie died on a Sunday night, so Monday had truly gone for him, and the world was left to grieve that day.
** More of a ''Heartwarming'' Aneurysm Moment, but it fits. In the music video of "Lazarus", Bowie is seen on a table contemplating what he should write. While "Lazarus" is a powerful song about his passing, that scene becomes ''a lot'' more depressing when you learn Bowie had decided to do a follow-up to ''★'', meaning he ''still'' wasn't ready to leave.

** Five words: '''''"I Can't Give Everything Away"'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non-fans'') who heard it to tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').

* EvenBetterSequel: Compared to his last album, ''Music/TheNextDay', which was already considered an improvement over ''Music/{{Reality}}'', not to mention that it's considered to be on-par with, if not better than some of, his work from UsefulNotes/TheSeventies.

** Five words: '''''"I Can't Give Everything Away"'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non-fans'') who heard it to tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future post posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').

* EvenBetterSequel: Compared to his last album, ''Music/TheNextDay'' which was already an improvement over ''Music/{{Reality}}'', not to mention that it's considered to be on-par with, if not better than some of, his work from UsefulNotes/TheSeventies.

** The album title: Journalists pointed out the title references a "black star lesion", which is mostly found in cancer patients. Fans however also pointed out that there ''is'' a thing known as a black star in astronomy, that ''releases indefinitely''. Considering Bowie's shtick of space, it wouldn't be surprising.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Where the fuck did Monday go" on "Girl Loves Me"; Bowie died on a Sunday night leaving many to grieve that Monday.
** More of a ''Heartwarming Aneurysm Moment'', but it fits: In the music video of Lazarus, Bowie is seen on a table contemplating what he should write. While "Lazarus" is a heartwarming/TearJerker song about his passing, that scene becomes ''a lot'' more depressing when you learn Bowie decided to do a follow-up to ''★'', meaning he ''still'' wasn't ready to leave.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing.

** Five words: '''''I Can't Give Everything Away'''''. No less of a figure than Music/HenryRollins [[http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-bowies-blackstar-is-on-the-level-of-low-and-heroes-6481055 said]] that listening to the song "Makes me want to chase after him as the song fades away, pleading with him not to go." The bittersweet sound, musical callbacks to ''Low'', and lyrics about Bowie facing his death with dignity brought almost every fan (even ''non fans'') who heard it to tears. It is more tragically fitting that it's the closing track to the album (and if you wanna see it further, Bowie's ''final'' song he made before his death, not counting the future post posthumous releases like ''No Plan'').

* EvenBetterSequel: Compared to his last album, ''Music/TheNextDay'' who was already an improvement over ''Music/{{Reality}}'', not to mention that it's considered to be on-par with, if not better than some of, his work from UsefulNotes/TheSeventies.

* EvenBetterSequel: Compared to his last album, ''Music/TheNextDay'' who was already an improvement over ''Music/{{Reality}}''.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoment: The entire album, when it ''isn't'' a TearJerker, is this. It's Bowie's final goodbye to everyone and turning his death into a work of art. It was ''his'' GrandFinale and SwanSong to those who were with him, whether to the end or just getting on board before his passing. This is further exemplified in one of the lyrics of "Dollar Days", ''[[YouAreNotAlone "Don't believe for just one second I'm forgetting you"]]''.

* NightmareFuel: The first two music videos for the album, especially the title track's. The final posthumous one, "I Can't Give Everything Away", is more tragic than terrifying.

* NightmareFuel: The music videos for the album. Especially the title track's.

** After the album was released, Visconti revealed that Bowie made demo recordings of five additional songs after making this album, and called Visconti a week before his death saying he wanted to make another album. ''Blackstar'' ends on a peaceful note, but the fact that Bowie obviously felt he hadn't accomplished everything he was meant to accomplish in life when he died just compounds the tragedy behind the album.

** More of a ''Heartwarming Aneurysm Moment'', but it fits: In the music video of Lazarus, Bowie is seen on a table contemplating what he should write. While "Lazarus" is a heartwarming/TearJerker song about his passing, that scene becomes ''a lot'' more depressing when you learn Bowie decided to do a follow-up to ''Blackstar'', meaning he ''still'' wasn't ready to leave.