Only PLEASE don't defend Tin Machine II

It's much harder to defend a maligned album than you think. In asking listeners to set their reservations aside, you can't push yourself; there's a fine line between being an advocate and an apologist.Thomas Inskeep's judicious reassessment of David Bowie's misbegotten Tonight hasn't changed my mind about the album, but at least I accept the possibility that someone can defend an album most people consider an ignoble part of Bowie's resume (and the first step of his slide into irrelevance).