Best of David Bowie
Though one of rock's most influential figures, David Bowie's accomplishments are pocked by some distinct ironies. His willful efforts at being a musical and visual chameleon spurred triumphs in genres as diverse as folk, glam, new wave, and electronica. Given the dizzying range and success of his '70s incarnations--from Ziggy to the Thin White Duke to the gaunt, goth-cypher of Low and Heroes--he seemed the artist most well-equipped to weather the changing tides of taste and trend, yet saw his career essentially shrink to cult status after scoring his biggest triumphs when he reshaped the soulless, dance-oriented club music of the early '80s into his own image. This 20-track compilation does little to address the Chinese puzzle that has been Bowie's post-'85 career, but it does deliver an artistically dizzying slate of hits as it skips from one early peak to the next, from evocative cabaret ("Space Oddity," "Changes") through muscular glam-rock ("Suffragette City," "The Jean Genie") to R&B ("Young Americans," "Fame") and post-punk flirtations ("Ashes to Ashes," "Fashion") to the dance-club hits ("Let's Dance," "China Girl," "Modern Love") and '80s one-off duets ("Under Pressure" with Queen, "Dancing in the Streets" with Mick Jagger) that essentially marked the end of his superstar reign. Whole eras and at least one classic '70s album (Low) go completely unaddressed, but all of Bowie's signature hits are here, as well as Earthling's powerful, underappreciated "I'm Afraid of Americans." --Jerry McCulley more
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-06-2009
- Greatest hits without Diamond Dogs?
Overall this is a decent collection of Bowie hits, but how can it be called "Greatest Hits" without the inclusion of one of his true masterpieces Diamond Dogs? Unfortunately I overlooked this glaring omission too late, after I made my...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-30-2008
- A Bowie Sampler
The single-disc "Best of Bowie" is a greatest-hits package for the absolute beginner. If you enjoy the edited versions of "Young Americans," "Golden Years," "Heroes," "Ashes to Ashes" and "Let's Dance," by all means give this a listen....
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-30-2008
- A Bowie Sampler
The single-disc "Best of Bowie" is a greatest-hits package for absolute beginners. If you don't mind the edited versions of "Young Americans," "Heroes," "Ashes to Ashes" and "Let's Dance," by all means give this a listen. Otherwise,...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-24-2007
- China Girl is enough reason
Not really a Bowie fan, I always feel like he's contrived and a bit of a Queen. But years later, I gotta admit a lot of his songs makes you think of some your carefree days, I guess because the tunes are so danceable and they were...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-24-2007
- China Girl is enough reason
Not really a Bowie fan, I always feel like he's contrived and a bit of a Queen. But years later, I gotta admit a lot of his songs makes you think of some your carefree days, I guess because the tunes are so danceable and they were...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-06-2009
- Greatest hits without Diamond Dogs?
Overall this is a decent collection of Bowie hits, but how can it be called "Greatest Hits" without the inclusion of one of his true masterpieces Diamond Dogs? Unfortunately I overlooked this glaring omission too late, after I made my...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-12-2005
- Decent Single Disc Collection, But The Two Disc One Puts This To Shame
There's no denying that David Bowie is one of the greatest artists in rock history (voted # 8 of all time by VH1), and condensing his 30 - plus years of music to a single or even double disc collection is difficult. In 2002, this feat...
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