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David Bowie - Scary Monsters Audio CD

A fair review of the David Bowie "Scary Monsters" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all David Bowie reviews here, or go back to the David Bowie tabs.

David Bowie Band: David Bowie
Title: Scary Monsters
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Release Date: 2003-10-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: It's No Game, Pt. 1 2: Up the Hill Backwards 3: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 4: Ashes to Ashes 5: Fashion 6: Teenage Wildlife 7: Scream Like a Baby 8: Kingdom Come 9: Because You're Young 10: It's No Game, Pt. 2

Controlled chaos
It's a very visual album, and as Bowie takes the listener through this journey, he confronts his psychological shadow head on over and over again, ultimately gaining control over it. From the opening verses sung in Japanese, there's a distinct sense that something dark and sinister is going on just beneath the surface of this record. This is apparent in the arrangement of the songs, especially with Robert Fripp's barely controlled guitar work. Between Fripp and Carlos Alomar, it's as if Bowie had unleashed two deadly snakes from a wicker basket, only to coax them back at the very last second before allowing them to do any harm. Chronologically, Scary Monsters came after the Berlin trilogy albums of the mid to late '70s, which marked the peak of Bowie's experimental period. As he confesses in 'Ashes to ashes', he apparently wasn't just experimenting musically on those previous albums, but also with heroin (and God only knows what other strange drugs). This may very well be the last of Bowie's truly classic and timeless albums from beginning to end. The SACD version is well worth getting, as it adds another dimension to a spectacular recording.
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Punched in the gut
This is a hybrid disc, so you can play it on regular CD players as well, but to get the full audio range you'll need a SACD player. That's how you'll feel when you crank up the bass on this SACD. I'll say it again - SACD and DSD remind me of playing a brand new audiophile vinyl record - there's just something else there that CD can't provide, and SACD blows the doors off of DVD-A. So even if you don't have a SACD player, buy this copy now and hang on to it until you do get one. You can't go wrong with a disc that has "Ashes to Ashes" and "Fashion," and the incredible guitar work of Robert Fripp.


Absolute Must Have!!
Bowie is known for quality output of his catalog and I look forward to next batch. I will save the long drawn out review of one of Bowie's finest and just say that you will not believe sound quality in super audio and the price is excellent.

Classic Jamm.


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