Audio CD review:
David Bowie - Best of Bowie

David Bowie - Best of Bowie

Band: David Bowie Title: Best of Bowie Rating: Release Date: 22 October, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Space Oddity 2: The Man Who Sold The World 3: Changes 4: Life On Mars? 5: Moonage Daydream 6: Suffragette City 7: Ziggy Stardust 8: All The Young Dudes 9: The Jean Genie 10: Panic In Detroit 11: Rebel, Rebel 12: Diamond Dogs 13: Young Americans 14: Fame 15: Golden Years 16: TVC15 17: Sound and Vision 18: Heroes 19: D.J. 20: Ashes To Ashes 21: Fashion 22: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 23: Under Pressure 24: Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 25: Let's Dance 26: China Girl 27: Modern Love 28: Blue Jean 29: This is Not America 30: Dancing In The Streets 31: Absolute Beginners 32: Time Will Crawl 33: Under The God 34: Jump They Say 35: The Heart's Filthy Lesson 36: I'm Afraid Of Americans 37: Thursday's Child 38: Slow Burn

Editoral Review His willful efforts at being a musical and visual chameleon spurred triumphs in genres as diverse as folk, glam, new wave, and electronica. Though one of rock's most influential figures, David Bowie's accomplishments are pocked by some distinct ironies. 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 .. You can see a complete list of all David Bowie discography, or go back to the David Bowie tabs