Hey there...

Yeah, I know... lots of stuff about Bowie in this section, but tell me what you think of this. I'm about to make a best of collection, and I wondered what some of you thought shouldn't be there or SHOULD be there that I've ommitted.

two 2-disc sets by David Bowie. set 1 is 1969/1974, set 2 is 1975/1980... based loosely on the 2 discs that came out in '97 (and even incorporating the cover art--see my avatar).

anyway... here goes:

DISC ONE

Space Oddity
The Prettiest Star
Conversation Piece
The Man Who Sold The World
Changes
Oh! You Pretty Things
Life On Mars?
Kooks
Quicksand
Queen Bitch
The Bewlay Brothers
Five Years
Soul Love
Moonage Daydream
Starman
Lady Stardust
Hang Onto Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
Suffragette City
Rock n Roll Suicide
Velvet Goldmine



DISC TWO

John, I’m Only Dancing
Watch That Man
Aladdin Sane
Drive In Saturday
Panic In Detroit
Cracked Actor
Time
Let’s Spend The Night Together
The Jean Genie
Lady Grinning Soul
All The Young Dudes
Sorrow
Diamond Dogs
Sweet Thing / Candidate
Rebel Rebel
Rock n Roll With Me
We Are The Dead
1984



DISC THREE

Young Americans
Win
Fascination
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Can You Hear Me
Fame
John, I’m Only Dancing Again
Station To Station
Golden Years
Word On A Wing
TVC15
Stay
Wild Is The Wind



DISC FOUR

Breaking Glass
What In The World
Sound And Vision
Always Crashing In The Same Care
Be My Wife
Beauty And The Beast
Joe The Lion
Heroes
Sons Of The Silent Age
The Secret Life Of Arabia
Fantastic Voyage
Yassassin
DJ
Look Back In Anger
Boys Keep Swinging
Alabama Song
Up The Hill Backwards
Scary Monsters And Super Creeps
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
It’s No Game
[This message was edited Sun Aug 25 0:14:48 PDT 2002 by Aaron]

I wish I still had the tracklists for the Bowie compilation I made KimRachell earlier this summer...maybe when she comes back, she'll share the love.

Why does your comp end with Scary Monsters? I know the '80s were bleak, but then there was the '90s...Buddha of Suburbia...Outside...Earthling..."Without You I'm Nothing" w/ Placebo...and of course the 21st Century "Heathen"...all great fun for compiling...

Unless, of course, you're making a Poor Man's version of the Virgin "Best Of" CDs, in which case, more power to ya...

Anxiety said:

ends with scary monsters because i'm still trying to figure out if there's enough good material to fill 4, 3, or just 2 discs for the 80's and 90's combined. the 90's are more promising, but the 80's is a tough call... plus the problem of Tin Machine and if it's even really worth including.

Great idea, Aaron! I have a few suggestions.

• All of "Station to Station?" Why not only 4 or 5 from this album? Including the whole thing seems odd to me. But there are only 2 albums on that disc anyway, so keep it how you like.
  
• I would axe "Lady Stardust," simply because you have 8 other songs from "Ziggy" already. I know how much you like that song, though.
  

Moonbeam said:

Hey, when the 6 songs on one album are among his best, what can I do? Oh, and did I mention it's my favorite Bowie album? And that these 6 + 6 + 1 fill up the disc perfectly?

I can't see Let's Dance, China Girl, Absolute Beginners or Under Pressure/Dancing In The Street (which I guess you missed off cos they're collaborations) ... oh, and the Drummer Boy one he did with Bing too! . My fave of the ones you've left off though is Cat People.

Great collection though ... I'd buy it! ... and I'm so happy you've put Wild Is The Wind on there ... one of my absolute favourite tracks of all time, by any artist. It's far better than any other version out there.

The only one I would have taken off is TVC15 - I really don't like that track. A lot of the ones you've put on there I haven't heard of so I'm going to have to check them out.

Kiren
xxx

ps ... I hadn't heard of John I'm Only Dancing Again ... is it just a re-release of John I'm Only Dancing?

pps - I've just seen Modern Love isn't there - didn't u like the Let's Dance album? ... oh and Richochet.

Raspberry said:

this set only goes up to 1980. i'm still thinking on the 80's/90's discs.



TVC15 is one of my faves love that whole album tho.



like i said, it only goes up to 1980. i'm still trying to figure out how many discs to devote to the 80's and 90's. it's either another 4, or just 2. still thinking.

John I'm Only Dancing Again is almost a completely new song. It's a disco workout. Quite long. Done in 74, released in 79.

Cheers Aaron

Ending it with "Scary Monsters" makes perfect sense to me.

I could of started a thread about this cd alone. I'm refering to the 2nd disc of the "Bowie at The Beeb", set taken from a live show just for fans DB did on 6/27/00. The set is air "tight" with incredible renditions of "Wild is The Wind", "Always Crashing", "Seven", so on so forth. Peep the tracklist -
Wild Is The Wind
Ashes To Ashes
Seven
This Is Not America
Absolute Beginners
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Survive
Little Wonder
Man Who Sold The World
Fame
Stay
Hallo Spaceboy
Cracked Actor
I'm Afraid Of Americans
Let's Dance

I've had non-bowie fans totally enthralled with this disc, pure ear candy..

I was just listening to this cd the other day. I can't get over the extended ending of "Stay" where his voice descends. God, I go crazy! And "Wild is the Wind" is as gorgeous as it appears on Station to Station. I don't know how he does it.

Oh and Aaron- nice work on these. I know you put in a lot of effort to get them just so. Can't wait to hear the final product.

Oh man, I would totally include the Alice In Chains demo cover of "Suffragette City." Totally. Hey man!

How could you forget China Girl???

80's/90's....


DISC FIVE

Under Pressure
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Modern Love
China Girl
Let’s Dance
Without You
Criminal World
Loving The Alien
Don’t Look Down
Tonight
Blue Jean
Dancing With The Big Boys
This Is Not America
Dancing In The Street
When The Wind Blows
Absolute Beginners



DISC SIX

Magic Dance
As The World Falls Down
Underground
Day In Day Out
Time Will Crawl
Beat Of Your Drum
Never Let Me Down
Look Back In Anger ‘88
Heaven’s In Here
Tin Machine
Prisoner Of Love
Under The God
Fame ‘90
Baby Universal
You Belong In Rock N Roll
Almapura
Goodbye Mr. Ed



DISC SEVEN

Real Cool World
You’ve Been Around
Black Tie, White Noise
Jump They Say
Miracle Goodnight
Don’t Let Me Down & Down
Buddha Of Suburbia
Sex And The Church
Bleed Like A Craze, Dad
Dead Against It
Untitled No. 1
The Heart’s Filthy Lesson
Hallo Spaceboy
I Have Not Been To Oxford Town
I’m Deranged
Strangers When We Meet



DISC EIGHT

Little Wonder
Seven Years In Tibet
Dead Man Walking
Telling Lies
I’m Afraid Of Americans
I Can’t Read (short)
Thursday’s Child
Something In The Air
Survive
Seven
The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
Cactus
Slow Burn
5:15 Angels Have Gone
Everyone Says Hi
Heathen (The Rays)
[This message was edited Tue Aug 27 15:23:36 PDT 2002 by Aaron]

Anxiety said:

rectified directly above.