Search - David Bowie :: Best of Bowie (Bonus Dvd)

Marketing Geniuses Blow It!

04/05/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Concur with the majority on this one - this is a compilation of edited versions of his greatest hits - I believe that they blew about a minute and a half off of the original Young Americans. Took my copy back to Tower and they were agreeable to let me exchange it."

Don't be fooled by the cool new wrapper!

Julyguy | Richmond, VA | 12/18/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Ok- I love David Bowie, and usually snatch up anything new that comes out. This, however, was pretty disappointing. It's the exact same CD as Best of Bowie (the single US disc)- same track listing, same artwork, etc. The only thing new here is the lame DVD that features 9 annoying techno trance remixes. Don't get me wrong- I'm all for Bowie club mixes, but most of these are just no good. The first 2 tracks have videos- Let's Dance just uses clips of the original video mixed with some boring artwork and an Indian woman dancing around. Heroes is just a bunch of rave kids dancing in a field. (The remix has great energy and would have been HOT, had it included any of the vocals!- but no, it's a continuous, mind-numbing loop of "we could be heroes...just for one day...we could be heroes...just for one day...we could be heroes...just for one day," etc, etc. Ugh! The "live video" for the song "Black Tie White Noise" isn't really even live- it's pulled from the 1993 video release of the same name (which most of you die-hards will already have). It's just Bowie w/ Al B. Sure lip-synching to the album track with a band behind them. Why this was tacked on here, I have no idea. So unless you dig listening to pounding club mixes through your TV (it as, after all, a DVD- not a CD, as it should have been), save your money and go enjoy the "Best of Bowie" that you already own- it's better."

Shotty remixes

Da Man | Pekin, IL | 03/27/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"before I post my review, I will point out that I AM a fan of dance music, and remixes also.This is the worst set of remixes one can choose for Bowie on a "remix collection". Most of them (I do like the Just For One Day remix vs. David Guetta though) are cheap and rehashful.Where are these remixes? all of which would've worked well
Everybody Says Hi (Metro Mix)
Hello Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys version)
Jump They Say (Brothers In Rhythm 12")
Little Wonder (Junior Vasquez Mix)Blue Jean (Extended)
Never Let Me Down (Extended)
Magic Dance (Extended)and there are others, those remixes belong on a Bowie remix cd more than generic fanmade mixes of China Girl, etc...Bowie and Virgin could've put out a killer dance album, but this isn't even lukewarm"