Heathen (David Bowie)

One of his best late-period records -- anyone care to argue whether Earthling is a Bowie album or the third Tin Machine release? -- made more compelling by the guitar work of David Torn, a terrific cover of one of the better Pixies songs, Major Tom's wanking twin, a Saul-Bellowish short-story set to music and the sort of track to track coherence of the Early Days. It's enough to make you forgive and forget "Let's Dance"! This package may be pretty highly priced, but the "bonus" disc does include work not present in the previous and original "limited edition" which remains available still. (What are the "limits" exactly?) But all the additions aside (The word "extras" seems inappropriate -- it's like saying "extra money". Be honest, is there such a thing?) the reproduction here seems snapped up a few points: more inner detail and better imaging and nuance to the dynamic range which means you need something a few steps up from the iPod dock to get what you're paying for. With the tra... Read more

Amazon doesn't mention that this '07 Japan mini-sleeve edition carries a bonus disc containing some fabulous non-album tracks & remixes. Here is the track list for the bonus disc: 13. Sunday MOBY REMIX 14. A Better Future REMIX BY AIR 15. Conversation Piece 16. Panic In Detroit 17. Wood Jackson 18. When The Boys Come Marching Home 19. Baby Loves That Way 20. You've Got A Habit Of Leaving 21. Safe 22. Shadow Man The audio on the main disc is the same '04 remaster. However, the mastering on the bonus disc is notably improved over many of the original singles' audio. Presumably, this is the same edition as the 2004 2CD jewel box re-release. WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD? Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you. Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature rep... Read more

Bowie is a great musician. i love his work

Sorry biatches I just cannot get past the blatent homosexuality of him, and the fact that all of his songs are so ordinary that anyone with half an hear could recreat the same quality of his or not more in the studio, given the chance.