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This song collection is, by the way, arranged chronologically, so according to the original recording of the respective songs, and thus "Helden" from September 1977 (in the original, of course, "Heroes" and who doesn't remember "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" from 1981) appears at the end of the 2nd CD and not in the middle of the 4th CD, as the remix was only created in 1989. And so the majority of this collection (about 2½ CDs) comes from David Bowie's or Ziggy Stardust's extravagant years, the 70s.
I must admit, however, that many songs from this collection simply pass me by nowadays. We are no longer in the 70s or 80s. Back then, David Bowie was the bizarre artist who spanned all facets of the independent scene, whether avant-garde, punk, electro, new romantic, or glam rock. And he was also present on the big screen; which other artist could claim that? Nevertheless, time has not stood still, and only the already well-known songs, like the ones mentioned plus a few others like "China Girl", "1984", "Changes", "Station To Station", etc. allow me to reminisce and create high feelings. Otherwise, the songs just pass me by, and after the first listen (almost 300 minutes of playtime!), I realize, this can't be everything!??!?!?
This collection is missing quite a few hits! Where are "Alabama Song", "Let´s Dance", "This Is Not America", "Dancing In The Street", "Absolute Beginners", "When The Wind Blows", and "Never Let Me Down"?? Without these songs, the collection is anything but complete!!! Especially on the 4th CD, there is a complete lack of good songs, and almost all of the aforementioned songs fall into that time (1984-1993). :-(
Thus, this collection is quite incomplete and actually only something for collectors who really want to own every live or demo recording. For everyone else, there are better best-ofs from David Bowie.
However, there are still 2 plus points: on the one hand, this 4-CD collection is offered at a fair price (< 20€) (since there were no studio costs incurred), and on the other hand, the accompanying booklet is truly impressive!!! 64 pages detailing Bowie's career up to 1993 and many photos!
