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Compared to the "Sound + Vision", this time there is even a new song to be heard, "Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)", but this new song, which opens the 3-CD Best Of, does not convince me. It sounds more like Bowie wants to use as many instruments as possible, but this ultimately ruins the song. It is simply overcrowded with instruments; less would have been better in this case.
I really like the arrangement of the songs on the CDs, which are set up in reverse chronological order. That is, three songs from last year's relatively successful "The Next Day" album follow, then one song from "Reality", three songs from "Heathen", and two songs from the unreleased "Toy" album. With three songs each from the "Hours", "Earthling", and "Outside" albums, the very full first CD comes to an end.
All in all, this Bowie decade was only moderately successful; I don't particularly like these 18 songs, while the second and third CDs of this Best Of are much better. Here, all of Bowie's hits are truly included, which unfortunately was not the case with the "Sound + Vision". It starts with "Absolute Beginners", "Dancing In The Street", "This Is Not America", "China Girl", and "Let´s Dance" from the mid-80s, goes through "Ashes To Ashes" and "Under Pressure" around 1980, and ends with "Heroes" from 1977 on the second CD. The hits on the third CD are somewhat thinner, but "Fame", "Diamond Dogs", "Ziggy Stardust", "Changes", and "Space Oddity", all from the early to mid-70s, are also milestones in music history. With the 59th song "Liza Jane" from 1964, this (felt twentieth) Best Of CD from David Bowie ends after almost 4 hours of playtime. Of course, there are also some filler tracks on the second and third CDs, but this way you keep discovering more songs from the native Londoner.
Well, and now I realize that not all of the chameleon's hits are included in the new compilation. At least "Station To Station", "When The Wind Blows", and "Never Let Me Down" are missing!
However, there are still 1½ plus points: on the one hand, this 3-CD collection is offered at a fair price (about €18), and on the other hand, the photos and short information about the songs in the accompanying booklets are well arranged.
