Nothing has changed / David Bowie.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: 88875030972 | Columbia/LegacyPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Columbia : Legacy, [2014]Description: 2 audio discs (155 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bookletContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Bowie, David | Available | 33111008275972 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Nothing Has Changed is a bit of a cheeky title for a career retrospective from an artist who is known as a chameleon, and this triple-disc compilation has other tricks up its sleeve. Chief among these is sequencing the SuperDeluxe 59-track set in reverse chronological order, so it opens with the brand-new, jazz-inflected "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and concludes with David Bowie's debut single, "Liza Jane." On paper, this seems a bit like a stunt, but in actuality it's a sly way to revisit and recontextualize a career that has been compiled many, many times before. Previously, there have been single discs, double discs, and triple-disc boxes, but the largest of these was Sound + Vision, a box released in 1989, and the most recent was 2002's The Best of Bowie, which featured slightly different track listings in different territories but generally stopped in the late '90s. The two-CD version of Nothing Has Changed resembles this 2002 set -- there are absences, notably "John, I'm Only Dancing," "Diamond Dogs," and "TVC15," but they're not noticed among the parade of standards -- but it's easily overshadowed by the triple-disc SuperDeluxe set. This version of Nothing Has Changed touches upon nearly every phrase of Bowie's career, bypassing Tin Machine but finding space for early pre-"Space Oddity" singles that often don't make Bowie's comps, and naturally it samples from his fine Y2K records, plus his 2013 comeback The Next Day. This expansiveness alone would be noteworthy, but when it's combined with the reverse sequencing the compilation forces listeners to reconsider an artist whose legacy seemed so set in stone it appropriately was enshrined in museums. Obvious high-water marks are undersold -- there's not as much Ziggy as usual, nor as much Berlin -- so other eras can also enter the canon, whether it's the assured maturity of the new millennium or the appealing juvenilia of the '60s. The end result is something unexpected: a compilation that makes us hear an artist we know well in a whole new way. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Compact discs.
Includes material previously released 1969-2014.
Title from container.
Disc 1. Space oddity (5:12) -- The man who sold the world (3:58) -- Changes (3:35) -- Oh! You pretty things (3:11) -- Life on Mars? (3:49) -- Starman (4:12) -- Ziggy Stardust (3:12) -- Moonage daydream (4:40) -- The jean genie (4:05) -- All the young dudes (3:09) -- Drive-in Saturday (4:29) -- Sorrow (2:53) -- Rebel rebel (4:30) -- Young Americans (3:13) -- Fame (4:16) -- Golden years (3:27) -- Sound and vision (3:03) -- Heroes (3:33) -- Boys keep swinging (3:17) -- Fashion (3:25) -- Ashes to ashes (3:35).
Disc 2. Under pressure (with Queen) (4:04) -- Let's dance (4:08) -- China girl (4:15) -- Modern love (3:56) -- Blue jean (3:11) -- This is not America (with Pat Metheny Group) (3:51) -- Dancing in the street (with Mick Jagger) (3:11) -- Absolute beginners (4:46) -- Jump they say (3:53) -- Hello spaceboy (wih the Pet Shop Boys) (4:23) -- Little wonder (3:40) -- I'm afraid of Americans (4:30) -- Thursday's child (4:25) -- Everyone says "Hi" (3:30) -- New killer star (3:42) -- Love is lost (4:07) -- Where are we now? (4:08) -- Sue (7:24).
David Bowie ; with featured performers.