Various Artists - Starman - Uncut (2003) {Rare and exclusive versions of 18 classic David Bowie songs}
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© 2003 UNCUT 2003 03
Rock / Experimental Rock / Indie / Alternative
Rare and
exclusive versions of 18 classic David Bowie songs. This one is for Joe
Strummer, Mickey Finn, Maurice Gibb & Penny Valentine. Given away
free with Uncut Magazine #3, 2003. So whaddya know? Turns out I do have
some Culture Club in my house. More surprisingly, it's a good song.
Madame George's "Starman" is just one example of what turns out to be a
better album than I remembered it to be. Sure, there are too many
different styles trying to fight it out for one album, but taken
piecemeal, it's a good listen. There are some duds, no doubt: Midge
Ure's contribution is a tad too Marilyn Manson-1985 for me, and nobody
should ever, by law, be allowed to cover "Heroes", something Blondie
should have had the humility to know.
(Still better than The Wallflowers version - remember that? Eeech!) For
the most part though, Bowie's work is given some proper respect.
Tribute albums work best when an artist puts a song into a new set of
clothes. The Polecats (I never heard of 'em either) do a great
rockabilly cover of "John, I'm Only Dancing", and the children of
Langley, British Columbia still manage to creep me out with their
spooked out version of "Space Oddity."
tracklist & personnel:
01. Ian McCulloch - The Prettiest Star (3:01) *
02. Culture Club - Starman (5:14)
03. Guy Chadwick - Fall In Love With Me (4:04)
04. Edwyn Collins - The Gospel According To Tony Day (3:27) *
05. The Divine Comedy - Life On Mars (3:11)
06. Alejandro Escovedo - All The Young Dudes (3:47) *
07. Midge Ure - The Man Who Sold The World (5:38)
08. Associates - Boys Keep Swinging (3:41)
09. Big Country - Cracked Actor (3:06)
10. Peter Murphy - Funtime (3:50)
11. The Polecats - John, I'm Only Dancing (2:28)
12. Blondie - Heroes (6:19)
13. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Rebel Rebel (4:19)
14. Duran Duran - Fame (3:17)
15. The Gourds - Ziggy Stardust (2:52)
16. The Langley Schools Music Project - Space Oddity (5:26)
17. Christian Death - Panic In Detroit (4:56)
18. Black Box Recorder - Rock'n'Roll Suicide (4:06)
* Recorded exclusively for this compilation.
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