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All Saints [CD]

David Bowie Audio CD
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The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an ... Read more in Amazon's David Bowie Store

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  • Audio CD (23 July 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B00005BCGY
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,585 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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All Saints collects some of David Bowie's best instrumental work from his previous albums. And his timing couldn't be better: Embarrassing drum & bass excursions, a dalliance with pantomime Goths Placebo, stock-market flotations, Tin Machine--all have meant that loving the alien has not been easy during the last 17 years or so. Which helps explain why this collection of instrumentals verges on an epiphany, offering a stark reminder of the sheer mind-boggling scope of Bowie's sound and vision. Most of these 16 brooding soundscapes are plucked from Bowie's hugely influential 1977 albums Low and Heroes. Taking his cue from Kraftwerk, Bowie enlisted Brian Eno--ex-Roxy Music boffin and ambient pioneer--and decamped to Berlin. It's no exaggeration to say that the resulting albums were integral in defining the future path of modern music. Throughout, there's a palpable sense of foreboding, perhaps best exemplified by "Sense of Doubt", a truly unsettling mesh of booming piano and spookily spiralling synths. That the Thin White Duke's Berlin material still dazzles is no surprise. However, it's the remarkable revelation--provided by a clutch of slightly more recent tracks--that he can still cut it--that'll hearten disillusioned Bowie fans everywhere. --Chris King

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By J. McCarraher TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
First, a brief warning. If you are new to Bowie, don't start here. Try a Greatest Hits collection instead or Ziggy Stardust. This is an astonishing compilation. It is an instrumental-driven collection lifted heavily from Bowie's late Seventies Berlin period. The tracks are often dark, explorative and thought provoking but also uplifting. Songs for the soul.
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Just the mention of David Bowie conjurs up for many people images of spacemen, spiders from Mars, and ch-ch-changes. Those folks may not know quite what to make of the new All Saints compilation. With the exception of some chant-like, atmospheric vocals, Bowie's voice is nowhere to be heard. Instead, Bowie and his various collaborators (namely Brian Eno) experiment with ambient music as feeling that man not appeal to standard pop sensibilities. But if you want an album that surrounds and encompases you and takes you to place that most vocal albums can not, then you owe it to yourself to check this album out.

Some people have reffered to All Saints as "just another compilation".... I vehemently disagree. All Saints is a cerebral collection of music that defies classification or easy explanation.

A worthy addition to your collection, even if you already own Low and "Heroes."

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This is a long overdue collection of some of Bowie's most beautiful and influential work...and it becomes apparent that Radiohead's wonderful new direction has a lot to thank DB for...this album is inspired.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Instrumental Bowie compilation
Shows how non conformist Bowie can be.What a major British/world singer/songwriter he is. Fresh, experimental, powerful and original mix of sounds and ideas
Published 18 days ago by baz123
5.0 out of 5 stars another great record from a genius
i love this its just awesome like all other Bowie albums he's a genius its just great to listen too
Published 26 days ago by Alison Heywood
3.0 out of 5 stars Far from the complete picture.
This 2001 compilation is really a cash in released by EMI to plug the gap between "Hours" and "Heathen". Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. N. Foord
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to whistle, move along now Mr. Straight
After the years have receded the sounds of Low/Heroes still pulses. I don't listen to Hunky Dory, MWSTW, AladdinSane, DD or Ziggy anymore. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
5.0 out of 5 stars All Saints
I have been a long-time fan of Bowie's dark instrumentals so this CD was a delight. I would recommend to any fan of Bowies' more ambient moments!
Published on 22 May 2009 by Skye Blue
5.0 out of 5 stars Music FromThe Cold War
Never has a rock musician been able to reflect the division of East/West Berlin as Bowie did on his great albums Low and Heroes. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2005 by J. Leslie
4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff
All Saints seems like a fairly comprehensive album of Bowie's instrumental work. All the tracks have been remastered and sound very clean, the sequencing is great, and the last... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars A Mysterious Inviting Collection
This is Bowie's only instrumental collection and some may argue that there is a reason. However, most of these cuts are from "Low" and "Heroes" with a smattering of new material... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2003 by Martin A Hogan
4.0 out of 5 stars A good ol composer
This CD would seem rather redundant to most people with the Berlin trilogy in their collection, but it also includes tracks only available on certain (now deleted) versions of... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2001 by Paul S. Whiston
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Bowie. Pure Brilliance.
As others have noted, a way overdue collection of Bowie's more obscure music, the ones which his 80's mainstream audience wouldn't have a clue about. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2001
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