Recenze Loving The Alien (1983-1988)

Další ze série boxů mapujících život a dílo Davida Bowieho. Čtvrtý díl Loving The Alien (1983-1988) navazuje na předchozí Five Years (1969-1973), Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976) a A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982). Co nabízí? Obsahuje album Never Let Me Down zroku 1987, které nově přeprodukoval Mario McNulty spomocí Bowieho spolupracovníků (kytaristé Reeves Gabrels a David Torn, bubeník Sterling Cambell a baskytarista Tim Lefebvre) a hostující Laurie Anderson (Makin’My Love), dále nově zremasterované desky zDavidova komerčně nejúspěšnějšího období (Let’s Dance, Tonight, originál Never Let Me Down), živé album Glass Spider (Live Montreal 87), dosud nevydaný koncertní záznam Serious Moonlight, kolekci originálních remixů Dance a kompilaci Re:Call 4 poskládanou znealbových skladeb, b-stran, alternativních mixů a filmové hudby. Největším lákadlem bude pravděpodobně již zmíněná nová verze alba Never Let Me Down, kjehož přepracování dal pokyn sám Bowie, když vroce 2008 požádal McNultyho o remix skladby Time Will Crawl. Svýsledkem byl natolik spokojen (zařadil ho na kompilaci iSelect), že producenta vyzval k přepracování všech písní z desky.

Tracklist:
LET’S DANCE
Side 1
Modern Love
China Girl
Let’s Dance
Without You

Side 2
Ricochet
Criminal World
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Shake It

SERIOUS MOONLIGHT (LIVE ’83)
Side 1
Look Back In Anger
“Heroes”
What In The World
Golden Years
Fashion
Let’s Dance

Side 2
Breaking Glass
Life On Mars?
Sorrow
Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
China Girl
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Rebel Rebel

Side 3
White Light / White Heat
Station To Station
Cracked Actor
Ashes To Ashes

Side 4
Space Oddity/Band Introduction
Young Americans
Fame
Modern Love

TONIGHT
Side 1
Loving The Alien
Don’t Look Down
God Only Knows
Tonight

Side 2
Neighborhood Threat
Blue Jean
Tumble And Twirl
I Keep Forgettin’
Dancing With The Big Boys

NEVER LET ME DOWN
Side 1
Day-In Day-Out
Time Will Crawl
Beat Of Your Drum
Never Let Me Down
Zeroes

Side 2
Glass Spider
Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)
New York’s In Love
’87 And Cry
Bang

NEVER LET ME DOWN (2018)
Side 1
Day-In Day-Out
Time Will Crawl
Beat Of Your Drum

Side 2
Never Let Me Down
Zeroes
Glass Spider

Side 3
Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (ft Laurie Anderson)
New York’s In Love
87 & Cry
Bang Bang

Side 4
David Bowie 1987 logo etching

GLASS SPIDER (LIVE MONTREAL ’87)
Side 1
Up The Hill Backwards
Glass Spider
Day-In Day-Out
Bang Bang

Side 2
Absolute Beginners
Loving The Alien
China Girl
Rebel Rebel

Side 3
Fashion
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
All The Mad Men
Never Let Me Down

Side 4
Big Brother
‘87 And Cry
“Heroes”
Sons Of The Silent Age
Time Will Crawl / Band Introduction

Side 5
Young Americans
Beat Of Your Drum
The Jean Genie
Let’s Dance

Side 6
Fame
Time
Blue Jean
Modern Love

DANCE Side 1
1 Shake It (Re-mix aka Long Version)
(Originally released on the B-side of the ‘China Girl’ 12” single on EMI America 12EA 157 (U.K.) and V-7809 (U.S.) in May, 1983.)
2 Blue Jean (Extended Dance Mix)
(Originally released on 12” single on EMI America 12EA 181 (U.K.) and V-7838 (U.S.) in September, 1984.)
3 Dancing With The Big Boys (Extended Dance Mix)
(Originally released on the B-side of the ‘Blue Jean’ 12” single alongside an Extended Dub Mix of the same, release details as above.)

Side 2
1 Tonight (Vocal Dance Mix)
(Originally released on 12” single on EMI America 12EA 187 (U.K.) and V-7846 (U.S.) in November, 1984.)
2 Don’t Look Down (Extended Dance Mix)
(Originally released on the B-side of the ‘Loving The Alien’ (Extended Dance Mix) 12” single alongside the ‘Loving The Alien’ (Extended Dub Mix) on EMI America 12EA 195 (U.K.) and VG-7858 (U.S.) in May, 1985.)
3 Loving The Alien (Extended Dub Mix)
(Originally released on the B-side of the ‘Loving The Alien’ (Extended Dance Mix) 12” single, release details as above.)

Side 3
1 Tumble And Twirl (Extended Dance Mix)
(Originally released on the B-side of the ‘Tonight’ 12” single alongside a ‘Tonight’ (Dub Mix), release details as above.)
2 Underground (Extended Dance Mix)
(Originally released on 12” single on EMI America 12EA 216 (U.K.) and V-19210 (U.S.) in June, 1986.)
3 Day-In Day-Out (Groucho Mix)
(Originally released on 12” single on EMI America 12EAX 230 (U.K.) and V-19239 (U.S.) in March, 1987.)

Side 4
1 Time Will Crawl (Dance Crew Mix)
(Originally released on 12” single on EMI America 12EAX 237 (U.K.) in June, 1987.)
2 Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (12” mix)
(Originally released on the ‘Never Let Me Down’ digital E.P. on EMI 0094639278954 in May, 2007.)
3. Never Let Me Down (Dub/Acapella)
(Originally released on the B-side of the ‘Never Let Me Down’ (Extended Dance Mix) 12” single on EMI America 12EA 239 (U.K.) and V-19255 (U.S.) in August, 1987.)

RE:CALL 4
Side 1
Let’s Dance (single version)
China Girl (single version)
Modern Love (single version)
This Is Not America (The theme from ‘The Falcon And The Snowman’) – David Bowie / Pat Metheny Group
Loving The Alien (re-mixed version)

Side 2
Don’t Look Down (re-mixed version)
Dancing In The Street (Clearmountain mix) – David Bowie and Mick Jagger
Absolute Beginners (from Absolute Beginners)
That’s Motivation (from Absolute Beginners)
Volare (from Absolute Beginners)

Side 3
Labyrinth Opening Titles/Underground (from Labyrinth)
Magic Dance (from Labyrinth)
As The World Falls Down (from Labyrinth)
Within You (from Labyrinth)
Underground (from Labyrinth)

Side 4
When The Wind Blows (single version) (from When The Wind Blows)
Day-In Day-Out (single version)
Julie
Beat Of Your Drum (vinyl album edit)
Glass Spider (vinyl album edit)

Side 5
Shining Star (Makin’ My Love) (vinyl album edit)
New York’s In Love (vinyl album edit)
‘87 And Cry (vinyl album edit)
Bang Bang (vinyl album edit)
Time Will Crawl (single version)

Side 6
Girls (extended edit)
Never Let Me Down (7” remix edit)
Bang Bang (live – promotional mix)
Tonight (live) Tina Turner with David Bowie
Let’s Dance (live) Tina Turner with David Bowiedavid bowie schovat popis