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Live From 6A:
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Bowie is in good company here, this CD will earn its place in your collection Bowie notwithstanding. But buy it for Bowie; the live acoustic version of Dead Man Walking is the best of all versions available. If you're not fond of that bouncy number from Earthling I can sympathize, it wasn't one of my favorites at first but hey, this version is better than flapjacks in the morning!
Other bright spots include Bjork's Human Behavior and Matthew Sweet's cover of the old Move and ELO tune Do Ya. The second half of the collection loses steam with some of the post-grunge-or-whatever-it's-supposed- to-be, but there was a lot of amelodious stuff out in the late sixties too and we made it through that, we can make it through this. Now we have programmable CD players.
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Ani DiFranco - Shameless David Bowie - Dead Man Walking Matthew Sweet - Do Ya Jamiroquai - When You Gonna Learn Bjork - Human Behavior Elvis Costello - All This Useless Beauty Cake - The Distance Jonathan Richman - Let Her Go Into The Darkness Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You 311 - Down Soul Coughing - Soundtrack To Mary Squirrel Nut Zippers - Lover's Lane |
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Ever notice how annoying folk singers are always singing about their soul when they should be singing about getting a job?
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Neil Young - I Am A Child Tom Petty - Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) Tracy Chapman - All That You Have Is Your Soul Pretenders w/Duke String Quartet - Sense of Purpose Beck - It's All In Your Mind Bonnie Raitt - The Road's My Middle Name Don Henley - Yes It Is Ministry - Friend Of The Devil Simon & Garfunkel - America David Bowie - "Heroes" Pearl Jam - Nothingman Lovemongers - Battle Of Evermore Nils Lofgren - Believe Elvis Costello - Alison Patti Smith - People Have The Power |
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99X Live |
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I'm sure that some of the less sacreligious Bowie fans will email me to whisper about some muttering at 2:58 into one version or another, or perhaps there's a slight lyric change that I missed, or a sparkling instrumental performance that didn't catch my dullard ears. But to these ears, sounds close enough. I'll probably catch the nuances when I pop this one onto a home made compilation tape. (Note: I did. Conan O'Brien version is a titch better.)
One additional lure for Bowie fans - David did the artwork for the CD cover, sleeve and disk. Since the CD was issued in support of a charitable cause called The Ark, various hand-drawn animals adorn the packaging. Bowie fans may want to contact Blockbuster Music in Atlanta, or perhaps 99X, to obtain a copy. That's the only way you're going to find this CD. Me, I must thank Bonster who had spares handy. So, thanks Bonster!
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Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home Tonic - Open Up Your Eyes Matchbox 20 - Push Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy Blur - Song 2 K's Choice - Not An Addict Michael Penn - Try Indigo Girls - Shame On You David Bowie - Dead Man Walking The Wallflowers - Three Marlenas Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell Cake - Frank Sinatra Fiona Apple - Criminal Love Spit Love - Long, Long Time Third Eye Blind - How's It Going To Be World Party - Is It Like Today Sheryl Crow - Home |
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Granted, the Bowie track really is the best thing on this disk, but I doubt that I'll spend a lot of time with it until I get a chance to dub it onto a custom-made mixed tunes tape. There are some good recordings to be had here, including some wow's from Sinead O'Connor, who displays a sense of true artistry on Someone to Watch Over Me, and Luscious Jackson whose Jill Cunniff tempts with a relaxed swing on I've Got A Crush On You.
Aside from the wow's, there are a few woes to be had, run of the the mill hip hop renderings on the first half of this disk. If one rebels against the gospel of hip, it seems that hip-hop has apparently run into redundancy. And except for the previously mentioned beauties by Sinead O'Connor and Luscious Jackson, the ballads on this CD at times seem like a cruel joke. I envision some heartless producer calling a variety of hopeful sirens, saying, "Can you sing a Gershwin tune for this compilation?", without telling each singer that every other songbird has also chirped out a similar whispery, breathy delivery. Such vocalists are playing out roles rather than emoting. I'd hoped to find 90's incarnations of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, but I guess we'll have to settle for Deanna Durbin and Vera Lynn, or maybe Eileen Barton.
The Bowie track really is marvelous and evocative, quite possibly the most moving Bowie song on a compilation since the title track to the film Cat People. If you're inclined to shell out fifteen bucks for one Bowie song, go for it. Otherwise, save your money and pick up any Bowie CD not yet in your collection.
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Morcheeba + Hubert Laws - Summertime Finley Quaye - It Ain't Necessarily So Natalie Merchant - But Not For Me Smoke City - They Can't Take That Away From Me Spearhead + Ernest Ranglin - I Got Plenty o' Nothin' Bobby Womack + The Roots - Summertime Davina - I Was Doing All Right Duncan Sheik - Embraceable You Clark Terry - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Luscious Jackson - I've Got A Crush On You Money Mark - Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin Majestic 12 - Nice Work If You Can Get It Sarah Cracknell + Kid Loco - The Man I love Skylab - S'Wonderful / Rhapsody In Blue Sinead O'Connor - Someone To Watch Over Me Baaba Maal - Bess, You Is My Woman Now David Bowie + Angelo Badalamenti - A Foggy Day In London Town |
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Saturday Night Live
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You'll need to use the "Skip" button on your CD remote to bypass messy-haired alt-boys who sing like goats with tremelo. Poor things, trying to sound like Eddie Vedder when we already have Creed to do that for us.
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Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Counting Crows - Round Here Annie Lennox - Why James Taylor - Secret O' Life Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way Tom Petty - Honey Bee Grateful Dead - Casey Jones Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young Elvis Costello - Radio Radio David Bowie - Scary Monsters Randy Newman - I Love LA |
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Concert For NYC |
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I played this two CD set once or twice and just couldn't bring myself to put it on again. One of these days I should really scavenge the memorable tracks from this and burn a compilation CD. Wouldn't be that much to scavenge. McCartney's attempt at a grand statement with Freedom isn't nearly as moving as when I saw him do the simple heartwarming (ack, did I use that word?) All My Lovin' earlier this year.
For the last twenty years Elton John has sounded like a boring old frog so although Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters is a good song you'd do better to just find a used copy of its original CD Honky Chateau. And what is this Five For Fighting crap? Is this what they call "emo"? Oh no! I'll bet this guy cries about not being able to find a parking space.
I don't know, I must be in a cranky mood tonight. But even if I was in a good mood I still wouldn't pay more than five bucks for this 2 CD set. Don't go buying it just to make a donation; Osama bin Laden is going to nuke New York anyway. The financial heart of the western world, the largest port on the eastern seaboard, the home of the UN and ten million people, what else is he gonna use his nukes on, Terre Haute? All the homeland security in the world doesn't mean a thing when the nukes drop in from the sky. But with Osama's track record of double strikes, one nuke over land with one nuke over water will leave us a beautiful rainbow epitaph. My brain hurts like a warehouse. Thanks for the memories.
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CD 1
David Bowie - America David Bowie - Heroes Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi - It's My Life Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Goo Goo Dolls - American Girl Billy Joel - Miami 2017 Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind Destiny's Child - Emotion Destiny's Child - Gospel Medley Eric Clapton/Buddy Guy - Hoochie Coochie Man Adam Sandler - Operaman Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) Mick Jagger/Keith Richards - Miss You Mick Jagger/Keith Richards - Salt Of The Earth
CD 2
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