Customer Reviews

Club Bowie

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Always nice to hear great classics in new formats, but the results here are mixed. A few of these mixes have masterfully managed to keep the qualities of the original while really also adding something new and exciting (The Scumfrog's mix of "Loving the Alien", Solaris' "Shout" which is a mix of "Fashion", and the fantastic Club Bolly Mix of "Let's Dance"). Others are truly dull and does not work at all outside a club setting. Without these dull tracks which should have remained rare and unreleased this would clearly have been a 5 star album. There are some very good Bowie-mixes out there that would have deserved their place here (such as the homeofmusic mix of "Let's Dance" and the Deepskys Space Cowboy Vocal Remix version of "I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship"). Still, the good stuff is really good and enough to make this a great buy!

The thought of remixing David Bowie's music may seem sacrilegious to some but this remix album is surprisingly good and the remixes are tasteful and consistent, a rarity for many remix albums.

Scumfrog's remix of "Loving The Alien" retains the chill of the original while the David Guetta remix of "Heroes" captures the mesmerizing sweep of Bowie's classic song. The Danny S remix of "Magic Dance" is appropriately upbeat and bouncy and an added treat is the Club Bolly version of "Let's Dance" which is an excellent overhaul of the funk/pop hit.

I am a fan of Bowie's original material but these remixes are worth hearing and definitely recommended for fans of Bowie's more dance-oriented material.

I am a big fan of Bowie, and a big fan of electronic and dance music. But these remixes are just dreadful. I read a mixed review of this cd somewhere, but bought it anyway. WOW. How dumb was that? These remixes are mind numbing, boring and repetitive. Some are completely unrecognizable, taking the hooks and lyrics we know and love, removing them and putting in their place horribly dated synth effects and drum tracks. My one and only question: Did David Bowie hear these remixes before allowing this release? If so, what was he thinking???

It's about time a CD like this came out. It features rare and unrelased remixes of David Bowie songs which translate well on the dance floor. My personal favorite is 'Loving The Alien' from Scumfrog VS Bowie. It's a true club track that will well outlive it's time. Next up is a remix of 'Let's Dance' from Trifactor and Deep Substance that is reminsent of early 90's dance. Very slow and heavy music that has a seductive and intoxicating quality to it. Then it's David Guetta's mix of 'Just For One Day' which is more of a Daft Punk treatment. Good mix but a little on the repetitive side. The Scumfrog also remixes 'America' but this mix is unrecognizable as a David Bowie song. It's more of a Dub Mix. The rest of the mixes are average and might appeal to some people. All in all it's worth if you need even one of the mixes on this CD. This is rare stuff so it's worth it to add to your collection ifyou are either a huge David Bowie fan or a fan of good Club music.

Club Bowie is a unique meld of classic Bowie with club and trance beats. I dig Bowie, I dig Club music, I dig Club Bowie.

well I'm with J Brady on this one. I guess Club Bowie is a hangover from the 80's when Bowie would release just about anything to make a buck. Most of the tracks on this album are just awful. Mind-numbing repetitive trash. Reminds me of the days when I bought the extended mix of Day in Day Out! And I wouldn't do that again in a hurry. In saying that though, there are one or two good remixes here; Scumfrogs' Loving The Alien and Solaris "Shout." The rest are fairly lame.

I remixed Loving the Alien using only the crappy parts of the song. Who needs an incredible chorus when you can listen to the sounds of my utterly forgettable rear end instead?