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David Bowie Anthology (Piano, Vocal, Guitar Personality Folio S)

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I know the product description said this would have 41 songs, but whoa! Now that I'm holding it in hand I realize that 41 songs is a lot of Bowie! Woo Hoo! I'm not the biggest Bowie expert out there, but I think this book is a pretty complete collection of his earlier stuff, and the accuracy of the music seems to be good, you can usually count on Hal Leonard for that. Any pianist/guitarist who is a Bowie fan should save themselves the trouble of rounding up these songs individually, this is a great compilation. It also contains Bowie's collaboration with Queen, "Under Pressure." Nice surprise!

This one is a no-brainer. My flatmate had this book 15 years ago and I was always impressed by how many songs were in this and what a great selection it was. And it's not just the hits. Don't bother looking at the other Bowie music books - they only have 13 or 20 songs. This one has 41. It's a beauty to actually play a Bowie song on your instrument, to actually feel just how intuitive and graceful is song-writing really is - these songs are a real pleasure to play and to appreciate the brilliant construction - and downright freakish chords he pulled out..