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David Bowie (The Complete Guide to the Music of...)

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This CD-sized book is essential for the Bowiephile and indispensable for those just discovering Bowie's genius. This book lists all of Bowie's albums and singles with a synopsis/review of each. It also includes videos, films and soundtracks. The version I bought came with a CD containing an interview. (A MasterTone MultiMedia product in association with Omnibus Press #8042)Scan code# 714151804225

I'll admit it. I'm not the biggest Bowie fan. But after buying this book, you get drawn into the "Bowie-ness". Everyone should have a copy of this book. My friend reads it everytime he comes over. The book becomes an addiction.

A CD-sized book detailing David Bowie's official albums, from "David Bowie" (1967) to "1.Outside" (1995), as well as compilations and sountracks. It features a detailed song-by-song analysis. A good reference for the Bowie aficionado.

I picked this up at a used book store for a couple of bucks and frankly it isn't worth more than that. It has some nice photographs and bits of trivia but other than that it is simply a collection of Buckley's horribly biased opinions on each of Bowie's songs. Here's what he has to say about a track from Tin Machine II:

"This is pretty dull. Bowie and Gabriels try to be understated and wistful, but the song isn't up to it."

And that's ALL it has to say about it. If you want a book that really looks in-depth into the songs and albums and gives you an unbiased perspective on the history of the songs, go to Nicholas Pegg's encyclopedia. This book tries to be comprehensive and witty, but the author isn't up to it.

Although I don't agree with everything that David Buckley says on David Bowie in this book, I would recommend it to any fan. This book contains a song-by-song analysis from everything on The Man Who Sold the World until Outside. It also include a few words on some soundtracks and compilations. He does discuss the self titled David Bowie album and Space Oddity, but not in as much detail as everything else. This is a great book for any David Bowie fan to own and I'm recommending it to YOU.