Starman: Rare and Exclusive Versions of 18 Classic David Bowie Songs (Uncut)

Ian McCulloch (Artist), Culture Club (Artist), Peter Murphy Guy Chadwick (Artist), The Gourds Edwyn Collins (Artist), Associates Divine Comedy (Artist), Midge Ure (Artist), Polecats Big Country (Artist), Alejandro Escovedo Blondie (Artist), Sigue Sigue Sputnik (Artist), Duran Duran (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD
• Label: Uncut
• ASIN: B000R83YDA
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Rare and exclusive versions of 18 classic David Bowie songs

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tracklisting, November 10, 2009

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S. Pross "iamarobot" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starman: Rare and Exclusive Versions of 18 Classic David Bowie Songs (Uncut) (Audio CD)

01. Ian McCulloch - The Prettiest Star
02. Culture Club - Starman
03. Guy Chadwick - Fall In Love With Me
04. Edwyn Collins - The Gospel According To Tony Day
05. The Divine Comedy - Life On Mars
06. Alejandro Escovedo - All The Young Dudes (Live)
07. Midge Ure - The Man Who Sold The World
08. The Associates - Boys Keep Swinging
09. Big Country - Cracked Actor
10. Peter Murphy - Funtime
11. The Polecats - John, I'm Only Dancing
12. Blondie - Heroes
13. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Rebel Rebel
14. Duran Duran - Fame
15. The Gourds - Ziggy Stardust
16. The Langley Schools Music Project - Space Oddity
17. Christian Death - Panic In Detroit
18. Black Box Recorder - Rock'n'Roll Suicide

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3.0 out of 5 stars Like Bowie himself, it's hit or miss..., July 3, 2011

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This review is from: Starman: Rare and Exclusive Versions of 18 Classic David Bowie Songs (Uncut) (Audio CD)

As is usual with these tribute albums, some nail it, some miss by a country mile and there are a few surprises.

I'm always a fan of when a confident artist takes anothers' well-known song and runs with it, in a totally unexpected direction - Hence, the Gourd's revved-up bluegrass rip through "Ziggy Stardust", or the Langley Schools Project's unsettling version of "Space Oddity". Breaths of fresh air, both.

Being as these are POP SONGS, and not HOLY SCRIPTURE, they are all fair game - As were the 50's classics that the artists being covered (like Bowie, the Beatles or the Who) took considerable liberties with, when they were finding their own voices. And, as such...the Beatles version of "Besame Mucho" is as regrettable as Blondie's sloppy run through "Heroes".

I had high hopes for noted glam fan Alejandro Escovedo's version of "All The Young Dudes" (Especially as I've heard him do it a few times at his concerts), but the one on this disc was a tad rote. Better luck next time.

The expected "art" and "new wave" versions by performers such as Midge Ure, Ian McCullough and Peter Murphy were exactly that - Expected, rather predictable, and none of them bring anything particularly new or original to their contributions.

The one that caught me off-guard was Culture Club's trip-hoppy take on "Starman" - The beat box rhythms actually work quite well with the original son's structure. Too bad that CC run it into the ground by dragging it out for an unnecessary extra three minutes.