425 - David Bowie - CHANGESONEBOWIE

[csberry]

*insert comment about my annoyance with greatest hits albums on the Top 500 list here*

If you are going to listen to a greatest hits collection that was released during the career of a band/artist, I think CHANGESONEBOWIE is one of the best collections of that nature (The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 being my absolute favorite mid-career collection, followed closely by The Cure's Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea). In this collection, you get all of his glam rock/Ziggy Stardust releases. This is the big stuff in his career.

Why a Bowie greatest hits collection is on the list when the guy has some great studio releases just puzzles the hell out of me. Oh, if you have CHANGESBOWIE on CD, this release from 1976 is basically the first half of the CD (up to "Golden Years") except with the original version of "Fame" instead of the 90's remix.

Songs I knew I liked: I have CHANGESBOWIE on CD and am very familiar with all of the songs.

Songs I didn't know but now like: See previous item.

Songs I can go the rest of my life without hearing again: Nope, I love these songs.