Surround David Bowie - Young Americans (2007) Audio-DVD multichannel music
Artist: David Bowie | Album: Young Americans | Released: 2007 | Quality: Audio-DVD ( DTS 5.1 96kHz/24Bit, Dolby AC3 5.1 48kHz/16Bit, LPCM 2.0 48kHz/24Bit Bitrate: ~448-1510 kbps ) | Label: EMI Records Limited | Catalog #: 0946 3 51258 2 5 | Genre: Soul, Classic Rock
5.1 surround sound mixes by Tony Visconti
David Bowie had dropped hints during the Diamond Dogs tour that he was moving toward R&B, but the full-blown blue-eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock. Surrounding himself with first-rate sessionmen, Bowie comes up with a set of songs that approximate the sound of Philly soul and disco, yet remain detached from their inspirations; even at his most passionate, Bowie sounds like a commentator, as if the entire album was a genre exercise. Nevertheless, the distance doesn't hurt the album -- it gives the record its own distinctive flavor, and its plastic, robotic soul helped inform generations of synthetic British soul. What does hurt the record is a lack of strong songwriting. "Young Americans" is a masterpiece, and "Fame" has a beat funky enough that James Brown ripped it off, but only a handful of cuts ("Win," "Fascination," "Somebody up There Likes Me") comes close to matching their quality. As a result, Young Americans is more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record.
02. Win
03. Fascination
04. Right
05. Somebody Up There Likes Me
06. Across The Universe
07. Can You Hear Me
08. Fame
09. John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) - BONUS TRACK
10. Who Can I Be Now? - BONUS TRACK
11. It's Gonna Be Me (With Strings)
Video:
01. 1984 (Live On The Dick Cavett TV Show)
02. Young Americans (Live On The Dick Cavett TV Show)
03. Dick Cavett Interviews David Bowie
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