David Bowie - Heathen - 2002 Rock - Sealed 180 Grm LP
David Bowie - Heathen
Label: ISO Records – 88985380231, Columbia – 88985380231, Legacy – 88985380231, Sony Music – 88985380231
Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock
A1 Sunday 4:45
A2 Cactus 2:54
A3 Slip Away 6:05
A4 Slow Burn
Guitar Pete Townshend
4:41
A5 Afraid 3:28
A6 I've Been Waiting For You
Guitar Dave Grohl
Written-By Neil Young
3:00
B1 I Would Be Your Slave 5:14
B2 I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship 4:04
B3 5:15 The Angels Have Gone 5:00
B4 Everyone Says 'Hi'
Bass John Read
Cello [Electric] Philip Sheppard
Keyboards Dave Clayton
Percussion Solá Ákingbolá
Producer Brian Rawling
Producer, Mixed By, Programmed By, Guitar Gary Miller
3:59
B5 A Better Future 4:11
B6 Heathen (The Rays) 4:16
Credits
Bass Tony Levin
Drums, Loops, Percussion Matt Chamberlain
Drums, Percussion Sterling Campbell
Engineer [2nd] Brandon Mason, Christian Rutledge, Hector Castillo, Todd Vos
Engineer, Bass, Guitar, Recorder, Arranged By [Strings], Backing Vocals Tony Visconti
Engineer, Mixed By Tony Visconti (tracks: A1 to B3, B5, B6)
Guitar Carlos Alomar, Gerry Leonard
Guitar, Bass Mark Plati
Guitar, Omnichord David Torn
Horns The Borneo Horns
Keyboards Jordan Ruddess
Keyboards, Guitar, Saxophone, Synthesizer [Stylophone], Backing Vocals, Drums, Producer David Bowie
Mastered By Joe Reagoso
Producer Tony Visconti (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
Strings The Scorchio Quartet
Violin Lisa Germano
Vocals, Piano Kristeen Young
Written-By David Bowie (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B1, B3 to B6)
''Heathen" is an all-around amazing album. But I will say that if you only like one or two of David Bowie's albums, and aren't really a Bowie fan, then you probably won't like it, since this album is sort of quintessential Bowie. (One consequence of Bowie's huge range of musical styles is that certain albums which are different from everything else he's done--such as "Outside"--have picked up some fans who are only fans of that album and disparage all his other work.)
Most actual Bowie fans will adore this album, since it's a mixture of many of his older sounds (for example, "Slip Away" sounds almost like a sequel to"Life on Mars"), so it feels very familiar, while having a completely new sound as well. The cover songs are fantastic (one little note about the covers: I think people might appreciate the rather goofy song "Gemini Spacecraft" better if they heard the even goofier original version by Legendary Stardust Cowboy... this song is NOT meant to be taken seriously!!).
However, I think Bowie's own songs are the best on the album. "I Would Be Your Slave" and "5:15 the Angels Have Gone" are stunningly beautiful-- they are two of my favorite Bowie songs ever, which is saying a lot. My other favorite songs on the album are "Afraid", "Everyone Says Hi" and "Heathen (the Rays)". "Sunday" has been the the most challenging song for me; it's slow and meanders in an almost classical-music kind of way, and bored me a little at first, but I love it now. There is no bad song on the album, and every song is completely different, so there is something for everyone (everyone who is a Bowie fan anyway), or for any mood you find yourself in.''
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Format | LP, 180 Gram |
| Label | Legacy |
| Artist | David Bowie |
| Color | Black |
