A worthwhile but incomplete collection

Changes is an intelligent selection of Bowie's best up to the middle 1980s. All of this music has aged well, from 1969's Space Oddity, through the glam rock (Jean Genie/Rebel Rebel) and plastic soul (Young Americans/Fame) periods to his return to rock (Ashes To Ashes) and exploration of sleek dance-pop (Let's Dance).



China Girl and Modern Love, although huge hits, don't represent the best in his work and I would have preferred Wild Is The Wind or Word On A Wing from the Station To Station album, which is represented by Golden Years. But in this sort of compilation, commercial success and chart position weigh the heaviest.



The compilation is an impressive showcase of Bowie's versatility and mastery of styles. Genie, Diamond Dogs and Rebel Rebel are blistering slices of rock, Young Americans, Fame and Fashion lean towards dance/funk, whilst Golden Years and Ashes to Ashes are soulful pop. Heroes dates from his synth period with Brian Eno, which is not well represented.



This album is by no means complete as many larger and smaller hits are omitted, like the novelty song The Laughing Gnome (1973), Under Pressure (with Queen), Dancing In The Street (with Mick Jagger), Sorrow from the Pin Ups album and Sound And Vision from the Low album. But Changes is still a worthwhile retrospective of Bowie's career.

Bowie strikes again!

Bowie strikes again, with this album of 18 perfect songs! Start off your day with 'Changes'. While you're waiting for a pie to cook, wait with 'Jean Genie'. Before you go to sleep, listen to 'Space Oddity' so you can sleep wondering about the song.

Bowie has done it again!

this is one of the single best things I have ever heard!

everything on here is absolutely essential, necessary for people to listen to! David Bowie is pretty much incomparable, but if I had to compare him to someone I would compare him to the Rolling Stones, but with more musicality and much better tunes. more of a glam rock version of the Stones, I think. Whatever these tunes are, they are really good. pick this one up as soon as possible. This is probably my current most favorite cd, but I wish it had "the man who sold the world" on it. Oh well, just pick up this, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, The Man who Sold the World, Hunky Dory, and Low for a complete Bowie collection. Or just get this as a terrific single disc retrospective of the best part of his career!