- Audio CD (Jun 11 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Enhanced
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- ASIN: B000065V1V
- Other Editions: LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #54,280 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Sunday |
| 2. Cactus |
| 3. Slip Away |
| 4. Slow Burn |
| 5. Afraid |
| 6. I've Been Waiting For You |
| 7. I Would Be Your Slave |
| 8. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship |
| 9. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone |
| 10. Everyone Says 'Hi' |
| 11. A Better Future |
| 12. Heathen (The Rays) |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Heathen is, in essence, the first "traditional" Bowie album worthy of kudos in years, as it successfully reunites Bowie with producer Tony Visconti, the man at the controls during Bowie's Berlin period. Heathen finds rock's greatest chameleon once again remolding his past, advancing to new vistas by moving up that metaphorical hill backward. Even more gratifying is the universally high quality of the songwriting craftsmanship on offer, where even a ditty as frivolous as "Everyone Says 'Hi'" ("Don't stay in a sad place where they don't care how you are") hits the mark. For heavyweights who like their Bowie with furrowed-brow, the monastic aura of opener "Sunday" sounds like a post-rock Enigma covering Nico's interpretation of Tim Hardin's "Eulogy to Lenny Bruce," whilst the strident savagery evidenced on an apt cover of the Pixies' "Cactus" disposes with Frank Black's hound-dog yelp and reasserts the melody without undermining the original's obsessional score. Tin Machine ought to have sounded like this. Watch out, too, for the Robert Fripp-impersonating flamethrowing of Pete Townshend on "Slow Burn" and the guitar of the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl lending a slacker swagger to a cover of Neil Young's "I've Been Waiting for You" (again, much better than Tin Machine's live version). Heathen proves that Bowie's still got it. All of it. And in abundance. Awaken all ye nonbelievers. --Kevin Maidment
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Superb,
By Will Parkes (Cardiff) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heathen (Audio CD)
Heathen can easily hold its own with the best of Bowies seventies output, in fact it might even be his greatest achievement. All 12 songs are at the very least 'good'...standout cuts include 'Slip Away', 'Slow Burn', '5:15 Angels Have Gone". Heathen has a wonderful resonance and a magificent sense of world weariness, a mood that runs from start to finish. Bowie's lyrics are wistful, Bowie's singing is superb, the arrangements are exquisite, Visconti's production is absolutely perfect and there are some fine musical contributions from Pete Townshend and Dave Grohl. Even the two covers on the album 'Cactus' by the Pixies and 'I've Been Waiting For You' by Neil Young are wonderful. Meanwhile the bonus disc which comes with the deluxe edition includes a simply devasting remake of 'Conversation Piece' an old old Bowie song.I cannot recommend Heathen highly enough...Bowie is a genius, you must purchase this album (buy ...hours, Earthling, 1.Outside while you're at it too - they're great as well)
5.0 out of 5 stars
We are talking about THE artist...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Heathen (Audio CD)
It's kind of common to think that such big artist from the past years tend to slow down through the years... or at least their new productions don't impact as the previous (and nowadays classic) ones... but this album is almost a masterpiece. It shows how Bowie can compose really great music. He can change styles, makeup, band memebers... but he's always making great music. This is one of my favorites albums overall, and I'm not a Bowie fan. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not great,
By Da Man "Da Man" (Pekin, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heathen (Audio CD)
I notice a lot of people are calling Heathen Bowie's first "great" album since 1980. I disagree. I like the Heathen album, but there's something about it that keeps it from being in the same league as Reality or Earthling, and nothing on this album IMO is as great as either Heart's Filthy Lesson off Outside and Thursday's Child off ...hours.On the pro sides... I thought it was great to see Bowie working with Visconti again. There's some GREAT songs on this album too. Slip Away and Slow Burn being the highlights in my opinion. This is certainly a good album, but I don't understand why people make it out like it's the only decent album Bowie's done in the past 20 years, when I wouldn't even say it was his best in the past decade, as I think everything the man's done since 1993 has been worthy. Now check out Reality, Bowie's most flawless album in 20 years.
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