David Robert Jones
( January 8th 1947 – January 10th 2016)
known as
David Bowie,
was an
English singer,
songwriter and actor.
Regarded as among
the most influential
musicians of
The 20th Century,
Bowie received
particular acclaim
for his work in the 1970s.
His career was marked by
reinvention and visual presentation,
and his music and stagecraft
have had a
great impact on
popular music.
Bowie studied art,
music and design
before embarking
on a music career
in 1962.
He released a string of
unsuccessful singles
with local bands
and a
self-titled solo album
(1967)
before achieving his
first top-five entry
on the UK singles chart
with
"Space Oddity"
(1969).
After a period of
experimentation,
he re-emerged
in 1972
during the
glam rock era
with the alter ego
Ziggy Stardust.
The single
"Starman"
and its album
The Rise and Fall of
Ziggy Stardust
and the
Spiders from Mars
(1972)
won him
widespread popularity.
In 1975,
Bowie's style shifted towards
a sound he characterised as
"plastic soul",
initially alienating
many of his
UK fans
but garnering his
first major US
crossover success
with the number-one single
"Fame"
(w/John Lennon)
and the album
Young Americans
(1975).
In 1976,
Bowie starred in
the cult film
The Man Who Fell to Earth
and released
Station to Station.
In 1977,
he again changed direction
with the
electronic-inflected album
Low,
the first of three
collaborations with
Brian Eno
that came to be known as
the Berlin Trilogy.
"Heroes"
(1977)
and
Lodger
(1979)
followed;
each album
reached the
UK top-five
and received
critical praise.
After uneven
commercial success
in the late 1970s,
Bowie had three
number-one hits:
the 1980 single
"Ashes to Ashes",
its album
Scary Monsters
(and Super Creeps)
and
"Under Pressure"
a 1981 collaboration
with Queen
He achieved his
greatest commercial success
in the 1980s
with
Let's Dance
(1983).
Between
1988 and 1992,
he fronted the
hard rock band
Tin Machine.
Throughout the
1990s and 2000s,
Bowie continued to
experiment with
musical styles,
including industrial
and jungle.
He also continued acting;
his films included
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983),
Labyrinth
(1986),
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992),
Basquiat
(1996),
and
The Prestige
(2006).
He retired from touring
in 2004
and his last
live performance
was at a
charity event
in 2006.
He returned from a
decade-long
recording hiatus
in 2013
with
The Next Day.
His death in 2016
came two days after
the release
of his final
studio album,
Blackstar.
FOR THE TRUTH,
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF NOTHING
AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED,
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED
Nothing Has Changed
(stylised as Nothing has changed.)
is a compilation album
by English
musician
It was released
in 2014
through Parlophone
in the United Kingdom,
and
Columbia Records
and
Legacy Recordings
in the United States.
The album was released
in four formats:
* a triple CD version
sequenced in
reverse chronological order
* (This One)
a double CD version
sequenced in chronological order
a double LP version,
and a
single CD version
released exclusive to
select countries.
It is the first album to
showcase Bowie's
entire career
up to that point,
from his first single
"Liza Jane"
in 1964
to
"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)",
a new composition
recorded specifically
for the compilation.
The different formats
of the album
all offer different tracks
and mixes
compared to the others.
The three-disc version
includes the most,
such as songs
from Bowie's
2001 album
Toy.
The collection also contains
numerous discrepancies
in its track listings.
Its title comes from a lyric
in the song
"Sunday"
from Bowie's
2002 album
Heathen.
Each of the
different formats
feature different
cover artworks,
all designed by
Jonathan Barnbrook
and all depicting
Bowie examining himself
in a mirror.
Upon its release,
the album debuted
at number nine
in the UK,
becoming Bowie's
29th top 10 album.
Following Bowie's death
in 2016,
it went on to
peak at number five
in the UK
and charted in
other countries.
It has been
certified Gold
by the British
Phonographic Industry
(BPI)
in the UK.
The three-disc version
of
Nothing Has Changed
received critical acclaim,
with many praising its
reverse sequencing
as offering
a different way
to enjoy
the artist's career.
However,
it attracted criticism
for its exclusion of
* Bowie's Tin Machine period,
* (I Added Two BONUS TRACKS)
as well as its
under-representation
of the Berlin Trilogy
(1977–1979).
Nevertheless,
it is considered one
of Bowie's
best compilation albums.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
(with the Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Where Are We Now?
Love Is Lost
(edited version)
of the
Hello Steve Reich mix
by
James Murphy for the DFA
Time Will Crawl
(MM remix)
Absolute Beginners
(single version)
Dancing In The Street
(w/ Mick Jagger)
Loving The Alien
(single remix)
This Is Not America
(w/ The Pat Metheny Group)
Working Class Hero
(Tin Machine) [*]
Blue Jean
Modern Love
(single version)
China Girl
(single version)
Let's Dance
(single version)
Fashion
(single version)
Scary Monsters
(And Super Creeps)
(single version)
Ashes To Ashes
(single version)
Under Pressure
(w/ Queen)
Heroes
(single version)
Sound And Vision
Golden Years
(single version)
Wild Is The Wind
(2010 Harry Maslin Mix)
CD 3
Young Americans
(2007 Tony Visconti mix single edit)
Diamond Dogs
Rebel Rebel
Sorrow
Drive - In Saturday
All The Young Dudes
(previously unreleased stereo mix)
The Jean Genie
(original single mix)
Moonage Daydream
Ziggy Stardust
Starman
(original single mix)
Life On Mars?
(2003 Ken Scott Mix)
Oh! You Pretty Things
Changes
The Man Who Sold The World
Space Oddity
In The Heat Of The Morning
(Stereo mix)
Silly Boy Blue
Can't Help Thinking About Me
released under the name
(David Bowie with the Lower Third)
You've Got A Habit Of Leaving
(David Bowie with the Lower Third)
Liza Jane
released under the name
(Davie Jones & The King Bees)
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