Voyagers - R.Carlos Nakai & Udi Bar-David

Advantages: It's David Bowie
Disadvantages: None

...for James Brown, Carlos Alomar would fill the shoes left empty by Mick Ronson and become Bowies right hand man. Normally with a Bowie album his chosen foil is the lead guitar, that's what different with this collection the driving sound behind and at the front of the songs is the sound of David Sanborns saxophone and soulful chorus. The Album kicks off with the title track that has a frantic shrieking alto sax played by Sanborn which is introduced by a run on the piano by long serving Bowie sideman Mike Garson which is at the front of the sound with Latin flavoured percussion adding the rhythm section and Luther Vandross-leading the chorus, Bowie croons about everyday American life after Watergate. The groove is urgent and compulsive, Bowie even borrows a familiar rock catch phrase from Springsteen, he had admired "the Boss" since 1973... Read review

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...In my opinion this is one of the best songs on Santana's supernatural album. Produced by ex-fugee star Wyclef Jean, this single had all the makings to become a hit record and it has done. This is one of the songs on the album which has a more R'n'B flavour to it, but at the same time it still shows off Carlos Santana's amazing guitar skills. The vocals on this track are great as well. This is a smooth sounding summery song and is definitely worth spending a few minutes to listen to, I love it. This single is a must buy for any fan of Santana and hopefully will grab the attention of people who don't necessarily like Santana music but are fans of R'n'B. I think this track is definitely worth getting the album for.... Read review

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Advantages: It's Bowie
Disadvantages: The Awful cover artwork.

...menace" and the treated vocals and guitars played along with the drums and bass with a chorus of Bowie, Eno and Visconti. During the middle 8 section the "asanti habari habari habari, asanti nabana nabana nabana" chorus is given more punch and greater delivery with a treated vamping piano played at the back. Interviews at the time by Bowie said, "That this song is about German fighter pilots I met in a Mombassa bar who felt so culturally alienated that they couldn't return home" After his work on this album Eno went on to record the African influenced albums "My Life in The Bush of Ghosts" with David Byrne and "Remain in light" with "The Talking Heads" (from little acorns). Move On (3.21) if you listen closely to this track you will hear the song "All the young Dudes" all be it backwards. This is the framework for Bowie to sing about... Read review

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