Loving the Alien - Athens Georgia Salutes David Bowie (CD, Fire Ant Music, Various artists compilation)
This is, quite simply, the best David Bowie tribute CD I have heard yet. It took a few listens to determine why. The usual approach in covering a song is for a band to try and be incredibly clever and cute...but in doing so, they normally miss the entire point of the original song in the process. That is certainly not the case here. This is a very cool glimpse into the mind of the man himself (Bowie) as seen and heard through the senses of some neat underground artists. Born To Worry absolutely capture the essence of "It's No Game, Part 3"...and the vocalist sounds eerily familiar. The Quiet Men do a great version of "Big Brother"... Wait. Instead of going track by track, let's just say that this is a rare case where a tribute disc is worthy of your attention. As is usually the case, we don't rate compilations... But our advice is...check this one out. (Not Rated)