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Since David Bowie spent the '90s jumping from style to style, it comes as a shock that Hours, his final album of the decade, is a relatively straightforward affair. Not only that, but it feels unlike anything else in his catalog. Bowie's music has always been a product of artifice, intelligence, and synthesis. Hours is a relaxed, natural departure from this method. Arriving after two labored albums, the shift in tone is quite refreshing. "Thursday's Child," the album's engaging mid-tempo opener, is a good indication of what lays ahead. It feels like classic Bowie, yet recalls no specific era of his career. For the first time, Bowie has absorbed all the disparate strands of his music, from Hunky Dory through Earthling. That doesn't mean Hours is on par with his earlier masterworks; it never attempts to be that bold. What it does mean is that it's the first album where he has accepted his past and is willing to use it as a foundation for new music. That's the reason why Hours feels open, even organic -- he's no longer self-conscious, either about living up to his past or creating a new future. It's a welcome change, and it produces some fine music, particularly on the first half of the record, which is filled with such subdued, subtly winning songs as "Something in the Air," "Survive," and "Seven." Toward the end of the album, Bowie branches into harder material, which isn't quite as successful as the first half of the album, yet shares a similar sensibility. And that's what's appealing about Hours -- it may not be one of Bowie's classics, but it's the work of a masterful musician who has begun to enjoy his craft again and isn't afraid to let things develop naturally.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records ℗ 1999 ISO Records under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, Mellotron, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Chris Haskett, Rhythm Guitar - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Everett Bradley, Percussion - Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Engineer, Additional Production - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Alex Grant, Writer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records ℗ 1999 ISO Records under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer, Drum Loops - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
DISC 2
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, Remix, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Marius de Vries, Additional Production & Remix - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, Mellotron, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer - Jeremy Allon, Engineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Everett Bradley, Percussion - Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Everett Bradley, Percussion - Marius de Vries, Additional Production & Mix - Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Andy Bradfield, Engineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Steve Balbi, Additional Backing Vocals - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Beck Hansen, Remix - Everett Bradley, Percussion - Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Piano - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Beck Hansen, Remix - Everett Bradley, Percussion - Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Piano - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Mike Levesque, Drums - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records ℗ 1999 ISO Records under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records ℗ 1999 ISO Records under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Sterling Campbell, Drums - Reeves Gabrels, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer Programmer - Holly Palmer, Backing Vocals - Mark Plati, Mixer, Guitar, Additional Production, AdditionalEngineer - Andy Van Dette, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Paul, Engineer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, 12 String Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist - Jay Nicholas, AssistantEngineer - Ryoji Hata, AssistantEngineer
© 2015 ISO Records under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 1999 Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Since David Bowie spent the '90s jumping from style to style, it comes as a shock that Hours, his final album of the decade, is a relatively straightforward affair. Not only that, but it feels unlike anything else in his catalog. Bowie's music has always been a product of artifice, intelligence, and synthesis. Hours is a relaxed, natural departure from this method. Arriving after two labored albums, the shift in tone is quite refreshing. "Thursday's Child," the album's engaging mid-tempo opener, is a good indication of what lays ahead. It feels like classic Bowie, yet recalls no specific era of his career. For the first time, Bowie has absorbed all the disparate strands of his music, from Hunky Dory through Earthling. That doesn't mean Hours is on par with his earlier masterworks; it never attempts to be that bold. What it does mean is that it's the first album where he has accepted his past and is willing to use it as a foundation for new music. That's the reason why Hours feels open, even organic -- he's no longer self-conscious, either about living up to his past or creating a new future. It's a welcome change, and it produces some fine music, particularly on the first half of the record, which is filled with such subdued, subtly winning songs as "Something in the Air," "Survive," and "Seven." Toward the end of the album, Bowie branches into harder material, which isn't quite as successful as the first half of the album, yet shares a similar sensibility. And that's what's appealing about Hours -- it may not be one of Bowie's classics, but it's the work of a masterful musician who has begun to enjoy his craft again and isn't afraid to let things develop naturally.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 02:03:27
- Main artists: David Bowie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 ISO Records ℗ 1999 ISO Records under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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