Here's the great thing about this album: Bowie was always pretty damn good. Even in his floppy-haired days, when he played the 'Euronic' troubadour, he was smarter than everyone in the room, and he made you think you were too. With its charming interaction of Bowie and the radio hosts, and acoustic renditions that distill the strength of his early albums but avoid the tweeness that makes them a bit embarrassing, the first disc is the best. The second disc is more professional, less exciting, but it does feature Mick Ronson's muscleman take on the V.U. ("White Light/White Heat," "Waiting For The Man"), which Bowie has returned to again and again.

2005-09-30 - Kent Conrad

track list In The Heat Of The Morning London Bye Ta-Ta Karma Man Silly Boy Blue Let Me Sleep Beside You Janine Amsterdam God Knows I'm Good The Width Of A Circle Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed Cygnet Committee Memory Of A Free Festival Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud Bombers Looking For A Friend Almost Grown Kooks It Ain't Easy The Supermen Eight Line Poem Hang Onto Yourself Ziggy Stardust Queen Bitch Waiting For The Man Five Years White Light/White Heat Moonage Daydream Hang Onto Yourself Suffragette City Ziggy Stardust Starman Space Oddity Changes Oh! You Pretty Things Andy Warhol Lady Stardust Rock & Roll Suicide