| Artist |
David Bowie |
| Album Title: |
Hours |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
10/04/1999 |
| Label |
Virgin Records America, Inc. |
| Catalog No |
7243 8 48157 0 7 |
| Bar Code No |
7 2438-48157-0 7 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Thursday's Child (5:22)
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| 2.
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Something In The Air (5:46)
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| 3.
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Survive (4:11)
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| 4.
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If I'm Dreaming My Life (7:04)
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| 5.
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Seven (4:04)
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| 6.
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What's Really Happening? (4:10)
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| 7.
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The Pretty Thins Are Going To Hell (4:41)
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| 8.
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New Angels Of Promise (4:37)
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| 9.
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Brilliant Adventure (1:51)
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| 10.
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The Dreamers (5:15)
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| Date Acquired |
10/01/1999 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
13.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
David Bowie: Vocals, keyboards & 12 string acoustic guitar, Roland 707 drum programming.
Reeves Gabrels: Lead & rhythm, electric & 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, drum loops, synth and drum programming.
Mark Plati: Bass, acoustic & electric 12 string guitar, synth and drum programming and mellotron on "Survive."
Mike Levesque: Drums.
Sterling Campbell: Drums on "Seven," "New Angels of Promise" and "The Dreamers."
Chris Haskett: Rhythm guitar on "If I'm Dreaming My Life."
Everett Bradley: Percussion on "Seven."
Holly Palmer: Backing vocals on "Thursday's Child."
Produced by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels. Mixed by Mark Plati. Additional Production and Engineering by Mark Plati. Engineer: Kevin Paul. Assistant Engineers: Jay Nicholas and Ryoji Hata. Recorded at Seaview, Bermuda. Overdubs and Mix: Looking Glass and Chung King Studios, New York. Mastered by Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk.
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-12-23 03:57:13
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Analyzed: David Bowie / 'Hours...'
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.10 dB -8.58 dB 5:22 01-Thursday's Child
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.62 dB 5:46 02-Something in the Air
DR7 -0.10 dB -9.18 dB 4:11 03-Survive
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.85 dB 7:05 04-If I'm Dreaming My Life
DR9 -0.10 dB -10.34 dB 4:05 05-Seven
DR8 -0.10 dB -8.68 dB 4:10 06-What's Really Happening?
DR7 -0.10 dB -7.82 dB 4:41 07-The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell
DR7 -0.10 dB -9.27 dB 4:37 08-New Angels of Promise
DR9 -2.05 dB -13.59 dB 1:52 09-Brilliant Adventure
DR8 -0.10 dB -10.16 dB 5:14 10-The Dreamers
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 909 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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.
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