Nothing Has Changed

by David Bowie

Overview

Nothing Has Changed is a bit of a cheeky title for a career retrospective from an artist who is known as a chameleon, and this triple-disc compilation has other tricks up its sleeve. Chief among these is sequencing the SuperDeluxe 59-track set in reverse chronological order, so it opens with the brand-new, jazz-inflected "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and concludes with David Bowie's debut single, "Liza Jane." On paper, this seems a bit like a stunt, but in actuality it's a sly way to revisit and recontextualize a career that has been compiled many, many times before. Previously, there have been single discs, double discs, and triple-disc boxes, but the largest of these was Sound + Vision, a box released in 1989, and the most recent was 2002's The Best of Bowie, which featured slightly different track listings in different territories but generally stopped in the late '90s. The two-CD version of Nothing Has Changed resembles this 2002 set -- there are absences, notably "John, I'm Only Dancing," "Diamond Dogs," and "TVC15," but they're not noticed among the parade of standards -- but it's easily overshadowed by the triple-disc SuperDeluxe set. This version of Nothing Has Changed touches upon nearly every phrase of Bowie's career, bypassing Tin Machine but finding space for early pre-"Space Oddity" singles that often don't make Bowie's comps, and naturally it samples from his fine Y2K records, plus his 2013 comeback The Next Day. This expansiveness alone would be noteworthy, but when it's combined with the reverse sequencing the compilation forces listeners to reconsider an artist whose legacy seemed so set in stone it appropriately was enshrined in museums. Obvious high-water marks are undersold -- there's not as much Ziggy as usual, nor as much Berlin -- so other eras can also enter the canon, whether it's the assured maturity of the new millennium or the appealing juvenilia of the '60s. The end result is something unexpected: a compilation that makes us hear an artist we know well in a whole new way. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2014
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4943674200368
Rank:	231539

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Bowie   Primary Artist,Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background),Saxophone,Percussion,Synthesizer,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Trent Reznor   Primary Artist
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie   Primary Artist
Danny Lohner   Primary Artist
Mick Jagger   Primary Artist
Charlie Clouser   Primary Artist
Brian Eno   Primary Artist,Synthesizer
Dave Ogilvie   Primary Artist
Queen   Primary Artist
Pet Shop Boys   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Nine Inch Nails   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Davie Jones & the King Bees   Primary Artist
The King Bees   Primary Artist
Davy Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Lower Third   Primary Artist
David Jones & The Lower Third   Primary Artist
Keith Hillebrandt   Primary Artist
Maria Schneider Orchestra   Primary Artist
Donny McCaslin   Soloist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano),Tenor (Vocal)
Benny Marshall   Harmonica
David Pietro   Sax (Soprano),Flute,Clarinet,Flute (Alto)
Jesse Han   Flute,Flute (Alto),Flute (Bass)
Krista Bennion Feeney   Strings,String Quartet
Herbie Flowers   Bass
Yossi Fine   Bass
Greg Gisbert   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Ben Monder   Guitar
George Flynn   Trombone,Trombone (Bass),Contrabass Trombone
Holly Palmer   Vocals (Background)
Dave Grinsted   Tape
Mark Guiliana   Drums
Mark Plati   Guitar
Reeves Gabrels   Guitar
Scott Robinson   Clarinet (Contrabass),Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Freddie Mercury   Vocals
Joey Baron   Drums
Mick Wayne   Guitar
Tim Renwick   Flute,Guitar
Matthew Goeke   Strings,String Quartet
Tony Visconti   Bass,Flute
John Cambridge   Drums
Everett Bradley   Percussion
Carlos Alomar   Guitar (Rhythm)
Frank Kimbrough   Piano
Mike Rodriguez   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Maria Schneider   Conductor
Rich Perry   Sax (Tenor)
Rick Wakeman   Mellotron,Harpsichord
Mike Garson   Piano
Erdal Kizilcay   Bass,Keyboards
John Deacon   Guitar (Bass)
David Richards   Piano
Marshall Gilkes   Trombone
Augie Haas   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Tom Frish   Guitar
Steve Balbi   Vocals (Background)
Mick Ronson   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Mellotron,Synthesizer
John Lodge   Bass
Roger Taylor   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Brian May   Guitar
Paul Buckmaster   Cello
Pat Metheny Group   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jay Anderson   Bass
Pat Metheny   Vocals
Ryan Keberle   Soloist,Trombone
Tony Kadleck   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Mick "Woody" Woodmansey   Drums,Percussion
Keith Christmas   Guitar
Trevor Bolder   Bass
Sterling Campbell   Drums
Martha Mooke   Strings,String Quartet
Terry Cox   Drums
Keith O'Quinn   Trombone
Gregor Kitzis   Strings
Robert Chausow   Strings,String Quartet

Technical Credits

Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Gary Lux   Mixing Consultant,Mixing
Matthew Shaw   Assistant,Remix Engineer
Andy VanDette   Mastering
Domonik Torqua   Assistant Engineer
Bob Bhamra   Composer
Keith Hillebrandt   Producer
Ryoji Hata   Assistant Engineer
Jon Golberger   Engineer
Marques Kemp   Assistant
Rick Mabery   Assistant
Plastic Soul   Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering Engineer
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie   Mixing,Producer
Andrew Grassi   Engineer
Danny Lohner   Producer
Reeves Gabrels   Drum Programming,Synthesizer Programming,Composer,Producer
Iggy Pop   Composer
Kris Fredriksson   Restoration,Audio Supervisor
Gus Dudgeon   Engineer,Producer
Glyn Johns   Engineer
James Murphy   Additional Production,Mixing,Remixing,Remix Producer
David Bowie   Drum Programming,Mixing Assistant,Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Assistant
Paul Bateman   Composer
Harry Maslin   Producer
Charlie Clouser   Producer
Alan Winstanley   Producer
Brian Eno   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Brian Rawling   Producer
Tony Visconti   Recording,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer,Guitar Engineer,Guitar Producer,Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Remixing
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
Dave Grinsted   Tape Operator
Dave McNair   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dave Ogilvie   Mixing,Producer
Mario J. McNulty   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Marius de Vries   Mixing,Producer,Remixing,Sound Editing,Additional Production
Mark Plati   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Queen   Producer
Justin Shirley-Smith   Audio Supervisor
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Jeremy Allom   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Ned Washington   Composer
Freddie Mercury   Composer
Ben Fenner   Assistant Engineer
Tim Renwick   Recording
Ken Scott   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Clive Langer   Producer
Carlos Alomar   Composer
Gary Tole   Engineer
Vic Anesini   Compilation Mastering
Dimitri Tiomkin   Composer
Pet Shop Boys   Remix Producer,Additional Production,Mixing,Producer,Remixing
Maria Schneider   Arranger,Composer
Hugh Padgham   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Brian Gardner   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
David Robert Jones   Composer
Nine Inch Nails   Producer,Reproduction
Mike Garson   Composer
Nile Rodgers   Mixing,Producer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Kevin Killen   Engineer
Kevin Metcalfe   Mastering
Kevin Paul   Engineer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Erdal Kizilcay   Composer
Mike Moran   Engineer
John Deacon   Composer
David Jones   Composer
David Richards   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
John Lennon   Composer
Leslie Conn   Composer
Brian Pollack   Engineer
Floria Sigismondi   Photography
Jay Nicholas   Assistant Engineer
Steve Schapiro   Photo Courtesy
Gary Miller   Mixing,Producer,Programming,Mixing,Producer
Mario McNulty   Engineer,Pro-Tools,Sound Editing
Kabir Hermon   Assistant Engineer
Mick Ronson   Mixing,Arranger
Brian Thorn   Assistant Engineer
Derek Bramble   Producer
Roger Taylor   Composer
Jon Goldberger   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Tony Hatch   Producer
Brian May   Composer
Paul Buckmaster   Arranger
Shel Talmy   Producer
Trent Reznor   Producer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Lyle Mays   Composer
Pat Metheny   Composer,Producer
Ray Staff   Mastering,Mastering Engineer,Remastering Engineer,Compilation Mastering
Paul Hicks   Mixing
Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
Sterling Campbell   Composer
Andy Bradfield   Engineer
Andy Grassi   Assistant Engineer
Gregor Kitzis   String Arrangements
Bob Feldman   Composer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing,Engineer
Keith Harwood   Engineer