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Title: Tribute to Errol Brown
Review: It's ironic that David Bowie refers to this album as his version of American soul. Like most of David Bowie's "innovations", this work is based upon the previous works of other artists. In this case, David derived his inspiration from the great British soul band, Hot Chocolate.Bowie emulates Errol Brown on all of the successful tracks. The fact that Brown was later accused of being influenced by David Bowie's vocal style - is nearly as ridiculous as Bowie frequently being credited for influencing rock innovator, Alice Cooper. Even Bowie's Spider band members admit that Alice Cooper was the prime influence on their music / presentation.With the possible exception(s) of Sting and Madonna, David Bowie is the most highly overrated performer of the past 40 years. To paraphrase Mark Twain, his works are both good and original; but the original parts aren't good - and the good parts aren't original.
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