Top box sets of 2010: From Bowie to Dylan to Slayer
Though digital downloads are now the preferred format for many music listeners, you still can't beat the extras that come with a well-conceived box set. Here's a guide to some of the more notable multi-disc packages released this year.
--Greg Kot, Tribune critic
--Greg Kot, Tribune critic
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David Bowie, "Station to Station -- Deluxe Edition: The Ultimate Fan Experience" (EMI, $165.98)
The Ultimate Fan Experience" (EMI, $165.98): This over-stuffed box is for hardcore Bowie-philes only, a trove of music and memorabilia from his brilliant if drug-zonked "Thin White Duke" phase. In 1976, Bowie released "Station to Station," a futuristic mix of space-rock, funk and electronic music, bridging "Ziggy Stardust" glam and his experimental Berlin albums. Two differently mastered CDs are included, plus DVD and vinyl incarnations (Where's the cassette and eight-track versions?). The prize is a previously unreleased '76 concert, with Bowie in top form with a killer band. Fans on a budget can get the essentials in a more affordable three-CD format.
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Where can I get the Husker Du box set? But seriously, if you like guitar, go buy yourself the Allman Brothers Box Set. If you really, really like guitar, go get that Derek and the Dominoes box set. Jam #5. Word.