The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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Bowie succeeds not in spite of his pretensions but because of them, and Ziggy Stardust -- familiar in structure, but alien in performance -- is the first time his vision and execution met in such a grand, sweeping fashion.
100
The important thing is that despite the formidable nature of the undertaking, he hasn't sacrificed a bit of entertainment value for the sake of message.
100
In giving in to his own imagination and creating his own world, Bowie changed ours immeasurably, and for that many a pop fan should be eternally grateful.
100
Androgynous space rockers rule our decaying planet with feverish power chords and wham-bam vamping.
100
The record that made Bowie the star he'd been acting like for a while, although its reputation isn't quite the same as its reality.
90
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars took the world by storm in 1972, and it’s still a masterpiece forty years later.
MASTAPEECE
It's unbelievable that this is coming from the same man who had concocted that dogshit debut. The difference in quality is stunning. This is everything, not a single dud. This album is dramatic, it's mystical. It's everything before this but cranked up to 100
This is the Endgame of the Bowie discography.
*Edit: it gets a big ol' ten because Kanye is referenced on the album cover.
Lol he wasn't even born at that time... in fact he would only be born in about Five Years...
Holy ... read more
It's unbelievable that this is coming from the same man who had concocted that dogshit debut. The difference in quality is stunning. This is everything, not a single dud. This album is dramatic, it's mystical. It's everything before this but cranked up to 100
This is the Endgame of the Bowie discography.
*Edit: it gets a big ol' ten because Kanye is referenced on the album cover.
Lol he wasn't even born at that time... in fact he would only be born in about Five Years...
Holy ... read more
AND IT JUST GETS EVEN BETTER FROM THERE...
He did it. The mad lad's done it. He took everything great about his last few albums and ramped them up to infinity on this album. The instrumentation is magical. If it wasn't amazing enough in Hunky Dory or The Man Who Sold The World, this album will give you everything you needed. Amazing solos, incredible piano riffs, everything instrumentally is perfect. Bowie's vocals, if they weren't amazing enough in Hunky Dory, just get even more powerful from ... read more
He did it. The mad lad's done it. He took everything great about his last few albums and ramped them up to infinity on this album. The instrumentation is magical. If it wasn't amazing enough in Hunky Dory or The Man Who Sold The World, this album will give you everything you needed. Amazing solos, incredible piano riffs, everything instrumentally is perfect. Bowie's vocals, if they weren't amazing enough in Hunky Dory, just get even more powerful from ... read more
I return to this album so much because it's always so damn fun to listen to! It's grand and absolutely rocking. Hell, this is probably one of my favorite records from Ziggy himself!
Fav Tracks: Ziggy Stardust, Starman, Moonage Daydream, Soul Love, Suffragette City, Lady Stardust, Five Years
Least Fav Tracks: I HAVE NONE!!!
Score:
10
Mastapeece
Fav Tracks: Ziggy Stardust, Starman, Moonage Daydream, Soul Love, Suffragette City, Lady Stardust, Five Years
Least Fav Tracks: I HAVE NONE!!!
Score:
10
Mastapeece
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MISC LISTS
| #12 | / | Paste (1970s) |
| #23 | / | NME Top 500 of All Time |
| #35 | / | Rolling Stone (All Time) |
| #43 | / | Consequence of Sound (All Time) |
| #81 | / | Pitchfork (1970s) |
Track List
- Five Years
- Soul Love
- Moonage Daydream
- Starman
- It Ain't Easy
- Lady Stardust
- Star
- Hang On to Yourself
- Ziggy Stardust
- Suffragette City
- Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
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Added on: February 3, 2013
