The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

The only Bowie album I have ever listened to, I remember my Gran buying me this for Christmas when I was 14 😭

Not bad, not great

really catchy and enjoyable album. Forgot to rate it at first, but i did like it.

Top 3: 1. Five Years 2. Soul Love 3. Hang on to Yourself Overall: 79/100, it’s a classic but there are some skips in here.

It’s old but good.

Loved it. A lot more rock and roll than I thought it’d be.

Very enjoyable album but bowie’s voice despite being as unique as it is falls short at certain times with his vocals going out of tune every now and then. Solid 4/5.

7.5/10 This was good, but not fully great. Third Bowie album as part of this, and I am starting to come to the heretical conclusion that he might be overrated as an album artist. A good pile of total bangers and some genuine classics in here, but as an album it didn’t totally blow me away. Glam rock clearly influenced by the American stuff of the time. Best: Ziggy Stardust

4.5/5

David Bowie is great and so is this album. I have heard some songs from Bowie before (who hasn't?) but this was the first time i really listened to the songs and a whole album back to front like this and it was a great ride. Leaning back and listening to this album cured an otherwise bad day.

Yet another banger! I remember growing up my mom loved David Bowie but never understood this album. I'm very happy to listen to it as an adult and make up for all of that.

“Starman” was definitely my favorite on this album and maybe the best overall David Bowie album I’ve heard so far.

Bardzo fajne, a nawet z 3 czy 4 piosenki, które sobie zapisałem. A tylko 11 utworów na płycie. Solidne 4/5

Gutes Bowie Album. Konzeptionell gelungenes Album mit einen David in Topform. In dieser “Rockoper” setzt er sich dystrophobisch mit seinen Ego-1972 auseinander. Mit “Starman” verfügt es über einen Toptitel, der als Zugpferd auch zum Wiederhören des Rests vom Album dient.

Love 4/5

Great album, once again cooking dinner but couldn't help having a bit of a boogie.

DB slay

not a Bowie fan by nature, but this is real quality

classic, enjoyable, endearing. 4.5/5

Ok. I need to rethink my ratings system. So far I have been far too generous, and there isn't enough room for nuance at the top. So I'm going to adopt a new system, roughly adapted from a message I read on Reddit somewhere. 1 star: this offended me or was of such poor quality I would have commented on it if I heard it as background music in a restaurant. I could have done better myself. 2 stars: this was not a good or enjoyable album, but it could happily exist quietly in the background somewhere. 3 stars: this does nothing for me, but I could work to it. Either quite dull, or maybe an album of bad songs but with one or two ok ones. 4 stars: I might choose to listen to this again. But I'm not going to tell anyone about this. Happily would have this on rotation, and it might even have a few really good songs which I like a lot. 5 stars: I'm going to tell someone about this. This is a great album, which has 'changed' me in some way, emotionally or musically. The world would be a sadder place if this album were gone. With all this in mind, this album is a 4.

Great album!

Holy crap. This is over 50 years old and sounds fresh. How have I not listened to this before. I now understand why folks hold Bowie in such high regard. This is the third album in my project and hear this has made the project worth it.

I'm not a huge Bowie fan, but every track on this is a single. Fantastic album

What can I say that has not been said about this classic? It might be the best known work by Bowie. I don't think it's his best though. It certainly is interesting and has been obviously hugely influential, and yet when you know what he did afterwards, it does feel a bit short and empty. Bowie basically spend his whole life developing his craft as a songwriter, so it's not to say that he hasn't arrived yet. In fact, I think Bowie understood better than most people that arriving is a never ending process. This, as a step, was a significant one. Just not the one I resonated with the most, I guess.

4.5 fantastic album

The first half Does not feel like spiders from mars, however comma it does feel like a trip into space and finding the ever expanding nothingness and just being cool with it being that way. And once you reach space you realize how much you do care about the little things you experience in your day to day. The second half feels like you just came back from space, survived and started telling everyone you see that you killed god with music and lasers in space. Unfortunately however the more people you tell, the less impressive it becomes and then you end up in that same void of emptiness where you were in the beginning of the record. Feels like black country new road took some inspiration from this record

Really good, moonage daydream is a banger

Bowie is one of my favorite artists of all time. And although this album is considered by many his magnum opus, it is definitely not my favorite Bowie's work. I don't really know what it is, but the glam is really not my cup of tea. There are amazing songs on this that I love with all my heart, but there's much better work ahead and I feel like giving this one 5/5 would not be fair to albums like Station to Station, Low or Heroes. 4.5/5

Was expecting more. Good though, liked other early Bowie better.

This was great. Not a bad track on here. I wouldn’t listen to them all just randomly, definitely some. most I would only listen to again when listening to the album in full. I don’t mean that as a bad thing, the album just feels like it’s meant to be listened to as a whole.

I liked this! I knew starman already, but "hang on to yourself" is pretty great too.

Thinking of my sweet son in law who idolized Bowie. ❤️

Quite good. Prob the best glam rock (def like it more than t rex,) but Blackstar is prob my favorite Bowie

Another Bowie Banger! Lots of excellent music here. I’m enjoying ever Bowie album I get and this one is no exception. It’s zany and fun, awesome vocals, awesome production, totally wild and weird.

Certainly one of the best, with a lot of familiar songs on it. Bowie was on a roll here, and this album was a regular on our turntable.

Classic Bowie with some of his best songs

Great album

Really enjoyed this album. Five years is an amazing intro track to this album. Nothing much else to say.

Another banger

Groovy

4.4 stars rounded down.

Enjoyed it.

David Bowie at his almost best. Almost, because Low is easily his best album that I have listened to so far, and Ziggy was just a little bit underwhelming, taking into consideration his other work. Still, a really good record, easily a classic album now.

classic, also the best bowie album imo

Not my favourite Bowie album, but it's pretty damn good

Probably my favorite Bowie from beginning to end. Rock ‘n’ roll forward really good

A messianic, egotistical, androgynous alien as a metaphor for a rock star is so on the nose that it’s almost a cliche at this point, but Bowie made the connection perfectly with this album and the songs are just as strong as the ideas behind them. I think people get a little too hyped about David Bowie. Like, he’s good, but calm down. But this is an undeniably great album.

idk I feel like ppl say this is one of bowies best albums but I didn't really like it more/less than his other stuff. pretty good.

8/10 - this was better than the other David Bowie albums. I enjoyed a bunch of the songs that I had heard before and some other ones that I hadn’t.

Bowie is such a good frontman. The way he sings and the words he chooses all the listener to get a real feel for his intelligence and charisma just by hearing him. That said, this album does leave you wanting a bit more variety in tone and instrumentation.

This is a great album. Starts and ends really strong.

I’m a David bowie enjoyer ofc but not like the biggest expert ever who knows every album and song. One of those artists I think is awesome but casually so and haven’t listen to albums from back to front. So I dooooo feel like this didn’t include as many of my favorites of his and was solid but coulda had a touch more. But still epic.

I really haven't listened to much Bowie, but through this project I've realized I like him quite a bit. That said, I got Aladdin Sane last week, and that was a dog's album. awful. So I was actually nervous when this popped up today, but I shouldn't have been. I'm not sure if this is considered Bowie's magnum opus, but it should be. Magnificent writing, excellent vocals, and timeless musicality...for the most part. It starts off very strong through Starman, which is one of the best two songs on the album. It falters a bit in the middle starting with It Ain't Easy, but it ends very strong. If not Starman, Rock n Roll Suicide is the standout track of the album. Overall, I think the middle portion is a little too corny to give the entire album 5 stars, but this is a stellar album. Easy 4 stars, and another example of why we need half stars.

Favourite song so far is “it ain’t easy” - very bluesy! Same with suffragette city, classic. Overall solid album, some classics. Some songs a bit same-samey

oh it’s david bowie again! on first listen: five years omg. the crescendo! the strings!!!!! soul love is pretty groovy, somehow reminds me of the little mermaid’s kiss the girl 🫣 THAT OUTRO IN MOONAGE DAYDREAM. i really like the vibe of the album, groovy but also sentimental i think lady stardust may be one of my favourites from the album. some other faves as of right now are five years, ziggy stardust and rock ‘n’ roll suicide (i love that the last track ends on strings too 🥹🤭) overall i really like the album!! i think i’ll come to love it more over time, but for now i’ll rate it a 4 ☺️

Zo kort na Elton John besef ik me nu pas goed hoeveel de twee gemeen hebben. Dit album in het speciaal laat het alter ego Ziggy zien als een punky Elton John, eigenlijk. Misschien wel het 'grootste' glam rock album, dat voor mij pas echt goed los komt naarmate het einde wordt genaderd. Één en al vuurwerk vanaf de profetische proto-punk van 'Hang on to Yourself' tot en met de intrigerende afsluiter, die een indruk achter laat zoals een afsluiter dat dient te doen, 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide'. Die reeks pakt het op waar het begin van de plaat met 'Five Years' al mee begon, epische en emotionele art rock die zoet en zuur nagenoeg perfect mixt. Het fijne gitaarwerk van Mick Ronson is the icing on the cake. Los van de hit 'Starman', die de popwereld op z'n grondvesten liet schudden na David's buitenaardse optreden in Top of the Pops, zakt de plaat in het middenstuk wel een beetje in elkaar. Maar dat neemt niet weg dat het elke keer weer verbaasd hoe bol deze plaat staat van de creativiteit. Een toppunt van inventiviteit in een carrière die bij uitstek wordt gekleurd door artistieke vindingrijkheid, belangrijk voor zowel de sturing van alternatieve rock als dat van popmuziek. 8,5/10 Highlights: Five Years Starman Hang on to Yourself Ziggy Stardust Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

Good piece of art, like some songs, but not for me. I think this is amazing choice for ones who love queen kind of things

Nice album wel

This album is very legendary. Without this album there wouldn't be a lot of albums that were influenced by Ziggy. One of Bowie's greatest.

classic

Iconic album from the Starman. From the burgeoning rock-as-art Era, he tells a good story with great instrumentation. Always a fun one to come back to.

I knew a couple of the tracks and I ended up liking three: Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragate City (this one especially). The album is growing on me.

great album, one of my favorites from bowie

Nice

Enjoyed. Hadn’t heard before 8

Pretty solid concept album.

All timer. Nothing else to say

He’s the Star Man!

Truly outstanding. Had to listen twice to make sure I had it right but it’s a high 4 that I was really tempted to give a 5 to, but didn’t since that’s such rare air

4 stars

Great album.

The music is fantastic and if you can follow the story, it's just that much better. A solid listen for sure.

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust is one of the most iconic albums of all time and certainly of his own albums. I wouldn't call this my favorite, however; but perhaps it could be considered his most consistent. This album is very solid and made of pure rock and roll. An album made of bangers, one could say. The artistry and creation of Bowie's persona allowed this album stand out the most, out of his prior albums. While I said Ziggy Stardust is pure rock and roll, I suppose it's become such a classic to me that this album reads as pure rock and roll, though I recognize that it's mostly glam rock with a few punk notes. Analyzing albums retrospectively is so interesting.

Loved it, possibly his best album :thinking:

The premise of this album is undeniably whimsical and eccentric especially for the time - with Bowie drawing parallels between Ziggy and himself to create one of popular music's landmark concept albums. To me though, I've always felt that *SOME* of the music undershot Bowie's thematic target. The song 'Five Years' which crescendos into this gorgeous string piece with lyrics detailing impending doom on earth is an all-time opener. I also love the song 'Starman' which may not be nearly as ambitious musically but its optimistic premise and grand chorus always resonated with me - it's probably my favorite Bowie song period. The themes of fame and art continue through onto the magnificent 'Star' before coming to a cathartic end on the closer 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide'. It's a conceptually dense album with plenty of gorgeously executed musical moments to gawk at and while it's nowhere near my favorite Bowie album, calling this anything other than spectacular would be a blatant lie.

An album which needs no introduction. I was introduced to Bowie by a girlfriend at time this album was released. I also went to see Ziggy Stardust tour at Bradford St George’s Hall and was blown away by him. Subsequent albums with one or two exceptions never bettered this one. 75% great tracks with one or two fillers not up to scratch. Not on my list of all time greats but a classic in general and a musical milestone. 4/5 20/5/24

Nice to hear some of his older music.

Absolute classic!

8/10

Yeah, ok fine. What do you want me to say? This album has the legacy it has for a reason.

4 - Yay! This is super duper close to a 4.5, but the tracks that don't click with me as much, I have to keep those in mind too. I love some of the tracks on here and it was nice revisiting them, as I haven't heard them in awhile.

Ziggy plays Guitar!

Good stuff, even if I can only think of the januzaj chant when I hear Starman

Better than I last remembered listening to this.

Beautiful. Classic.

Fav tracks: Five Years, Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Suffragette City, Rock n Roll Suicide Least fav track: It ain't easy

Nice guitar solos

really liked it, ive been sleeping on david bowie

just very pleasant music

Легендо. Зыс ис стааарррменнн вейтинг ин зе скаай хи лайк ту коминг мит ас. 8/10.

Excellent stuff.

Excellent 4/5

yesyes its good but idk alberto

Liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Not a massive Bowie fan but it was pretty good. Accessible and a decent listen.

Starmn

First time listening to a whole album of Bowie’s music and I really enjoyed it for the most part. Some catchy tunes, interesting lyrics, and a really fun concept. Does anybody else imagine Adam Sandler in his Wedding Singer persona when Bowie is singing the last bits of “Star”? (It just kind of sounds like the way he was performing.) No, just me. Okay.

70s space age vibes

- listened to five years twice bc i didnt pay attention the first time and so didnt really like it. second time around was much better. so 7.5/10. - soul love was nice 8/10 - moonage daydream obviously like 9/10 - starman: id never listened to it in ots entirety before so it was somehow new to me. 8/10 - everything after that went real quick but was good and probably warrants a relisten. 7.5/10 average of like 8/10 for 4/5 stars bc its not my fave and isnt perfect but is really good

I knew hearing Bowie's final album as my first full album of his was the issue when I didn't really enjoy it. This was a great listen, and I had a lot of fun with this one.

Good. Favourite tracks include starman, moonage daydream, and suffragette city. Familiar with album prior to listening today, enjoyable experience.

Messed up a trivia question because of this album

3/3 Starman

4+

This album felt like good vibes. Like the instrumentals kinda sounded like a group of good musicians just jamming with some direction from the singer. On my first listen I really enjoyed the album. Idk why, I generally don’t vibe with this style, but it worked for me.

This was a great album. I think I need a few more listens for full aprreciation

Great! Total vibe!

super fun. will prob come back to it as a lot of the songs were very catchy. didnt get too into the lyrics on first listen

Great album by an incredible songwriter. Not my favorite of his, but still a classic.

It's nice to hear this album in its entirety, as I think I've only heard a few of the more radio-friendly hits. It's hard to imagine how this must have sounded when it first sold, but it's still an impressively unique and distinct mostly-concept album. (It's funny how almost all concept albums seem to have a few odd-man-out tunes; in this case the cover of "It Ain't Easy" is the most obvious.) This is a *much* better selection for the 1001 albums project than "Blackstar"!

Some zany stuff but a lot of good melodies and personality.

Great album! Some Bowie classics on here!

Class act from Bowie. Extremely versatile. Pushing the limits. And it was in 1972. 4.5/5.

I enjoyed pretty much all the songs except the ending of 5 years. My favourites are starman, suffragette city, and rock n roll suicide. I wouldn't normally listen to this genre on my own but I enjoys and there are pretty no skips. 4/5

Overall quite an enjoyable album. Five Years kind of dragged on at the end but other than that very strong songs. Starman is a classic for a reason, and the whole album was rather cohesive with no major issues. I feel like I would have had to pay more attention to understand the story behind the strange album title but obviously that didn't take away from the experience. Good album, 4/5.

Super creative David Bowie. Weird and rockin'. Could have been a 3 but Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City blasted it into 4 star territory.

A classic, loved. Rockish but I’m the quirky David Bowie way

Motha fucking classic. Always a pleasure listening to this.

Starman is a classic - really enjoyed a few other songs on here (Moonage Daydream and Lady Stardust) Fun listen.

Ну да, неплохо. Но голос у него слабоватый, еле слышен. И музыка не звучит легендарно. Просто хорошо. Ожидал большего.

I’ve not gotten into Bowie much before, but I enjoyed this album. It’s a good vibe.

a truly magical album from one of the greats when he was near the top of his game. nothing bad to say about this one. highlights: “moonage daydream”, “starman”, “ziggy stardust”, “suffragette city”

Lotta greatness on this one.

💓

Yeah. It's a great album. The best from him. But for me, Bowie is just a little too proggy. I just wouldn't choose to listen to this kind of stuff.

This album is great

not a 5 star, but 5 years is a 5 star song

Great Album. I really enjoyed all the instrumentation for all the songs. Starman and Suffragette City are both classics. Really enjoyed hearing some songs that I’ve never heard before.

What an artist! Fucking amazing, not his best album tho, that's why I'll give it a 4!

This album rips its a classic I’m already familiar

Really enjoyed this. Stand out tracks for me are Moonage Daydream, Suffragette City, Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide, and of course Starman. The intro the Ziggy Stardust is great but the rest of the song doesn’t hold up in my opinion.

Much better than the other Bowie albums. Not quite going to stretch to 5, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

This was great! Probably the best Bowie album I've heard since Blackstar. Favourite tracks: Five Years, Soul Love, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City.

Highlight for me was Mick Ronson guitar. His tone and licks were on point. Felt similar to Brian May but still unique in his own right.

Prachtig album, een echte klassieker. Favoriete nummers toch wel Moonage Daydream, Starman en uiteraard Ziggy Stardust. Geen vijf sterren omdat ik soms de stijl een beetje saai vind (natuurlijk voor zijn tijd wel iconisch).

This isn’t what I thought David Bowie sounded like but I live for it. 8/10

The hits are BANGERS that you could replay for the rest of your life but the rest of the album does kind of just blend together with a similar sound. Nothing bad at all but does it's job well. 8/10

David Bowie is weird. This album is weird as it sounds like its sometimes trying to be classic rock and then some weird shit happens and then Bowie sings a line like an alien. It also sounds like Bowie is recording his audio from a different room. “Starman” and “Suffragette City” are great, the rest are good but nothing that lives up to his other massive singles. 7/10

Very good, I like this about the same as Hunky Dory. Strong 4.5

Another one that I never listened to the whole thing, but knew a handful of tunes. There were a few that didn't sound like typical Bowie, and if you had played them for me without telling me who it was I would not be able to to identify. Quite a variety of songs

Che bello, mega psychedelico tutto - soprattutto quelle che non sapevo io fan

I want sure about this one at first. I'd heard some of the songs, but some of them didn't originally impress me. On a second listen I realized that most of the songs were good.

good. weird good.

It's ok

This is probably the first time I listened to a full David Bowie album. Before, I only knew the hit singles. But I enjoyed the album, and I think I am going to listen to some more.

Un gran disco con escucha obligaba. Performático al 100%.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is widely considered David Bowie's best album, and I agree. The way that the songs were made independently and the rock album aspect was decided in the ordering was kind of neat when I read about it too. 11 tracks in 39 minutes as once again Bowie manages to be indulgent without overstaying his welcome on any tracks. Highlights - Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Rock n Roll Suicide.

This is a legendary record, and I love a well-executed concept album. That being said, I feel like David Bowie's music is from another plane of existence and he simply saw the world on a spectrum that the rest of us are unable to reach. Or maybe he just rocks.

This is an album that’s difficult to judge objectively because it’s so closely associated with a specific person, place, and time for me, and it brings up conflicting emotions. I can’t quite bring myself to give it a 5 - even though that may be what it deserves, and probably what she’d give it - but still an undeniably great album.

The ability to storytell and produce good music ahead of its time.

Some of Bowie's best work that bests the test of time. The bursting melodies just put you in a vibe and take you away.

Bowie did a lot to expand on rock in the era he was active. Continued to influence everyone after as well.

Geggjuð ... bara klassík

A handful of incredible tracks and a few that didn't stand up to the absolute bangers. Love the concept of the album.

Bowie being Bowie. Nice for hearing, but not for everyone.

Wonderful

I’ve listened to this a few times I. The last couple of months. I like it more each time. Some great songs. An interesting concept album. Probably a bit ahead of its time.

Groundbreaking concept album that blends glam rock with a futuristic narrative. The album's mix of theatricality and musical innovation cements its place as a timeless classic in rock history. However, it's not my favourite Bowie album. That's probably Low or Station to Station. Still, a high 4.

There are of course a few classic tracks on here, and there’s a reason why 50-odd years later people still listen to them. They are really great. How well the rest stacks up depends on how big a Bowie fan you are.

Nice!

Legend

A stone cold classic

fun

Excellent album by Bowie. It sounds so modern- likely because it influenced so many artists after.

Cool southern rock influences, can't listen to Suffragette City without thinking about Rock Band

Great. Classic album.

Easy to listen, I liked it. Only one I knew was Starman.

Excellent! Love the riff on Ziggy. Suffragette City is also a standout. Phish covered the album Halloween 2016.

Son 5ème, je l'attendais lui. Très nice, surtout la fin de l'album. Un album incroyable pour 1972. Je donne un 4, mais le 5 est proche.

un clasico no es mi favorito David Bowie pero no por eso deja de ser muy bueno

A great ride! Love Bowie - first time I listened to the entire record.

I’m coming around on Bowie. There is something about this era of music that just doesn’t connect with me but this album does something differently and I really enjoy it. Whatever “it” is. The production is great for the era. The songwriting is interesting and I enjoy the motif of space and Ziggy Stardust. Cool album. Will listen again. 4/5

So much content, so much going on, so creative.

The concept and story are amazing. The production and instrumentals are nice. The length is concise and the content is easy to digest. His voice...

Great album

Ja - not his best one

I definitely enjoyed this more than the other David Bowie album we listened to. “Moonage Daydream”, “Ziggy Stardust”, and “Suffragette City” were my favorite songs from the album. I think that the album was pieced together very deliberately and effectively, which I appreciated even when many of the actual songs weren’t my favorite type of music.

I mean, of course. 4.5

Very solid album! Probably my favorite Bowie album so far. I was honestly expecting more (knowing how highly it is rated) but I still enjoyed it a ton. I still don't think I quite understand the David Bowie hype. I think this is our fourth Bowie album and I have just been whelmed by him. Ziggy Stardust was my favorite song to play on Guitar Hero. I played it so much that I could play the first ~30 seconds with my eyes closed.

Bowie always has great sing a long songs with his unique cadence. This album has some absolute classics that I didn't know were all on here especially with Ziggy Stardust which is one of my favorite songs. This album tried to scoot it's way up to a 5 but couldn't quite get there

Loved it.

This is a great album. 4.5

The opening song Five Years tells of a world that has just received the information that the world is going to be destroyed in 5 years. What a beginning. Really set's the tone for the rest of the album. I had not heard Moonage Daydream before but I really liked it, especially the guitar solor at the end. Starman along with Ziggy Stardyst and Suffragette City are some of Bowie's best. It Aint Easy is a hidden gem. This album was a delightful suprise. I will be listening again.

Fire

This album grew on me by the end of it. There are obviously a ton of hits on it, including my all time favorite Bowie song: Suffragette City, but it took a while to hook me. I feel like the middle of the album slows down a bit. Overall, Bowie is a master of his craft and wrote songs that go beyond one genre. On this album along he has great songs that could easily appear on Stones, Fleetwood, or Elton John albums. As a whole this album is fantastic.

Wonderful stuff !!!

Five Years - I know this song, but I know the Placebo/Brian Molko cover better. I didn't realize it was the opening track. Soul Love - saxophone Moonage Daydream - I should know this song but I don't. the guitar strumming and drum remind me of the song Ziggy Stardust. Starman - A+ but I knew that already These songs are starting to sound same-y. Ziggy Stardust - okay I'm back to thinking that just the solidity of every song, even if they sound samey, makes this a great album. Suffragette City sounds out of place. Wasn't prepared for this to end. Didn't feel culminatey.

Interesting, a classic after all.

A classic. Some really good music.

One of the famous Bowie albums that I had not heard before. Great album. Includes hits Starman and Suffragette City.

I really did not look forward to listening to this album or enjoying it. It was a good solid album however. I enjoyed the continuous story if Ziggy being told throughout the album.

I’ve been waiting for this one as it is another album I’ve never actually listened to start to finish. To give it its respect, I’ve listened to it 5 times in the last 24 hours. It’s really good. You can hear a lot of different sounds in there. And who doesn’t enjoy a concept album? Oh, just me?

Pretty high degree of difficulty to make a concept album this weird and keep the narrative coherent while somehow also filling it with catchy, radio friendly songs.

4.2 I liked alot of the deeper cuts on this album more than other Bowie albums.

Absolute gem from Bowie. I prefer his musical style in his late albums, but Ziggy Stardust brings something that makes it special.

pretty good album all around. This one might make it into my regular rotation

Lots of singles on this one, glam rock spectacular

Several of Bowie's greatest hits inhabit this album; a few other songs could have just as easily been one of the greatest hits, save for the fickle ears of Bowie aficionados everywhere.

Great album

I never really gave Bowie too much thought, but I can see why his music was popular. 4/5. Favorite Track: Starman

I’m only giving this a 4 bc it’s known as one of the great albums oat. But I really don’t know the influence it had on music sooo

This is Bowie's break-out album. These glam-rock songs about the myth of Ziggy Stardust established Bowie as a a rock star and an icon of pop culture. Combining elements of blues, soul, and traditional rock, Bowie tells the story of a rock star/messiah that is trying to save a world that is spiraling toward disaster. While his "rock opera" may not have met with the success of other such efforts, these tracks did launch Bowie's career and add "glam rock star" to the mythology about rock stars in our culture.

Favorite track: It Ain’t Easy

4,5

A classic

M'n 7e keer Bowie. Deze keer verkleed als biseksuele (niet mijn woorden hè!) rockster uit de ruimte, die (zo te zien) naar het huis van Kanye West is gestuurd. David was z'n tijd ver vooruit. Tot nu toe is mijn Bowie score gemiddeld een magere 2.17, maar ik probeer er weer met een open vizier in te stappen. Er moet een reden zijn dat ie zo hoog aangeschreven staat. Track 1 wil ik graag snel vergeten. Bij track 2 (Soul Love) komt die typische Bowie stem waar ik helemaal niks mee heb flink naar boven drijven. Ik moet zeggen dat ik de track zelf wel oké vind, maar die stem doet het niet voor mij. Ik omschreef het ooit als een klaaggeest en "een oude man die een spook nadoet in een kinderserie" en ook nu ervaar ik het weer een beetje op die manier. Moonage Daydream gaat meer een soort glamrock/-metal achtige kant op en dat vind ik wel beter bij z'n stem passen. De solo heeft wat Pink Floyd-achtigs ook. Starman is lekker catchy en deze blijk ik semi-onderbewust al wel te kennen. Wel weer die, alvast excuus, kutstem in met name de coupletten. Dit vind ik wel een lekker nummer. Ik voeg hem toe aan m'n "top 2000 achtige boomer shit" playlist. Het valt me op dat qua productie op dit album de registers wat meer open gaan, met een wat breder en voller geluid. Dat maakt z'n stem net iets makkelijker te verteren, maar de stem blijft voor mij wel een klein struikelblok. Af en toe doet 'ie me denken aan Axl Rose en dat is geen compliment. "Star" heeft wat punk-achtigs. Het is wel op een toneelschool in elkaar geschroefde punk, maar toch. "Hang On To Yourself" idem. "Ziggy Stardust" lijkt leentjebuur te spelen bij Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" maar dat is alleen maar goed. Het is voor mij overduidelijk dat dit m'n favoriete Bowie album is. Op dit album vind ik haast elke track wel leuk of interessant, de productie is goed en de stem is nog steeds niet favoriet, maar wel te doen. 4 davidsterren.

I like it. It's a product of the time, but it's timeless. Needs a proper re-listen.

Excellent album . consistently good throughout. Sounds a little in spots, but pluses outweigh my quite a bit here could be Best Buy, David Bowie

bro wtf ANOTHER BOWIE ALBUM??????? this was def the best one so far though, actually had a song i added to playlist (it aint easy)

Liked it overall. Suffragette City & Ziggy Stardust are my favorite tracks & already had them on my liked songs playlist.

classic, some famous songs

Fantastiskt album

I own this album already. Pretty fantastic listen. There are a couple songs I don't care for, but all the rest are solid hits. Rarely ever disappointed by Bowie.

I wish I could go and watch the movie that this album soundtracks. Bowie is able to tell rich stories and take your mind to other worlds - literally. It was probably one of the first instances of being androgynous or queer into the forefront of the mainstream consciousness, owning it and not being ostracised for it. Although I would say that a theatrical performance under the guise of an extra terrestrial being helped the narrative that it was only a performance for those that may not have approved otherwise. Best: Starman Worst: Suffragette City

Moonage daydream

Pretty solid

Not a huge Bowie fan but this was a good listen. Short album too. 4/5

A great classic of the time from David Bowie.

Very impressed, the first song was interesting to say the least 😂 I really enjoyed the passion. But afterward the variety music, rhythm, chord progressions, and styles were very entertaining. Had some classic old school sayings as well. A solid 4.5/5

Homoerotic

Absolutely wonderful from beginning to end of you like Bowie.

David

Cosmic

Previously rated: Aladdin Sane (3/5) The Next Day (3/5) Young Americans (3/5) ************************* Not the biggest Bowie fan as you can see, but this one has some good rockin' tunes. Suffragette City and Ziggy Stardust being my favorites.

Five years - 3 Soul love - 3 Moonage Daydream - 3 Starman - 4 It ain't easy - 4 Lady Stardust - 4 Star - 3 Hang onto Yourself - 4 Ziggy Stardust - 4 Suffragette City - 3 Rock n Roll Suicide - 4

Overall pretty bussin

Tuesday 11/28/2023, 2:48, office S Tier————————— Suffragette City Ziggy Stardust A Tier————————— Moonage Daydream Starman B Tier————————— It Ain’t Easy Five Years Hang On To Yourself Star Lady Stardust C Tier————————— Soul Love Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide

Ставлю высокую оценку только за рождение Канье Веста 8/10

This is the first album since I started this project! Great way to start. I knew some songs obviously but never had listened to the whole album. I loved Lady Stardust and Rock 'n Roll Suicide. Classic!!!

Classic Bowie ❤️

Ziggy is cool as hell. The songs are spacey, weird and good as hell.

8.5

Great ablum! Never really listened to much Bowie before, only really know Space Oddity. I thoroughly enjoyed this album, but it didn't blow me away like I hoped it would after reading about it. Starman slaps. I know a lot of people love this album to death, but being true to myself I give it a 4/5. Very possible that I'll enjoy it more on a second or third listen.

Pretty cool

Always love me some Bowie

Loved it.

Solid album. 4/5. Just a few songs I wasn't on fire for, but we still pleasant.

7/10 (a little overrated but the highs are great) fave song: tied with "Five Years" and "Suffragette City" thought it dragged a bit in the middle (never been a huge "Starman" fan) but the concept is cool and it opens and finishes strong. "Hang on to Yourself" answers the rarely asked question, "what if David Bowie was in the Ramones?".

Fill in soon. 9/10

Classic. Love it. 4.5

Fav - It ain’t easy Acoustic for rhythm. Simple electric guitar with spacious rhythms, solos to end songs. Forward bass lines.

God, this is a devastating album. Beautiful, gritty, tragic, and psychedelic. Also pretty funny at times - Camp David stays appealing in 2023 for me. It's hard to overstate how much I love the production and instrumentals on this album. Despite its age (51 years!), it feels fresh, funky, crisp, and cool. Bowie's unique vocals aren't for everyone, but I personally have a soft spot in my heart for his wavery inflection. I personally find the album flags a bit around the halfway mark - It Ain't Easy, Lady Stardust, Star, and Hang On To Yourself just aren't my cup of tea, maybe because stray into a trite kind of Rock & Roll, away from the high strangeness and cosmic awareness of the earlier songs on the album. They're far from bad songs, though, and it's so clear in retrospect how many artists have been inspired by their sounds, riffs, and vibes in the decades since. It Ain't Easy is probably my favorite of this batch. Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, and Rock 'N' Roll Suicide pull the album out of its nosedive, make it do a flip, and then take off into the clouds, respectively. Highlights: Five Years, Soul Love (I will forever aspire to that sax tone), Moonage Daydream (let those children boogie), Starman, Suffragette City (wham, bam, thank you, ma'am), Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Lowlights: Lady Stardust, Star, and Hang On To Yourself. Not terrible, but easily the most disappointing songs on the album to me.

I could album but not one of Bowie's best

It’s very similar in feel and some content to Tommy, but better and more concise. Bowie uses a wide range of voices, so it’s a good showcase if his vocal sounds. Bowie’s rhythm and Mick Ronson’s lead guitar work is good rock’n’roll. I struggle to follow the story on all the songs, but it’s well documented and sounds great. Yes, it is deservedly one if the greatest rock albums from the golden era of early 70s.

Suffragette City is such a banger

Zweifellos gut, nicht alle Tracks banger

Think that this is the best 'traditional' Bowie album that we've had so far - not sure whether I like it more than I do Blackstar, but it's a very different beast. Been waiting for a proper concept album from him; most of what we've had so far has been a little bit disjointed, but this flows better mostly. A fair few songs take a long time to get good, but most of them get there. How have I never heard Moonage Daydream before? Then that ending - Ziggy Stardust / Suffragette City / Rock N Roll Suicide - is a really good run to finish telling the story and to finish the album. 4/5.

OCMD

Starman, it aint easy, hang on to yourself et ziggy stardust sont bien bon album

Great

I was amazed at how many hits were on this album. Great start!

Never listened to David Bowie, had some very good songs on there. Kind of felt like good bar music

Yup, I like it, good flow

Never listened before. Solid!

Queer af…and i absolutely adore it 4/5

Solid instrumentals and tracks. Will need another listen to solidify thoughts but 4/5

Bowie’s best, just good rock n roll start to finish. Enjoyed the listen. Top 3 Ziggy Stardust Moonage Daydream Suffragette City

# 85 : Great Album. Some good classic hits on this one. I would buy this and put this one in my favourites. # 40 In Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums (2020) list. Fav Track : Starman Listened : 11/10/2023

A classic album that has aged well.

I think this is an album that needs several listens to really appreciate. I think I've listened to it 3 times but spread out over time, so I'm not there yet. But I like it. Starman is an excellent song. Other standouts are Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, and Rock n Roll Suicide.

I think its cultural importance is a big reason why this album is so highly regarded. Not that the music is bad, but I don't think it's elite, in a vacuum. I will say, this album is legit all the way through. Ziggy Stardust might be my favorite song, and it's third last on the album.

Oldie but goodie

Several songs here that I knew, but didn't realize were Beach Boys. As usual for The Beach Boys, the harmonies are fantastic. This album makes you feel good. Overall it's fine, but it does feel like they've done this several times before and maybe the creativity and fire are fading.

Fantastic album and an incredible story about the music industry

Pretty good , loved star man ovi… I want to listen to it again though because it’s been awhile

bowie was such a blazing star and this record is the perfect distillation of an era; sadly that era was bloated and degenerate - we’re still suffering through the aftershocks

Good shit

4 songs added to favorites

I liked this but not nearly as much as later, Berlin-era Bowie.

It's good, classic Bowie but I find a lot of the tracks don't live up to the highs of others. Notably Ziggy Stardust, Starman, and 5 Years are the better ones for me.

Fantastic

Very good

Builds and builds and builds to a 70s drug infused romp. I quite enjoyed it.

There was a time when I would classify Ziggy Stardust as one of the best 3 albums ever. My taste in music changed since, and I admit the album doesn't stir the same emotions in me as it used to; these days I'd probably rank Hunkey Dory as a superior album. Regardless of my own deliberations with myself: what an excellent album! I miss the days of high quality thematic albums, where each of the songs could be appreciated as its own work of art, but the album in its entirety offers that kind of synergy that renders it far superior to just another collection of songs that happened to come from the same creator. They don't make them like that anymore.

magico

Het eerste David Bowie album dat ik ooit heb geluisterd. Bevalt me eigenlijk wel heel goed! Starman is echt een goed nummer, dat wisten we natuurlijk al wel een beetje. Star is ook prettig, maar vooral Hang on to yourself vind ik echt een heel leuk nummer! Dit was een drukke album dag, maar dit is 100% mijn favo album van de dag! FAVO: Starman, Star, Hang on to yourself

The hits are fine, but it's the ancillary tracks that make this much better than average Bowie. "Starman" is excellent and effective hooks all over the place. Oddly, given the title and concept-y-ness of the record, the emphasis seems to be on the music (would that every Bowie record had such focus). It seems thematically advanced for '72, but musically maybe just a touch ahead of its time.

Probably my fav Bowie album that I’ve gotten on the generator so far - it’s really fun and interesting. Best tracks: Five Years, Starman Worst track: It Ain’t Easy

Tosi jees. Taitaa olla eka David Bowie-albumi ku ei tullu yhtään höpöhöpöö vastaan. Laatukamaa!

Mange banger men også mye man glemmer 3.8

It's Bowie/Ziggy innit? Strangely enough, this isn't a favourite of mine and I don't know why? Maybe it's the Glam thing? I tend to just listen to the hits and flickpast the other songs. It is good, I know it's good but I just don't feel it.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was a real "wham, bam, thank you mam" and what a ride it was! I have to admit I started off not really caring for David's vocals but they grew on me more as the album went on. I could probably say the same for the project as a whole. From the very start you realize this is going to be different and it finds a way to keep you entertained. To anyone trying to experience different eras of rock history this is a real gem and 100% worth listen to but, I feel like, had I grown up listening to David Bowie.. erm... I mean "Ziggy Stardust" I would probably appreciate the music more. As it stands now I probably won't be listening to this again anytime soon.

8.5/10

I must admit, I'm not the biggest Bowie fan but I had a good time with this album. Would recommend

Sloppy and tight. Sounded better on my Amazon echo than AirPods. Vocals pushed back. Lots of bass movement. Fav song: starman Love the room tones, guitar solo on Hang On. Are there live full band takes?

I’m an alligator

Meh

The 4th(?) Bowie album of the list but it still hasnt featured my top 3 favourites, which says a lot about how mint Bowie is imo. I think this is the record that most Bowie hardcore fans rate as his best, but it still doesn’t quite scratch the itch like Aladdin Sane, Heroes, or Low for me. Thats not to say this isnt great though, that little riff in Ziggy Stardust alone is worth a 4 star for me, and Moonage Dream / It Aint Easy / Suffragette City are as good as anything he’s done. I just think I prefer his Berlin period (bar AS, which is my favourite of all). Will definitely be listening to this more frequently

Maybe the best Bowie album we've had so far I'd say, most recognisable songs and very straightforward rock for him. Not quite sure what the Ziggy stardust theme is, very loose concept. Didn't really detract from the enjoyment though. Keep the Bowie coming.

I liked this more than the other Bowie albums, perhaps his weird style his growing on me. This album has some great tracks and it ends on real high note. This is probably his first album I'd listen to again. Highlights: Starman It Ain't Easy Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

This is the 4th Bowie album we've had now and the highest globally rated..... It is good, but I'm not sure it's that much better than any of the others we've had. The good tracks are really good, but a lot of the other tracks aren't special I did enjoy it though. The final 3 tracks are all great. Think my favorite track is rock and roll suicide but the highlights are: Starman Ziggy stardust Suffragette City Rock n roll suicide

With this being the 7th Bowie album to review, there's nothing new to say: -The quality gap between his biggest hits and the rest is huge -Rocky Bowie is usually more effective than fully experimental Bowie -I prefer Bowie as a songwriter rather than as a singer Still a good record, but I'm all for this being our final Bowie album.

Listening to this without having prepared myself for all the cultural weight this album holds, I heard music that was fine enough. Afterwards, reading of its contextual importance and lyric nuances and the makeup and costumes that one associates with it, I feel like I should spend more time with it, as none of that comes through by just listening to it once. Or twice. Or maybe I should just rate this on the music I heard today.

Cool

One of the better Bowie albums I've encountered. It's not mind blowing, but very good, without a bad song anywhere to be found. Moonage Daydream and Starman even are true classics. With this album, Bowie singlehandedly defined the glam rock sound. It's really worth a listen. 4/5

Such a classic, one of the more complexe and original concept album, totaly in the glam rock era and Bowie at his best

Eigenlijk heeft dit album alles waar we ook een hekel aan hebben qua Britse glamrock en protopunk, of hoe die stijlen ook heten. Maar het weet zich te onttrekken aan de misere door muzikaal interessanter in elkaar te steken en natuurlijk door een paar kneiters van hits. Het gitaarriffje van Ziggy Stardust is op zichzelf al 5 sterren waard. Is het hele album iets wat ik elk moment van de dag op zou kunnen zetten? Nee, dat niet en daardoor blijft het steken op 4 sterretjes. Maar gezien het genre is dat een prestatie op zich.

Already listened, great album, love Bowie, not my fav of his

Love Bowie. Though I seem too mostly like his hits more than his deep cuts. This record doesn't have as many hits on it as some of his others. But this record is quick and really solid. I enjoyed it a lot.

Good