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

good

This is where Bowie really starts for me personally. I don't enjoy most of his earlier stuff nearly as much. This album also had a very clear and huge impact on music as we know it now Standouts Starman Ziggy Stardust Suffgagette City 4/5

I always appreciate getting Bowie albums because he always makes them interesting. Even if there are some misses, it's never boring. Favorites: Soul Love, Starman, Ziggy Stardust Least favorites: Five Years,

A great album.

shame they fell, would've loved to hear more ziggy

Pretty standard Bowie affair, a lot of great songs and a couple that are only ok.

Det var rigtigt godt det her album kunne godt finde på at høre det igen han er meget god ham bowie

There’s a star man waiting in the sky 🌵

al eens eerder geluisterd, absoluut banger album, vooral starman

Hang on to Yourself top shit

Fourth Bowie album for me. I think it's fair to say that I'm not a super huge fan of the fella outside of 3-4 songs per album. I'd put this one on par with 'Station To Station'.

Well. I am not a David Bowie fan. And everytime I see one of his albums pop up, they fill me with dread. This is my 5th Bowie album This is the first one that I've actually enjoyed! My usual complaint is I don't like his voice But he actually sang on this one and it wasnt bad at all. The songs were much better too Wouldn't go as far as calling myself a fan now, but this was an enjoyable album. I see why this one is one of his best 4 ⭐️

I love this Bowie album, especially compared to the last one we had. I had several of these songs saved before. Very much what comes to mind whenever I think of Bowie. Might not be your guys’ style, but I thoroughly enjoyed this

Good, great arrangements and singing, but dusty sound. Particularly the drums sound strange, somewhat muffled. Hardly surprising fifty years after its release, but still. ****

what a visionary

liked songs: Five Years, Starman, It Ain't Easy, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City Excellent. 4.5

Very good

it's a masterfully engineered album that still sounds electrifying to this day, there's later bowie works that showcase his eccentricity more but this was the beginning for sure

Surprisingly only my second Bowie album - my first was Blackstar. Weird right? Lotta heat on this one and the listen, even ignoring the conceptual prowess, was fucking enjoyable and impactful. I think this guy might have a big career ahead of him not sure why just a feeling.

I listened to a lot of these songs on repeat as a child and a teenager and they still are very very good to me. I will love them because i love them and they are fun and i like them. I remember i had a david bowie best hits album wahtever it was called and it had a couple songs off of here that made me listen to the album but i only really listened to the ones that were on the greatest hits album anyway cause i liked those exponentially more. Not my favorite david bowie, but it's pretty good. I enjoy. I want crab :)

Definitely unique. A few great songs and a lot of good ones.

So good.

Icon. Legend. RIP

The album has been showered with praise time and time again. I like David Bowie's music. I also think this album is very good. Somehow I feel a bit strange with it, but that seems to be the case with many David Bowie albums. 4/5

One of his best

Mange bangere! Rigtig fed plade!

I love David Bowie, his song Starman was made popular in meme culture and that's where I learned more about him. It's a decent album

Masterpiece. Definetely Bowie's best album. 4,5/5 Favorite song: Starman

The individual songs on their own were excellent. As a concept album that tells a story, it fell apart for me. I wish Apple Music or any music streaming service would have a text file with the original album liner notes to accompany albums like these.

1/31/25. One of Bowie's classics, will always be able to revisit and replay this one. Fun concept album.

I don't like his voice, although the album gets +1 point for being a rock opera.

Fun, Weird, Iconic.

4/5

I preferred black star

For an album that has so many great individual songs (in fact are there many albums with as many), I can’t explain why, but I personally find listening to the album as a whole has a kind of mood killing vibe. For that reason I don’t revisit it like I do Hunky Dory which I find way more uplifting. Gonna have to be a 4* for that reason.

Beautiful album with some hits on it. Love the energy. The whole thing feels like walking through some drug fueled paradise.

OHOHOHOHO

Very Bowie; a bit decadent, laid back, rock

Obviously a classic but I wasn't as blown away as I expected to be.

This is my favorite of his that I've listened to.

Classic. Even though it's the first time I've listened to it all the way through. We've all heard it thanks the James Gunn.

Definitely the best of the Bowie albums on this list. Some great rock and roll. Guitar parts are excellent.

fav tracks- moonage daydream lady stardust i had never listened to this album, or any bowie song, in full before. i dont think i wouldve liked it had i done so earlier, because of how associated these tracks have become with advertisements (mostly for movie trailers). i liked it now because i got to approach it from a blank slate.

Better than I first thought! I understand why people were really crazy about this in the day. Quite the lyricist and so passionate

El álbum empieza increíble y después cae en un bache del que, salvo pinceladas, le cuesta salir.

Moonage Daydream was awesome. Unexpected solid album

I'd have a couple of bad Bowie experiences and a couple of middling to good experiences while working through this site. This album is definitely the best one yet, not quite % stars but eminently listenable.

Bra. Mer lågmält än jag väntat mig. Kan gärna stå på som bakgrundsmusik i framtiden.

There have a couple people in my life who have resolved to this being amongst the few greatest albums in history and I've always felt bad when I've had to admit out loud that it doesn't sit that highly for me.

Yeah, it’s Bowie, it’s great. There’s not much that hasn’t been said about this, but I will note that I particularly liked his vocals, and that it felt surprisingly short.

Excellent album - creative, catchy, and energetic. I think I prefer Bowie's less space-y stuff, so I'll go with 4 stars here.

My anniversary! And this sums up quite nicely my one year of AYMHBYD. Like, okay, yeah, I get it. Important album, nice album even. Within the western, English music history. Is it the... 5th Bowie I've had? I've grown bored. Why am I doing this?

A solid 4.5. Had heard all the songs many times before, but this time listened through a decent set of headphones. Sounded great.

The album isn't as repetitive as most of the others I've listened to, and several recognizable songs help improve the rating.

It's a good record, and I have always loved Starman, but I do think its a bit overrated. A lot of tracks give a very similar energy, which isn't necessarily bad, but for a 5 star album I think it needs some more transcendent high points. Fave Tracks: Soul Love, Starman, Lady Stardust, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City 4.2/5

It’s got this glittery, spacey vibe that’s so dramatic but somehow still grounded. Kind of like if T. Rex went all-in on a sci-fi storyline. The guitars are sharp, the vocals full of swagger. It’s fun, a little weird, and totally unforgettable

the dawn of wonderfully weird Bowie with the Spiders

A fun album with a couple of great songs!

I prefer Blackstar over this, which might be the most unpopular opinion of all time

Classic album, classic cover, classic songs. Right out of the gates with "Five Years", an underrated song, that I've heard covered by others, and it's a great tone setter to the album. Then you roll into "Moonage Daydream", "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust" and one of my all-time favorites "Suffragette City". Even the lesser known tracks are solid. "It Ain't Easy" could very easily be a new song from an act today, it holds up well. "Lady Stardust" is catchy and instantly knowable. "Hang On To Yourself" sounds like a T.Rex track or even a Dandy Warhols track from 2001. "Rock n' Roll Suicide" is a great way to cap an excellent album. It's hard to say anything negative, there are no irritating or weak tracks. It's a solid album with great songs & delivery. Definitely Top 1001.

Clearly well reviewed and loved. It’s a great concept album and has some excellent songs (suffragette city, star man, ziggy stardust). I’ve just never been gripped by it, feels too paint by numbers. But maybe if I’d heard this in 1972 I’d feel different. 4/5

I liked it! Now I want to wiki this album.

This album was a lot of fun to listen to. I really liked that the simple acoustic rhythm guitar had a part in every song

enjoyed this one, bit mad in places but was kind of expecting that. Few big hits on here but overall liked the songs I'd not heard before and was glad I listened overall

Great musician

Classic, pleasantly

An absolute classic but it's never been my favourite Bowie era or sound. Much prefer Hunky Dory, Low and maybe one or two others

There once was a man named Bowie Who was partial to a bit of go-ey He liked ‘em young But kept it fun, Don’t worry you’re too old, Zoe

Majestic

y'all already KNOW how I feel about David Bowie!, hardly a miss on this album, a few dull ish points but nothing that missed.

Great set of songs. Recognize one from Guardians of the Galaxy. It Ain't That Easy is a pretty typical blues-based classic rock song. Kinda surprising for Bowie.

für mich der typische bowie-sound: eingängige melodien, die unverwechselbare stimme. toll!

David Bowie ist nicht eigentlich nicht so meins. Aber beim nochmaligen Hören finde ich die Platte immer besser.

senza la minima esitazione, un capolavoro

A Rock and Roll Classic that transcends rock n roll into new avenues and stratospheres.

Love the guitar solos.

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I wanted to enjoy this album more as the songs are good, but some of the mixes are just bad. Vocals get lost in the rest of the music sometimes and really detracts from the overall quality of this album. Still really good though. 4/5

Not as even as I remembered carried on the back of 5-6 songs but damn they're good

Really pretty good. Songs sound different from each other. Several hits. Overall difficult to categorize. Much respect. Not sure how often I'd come back to the whole album though

There is a reason that so many current musicians and artists (especially those who felt marginalized by mainstream society) point to the act of watching David Bowie perform "Starman" as Ziggy Stardust on the Top of the Pops show in 1972. People saw and heard themselves validated for the first time by this bold, brash artist, seemingly unafraid of the consequences of going against the norm. And "Starman" is a messianic song, an ode to being seen and affirmed by the other. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from Mars is a concept album, a rock opera, and a classic testament to music's ability to lift you. Recorded after Bowie's first trip to the US, it begins and ends with show-tune anthems and, within the bookends, contains ballads, rockers, and hints of country honky tonks. It stands the test of time and never fails to lift the listener to the stars. Let all the children boogie.

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

Nicht schlecht. Wusste dass es ihn gibt, habe aber nie wirklich reingehört. Habe paar lieder in meine Playlist gemacht...

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.