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

Love!

Probably Bowles best album, shit bangs

Starman is awesome, especially that solo at the end. Other songs were fun but a little less stellar.

À écouter en rêvassant pendant la nuit, au clair de lune de préférence. Mes tracks pref : 1- Rock’n roll suicide 2- Starman 3 - Moonage Daydream 4 - Five years 5- Lady stardust

Above average. 3.5/5

good. nice variety in instrumentation and probably well produced. lyrics are evocative of the concept, which is cool and his voice keeps stuff interesting. best when it swells in a very rock opera way. about a 7 for enjoyment on the first listen. will probably listen again and it might go up.

Damn strrrrrt

Maravilloso

All time great album.

Not my favourite DB album (Station To Station), not my favourite of the early 70s period (Hunky Dory). There was a time, a long time ago where I didn't like it that much but things are different now.

Is it possible to view this thing disapassionately? Fuck that, five stars forever.

Such a creative album, great vocals, great instrumentals, get production, David Bowie is one of the best for a reason. Still love Hunky Dory more but dude, was so happy when I saw this pop up.

Lovely album. I’ve heard a the singles off it and have loved them but listening to the ones between them was a lot of fun. Timeless and spacey and such a great sound

timeless, know every note

Good stuff!

Magical

Probably Bowie’s finest album. Although, I’m partial to the A side of Low.

This is a nearly perfect album and if you don't agree you are dead to me.

David Bowie n'est pas un artiste si exceptionnel. J'aimerais d'ailleurs que sa communauté cesse de le couvrir de fleurs et ce dans les plus brefs délais.

J'ai, après près d'une dizaine de ses albums générés à l'aide de mon génateur pirate (me contacter en privé pour plus d'informations), enfin apprecié un album de l'androgyne David Bowie. En effet, quand ce dernier ne fait pas des expérimentations musicales ou sexuelles étranges, sa musique s'en trouve de suite plus agréable.

While I feel like there is too much Bowie on this list, this is the one that I would include.

it's most impressive feat is managing to make all that glam 70s shit with the weird singing voices tolerable. got amazing tracks on and they're all pretty good, but listening to them all in a row turned it in to a slog, this album is best listened to in small bitesize chunks.

Jack Nicholson's character in The Shining actually wrote an incredible novel whilst locked away in that hotel, but the book/film edits don't want you to know that. No, that's all "all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy", "here's Johnny" and murdering his family bullshit. There's a magical novel out there though and you're all to scared to admit it. I'm led to believe that it inspired this record.

A moonage daydream. The fractured, paranoid lyrics are evocative of a decadent, decaying future, and the music echoes an apocalyptic, nuclear dread. A dread that we're oh so keen to be suffocated by.

The best David Bowie apart from that bit he did in Extras. Oh and Labyrinth, Labyrinth is big.

Bowie just not for me

I definitely want to give this album more listens to fully judge how I feel about it but my initial reaction is I liked what I heard. Excited to explore more of his discography too.

3rd Bowie album. Gotta say I like the guy. Each album give a better look at his career. This one had some great showy theatrics to it. Loved all the space theming. Album came out not too long after the moon landing. Good stuff

A very well known and probably Bowies most famous album. The depth to this album is impressive as there are so many different themes inside the story of the album. The songs themselves are pretty great, not so many big hits but a very consistent album. As with most Bowie albums I’ve had on this list this one is also better than average and a great piece of work by Bowie. 7.8/10

A masterpiece, magnificent. Timeless. One of my all-time favourites.

C+

One of the best three intro songs to an album.

He's the dude. Love the Ziggy Stardust guitar riff

Legendary!

Classic, a little of key for my ear

Just incredible.

I've always thought this album was just kind of good but nothing special, but then I had a big Bowie binge back in May where I listened to most of his discography and I left with a newfound respect for the man that I previously never had. Yeah, it's a classic and I'm a fool for not realizing it sooner! "Five Years", "Moonage Daydream", "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust", "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" - the Bowster was on fire. I apologize for calling him the Bowster, alas my backspace key is broken. I also want to lay down some facts. This is a concept album about a singer who becomes famous and overdoses on his own ego. On the cover, we see Bowie standing under a sign that says "K. West". The first track on this album is called "Five Years". You want to know what happened 5 years, almost to the day, after this album was released? Kanye West was born. I rest my case, your honor.

rock 'n' roll flute. Starman. Nice.

Brilliant. Just brilliant.

Non posso dargli meno a David, su

Solid.

Classic

I mean…come on!

I don't like Bowie.

I think it is impossible to say anything that everybody did not say in the past about this album. A great piece of music history. It's awe-inspiring how much Bowie is eclectic and different among his different albums

When I was younger, my knowledge on David Bowie was very slim, I basically knew Space Oddity and that he was in Labyrinth, but when he sadly passed away I decided to change that, but I always kind of ignored this album because it was more rock 'n' roll than his later albums, and I had grown tired of classic rock as a genre. Boy do I regret this, that was amazing. I mean, of course Starman is great, but the rest of the album is no slouch either. It's no wonder I usually see this at the top of rankings for all his albums, and I'm super excited for his other eight on here.

I feel like i’ve listened to every song on this album without realizing what I was listening to. Hit after hit!

The "hits" on this album really stand out. I'm also noticing how full Bowie's vocal range was. I'm digging the 2nd half more than the 1st half...perhaps because of the pianos?

Ein af þessum sem ég kann utanað. Vel gerð þemaplata og þó nokkrir bangerar.

A classic.

So so so goooooood

Bellísimo! Una obra maestra. Para escuchar todo se corrido y sin que nadie te moleste.

Finally - a Bowie album I can get behind! This has to be his best album right? I have no complaints.

Enjoyed it!

starts out with quite possibly my favourite Bowie song...Five Years, and just doesn't let up. Great song after great song. Then it ends with three epic songs in Ziggy Stardust, Sufragette City and Rock and Roll Suicide. A nearly perfect album. 5 stars

Classic DB album.

Very good, with Starman and the title song as the main highlights. Not my favourite Bowie album, though.

I mean it's just this album, probably one of if not my favourite album, wonder what I'll rate it?

Good songs

Starman was catchy, but nothing I would really seek out or listen to again and again.

More miss than hit, but the hits are hits

amazing record

Top 10 all time

One of the all time great albums. "Five Years" and the title track are my favourites, but the album doesn't miss, but the album is phenomenal cover to cover. Even the worst stuff that Bowie ever wrote is top tier, and this is his opus.

Listened to on 8/23/22 4/5 Favorite song: Starman I enjoyed this album and thought it was super easy to listen to - Starman was definitely a cut above the rest though

Great to listen to in full.

I just wish there was more of it!

LP

Well, it's David Bowie so it's already at a loss! He was a better actor than a musician and he was a shite actor. While this album isn't 'terrible' as the songs are well structured, they have a good feel and sound to them, unfortunately, you still have to hear David Bowie try and sing.

Landmark album. Every track is a killer. Beyond the obvious singles that have become ubiquitous, I really loved Hang On To Yourself. Would we have had the Ramones if not for that one?

There are some albums that you can recognize as incredible even if you don't necessarily like them so much. There was a lot of talent and creativity that went into making this but it would not be very high on the list of albums I'd want to sit down and listen to.

Sensational. Dynamic. Bowie at his best

I listened this quite a bit when I was in my mid teens (90's) and remembered likening it back then. Then about a year ago I gave it a try and wasn't a fan. And now listened to it again and like it Weird

moonage daydream and star man = love. i did enjoy the album overall

Some undeniably famous all-time classic cuts on this one. So why can I never connect with it? I think a lot for me has to do with Bowie's voice. I like the silly/stupid concept album, I like the sound of the album, the first ~4 cuts are really good, but I get tired of it all after that. I don't know, this has always been a tough call for me - like, if "Ziggy Stardust" comes on the radio it's kinda cool but by the time I get to it here (track 9) it's nothing special for me. I never much liked "Suffragette City" Weak review - I just have never been much for Bowie overall (outside of "Low"). I think the best I can say is that at my most generous I kind of like it. Like, Dotty. Like. High points: "Five Years" "Moonage Daydream" 5/10 3 stars.

im an alligator

One of my all-time favourite records, top to bottom. Bowie and Ronson did Something great here, and its influence is still felt.

A classic. One of those must listen to albums, and since you likely know several of the tracks, your work is half done!

Listened to this on RS500 and didn’t get the fuss. The listen this go around I really appreciated it.

Was good but nothing I really went crazy about

Some beautiful, iconic tunes in this album

Masterpiece

Woooooh

Love the raw and powerful voice

For me, this is the glam rock album par excellence. Bowie, who started off as a folk singer, made the switch to rock and decided to create alter egos he could explore on stage. In later interviews, he said it was because he didn't know himself and was searching--fair enough! We all reap the benefit of his quest for self discovery. On stage, in the 1970s, Bowie was a very different person than he was off. He became a new person as he adopted each disguise. And Ziggy is perhaps his most famous disguise: a rock-star alien doomed in his quest to save the Earth, an alien complete with orange hair, fantastic makeup, and futuristic costumes. Ziggy Stardust is musical role-playing at its finest without being musical theater. The lyrics of the album create vivid images in the mind of the listener as the vocals shift from person to person within a song. The music is more subtle, though it is full of vocal and instrumental hooks that make every song memorable. Ziggy is mysterious but demands attention, he is simultaneously accessible and ambiguous, and in this creation, Bowie raises role-playing to an art form.

'Five Years' è particolarmente evocativa in questa giornata <3 Bellissimo.

Mon meilleur Bowie.

Not a major bowie fan but a few good one

Nice album

Such an interesting songwriter, performer, and person. Great album. PS -- never occurred to me until just now as I listened to this album that David Bowie and John Lennon can sound a lot alike when they sing -- not sure why I never made that connection (and I'm guessing it's one of those observations that pretty much everybody makes and I'm just super-late to the party...not the first time! ;-)

Loved it

It's a great album. I didn't love EVERY track, but it's well worth a listen. You ever listen to an album and you can just hear the creativity in every track? That's how this one is. Fave track: Suffragette City

There it is. :')

Ahhh, a big one. "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" is the 5th album from David Bowie and with his backing band named The Spiders from Mars. This album has a "loose" concept developed after the songs were written. I think the concept works pretty well, except maybe for a few songs. The concept is Ziggy Stardust, an androgynous and bisexual rock star, sent to Earth before an impending disaster, wins the hearts of fans but falls from grace, succumbing to his own ego. At the time Bowie was heavily influenced by Iggy Pop, the Velvet Underground, Marc Bolan, Vince Taylor and the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Given the influences, that is why the music and concept work for me. Now I understand. The music is classified as glam rock or proto-punk but the music on this album pretty much transcends a classification. I hear blues, the sound of future rock and punk, 50's music and other classifications. Stating the obvious, not a bad song. In fact, you could write a paragraph, essay or, heck, a book on each song: Bowie's influences, how the song pertains to the concept, the music and on. "Five Years" starts the album slow and just builds the momentum which cathartic vocals ending the song. Earth is revealed to have five years left and Ziggy, the savior, is sort of introduced. Well, Ziggy is firmly introduced in the third song "Moonage Daydream" and he's an alligator, a mama-poppa, space invader, rock n' rollin bitch. Great guitar intro, piano chorus, climatic guitar ending and the best use of a pennywhistle in a rock song. "Starman" was the first single and just a beautiful song with Ziggy bring a message of hope. And, now we have maybe the best guitar riff in rock history in "Ziggy Stardust." Just brilliant. This is the heart of the album's concept with Ziggy rising to fame but his ego loses him his fans and band. I don't know what happen to the Earth but Ziggy eventually dies in the final song "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide." I feel like I'm just getting started....each song deserves a mention. This album is a stone cold classic and definitely up there among Bowie's best. Impossible for me to pick his best. A smart move that Bowie made was that Ziggy was short-lived, transitioning to Alladin Sane the following year. Not enough time for a Ziggy burnout.

Midcentury american blues influence obvious on many tracks. Influence on following decades of rock clear on some tracks particularly it ain't easy

Very rarely do i listen to an album that opens up with 5 straight BANGERS hot damn. "Five Years" sets the stage wonderfully with the vocal/instrumental contrast with the melodramatic and stretched rock themes. "It Ain't Easy" presents a stark shift in the album, slower, drawn out lyrics over a more relaxed instrumentation hits like a cold beer after a hot day. I've never personally liked "Hang on to Yourself" but the riff is very catchy, while the album story isn't coming together so well i can see this as a collection of performances by Ziggy and this serves as another transitional track in my ears, setting the stage for the end of the album. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"s horns really make the song, underpinning the slow burn in the track. The lyrics allude to a pretty gritty future but the song is oddly comforting, classic Bowie with that contrast. As a concept album the story isn't totally coherent, maybe I need a few more listens. but the image of Ziggy Stardust is sufficiently filled by themes of the album.

Moonage Daydream - best song from this album.

6/5 - Amazing

Nice

What’s to say? A classic from start to finish. Can only imagine how minds were blown when it was released.

Beautiful :)

Well well well, its a banger isn't it. Undeniable. I'm still not entirely sure what my favourite Bowie album is, but this must be a frontrunner. Bowie had vision, and that is what sets him apart. The grandeur, the umph, the fucken coolness. Do love this more rock phase

Well what's to be said that hasn't already a million times. It's a masterpiece

Have never listened to Bowie before this. I understand why he is so liked. Great album.

Good, at least 4 great songs

Added a few tis decent

One of the greatest albums ever recorded. It is a work that is majestic and mature. Thoroughly enjoyable top to bottom.

Great album, and a must listen. I'm not on the Bowie bandwagon, but do admire his constant reinventing of himself and his sound. 4/5.

I enjoyed this album well enough. Nothing too memorable though.

Super fast paced, no misses, cool classic rock type stuff

This kind of music was cutting edge and revolutionary for the context of the time period, and still holds up as an enjoyable listen to this day. Some of the ideas and musical themes here are unique even in today's landscape.

listened to again such a classic

Really great album. So theatrical and colorful in the mix of music. And the Ziggy Stardust concept adds to the history of it as well. 8/10

el ipie es topu

Perfection. What more can be said about classic era Bowie. Sublime

Loved the album, "Moonage Daydream" and "Starman" my favourite tracks, but there wasn't a bad track on the album.

A good album. I didn’t love it enough to give it 5 stars but it definitely deepened my appreciation for me Bowie

this is a legendary album for a reason, i’ll never not listen to it if given the chance.

Un disco muy del estilo de David Bowie. Excelente voz y melodías.

For me, the top musically for first era Bowie, and a real genre-definer for the loosely conceptual rock album.

Great voice, great music! It always impresses me how many different kinds of music David Bowie does so well!

I do enjoy Starman but other than that the rest was just alright. I think I'm missing something with the David Bowie love. Really just not for me I guess

If all of Bowie’s stuff had this vibe I’d be a fan. Starman, Moonage Daydream and Lady Stardust were major highlights for me.

I liked the songs I already knew, but not much else.

Giga.

Pretty fun!

An easy 5 star. I've loved all these songs at some point, but I think right now the highlights for me are Lady Stardust, Soul Love, and Rock n' Roll Suicide

The Bowie I know and love. Not that Heroes malarkey! Solid tunes with a few absolute bangers! 4.5/5 rounded down.

Didn’t enjoy it enough to give it a 4, so call it 3.5 rounded down

Well, this is a 5 without having to listen or anything

Dang this is so good. There are a few songs I don't love in the middle, but the rest more than make up for it.

This album is another entry in the rock star fall from grace concept album/rock opera catalogue. David Bowie draws on a variety of influences including his contemporaries as well as 1950s rock and roll to create something of a proto-punk/glam rock masterpiece. This album stands out within Bowie's catalogue which certainly says a lot. Bowie incorporates strains of metal (still in its infancy), pop, and jazz as well which shows that this album was at the forefront of musical development at that time. For me, this album is in my top 25 and possible in my top 10.

I’ve never fully “got” David Bowie. Starman is great, and there are clearly other good songs here, but it really doesn’t grab me they way I think it probably should. Will need to listen again, but for now it was just grand.

A classic

classic

Simply one of the best albums to appear on the list. 10 star. This is what an album should be. Cover art Iconic

Some good standout tracks. One of his better albums in my opinion, but where Bowie is concerned I’ve never really been able to get into his music fully. There’s always a good track or two on each album, but the rest just doesn’t grab me.

Classic Bowie album and probably one of the most influential albums of the 70's. Superb tracks here, a bit like choosing your favourite child, choosing a favourite Ziggy track! I Do love "Five Years" "Starman" "Hang On To Yourself" "Ziggy Stardust" (Of Course) and the wonderful "Rock And Roll Suicide" but their isn't really a bad song on this album. Influenced so many bands and musical movements (Punk & New Romantics) Well worth a visit if you don't know it and in my top 10 albums of all time.

Destined to be one of the Top Ten highest rated albums on this site. If this list were limited to only one album per artist, you'd have a hard time arguing that this album shouldn't be the one to represent Bowie. Fitting this came up on the FIVE YEAR anniversary of the day I met my wife. Five Years is my favorite Bowie song - Today. Next week, it could be Suffragette City. Or maybe Moonage Daydream. Then it'll probably be Five Years again. Five Years is the Bowie song I never tire of, which makes it the perfect "Side 1, Track 1". We may never fully grasp the impact this album continues to have. I mean, Garth Brooks apparently listened and thought, "...Chris Gaines! Soul Patch!", then committed to an alter ego designed to reach a pop audience. Of course, Chris Gaines was no Ziggy Stardust. No one was or ever will be.

Rock de Bowie. Con Starman. Vinilo.

If there's one thing that doing this 1001 albums thing has done for me, it's make me appreciate the genius of David Bowie. I've always liked David Bowie, but never really gone deep into his music. In fact, I had never listened to this album start to finish. Simply brilliant. 5 stars.

Such a great album. Could listen many times on repeat without getting tired of it!

what can you say ... a total genius at the absolute height of his powers.

Love it

Absolutely magnificent

of course very cool

C’est excellent cet album.

Mon meilleur Bowie. C'est authentique. Ce personnage de Ziggy lui a permis de se démarquer des autres artistes. Le mélange de pop avec le rock et le mélange des instruments rocks avec les guitares acoustiques et le piano sont des éléments caractéristiques de cet album. Plusieurs succès sortent de cet album. Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Ziggy Stardust et Suffragette City sont toutes des chansons à connaître de Bowie. Suffragette City est la meilleure chanson rock de Bowie.

A superb album. One of my favourites.

Only two tracks really stick out for me, the timeless 'Starman' and 'Suffragette City'. The rest is ok-ish but sometimes the arrangements plod or outstay their welcome. I own this on CD and rarely play it and a listen today has sadly reminded me why.

Yeah quite enjoyed this some quite interesting songs and some bangers like starman. It was gentle, aqward and weird but in a good way.

Great album, pretty much peak Bowie

A proper good album.

Listened to this album several times and keep wanting to resonate with it, but overall it doesn't happen. That said, I've had Moonage Daydream stuck in my head for days! 3.5

Only liked Suffragette city….

Is that a sign for Kanye West above the starman? It's been a while since our last Bowie album, maybe since the first day. But when you've got moonage daydream and starman on here, this is a great one. Still isn't turning me into a huge Bowie fan but I'm learning to appreciate him more.

Is this the best David Bowie album? I kinda hope not, because if it is, then I'm definitely not much of a Bowie fan. I don't know what to say, I think I was looking forward to this one since I've heard so much, but damn David Bowie just isn't that engaging or exciting to me. A couple songs I liked, but it's just not doing much for me overall. He's the most represented artist on this list, and we've had a few by now but nothing blowing me away. I'm starting to doubt that'll ever happen. Favorite tracks: Moonage Daydream, Suffragette City. Album art: The famous cover that predicted Kanye West, a much better artist. I hope someone reads me saying this and gets mad. 3/5

Tellement bon, un chef d’oeuvre.5

What a masterful work. Bowie would go on to do so much more musically but this remains, in my opinion, his most accessible, enjoyable, and accomplished work. 'Starman' is one of the greatest songs ever written; 'Five Years', 'Moonage Daydream', 'Ziggy Stardust', and 'Suffragette City' are never far from classic rock radio for good reason. 'Rock 'N' Roll Suicide' is one of my all-time favourite album closers, with its muted acoustic intro transitioning into the bombastic finale of Bowie passionately imploring "Gimme your hands cause you're wonderful". Yeah, this is one hell of an album. They don't write them like this anymore.

Hi ha uns quants discos als quals les 5 estrelles se'ls hi queden curtes. Aquest és un d'ells. Onze petites joies d'orfebreria, simplement perfectes, que costa creure hagin estat ideades per algú d'aquest planeta

Starts off great and just gets better and better. An easy 5 stars, what an album.

This is definitely my favorite Bowie album that I've gotten so far (the first two were Blackstar and Heroes, which I didn't particularly care for), but this one is so good. I loved it.

Hadn't sat and listened to this in a long time.great LP.

This is a “time machine” album: I wish I could go back and hear it brand new, before “David Bowie” fully existed. I feel like I missed the good party.

Hmm - I struggle with Bowie - best i can say good background music

Alladin Sane puis Ziggy Stardust dans la même semaine = complot??? Prefs: TOUT Moins pref: RIEN

One of the first albums that turned me onto music. It's not perfect (I'd probably go 4.5) but the highs are stratospheric

I’ve always liked Bowie but this is the first time I listened to an album of his from start to finish and it made me appreciate how well the entire album was done.

good album, enjoyed it a lot.

It's not a popular opinion, but I reckon I could happily live my life without Bowie's music. There's a couple of decent tracks on this album - literally a couple - in Starman and Ziggy Stardust. Five years is an absolute chore and almost had me skipping. I understand his influence and his talent, but his music just isn't for me. Not actively unpleasant (Five years excepting) but by no means something I'll go out of my way to listen to again.

FIVE STARS An all-time classic and a personal favorite of mine. As is usually the case with those five-stars albums, I won't write a full-blown review about this particular record, because others have already written wonderful stuff about it and there's not much I can add that I feel could be relevant and interesting. It's just a gem. Go and listen to it a.s.a.p. Number of albums left to review or just listen to:  more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

Phenomenal. One of, if not the best of Bowie's albums. Certainly the best of that phase/sound.

Five Years Soul Love Moonage Daydream Starman Star Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City Rock n roll suicide ... que dire. Le plus grand artiste de tous le temps qui sort son meilleur album? 5 étoiles en or massif

I enjoyed this album a lot... Some parts of it weren't as memorable to me but there was plenty of amazingness to make up for that. It feels very cohesive and well planned out while also having such an exciting, outside-the-box energy.

The songwriting is more basic than on Hunky Dory, but it is still great

4.5

Bowie is one of those where I see the influence he has but just don’t particularly enjoy him

Muito bom, 4/5

David Bowie has to be my favourite of those classic super popular musicians this review is very positive so to balance it out I will say that hunky dory is the superior Bowie work but this album still deserves classic status and this is why… Five years has to be one of the best openers ever, fine it doesn’t have any big instrumental build up at the start, but it does have a slow but great build up on the verses then the outro which acts like an extended chorus at the end. Soul love is the kind of song I think of when I think David Bowie an amazing pop rock song, great guitars, great lyrics, great chorus and a well done outro. I love the use of the electric guitar in Moonage Daydream, the instrumental break also works really well with the song and that outro oh my very, very good. Starman has to be the most iconic Bowie song it’s just such a well done song main highlights here are the chorus the small instrumental break before the chorus and basically anything to do with this iconic songs chorus. The verses aren’t as good as the chorus but they’re still great. It ain’t easy feels like a much needed comedown from the first four songs while still retaining that Bowie magic, great to close off side one. Lady stardust isn’t one of my favourites on here but it’s got some piano work and works well as being a second opener for side two. Star is a good song for sure its very enjoyable the main song is very fast paced only for my favourite part that outro. Hang on to yourself is the album’s weakest point but it still provides good time entertainment and like any Bowie song the instrumental work us so good. The intro of Ziggy stardust is great and the song tells the story that’s kinda been hidden by the great music we’ve been getting the changing chorus is really good ( man Bowie knows how to make a chorus). Suffragette city is a good song but that intro with the heavier guitars has ti be my favourite bit. The repeated “ hey man’s” Would probably be made really annoying by a lesser artist but they work in this tune and the subtler piano works makes this song so special. Rock and roll suicide is everything you want from a closer a good slower song that builds up to make this such a satisfying closer to such a classic album.

more stars are needed, please

Fantastic piece of music. Wow.

Classic for a reason. I don't - at all - like this era of music. However Bowie is a class above, inventing so others can follow.

Is this the first appearance of Kanye West? Albeit just as a street sign? This is a transformational album. Astonishing. And a star that was willing to be different from the dozens of stars that were climbing the charts at the time. That was great.

I'M AN ALLIGATORRRRRRR No but really what a fun album.

I loved it. It's just fun with some nice messaging sprinkled in.

I think this is the first album we've listened to that, for me, suffers from being made so long ago and being so influential. I feel like if I had heard this for the first time in 1972 when it was released, it would have absolutely blown my mind. But people have been making music inspired by Bowie for 50+ years at this point, so none of this felt particularly "new" to me, even though it surely was at the time. I still think the album was very very enjoyable to listen to, worth 5 stars, and I will likely listen to it again since I'm a sucker for concept albums, but I think this will be in the lower tier of 5 star ratings for me.

I'd heard most of Bowie's hits but never listened to an album straight through. Did not disappoint! Standout tracks: "Five Years" and "Suffragette City"

Fantastic!

One of my favorite albums. Every time I listen to it I like it more. I don't have much more to say. It is amazing.

gave this album a spin since i have it on vinyl, still blows me away years after i first got it.

Yup, absolutely lived up to the hype. This list is turning me into a Bowie fan for sure. I still think Heroes is my favorite, but this is a very close second.

Absolutely Timeless. Not my fave from Bowie, but it is so damn consistent and strong.

A classic from start to finish - perhaps the only bad thing is the familiarity of all the songs as I have heard it so much that my 'go to' Bowie albums are either from 75-80 or from 93 onwards. I will never tire of hearing Five Years, Suffragette City, Moonage Daydream, Starman and Ziggy.

Good songs, played well, by an obviously very talented artist. It does nothing for me, I never fell into the Bowie fandom as so many did. There's no real reason for it, he just isn't for me.

One of my all time favourite albums. Can't listen to the last song loud enough.

Great album. Everyone knows this one.

Obvious, flat-out five-stars, this album is the fucking best.

Ah Ziggy. Imagine knowing the hits from the album but not knowing the joys of Moonahe Daydream screaming into your earlugs. Perfect justification for why albums are greater than greatest hits

It’s perfect. If this one doesn’t get five stars, none of them do.

Want a weird album that is fun and just rocks? Listening I felt like my 6 year old dancing in the kitchen when no one is watching. Doesn't matter if the moves are good, just feel it. If you are looking for perfect pop gems, this isn't your album. If you want something that grabs you and is just beyond your reach of understanding why... this is your home. A younger, teenage version of myself wouldn't get it. Bowie's voice, the twang of the guitars, the general sound are rough and unkempt. But it isn't dirty. It isn't without discipline. It's magical and magic is strange.

You can tell this album has a lot of musical talent within it. I'm not a musician or a critic so I can't appreciate it as much as someone with an ear for that but it was fun to listen to.

This is the 2nd Bowie album I've listened to from start to finish (the other being his first). It was pretty good and I know this album is rated super high, but it's a 4.5/5 stars for me. Maybe it'll grow on me over time as I become more of a fan, but it's just not quite there for me.

Maybe my favourite Bowie album?

This is David Bowie's fifth album. It is a glam rock piece that is also loosely a rock opera concept album based on Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The story goes that Ziggy is a rock star sent to Earth to be a savior before the apocalypse, but falls from grace due to his own ego. This album was praised highly at release and charted high too. Most consider this album to be Bowie's breakthrough. Not based on musical prowess (which is still great), but the album had the biggest cultural impact. To date, this album has sold about 7.5 million copies worldwide and is Bowie's second best-selling album. I loved the music on this album and the fact that the songs went together to form the Ziggy Stardust story. This album has to be a rock cornerstone of the 70's, and I do agree it's one of David Bowie's best albums.

Actually the K. West means that Bowie was his John the Baptist.

A top 10 rock album for me. Musically it’s a perfect cocktail of a lot of my tastes: Beatles-esque pop mixed with hard rock, psychedelic vibes, punk riffs and big drama. It’s a loose concept album about the rise and fall of a self-obsessed rock star (I think)* and the sequencing of the album has such a great emotional sweep to it. The melodies are so catchy, the hooks are big and Bowie is a hell of a performer. “Moonage Daydream” is a personal favorite and “Five Years” kills me every time. But every song is great - truly an album with no filler. *Wikipedia explains that Ziggy Stardust is an alien who becomes a self-obsessed rock star, so I was close. 👽😁

Such a delight! I love how one song can sound like a Led Zepplelin jam, followed by a Beatles pop tune, and then a stomp n clap soul track, all with the same dreamy space concept.

Pros: - WOW what an opener. Love the performances, love the production. - Most of the songs are quite good with elements to like from each track. Cons: Misc: - Another artist i have not fully listened to. Haven't heard a full album through, and ashamed to say I've probably only heard around 10 songs of his.

Compelling rock, evoking themes reminiscent of an HG Wells novel

3.5

I really dig it

Great, but not greatest.

First off, one of the best titles for an album of all time. Songs back it up too!

The first time I heard this, some 30 years ago, I didn't understand. I had seen it on another essential records book, had seen a vinyl copy for real cheap, and bought it. I was in Italy at the time.  Although I brought back to Montreal most of my physical music, this record didn't make it; I just wasn't able to find it, as my parents too had moved around a bit during the years.  Then, with the streaming services and the such, I heard it again. What a fabulous album this is! I don't think I can add anything new to all that was already said both about Bowie and this album, other than it wasn't immediate for me, and if you listen to it for the first time and, like myself, find yourself not "getting" it, all I can suggest is that you patiently stick with it, it takes work but it is a really rewarding work. 

Brilliant.

Would give this six or even seven stars, just one of the greatest albums ever written. No skips

Incredible, beautiful, everything a rock album should be. Moments of youth and freedom and light and noise and possibility frozen smiling in amber. I listened to it twice in a row. It's newer now than ever, and has always been here, close. More gushing is possible. What I didn't notice before was the debt Hotel California owed to Moonage Daydream, or the echoes of Lady Stardust in Young Americans. Just perfect. Hurry up tomorrow, I want to give this five stars.

I love this album so much. Best track: Starman

Rock de Bowie. Con Starman. Vinilo.

Sólo por Starman un 5

Was really good. The songs flowed so well with one another effortlessly.

Bloody love this.

Not as good as it thinks it is

Are there many other albums as perfect as this?

A really good album some good songs but for me not quite perfect

You know, Ziggy Stardust is not all that different to the album that precedes it, i.e. Hunky Dory. After all, most of the songs on both albums were recorded at the same time, the major differences being the overarching Ziggy concept/story (albeit a bit loose at times) and the mystique of the Ziggy Stardust character, which make this album more immediately accessible than Hunky Dory. That’s it…oh and Ziggy rocks a little bit harder than its predecessor. It’s an excellent album, with an immense legacy, that has stood (and continues to stand) the test of time.

Don't need to listen! Lived with it most of my life! Mick Ronson deserved more credit for his contribution to this tremendous album.

Really fun album. Starman and Moonage Daydream back to back is an amazing 1/2 punch. Not sure it is as great cover to cover as a few other Bowie albums. 4/5

excellent early bowie. so many great songs on this album

How have I never listened to this?! What's wrong with me? This album is amazing.

A stone cold classic. No weak points at all. Pure brilliance.

He’s an alligator. He said so.

alligator / space invader

Troche bylo trzeba czekac, ale czlowiek sie doczekal osmego pojawienia sie pana Bowiego na liscie, dodatkowo z jednym z moich ulubionych krazkow, a jesli last fm nie klamie takze najbardziej osluchany, ale jakich innych sie spodziewac, jesli juz tyle sie przewinelo i jak tak mysle, to sadze, ze jeszcze maksymalnie dwa da sie upchnac, chyba najbardziej rokowo punkowy krazek w dyskografii Bowiego i poczatek Ziggowej persony, nagrany w pomiedzy 71 a 72 i wydany w tym samym roku, no i ostatni nagrany na wyspach przed wyruszeniem na podboj hameryki z aladdinem, ciezko sie doszukiwac czegos nowego gdy juz tyle razy sie slyszalo plyte, wiec zadnych zaskoczen nie bylo, album na ktorym gitarkowo Bowie jest najlepszy w swojej karierze, moze ze wzgledu na to ze jest to jedyny instrument jakiego dytyka, reszta zajmuja sie tytulowe spidery z marsa, wiec taki prywatny bend z ktorym David bedzie colabowal na kolejnych krazkach, w sklad ktorego wchodza przedewszystkim Mick Ronson na elektrykach i klawiszach, robiacy takze za backujace wokale, ktore sa tak nieinwazyjnie podane, a jednak robia to cos, Trevor Bolder na basie i Mick Woodmansey drumujacy, najlepszy sklad backujacy Davida, tak autentycznie rokowego brzmienia ciezko sie doszukac na innych jego krazkach, niby nie jest to konceptowy album, ale piosenki lirycznie tak sie uzupelniaja, ze razem tworza historie majaca rece i nogi opowiadajca o lepperskim mesjaszu Ziggim, ktoremu zostalo powierzone zadanie uratowania swiata, ale boski tylek i skillsy gitarkowe tak podbily mu ego, ze musial je wyruchac, w wyniku czego fani go pozarli i spajdery musialy rozwiazac benda, piekna opowiesc zamknieta na 38 minutach i jedenastu trakach, pewnie na hunkowej dory pisalem, ze w tym okresie pan David mial najlepsze wokale, jeszcze niewyniszczone przez dawanie po kablach, polaczone z, jak na tamte czasy, ambitnie rewolucyjnymi technikami efektami jak echa i przestery z moonage daydreama tworza wspaniala uczte dla uszu, wiec moze jakos odkrywczy ten odsluch nie byl, ale dobrze sobie przypomniec tak klasyczne albumy, jak tak teraz slucham to juz wiem jakiego kawalka mi zabraklo na lazarusie, z pewnoscia byl to starman, ktorego wrecz slysze jako good ending spektaklu, ale tak samo dobrze moglby byc openingiem, no i co do samej postaci ziggiego, to przynajmniej dowiedzialem sie na kim byl bazowany, byl to podobno Vince Taylor, ktory mial tak zbazowane zalamanie nerwowe, poprzedzone alkoholizacja narkotyzacja i religizacja, ze uwazal sie za czyms pomiedzy bogiem a aljenem, czyli istny ziggy, dodatowo sama ksywka alter ego Bowiego z tego krazka moze nawiazywac do Iggiego Popa i pewnie x sluchalnych muzykow tamtego okresu, bo co jak co Bowie zawsze czerpal inspiracje z tego co akurat dzialo sie w okol niego zarowno w spoleczenstwie jak i w branzy muzykowej, mocarna baza, ciezko dodac cos na plejke z tak osluchanej plyty, ktora juz i tak znajduje sie w bibliteczce, ale znajde jeszcze miejsce dla suffragette city

Nice to hear a full album again

5.0

Pô, o Bowie era maravilhoso né

About what I expected from Bowie

Clássico, reconheço, mas não me identifiquei muito, com exceção de Starman e Rock 'N Roll Suicide.

Enjoyed this. Nothing else!!

I think I heard a lot of the songs from this album from different concerts ("Stage", in particular). It's amazing how many great songs are on this album, and they vary so much in style, too... things like "Ziggy Stardust" and "Suffragette City." But even deeper cuts like "Starman" and "Five Years" (which really aren't that much deeper when you think about it) vary in style. People talk about the short shelf life of prog rock, but when it was in big heyday in the early 70s it was something to behold. Glam rock was the same, and T-Rex and this album in particular. The true test of an album is its "re-listenability". I listened to it, and wanted to listen to it again right away. Definitely tells you something about the addictiveness and how much those songs become earworms in your head. "Five Years" for me really sticks with me for a long time. Maybe it was because I first heard it on "Stage" and it was so intriguing, but just... man, I feel like listening to it again right now. Great, great album.

So we had a Bowie album earlier and I gave it an analytical 4. And even though, no, I have never listened to any of his albums, I was super excited to listen to this one when I saw it and the track listing. Suffragette City, Moonage Daydream, Starman, and my favorite Ziggy they're all here (channeling my inner Principal Skinner). Really getting spoiled with this list recently. Incredible album. Bowie shows some deft acoustic guitar playing (Starman, Rock N Roll Suicide) and Ronson is amazing on the electric guitar (the main riff on the title track is one of the greatest of all time). Bowie's great songwriting skills are on full display especially his lyrics (Soul Love, It Ain't Easy were some highlights for me). I will say that for a concept rock opera album, the pieces don't always connect in a linear or coherent way, but the themes are all there. And the whole effort is masterful. Every listen the album gets better and better.

Best Song: Ziggy Stardust. Might be worth it just for the line "Making love with his ego". Worst Song: It Ain't Easy. Not bad, just forgettable. Overall: Very theatrical. Certainly one of the albums on this list that feels most cohesive as a single concept.

This is one of the very best Bowie joints ever. It's a remarkably tight and smart album. Every track is enjoyable and engaging. Bowie as Ziggy is lightyears ahead of his time and this album stands up as a remarkable even 50 years later.

Hey man...

Top notch. Absolutely classics in here with Moonage Daydream being a personal favorite.

In the 6/5 club

This is very 80s, very Bowie. He's one of those rockstars that you have to know, simply because of his outfits, and other technical bits about his music that I don't know about because I'm not music educated. Sorry. The famous songs are Ziggy Stardust, obviously, and Moonage Daydream, but I liked getting to know the other songs, even if I didn't quite understand what they mean. An overall consistent sound that has its place in the Hall of Rock.

Pretty much THE Bowie album, the man has produced a lot of great music but this is his crowning achievement. A fun concept album, definitely worth a spot on this list, lots of great hits and none of the songs really drag here. Just a wacky guy singing about space.

10/10 como cualquier cosa creada por este hombre del bien. cada canción es mejor que la anterior y en cada tema podemos ver por qué este es un álbum tan famoso. mis canciones favoritas fueron: five years, ziggy stardust, lady stardust y rock 'n' roll suicide (que me parece la canción más malditamente infravalorada de todo el álbum)

This is such a classic and brings me right back to my teens when I loved this kind of classic rock, especially when it was kind of experimental.

This story felt like it needed to be a longer album. I liked it and some of the songs I listen to every now and then.

Boom! Joo tää on näitä ns peruspilareita jonka päälle taiderokki ja alteregopohjainen rokkiteatteri rakentuu. Jos tätä levyy ei olis niin kyllähän koko rakennelma olis killissä ku kapitalistin sielu ja valuis suoraan palavana romuna aurinkoon tai mereen. Hiton siistii on että vaikka osaan joku 6/10 tän levyn biisest about ulkoo, tää silti yllättää ja noi hieman unohtuneetkin biisit on jotenki megaherkullisii ja jotenkin vaan vitu-hyvää-muzaa... Kivaa myös se että tää paranee ja paranee ja paranee loppua kohti

En oo juurikaan kuunnellu Bowieta, mutta tää oli kyllä tosi hyvä ensikuuntelemalla. Tarttuvat melodiat ja korkeelentonen konseptimeininki kelpaa. Voi olla että enemällä kuuntelulla vois olla jopa 5/5.

Wham bam. Oiskohan helpoin arvosana tähän asti. Bowien musa iskenyt aina kovaa ja tämä kaverin top3-levyjä. Tuntuu, että levyn intensiivisyys ei häviä minnekään, vaikka kuinka yrittää kuluttaa puhki. Virtuoosimaista, tunnerikasta tykitystä alusta loppuun. Rokkari vailla vertaa.

Lol tää hukkas mun notesit. 4/5 ei muuta sanottavaa enää

I first gave this a listen later in life, but was then unable to stop for a few weeks after. Really the epitome of what a concept album should be: diverse, high-quality songs all the way through, plenty of virtuosity in all departments, and incredibly unique.

Not great quality. Brilliant though.

Savršen album od prve do zadnje pjesme i meni njegov najdraži. S 15 godina sam prvi put čula pjesmu "Starman" i krenula ga slusat, a to se poklapalo s mojim periodom di me nitko ne razumije i svijet je protiv mene jer imam prištiće i masnu kosu. Ali eto bar je David bio uz mene i to cijenim.

Well, this should be easy. Daleko u top 3 njegova albuma. Nema se šta govoriti, a i nevjerovatan je čovjek (legenda) kad je mogao predvidjeti legendu - znak iznad njega. Svaka mu čast na tome. Back to the topic. Stvarno odličan album, čekam da ga uzmem na vinylu, jednom mi je uteko iz dirty-a prije nego što sam došao u ZG, ali idući puta čim bude, nabavlja se. Pjesme poput: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Star, Suffragette City...ostat će vječne pjesme kao i on sam.

Driver mi je otkrio Bowiea sa Suffragette Cityem and I never looked back.

this album is insane fun. enough said.

Classic glam rock with uber catchy melodies and style

Topalbum die over de hele lijn goed opbouwt. Startend met iets meer piano-gebaseerde nummers, en iets meer gitaar naar het einde toe

Soul love & Moonage daydream stand out. Feel like they have really interesting instrument use Very dramatic Starman is also really fun!!! Definitely feel like I'm appreciating the album more in full, rather than single songs I don't like it ain't easy's intro, but when it gets to the chorus it slaps??? Lady stardust kinda meh (too repetive and what's repetitive isn't particularly interesting) Loving the piano in star Really dig the classic rock n roll feel of "hang on to yourself" Sufragettr City slaps!! Rock n roll suicide feels like a bit of a hard break (in terms of style) compared to the songs before it, but I can vibe with it

Excellent

Rating: 10/10

An LP that manages to build whole worlds out of nothing but some sparse arrangements and a healthy dollop of personality. While Bowie plays fast and loose with the actual narrative structure here, near every song thrums with a life, ego, and damnably catchy melody of its own.

Splendid. K. West

Meh

Bowie at his best. Great album

9/10

Absolutely the best David's album!

The great songs on this album are enough to buoy up the other stuff.

A great album. Many well known songs. There isn't a weak song on the album. I have heard the album before and will listen to it again.

Favorite songs: Ziggy Stardust and Moonage Daydream

I would consider this David Bowie's career-defining masterpiece. When I think of the different phases and musical styles of Bowie's career, I keep coming back to the trio of albums, Hunky Dory, Ziggy and Aladdin Sane recorded with his outstanding band, The Spiders From Mars. All these records are essential and Ziggy is up there with the classic albums of the 70's.

Top 5 fave albums of all time!!

Man i love this album so much one of my new favorites

Legendary character and inventive genius by David Bowie on full display.

So many classics! Great album.

Objectively? Maybe Bowie's best album. I know that's saying a lot, given his ouvre, but hear me out: many of his great albums need a specific mindset to enjoy; I wouldn't feel like I could on something like Blackstar, Low, "Heroes," Station to Station, or even Young Americans all willy nilly. The only other excellent records of his that I could are Hunky Dory and Let's Dance, and this is better than both of those. Ergo, it's his best record.

A really fun and wonderfull journey, that Ziggy tells us!

No skips.

Opening track is not the way to turn me onto Bowie Starman is good Has a palette and pace I do not enjoy Suffragette City is good

Gut

4.13 It's Bowie what's not to like?

favorites: 5 years, starman

There isn’t anything I can really say about this album that hasn’t been said. I listen to Ziggy Stardust all the time. I can listen to it all day, every day, and it still moves me. I can’t say that about very many albums. I always say I don't have a favorite album but come on, does it get any better than this? I think technically, David Bowie probably made “better” albums than Ziggy Stardust. He didn't peak here. He produced plenty of smart, musically adventurous albums in the years that followed. But. This. Is. The. Album. This is the one. Of all of his works, I feel this is the most perfectly realized work. It's absolutely his most accessible album, which doesn’t sacrifice his art one bit. Front to back, every song is perfectly crafted and perfectly placed. There is no filler and there is no chaff. The concept aspect of the album is subtle but clever, apparently devised after many of the songs had already been written. You don’t need to be aware of it to enjoy the songs, which are all exceptional on their own. But if you consider the songs as a narrative, it’s even more enjoyable. Musically, the songs are gorgeously arranged, a joy to listen to. The songs range from dreamy and soulful to glammy and sexy without skipping a note. Mick Ronson’s guitar and string arrangements are masterful. “Suffragette City” and “Ziggy Stardust” are the classic rock mainstays, but it’s the deep tracks that give this album its substance. Fave Songs (all songs, ranked most to least favorite): Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, Moonage Daydream, Five Years, Starman, Soul Love, Suffragette City, Lady Stardust, Ziggy Stardust, Star, Hang on to Yourself, It Ain't Easy

Top Tracks: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Ziggy Stardust. Start of the album is a little stronger than the second half for me, but man what an awesome album overall. Good closer in Rock'n'Roll Suicide as well.

V good

Great album. Highlights include the trippy Moonage Daydream, the joyful Starman, Ziggy Stardust, the raucous Suffragette City and the emotional Rock 'n' Roll Suicide.

fuck yeah, man. i don't think i've ever sat down and listened to this whole album all the way through. obviously i'd heard the big tracks, but definitely not some of the others. it's hard to overstate the admiration i have for the man's talent. he truly never got old, even when he was making music i didn't much care for.

This was actually a strong album from start to finish. Lots of great songs. 9/10.

I am really loving the chance to visit these Bowie albums in their entirety. I can't believe how great they are. I love so many of his songs, but these albums are spectacular. This one might have the best "closing act" I've ever heard: Ziggy into Suffragette City and then finishes with Rock n Roll Suicide. Just awesome!

3.5

I know it is a classic, but this was my first time really listening to it. 3/5

Was a bit hesitant about rating it a 5, I mean, it’s not my favorite Bowie but good damn it is a stone cold classic!

A true classic, timeless, innovative and still relevant. Defined this era for Bowie and the yardstick to measure his other works by. Musically diverse and full of hits and hidden gems. Top tracks: Suffragette City, Ziggy Stardust, Star, Starman

Nice space-y Bowie, with only a few songs I've heard before. Soaring choruses, far-out lyrics, and of course, letting the kids boogie.