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

My favourite Bowie album, all the jams

Have heard the hits, but have never actually listened to this album all the way through.solid semi concept album

Lowkey iconic.

Really enjoyed this! Rich vocals and deep lyrics.

I'll start off with I'm not a Bowie fan. I know he's rock royalty, but I've just never been into glam or '70's style drug fueled rock. I'm too young to have been around for it when it first landed, and my parents were too old to get into it. The music itself is well done if a little kitschy, and the production quality is great, but I have no connection to the lyrics. And, that's the downfall for me. This album in particular just feels like an extension of music from the Rocky Horror Picture Show; another musical endeavor I appreciate for its impact but can't really connect to in a meaningful way.

Rise and Fall isn't my favorite Bowie record of the Ziggy era (I much prefer Aladdin Sane), but that's just semantics. It's still one of the all time great rock albums.

iconic. Brilliant opener & closer.

The dynamics at play here are really nice. From the symphonic sounds to straight four on the floor rock and roll. The drum shuffling happening is pretty great.

obiously great but i wouldnt listen on my own accord

Despite its strong concept and theatrical elements, the music itself is surprisingly simple and rooted in rock ’n’ roll. Tracks like Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City stand out for their memorable riffs and energy, while Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide shows how much can be achieved with a simple structure and emotional delivery. It also reminded me of Shiina Ringo, a Japanese artist, in the way character and music are closely intertwined. Overall, it’s a compelling blend of character, melody, and straightforward rock.

this ass😭✌️

Thanks for being weird David

My first exposure to Bowie was with Let’s Dance and Blue Jeans that I thought was poppy rubbish. At work one day I heard Starman on the radio and I swear my head swivelled right round on its axis and suddenly I was converted into a rabid fan. How good is this album? While his Glam Rock contemporaries were screaming Schools Out and Gudbye to Jane, he makes a concept album mimicking his life which starts out with an apocalyptic tale of having limited time to remember all the people. Well, I will always remember you David so thank you. My only peeve is that this album deserves to be higher in the highest rated list. Like its 7th- shocking, what gives.

10/10

Just WOW

Most hit or miss of the Bowie albums in here so far. Moonage Daydream probably the best

What a beautiful record. Nothing but love from my side. Fav: Starman

Classic Bowie. Some of his best work!

Not really my style but nice

Espectacular álbum. Lo amo de principio a fin. Es, de momento, el único de Bowie que me entró a la primera. Hace años lo escucho y hace años lo disfruto. 10/10

I rated this a 4/10 I did enjoy some song not that much noting stuck to me

Enjoyed

This is an essential album for all collections. Bowie really never lets off. It’s one of the best concept albums ever, picking up all the hits, Ziggy Stardust is my favorite, it’s a biographical piece that ends in heartbreak. My favorite song. Star man is the first radio hit on here but it’s not the only great song.

Very much a classic and I get why it’s on the list, but not my favorite period of Bowie

Хороший рок-альбом, трохи арті, трохи глем. ТОП-3 з Боуі, що встигли послухати

3.5 Мабуть єдиний альбом Боуі, який справді мені подобається.

loved it years ago, still great :D

Absolutely brilliant album.

I think I only like starman

It's a classic but it's just not my thing

i like

I've already listened to this one a hundred times, used to have a poster of it. I love it dearly

Lo tengo en vinilo. Un adelantado a su época.

Listens: 4 Standout Tracks: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, Starman Okay. This is one of those top 20 albums, and it's one that I've never heard. Ever. In fact, other than having listened to two other Bowie albums on the List so far, I have no experience with Bowie. I hope this lives up to its fame. After four listens I can say that Ziggy Stardust lives up to the hype. I am not sure it get to that 5 rating from me, but it's pretty damn close. Interesting concept album, diverse song choice and instrumentation, interesting critiques on fame and stardom. It's also surprisingly punk-ish, which I am really starting to appreciate. The Wikipedia article is an interesting read. The songs are all packed with story and exposé on what's happening on earth and how Ziggy comes to be, his lifetime and finally his death at the hands of his fans. Adding the album to my library and certainly adding a few songs to my playlist. Edit: Yea I am not sure what I was thinking giving this a 4. This is one of the GOATs. This shoots the Moon (5).

Went through the album about 3-4 times trying to see beyond my initial reaction. I like the music, the rock with the piano and synth its all very cohesive and has solid direction, it feels creative and confident. My personal barrier was the vocals and partially that this is indeed something like a rock opera which isnt my taste. Bowie has got a good voice but he can tend to sound frayed or on the edge of breaking (could be a Ziggy persona choice) which puts me off if i'm vibing with the song. I will continue to digest this album as time goes on and see deeper but right now its "just" a good rock album.

Okay so. So far I really didn't enjoy Bowie's albums. The only times I liked some of his songs were before this website suggested anything. Now, this one is the most popular here. So I have some expectations. Update ; Yeah, it was great. By far the best one I've listened to until now.

Thos is a great album with many hit songs and rock classics. What makes this album special is that it's the total package of concept lyricism musicianship engineering and arrangement of songs. Bowie's masterpiece!!

This is a brilliant album!!

Ok so this is below par for Bowie in 70’s but it’s still got Starman and Sufferagette City.

Yeah!!

Getting this album on the day of the Artemis 2 lunar flyby is kismet

I can't say I ever find myself saying I want to listen to some Bowie, but if and when I ever do, this will be the album I put on.

Its Bowie. Bowie is cool.

David Bowie is good. Who knew?

Orchestration. BOWIE. Beautiful.

What a wonderful birthday present from the generator! I was really worried I was going to get U2 or something. Listened twice through. Excellent.

The best Bowie album I love this album so much

It’s literally David Bowie like come on now buddy

I can't believe it's taken me this long to listen to Bowie, I mean wow

8/10

actually peak album, very hard to describe but angelic sort of. straight gas best song - starman

This was gonna be a five-star album before I even hit play. Bowie has been such a touchstone throughout my life; I've owned this in the past.

(Album #10!) When this popped up, I was legitimately excited. Ziggy Stardust is such a beloved album and David Bowie is such an iconic figure in pop culture and music history. Until today, I'd only ever heard songs from the album, never the whole thing, so it was really interesting to see how the album's story unfolded and how much more robust the music was when I sat down and listened to it holistically. Previously, I did not care much for most of the "famous" songs on ZS, but I think listening cover-to-cover and a few birthdays under my belt have given me some perspective about the messages and storytelling. Bowie was always "cool" for me growing up, but in the last few years, I've really started to understand just how much of a genius he was. If only we could go back in time and figure out how to keep the world from falling apart after he died. :(

Helluva Rise. Helluva Fall.

There are albums that deserve a ten, that are merely perfect, if perfection really exists. And this one is one of them. Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is an album of fabulous songs. Since the first track to the last one, there are no lows in this big and fantastic album. It really flows so well. This eclectic art rock masterpiece is a journey through different sounds and some melodic changes that create beautiful climaxes, all condensed in a breathtaking art piece for the ears. This could be Bowie at his greatest – even though there are other albums that may compete. And this could also be one of the finest examples of art rock, one sonic journey worth taking.

What a classic. I have more and more respect for David Bowie every time I listen to this album.

A glam rock masterpiece. It amazes me the range of styles Bowie put out. And what is this, 5 albums by Bowie in the first 1/5 of this project?!?

Genre defining!

70’s Rock ⭐️Ziggy Stardust

Amazing artist who had the ability to reinvent himself.

A contender for the greatest album ever recorded. An incredible, brilliant, innovative, influential, classic album. Every track is standout and together it’s even greater than the sum of its parts.

Meh

langweilig

good

ottime tracce, sente molto il tempo

Un viaje maravilloso.

A very groovy, incredible sounding record. For me though, I just don’t quite get the hype to place amongst the best ever. A very solid 4 star record in my opinion.

sht albunm

WOOOOOO!!!!! Obviously I’ve heard this before. I own this on vinyl. All this to say I'm glad to get an album of such obvious quality today. So the album itself! Starting off with one of the best a-sides ever, including such classics as "Moonage Daydream," "Five Years," and most obviously, "Starman," and finishing with maybe the best closer ever in "Rock n Roll Suicide." Ridiculously consistent and well-produced as well, I mean... y'all have seen the score. One thing I did want to really understand for myself though is the story that the album goes through, so that I could truly understand the entire work. So, what seems to happen is, Ziggy Stardust comes to Earth as a messenger, after people find out that Earth is "really dying." So Ziggy becomes accustomed to Earth, and Earth responds with adoration and fame. The first disc ends with "It Ain't Easy," which as a cover, demonstrates the comfort Ziggy has attained on Earth, and in his newfound fame. Side B opens with proof of Ziggy's fame, and then goes on to demonstrate the way that fame is now increasingly important to him, and the Spiders urge Ziggy to, uhh, y'know, "hang onto himself." In response, Ziggy pretty much fires all of them and lashes out against them. This represents Ziggy's fall, and as the final song comes in, both Ziggy and the world are completely doomed: Ziggy's ego was too much to genuinely help him or those around him, and then I'm pretty sure the world ends. Which yeah that's what I'm talking about!! This album is incredible. I didn't realize how incredible it really was until today, but it deserves all the praise it gets. 10/10

I've been listening to this album for over fifty years. Still love it. Hopefully I'll get to listen for another fifty.

It's Ziggy Stardust, I mean, come on.

Been meaning to get around to listening to this for a while now. It's good

THERE'S A STARMAN WAITING IN THE SKY!

One of a kind talent

ziggy stardust is the coolest cat there is ever is

OH NO LOVE YOU'RE NOT ALONE

Absolute cinema. Bowie's magnum opus. A great concept album that never lets up start to finish. Every track rocks but if I had to choose favorites I think I'd go with Moonage Daydream, It Ain't Easy, Star, Ziggy Stardust, and Suffragette City.

The playing on this album is excellent and some of the songs have stood the test of time. However the screeching vocals have not. Starman aside im not sure there is much here.

Third or fourth favorite Bowie album.

A few great songs and several okay ones.

10

I really tried, I listened to this like 6 times, and I really just didn't get it. I guess I appreciated the story but the musical was theatrical without being gripping. If I didn't know any better, this album would not ne memorable to me at all.

No tengo palabras para definir lo hermoso que fue escucharlo

Honestly, would have thrown hands if this album wasn’t on this list. It is one of my desert island discs. It was in the top 5 albums I needed replaced after my house burnt down. I tried to listen to it critically, but I just cannot. It’s that good. I will not fight you on this, because this is my truth, and it will bear no argument. 10 out of 5 stars.

Favorite Track: Starman

I guess I’m finally having one of those moments with this journey. I literally picked this up from my local record store and listened to it for the first time earlier this week. Well time for a second listen I suppose. Obviously the record’s reputation precedes itself and man did it not disappoint. Fantastic songwriting/storytelling. Excellent musicianship. Love the science fiction aesthetic. First time I’ve listened to a Bowie record in its entirety. The proof is in the pudding, this album is a masterpiece. 5/5

Perhaps this album is slightly overrated. But... it's also David Bowie.

A queer icon and experimental rock, love Favourite track: Lady Stardust

I feel like everything he does works even when I don’t think it’s going to. Five years. Wish I had that 7 years ago.

Fantastic album. My 2nd favorite by Bowie after The Man Who Sold the World. 4.5/5 rounded to 5.

I didn’t like every track, but when it’s good ((Starman, Hang onto Yourself and the final three tracks) it’s really good.

I particularly like Bowie's early work. I can't help being influenced by the fact that this is one of the first albums I bought, in it's original vinyl format. For me, this album is excellent. Easy rating for me.

Even the worst Bowie album is better than most others. And this is one of his best. What an achievement. Every song is incredible, every song is so different yet they all add up to this story of a world on the verge of apocalypse and the alien who comes to save them and is rejected by humanity. “To be played at maximum volume”

This is a perfect album. David Bowie is so incredible, and at some point I need to listen to another album of his. Every song here slaps so hard. Just amazing. Easy 10/10 must listen I love David Bowie.

This album gave us the creation of Ziggy Stardust and is one of the most iconic albums in rock history. I've listened to it before, but it's good to sit and listen to it again. It's one of those albums that truly tells a story, so even though there are some great songs on there that were more popular and more people are familiar with, the album is best listened to from start to finish in my opinion. Definitely worthy of being on the list.

Easy 5. One of the albums most deserving of its "classic" status. Must-listen #317.

My top 3 songs of the album (off first listen) 1) It ain't easy 2) Ziggy Stardust 3) Rock n Roll Suicide Honorable Mention: Lady stardust

Een van de beste platen ooit. Daarnaast, in 3 jaar tijd Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust en Aladdin Sane uitbrengen is echt een power move van jewelste.

Top 3 Bowie. Een album met enkel highlights.

solid

can’t believe I got one of the greatest albums of all time SECOND. like where do I even go from here?

David bowie kinda hard

Favourite tracks - Moonage Daydream, Starman, Ziggy Stardust

An absolute classic. I remember growing up and asking my dad what life was like before hearing the likes of Bowie, Beatles, Stones etc. He said they played the singles so often on the radio that by the time the album came out it didn't feel like you were hearing it for the first time.

9/10 - Incredible album. One of Bowie’s two best. This is everything you would want in a pop album.

It's great; I think that the front half is slightly stronger than the back half, although it does end on a high with the final three songs. 9/10

5 Feel like I've been resisting listening to Bowie for so long because he couldn't possibly live up to the hype. He does though

Classic, moonage daydream, awesome.

All time top 5 of 5s

Right on, this is one far-out groovy space jam.

That man sure knew how to open and close an album.

Fine, can't really get into David Bowie

Had to listen to this one twice to decide how much I like it. It's really good, but in the end was missing a certain je ne sais quoi preventing it from getting the full 5/5 treatment. Some great tracks and solid from beginning to end.

It's Bowie so it's gonna be weird. I do like Suffragette City though. Feels like the exception to the weirdness.

So so good and the perfect length.

loved it for years and i shant stop now

Love- even better when high

Brilliant tracks. Couple sounded dated.

Tastes like blueberry tea.

David Bowie's best album no doubt. Great flow of tracks and his guitar has a great blend of funk and psychedelic rock. His vocals speak for themselves and so many memorable songs throughout

Starts amazing and ends amazing. Maybe it’s sacrilege to say, but I just don’t dig the middle. Or at least not as much. And it’s not the strongest concept of all time. 3.5 but I’ll round up as 3 is way too mean.

Best Bowie album with my favourite song (Moonage Daydream).

o melhor do bowie. sem mais. merece todo o reconhecimento e fama que tem. 4,5.

So whiny

Who doesn’t love David Bowie?

Great vocals, great opening, great closing

There’s something here

Best Bowie album, even found some songs that I didn’t appreciate enough on my first listen

Favorite David Bowie album, no skips

Not the biggest fan of glam rock, but this is good.

Interesting album that was hard to rate. Some of the songs were really good and some of them I could've skipped. For me the start of the album was hardest to get through but from Starman onwards the songs worked. I'll give this one 3.

I DONT KNOW WHYYYY it’s doesn’t give me to rate it . But FIVE STARSSSSSS AAAA YES I am so full listening to it has so much soul Yessss tickle me that was the greatest bike ride I ever had… so present

I had began believing i wasnt a Bowie fan. So there I was with coffee expecting a while till I found a good album and Bowie slapped me and said, you like this.

Leuk theatraal, mooie underground rock influences, alle melodieën worden mooi gedragen door gitaarriffs Starman is een all-timer

This is an excellent album. I happen to be traveling right now, and haven’t had much time to listen to it, so I am excited to give this a really good listen at a later time. For now, I will just say that this seems like the type of album the Beatles could have made later in their careers if they branched out even further away from their meat and potatoes straightforward style. Bowie was such a great songwriter, lots to like about this.

Bowie created a fictional rock star destined for greatness and destruction, using Ziggy to explore fame, identity, alienation, and hope. Even fifty years later, the album feels remarkably modern. Its influence stretches from punk and alternative rock to pop, fashion, and LGBTQ+ culture. Few records manage to be both historically significant and genuinely enjoyable from start to finish, but this is one of them.

The RISE with no falls of Ziggy Stardust and the GOATS from Mars

Tsja, David fucking Bowie… you hate him or you love him, ik meet dat eerste, sommige nummers zijn te obscuur, maar ja… zitten wel echte bangers tussen. Toch maar 4 sterren

Fav song: It Ain’t easy or starman

Bowie is a genius and this is one of his best records. Even though I hate when songs are overplayed and popularized like starman or moon age daydream they still are bangers nonetheless

Easiest five stars so far. Didn’t need a listen, listened to it twice anyway. God is with Bowie now

the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars this is a very out of the blue album name but it is a very good album didnt expect to know a song from this album but starman is a very famous song which very surprised me another old gen banger good guitar use good amount of singing not much to say just another solid album

The rise and fall of ziggy stardust and spider from mars: I hope this album doesn't fall off, I'm 4 songs through and this might be one of the greatest albums ever imo. Production is insane. Middle section not as perfect as beginning and ending but still overall an incredible concept album. Five years: 4.95 Soul love: 4.65 Moonage daydream: 4.8 Starman: 5 It ain't easy: 4.5 Lady stardust: 4.8 Star: 4.6 Hang on to yourself: 4.2 Ziggy stardust: 4.7 Suffragette City: 4.65 Rock n roll suicide: 4.9 Avg=4.70==5/5

david bowie ist halt gut

Very good

Very good but not his best

Good album, some classics (Ziggy Stardust, Starman) and some good tracks- (Suffragette city)

Easily Bowie’s most overrated album and period. The great stuff came later.

Ziggy played guitar....and boy did he play it handsomely well! There is very little more I could say about 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars' that hasn't been said already. David Bowie truly spoke to an entire generation of people who were hell-bent on rebelling against the status quo in the early 1970s, complete with hair dyed flame red, space-age suits and a challenging androgynous attitude. And the songs....man, the songs on this record are simply game-changing. 'Starman', 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Five Years', 'Moonage Daydream', 'Suffragette City'.....any one of these songs on their own would sell an album even if the rest of the album was sub-par, but the fact they're all on the same album only supports the argument of this being one of the most important records ever made. Not only does Bowie bring his A-game here with outstanding lyrics of extraterrestrial life, existentialism, the end of the world and gender fluidity and his irresistible croon, but The Spiders From Mars back him powerfully throughout the record. Mick Ronson's guitar riffs are the stuff of legend, as if he's completely in sync with Bowie's many twists and turns, and Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey combine on bass and drums to forge a rhythm section full of character and charisma. This album could truly have blown up in Bowie's face, especially since the preceding 'Hunky Dory' was a huge hit and he completely changed his persona, but Ziggy Stardust was the first of many dramatic shifts in style and genre that would go on to characterise Bowie as a true chameleon of music. He never truly was the progenitor of the genres he shifted into (and in this case, glam rock, he was essentially following Marc Bolan and T-Rex), but boy did he bend these genres to his will, and was always able to amass a legion of followers for his many stylistic shifts. It's why I feel Bowie is the most important musician in history. He wasn't the most talented nor was he the most technically proficient, but his fearless and burning desire to invent and reinvent struck a chord with everyone who came across him. 'Ziggy Stardust' spurred on the punk movement in Britain, just like the Berlin Trilogy spurred on 80s synth pop and 'Station to Station' spurred on 'post-punk' and gothic rock. 'Ziggy Stardust' is when Bowie went from good to great, and this record has deservedly earned all the accolades it has received over the years. Ziggy came to Earth to save the world from the apocalypse, and in turn, he created a cultural revolution that we're still feeling the impact of today. Best songs: Just listen to it for yourself, make up your own mind!

What can I say about this album, it is one of the greatest albums of all time, and the first Bowie album I ever listened to. It's not my favorite Bowie album mostly because I have never really cared for Hang on to Yourself and Star, but besides that this album is great. Five Years and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide are both top 5 Bowie songs for me. High 5!!!!!

great album, got vinyl press

E daqueles que não engana. Álbum excelente

I don’t like art rock, I don’t particularly like Bowie, but this is too damn good.

Classic Masterpiece

1. five - 1 2. zoul - 2 3. moon - 3 4. ztar -2 5. eazy - 1 6. duzt - 1 7. ztar -1 8. hang - 1 9. ziggy - 2 10. city - 1 11. zuicide - 2

Notes: Gardians of the Galaxy Vibes Best listening atmosphere: work or art making, dinner party (record 🤤) background FAV song: moonage daydream 2nd: It Aint Easy 3rd: Starman Least fav: soul love Cohesive: 5/10 Coolness: 9/10 Inventive/heart: 9/10

Great.

Always a good day to listen to Bowie

Classic 5/5

Bowie takes just about every rock trope up to that point and plays it to perfection. Lots of guitar hooks or little melodic moments that make you go “oh yeah and that song is also on here.” But I think it’s his vocal performances that make this album so impactful. Bowie is practically shrieking on both the opener and closer. Imagine feeling any sort of teenage emotional disposition at the time of this albums release, and hearing him shout ‘you’re not alone!’ on the closing “Rock N Roll Suicide”. It’s like he’s reaching through your headphones and shaking you by the shoulders. I covet Bowie’s ability to simultaneously be the voice FOR the youth of his time, and speak so directly TO the impressionable youth. I think he leans into that capability with how much he calls on doo-wop songwriting tropes. So many simple, descending melodies like the soaring “Five Years” chorus with its strings soaring over top. Or the bassline and sax combo in “Soul Love”. Or the ‘wah wah wah woah woah woah lalala’ adlibs in the back of “Star”. It all pulls from the epicenter of music made for the youth: the 50’s. I’m sure that coincides with the time period that had the most meaning for Bowie in his youth. I haven’t even touched on the concept for this project, how it’s brought to life with such concrete execution. Ziggy really feels like a “Moonage Daydream”. So many lyrics that revere stardom and conflate love with galactic experiences. 5/5 one of the albums you’re just lucky to be alive for

J'en peux plus, de David Bowie. Robert Dimery, on a compris, tu es un fanboy absolu de David Bowie, mais ça n'est pas une raison pour mettre la discographie entière du bonhomme dans ton livre, surtout si tu as décidé de te limiter à 1001 albums. Bon et musicalement ? Honnêtement, je m'en fiche un peu. David Bowie ne me parle pas et après avoir écouté 4 ou 5 albums depuis que j'ai commencé à écouter cette liste, je commence à savoir que c'est simplement pas mon truc. C'est pas nul, mais ça ne me dit simplement rien, d'où ma frustration. Et le pire, c'est que je me doute qu'il y en a sûrement encore bien d'autres.

This album was so fun! I listened to it right before quitting my awful job. :)

*Ziggy Stardust* is a fairly stripped-down and bare bones record sonically, so it lives and dies by the strength of the songwriting. The singles from this album-length meditation on what it means to be a rock star are uniformly excellent, but many of the deep cuts are solid also, giving it one of the highest hits-to-misses ratios in Bowie's catalog.

Ziggy Stardust, a fictional androgynous and bisexual rock star, made by a guy who was probably a fictional androgynous and bisexual rock star

Classic.

Me gustó más el primero que escuché de el, donde está Fame Pero este tiene temas muy emblemáticos Así que debo reescucharlo en su momento En esta escuchada lo posiciono en un 3.5

This was very 70s sounding. I appreciated listening to it after having heard so much about it, but I probably wouldn't listen again.

Classic, never gets old.

Listened 3 times. Good album. New downloads.

One from a long time ago. It’s patchy but the good is very good.

Superman song

Great album with some amazing all time classic tracks. Think it would be a crime to give this less than 5 to be honest. Influential and timeless. 5 stars

O que dizer de David Bowie. Esse foi um dos álbuns que eu mais ouvi durante o período do ensino médio. Me lembro muito bem de estar no sofá da sala, enquanto meu pai dormia ao meu lado, colocar o fone, e simplesmente viajar nessa viagem espacial com Ziggy Stardust. Foi a época em que comecei a ouvir álbuns inteiros, então ela tem um lugar especial para mim, já que esteve presente nessa nova "fase" da minha vida. Até hoje me recordo do assobio leve em "Starman" que me deixou acordado de noite na minha cama, pensando que era alguém lá fora, ou o hino "Five Years" sendo cantado em plena AV. Zahran. Bons tempos. 10/10

This is one of the greatest albums ever and my favourite David Bowie album

Fantastic

Girl, what a great piece of music! 10/10

David Bowie is and always will be one of my fav artists. Played this album twice. My favourite song is probably hang onto yourself or five years, but HM to suffragette city. Can't help but think of the marauders in the 1970s.

Ziggy. Fucking. Stardust.

I think this may be a case of "born too late." I was born in the early mid seventies, by the time I started listening to music in any real sense we were already to the Go-Go's - I think my first Bowie song was Let's Dance. Maybe there is an element of 'had to be there' to all the Gushing Bowie Reviews. I appreciate the mastery and the ability to reinvent and all of that but these just don't hit me the way that they seem to hit most folks. ZS is a great song of course, and I enjoyed a lot of the album but I can't see my way to saying it is a 'great' album. 3.8

Brilliant. 5 stars

Haven't listened to it for ages, and still sounds great. Clasdic

fave song - five years least fave - suffragette city overall rating - 8.5/10

I loved this

Heard this album lots before but love it! My favorite track is easily Moonage Daydream

One of my favorite albums of all time. From start to finish it is incredible, the instrumentation is so meticulously arranged, it set the framework for concept albums that followed it, I loved this.

"I've listened to this album before and I think it's a little overrated. It's not at all a bad project, it definitely has its merits, but when I listened to it for the first time, it left a bit to be desired. So a while later, I listened to it again, and that feeling persisted. I might listen to it again for this review, but as it stands, it's an 8/10." Is what I said when I first rolled this album, but then I listened to it again, and I think I was hating for no reason because it's genuinely fire. I think I may have to relisten to some albums before making these reviews in future, because this is a 10/10.

A perfect album. It’s got hits, depth, a concept and influenced countless other bands.

I can't have an objective decision on this one. This album makes me cry sometimes and only because of the memories it brings from the past.

I have always viewed this album as a journey. I remember listening to it for the first time years ago when I was at university. It was well past midnight, and I was sitting alone in my dorm, blown away by the variety of sounds and quietly contemplating my life. I don’t revisit it often, but whenever I do, it instantly brings that memory back. It truly feels like an immersive sonic odyssey. The standout tracks are "Moonage Daydream", "Starman" and "Ziggy Stardust".

I think it’s my favourite Bowie album, just wall to wall bangers. A whole world created. Perhaps the best opener and closer to an album of all time?? Its unreal how good this album is, i love it. What an artist 5.0/5.0 Best Song: Five Years/Rock N Roll Suicide

It's superb its wall to wall bangers, a huge start and a massive finish. It is hard to pick a favourite song on this, its such a great album as a whole thing, it all flows so well together. Moonage Daydream does stand out to me as particularly special though.

Y cuando pienso que no está tan mal, boom, tema que odio. Esta página hizo que me dé cuenta: creo que odio a Bowie? Que me juzgue la historia.

Second half of the album is pretty solid except for the last song. First half only has Starman and Moonage Daydream. Here's the thing with Bowie. To me, the songs that I don't like from him either annoy me or bore me, which is pretty bad. So the lows feel very low (Five years as an opening track almost made me quit), and some highs are better than other so what I look for in his albums is consistency. And the second half of Ziggy Stardust provides that consistency, minus the landing which in my opinion is a tad disastrous. Now, comparatively to other Bowie's albums this is pretty solid and I'd probably listen to the songs I liked multiple times. I also like the Ziggy Stardust character so that's cool.

It was a fun listen, but definitely didn't like it as much as Hunky Dory. Also didn't dislike it, but no takeaways or bangers either. Decent album overall

Love Bowie :)

I'm probably missing something, but I can't join the 5-star club on this one. It's good, and gets a bonus point for Starman alone which is one of my all-time favourite songs - but I think it gets a bit bland in the middle.

Certainly in the top 50 most important albums ever, you can read Wikipedia or a BOOK to know more on that. Moonage Daydream is probably my favorite Bowie song that isn't on Station to Station. Crazy how well this album ages.

it was very theatrical which is not my personal favorite

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Heyyy pretty good!

so fricken tuff!

banger na banger 😩

4,5

Another I have not listed to through but hear dmany singles

Bowie's breakthrough and transformed pop music. Easy 5

The starman is an alien who wants to influence children on Earth. He thinks he's cool, but what appearance does he have that he asks youngsters to not tell their parents because they'll get freaked out? So going against your parents best wishes for you, not grooming at all right. The alien says he will save Earth and humanity (save from what? Earth is pretty fertile still in 2026 as I type this, and the people are still able to LOVE), but anyway this alien will save us if we just let him in. He's good he says, but demons lie. This is drug and occult inspired music, a spiritual attack, and, beyond that, it's just bad obnoxious overrated trash. 0/5

Not bad, Moonage Daydream was familiar.

había escuchado un par de canciones de bowie. la unica que recordaba patente era starman por la pelicula de superman y los edits. Me gustaron mucho las progresiones de notas. El uso de vocales y de sintetizadores.

Pure classic. The production, the songs, the cultural impact.

Favorite tracks: Don't make me choose Genuinely, this is pop rock madness. Ziggy is full of unreal melodies, creative chord changes, the greatest rocking guitar parts, dense but crystal clear arrangements, an unending well of wit in Bowie's lyricism... there are dozens upon dozens of aspects of this record that people could only dream of attaining. Very few songwriters can write music as dynamic and endlessly enjoyable as David Bowie.

One of the best. 6/5 11/10 RIP Bowie

Loved it, Bowie in complete control

Bowie before he got super weird. This album deserves more radio play than it got. I liked starman and Star

Like a chrome dildo. Solid.

Pretty good for a 54 year old album

Liked this more than I expected to! 3.5 rounded up.

A classic. Solid 5.

Learning more about Bowie has been one of the great joys of this project.

Moonage Daydream guitar solo is pretty good at end. Find myself disliking the beginning of most songs only to enjoy the second half or more of most. Starman a classic all the way through.

Pretty good. Don’t hate David Bowie. Like him a little more than before this album

Deeply impressed with Bowie in general, (fith album from him for me) and I think his catalogue is absolutely nuts. I had never listened to this album, but I knew 2/3 of the songs just through the ether, and that to me shows the impact of this particular project. They are many many smashes here, a vision and a cohesiveness that I am truly deeply impressed by. However, I think the songs I did not know (like Star, Hang on to yourself and It ain't easy) are not as good as the rest. Hence probably why I don't already know them. It's enough for me to deduct a star, but it is still a beautiful project and Bowie was and still is the guy.

Five Years is a great opening. I have never heard album in entirity before but did recognise Starman and Ziggy Stardust. Suffragette City and Rock and Roll Suicide also favourite tracks. I have always liked listening to albums with a theme or common thread through them and this gave me that. Now added to Tidal favorites

What a tour-de-force of an album. I love absolutely everything about it. Bowie's expressive and impactful storytelling is probably at its apex here; not just through his razor-sharp, emotionally dextrous lyrics, but also through the sumptuous melodies he concocts, and the dazzling array of instrumentation which combines into such grand, genuinely moving soundscapes. I hadn't listened to Ziggy Stardust for a fair while before this morning, and it really did solicit something in me this go around. Five stars, absolutely no question.

Iconic plata og ein af bestu rokkplötum sögunnar. Conceptið virkar ótrúlega vel án þess að vera íþyngjandi. Lögin eru bara svo góð. Þetta er Bowie upp á sitt besta.

Siggi stjörnuryk klikkar aldrei. Stórkostleg plata, 2-3 smáhundar en þeir skipta engu í stóra samhenginu.

It’s Bowie! An iconic single in starman and eclectic. I’d have to know the history to appreciate the lyrics

10/10

Hate to be this guy, but this is mid af

This was great and I’m glad I listened. Added some songs to the rotation. Turns out I knew some anyway

Great album, nothing really tops 'five years' - and it does feel like it slowly starts to lose quality towards the end. Maybe suffragette city would have been better placed as the second or third track. Either way, it was a nice re-listen

Mu buena musica, no se si la escuche en el momento correcto

New Forms Roni Size Ingenue k.d. lang Pretenders Pretenders

My first listen of David Bowie, and quite beautiful. Though it had some tracks that I honestly can not remember 1 hour later, there are some that certainly have an unique tone, especially the first song. Probably would have loved Starman if if I was not injected it every reel I scrolled.

I really shouldn't have listened to this on the bus for my first listen; a new take on rock (and early punk) was unfolding in my very ears! The drums on Five Years are so sample worthy, Bowie sings in a higher register here, and the arrangements are quite consistent. Starman being popular on Tiktok made me like the whole concept of "Ziggy Stardust" more. P.S. Also TF? I just listened to some songs off this record literally the day before

This was interesting to listen to but I wouldn't go crazy for it

Primer recomendado

I had never thought that I was ever going to listen to this record. I was unaware about the quality of it and oh boy it really amazed me how well of a story my boy David elaborated here on Ziggy Stardust. The sound also surprised me a lot and I'm glad I got this album recommended. I mean, this is the glam rock I've avoided for so long. I have to admit that I'm loving this album so far, not only because "Starman" is in this album, but I have to include Soul Love, Lady Stardust, It Ain't Easy, Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City in my highlights, not only for the sound but for the story it built around this "spiders from mars" band and the thoughts, description, adventures and of course the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust.

Yes, I’ve heard it before, and I own this one. But it’s been at least 5 years since i spun it. This is my first review here and I am expecting I have heard most of these before. This is a classic rock one that isn’t in my dad’s collection so I mostly heard it on classic rock radio and, being an album with a lot of bangers, I had heard every song on the radio over the years before ever listening to the album in its entirety. Something like this is hard for me to think of as an album after hearing everything by itself for so many years. The nice thing about concept albums is they are specifically meant to listen to as a complete album in the order that they play. This is like Bowie’s fifth or sixth album and maybe his second or third persona he’s acted as and he’s really firing in on all cylinders creatively. Putting aside how overplayed these songs are along with many imitations in multiple genres inspired by this, it’s a goddamn good album from start to finish and I like it more than ever after just now relistening. Solid bangers all across.

Finally, a Bowie album that I actually like. And liked a lot! While I struggled to like the full runs of the earlier suggestions (Station to Station being my favorite from the four previous), I thought this one was a good listen all the way through. There are some really iconic songs here. Ziggy Stardust, Starman, Moonage Daydream, and Suffragette City are songs I already knew and appreciated, and they are still memorable today for obvious reasons. Even aside from those tracks, pretty much all of the songs stand out from the crowd, musically-speaking. Which is really what Bowie is so often known for, generally-speaking. I liked that the style wasn't too similar on all the songs, even though they all fit together well. There were more ballad-like songs, some acoustic and piano-led tracks, and heavier rock songs. A couple felt like they could've been on a T Rex album, where others felt almost operatic. It stayed interesting and was never boring, all while telling the story of the title character. My only real critique is that there were a couple tracks that didn't do much for me. I think Soul Love was my least favorite song on the album. That may have had more to do with how I liked the other tracks more than it being bad, though. Other than that, I do dock it a little for the cover song (It Ain't Easy), which I liked but didn't really seem to fit with the album theme. Regardless, this is the Bowie I'm here for. It's a strong album with just a few issues. While they aren't huge, they do lower it down a tad for me. It's probably as close as you can get to a 5-star album without quite getting there. I would definitely listen again. Overall: 4.4/5

Tem algo muito melancólico nesse álbum por traz da energia do Bowie. Seria desnecessário apontar como ele é um grande vocalista, mas pontuo mesmo assim.

Really liked the first four (especially the first one), but after that the sounds became kind of repetitive and I couldn't enjoy it the same way. Tried to give it a few more listens but it didn't resonate with me

it was good, i just wasn’t crazy about it! certain songs definitely pulled me in and i do think i could grow to love it.

This is, by far, the best Bowie I've listened to. Like all of his stuff, it's weird, but this tells a compelling story (from the intricate folds of his creative—genius or lunatic or both—mind. There's good energy, start to finish, and songs that I've heard on classic rock stations, such as Starman, Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City.

So original! David Bowie was one of a kind and was one of the innovators for theatrics in rock. A++++

This album is an automatic 5 star because it has Starman and I just love that song so much.

Old school rock and roll. I like the horns and instrumentation. The audio mixing was really cool 3/5

Sympa mais pas transcendant

not bad

classic

The second 5 star David Bowie album on my 1001 journey, and this one is better than Station to Station. A great little narrative and an album full of timeless, melodic songs. I'd listened to it before and loved listening to it again. Apart from well known songs like Starman, Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City, personal highlights include Five Years, Moonage Daydream and Lady Stardust. The weakest track maybe Hang On To Yourself, but it's relative and would probably stand out in a collection of other songs. Some people have just got 'it'. Bowie had it in spades and proved it on multiple occasions.

All killer, no filler. Amazing songs.

Meh

In my top 10

So much better than Station to Station sorry

It's a classic for a reason. No skips, big hits. 5/5.

Masterpiece

8.0/10

Objectively the album is incredible, but for me personally it just lacked that little something that makes me fall in love with. I will probably give it a second listen later to see if my opinion changes. 4.5/5

Above 5, from start to finish

David is always good

The king of the concept album, this is a jump off to some really amazing work from Bowie. Classic!

Iconic. There’s more out there.

Its good, great even, but i just dont get it that much. i feel like his voice is much better on other albums and a lot of the songs feel kinda samey. starman a classic ofc though.

The Good: 5 years! The Bad: Not enough! The Ugly: The look of dread on my face when the album is over… Fuck me… what a gem. To think that I never really delved into Bowie that much. I’ve played this album 8 times since it was presented to me 2 1/2 months ago. I have nothing to say that has not been said better by others… and for those people who rate this album lower than a 4* I can but suggest you go see a psychiatrist! 5*

Classic - 9/10

Recommend reading the bowiebible.com for each of the songs. Really fleshes them out.

One of the best music records in history and I'll fight whoever says otherwise. I LOVE Bowie and I genuinely believe this album is a masterpiece.

Great album, one of Bowie's best. Moonage Daydream, Ziggy Stardust, and Starman are worth the rating alone!

This generator is hammering me with Bowie lately, so I must admit I'm getting a little weary. I wrote in my review of Hunky Dory just the day before yesterday that I'm often a fan of Bowie songs,but not Bowie albums. Despite this being Bowie's magnum opus, and being the one David Bowie album I know for sure that I've listened to in the past, this album failed to convert me. This album was...fine, but I am not adding this to my regular rotation.

Oude bekende

What more can be said about this that hasn’t already been said a thousand times. It’s one of the best. 9 / 10 Best track/s: Moonage Daydream, Ziggy Stardust, Five Years, Starman

Been a favorite for decades.

I loved Moonage daydream and the first song on the album, I thought it had nice story telling but it wasn't something crazy to me.

Woohooooooooo love

Ziggy Stardust is Bowie's best album by far. I would give it 5 stars except I just can't get behind Moonage Daydream and Suffragette City for some reason. Other than that this is a perfect album. My favourite song: Five years

Several of his popular songs

Great Bowie

Actually bangs.

it's really special that an artist as diverse and legendary as David Bowie can have an album that defines his oeuvre as perfectly as this. i think i like Blackstar more but this is really something special. platonic ideal of glam rock. deserves to be one of the 1001? duh

ziggy!! it's iconic and a masterclass. production, lyricism, vocals. you name it, he hits it out of the park

Me gustó, un rock más suave. Nunca había escuchado a Bowie. Siento que tengo que escucharlo devuelta

It's totally a basic bitch choice, but song for song this is Bowie's best album. So many classic songs.

Songs I saved: Five years Soul love Moonage daydream Starman Lady stardust Ziggy stardust Rock n roll suicide

Ordentlicher Pop.

Flawless

goat

6# not the first time hearing it but good pretext to hear it again. dreamier than i remembered it to be. But it didnt amaze me, just some tracks are really good, but also it has nostalgia lingered to it so i dont really know.

no me gustan todas igual, y no he escuchado todas

I don’t think I like David Bowie.

perfect

Five years

Legende

Moonage dreaming, Starman

Love the vibe, the star theme is pretty, Starman is on this album, 5 years is also pretty good

Yes, it's David Bowie, and yes, this has Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City, but it's not my favorite Bowie album. It's not bad by any stretch – just more like a 3.5 or 3.75 for me. I'm rating it a 4 since those would both mathematically round up.

Objectief gezien is dit gewoon een 5 sterrenalbum. Ik ben er ook aangenaam door verrast dat ik een david bowie album zo leuk vond omdat ik nooit echt een heel album van hem heb geluisterd. Er is alleen een reden waarom ik het nog nooit helemaal heb geluisterd. Er is iets wat mij niet aanspreekt en david bowie en ik ben er nog niet achter wat. Ik heb echt genoten van dit album en het krijgt ook een dik verdiende vier sterren en misschien als het nog langer blijft hangen 5 Hij is vlijven hangen… toch 5

Ik heb Bowie nooit echt een kans gegeven om goed te luisteren. Gelukkig moest het nu. Muzikaal, conceptueel en tekstueel allemaal goed.

Ik vond het heel tof om hier even goed in te duiken, heb er het hele weekend na geluisterd en eigenlijk is alles goed, arrangementen, instrumenten, de thema's rondom Ziggy Stardust die naar de aarde is gekomen om de mensheid te redden. Ik vind het helemaal vet. De creativiteit en smaak spat er van af en ik ben nog lang niet uitgeluisterd.

Went in fully expecting theatrical space odyssey art pop, fully adorned in glitter and panache - but VERY surprised by the crunchy and gritty rock I was met with that, frankly, rips! Watch ya fingers, some dangerous guitar shredding embedded here. The vocals are real AF - not performing...expressing! A few of the tracks I knew but had no idea were Bowie, which makes me feel like terrible fraud who should be tarred and feathered in a Wal-Mark parking lot. Elton, Iggy, and even a little Sabbath weight in spots. Production is just "okay", but the vibe is SIKK. I want to get hammered at a pub and scream, "IT AIN'T EEEEASSSYYYY"

It seems weird to start this review by focusing on someone other than Bowie, but really, this album see's Mick Ronson produce some of the all-time greatest guitar work in history. He is so, so, so good, from the big beast riffs that everyone knows (the title track!) to just the quality, clarity and vim of his playing throughout. What an experience it must have been to see this performed live. Anyway, Dave. There will be know iconoclasm here; this fully, without qualification or hesitation deserves its place in the list of GOATed albums. It has the tiniest, tiniest dip in the middle, but that's almost a positive thing, because it leaves you ready for the all out assault of the title track, Suffragette and the closer. Answer me this, by the way, is there another artist in history who could deliver the 'wham, bam, thank you maam' bit in Suffragette City, without instantly losing any credibility? Only Bowie.