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

sigma

Almost a ten

Big fan of David Bowie, especially as Ziggy Stardust. He really was a starman - enjoyed alot!!

Solid album was my previous introduction to David Bowie and has some of his best songs on there. Only drawback is some of them sound really old and bland.

Top Songs: Starman Ziggy Stardust

Strange album by a strange dude. “Labyrinth” makes more sense now.

(100/100)

Some bangers on here for sure.

Timeless album

Great, classic.. But my Bowie kink really kicks in 2 decades later

tamanho de nome é esse FAVS (top 3): soul love, it aint easy, star mençoes honrosas: moonage daydream, ziggy stardust, suffragette city, rock n roll suicide entao ta bom ne nada de extraordinario nota final: 2/5

nice

vibes. cool atmosphere.

Maybe Bowie's strongest album back to front, but also maybe not my favorite Bowie, if that makes sense? An irresistible marriage of iconography and music that really cemented glam rock as a genre.

Had so much fun with this record. Bowie is the GOAT.

Absolutely brilliant. How are we so lucky to have been alive at the same time as David Bowie? This album rocks. I love the eccentric space themes, I love the blues and psych elements mixed with pop and dance rock. I love the way he kind of opera yell yap sings. Its kind of sexy and abrasive at the same time. This record just has so many rad moments. One minute you have guitar solos and the next is cool saxophone solos. All bangers all the time.

I knew a few of the songs, but I'm sort of mixed on it all still.

Fantastic Album, I think this is my favorite Bowie album, so consistent and so many bangers.

si pones albums superconocidos y iconicos obviamente le voy a un cinco ademas si esto tiene importancia historica

This album gave me pretty much every emotion. I loved how his imagination was so well-portrayed on this project, even telling a story at some points. There is genuinely no lows on this album, the closest being It Ain't Easy which isn't even a bad song in my opinion. Favorite: Rock'n'Roll Suicide Least Favorite: It Ain't Easy RATING: 9.4/10

I mean it’s got star man

i loved starman naturally but i couldn’t really get into it im very sorry goktug

In my opinion, David Bowie is the most overrated artist in the history of rock music. He's a talented and interesting musician, but critics (including the authors of this book, who included a third of his entire discography) are of the opinion that you should idolize him, otherwise you're a trash and don't understand anything about music. But this album truly deserves to be added to the Bowie pantheon; it's his finest work. Everything works against the grain: there's nothing special here, the melodies are quite simple, and yet the overall mood is incredible — bright and energetic. The album seems conceptual, telling a unified story, but at the time the songs were written, it wasn't meant to be; they were simply arranged in the right order. It's still a great listen fifty years later, but when it came out, people must have been absolutely floored by it. A classic, in short, worth listening to and re-listening to.

De las mejores cosas que escuche en mi vida y el album de Bowie que más engancha, unos lyrics y producción increible. Un muy buen starter a la discografía de él, cada vez le tengo mas cariño. Favs: Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, STARMAN!!!, Ziggy Stardust

Note to self: I should press my space face close to more things.

Mostly awesome tunes and loved the story arc of the album.

Not only the best glam rock album of all time, it's one of the best rock albums, period. Bowie was firing on all cylinders on this one. Every song works perfectly within the context of the album and some of his best songs are found here--"Moonage Daydream," the title track, and "Suffragette City" are my personal favorites. Just amazing how he could make these transitions within his career, he was truly the ultimate chameleon and this was one of his very best personas.

Pretty much a perfect album. Sci fi inspired rock and roll for the space age, totally unique and different to anything before or after it. It's actually crazy to me that elvis burst on to the scene only like, 15 years before this, and how much rock music shifted and evolved in such a short timespan. I think the way this is constructed is ideal too, starting with the apocalyptic Five Years, the hits spread pretty evenly throughout, and the weirdly heartwarming Rock and Roll Suicide to close. Should be high on any greatest of all time list

Blackstar continues his rise.

Listened to this album some years ago but it was better than I remembered.

Quite possibly Bowie's best record from beginning to end, and a staggering Moment in pop culture. Ziggy became more than a character, and that allowed him to both explore new musical styles while also retreat into himself. Even more than Bowie's writing is Mick fucking Ronson absolutely shredding from the top rope, snarling licks around this alien telling us all to boogie. It's still mind-blowing today, and it still whips major ass.

It's really great and all, but........it's not my faaaaaaavorite. It's not as cool as Station to Station or the Berlin Trilogy......am I really going to be that contrarian?.....No. Shake your head and smarten up. I'm an alligator.

Peak Bowie.

Greatest Bowie album

MY SHEILA

I already had listened

Nicee new genre

Ziggy takes us on a wonderous journey with him exploring new identities and music that still sounds fresh over 50 years later. Even with the hindsight of over 40 years of Bowie evolution and musicianship this album still stands firm as an early expression of a master storyteller who enthralled and challenged us.

One of my top 5 i think

24/1001 🇬🇧👨‍🎤 24 albums in and this is my 3rd Bowie record already. This is really going to take some beating. For me, 5 Years is one of the best ever album openers and one of my favourite Bowie vocals. Moonage Daydream is Mick Ronson at his best and Starman is just an iconic song. The last 3 tracks are absolute perfection too. There is simply nothing throwaway here. Outstanding. Best Tracks: Moonage Daydream, 5 Years, Sufragette City.

9 - EXCELLENT

I am not a massive Bowie fan, and not really listened to this album much so it was an interesting listening experience. The album really starts well with Five Years. An incredible opening track. it really maintains this intensity with songs like Soul Love, Moon age Daydream and Lady Stardust, and then of course it is propped with the incredible hits Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragate City. Outside of those three I think Moon age Daydream is my standout track. This is easily a 4 star album. Do I want own it? I think I do. 5 stars

6 star classic

Amazing album literally beauty perfect love it

Eu enrolei demais para escutar esse álbum, mas pqp eu tava perdendo uma obra prima. Se tornou um dos meus álbuns favoritos da vida. Com certeza o david Bowie foi uma das maiores perdas masculinas de todos os tempos.

What an album. Mind you, it's not the best Bowie, but it's a stone classic. 8/10

man this was one i've really been waiting to hear! bowie is really talented, every track on this had its own character and work really well as both individual tracks and the whole album experience. what a project

Classic

Great artist

very enjoyable, what a legend this guy is. Am only starting to appreciate this fact now he's gone

I am not a Bowie Fan and haven’t been a fan of the other albums that I was suggested to listen to. Unfortunately, this album has the same fate. I don’t like his music, but I can appreciate his creativity.

Best Song: Five Years An old favorite of mine and always a pleasure to listen to. David Bowie was another odd character but in all the good ways. This is a staple to his collection and should be a must listen to any connoisseur of music. 5/5.

This is my favorite Bowie album so far. There’s not much I can say about this album that hasn’t already been said, but we miss you Bowie. Thank you for leaving us such incredible art

As a British person, not even born of this time, there is something amazingly nostalgic about Bowie's voice that I couldn't imagine a more fitting voice to represent 70's Britain and the other music born from this time. Despite this, I can never quite get over the undertones of Bowie trying too hard to make 'Art' in the bougie sense. I suppose this is what someone means when they say the music is less accessible. For that reason, it will never reach the 5* for me. Maybe I just don't get it yet, but I'm always willing to try. Like Kate Bush, I'm always in an artists corner if they decide they want to take risks and make something different from the norm. I enjoyed "Moonage Daydream", "Starman", "It Ain't Easy", "Star", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". So over half the album! That's not bad going. Want to hear more from Bowie, as the tracks that I did like do shine above the rest.

Easily the best of Bowie's work that I've come across on this list. I'm not anti-Bowie, but I am yet to fall under the spell he seems to have cast on a large number of the Musorati.

Peakness overall 8.8/10

Reminded me of Ann

Love the timings of Soul Love and Star, and the heaviness of It Ain't Easy (and it's unexpectedly cute ending). Starman is of course excellent. Love the mix of styles, like Suffragette City being straightforward 60s-sounding rock. Not a single dud! Not a massive fan of the first bit of the last one but the mood-shift and unexpected key change towards the end was great.

No skips

J’aime surtout les deux premières pièces. 3,5/5

It was amazing.

Is this secretly a soul album? The piano crisply bounces like it's being played by a church organist (well, maybe a Unitarian church) who finally gets to let loose on the piano. Bowie sings like he's trying to make sure his neighbors on Mars hear him. He's smooth and raspy simultaneously, sometimes rambling like a preacher who just HAS to get this sermon out before they keel over. The electric guitar sounds like it was possessed by a higher power, with the solos searing atop the rest of the instrumentation (reminds me a lot of guitar solos in Usher songs). I'm certainly familiar with David Bowie, and have heard this album before, but I've never really sat down and LISTENED to it. There's not a ton of classic rock albums from the early 70s that I'm super into, but with this certainly having a lot of unorthodox influences and the expansive vision of Bowie as he wrote and recorded, maybe that's part of the reason that I am finding myself enjoying this more than I expected. I don't know how "revolutionary" it sounds as I listen 54 years after it's release, but it still sounds fresh and interesting. It sounds lively and important. It just sounds GOOD.

Good chill album. Helps take you away from reality but also really grounding. Everything feels a little bit lighter with this on.

A classic

Æ vet mye nok om det her albumet til å vite at æ burde hørt på det med mer enn et halvt øre, så nu har æ litt dårlig samvittighet, men det va helt ok. Hørtes ut som forventa.

I honestly felt like I couldn't process this album fast enough. obviously I had listened to starman before hearing this album fully and to be honest I was kind of expecting the entire album to be that good. To be honest it wasn't, and I had unfairly set too high of expectations for them to be! this album obviously had a big impact on the music industry as a whole, which I am really grateful for. the music in this album was, in looking for the best term, quite experimental feeling at times. On the bright side i think 40 min is the perfect length for an album, and none of the songs felt like they dragged on or were too long, so I am super appreciative of that! I honestly thought I was going to enjoy this album more than I did, and am quite disappointed that im not giving it 5 stars. im sure seeing bowie perform this album live would have been an out of this world experience and the show would have been insane. Starman is a banger but the rest of the songs were ok! 7/10

Patiko.

good album

So many of the songs from the sessions for this album are top notch. Still, this is a stone cold classic.

Thank you Mam.

Great album and my favorite from Bowie, is a must listen

so underwhelming, but i'm never going to like a rock opera ever. i agree with all of the early reviews of this album that call it odd and indulgent but david bowie had so many tricks up his sleeve that i can't get mad. you sit through this so you can get let's dance obviously

BRUH!!!!!!!!! mary kate olsen sang that suffragette song and this instantly put me in a good mood but this album is still very ok! to me. i wanted more from bowie

This was the first Bowie album I ever bought and it's still my favourite. Strangely I wasn't really a big fan until after his death, but since that time I've been a convert and collected most of his albums. This band, with Mick, Trevor and Woody, were a really special unit, epitomising the glam rock excess of the early 70s. The whole concept of the Ziggy story and image spoke to a broad audience, with a particular call to those who may have thought themselves to be misfits in some way. Ziggy is a true 70s classic, but it's also ageless.

sing it king!

starman is a beautiful song

4.5; Starman, Moonage Daydream

I enjoyed listening to this album. Never really got familliar with David Bowie. This one will hang for me for a while.

It's Ziggy Stardust! I enjoyed getting to know this album better. After a few rotations it really gets under your skin. Although the production isn't as full or expansive as some of the peers from 1972, the sheer quality of the songs tower above the rest. This has undoubtedly had such a big impact on society and has left an unforgettable imprint on me.

Favorite Songs: Starman, Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide Least Favorite Song: Suffragette City What an opening song and what a closing song. Sure, I might not have the same personal connection to this album that most people do, but it was fucking awesome.

8/10 - Favorite song: Lady Stardust

I liked this album better than the other bowie record. Starman is a killer track. I feel like I'm in a small crowd of being eh with Bowie's music. Ziggy Stardust's chorus is fire. The guitar tones on this record are wild. I'd probably give this album a 5/10. Just right down the middle, couple of standout tracks, but Bowie isn't for me.

This is a great album all the way through. I've never researched the song lyrics to see if this is a concept album all the way through. Is this the best Bowie album? Hunky Dory is pretty strong all the way through as well. I have nothing bad to say about this album.

Great concept album, only Bowie could write about an rock n roll Alien. A great mix of glam rock, story telling and every song well placed.

Five years started with a bang and while I found the growing intensity of the singing/yelling quite annoying, I still gave it a a chance for the future. Starman was obviously a classic nostalgic song that I fully enjoyed. Album going forward started falling off for me and without Starman in the mix I was ready to give this a 2, but low 3 it shall be.

I do love me some David Bowie. I don’t think this is my favorite of his, but it’s really good. I can’t lie and say I didn’t want a little more from this, but there are some absolute bangers on here. Great lyricism, great arrangements. I mean, it’s Bowie dude.

é uma parada meio acústica, achei algumas músicas muito boas, mas várias bem medianas

I’ve had this album for much of my music listening life and it is always good to revisit. It is hard to believe that Bowie was still playing intimate venues when making this album as it is so self assured. It is a sort of concept album taking on the persona of a huge rock stat before Bowie became that huge Rock Star himself (mainly through this album) Only some of the songs sound a bit dated now (not at the expense of the music) and much feels pretty fresh and timeless. Listening to the Arnold Corns versions of some of the songs show that there was a step change in the music style when it came to this album. It certainly doesn’t feel like the music is over 50 years old. The Ziggy persona influenced so many artists and music going forward. I understand that the first time this was seen was as influential as Punk, and as shocking as when Boy George appeared on our screens. 5 star for Music, Style and Impact

5⭐️ no notes

Espectacular. Uno de mis álbumes favoritos. Qué afortunado me sentí ayer.

Just unreal

★★★★★ (or just ★)

1/11 bekannt 6/10 Beste Songs: starman, five years, Rock’n’Roll suicide

A stone-cold motherfucking classic. All 38 minutes of it.

It was fine. I think I prefer early Bowie and very end Bowie to most of his middle stuff.

Outstanding

Альбом непоганий, але трохи не для мене, є щось в ньому, слова непогані, і подобається що є конкретний сюжет, але він мене не зачепив, вокал не сильний і музика також, можливо в театральній версії було б краще

I loved it

this album was alright i mean i liked the opening five years and also star man but the rest of it wasnt really my type of song to listen to and it sounded kind of like a 6/10 good but not good enough so overall the album gets a 6.5

This album is fantastic. Never thought I would’ve enjoyed it like I did.

An all timer, and one of my personal favourites. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

ZIIIIIIIIGGGGGYYYYYY Great mid afternoon album. 8/10 Fav song: ZIIIIIIIIGGGGGYYYYYY

j'ai dit on ARRETE david bowie pitié il a combien d'albums je veux découvrir des nouveau trucs bon je l'avais déjà écouté une fois donc j'ai pas réécouté

3⭐️ this rating feels harsh cuz I know Bowie is so iconic and lots of folks LOVE this album, but maybe it’s one I need to listen through a few times songs I already knew: starman fave new song(s): moonage daydream, suffragette city

I enjoyed the instrumental music aspect of the album, but with the singer not really my vibe of music. I would listen to just the instrumental part again though-just to have on in background.

One of the best of all time

Loved it

Love

Very fun listen. Gotta love David Bowie

(4.5)

There are no skips. Masterpiece.

Riktigt bra platta, hög lägsta nivå och en del dunder låtar!!

Perfect. It’s theatrical, it’s dramatic, it’s big and bold. This album made me really dive into David Bowies music.

A couple of songs in I was enjoying it but not blown away. Then when Starman hit there was a stretch of songs that pulled me in. Decided I needed to listen closer and now on my second trip through this album is incredible. The Ziggy Stardust Bowie was before my time and I thought of it as a gimmick like KISS. (KISS is fun but ain’t that deep:) This is not that. Love this album!

SÅ FUCKING BRA! Såklart har jag redan lyssnat på det här albumet tusen gångerrrr!!

FIIIIVE STAAAARS THAT’S ALL I’VE GOT!

Fantastic

Hard to describe this as anything other than a masterpiece. It was already one of my top 10 albums of all time so hard to not give it anything other then 5/5 Rock and roll suicide is great. When he goes YOURE NOT ALONE! Ya know, ya feel like youre not alone :( Five years is the greatest intro ever Starmans amazing. I keep watching the TOTP clip and when he starts hit little pointing thingy with mick ronson you realise hes just the greatest rock star of all time. And the other three spiders from mars are hull/driff lads so whats not to like.

Brilliant 👏

Undoubted Classic. Takes you on dynamic journey, not predictable. Lesson on how to order and structure an album. Doesnt overstay its' welcome. Leaves you wanting more.

Great album. This is my go to Bowie album has lots of hits. Would like to give it 4.5 but the rating doesn’t work like that so gave it 5 because 4 is too harsh it’s better then a 4

Perfect album

David Bowie isn't an artist I'd generally choose to listen to, but I enjoyed this album. I think I like his music, just his voice doesn't do it for me. Main negative for me is that the middle of the album is a bit samey, not _bad_, just not different enough that I was particularly aware of each new track. Highlights: - "Five Years", basically a poem set to music, feels powerful, love the emotion building throughout - "Moonage Daydream", lots going on here, love the layers, all just blends so seamlessly and sounds great. - "Starman", probably controversial but I'd prefer this song if it started at 00:20. Rest of it is great. Catchy if slightly repetitive. Still enjoy it though. - "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide", really like how this song builds up musically and emotionally to quite a dramatic final 30 seconds or so, love the instrumentation throughout. Not one I was super familiar with in advance but one I'd happily listen to in future. Looking forward to other Bowie entries in the list.

Never listened to this one. At first pass I was waiting to get to "Ziggy Stardust". Ended up skipping ahead a few songs but then went back to spend some more time with it.

Pretty good album, to state the obvious understatedly.

I never have a opportunity to listen you David Bowie until now It was a pleasure

Every song is good. Theres some real hit classic on the record too, but don’t sleep on the b sides. This is a masterpiece.

Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars is about (from my knowledge) how the world is going to end in 5 years and there is only one person who can stop all this and his name is the titular Ziggy Stardust where he promises he will save the world if they (Earthlings) believe in him and his power to deliver on his promise. Very Christ-like. The album is filled with Bowie's characteristic eccentricity, left-field lyrics. One of my favourite examples is in the title track where they introduce him (Ziggy) and his band (The Spiders from Mars) then the song goes onto make a quip on how he plays guitar left-handed, which is not where you'd think it'd go on next after the introduction. If I was kid in the 70s I would definitely be all about the glam revolution. The album starts off with "Five Years" which is one of my favourite songs ever made, everything about it is my favourite. The drum beat, the memorable/quotable lyrics, the mood, the urgency, the screaming (especially the screaming.) I'm honestly not sure what Ziggy is doing during the middle part of the album, but the title track is apparently where Ziggy dies metaphorically or literally, I can't tell honestly. Then that amazing build-up in "Suffragette City" passes ("Wham bam, thank you ma'am.") Then the final song is "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" where it closes the album, the ending with the strings and all is just amazing. Literally the perfect ending. Highlight Song/s: "Five Years", "Starman", "Hang on to Yourself" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"

This was the first Bowie album we've been given that I recognized songs from. Overall it was a actually enjoyable to listen to (much more so than some of the other tripe we've been served from this guy - rest his soul!). And while Starman etc was great, some of the tracks in between lacked power. I'm sure with a few more listens I'd love it, but that's not how this game works! 4 Stars.

This album is like writing a letter to your parants having left your small town home to try and make it big in another country, and finding unimaginable success. Taking a job waiting tables at a country club, you assumed it would be a while before opportunity would come knocking. Turns out it would arrive quicker than you thought. While at work, you are asked to go and refill the hand towels in the bathroom. You walk in on a movie producer racking up a massive line of Peruvian marching powder. He doesn't even care that he's been found, this dude is flying. You strike up a conversation about how you love his movies, and loosely discuss directions that a sequel to his latest blockbuster could play out. The guy loves every suggestion you make. Unsure if it is the cocaine or your ideas that have this guy so excited, you sheepishly suggest maybe you schedule a coffee meeting. "Fuck that!" screams the man, and instead beckons you over to partake in the narcotics. This is a real fork in the road for you, as you've never done this sort of thing before. But the potential opportunity is too big to pass up. Fast forward a couple of months, and you are on the set of the next big movie, celebrating wrapping and inviting everyone back to your house for the wildest party imagineable. All the stars from the movie come, and they bring friends. You are drinking champagne and shooting heroin with movie stars, rock gods and front page models. As you write a watered down update of your life to send back to your mother, you can't help but think that this lifesytle can't last forever. You tell yourself you will never forget that celebrity-status is fleeting, so you'll enjoy the hell out of it while not taking it for granted.

Fantastic album through and through. Songs, music, lyrics, themes. A great

the album artwork itself is worth 5 stars. good bonus, that the music is also fantastic.

walking around UW freshmen year, eyes wide open. "I had to phone someone so I picked on you/ Hey, that's far out so you heard him too”

It's a classic for a reason. Not even really Bowie's best album, but still five stars all the way.

Ive alr listened to this album but its still a great one nonetheless

The perfect album to send me to start this off. I really needed this today. Been feeling very low. Realizing my hope/belief that he was unhappy is just not true. That he doesn't regret leaving, doesn't miss me, and just went back to her as if it was nothing. Despite all that she did before and how little everyone around him likes her. That I wasn't good enough. I wish this wasn't as hard as it is. That I was stronger. But music makes it better. And Bowie is perfect. This is such a fucking great album.

great rock-like album. It's very unique

Love love love 💜

It's a classic. Bowie being phenomenal.

David Bowie never disappoints so this was great

An amazing album but what can anyone say that hasn’t been said 100’s of times already

Good

love

Génial.

I don’t understand the reviewers here who say this album is just a few 10/10 singles with filler. Or the people who say this isn’t spacey or operatic enough. Are we listening to the same thing? Are you hearing the swelling strings in the outro of “Moonage Daydream”? The tortured “You’re not alone!” in “Rock n Roll Suicide”? This is the first I’ve listened to this album since I had the crappy early digital master (pre-remaster) from the 2000s and had remembered this as a mixed bag of hard rock cliches. Boy was I wrong. Any song on this album could have been a single. Additionally knowing this comes right on the heels of his 1971 album Hunky Dory really helps me understand more about what made this album so singular. Many rockists would have you believe that this album defined Bowie but Bowie rather defined glam for an entire generation through this era of postmodern experimentation. These songs hang together as a melancholy tapestry; Bowie envisioned rock as the soundtrack to the apocalypse just as it was exploding into tons of subgenres. This is so much more than the hard rock staple “classic rock” dudes like to pretend it is.

fun, interesting, classic david bowie best: moonage daydream

Rare that an album has such a good concept and execution. Haven’t listed to this in a while and really enjoyed it

This album is a classic, even if it sounds a little brittle. I feel like all of the discourse/reviews of the album really miss just how FUN it is on top of everything else.

What poetry, that we got this album ten years to the day after David Bowie's passing. This is one of those albums that just defies explanation. It perfects glam rock. It perfects David Bowie's penchant for adopting otherworldly personas, this time as the alien saviour-turned-washed up rock star Ziggy Stardust. It perfects its chosen narrative of societal collapse, drugs, sex, and burnout. And it also helps that all the songs individually are bangers, with iconic hits like Moonage Daydream, Starman, and Suffragette City peppered throughout the runtime. Rest in peace, David. You came and visited, and you certainly blew our minds.

Many Bowie albums into this list, I’ve seen his highs and not-so-highs. This is one of the highs. Obviously there’s a story going on, and there’s a lot of context that helps to elevate the album once you know it, but even as a collection of songs without context, it’s super well done.

Credit where credit's due, there's genuinely nobody else who could make this album. The one-of-a-kind artist allegations are true. A common theme for the Bowie albums we've gotten is that there'll be one or two songs that absolutely blow my mind, while the rest is.... enjoyable. This is true once again for Ziggy Stardust, which is mildly disappointing because I expected so much more from a record this iconic. Still lots to love about it, but far from my fave Bowie experience to date! Standouts: Five Years • Moonage Daydream

This was never one of my favorite Bowie albums, but on a careful listen I found many things on here I didn't notice before. Will it be a constant rotator for me? Not really sure, but there's a lot to love. Not too much wasted time on this one although you could probably lose one or two songs without breaking a sweat.

this is my favorite album o.a.t. already so uhhh no new notes!! my favorite song is rock-'n'-roll suicide

Obviously a classic. Amazing opening and closing tracks, and consistently great. I never really cared about the concept of this album but that doesn't really matter because the real star of the show here are the instrumentals. They are so lively, entertaining, soulful, and emotional. Bowie has some amazing choruses on this album, like on Starman, Five Years, and It Ain't Easy. This album makes me feel truly alive. 9/10.

THERES A STARRRRRRMAAANNNNN!!

Iconic

I can see why his music is used in movies (literally only know that’s it’s played in the perks of being a wallflower)

I enjoyed it more than the Thin White Duke era but I didn't save any songs beyond Star Man.

Masterpiece

Cool

3 chefs d'oeuvre. Le reste est très homogène

Nossa, que álbum, imagino que seja um dos mais importantes da carreira do Bowie e faz o total sentido ser. Gostei bastante de Moonage Daydream, Lady Stardust e Rock 'n' Roll Suicide. Starman é mto atemporal, bizarro. É o segundo álbum que escuto do Bowie, quero conhecer mais a discografia dele.

Favorite song off the album: Man on the moon Number of songs I liked/added to a playlist: 4 Not one I’m likely to repeat but generally pleasing, it was pretty good and not quite but almost rock.

10/10. One of the best records ever made.

Liked it!

Listened to this a few years ago on Andy's suggestion and thought it was fine but wasn't in awe. Today I'm in awe.

I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS ALBUM 🗣️🗣️🗣️

There is no fall in here

AMAZING. LOVED FIVE YEARS

Eh. Overhyped. Like I get why this was a hit, but it’s not Bowie at his best nor does it really feel like a rock opera—or all that spacey.

There was no one like him and this was his best.

I really wanted to give this five stars, as it has some absolutely brilliant tracks and still sounds new and exciting. But unfortunately there are a couple of real stinkers up front that prevents it. But four out of five ain't bad David.

Typical of an artist like Bowie - some absolutely great tracks along with some slightly stranger, more experimental ones. Enough classics to make this a 3.5 but as thats not an option i need to downgrade it.

Typically Bowie, some good tracks, others not so. Mick Ronsons guitar is great though. The album generator missed a trick putting this up on 7th January, it should have been the 8th or the 10th.

Very good but I thought I’d like it more than I did. Heroes tops this quite firmly, found the instrumentals quite dull and basic at points. Suffragette City was my favourite track

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Songs: 10/11 Amazingly great album. David Bowie really is an amazing storyteller and writer when it comes to his music.

An absolute classic, the guitar work is unforgettable and a nice raw production. A true piece of art

THERES A STARRRR MANNNNNNNNNNN

8/10

Unique sound! Very enjoyable.

2/3. Good album, nothing immediately stood out to me other than Five Years and Ziggy Stardust, but definitely solid overall. I think I'd benefit from knowing some of the context behind it given Bowie's penchant for aliases and characters, but a good album either way. I'll be sure to revisit this one.

Bowie album number 5, this is getting a little ridiculous. This is one of the two or three that I'd actually put on this list, but that doesn't get rid of the fact that this is the fifth album from this guy I've been given so far. Anyways, It's a good album, even if I prefer his more artsy stuff like Heroes or Blackstar. I like that songs on this album randomly become relevant again every once in a while, like Starman becoming a meme in 2024. As always, saxophone bonus points. I'm struggling to find stuff to say about this one, honestly. It's great, but not eighth best album of the list great.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie 1972 1. Five Years (from 1:55 to 2:51 is majestic) 2. Soul Love (first impression - not for me. Ooh the melody at 1:27 is very nice. Why does he sing so much about priests? I love the change at 2:18. The "and love is not loving" sounds very pleasing to me) 3. Moonage Daydream (love it since the beginning. I hope there'll be some change cause after 1:40 I got a bit bored. Okay, the melody is nice again, but it was better in Soul Love. I LOVE the guitar near the end. The best part of the song. Saved the song so much for me, the end is nearly orgasmic. I'm re-listening right now - guitar ar 3:34 makes my soul leave my body. It's been 20 minutes I added this to my spotify) 4. Starman (the beginning is nice? Oh, the chorus isn't for me. The song is nice, but I don't really like it. It almost does it for me on the verses, but not really. And then the chorus is not my style. Okay, the song finished - this is my least fav so far) 5. It Ain't Easy (Okay yeah, this one's better. Half of it is gone and I still like it. Maybe even better than Soul Love. Idk tho. Something's missing. Like a hot ass guitar solo. Nah I'll leave Soul Love higher, now that I listened to it again.) 6. Lady Stardust (melody in the beginning is nice. And sounds familiar. The line "really quite out of sight" at 1:05 is very satisfying. idk actually I didn't like it that much. Just those two things that I pointed out) 7. Star (not for me, too happy sounding song. Not a big fan of those songs - I normally go for something heavier either melodically or lyrically. Yeah, not for me) 8. Hang on to Yourself (better than the song before. And it's got a part of the title in the lyrics, nice. Makes me wanna go to the bar and drink. Doesn't sound that special to me tho. But sounds nice) 9. Ziggy Stardust (A nice song but not for me. Have nothing else to say, really) 10. Suffragette City (okay, beginning sounds nice. Yeah, I like it. Nice vibes. A song on the happier side but I like it. Especially last two lines in verses. The guitar is also nice, but I heard better in the album) 11. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (Ooh I love it. I really just enjoy it, have nothing to say. A great song) My Rating Moonage Dream Rock 'n' Roll Suicide Soul Love It Ain't Easy Five Years Hang on to Yourself Suffragette City Starman Lady Stardust Ziggy Stardust Star

Loved it

Classic. Wonderful to revisit.

1. Five Years: cool build up, nice strings (and electric guitar!) 7/10 2. Soul Love: sax solo 5/10 3. Moonage Daydream: heard before (cover), "the church of man love is such a holy place to be" very fun instrumental sections, strings, 7/10 4. Star Man: oh I've heard this one before, strings and guitar very nice, 6/10 5. It Ain't Easy: I liked the guitar 6/10 6. Lady Stardust: probably good at a concert 5/10 7. Star: beat 5/10 8. Hang on to Yourself: enjoy the guitar and bass 6/10 9. Ziggy Stardust: guitar 5/10 10. Suffragette City: noises good, guitar piano synth, repetition 7/10 11. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide: liked the build up of instruments muah 7/10 Overall: not bad I liked the instruments in most of them, not sure about his singing, I quite liked a few of them, 6/10

notable: soul love (actually sounds good vocally and the sax ☝️) weird listening to the blueprint knowing that there are pieces that are derivative that do the sound better. i wish it was better so i didnt have to give it a meh score but i do see the cultural impact behind it.

I didn’t like the first song but the rest were pretty good! 8/10

Five Years sounds like me when I have a mental breakdown down at work. Aside from that, David Bowie always seems to take me on a fun ride when I listen to his music. Wish he was still around to make more music, but I'm glad this list keeps me hooked on David Bowie.

The back half is better, but still not getting that wow factor that I would think Bowie albums would have. I’m afraid I thought higher of Bowie’s music before I started this challenge.

One of the best albums of all time Amazing storytelling No skips

This is the second David Bowie album and what an album! "Starman" is understably the most memorable song, but I also thoroughly enjoyed "Moonage Daydream" and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide". An album I would easily go back to another time for a full listen through!

More amazing songs on here than I realised

Vintage, rock, certaines musiques fun qui ambiancent et d'autres plutôt nostalgiques. Ca change mais j'ai bien aimé, surtout l'ambiance groupe de musique dans un garage. La batterie ça change tout aussi. Par contre sur certaines musiques j'ai trouvé ça un peu plaintif et répétitif.

I lov it.

okay

This concept album tells the story of an androgynous alien rock star sent to Earth as a savior in the face of an impending apocalypse. It single-handedly defined the glam rock era, merging high-concept theater with raw rock and roll, and challenging traditional gender norms in pop culture. Guitarist Mick Ronson played a crucial role in shaping the sound, providing the muscular, melodically rich Les Paul riffs that grounded Bowie's theatrical whimsy. The closing track, "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide," serves as a dramatic crescendo, showcasing a masterclass in vocal dynamics from a whispered opening to a screamed finale.

боуи не люблю, но тут есть че послушать

10/10 no skip album best song is 5 Years worst is It Ain’t Easy

It was good but not necessarily to my tastes. Rock n roll suicide was probably my favorite track.

You can really tell this came out at the same time at Rocky Horror. Same vibes, same messages. It got a little repetitive in the middle, but overall good. Favorites were “suffragette city” and “hang on to yourself.”

nicht wirklich meins

What I would give to be even 1/4 as cool as Bowie

hum ok

While I don't think this is Bowie's best work from an artistic perspective, I still have to give this album its flowers for being as close to being a perfect pop/rock record as possible. This album's great and contains some of my favourite songs of Bowie's discography, but on the whole I just don't love it as much as I love his other work. I guess it's just a matter of personal taste. 4.5/5, but rounding it down to a 4. For now, at least. (Fuck Bowie for being an abuser, though. He was a great musician and songwriter, but not a great person, unfortunately.)

Nothing I can say about this work of art that hasn't been said already. As essential as any piece of art from the 20th Century ever was. Prime Bowie. Flawless. Godly and dirty. Play it loud. Louder. Let the windows shatter from within. A decade since we lost David Bowie. I was 14 and cried long and hard. What a day.

The only Bowie album I’m actually excited to hear. I enjoy his output overall, but the majority of his music is not impressive for me. This is the only album of his that combines fun instrumentation with satisfying vocals and does that consistently. Not every song is as fantastic as Moonage Daydream or Starman, but the majority of them are still great and engaging. Not a mind blowing album but still very enjoyable.

I always wonder if people actually like these albums or is it just the aura of the person that made it. As soon as I pressed play on this album I immediately felt like the dumbest mfer in the world. This is phenomenal music from top to bottom, I’d cut off a finger before I’d ever hit skip on this. My bad Mr. Bowie, my bad.

I'd never listended to this album in full. I do like the Bowie and mostly I've like what ive I've listened to. Know the singles, so was pretty sure I'd like this album. It was better than expected. Fantastic! Excellent album.

I liked this better now than the first time I listened to it.

Here ya go! Love this one. Probably my fave by Bowie.

such a good storytelling album

Second full listen. Obviously classic album. Already familiar with the singles and the deeper cuts are great as well.

Classic, but could be....more classic?

first time listening as a complete album. 2 minutes in and i get the praise. i love the theatricality. i can hear the origins of some of my favorite musicians/songs in this album.

My 2nd favourite Bowie album behind “Hunky Dory”, ziggy is a masterpiece- I have my original copy on vinyl, five years beautiful- Starman, that’s what he was a “Star” man, Bowie was the 1st true icon in British music🙏🏼

New experience for me. I kinda liked it

Another one where the kiddo and I disagree. He says 5, I say 4. Kiddo wins. 5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time. Undoubtedly works better as a whole, most of these are 10/10. My personal favorite is ‘Soul Love.’

Great album! Musically energizing, excellent storytelling, fun, dystopian - Bowie at his best.

Fire to listen to while stoned.

I was expecting more from an album that most people rate 5 stars. I didn't really connect with the music, and sometimes Bowie's vocals go places that make me cringe. Still a decent album though. 3/5

Starman is the only good song so far, uh I question the background sounds. Maroon 5 needs to collab. Not my cup of tea bro but iconic for its time.

4/5 - fantastic album overall, couple of songs I'm not as big a fan of but no misses

I never really connected with Bowie, but this is pretty much a masterpiece.

Pretty much a perfect album. Great songs, great concept/story, great album cover, one of the best opening tracks. I could listen to this over and over again.

Tranquilo, clásico y ochentero. Muy agradablem 28 de diciembre jugando a los sims. Disfrutando

Fantastic. Can't believe I've never listened...I'm embarrassed

I’ll be a rock n roll bitch for you! Top 5 rock album ever.

I definitely don’t think it was a wise decision to throw away many of the advantages I had in life to pursue my collection of strange and ultimately fruitless artistic impulses. In fact, most days I regret this path fairly intensely. But when I listen to this album again, the way I did when i was 18, I can at least remember why I chose it.

Probably the first time through this album in my life. My parents weren’t big Bowie fans and I never branched out of his hits. Ill cut myself some slack though… Bowie doesn’t seem approachable to most high school students. Im really digging the different sounds here. A lot of really simple percussion backed by super groovy progressions and the occasional riff. Lyrically, it feels like an Elton John record. Sonically, this matches closely what Lennon was doing in the early 70s as well. The vibe I generally hear is folksy, bluesy rock. The whiney backing vocals remind me of 50s/60s rock.

I used 'confidently weird' to describe Radiohead and now wish I'd saved it for Bowie. I fucking love this album. What a treasure

Incredible, and oddly not one I appreciated quite enough until this listen through.

I quite enjoyed this.

Not much to say about this. It's a classic for a reason.

I just really like stuff on this album. So much meat to it.

Fantastic album, classic Bowie, amazing songs... nothing new to add. "Let all the children boogie"

There's a lot going on here, most of it good.

Strong.

Legendary Epic

It’s one of the most well known and high-ranked albums for a reason. Just weird enough. A good beat & lyrics. An awesome story. I love concept albums and albums that tell an entire story.

It’s a classic Bowie album

“Rise and fall” is a very apt descriptor for this. A deserving classic.

Easiest 5 stars of my life. Also my first 5 star rating for the baker's dozen albums I've reviewed thus far. Full disclosure, I've listened to this album before, as I love David Bowie. Ziggy Stardust is remarkable, yet it barely scratches my top 5 Bowie albums; that's how talented the man was. If I'm to give any critique, I suppose it's a bit disjointed for a concept album. Also, "Hang On to Yourself" and "Suffragette City" are pretty 'meh' songs by Bowie's standards.

Not the biggest Bowie fan but this one is solid

How is every song so damn good? As the track would turn I would find myself saying, “yep, here’s another banger”. I love the horn grooves, something I hadn’t keyed into in the past, and the explosive moments. 5 stars!

이미 5점인데

Every track on here is perfect except for it ain’t easy and hang on to yourself which pull the album down so much. It also isn’t top 3 Bowie for me. 8.5/10. I’m sorry

Weird album to choose for this list.

Used to think this was the best Bowie album. Not anymore but it still holds up well. Especially side A

Used to love Bowie never listened to this straight through.

David Bowie is a great song writer but the background music is really weird

One of my all times

I didn't think I would give a Bowie album a 5 but this deserves it. Great songs throughout. Wasn't expecting to like it so much

Album rating: 8.8/10 Rankings: 1. Soul love 10/10 2. Star man 10/10 3. Moonage daydream 10/10 4. Rock n roll suicide 10/10 5. Suffragette city 9/10 6. Five years 9/10 7. Lady stardust 8.5/10 8. Star 8/10 9. Ziggy stardust 8/10 10. Hang on to yourself 7/10 11. It ain’t easy 7/10

Everything sounds the same and I don’t like the sound. Never been a Bowie fan tho.

HATE BOWIE

Very good and impressive. Need to relisten. Added a few songs to playlist.

Pretty clear why this album is so hugely influential. Really good stuff. Not exactly my sound but still really enjoyable. Favorite tracks were Starman and Suffragette City. 8/10, 4 stars.

3-5 I liked it but didn’t really fw any song.

Amazing

This is the type of music I would expect from someone who consumed strictly peppers, milk, and cocaine There’s a time right after the (supposed) lunar landing where a lot of space-themed music was being made. What a mind blowing experience that must have been. It makes sense that David Bowie was able to give life to a rock and roller from space character since both space and rock and roll associate well with the themes of transgressing impermeable barriers, otherness, alienness.

great record

5 stars, no notes. How is this the same guy as that last terrible album? This is way less bubblegum maybe? More interesting

David Bowie’s boundary-bending rock and roller from space persona is very fun. This is the type of music I would expect from someone who survived solely on peppers, milk, and cocaine.

Seeing this album takes me back to when each Friday the local newspaper published the top 40 singles and top ten albums of the week. Ziggy Stardust was the top album for many weeks, and yet there were no singles from it in the top 40 - very unusual. Of course three of these tracks are frequently played on classic rock radio nowadays. This one is one of Bowie’s best albums in my opinion.

Yahoo! I'm almost through my album backlog (thanks, grading). Did you know Mott the Hoople is a band and not a dude?! Anyway, this was fun and I enjoyed it. And it had a Jacques Brel reference, who I now know about thanks to this list! Highlights: 'Five Years' (long been one of my favorite songs, thanks to the very loyal Placebo cover), 'Starman' (where he says "boogie" the same funny way some people say "Bowie"; no wonder Wiki tells me the song "is often linked to Hopemaxxing", which, [insert "I'm like the Cryptkeeper" gif here]), 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide'

10/10

hey bowie i know this is you

already familiar ♡ soul love starman ziggy stardust

Top notch from start to finish.

feels like you are listening to history and such an iconic piece of work... which it is.

Wenn Bowie singt wqirds Ikonisch. Gute Stücke Melodisch und auf den Punkt gebracht.

Perfect blend of eccentricity and rock genius.

Flawless album. Can listen to Moonage Daydream over and over (and I have). It's an album for anywhere, anytime, really.

faves: five years, starman, rock n roll suicide i can see how this man is such an inspo an icon to so many

Sólido, coerente. 4

reconsdier later 5 or 4

7/10

Naja scheint ja absoluter Peak Konsens klarster 5er der Musikgeschichte oder zumindest hier auf 1001 zu sein, inzwischen das wievielte vierte? Album von Bowie, wenns alle so toll finden muss ich ja auch, evtl sein bestes Album/schwächstes cover, i dunno, halt immer diese Rocky Horror Picture light vibes, ok i turned out to be gay boomer. c

Seems good, quite mixed, doesn't feel revolutionary to me, but I wasn't there at the time.

508/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 MARAVILLA!

no skips great project

top 3 and it ain’t third or second

i love david bowie as a human

An easy 5 (years) today! Masterpiece

THERES A STAAARRRRR MAAAANNNNN

Five stars. Truly a masterpiece that transcends time and space. From the first beat of the drum like the first heart beat of a newborn child, through the soaring guitar solos and string arrangements like new life experiences against tradition, to the despeartion of a cigarette as reprieve from the harsh reality of living, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is the penultimate artistic representation of human existence.

Jeg accepterer at folk elsker der her. Men jeg forstår det bare ikke. Jeg keder mig generelt bare når jeg høre Bowie, også selvom jeg forsøger at kunne lide det, så preller det bare af, som vand på en gås.

Moonage Daydream, Starman, Ziggy Stardust og Suffragette City er kæmpe mesterværker jeg kendte og elskede i forvejen. Resten af albummet er så bund solidt at hele albummet kun kan være 5 stjerner. Som skrevet i anmeldelsen af Alladin Sane har Bowies Glam periode ikke været min favorit. Men det er som om han her løfter Glamrocken til nye højder og transcenderer genrerens grænser.

Perfect.

Almost all songs that you know and love already. Didn't quite sense an underlying storyline or theme? Maybe I'm missing something. But there are some stellar songs on here, and some interesting sounds in the background. Edit: after~125 more albums I came back and gave this the five it deserved.

Weird experimental songwriting and story telling that can only be written by an man as enigmatic as David Bowie

Absolutely classic.

When I listened to Station to Station for the first time on Sunday, I certainly didn’t anticipate that my week would be ending off with David Bowie’s most iconic album! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not mad about it – I’m just surprised to be getting two Bowie albums in the same week when it took listening to 90 albums before I even got the first one. Then again, I got two Paul McCartney albums back-to-back just a few weeks ago, so I suppose these occurrences are bound to happen every now and again. Where do I even begin with Ziggy Stardust? I suppose I’ll just establish that I found the album to be quite good, despite the crushing weight of my expectations (which probably would have been even higher if I hadn’t just come off of a fairly middle-of-the-road David Bowie album)! It’s got a ton of great songs, including the all-time classic “Starman” and the lore-rich “Moonage Daydream.” It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I genuinely enjoyed the album from start to finish. At the same time, I do feel like there’s a discrepancy between the Ziggy Stardust that has lived in the minds of longtime fans and the album I just listened to. People talk about The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars as if it’s this perfectly-executed rock opera that tells the tragic story of an intergalactic rockstar who is destined to herald the Earth’s savior, but ultimately succumbs to the weight of his own ego and popularity. It’s a fair assessment, but only to a certain extent. In my experience, the album was more just a collection of good songs, many of which are loosely tied together through its lore in a somewhat non-sequential way. I did enjoy Ziggy Stardust more than most Book Albums (so far, anyway), but I honestly got more out of the album’s narrative from reading Genius annotations and Wikipedia summaries than from the actual lyrics of the project. I reckon the novelty of David Bowie making a rock opera centered around a character he conceived and then performing on tour as that character for over a year probably overinflated how highly people think of this album. Highlights: Five Years, Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Starman, It Ain’t Easy, Lady Stardust, Hang on to Yourself, Suffragette City, Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

Var den første til at skabe en helt personlighed dedikeret til albummet. Til slut på deres tour sagde han også “This is not only our last tour but our last perfomance” og så var man i tvivl om det betød David Bowie var helt færdig, men i virkeligheden var det bare ziggy han dræbte. Det er glam rock med de simple riffs, den teatralske vokal og hele ziggy udtrykket. Det er en karakter som blev skabt som sådan en “alien rockstjerne” fordi der var alt det her kapløb omkring rumraketter. Teksterne er omkring seksualitet og dommedag og frelse gennem musik. Egentlig meget noble emner. Jeg synes noget af guitaren osv lyd så pink Floyd agtig hvis jeg skal være helt ærlig. Skulle seriøst undre mig hvis pink Floyd ikke var direkte inspireret. Specielt soloen i moonage daydream. Jeg synes nu også jeg har set de var venner på nogle videoer eller sådan noget, så de har jo nok arbejdet sammen i en eller anden grad. Ellers kan jeg bare godt lide lyden som er mega spændende, men kan godt mærke det stadig er rock fra der i 70’erne som bare har sådan en rigtig klassisk lyd jeg elsker. Det er rock inspireret af kunst og litteratur som han sikkert har elsket mega meget, og det får en til at tænke hvad nu hvis man selv inkorporeret alle de ting man selv elskede i en eller anden grad i rock. Gad vide hvordan det så ville lyde. Nå jeg synes i hvert fald det er et mega godt album, måske ikke 10/10 men det får stadig 5/5 fordi det er den høje ende af 4. Kan helt sikkert lide den her lyd af David Bowie meget bedre end det andet jeg har hørt indtil videre.

Classic

Overall: 10/10 Every song on this one is an absolute BANGER! Love me some Bowie and this is arguably his best work (even if I prefer Hunky Dory slightly). I don't have much to say that hasn't been said before, but I'll point out that I love how a weird thing like this became mainstream. Bowie deserves his legend status. Fav Song: Moonage Daydream

Great but did not live up to the hype. Creative story does not equal a 10 out of 10 album. I’d say first listen 8/9 out of 10