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

I enjoyed this.

I don't think there are actually spiders on Mars. 4.5/5

Bowie's best? Certainly the most iconic. I love this album.

-Literally my favorite album ever -Very nostalgic feeling he gives -Love the unique combo of instrumentals he gives to keep it entertaining -Different vibes but same style throughout the songs for consistency

I love Bowie but I’ve never actually listened to this entire album. It was so good, I’m disappointed I hadn’t listened to it earlier. 5 outta 5

Ziggy stardust my bung hole, thanks.

So many great, classic songs on here.

Great album. Ziggy stardust ageless guitar riff always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Not much to say, this is glam rock magic. Bowie is a genius.

Who cares if it's overplayed. Cliches are cliches for a reason.

BANGERRRRRRRRRS

masterclass, starman is the obvious hit but there are so many more good songs in this album

David Bowie can do no wrong. Fave: Moonage Daydream HMs: Starman, Suffragette City

I had high expectations going in and I was not disappointed. Favourite Song: Starman Honourable Mentions: Moonage Daydream, Soul Love, Suffragette City

amazing

Hell yeah, alter ego spaceman sent to save Earth but gets distracted by being famous and playing guitar. Does it make sense? Not really. Do the songs rule? Yeah, definitely. Bowie just did whatever he wanted and kept it catchy the whole way, I love that about him. Nothing was too weird to predicate a song on.

Tired of Bowie

Very influential but still a fun listen today

I already posted about this album before, but I appreciate it even more now. It's another masterpiece from David Bowie.

You already know it’s 10/10

Album was lowkey mid. Wouldn’t listen to any of these songs again except starman

Brilliant, as you'd expect. Apart from the 'obvious' i really thought Five Years & It Ain't Easy were awesome 5/5

I've generally been finding Bowie underwhelming in this challenge. Ziggy is a great song but a lot of the others felt very forgettable.

There are a few albums on this list that make me question if I really need to hear them before I die. This is not one of those albums.

The 1001 album exercise has shown me that the double-edged sword of growing up with Bowie (and Elton and many other rock stars of this era) is that I fell in love with the greatest hits without ever listening to the albums they came from. As a result, I'm sometimes disappointed by the "lesser" songs that I'm not familiar with, at least at first. I really enjoyed this album, but I need to spend more time absorbing it before it can earn my full five stars.

Now this is a David Bowie album. Some were a little slow, but I still had a good time listening. Some shade to the first album we listened to, I appreciated this wasn't as experimental. When you think of him, this is the album you think of. A great album to spin with a joint while laying on the floor looking at the album art

Is it finally over? I've already listened to 1000 albums by this dude.

One of my favorite albums

There's a reason why Bowie has 9 albums. It's because he deserves it. This is great album. Psychedelic, bluesy with interesting lyrics & themes presented. This is my 3rd Bowie in the last 10 albums issued. Keep em coming. Another 5.

From the last 4 albums that i heard by David Bowie, I never would have expected The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars would be one of my favorites by him but here we are. I am somewhat aware of some songs from this album, especially Starman since i have heard John Dolmayan and Serj Tankian's cover of it. I still was not expecting the album to be this good as it had an absolutely perfect mix of punk rock with acoustic rock and a nice amount of orchestral elements too. David Bowie's songwriting was very enjoyable here as well. It is an all around great album that i definitely think is one of Bowie's best. Best Song: Suffragette City Worst Song: It Ain't Easy

One of the greatest concept albums of all time.

The album title is a bit of a mouthful, but that's about all I can say negatively about this. Although he has some other great albums, this remains Bowie's best record.

Incredible album. Previous I'd only heard Starman but this album rules. 4/5

Album #2 I listen for this project. I'll start this one by saying that I had a prejudice against Bowie. He was my ex fav artist, to an insane degree, and that was off-putting even if I liked his music. In this album, I only knew Starman. I very much liked how ominous, absurd and, in a strange way, optimistically nihilistic Five Years was. I liked the album quite a lot, but I would benefit from listening it several times and becoming more familiar with it. Added to my library and will revisit for sure.

Proof that a person can hold two opposite ideas in their head at the same time: 1. There’s too much Bowie on this list. 2. This one of the best albums of all time…full stop. 5⭐️

Ziggy played guitarrrrr ⚡️

This was the Bowie record I've been waiting for. It sounds classic from the start. Repeated listens reveal hidden gems within already solid rock and roll compositions. There's details that are easy to remember, catchy enough to have you singing along without the music playing. This project explains the David Bowie hype in a way I can accept, and maybe even lean into. I actually want this record in my collection, I look forward to giving it an occasional listen in the future. On a personal note, this is one of the few records where I'm a much bigger fan of the A-side than the B-side. The latter half definitely stands on its own, but that's probably because it feels like a project with the structure of a well told story. As a concept album it doesn't struggle to hold itself up. It doesn't feel like anything is sacrificed for the sake of the story, and the story isn't imposed in a way that could ruin the effort, either. Masterful. 3.8/5

bell

vabbè solo iginio massari potrà non mettere 5 comunque non servo io a dire che è un capolavoro se potessi mi inietterei five years e starman nelle vene

Uno degli album migliori di bowie e della storia della musica in generale. Un mix di rock, atmosfere psichedeliche, proto-punk, che per comodità viene etichettato come glam rock. Bowie è un artista eclettico capace di rinnovarsi costantemente, e infatti dopo questo, che è il suo quinto album, arriveranno molti altri successi, tutti diversi gli uni dagli altri.

"Liev stu disc, miett c ualler nella recensione" cit mia madre.

peak?

che dire che dire che dire ottimo e io cummo come disse il famoso totó periodo godo

I always forget how good this album is when I listen to it, and I always wonder why it takes me so long to go back to it. I've only listened to this album all the way through like 3 times, and it's a banger.

Really liked it. I already liked Bowie but this was different and great.

Standouts Moonage Daydream Starman Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City

2.5 favs: - five years - lady stardust

A good one

classic Bowie!! this is a perfect record front to back

Absolute classic. 5/5. No notes. If I had a chance to hear this album the day it came out, I would take it. It’s scary, beautiful, catchy, poppy, smart, and timeless. From first beats of Five Years to the final notes of Rock N Roll Suicide, there isn’t a disappointing measure on this album. Long Live Ziggy Stardust!

I remember the first time I heard the title track of this album, played by kids in a cover band at music camp, and thought “this is so fucking cool”. I’ve never dug too deep into the Bowie catalog if I’m being honest, but this album is non stop glam rock hits. The space rock savior story woven through the tracks of this record is part audio-biographical and part snap shot into a once in a lifetime brilliant mind bursting at the seams with a definitive sci fi statement. Loved this album even more than the first time I heard it. It inspired me even more this time around.

One of the all time great albums.

C'est sympa mais ça m'enclenche pas dsl

I mean they’re just all bangers

Awesome. He's just on a different level

invented bisexuality

"A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest And a queer threw up at the sight of that" Everytime I see a Bowie album, I think "fuck yes I love Bowie" then I listen to it and remember that I don't actually love Bowie, but I want to because of lyrics like the above lyric. Sometimes he's just annoying though :/

I think the best thing to come out of this album is this pizza place I went to in Phoenix once. It was called Ziggy's but then you go through the cooler in the back and you're in a pinball bar called Stardust. Coincidentally, also the second best thing to come out of Phoenix, AZ. The first best thing is Stevie Nicks because her music is actually good.

To some, the apex of Bowie. For me, not quite, but still good nonetheless. This album has it all. It has a story that's to be respected, and the musicianship is a benchmark on how to create an album with a timeless quality mixed with a lot of memorable riffs and passages. It perfectly mixes being an album with a lot of mainstream ease to it, but also being admirable from a “musical wanker” standpoint with the reinvention of the psychedelic sound on Moonage Daydream, rock n roll on Suffragette City, or because of the sheer amount of depth it possesses. From any point you look at it, a stone-cold classic.

One of my all-time favorite Bowie tracks is on this album, which is "Moonage Daydream"! Back when I first got into David Bowie a little over 20 years ago, this was the first album I listened to, and I was hooked. Thanks to this album, I've dug deeper and deeper into his discography and have been a fan ever since.

3,5

*listened before the project* I don’t hate him but No more David Bowie plz

It's started out ok. Then banger after banger. 4.25*

This was an album I had already heard numerous times before starting this list of 1001 albums, so I knew I was in for a good listening experience. Not sure there's much I can say about this album that hasn't already been said. It's clear to see how this is the album that kicked off Bowies album. It's really only an album he could create. Not sure where we can go from here as this was the first album of all 1001 that I pulled. Strong start.

I liked this one a lot, and had previously only heard Starman and Suffragette City. I have a hunch this is one that would grow on me. 4 stars for now.

Nu har jag lyssnat massor på denna skiva. Tycker det är stor skillnad från förra albumet (young American). Ett annat sound (inga blåsinstrument tex :) ). Första låten, five years, är nåt annat..möjligen att "across the universe" på förra skivan liknar musiken på detta album. Hur som helst detta var betydligt bättre, alla låtar är mer eller mindre bra! Kul.

Här kan man inte annat än att stämma in i hyllningskören. Otroligt bra skiva från start till mål. Peak Bowie!

Perfect?

David Bowie

Музыка классная - бодрая и интересная. Не всё мне нравится (не всё понимаю), но в общем и целом про альбом можно сказать одним словом - огонь! 9 из 10.

Probably the pinnacle of glam rock, an indelible mixture of androgyny, pop refrains, and hard rock riffs. Mick Ronson's guitar and piano work supply an undeniable pop and punch to Ziggy's infectious grooves and choruses. And Bowie's vocals, always recognizable and forever iconic, imbue Ziggy with cosmic wonder on timeless tracks like "Starman" and provide powerful emotional depth, with his wails on "Five Years" and "Rock'N'Roll Suicide" foreshadowing the despairing howls on his darkest works to come (e.g., 1976's "Station to Station").

Mick Ronson guitar crunch sounds great to this day.

Impossible to bring objectivity to this one, but subjectively speaking it is objectively incredible.

I question the sanity of anyone who doesn't give this album a five. It's perfection.

Can't argue with that

What is there to say that hasn't been said? It's pretty much perfect.

Spectacular

Good listen every time!

Production is a little too crisp for my taste. But excellent Bowie of course.

One of the reasons for doing this list is because I have never been able to have any really contextual relationship with music from previous generations. Household names that I know, and i've heard some of their songs, but never really knew. Or songs that I know, but no clue who sings it. Starting off...I didn't know Ziggy Stardust was a David Bowie song. I didn't know about this whole alter-ego thing either. Apparently I just didn't know anything about Bowie at all and it's hard to separate some of these legends that you just know as old men decades past their prime. This definitely has a rock opera feel and it's a shame that it was never realized as a proper rock opera. Rocky Horror Picture Show came out a few years after this album, and there are some definite similarities. The concept is that Ziggy Stardust is basically an alien that comes to save Earth from destruction. Each song more or less follows Ziggy Stardust through his journey. It's a bit hard to follow, which makes sense since the concept was decided after the fact. Overall the album is great. It's an original idea, with creative lyrics and great sound. Five Years, Starman, Moonage Daydream, Ziggy Stardust. This is an iconic album without the concept part, but the Ziggy Stardust alterego ties it together.

Classic Bowie album. Half the album are tracks I’ve listened to so many times since I first heard this album like 15 years ago. The other half never really stuck with me on the same level. Favorite tracks: “Five Years”, “Moonage Daydream”, “Rock and Roll Suicide”

Woah

Brilliant album by a transcendent artist and his Martian spider friends.

Great album with a few of my favorite Bowie songs on it.

One of my top five favorite albums

Yes, I also love this album, just like everyone else in here, apparently. I was on the fence about Bowie's voice for the longest time (same thing with David Byrne), but I grew to like it and once that happened, the floodgates opened :) I think I'm partial to Station To Station, but this one is a close second favourite. Just like with Electric Warrior, I love the drum sound. I can't put it into words. Somehow, certain albums from this era have that punchy-and-crisp-in-equal-measure thing going on. Lou Reed's Transformer is another example.

A stone cold classic.

What can I say but thank you for having this on amazing album but I’m a big Bowie fan so I little hard to say anything negative !!!

not much to say about this one.. groundbreaking album, a bunch of amazingly creative songs.. I’m a big Bowie fan, so maybe I’m biased, but this is one of the more influential albums ever imo

Still great! A top 3 Bowie album for me.

Insane.

3/5

Some Album are greater than the songs the are made of- the total listen experience sends them to another level. Some are all the way around- the songs inside are awesome but the entire thing doesn't make sense. This one is the rare example of an album that does both. It an amazing experience as a hole but the songs are so great they work as amazing pieces each by itself. I can't forget my listening to this for the first time when I was 12 years old. And I truly believe 12 years old children all around the world will keep having this experience for the entire foreseeable future. And ye, it's a perfect

Great album

This is one of my favorite albums ever, so it’s no surprise I’m giving it a 5. Each song from start to finish is great. Lady Stardust is a fantastic song that I wish I could inject into my veins.

Simplesmente clássico

This will always be brilliant. Wham bam thank you ma'am!

We've got five stars, what a surprise.

An All Time Classic!!!

Have heard half of these songs, never the full album. Expectations were high - and were definitely met. I was kinda meh on Star and Hang onto Yourself, but other than those its banger after banger. Ended up listening to it twice, really helped after the terrible day I've had. 9/10 Favs: Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide; Five Years; Starman; Lady Stardust

It's impossible to write a review that will make justice to this album

I can appreciate how good this album is but it's not really my thing.

It's not bad. I just never really got Bowie, and I still don't. But, I can definitely see how it would've been cool when it first came out in '72. It's just ok.

Stærk start

This album will always be special to me because it was mine and my cousin's peak of our Bowie obsession in our tween years. It’s the perfect mix of androgynous, bold, ultimate glam rock.

Just so many iconic tracks, guitar riffs, and lyrics. It's truly one of Bowie's best and one of my personal favorites.

Fun album to listen to top to bottom. Found a new favorite with “It ain’t Easy”. Would have been a fun time to see him in concert.

David Bowies voice is so unique and the way he switches up his tone is interesing. There were a few songs that I listen to growing up on the album and I still really like them! But truth be told I was not a fan of most of the songs.. the instrumentals in the songs really did not stand out with the exception of the guitar in Ziggy Stardust and a couple others. Over all the albums is worth the few classics on it.

Overall, solid tracks on this album. Classics like star man and new tracks for me like rock n roll suicide. I like the changes throughout the album from faster tracks to slower ballads. I can certainly hear the inspirations modern bands took from David Bowie!

Groundbreaking sound. Only wish I could have seen him in person to enjoy the show.

TLDR: As a Bowie fan it was great to listen to this album again! 1001albumsgenerator, you’ve got me! It’s been a great lineup of albums thus far and now we’re at one of my favorite artists - BIG David Bowie fan here. :) “I don’t know where I’m gong from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” This Bowie quote hangs in my home and holds true for this album and many others by Bowie. He was constantly reinventing himself and Ziggy Stardust is a prime example of that.

I think the persona overshadowed the music, though there are a couple fantastic songs in there among the more forgettable ones.

Not as high on this as everyone else, but I recognize greatness and know this is the Glam Rock album 5 stars

Hell yeah

I love the instrumentals and everything :3

Brought me back. Fun album.

This is such a timeless classic. Loved it.

I'll be surprised if there is a better album on this list.

Achei algumas músicas muito bregas, mas é agradável. Acho que por poucas músicas, como Starman eu ouviria de novo.

Quite the stuff.

I enjoyed most of it, I really appreciated the sound difference from everything else I know of in the 70's. Just not really my jam though

Mieux que les autres, 3

Classic. While I prefer late 70s Bowie. This is legendary for a reason. 5 years is one of the best openers ever. I've now listened to this album 4 times. And it gets better on every listen. Bowie is slowly becoming one of my All time favorites

Prime stuff. Funky and unusual and silly and cool and narrative. Such an inimitable voice. (4.5 stars)

Man I really wanted to like this album, but quite frankly, I was bored. It didn't sound much different to me than the thousand other variations of Brit rock on this list. Sorry Bowie 😭

One of my all time favorites. Idk if it's perfect, because theres a couple just ok songs in the middle. On the other hand, Moonage Daydream is about as good as a song can be

My first experience with this album was with the "Starman" trend on Tiktok, mainly involving edits of Superman with the track Starman in the background, bringing a sense of hope. So I hoped one day. I can relisten to the album. Was it worth it? Yes it was. It is a mix of the hopeful melodies and instrumentals thst got me hooked to the album in the first place. And it does demonstrate a well made story with Ziggy Stardust on the album. A sort of beauty for the whole thing. Overall, not a single skip and a beauty that has to be preserved. A must listen for anyone for fans of any genre, this album is life changing and I cannot underestimate how great it is.

An album that makes me appreciate slow playing one album each day. Absolutely great album. I had never listened to it all the way through (in order). I think the "big" songs on the album (Moonage Daydream, Stardream, Ziggy Stardust) are all great, but the slightly less big (but still big) "Suffragette City" and "Lady Star" are my two tracks to pluck from this album for my 1001 greatest albums playlist. I think Lady Star is just a beautiful 70s piano pop song and Suffragette City is clearly the template for a bon of brit pop and brit rock bands 10 to 20 years later.

1rst half of the album is dog shit. But second half is excellent. Could be a fantastic album for me if the 1rst half wasn't so bad. The second halfs songs are more emotional in my opinion whereas the 1rst half seems almost not taken seriously

daddy david i love you

Only the greatest glam rock album of all time

loveee

This is another famous album where I mostly knew the well-known singles. Love the tone of Mick Ronson's guitar. It's so cool and recognizable. I'm a fan of Bowie, but don't think I've ever actually listened to this album front-to-back before. Great stuff. The "deep" cuts all deliver. Standout Track(s): Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

I listened it a while ago and it is not one of my favorite albums made by Bowie it's just okay. Fav. tracks: Five Years Moonage daydream Starman

Decent album with a couple of classics, would listen again

This must have been mind-blowing to hear at the time but it doesn't quite stand up to his later peak. He must not have discovered quite the right cocktail of drugs yet.

THE BEST BOWIE ALBUM EVER

I generally love every David Bowie song. I have not listened to this particular album in the past but loved it just as I expected. When it came up I was genuinely excited. He just brings the perfect energy. I hesitate to give this a 5 though because I know he has more gems.

Finally a David Bowie album! and it happens to be his very best! This is just pure perfection. It's been one of my absolute favorites for several years now and it still sounds so fresh to me as if I were hearing it for the first time. I feel pretty confident that this is one of the greatest records ever conceived. Here's my song ranking (1-3 are pretty much tied). 1. Five Years 2. Moonage Daydream 3. Starman 4. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide 5. Suffragette City 6. Soul Love 7. Ziggy Stardust 8. Star 9. Lady Stardust 10. Hang on to Yourself 11. It Ain't Easy

mín fyrsta uppáhalds frá báví. hef hlustað um of mögulega. en samt.

I have never listened to this. First, I listen without paying much attention and I liked it, but not like crazy. Then I read the story of the album and listened paying attention, and now I love it, what a genius.

A classic Bowie and one of my go to albums!!! No fat here!!!

Album by album, I'm starting to think that David Bowie might go to no. 1 on my list of greatest singer-songwriters of all time. This album is a weird journey accompanied by psychadelic, folky and avant-garde rock music. A 5/5 album!

Yes…

It was weird but I kinda liked it. Knew more songs than I thought I would. Not sure I would have any desire to listen to the whole album again but I wouldn't mind it if a few songs popped up in a playlist.

A solid album, I found this one was a little more understated than the others I've heard. It felt subdued in a good way, whereas most of his other stuff felt more flamboyant or boisterous (at least to me)

One of the better Bowie albums I've heard. Good use of the piano and strong lyrics. It was good. But not great imo

Best Bowie album I have heard so far. This makes a lot of sense given that this is the most acclaimed Bowie album. Cool jams and wacky vocal performances. Also I really like the chord progressions on the title track Ziggy Stardust, it reminds me of a progression you would hear Led Zeppelin do, just much less hard rock.

Excellent and not even his best stuff

Catchy stuff

I liked this a lot more than I thought. No misses and a real fun time all the way through. Suffragette City is such a banger by the end in context.

a classic

I can't do this anymore

I definitely recognized a few of the songs, and of course they were good. The last two songs were the best. I don't know if it's as good as the Frampton live album, but some of the songs stood out a little better in this album.

We love David bowie

I'm normally a huge fan of David Bowie, and I think the idea of the biography/autobiography album is rather neat. The music just isn't what I love from them though, good but not great

dude

Definitely my favorite of Bowie's albums.

4,5/5

David Bowie is really hit and miss to me (mostly miss). Starman is excellent but the rest is mediocre at best.

What I felt was mod grade experimental rock in the 80s as a kid turned out to be one of the greatest albums Ive heard top 25 for sure. Insane story telling by a master writer. Siemply perfection

I had no idea this album was about Bowie’s alter ego! I could picture the scenes in my head. The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust made for good listening.

So good!!

An album I have loved since I "borrowed" the vinyl from my mother. Iconic.

4 sterne

Rock, 1972 -> 4

5 stars.

Everything i needed. also the xx by the xx was amazing

Good album. I knew a few songs.

Enjoyed, but nothing special 3

*1972 - Bowie's 5th studio album. *Really enjoyed this, especially the first half. *Fave track - Five Years is the opening track, and hooked me immediately. *Will be relistening. RATING - 8/10

Al bekend, het lukt me nooit om helemaal in to Bowie te raken.

O cara é foda

Superb. I can’t quite describe it, but this album is sort of timeless while also being a lovely time capsule, pulling on influences from the 60s. It sort of ebbs and flows from the dizzying heights (Starman has to be the archetypal pop song and might be my favourite ever, Moonage Daydream you can almost hear echoes of The Eagles but with some passion) through to more (dare I say it!) but each song stands on its own merits. Enjoyed the melodramatic rocky horror-esque ending of Rock n’Roll suicide, felt like the Ziggy - Suffragette City - RnR transition was really smooth. As an album and collection of great songs I can’t really fault it and it’s another album in the pantheon.

I am not a DB superfan and I might be being rude to folk music but he has that style of singing which does grate on me at times. Anyway that said in terms of a mega pop album I think this sets itself aside from others. Intersting as not long listened to Abbey Road / Beatles which is arguably another masterpeice of pop history. I personaly rate this higher as it is more engaging as an album and the songs entirely complement each other (And extremely limited weakness across the range). It was immediately striking how the simplicity of the first song started with the bass hits on the drums. It sounded great and hooked me in. Slow plod that then eventually burst and that theme came in and out which I liked across the album. I dont think I have heard DB push the limits of his voice to quite such an extent. The last song was an example of this. He must have given it his all. His voice was to be celebrated mostly on this album in its own right which is not my normal go to statement for DB. Pop Album mastery of the Beatles, Edgy vision and musical / songwriting gift of Prince and just managed better than both. If there is a better pop album I am not sure. Maybe Elton John??? Looking forward to hearing more DB. Has every right to be on this list.

It was a slow start albeit it with some proto-glam-rock sounds which I really enjoyed. Then bang: into "Moonage Daydream" followed by "Starman" which are absolute peak Bowie, the latter must be up there with the best tracks ever recorded. The album dips again from its lofty heights, "Hang on to Yourself" being conspicuously mundane before the run of excellence to see out the album. It really is amazing to hear so many truly great songs in one album. Bowie was brilliant. I wonder if the formula for a great music album is to create something that sounds totally fresh whilst still blending influences from great music before it. It's hard for me to imagine how this sounded to people in 1972 but to me it sounds familiar and brand new at the same time. Simultaneously futuristic and nostalgic.

Trash. Absolute trash And you are telling me 9 savid bowie albums needed to be on this list. Come on guys dont be bias and actually like good music not just a fucking name We know its meant ti be a 0star

best B side ever

Don't mind relistening to this one. There isn't a bad song. 8.5/10 for me.

Excellent train listen on the way to see John Cena lose at summerslam

Weird move Bowie

Awesome, from start to finish. Awesome composition, awesome lyrical storytelling, awesome vibes. Had to listen twice.

I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to this front to back before. I can see why people were upset when he killed off Ziggy, but I’m glad he did

The highs are high and the lows are also fine. I’m not sure if I like Bowie or not yet.

Couple of good tracks

Listening to the first few songs, I didn’t think this was going to be for me which was surprising because I’m a fan of David Bowie and rock operas. But then the album hit stride around “It Ain’t Easy” and it swept me away from there. It gives vibes of Rocky Horror with the dramatics and story. Most definitely will listen to this again.

Bowie isn't my style. This album is very Bowie. Rock and roll with eccentricism thrown on top. In this case, Bowie's divergence from the rock-and-roll formula isn't making things any better. Worth a 3.

Might be a new peak for Mr Bowie. The hits here are carrying very hard — namely Starman, Moonage Daydream, and Suffragette City. In between I just struggled to really click with everything he had to offer. This album carries an undeniably unique sound, it’s just not one for me.

Some very good songs here, pretty consistent quality throughout, love that it ends with a repetition of "you're not alone"

was soll ich sagen. es ist einfach david bowie. die ikone höchstpersönlich. Ich liebe das lied starman und das album ist ihm echt gut gelungen, obwohl es nicht mein musikgeschmack trifft.

Pretty good Bowie album, still not really a fan

Perfect. Just perfect. No notes. I do wish, though, that I had been cool enough to have been listening to this as a teenager. Alas, it came to me later in life.

Good

Better than my last Bowie album

1) Five Years - Hmm welll .... apocalyptic and ecological grief 2) Soul Love - 3) Moonage Daydream 4) Starman - 5) It Ain't Easy 6) Lady Stardust 7) Star 8) Hang on to Yourself - "Come, on, ah" 9) Ziggy Stardust 10) Suffragette City 11) Rock 'n' Roll Suicide Umm samajh nahi aaya zyada. Eccentric Album. Bisexual Alien saving the earth from apocalypse. I guess that is the theme.

Finally! Anothee Bowie album I really like. Everything about this just works. It's fun, danceable, a vibe.

A masterful album, no skips start to finish. Every song absolutely slaps and still feels boundary pushing even today.

Top 3 albums oat for me. Every song is amazing and you're getting bangers like the title track and moonage daydream but also some emotional stuff like rock n roll suicide and five years.The writing is absolutely perfect, great storyline too.

Funnily enough I guessed that this album would come up today, I just KNEW it was going to be Bowie while I’m in such a huge phase for the guy. This made me appreciate this probably is his most important album. Nobody seems to talk about how loose and vague the narrative is here, but I think it works in its favour. And the central conceit - that you can’t tell the difference between a rockstar pretending to be an alien and an alien pretending to be a rockstar - is genius. Five Years and Rock n Roll Suicide are THE perfect bookends.

I enjoyed this.

One of my fave Bowie albums. Far superior to his later material

The greatest album of all time

I love David bowie

Decent album. Always liked Suffregate City

A solid glam album and tbh Bowie at his best for me. A great album

My favorite Bowie album.

Great first listen! All the way through felt like summer.

The song Starman is singularly responsible for getting me back into rock music in my mid-teens after hearing it in "The Martian". I will be forever thankful to Bowie for saving me from modern music. Bowie isn't just one of the best musicians of all time, he's one of the most creative artists of all time. This album will always be a 5/5 for me.

It's Ziggy, of course it's phenomenal.

Uffff...que despegue. Después de martirizarne con disparates " musicales", ESTO, si es MUSICA. Vocalmente increíble, Bowie es único, irremplazable. Musicalmente, una joya. Instrumental mente una mina riquísima.

Classic Bowie

solid 4. always loved Suffragette City.

I don't think I've ever had as much disconnect between hating an artist's singles but enjoying the album as much as this one. Not bad

I will forever love this album. My dad gave me this for Christmas in highschool and it truly changed my life. I love every song, I love the concept of it and the tragedy of it. Sharing this album with friends has also helped me strengthen friendships and meet new people.

I think this is the David Bowie I've been wanting to discover (I've had a few of his albums generated but they were newer). This helped me understand him as an artist a little more. I really liked the music in this album.

Zig stars

С годами стал больше любить глэм начала 70-х, но, конечно, не весь. Этот хорош.

An undeniable classic 5 star album. I went to a David Bowie DJ set hosted by a drag queen last year (great fun) and they basically played this whole album in full. This is Bowie’s most successfully played out character, and this album really backs up just how well crafted the Ziggy Stardust mythology was. Bowie shows he could do glam rock better than anyone else on these tracks (sorry Marc Bolan), along with real driving rock songs like Suffragette City, and grandiose ballads like 5 Years. This album really is so strong front to back it does make some of Bowie’s other output feel weaker in comparison.

david bowie fuckin rocks what else needs to be said

First time hearing this album in full. Pretty cool. Favorites: Soul Love, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City Would I listen to it again: Yes

I feel like Bowie is hit and miss for me. So far “Five years” is really grabbing me. I wonder if the sounds are intentional or limitations of what the technology could do at that time. It’s sounds think and weak and like it was poorly recorded. The feel is there and the vibe is there, but some of the sounds put me off. Moonage Daydream and Starman left me flat. “It ain’t easy” is better. “Soul love” is a great tune. Two songs in and I feel like I might be getting the Bowie hype. This is pretty amazing stuff so far. And I think the sounds on the first song were intentional. These sounds are “smoother” is the best way to put it. Enjoying Lady stardust. There are moments I enjoy, but I really think I’m not a Bowie guy. Ok. Now I’m to the “hits”. Maybe I’ve just heard this stuff too much?

Difficult to listen to. Title track is ok.

Certified Classic! Favorite track: Ziggy Stardust other picks: moonage daydream, it ain’t easy, suffragette city

Also vom Hocker hat es mich nicht gerissen und so ganz versteh ich die Glorifizierung von diesem Typen nicht, aber es war jetzt auch nicht schlecht. Mittelmaß irgendwie

Ich tu mich weiterhin schwer mit David Bowie, aber dies hier war wenigstens durchgehend angenehm zu hören. Habe mir das Album tatsächlich 2x angehört und beim zweiten Mal die Story des Concept Albums durchgelesen und die Songtexte durchgelesen. Macht danach mehr Sinn und eine spannende Sache. Allerdings reicht es vom "Feeling" bei mir niemals für 5 Sterne. Starman ist aber ein absoluter Banger

Incredible album many iconic songs and thrust Bowie's career into the stratosphere!

*insert image of superman

The titular song is pretty great, of course. The rest is... ok. 3/5

I mean yeah it’s grea

I'll go out on a limb and drop a five on this one. Couldn't make up my mind when I listened to it last Friday. Listening to it again today made me realize that I'm vibing all throughout without getting fed up by the end, unlike otherwise good albums I've rolled so far. Actually, I'm finding myself replaying this one. If that ain't a five in my entirely subjective and horrible opinion, then I don't know what is.

Was fun would listen again but I’m not a huge Bowie fan I probably lack context because I feel like I really should love him

Already listened ❤️

me gusto, lo senti muy variado y tiene un par de tenas super conocidos, deberia darle una oportunidad al david

This is the easiest 5 I've given yet, and I'm not sure that there's an easier one on the list. I do believe that the classics need to be interrogated a little bit before being handed the perfect score, but I've danced that dance with The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (as it is christened in full) long ago and all that's left for me to do is gush about it for as long as I deem necessary. Ziggy Stardust has earned its reputation in so many ways. The songs are all *at least* great, and most are much better even than that. The concept is innovative and transformed how the idea of "persona" can be handled in a rock context. The performances are legendary, Bowie brings this album to life in a way that no one else could have. Additionally, this is almost certainly the greatest glam rock album ever recorded. Bowie pushed the gaudiness of the genre into genuine grandiosity by mastering an alchemical process which seemingly converts style directly into substance in a way that has not been equaled by any other album prior to, or since the release of Ziggy Stardust. During the first four songs here, from 5 Years through Starman, this is quite possibly the best album ever recorded, and the "drop off" after this point only exists in relative terms (everything else is still great, and the last three tracks just about reach the same highs again). 5 Years is just incredible: Only Bowie could have so successfully captured the weight and existential vastness of the realization of the inevitable, premature end of everything through the medium of a glam rock song. It's really sold by Bowie's vocal performance on the song, which is among the best ever. Soul Love took some time to grow on me, but the smoothness, grooviness and subtle beauty of it is nearly as good. Moonage Daydream is pure Bowie, big and catchy and kind of quirky. And Starman is in the competition for best song here. It is truly quintessential glam. The song's writing serves its hugeness, and there is something subtly sour about it that just makes it sound so bold and interesting. It Ain't Easy is technically the closest we have to a low point here, but like I said, it's all relative, it is still a really great rock song, with just a little more blues influence that feels slightly distinct from everything else here. It is also a cover of a Ron Davies song, which explains why it feels a little different from most of the content here. But it isn't really distracting, Bowie makes it his own here, and frankly, it would be a highlight on most any other album. The pattern continues from here, every song is truly essential and completely distinct. I don't want to just review this track by track, but it is hard not to when everything is *this* good. Lady Stardust is rich and beautiful, Star is a fantastic, driving, piano centric rock song, and Hang On To Yourself pulls from somewhere almost a little punky. After this, the album is just solid gold again. Ziggy Stardust is the closest we have to a title track (I don't think a song toting the album's full name would get quite the airplay) and it is effectively the theme song for Bowie's titular character here. The writing is incredible, it's damn near a character study contained within an album that already has such a strong sense of concept. This is as natural a point I can find to discuss the lyrics across this album, which are consistently fantastic. Bowie has such a strong, consistent voice in his writing, and every song has real stand-out lines. As we close the album out we get Suffragette City, which may be the most fun song here, in the right setting I think the chorus could compel spontaneous dance. And we stick the landing at the end, Rock 'n' Roll Suicide is one of the best album closers of all time. It carries immense gravity, and very neatly ties up all the ideas on the album in a bold way that isn't afraid to explore the subtle sadness of the ideas at the core of Ziggy Stardust, while leaving room for hope and joy at the very end. In a world where I think the idea of a "perfect album" has lost a lot of its meaning and power, Ziggy Stardust is very nearly *truly* perfect. It is nearly perfect as a whole, as a collection of songs, and even on a moment to moment basis. David Bowie was truly one of a kind, and he pulls off a truly generational achievement here.

This album was great Need to listen to more Bowie. Don’t know how I slept on him so long

Probably peak Bowie. Fucking fantastic

Iconic reputation, but the reality of the matter is the music is great, but even for the time not especially innovative. Still, it is a great album 4.0/5.0: Great

classic bowie

9/10 A classic that speaks to me

Ziggy played guitar

This was a clear 5 for me. Absolute bangers and classics here. No bad notes.

It's great

This one holds up. Still love the style, the storytelling from the alternate persona, and the amazing musicality. The hits off this one still slap, and rest is so fun too.

I remember getting this for my birthday one year and being just blown away by the album tracks. I thought it was just the coolest, most edgy thing out there. This is one of the few things I have "nostalgia" for but it really just is a rocking good album.

No thank you

A true must listen. I'm not a big 70's music fan, but this is genuinely a great album.

Turns out I love Bowie. This album is just a great listen. I love the theatricality of it all. His voice is wicked, loads of light and dark, sincerity and feeling and all to an operatic narrative. Yes please!

It's really great. I'm a sucker for a concept album and love Bowie. It's not my favorite thing of his (Black Star is a perfect album), but this is certainly some of his most iconic stuff. 4.5/5

and all the children boogie Absolute Gold. Like a T Rex fever dream and all the better for it. What an amazing album.

Bien sympa

One of the best to ever do it.

Absolute classic, just amazing

absolute wonder

DNF. I want to like Bowie so badly but I just can’t. I don’t get it. I just find it boring. I liked starman or whatever the famous one is. But I didn’t finish the album.

I really dislike Bowie’s voice. I like it when he’s doing the “Bowie thing” and kinda sounding a little nasally but otherwise it sounds like he’s screaming into the mic un-melodically. I love the writing of these songs but I can’t get over the vocals. Starman is phenomenal of course but the first three didn’t leave any lasting impression. It ain’t easy is good too! Ziggy stardust is famous but I’m not the biggest fan of. The lyrics are weird and it’s not really super fun to listen to. Suffragette City on the other hand is a straight banger. The rest of the songs weren’t memorable. Honestly makes sense why the songs that I know are the ones I do, the others just aren’t super memorable.

I think I finally figured out my odd relationship to David Bowie. It lies in the idea that I am still like a kid listening to an adult who is trying to get me to understand a concept I am not quite grasping. He was, and still is ahead of his time. Often music is dated or placed in time and space or "timeless" but I feel like David Bowie's collective works have not even quite landed yet. It is like my mind has not yet expanded enough to fully comprehend his life lessons, but that I catch glimpses of meaning now and then and he is most definitely deep and profound on a next level basis. Guess I have to keep listening...

Bingus

So good. Zero skips. Perhaps his best album. I only own Space Oddity on vinyl so I don’t listen to this one as much. Did he invent punk rock with Hang on to Yourself?!

Great album. Obviously a huge influence on most of the bands I like today.

My personal Bowie favorite and the one that got me started in discography. The concept and melodic themes of the album are all perfectly married to eachother to develop such an iconic and pivotal album. Seeped in such punk, glam rock, art pop, and pop rock sensibilities. It remains in foundations of many rock n roll subcultures. It's dramatic irony of a beloved rock star (who may or may not be an alien) falls into a peril of his career and his own life was a dark look into the instances of rock n roll stardom. A warning of sorts for those who were starstuck by the glamour and adornment. Really "meta" for the time and deeply introspective.

Really set him apart from other artists of the time. Really imaginative work.

AWESOME SAUCE!!!

Not really anything I can add here is there? A triumph of supreme confidence and vision, matched with phenomenal talent. On most, but not all days, my favourite Bowie album, and a serious contender for any top 20 list, never mind 1,001.

This album has a bombastic start, Starman for a cherry on top in the middle, and good, but not great finish. I love that album, couldn't give it less than 5.

david bowie is his own fabulous category. i will never get tired of his artistry and creativity. there will never be another one of him.

I now get the hype behind David Bowie. Much like with The Beatles, I never understood why people really enjoyed Bowie and saw his work as archaic. I had only listened to Starman, Fame and the singles from his last album in 2016. Now, after going through his most popular album I can confidently say I understand why people ride on his dick and balls. The songwriting is on point throughout every song, I wasn't disinterested for a single second. I love a good concept album (Tommy, The Wall and To Pimp A Butterfly were heavily influential to my music taste), and the story here of a bisexual jesus-like rock and roller is so unique to the time I can't help but be enthralled. All the musicians are giving their all the entire record. Bowie is giving an amazing vocal performance that's at once silky smooth and has the edge of the punk movement that's still half a decade away. The drums are never overplayed, the guitar solos are sublime, and the basslines underneath carry the record to a somewhat funky territory. Overall, I'm kinda sad i haven't pulled the trigger on discovering this album earlier. I always thought I'd just think it was eh, but I'm certain that late highschool, stoned me would've listened this to with such fervor as I did with The Wall. An absolutely astounding album I've neglected for too long

The album was good! I thought I wasn’t a huge fan of the record, but I was really wrong. The only song that I thought was ok was Star, but other than that, all the tracks were great! The lyrics, production, and instrumentation make the songs stand out. This is truly an amazing album.

Creme da la creme. David Bowie will always be top for me, and this album is one of the best. Have often been to Heddon Street where this cover picture was taken. Since he died a couple of restaurants the that street have been renamed I expect in the hope of pulling the punters in. K.West were unhappy at the time of having their name on the album cover, they didn't last, but Bowie did. Lady Stardust was written about Marc Bolan, and evokes a time of glam rock, flared jeans, platform shoes, a time that was so unique. The 70s was my era of teenage discovery. Carnaby Street, fashion.

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

Super fun, what else is there to say?

8/10 Un discazo, no hay con que darle

Great

5 stars, no question. My favorite Bowie album, and in my all-time top 10.

Great. First Bowie album that’s come up and I’ve been like “every song a banger”

Standout songs: Moonage Daydream Starman Hang On To Yourself Ziggy Stardust

Top 10 album. Every song is amazing.

cmon

David Bowie always offers some interesting listening.

Trying to get into this. Recognize the importance etc. Five Years and Starman are excellent. Meh on the rest...

Better than the last Bowie album. "Starman" is a classic, the rest is okay, nothing truly worth remembering. Why is he visiting Kanye in his album cover, is he a time traveller? (sorry, I'll get my coat)

Delighted a Bowie album came up. Exactly what I hoped for. So glad to see it early in the process. Exactly the type of music I moulded myself on, though I've never just sat and listened to an album start to finish.

kinda of trippy, can see how this album still influences music to this day

I went in not wanting to like it, didn't like it initially, but was then won over by the songs "It Ain't Easy" and "Suffragette City."

Fantastic. His second best. Just a shame he had to keep changing styles till he found crap ones.

Great album. Obviously Ziggy and Suffragette are classic but Five Years, Soul Love, Starman stuck out to me too!

Inte bara ett par hits och utfyllnad utan ett riktigt bra album. Bra ljudbild, musiker och låtar. Överraskande bra, även om jag tror att jag hört skivan innan.

Lovely album, some good hits

41/1001. Own? Yes. Do I love it? No. I guess I have been buying Bowie albums since every good record collector and music appreciator does. But besides some good songs they are quite a drag to listen to, and this album is one example. I don't know how this repeatedly gets picked to top 100, 50 or even 10 lists, just because of Starman? The playing is lazy, the drummer sounds like he is almost late, the story is sas stupid as Bowies interest in pantomime... for me the highlight this time was It ain't easy - and that turned out to be a cover song. IMHO Bowie is way overrated.

Very good album from an artist whose body of work is overrated

8.8

Iconic and great album.

9/10

maestralno!

Might be 5* after repeat listening

Could not get into it, no way as good as Hunky Dory. Average

I don’t need to listen to this - but I will! G’dmmit I was at school the first time I borrowed this…… And I missed seeing Bowie at Ebbisham halls due to parental disharmony

I think this one is 3 stars. I'm sure it's an artistic choice but the music is so much louder than the vocals until middle of Ziggy Stardust just randomly gets loud vocals. Actually, I think I'm dropping to 2 stars. I don't think I like it. Found out my headphones were only plugged in halfway while listening to this (I'm an idiot) Giving it another listen... Yeah, hearing it all the way in my head this time I'm thinking 4 stars for sure. Weird what the entire sound will do.

3.5

Undeniable.

6.5/10 Highlights: Five Years Starman Rock n Roll Suicide