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

Non posso dargli meno a David, su

Solid.

Classic

I mean…come on!

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

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

A classic.

So so so goooooood

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

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

Classic DB album.

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

amazing record

Top 10 all time

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

I just wish there was more of it!

LP

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

Sensational. Dynamic. Bowie at his best

im an alligator

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

Some beautiful, iconic tunes in this album

Masterpiece

Woooooh

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

Mon meilleur Bowie.

Loved it

There it is. :')

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

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

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

6/5 - Amazing

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

Beautiful :)

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

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

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

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

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

el ipie es topu

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

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

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

Giga.

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

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

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

A classic

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

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

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

Rock de Bowie. Con Starman. Vinilo.

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

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

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

Absolutely magnificent

of course very cool

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

A superb album. One of my favourites.

Tellement bon, un chef d’oeuvre.5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

more stars are needed, please

Fantastic piece of music. Wow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maybe my favourite Bowie album?

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

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

Brilliant.

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

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

I love this album so much. Best track: Starman

Rock de Bowie. Con Starman. Vinilo.

Sólo por Starman un 5

Bloody love this.

Are there many other albums as perfect as this?

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

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

He’s an alligator. He said so.

alligator / space invader

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

5.0

Pô, o Bowie era maravilhoso né

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

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

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

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

In the 6/5 club

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

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

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

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

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

Not great quality. Brilliant though.

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

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

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

this album is insane fun. enough said.

Classic glam rock with uber catchy melodies and style

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

Excellent

Rating: 10/10

Bowie at his best. Great album

Absolutely the best David's album!

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

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

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

Top 5 fave albums of all time!!

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

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

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

No skips.

Gut

favorites: 5 years, starman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22nd October 2021 Listened on my phone while working from home on Friday. Just magic. Bowie is transformative and transportative (if that's a word).

Perfection

Already knew this well. Not much more to say than this is an unequivocal classic. Obvious five stars.

Боуи Блин

This is Bowie at his best. It's not only my favourite Bowie album but also my favourite album overall. (OK before we're done with 1001 I might say that about another album or two but no more.) Bowie wrote an excellent batch of songs. This album is all about the vocals. Bowie's ability to sing sets this album apart from the pack. Five Years is an amazing song and a beast vocally. I like how the different vocal tracks talk to each other. Soul Love has Bowie doing a sax solo. I think he played sax on the Serious Moonlight tour but I can't remember which song. Since Rick Wakeman checked out of this album, Ronson was able to show his stuff and he shines -  particularly his solos at the end of Moonage Daydream. He really knows how to make a raunchy sound and make the notes hang until almost distorted.  Many albums with a string side 1 start tailing off by the middle of side 2? Not this bad boy. The best songs might be the last three on Side 2.  If we didn't know better we might think that verse one and verse two of Ziggy Stardust were sung by two different singers. He doesn't change key or anything; he just sings like two different singers. Two different and excellent singers. A  version of this song with the vocals isolated is easy to find on the internet. Apparently Bowie laid these lyrics down in one take. In the fade of R&R Suicide it's  clever how the lead vocals sing "You're not alone" while the back up vocals sing "Wonderful' and then the  lead vocals finally come around and also sing "Wonderful" What an ending to a fabulous album.

I don’t know what to say about this LP that already hasn’t been said. One of the things I just read was that most of the songs were written/recorded at the same time as Hunky Dory, which makes sense because side 1 sounds like it could have come from Hunky Dory and the bookends of the side 2 power chord trio (Hang on to Yourself >Suffragette City) sound a lot like to Queen Bitch, from HD. Ziggy Stardust always seemed like a stepping stone from his more acoustic, piano-based phase to a more electric one. The presence of Mick Ronson is front and center, as is the absence of Rick Wakeman. I think I still prefer HD but this is pretty great too.

This one is so familiar and so good that I didn’t have to listen to it in order to rate it, but I played it anyways. Consistently excellent throughout, with no filler. One of the all time greatest albums IMO

I should read the lyric more.

I do love a concept album and this one delivers on so many levels. The more I read about Bowie the more interesting the music becomes. Only listened to this a handful of times before but will be listening to more often now

Amazing album. Legendary Bowie.

Not a bad song on there. Not my favourite Bowie but still incredible

Still and always.

Obviously classic Bowie. Top 3 Bowie album for me. 9-10/10 1. Rock 'n' Roll Suicide 2. Starman 3. Star

I’ll need to give this one another listen. I was reading at the same time.

First track kicks ass. Wam bam thank you ma’am

This is a masterpice from bowie, one of the most iconic albums in history, this album is perfect. 5/5

My favourite Bowie album! (At least so far) Just an awesome LP of songs from start to finish. The album has a biggest vibe to it and Bowie is at the peak of his powers

Love this album.

Я очень рада, что этот альбом оказался первым! И очень рада, что наконец послушала его полностью! Он звучит великолепно, все эти гармонии, сочетания, переходы, гитары, трубы и скрипки, голос Боуи и тексты - это потрясающе! Сейчас 2:35 ночи, надеюсь завтра днём еще раз переслушать полностью, многие песни сразу отметила, очень много крутых моментов.

Brilliant. Just brilliant.

One of my all time favourite album!

one of my favorite albums ever. the thematic experience and overall musical quality make this a must listen for anyone who truly appreciates music

Ziggy is out of this world

If this isn’t a five star album then I don’t know what is

Didn't think I was a big Bowie fan. I want to give this album a 4, just because of Bowie, but after listening to it, I totally see why it's so great. I listened to it twice, because I couldn't believe my ears. It's really that great.

5.0 + In my top 10.

Classic glam rock. Great album

David Bowie int it

Great music

Transformative.

Bowie at his most accessible. This is a great rock record! "Starman" and "Ziggy Stardust" are karaoke staples. Even the B sides were great. Fave track - "Suffragette City" this time around, I think, but "Five Years" and "Moonage Daydream" were contenders too!

I mean its one of Bowie's best.

Perfect. I love this album so much. A masterpiece.

cool! I think I know most of this album anyway. I might even have it somewhere. five years: I guess i've listened to the Seu Jorge version, but actually this (remastered 2012 version) is much better! - but maybe a little slow in the middle. soul love: moonage daydream: I like this, but the middle horn-y bit is a bit annoying. starman: great it ain't easy: perhaps a bit weaker than some others. Lady Stardust: good Star: good Hang On to Yourself: chugg chug Ziggy Stardust: Obviously pretty amazing. Suffragette City: quite like it Rock 'n' Roll Suicide: very much like it The tracks are all a bit more jazz-y than I remember. I went for 5, but tempted by 4.

Hay algo que no se haya dicho de este álbum? Lo dudo mucho Un sólido 10/10, obra maestra

Extravagant, theatrical, melodic, amazing. One of the greatest albums I've heard, love it!

Five Years/Starman/Ziggy Stardust

SO GOOD

My favorite David Bowie album Not a single skip

5 Stars

Sí es un muy buen álbum, con canciones icónicas

Really great. Five Years is one of the best songs ever

I FORGOT TO DSVE WHAT I HAD SAID IM GNNA DIE. You were really liked opeining tho. Not doing it for this one fuck that Really good album i love it sm Final Thoughts: 5 out of 5

I tend to prefer Bowie’s weirder late 70s stuff, but this album is undeniable

1. 5 yrs - kinda the wall Roger Waters vibe 2. idk 3. viibee slightly lz but its really cool 4. ok ive just listened to intro and i love it 5.bangeer 6. gimme soulmate to listen to that drinking wine 7. stimmdancee 8. nóżka chodzi 9. aaaaaaa absolute banger 10. aaaa 11. ill listen to that looking at stars

Un discazo donde los haya. Bowie en estado puro. Destacables yo diría que absolutamente todas. Sólo cuando esto sucede un álbum se merece las 5 estrellas.

but we already knew that

Superb, loved it.

One of my absolutely top favourite albums. Got so many complex memories and people such as Norma and Phil March.

Every song was great. I dont know why havent listened to it before

A hella good album and one of the most legendary from Bowie, a lotta songs I listened to already and more that I will listen to now.

This is the best album in the history of the world.

El disco que más he escuchado de Bowie y el primero que me enganchó. Son todo temazos, ni un solo pero, prácticamente perfecto.

Belter

By creating an artificial character Bowie discovered his own truth.

There's a staaaarrmannnn waiting in the sky!

Piece of ART

Uno de mis discos preferidos, un par de veces al año siempre lo escucho.

I’m not a massive Bowie-guy and never listened to this album start to finish, but really pleased I now have. Don’t love all the tracks but Starman and Moonage Daydream are brilliant and those alone elevate this album above many others. Still don’t totally get why Bowie is SUCH a national treasure. Clearly has a lot to do with his androgynous, impossible to put-in-a-box, alter-ego which allows many to find escapism and vicariously live out fantasies through him.

Great album

Not bad for a pop star of the time.

i've been itching for a concept album and this one hits. tons of fantastic tracks and a cool, ridiculous, loose rock opera story line. 10/10

Sounded great and incredibly fun. Gotta give the space album a 10

Favorite tracks: 1. Starman (obvi) 2. Lady Stardust 3. Ziggy Stardust (obvi) 4. Rock'n'Roll Suicide Bowie is a fuckin' legend. Great album.

Great album. Classic.

This is a top tier Bowie album in my opinion

I'm not always that into Bowie, but I think this album was a 10. Had a fun concept that was tied into a good amount, Starmanis a classic, and there were no songs that felt particularly weak.

Discazo. I finally understand everything that it's said about David Bowie

Liet me weer zoeken naar achtergrond en andere nummers van Bowie.

Loved it. Probably going into my regular album rotation for the next couple months if not longer. 10

A near flawless record for me.

👍👍👍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgqiSBxvdws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auAGPN_keDs

Never heard many of these, loved all

Jeez

Love this album. Was great to return to it!

Such a great concept album, probably my favorite Bowie album. Got into it after Phish covered it for a Halloween show, but now I often will put it on to give it a full listen. Every song is a highlight.

I mean... it's Ziggy Stardust. C'mon.

Amazing. Glam rock concept madness that gels together perfectly.

made me happy thank you dave

Still a great listen.

very good will listen again

Great. Classic Bowie. Great intro into Ziggy

One of the top 5 albums of all time. Easy 5 stars.

9

Awesome

Brilliant album, have been listening since 2001 or so when I bought it on CD

Perfect I'd say! And stuck in my head days later in a good way.

Mother fucking Bowie! I’d heard the hits off this album before, but even the songs I hadn’t heard were amazing. Listening to this album I felt like I’d been born in the wrong musical era.

Easy 5 star. Great concept, great songs, very significant historically, has spawned many incredible covers...this is a true all timer. I always love a good rock opera

Wonderful. Epic.

4.7

An album where I knew the singles but never had heard the album all the way through. Now I can see why its a classic; it sounds like the call of the early 70s.

Grade-A classic. Five Years, Starman, Teenage Daydream...

One of my favorite albums. Great songs with overarching theme.

One of the best album of David actually

I love every songs on this album

Ahaha Ziggy Stardust is so sexy

My favourite Bowie

Great album!

Hey man, my favorite Bowie album

good afternoon, penis :3 you are loved, you are worthy. we all adore you. sorry for hijacking your account. by the way, David Bowie is the shit.

This was really fun, really interesting, and honestly, this feels like the pinnacle of glam rock to me. It’s a genre that I don’t think gets enough love, and the further we get from that era, the more I worry it’s going to be forgotten. Thankfully, David Bowie certainly isn’t going anywhere. What makes this album so fascinating is just how strange the whole thing is. Bowie builds this bizarre story involving space, romance, fame, politics, and the rise and fall of this larger-than-life character, and somehow wraps it all up in music that sounds unmistakably like 1972 while also feeling strangely futuristic. Sometimes the production is rough and almost lo-fi, other times it sounds huge and theatrical, and that contrast really works. Bowie’s voice can definitely get a little strange at times, and not every song feels like some massive piece of this grand rock opera. Still, there’s enough personality and great music here that I was pretty much along for the ride the whole way. It’s weird, theatrical, catchy, and completely confident in what it’s doing. There really wasn’t anyone else quite like Bowie, and this album makes it pretty obvious why he became such a legend.

Awesome sauce

wasn't expecting all of the tracks i haven't heard a billion times (ie everything except the title track and suffragette city) to be bangers

I think this is now my 5th Bowie album. I still can't say I'm a fan of him as a musician, but this is the best album of his that I've been subjected to so far. Still didn't love it, and I feel like I'm being a bit generous with the rating. But relative to the other stuff I've heard of his, this feels like it could be a 4/5.

Bowie in general is rather overrated in my book, but this one is pretty great.

so crunchy and fun

I definitely thought Elton John sang Starman. Whoops. Very fun, enjoyed this so much more than Station to Station. I get the Bowie hype now.

My personal favorite Bowie era. The best tracks were great and the worst tracks were at least ok.

What a joy to listen to. Didn’t have my absolute favorite Bowie songs but was such a cohesive album with so many great songs.

Oh NOW you send me the best Bowie album, just had to trudge through the mud first

I've listened to it a lot and I just love it. I will say I was planning on giving it a five early on but the second half is a little bit weaker imo.

Igual es que estoy yo equivocado pero esto suena mucho más a lo que esperaba de Bowie que Heroes. Muy divertido y muy chulo, me ha encantado.

buenas melodías y buenos pianos. me recordó a steely dan un poco.

Such an incredible album. Absolutely timeless.

He does go on, doesn't he? My fave tracks: Moonage Daydream, Lady Stardust, Suffragette City

Heard it a gazillion times but it always sort of floated past me. This was the first time I listened to it with intent, and it was better than expected

Much better than previous efforts, but still inconsistent.

What can I say, it's Ziggy Stardust?

Best of the Bowie albums on this list so far but there is too much Bowie on here. 5 out of 220 albums so far is a bit much.

Soooo good! Such a classic album! So many good songs!

i enjoyed it

Güzel albüm ama hype a değmez

yea

The thing is, I'm not actually a music critic and sometimes don't have the vocabulary, background, or energy to say why something is good. But this is good!

i dont think its perfect but still quite good yes. also KANYE WEST IN THE BACKGROUND 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 what did he know!!!!

What can you say that hasn’t already been said about this album? Perhaps not his best but it was the one that propelled him to super stardom. Some great tracks throughout and he and Ronson really gelled musically

Far out

really great 4 stars but need to listen to more

Classic record that has some of the best songs of all time but it falls short of being perfect. I will always sing the praises of timeless songs like “Moonage Daydream,” “Starman,” and of course “Ziggy Stardust.” The overall story and concept of this album is super cool and unique. But for some reason I feel like there’s a few moments on this record that drags on with average to slightly above average tracks. Don’t get me wrong, I can fully understand if this is someone’s favorite album of all time. It’s very solid, just not that perfect in my opinion.

Good, but not the best album imo.

3.5 stars

David Bowie will always have a special place in my heart.

It's good but there were other Bowie albums I enjoyed more

STARRRRRR MANNNNNNN

Hyvä kokonaisuus, hittibiisejä ja niitä tukevia rauhallisempia biisejä.

Almost a story here, but Bowie’s way of dabbling with genres (and succeeding) is what makes this one worth the listen.

Pretty good. But it is bowie

7/10

i want to give this a 5, but there were just a couple i didn't care for so much? the ones i did care for fucking hit though, obviously

It's a vibe. Need more songs about space tbh. Would've loved this if I was born 60 years ago, probably.

I'm not particularly fond of the Ziggy Stardust era, but upon this listen, I realized how wrong I've been. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is an ambitious work, comprised of songs with a rocking urgency that demands to be heard. Bowie was on a tear with this one.

Bowie can do no wrong. Fantastic album. This one always gets me, its so fricken good.

Bowie doing what he does best. Surreal storytelling and fuzzy guitars firing on all cyllinders.

Possibly my favorite Bowie so far, a real stunner. Highlights-Five Years, Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Starman, Lady Stardust, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide.

*Bowie's not my favorite but this record is diverse and ahead of its time

Muy buen disco de Bowie.

I like this album as much as I can like Bowie.

Ahhh, my last Bowie album on the list. I've waited patiently for this one, which is easily his best album IMO. I'm glad I finally got the opportunity to listen to this classic. Liked Songs Added: Moonage Daydream Starman Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City

Still a few songs that I don't totally love, but damn, this is a really great album. I didn't realize just how many bits and pieces are stuck in my brain. The chance to go back through the Bowie catalog has been really fun.

Don’t wait Five Years to listen to this. That would be Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide.

I like this one the more that I think about it and listen to it knowing the premise of a rock opera about a bisexual alien rock star coming to a Earth that day 5 years left? There's a lot of on at once ngl but a lot of it sounds quite epic

This is the first and only Bowie album that I’ve listened to in its entirety and actually enjoyed most of. Then again, a lot of his biggest and best songs come off this album. I guess this is the album that made me try ink I like Bowie, when in reality I only like the stuff that managed to get on the airways.

Great album

🥰

Great shit. Such a wonderful look at an artist when they go out on a limb. Big time 4 for sure.

Acknowledging it as a classic by one of my favourite artists, I need to admit there’s some moments that annoy me. When I worked in retail as a kid, some older guy infiltrated the house sound system and taped over one of the cassettes. I don’t remember anything he included beyond “Suffragette City” and “Five Years”. I can’t figure out if he happened to choose the two songs from Ziggy that I was predisposed not to like, or if I was driven to dislike by hearing them once an hour of every day I worked there. It’s tough for any music to stand up to that much constant repetition. Most other aspects of the album are a win for me. The concept and characters. The fact that Bowie’s had discovered the idea of becoming someone else in performance. The iconic artwork. I have a few issues with production choices here and there, although I accept a lot of them were simply of their time. I guess a hot take is that I’m not convinced that glam rock is the best fit of genre for Bowie. Obviously he could be considered fundamental to glam, but I think other eras of his career have found better styles for his output. There was no point in denying my reservations to come here and wax about this classic album, likely saying nothing new. But now I’ve said what I felt was necessary, it’s fair to also say “Hang on to Yourself”, “Moonage Daydream”, “Starman” (for heaven’s sake) and my personal favourite “Soul Love” illustrate the undeniable brilliance of an album that earned its place in history almost instantly all those years ago.