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

Flera klassiker, vissa ljusglimtar men är tyvärr allergisk mot hela viben. Förlåt, världen.

Många superklassiker och även "mellanspåren" riktigt bra!

Den bästa glamrockskivan som någonsin gjorts.

I'm such a sucker for theatrical concept albums. But this album shines with wall to wall bangers. Fast and furious rock and roll masterfully blended with ballads

Another classic

perfect

Solid album!

Having never listened to a full Bowie album before, I feel like I get it now. It makes immediate sense why this one's a classic, and I love it.

This wasn't as bad as I'd feared, but not as good as I had hoped ⭐⭐⭐

Meh

This one is hard to rate. Obviously, it's very well regarded in music history. For me, it goes both good and bad. I find I just don't really like David Bowie's voice all that much. This album starts out with its weakest track, Five Years. Soul Love is not much better, but it has some good saxophone music. Moonage Daydream really picks it up though, the guitar in there is really nice. Starman keeps that energy up. It Ain't Easy is amazing, with a nice western cowboy feel to it. Lady Stardust is soft and sweet, nice and chill. Star is very fun. The rest of the album drops back a little bit, with the exception of the great guitar riffs in Ziggy Stardust. I'm going to give it a 3, but it really bounces a lot among 2, 3, and 4. Best song: It Ain't Easy

an album I’d somehow managed not to listen through all the way through before… strange! one that i think is not easy upon first listen, it’s bowie! obviously starman, five years, moonage daydream were familiar - i think i’ll keep it around so i can chew on it a little. i think the version of moonage daydream i’m used to is a different one than the 2012 remaster, or it’s just crazier than i remember!

Dope listen, could vibe

some great tunes on here

Bowie's best rock record, it's literally perfect.

I get to hear this almost every week as Beth has it on our shared playlists. Great album but the utter strangeness Is unmatched

He's just great.

Gotta love Starman which was used in that movie with Matt Damon. Love David'd style in general, maybe not necessarily the whole album

All around great album. Enjoyed every song through, the lyrics were meaningful the melodies were unique and I really enjoyed it. I've never really listened to David Bowie before and this was a perfect first impression

Classic!

One of the greatest albums of all time. I could (and did) listen to it on repeat.

Simple, of its time, not particularly stunning on first listen. Grand like, wouldn’t be desperate to listen again

The album starts off ok, but Starman was right where it needed to be to keep momentum going.

What a wild ride. This was my first listen beginning to end and I get the hype.

It my personal favourite Bowie album but an artistic statement at the time.

nice!

All-time classic

I was happy to see this pop up because I knew I wanted to expose myself to more David Bowie. This album was a fun listen, I loved the spacey rock and roll theme. Moonage Daydream and Starman are so fun.

kind of easy to tune out but really good soft progressive backgound music

Starman on mainio, muuten vaan ihan passelia musisointia. Olenpas kriittinen.

Did I absolutely love it, no. Does it deserve a high rating because it is to the point, and a true classic, yes.

9/10

One of my all-time favorite records, front to back.

I use this album as a litmus test. When I come across those ‘100 greatest albums’ type lists, I look to see which Bowie album they rate highest. If it’s this, and it often is, I look elsewhere. I don’t believe that any discerning listener could hear Young Americans or Low or Station to Station and seriously say that this is a better album. It’s a marketing and commercial triumph, for sure. But strip all that away and you’re left with a ragbag of overblown rock clichés loosely assembled around a frankly dreadful idea; a rock star chosen by aliens to announce the end of the world. I mean, even if you like concept albums and rock operas, and I distrust both deeply, this particular concept is a stinker. It’s not quite his worst album (we haven’t got to Diamond Dogs yet), but it’s a contender for sure. If this was the only record on your turntable, five years would seem like a very long time.

Bowie=bad

It's Bowie

This is the hundred thirty second album I’m rating. I've heard this is like the best album of all time but I've never listened to it. Adding to my Playlist - Soul Love, Starman, Lady Stardust, Star, Hang on to Yourself, Ziggy Stardust, and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide. Not Adding to my Playlist - Five Years, Moonage Daydream, It Ain't Easy, and Suffragette City. All in all I liked 7/11 songs. Not as good as everybody said it was but it is still a really good album. I wonder if this was extremely progressive when it came out or if it was just normal California progressive.

How lucky are we that we got to walk the same planet at the same time as David Bowie. Absolute genius.

had some bangers, overall pretty dang good

Favorite Track: Starman

Wow

6/10

an ace listen

A well known Bowie album and a seismic departure in concept but, aside from a few tracks, it feels like a drone to me.

i cant listen to this and not think of rocky horror picture show....sorry not sorry.....

Zero notes. The creativity of this in '72 cannot be overstated.

lol so what you are trying to tell me is that every time I got assigned an Radiohead album, one of my favs of all time appears next day.(Apart from in rainbows, cause it becomes my album of all time only after I finished it.) me being an theatre kid is somehow the best thing ever because it makes me an total enjoyer of this album with its glam rock aesthetics. And also happy pride month =) 5/5

I think I've called you shite before. I'm sorry man! This was actually ok

babak what is happening XD

9/10 Best song - Starman, obviously. A classic Bowie album, and possibly the best? Suffragette City also great

I mean what can I say? This may be Bowie at his best, with much more consistency than some of his other albums (no laughing gnome here). I don't think the whole album shines but there's nothing bad. An amazing artist but the wealth of releases meant you're often comparing some of his more "okay" songs to 30 better ones.

I am not an absolutely huge fan of David Bowie, although I know that he's great, but I did enjoy Starman and some of his other songs. Overall, this was a pretty nice album, nothing too bad.

Wam Bam Thank you Mam! God bless David Bowie. The Ziggy Stardust riff is one of the greatest in rock history. Great stuff. 5

One of the masterpieces in music. loved it.

Great album, obvious 5

This is the one

4.5/5

Is this a new fantasy novel?

Pretty good rock album. A few good classics.

Luv me Ziggy dawg

Absolutely peerless. Groundbreaking. Love it love it love it.

I dont think much explanation is needed here.

Once a year I sit down and try to "understand" Bowie, on a sonic and (perhaps) intellectual level. Each year, I am defeated. This year, maybe I got a step closer. Maybe.

When I think of early David Bowie I am always in awe of how brave someone has to be to get up on a stage and do this type of music and theatrics. Amazing really

Mui tranquilito k lo podrias escuchas metido de tripis la vd. Entiendo porque esta en esta lista, que buen artista. Punto macarrilla como él mismo. 7/10

I feel really bad for anyone who gets this album as their first David Bowie on here. Imagine staring with peak like this and then never quite hitting it for the plethora of other David Bowie albums. Ok, I’ll say this now. I don’t personally consider this one of my favorite albums of all time. It doesn’t quite hit that “5-star” caliber for me that some others had. Is this my favorite Bowie album? Hard to say, this was only my fourth from him on here and I still have plenty to go. But it is for sure a contender and I can see why it is considered a classic. Honestly, if I can’t rate the album 5 stars, I can rate some of the songs 5 stars. The whole “bisexual alien rockstar saves the Earth from the apocalypse” puts a really creative backdrop for the album. I know it’s been said a hundred times, but the bookends songs, Five Years and Rock n’ Roll Suicide are excellent. Starman is one of Bowie’s absolute best songs, with Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City not fear behind. If some of the lesser songs were a little tighter (in my opinion), I would have definitely put this up on my summary. But this is the magnum opus for Bowie so far for me. It’ll be interesting to see if it gets topped. Favorite track: Starman Other hits: Ziggurat Stardust, Suffragette City, Rock n’ Roll Suicide, Five Years

Undoubtedly iconic in every way. Even though a centrepiece, I am not particularly crazy about the It Ain’t Easy cover or Mooanage Daydream. The latter has got a great feeling to it and was probably an amazing live show staple, but I am slightly underwhelmed from a songwriting perspective given Bowie’s generational talent. It will probably grow on me… However, that’s nitpicking and the highs of this record (basically every other song), elevate this project to the top of Bowie’s - and mostly everyone else’s - oeuvre.

Not a fan of David bowie bit some of his best songs are on here.

En av de tre bästa skivorna av den störste av dem alla! Kanske inte alla dagar, men ofta, på min topp5 kanske t o m topp3. Varför? Arrangemangen, gitarrerna, pianot, spretigheten, rösten, melodierna. Tidlöst hantverk och geni. Fem plus!

Ashamed to say that was my first time giving this album a full listen This was very good. The opening and ending tracks were great, Starman is a certified banger, and some of the guitar work on this is really good, especially at the end of Moonage Daydream Perhaps overrated, especially with the "greatest album of all time" remarks, but still very good

This is my fourth Bowie album on this list in less than a month, but it’s definitely the best. This is a classic album with familiar tunes and deep creativity. A necessary classic.

Okay album, only one track that stands out being one of his most famous about Ziggy Stardust

Jag behöver inte spela detta albumet för att veta vad jag tycker MEN!!! Detta är inte det bästa albumet han gjort, det bästa är live versionen (typ) av detta albumet som på Spotify heter "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture Soundtrack". Det albumet förändrade mig som människa och jag tror inte det kommer dyka upp här för det är (nästan) live versionen av detta albumet så... Jag behövde få ut mina känslor över det någonstans. iaf.

Okay so I can’t believe I got another Bowie album this early on, like this is my 5th one now. Also this guys voice changes in every album I swear, like I had to check if his song featured someone else but nope just him. I also got such mixed vibes like it felt Pink Floyd and then it was giving Beatles so I was all confused. Not the worst Bowie album also not my favorite.

We had this album poster in our living room at my old house. Would you BELIEVE i haven’t listened to this album full way through ever… i know shoot me. To be honest in my head i don’t really like bowie… BUT i take it back! You CANNOT argue with this album, it’s actually amazing (no shit sherlock)! I don’t know if i can pick a top 3 at the moment as i think it requires more listens but i love rock n roll suicide!

I want to like David Bowie but it's hard for some reason. Hopefully I can bump this one up to 4 stars in the future once I'm actually able to enjoy it.

David Bowie was an artist until the very end of his life. one of the greatest artists of all time. And I don’t just mean musically. He was one of the greatest artists ever, period. This man, this legend, made some of my favorite songs and albums of all time. Out of all of them, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is my favorite Bowie record and obviously one of my favorite albums ever made. Bowie created a whole genre and he didn’t just create it, he defined it. He built his own sound, something completely unique, something that feels timeless. His music is cozy, chill, emotional, and yet larger-than-life at the same time. It gives me every emotion I could possibly want from music. There’s not a single mistake in this album. Don’t even waste time looking for one, it’s flawless. The concept is incredible, genius-level storytelling and execution. The opener, Five Years, is one of the greatest intros ever and Rock n Roll Suicide is the greatest outro ever. Five Years drags you straight into the story he’s about to tell, and the buildup is insane. Every track flows perfectly into the next. The songs themselves are beautiful, Iconic. Five Years, Starman, Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide these aren’t just tracks, they’re some of my favorite songs of all time. They define the glam rock sound Bowie invented, and they’ve inspired countless artists ever since. The production is lush, gorgeous, ahead of its time, and the entire album feels like it was sent down from heaven itself. I’m just grateful I get to be alive in a world where I can listen to this masterpiece. Bowie didn’t just make music, he made art that will last forever.

3/5

Genuine masterpiece

9/10 most of this album kicks ass enough for me to survive the just ok songs. 5-16-2025

This was a serendipitous first album pick. When I was 11 or so, a boy at summer camp was shocked to hear that I didn't really "like" music or have any favorite bands, and leant me some CDs to try out. The first was "David Bowie". And I didn't like it. I don't think I even finished it. I liked this album okay. The songs I really liked were Five Years, Rock-'n'-roll Suicide, and Ziggy Stardust. It's hard to judge a song like Starman that I've heard a million times. The rest were forgettable or I didn't like. A lot of elements felt dated, both in production and lyrics (on Five Years the singer refers to a person as "a black"). But some lyrics were quite fun, especially Ziggy Stardust (he was the nazz!). The songs I liked made me feel something, Five Years especially. That's what I want in a song. 6/10.

Repeat listen

Undeniable. Honestly, probably one of the three best albums I’ve listened to for this project thus far. I know that’s saying nothing new, but it’s really that good. So perfect it makes me rethink all the other “5”s I’ve given. It’s an album where each song is arguably better than the last, and it starts with “Five Years,” imo, one of the best songs of all time. Just a beautiful, delight of an album. Perfect in every way. I gleefully listened to it three, four times through yesterday. One of the surest 5 stars I’ve given.

Best Bowie Album, Nuff said

Slow start and didn't think I'd like the album going into it because I don't always love glam rock. After Moonage daydream I thought every song was awesome and was suprised by the hits on this album. 5

Bloody brilliant

Listen, I love Bowie, and this album is great. Is it his best in my opinion? Hardly. Low, Station to Station and Hunky Dory among others have higher highs, but this was the world's full unadulterated intro to Ziggy Stardust, and that, along with the inclusion of Suffragette City, makes it essential.

First time ever listening to this and I wasn’t disappointed. Great album overall with consistent quality across the tracks.

Huh, never noticed Kanye's name on the cover of this album before... My Bowie experience has been pretty strange but probably not all that uncommon for someone my age. For the first 30-ish years of my life I basically knew no Bowie that wasn't on MTV in my childhood and my impression of him was some combination of the "China Girl" video and the ludicrous "Dancin' in the Street" video with Mick Jagger. When I started reading more about rock history and the influences on artists I loved, Bowie always came up and I didn't really get it. Fast-forward to the last ten years or so and I read a biography of him that made me want to explore the music more and I've been blown away. (I am sure this was at least in part encouraged by the public Bowie renaissance sparked by his death and brilliant final album.)

Listen, I'm not a big david bowie guy. And I'm just talking about musically, I'm not going to judge his cultural importance because he obviously was a vibrant character of the 20th century. But I don't think he has an album above a 3/5 star. His voice is reminiscent of an era of music where rockstars could get away with completely uninspiring vocals. That being said, I can see how this album is influential (musically) because I can see similar elements to The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here which came out 1 and 3 years later. If this album came out in 1975, I'd be giving it a 2. But since it seems to have had some influence on Pink Floyd and certainly others, and because the second half of he album is much stronger than the first (only Moonage Daydream is worth a damn the first half, but Ziggy Stardust and Suffragette City are good tunes), I'll throw it a 3 star.

I absolutely love Hunky Dory, but I've never branched out much beyond that for Bowie, so it's fun to be pushed to expand my horizons. The hits are absolutely fantastic, but the guitar is varied and great on all songs. The album has great range, and cleverly uses a variety of instruments to enable that range. David Bowie's vocals at once complement his songs and are totally unique. I loved this listening experience.

I've been exposed to Bowie in other contexts and mediums (like film), but never really spent much time listening to his music. I'm glad this was a chance to change that. Bowie is an icon for a reason, and this album is part of it. Bowie redefined what musicians can do and can look like or how they present themselves as capital-A Artists in ways that weren't really possible in mainstream music before.

I'm not a massive fan of 1970s Bowie, and glam rock leaves me cold. Having said that, this album is pure perfection, lean and perfectly crafted with so many standout lyrics, musical excellence, texturing, story-telling all crammed into a relatively short album. There's no way I could ever consider giving this less than five full stars.

Good album

Une étoile pour Romain, une pour starman

Starman

Celui qui met en dessoys de 4 à ce chef d oeuvre a vraiment des gout discutable. Par exemple avoir David Guetta en top 1 wrap Spotify. Après, ce n'est qu'un exemple.

Ça me parle pas trop (surtout la deuxième moitié) et pourtant il y a quand même plein de morceaux que j'aime bien (dans la première moitié du coup).

One of the best ever

Musical Review: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Artist: David Bowie Release Year: 1972 Genre: Glam rock, proto-punk, art rock Duration: 38:29 Produced by: David Bowie and Ken Scott --- Overview David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust isn't just a concept album — it's a landmark moment in rock history, fusing character-driven performance with a tightly curated sonic narrative. Blurring the lines between artist and persona, it’s where Bowie fully embraced theater, alienation, and apocalypse in a sound both accessible and avant-garde. --- Musical Identity Musically, the album draws from: Glam rock swagger (T. Rex, Mott the Hoople), Proto-punk aggression (anticipating the rawness of Iggy and the Stooges), And space-age balladry (melancholic melodies with sci-fi overtones). Mick Ronson’s guitar is central: thick, fuzzy, and melodic. The rhythm section (Trevor Bolder on bass, Mick Woodmansey on drums) grounds the album with solid rock grooves while Bowie’s vocals veer from androgynous crooning to death

Popular standard. A bit overrated.

I have always appreciated David Bowie, but I never really got into Ziggy Stardust. I just believed that some things (rightly) belong to a specific time and place, and I did not feel a part of the time or place for this album in my teens (in the 90s) or 20s. I will admit that I was wrong. This was a great listen, and I'm glad I listened to it the whole way through intently. I still won't be adding it to my list, but it deserves all the praise it gets on here and everywhere.

This was very good.

This album is fantastic, it is full of bangers and with some of the bests David Bowie's songs. It is really catchy, creative and consistent. My only problem with this album is that some songs don't really stick to me as the others, for example, Lady Stardust, but even the lowest points in this record are still really good.

Clearly a top 20 album of all time on almost any list...

Let's find out what all the fuss is about 1. piano man ass song. okay the Five Years hook hits 2. this is just the Beatles 3. these songs are pleasant but so of their time. reads as movie trailer music I gave up. It's all like, fine.

David Bowie is an extraordinary legend!!! :)

Ok listen.

our second bowie

4/5

Meh. Et par som er kule, men resten kjedelig. Ikke min smak

Jepp

Liker det

Only an alien could have made glam rock this good

Wonderful in every way.

Usually, I'm more of a glam rock hater. But this is one of my all-time favorite albums, David Bowie gave it his all.

I can listen to these songs. Ziggy Stardust would be fun to play on guitar.

One of the greatest albums of all time. There's not a bad track on it. Bowie , like most artists, is responsible for some absolute rubbish but this is him at his peak. Sheer brilliance

Glam rock!

Obvious 5 star classic

One of Bowies finest

It speaks to the influence and importance of this album that despite never actually listening to it in full I knew most of the songs. It’s one that I don’t think anyone can not like. Also Five Years is a criminally underrated song.

Fantastic

Great stuff altogether. Five Years is a masterpiece. However, for me it kind of loses slight interest by the end. 4.5*

What a start to this adventure. Certainly not new to this one. But always amazing.

Finally some Bowie! And what an album. This isn’t even my favourite of his, but man, this is so good. Five Years, Soul Love, Moonage Daydream and Starman to start the album with?! Awesome opening. Although It Ain’t Easy is the only “meh” song on here, the album quickly recovers itself with Lady Stardust and Star. Hang On To Yourself is great as well and the title track has an amazing guitar riff. After Suffragette City we get to Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide. Man, what a song, and what a way to close off this album. Probably my favourite song off the album. Absolutely perfect glam rock.

Star man is an iconic song but otherwise the album felt a little boring to me. It might be because David Bowie has a signature style that is amazing when you see it live but loses some of its charm when you simply listen to the music without his stage presence. HOWEVER, the bass was lovely throughout which is always a plus. It is an objectively good album, just not for me.

Almost as close to a perfect rock album as has ever been made. The liner notes say it all: To Be Played At Maximum Volume.

Classic. A few I haven't heard as well, but they all sound undeniably like him.

Thoughts before listening: Great album by a great artist. One of the best of all time to be exact. Review: Yeah I love this album. It's just such a cool sound and sets a vibe both in Bowie's performance as well as the story of Ziggy Stardust that would soon come to personify Bowie himself. This is one of those classic albums where there are no "hits", but every song is memorable and iconic in its own way. Best of the best for me are "Five Years", "Moonage Daydream", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City", and "Rock n Roll Suicide". 5-stars

top tier

One of the best Bowie albums, really enjoyed listening to this again

Was just ok, found party a bit boring

Great record

Favorite album of all time.

An all time favourite for me! Bowie is electrifying… and the DRUMS! THE DRUMS!1!1!!1!1!

Belle découverte à réécouter. Fin du fmd et open 35 Ave Hélène

Not listened to this one in a few years, and it’s better than I remember. It’s consistent, It Ain’t Easy notwithstanding, and it’s cohesive. This is one the best and most influential albums ever. What else is there to say?

A very good album. I can begin to appreciate, particularly after watching the series on 1971 quite how innovative and subversive Bowie was then and to a degree still is. Music has to a degree been tamed, maybe it’s all been said or has become more diffuse. This stands as one of peaks of a different vision music as a social statement and movement not just personal reflection.

Here's the thing...I didn't love this. But I couldn't help but really be drawn in by its concept and really far out lyrics. Musically the middling songs are just middling. But when the hits hit, it's a rocker. Suffragette City is a banger that's still stuck on the brain.

Did this put david bowie on the map?

Bowie is not my favorite but this is a great album

I found this album to be super consistent from the first song to the last. It felt like listening to a story rather than an album, with each song serving as a chapter. The concept was admittedly "odd", but it was in a way that I truly enjoy. I've, of course, heard of David Bowie before. However, this was my first real introduction to him (I've only heard one song of his prior). After listening to this album, I'm excited to hear more from him. His music is like nothing I've heard before, and I really enjoyed it.

Kedvenc/Favourite: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide Jó album összességében is és több szám tényleg kiemelkedően jó, de összességében szerintem vannak jobb David Bowie albumok (vagy legalábbis amik nekem jobban tetszenek). Mindenképp meg fogom még többször hallgatni, mert szerintem el kell gondolkodni, kicsit el kell mélyedni a számokban. El tudom képzelni, hogy többszöri meghallgatásra még jobban meg fogom szeretni. It’s a good album overall, and several tracks are truly outstanding, but on the whole, I think there are better David Bowie albums (or at least ones I like better). I’ll definitely listen to it many more times, because I think you have to really think about it and delve a little deeper into the songs. I can imagine that I’ll come to love it even more with repeated listens.

good.

Excellent

Absolute gem of an album, thoroughly enjoyed! First time listening to a David Bowie album, and I’m definitely adding it to my playlist. It’s like finding a glittery space suit in your closet—unexpected but totally worth it! 4/5 stars (because I saved one for his next album, which I’m sure will be out of this world!)

Very cool, chill, got me through some tax return sorting

The rare and elusive 5. I love every song on this album. It's a banger from front to back. I especially love the prominent baritone sax that pops up in certain moments throughout the album.

I'm liking the tone of the album, the overdriven guitar, orchestral and grand melodies, and ambiance that adds to the overall theme. Bowie's voice also does a wonderful job at sounding out of this world and spacy itself. Seems like he was able to find his sound a bit between Hunky Dory and this album as this has a more refined sound and actual substance. There are times where the excessive use of reverb/ delay/ chorus/ etc. become a bit distracting.

A truly great concept album, probably Bowie's best, there are no fillers on this record, just great songs, Ronson's guitar work is brilliant, loads of great crunchy riffs, production is fantastic, glam rock at its best

Great album

A masterpiece, what else can be said!

Banger. Glam rock perfection. No bad tracks. Was supposed to contain “All the Young Dudes” but Bowie gave it to Mott the Hoople because he wanted to throw them a bone.

Album art is sharp. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning David Bowie thinks about tight leather pants and ponders the end of glam rock AKA the end of the world. Unfortunately praising K. West ages POORLY. D. Bowie secretly Nazi-sympathizer? Must investigate. Would the news man really weep now if he told us the earth was dying and we had five years? Some might argue it would be a relief. Sorry David this ages POORLY. Send the meteor! 1/5. Moonage Daydream back to back with Starman. HEATERS. D. Bowie secretly Nolan Ryan? D. Bowie secretly Randy Johnson AKA Big Unit? Regardless D. Bowie inspiration for X-Files CONFIRMED. 6/5. It Ain't Easy being so bold to pen song imagining being CHRIST tempted by LUCIFER on top of mountain. Sacrilegious! Life's problems cannot be solved by Hoochie Koochie women. Recommend D. Bowie tests for Great Pox. Satan/5. Sources reveal secret fourth verse involves Lady Stardust FALSELY WINNING Women's Volleyball NCAA Championship. Thank you for SAVING our country Mister President! Androgyny/5. Flirtation with SACRILEGE, APOCALYPSE, and NAZISM notwithstanding D. Bowie's paeans to the pleasures of SELF-LOVE on Hang on to Yourself and the close-kneed women of SUFFRAGETTE CITY seal deal and make ZIGGY STARDUST a certified CLASSIC ALBUM. CLASSIC / 5 DEBATE ME IN COMMENTS

I enjoy a narrative album, but overall, this album gets a decent rating carried by some bangers (moonage, Starman) and then a lot of stuff that's fine. I appreciate that this was Bowie's breakthrough and what really launched him into the weird side, but outside the historical context, this album is more decent than great in my eyes.

A quintessential Bowie album with some of his best songs featured. From start to finish this album is stellar and I would highly recommend it to others! I love me some Bowie and I see myself listening to this album many more times! Do yourself a favor and check it out.

I've not listened but Emily used to listen to it loads and rates it.

I kinda liked it overall. Fits better as a full concept album than individual songs.

Better than Aladdin Sane, which I gave a 4. Another Bowie record that is almost perfect if it didn't have its three song run in the middle of boring ballady piano rock. Again, reminds me of Elton John and I don't like that sound at all. Wish it was all Moonage Daydream and no Star. But still really, really good.

Perfekter Glam Rock, da schließe ich mich gerne dem Urteil der Mehrheit an :)

own

not my kind of thing david bowie to be honest

I did 1 listen through. It has hits for sure but i wasn’t grooving as much i expected. Expectations might have been too high.

Really great and powerful sounding album. Lots of great songs.

My 2004 Dodge Neon ate this CD and for years it was the only album I could listen to. Five Stars

I love the 60’s-70’s space race aesthetic so much!

Solid album. Not quite memorable enough start to finish to earn the full 5 stars.

I have always been put off by the Bowie love as someone who was not around when he was at his peak and knew him more as a personality. That being said this album is worthy of the hype. I can't give it 5 but it's a 4.25/5 for me.

The 1001 list editor wrote a biography of David Bowie and in his enthusiasm allowed far too many Bowie albums on the list. This one definitely belongs however: Bowie is at the top of his game with "Starman," "Ziggy Stardust," and "Suffragette City." These are well known, stand-out tracks, and a few others are immediately accessible including "Soul Love," "Five Years," and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide." On the first go-round at least, I found some tracks were weak and forgettable. "Ziggy Stardust" is so tight and self-contained, it makes most of the other songs that make up this glam rock story arc feel superfluous. Not a Bowie fan boy, but some great songs are stored here.

This is where it all comes together for me and Bowie. I have had a lot of his albums on 1001 that have left me scratching my head, but this is a fantastic album! Here you have the culmination of Bowie, his personas, themes, sound, and even his grappling with his own view of art, and it just works. Hunky Dory is more singles, but this album demands you take it as the whole. If you do, you won't be disappointed.

Honestly, I think this list includes every David Bowie album ever made.

Jail time for any reviewers with something negative to say.

Five stars What a surprise

How do I begin with such a perfect album. I’ll never do it justice. David’s absolute best album. Not a single flaw anywhere on here. I have nothing bad. Anything aspect of an album you can think of. On here, perfect. Love it. Love it. Love it. 5/5

The last few songs really pop and show why Bowie became an icon

Classic David Bowie 5/5

This is the best Bowie album. Three great songs to start the album and Starman still on deck. Moonage Daydream is a great song. Starman is the hit from the album, deservedly, but a hit among a lineup of great songs. This might have been the first glam rock album. Again, Bowie creating a genre which is part of why critics love him so much. There isn't a bad song on the album. Ziggy played guitar...he certainly did. This is one of the best albums I've ever heard.

Creative and interesting, happy to see this as my first david bowie album in this app

2nd best Bowie album after Hunky Dory.

Keep your electric eye on me, baby - one million fives out of five

Now I just wanna listen to the Seu Jeorge covers from life aquatic. Knocking down for pedo factor.

Bowie

Pas juste un album à écouter avant de mourir, ce pourrait être un album à écouter en mourrant. 15 étoiles

Dans Five Years, Bowie démontre simultanément ses skills de rocker et d'acteur. L'album vaut déjà 5 étoiles. Band invincible. Bowie et Ronson forment un des meilleur duo de guitares ever. Production démente. Équilibre parfait de rock flamboyant qui tombe jamais dans le ridicule. "To be played at maximum volume."

2 because of Ziggy and Sufferagette

Tengo que volver a escucharlo.

5/5 Obrigada David Bowie

Destaques - Hang on to Yourself - Starman - Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - Five Years

Todo mundo já ouviu essa merda antes foda-se

FIIIIIIIVE YEARS esse bateu ihgual um caminhão no inicio starman muito foda só ouvia a versão do seu jorge, ele teve uma interpretação mt dahora album gostosinho de ouvir, vou ouvir dnv 8/10

Certo. Ziggy Stardust. Eu não sou muito fã das múltiplas personalidades que o Bowie criou, mas aqui não tem como, ele foi gênial. Se apresentando por baixo do gênero Glam Rock, em 1972 já demonstrava a força eclética que ele teve ao longo de sua carreira inteira.Gritando, esperneiando e chorando, mas sem deixar de fazer uma apresentação digna de um rockstar, ele te direciona ao longo do album a diversas narrativas, sendo uma delas sobre querer/ser um rockstar em um período de guerra, até a história do "Starman" astronauta e como ele é incrível.Tendo 38 minutos totais de album, me deixou a desejar por mais, porém entrega tudo o que tem com uma maestria do seu rock dramático e glamuroso que é Ziggy Stardust. Eu poderia entrar em uma tângencia sobre a super saturação dos clássicos do rock atualmente, mas a verdade é que para quem realmente gosta, continua sendo muito bom. Um adendo: não esperava coro religioso nem saxofones.

Starting to like David Bowie :o

One of my Top 5 albums of all-time. Glam-Rock genius from Bowie and the Spiders.

If I ever met a spider from Mars, and they were curious to know what art was, I'd simply put on this album. I don't usually like the word "favorite" on any subject, but in some cases, I'll make an exception. This is my favorite album of all time. And it really doesn't even come close. I've played music for nearly 20 years, and no matter what types of genres I try to write or get better at, everything I create ends up connecting back to something I learned from Ziggy. Five Years...perfect The transition from Soul Love fading out right into Moonage Daydream on the beat...perfect Moonage Daydream...perfect The mixing of acoustic guitar throughout the album...perfect Starman...not perfect. I'm fucking lying...it's perfect. Hell, Starman may be the most important, commercially successful song of all time. And if you don't like it, hey man, it ain't easy, but don't lean on me.

Bowie didn't just capture lightning in a bottle when he birthed Ziggy, he captured the very essence of the cosmos to create a glamorous galaxy where misfits reign as celestial royalty and revolution sparkles with sequined defiance.

Wonderful album! Filled with Bowie hits like "Ziggy Stardust" and "Suffragette City", along with great songs like "Five Years", and "Soul Love". Always puts me in a good mood. 4/5

6/10

Maybe a concept album, or an album with a concept written after it was recorded- doesn’t really matter. It’s a unique album that builds as it moves from track to track. suffragette city is the star track - chef’s kiss of a song. Rock n roll suicide is so musical theater, it gives off the rock opera vibe!

This was just what I needed. An absolute masterpiece in every way.

Bowie at his sparkling best. Enjoyed the entire thing.

Good album but not for me

Awesome and classic!

whattt nice

Amazing album, probably the best by bowie.

Better than the other, but I will not be returning to it

Kind of boring actually. I feel like there's better work from David Bowie that isn't this middle-of-the-road boring generic music. The best song on here was Five Years - it built up nicely, but still a B-list song. Having listened to this did help me find some other stuff which was better - Tin Machine amongst them. 2/5 stars.

Dutchman's Treasure!!!!!

5.

I think if every Bowie album sounded like this I would be a Bowie fan. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

I think this is the only Bowie album without any songs I'd prefer to skip.

Another good Bowie album. Mostly upbeat tracks and a fun short listen

Despite my general Bowie-skepticism, this is pretty nice. Soul Love and Moonage Dream create a nice spacey atmosphere. The record kind of falls off in the second half for me, and the Ziggy storyline/concept doesn’t really connect with me.

“Moonage Daydream” guitar work was great. I’m just not a huge fan of Bowie’s vocals - on Starman - as Randy Jackson would say - kind of pitchy man! “It ain’t Easy” is probably the standout - Bowie is still pitchy but I thought it was much better song than Starman or the more known song such as Ziggy Stardust or Suffragette City. Will I go back to listen to this again is the question and if would have answered this yes I would have given it 4 stars.

Favourites: Five Years, Soul Love, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

you already know icl this is not probably not even top 3 bowie for me anymore, low, station to station and blackstar are just far more interesting for me, but this definitely has a great replay value and is just rlly solid. not necessarily as amazing as some claim it to be tho

Heard it before. Truly a classic 5/5

01) Five Years - 9,5 02) Soul Love - 8,5 03) Moonage Daydream - 9,0 04) Starman - 10,0 05) It Ain't Easy - 9,0 06) Lady Stardust - 9,0 07) Star - 8,5 08) Hang On to Yourself - 8,5 09) Ziggy Stardust - 9,0 10) Suffragette City - 9,5 11) Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - 9,5 TOTAL: 9,09 (91/100) Current ranking: 44/497

This is a mad space age concept album with some of Bowie’s best songwriting on it (Starman, Rock & Roll Suicide). What more can be said?!

NOW THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC!!! I HONESTLY FEEL I WILL BE BIASED ON ALBUMS I KNOW THAT ARE ABSOLUTE BANGERS FOR ME!

Magnum opus territory.

Gema

3.5/5

The opening bar to moonage daydream and all of suffragette city were enjoyable. The rest I have already forgotten.

Had to give this one 4 just cause the singing style isn't a fave/not as polished as expected. The writing on this album is great though! Every track has a unique groove and some interesting instrumentals. The percussion in Soul Love punctuated by the brass and the sax interludes, the piano in Moonage Daydream holding everything down plus the lovely winds and brass interlude with the long, hypnotic guitar finish of the song. In Starman it's the stretching vocals that stand out while in Rock and Roll Suicide the guitar and brass ensemble really brings it all together. Would listen again, good writing.

Quite good. Creative, each song felt unique.

No words - just stars.

I mean...seriously...how can this be anything other than a rock solid 5 stars. A perfect album, start to finish

Funny how not random true-random feels. Got Bowie's Heroes yesterday, and today Ziggy Stardust. Anyways, went into this expecting a very easy 5/5 and while it's still a classic, surprised at myself for not liking it quite as much as I was expecting. Still a fantastic album with no bad songs, but mostly I just enjoy the big hits like Moonage Daydream, Ziggy Stardust, and Suffragette City. But this album has the classic Bowie acoustic guitar sound, so it's great.

I mean yeah, this is about as basic as it gets on an "Albums you need to hear" list. A classic, everyone knows it, everyone loves it.

bowie do be doin bowie things

Side 1 is pretty good (very good) then side 2 hits you with Ziggy and Suffragette City. Probably only 1 track that could be harshly described as filler and that's perfectly decent

Great album, the Bowie/Ronson collaboration resulted in Bowie's best output.

There aren't enough stars to accurately rate Ziggy. This might be the standout in a run of God-tier albums that Bowie released in the 1970s. Simply incredible.

Heard it before. Quite enjoyable. Moved pretty quickly despite not being super familiar with some songs. A Solid 7

I love David Bowie but I've never fully understood why this album is so lauded. I do like it so I don't want to sound like a contrarian or anything, but I think he's got plenty of more creative and interesting albums (Low, Station To Station, Blackstar etc). Some of the deeper tracks (like Soul Love and Star) aren't as strong as the more well-known ones, for me anyway. That keeps it from being top tier I think part of it is his vocals as well. After this, he adopted a lower style compared to the more shrill and kind of nasally style that he uses on here. I much prefer how he sounds from Young Americans onwards Just so I'm not shitting on a beloved album for the entire review - the big hitters are fully deserving of the praise. Ziggy Stardust and Starman are huge anthems and Suffragette City is a banger. Mick Ronson's slick guitar playing is absolutely stellar as well. There's also signature Bowie weirdness to be found, like the pennywhistle around 2 minutes into Moonage Daydream Something has just never fully clicked with me. Half of the album is perfect, the other half is just decent. It definitely belongs on the list though Highlights: Suffragette City, Ziggy Stardust, Starman

truly one of my favorite albums of all time; I adore this one with my whole heart

David Bowie is a musical behemoth and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is probably one the most iconic albums that many hold very close to hearts. Unfortunately, it doesn't do much for me even as huge Bowie Fan. It's just a type of music that I don't particularly enjoy. There are some songs that I really enjoy such as Starman and Moonage Daydream but it's just not something I put on all that frequently.

Bowie's masterpiece Rock Opera still holds up incredibly well today. Not surprising, when you have songs like these! At the time of its release, this was possibly the most complete artistic statement in all of rock history, with an entire character with a well-established backstory, which would reinforced by Bowie's theatrical live performances and general public persona. While the whole Ziggy story is interesting, it's not essential to the enjoyment of this record, and now the dust had settle, all we're left with are the songs. Key tracks: Five Years Soul Love Moonage Daydream Starman Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

good

Upbeat and bright rock tunes with the essential Bowie dramatics, plenty of classics!

Legend obviously

Funky classic.

This is where Bowie really starts for me personally. I don't enjoy most of his earlier stuff nearly as much. This album also had a very clear and huge impact on music as we know it now Standouts Starman Ziggy Stardust Suffgagette City 4/5

One of my favorites!

An absolute classic. A sonic oddessey. May he Rest in power.

I always appreciate getting Bowie albums because he always makes them interesting. Even if there are some misses, it's never boring. Favorites: Soul Love, Starman, Ziggy Stardust Least favorites: Five Years,

Never fails to blow my mind.

There will never be another Bowie. I cannot say how great this album is - it is astonishing. The only negative thing is that it makes me feel sad he's gone. But, in the words of George, all things must pass ... this came on straight after the album finished - I feel haunted! In the most wonderful way. And that is the truth of genius ... it is eternal - how lucky we are to have these incredible souls in music, literature, art ... they do nothing but enrich our lives. Give us a glimpse behind the curtain. Freedom. A secret garden where anything (everything) goes (grows).

Time takes a cigarette 🚬 I can't claim that seeing 'Starman' on TOTP changed my life, as many do, I was too young. But playing 'Rock & Roll Suicide' many times on a compilation tape from 1974 when I was 6, it must have influenced my love of music. That and 'Space Oddity' which used to be played so much on the radio. It's staggering to think this was a pop album and made him a pop, as well as a rock star. It's so different, so cool, so challenging at times. 'Five Years' is an amazing opener, so evocative, it's as striking and visual as a Stephen King novel. Starman, Moonage Daydream, Ziggy Stardust - what a riff! It's iconic, influential, perfect. A star was born, or did he fall to earth?

“I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlor Drinking milk shakes cold and long Smiling and waving and looking so fine Don't think you knew you were in this song And it was cold and it rained, so I felt like an actor And I thought of Ma and I wanted to get back there Your face, your race, the way that you talk I kiss you, you're beautiful, I want you to walk We’ve got Five Years” I had to just paste this quote here. The whole opening song, but this part especially, completely convinces me that Bowie is experiencing the horror and emotion of realising that his time on earth is truly finite. This set a theme of incredible awareness of his own mortality, and an impeccable ability to articulate it, which continued right through to Blackstar. The album is all amazing too - ‘Ziggy Stardust’ especially stands out for its awesome tune - but ‘Five Years’ is truly a song like no other. You see the full process of grief.. sadness, fear, anger, spirituality, love, despair, all pass seemlessly within the space of minutes, through Bowie’s eyes. One of the best individual songs ever, in my opinion.

If we made contact with aliens and wanted to share a record with them that best represents music created by humans in the last 60 years, you’d struggle to find a better one than this. This album is simply great. It’s everything really. Timeless, progressive, funny, poignant, vibrant, and catchy. No weak tracks. Doesn’t overstay its welcome at 38 minutes, yet so much is packed in. Faultless. On top of that, my family loves Bowie and our amazing cat was named Ziggy, so it ticks the sentimental box too. Wham bam thank ya mam!

LET THE CHILDREN BOOGIE

Incredible. I have to say it’s still not my fav Bowie album I take a few over this but it’s still a true 5

god too fire cmon just absurd. gotta be my favorite of the bowie albums, just so consistent, and all my favorite songs. Exciting and emotional and rock and roll. Bowie so far is the winner of this list.

A great album.

Great.

Great

I mean, how could this not be a 5?

It's Ziggy Stardust

shame they fell, would've loved to hear more ziggy

Another album, where the question of does a few great songs make it a great album?

<3

Meh. Carried by Suffragette City

This album was peak Bowie at his most word marrying best. I could only imagine a sober persons face when he introduced ideas for this album. This album doesn’t blow me away. It’s pieced together much better than some of his later year albums. On average it’s a up tempo album and the songs just fly by. There’s defiantly some solid tracks. There are some so-so tracks as well. There isn’t trash. I will say that. I haven’t looked to see what the song is called so I can avoid it at all costs next time. Choice cut: Ziggy Stardust

Pretty standard Bowie affair, a lot of great songs and a couple that are only ok.

I think it's the best of the Bowie albums I've listened to. I'd always heard great things about this album but it was just alright in my opinion.

i liked it! moonage dream is fun oh god he's fascist? and groomed oh man

Day 89 - Feb 28th, 2025 I still hate David Bowie. 3/5

Det var rigtigt godt det her album kunne godt finde på at høre det igen han er meget god ham bowie

An absolute Bowie classic! Probably the album I've listened to the most, along with Heroes. It's one of the anthems of my adolescence, and at the same time it's an album I've never stopped listening to. Every now and then I play it and start enjoying it as if it were the first time. 5 stars, obviously!

There’s a star man waiting in the sky 🌵

It was pretty cool. Felt a bit boring to me. His voice and production is good but it was missing some kinda kick, so it felt like the songs blended together. Might need to relisten eventually.

al eens eerder geluisterd, absoluut banger album, vooral starman

Hang on to Yourself top shit

Easy 5. Love it. Is this the best Bowie album? Possibly although I think that might be Diamond Dogs. It's definitely right up there.

point4.

Moonage Dream Starman Lady Stardust Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City

Obviously a lot of great songs. Just never been a fan.

No doubt one of the best albums out there.

Yay!!!! Easiest 5 stars so far. This must’ve blown peoples minds in 1972.

if i hear these 3 things i know its gunna be a good time: an interesting bass palyer, a saxophone choir with a lot of barry sax, and a piano ! what instruments does bowie play? is he the piano player? i need to read this album wiki i have a million questions. was he freinds with elton? there have been two distinct times in my life where not knowing david bowie songs has really screwed me, yet i still havent seeked out his catalog that much. should tho bc there might be a third one day. never heard this album before, but liked it and listened to it again right away. its rockin! Theres a lot of like distantly familiar songs and bits of musical phrasing and lyrics. This is a good one !

Fourth Bowie album for me. I think it's fair to say that I'm not a super huge fan of the fella outside of 3-4 songs per album. I'd put this one on par with 'Station To Station'.

I own this one on vinyl, so it was pretty cool to listen to it again in that format. Basically, I like everything about this album that I liked about Aladdin Sane, except overall, I think it's a slightly weaker album (in my opinion). It has a good opening and closing, and the glam rock really knocks you off your feet. Favorite Song: Suffragette City Least Favorite Song: Hang On To Yourself

Well. I am not a David Bowie fan. And everytime I see one of his albums pop up, they fill me with dread. This is my 5th Bowie album This is the first one that I've actually enjoyed! My usual complaint is I don't like his voice But he actually sang on this one and it wasnt bad at all. The songs were much better too Wouldn't go as far as calling myself a fan now, but this was an enjoyable album. I see why this one is one of his best 4 ⭐️

There's no way that this album earns less than five stars from me. Longtime, lifelong fan. RIP, Starman. You're a legend, a musical genius. NOTE: if you all haven't watched the documentary called "Moonage Daydream," I'd recommend checking it out. It beautifully demonstrates what a creative force David Bowie was.

BEST SONGS: - Five Years - Soul Love - Starman

I love this Bowie album, especially compared to the last one we had. I had several of these songs saved before. Very much what comes to mind whenever I think of Bowie. Might not be your guys’ style, but I thoroughly enjoyed this

This was much better than the previous David Bowie album and I enjoyed some of the songs on this one. Starman was definitely my favorite and also the only one I heard before. I like albums that tell a story throughout and this was one of them, but outside of starman, there just wasn’t a lot of memorable songs for me.

I was at first a little bit unsure whether to give this a 4 or a 5 because it's a bit of an uneven album. There are songs that are absolutely amazing and then there are those I haven't even heard before. Finally I landed in giving it a 5 just by the fact that there are more great songs here than most artists have during their entire career.

This is my final 70s Bowie album on this journey, and it feels like a homecoming to me. I first listened to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust three years ago and enjoyed it then. Now, after listening to more albums from this era of Bowie's career, I better understand what came before and after. In this case, Ziggy Stardust the album follows the success of Hunky Dory, when David Bowie found his songwriting identity and sought to write more songs for live performances, inspired by the diverse musical scenes of America. In conjunction with this writing, Bowie created a new persona for himself - the alien rock star Ziggy Stardust, sent to Earth to save the people from an apocalyptic disaster with his music. As he wins over the hearts of many fans, he succumbs to his ego, taking a literal fall from grace and dying on stage in a glorious display. It's a rather loose concept but executed such that the album can be enjoyed regardless of how vested one is in the story. That's because David Bowie focused first on the songwriting to make these tunes anthemic, with catchy guitar hooks and choruses that are fun to sing along to and revel in. "Ziggy Stardust", "Moonage Daydream", "Suffragette City", "Starman", even lesser cuts like "Star", "Hang On to Yourself" and the closer "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" were written with such a poetic elegance yet maintaining the high-level rocking energy that helped define what glam rock was. There's a reason that Ziggy Stardust the album continues to be praised as a classic in Bowie's catalog. The man would continue to experiment and find further success. But for the first time in his career, David Bowie found himself in the center of the cultural zeitgeist, a rather ideal place for a starman.

Some good stuff. I guess I’m not a David Bowie fan, but I do like some of his songs.

Good, great arrangements and singing, but dusty sound. Particularly the drums sound strange, somewhat muffled. Hardly surprising fifty years after its release, but still. ****

Classic album with a mostly timeless sound that could have come from any era. Really enjoyed this, 4.5/5

Ah, we’ve finally gotten here. Honestly, what is there left to say about this album? It’s mothafuckin’ Ziggy man! This is considered one of the best albums of the 70s, one of David Bowie’s best, one of the best concept albums of all time, and is still considered one of the best albums of all time. After giving it another listen, I can see why. For those unaware, this album is about a bisexual and androgynous individual from space called Ziggy Stardust, who comes to save Earth when it has five years left. They try to save earth by becoming a rock star, and they launch themselves into stardom. However, their rock and roll lifestyle catches up to them, as they become washed up and a shell of their former self. With the unique concept of this album alone, Bowie’s writing is amazing here, there’s many memorable lines on this album. His storytelling on this album is great. It helps sell the thematic feel of this album, which is also really well done. The flow and sense of cohesion between songs is excellent. It really helps sell this album as an experience. The instrumentation and performances on this album are great as well, *especially* from Bowie himself. He sheds so much emotion in his voice, it’s so excellent and memorable. With that said, there’s so many highlights on this album as well. One of the best openers to an album ever, *Five Years,* starts the album off with a bang. Its slow crescendo is great. The guitar solo on *Moonage Daydream* is superb. The emotionality of *Starman* makes it among the best songs of all time. *Lady Stardust* and *Ziggy Stardust* is a nice look into Ziggy himself, his androgynous looks, and his past. *Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide* ends the album with a bang, showing the state Ziggy has ended up in. It’s an amazing closer. In short, *Ziggy Stardust* still holds up over fifty years after its release. It’s an amazing concept record and a must listen. It’s one that I HIGHLY recommend. It’s a true classic.

A great album by David Bowie, with too many great songs to mention.

Never heard this as a whole, this is exciting! A journey and I imagine very ahead of its time when it came out. 5* Highlights: starman, moonage daydream, ziggy stardust

I have friends who think this is one of the best albums ever made, but I just can't agree with them. It's got its moments ("Suffragette City" may be my favorite), but on the whole I just don't dig it that much.

One of my favorites of all time.

what a visionary