Aladdin Sane

Probably not his best work, a bit too much rock at the expense of space pop. But very fine nonetheless

Love Bowie

Overall - I really liked this album. I hadn't heard most of these songs before. I've listened to it like 3 times now, and all I can really say is, I'm adding it to my library. I really loved Time and Aladdin Sane. Some of it sounds very Bowie, some of it sounds very Bowie doing Rolling Stones. I really loved how Drive-In Saturday and The Prettiest Star have a 50's do-wop ballad vibe, and how well they mesh with Time.

It was really good, I liked it more than Blackstar

Solid rock album, most of the songs were nice tunes that I may go back to. There were just some songs that were a bit too messy/noisy for my personal taste and they drag the record down a bit for me.

This was very good!

I’m a Bowie fan and this is one of my favorites. Full of great songs and wonderfully weird

I'm least familiar with this era of Bowie's music (early period through 83, when Let's Dance came out). I could count my familiarity with early Bowie songs on one hand. His look being a major contribution of course, I really started to envision this as a music album that an alien would record after listening to some of our music. I could see how several strands would be influenced by this - punk, post punk, even elements of grunge. I'd probably need to listen to this more, but I'd say the latter half of the album is strongest as a whole. Cracked Actor, Let's Spend the Night Together, and Jean Genie are my favorites.

Classic - have it on vinyl

Not bad. Didn’t love.

Not for me

hmm Bowie? i kinda like it but some are meh

I would expect to like it if someone described it to me, but I somehow didn’t feel it

All killer no filler!

Fun, upbeat vibe with just enough stick it to the man. Didn’t have some of his most famous songs but still a great album that kinda faded into my day and provided a great backdrop without ever feeling like too much.

Creative, groovy. The title track Aladdin sane I really dug and had never heard. Very Bowie.

One of my favourite albums every song a masterpiece

I love Bowie, but if I got stuck on a desert island, and this was the only album I had, I’d drown myself.

This was actually a pretty good album. Liked it much better than hunky dory. I’ll admit, much more piano than I was expecting from a glam rock album. But not a bad thing. The lyrics I am a bit torn on. I initially thought they were okay, but after reading more about the album and the inspirations for each of the songs I now have a much deeper appreciation for them. I can definitely appreciate the themes, even if the actual lyrics don’t resonate strongly with me. Also, one of the most iconic musician pictures of all time

But we continues to impress me as an artist. That I hadn't previously enjoyed. However, digging into his catalog with now for records recently. Can honestly say them becoming quite a fan. This lags behind ziggy low and honkey dory but still quality listen

I liked it - I expect David Bowie will be one of my top artists for 2024.

I've liked all of the Bowie albums so far... this one I liked a bit less

teils, teils...

Classic Bowie. Not as epic as Ziggy, not as hit-heavy as Hunky Dury, not as coke-frenzied as Station to Station (well maybe…), but it’s as class as any of those. I love the insane title track, which resonates with his final masterpiece Black Star. Let’s Spend the Night together and The Jean Genie give the album some accessibility. All in between are some wonderfully bizarre tunes. This must have been a ballsy release following the success of Ziggy Stardust. Take all the stars Mr. Bowie, you were something else.

weird -I've had 4 Bowie albums so close - 101 - ZiGGY....103 LOW, 108 BLACKSTAR and 111 this one - and this falls in line with the others. Always a fan. More poilshed for me vs. Ziggy. A good listen.

Better than average. I wished I liked Bowie more than I do 2.9

3.5 stars rounded up. The singles are all well known. Bowie does glam, hard rock and lounge music or some mixture of the three for each track. Enjoyable mostly for the singles, but the deep cuts are worth a listen or two.

Really good all around album.

deserves 2 at least solely for the cool album cover

Första låten var rätt bra, andra låten låter som när jag var sju och trodde att jag kunde spela tramporgel. Intressant att det är denna bilden Bowie använder som profilbild & bakgrundsbild på spotify, twitter etc. men att ingen av låtarna är top 10 på Spotify. Helt OK album, glömde av att lyssna för det mesta. Prel. 3 / 5

• Kul att gå från album till album och se hur David Bowies frisyr ändras • Rätt pampigt ljud • Pianosolo? • Några låter kan va lite weird Betyg: Bowie är bra men detta va inte ett av hans bästa album, 3/5

Liknar ett av mina favoritalbum (Hunky Dory) väldigt mycket. Tidig David Bowie har något unikt som är väldigt charmigt tycker jag. Sätter dock 4 för tänker att Hunky Dory är en 5:a för mig och att det här påminde mig om det

For 99% of other artists this would be their unquestioned masterpiece. For Bowie, it's just another album. Absolutely loaded with hits.

Bowie is great

Great album by Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust phase. Fantastic energy, wailing guitars and funky beats over a range of song themes -- glam rock at it's rawest; no love songs here. Jean Genie is probably the most well-known track but Panic In Detroit is the best song on the album. Watch That Man, Cracked Actor, Time and his fantastic cover of the Stones' Let's Spend The Night Together are also high quality. I'm not a huge fan of the title track to be honest, but I love this record nonetheless.

this is bowies departure from pure rock and roll and glam. he starts to be weirder here. that exquisite feeling of the man who sold the world comes back after his two most glam rock albums, but in a different way, because now, i feel like he knows what he truly wants and knows who he is. it begins the style he would pursue on diamond dogs. its hard to track bowies progress in music; first, he had a syd barret kind of feeling to his lyrics, next album he went to a space folk type of thing; on hunky dory he explores his composition on piano based songs; on ziggy stardust he becomes a creature from mars and makes on of the best albums of all time, and polishes the glam rock of t-rex. on this one and diamond dogs he is a crazy dramatic rock and roller, also addicted to cocaine. then the berlin trylogy comes in and he basically creates the 80s, as i said, its hard to track it. anyway, ill give this a 4, because its not one of my favorite and kinda dense on times.

Interessantes Rockalbum der frühen 70er. Es zeigt die englische Lässigkeit von David und lässt auch schon seine Genialität erahnen. Leider sind die Songs aber noch zu roh und auch der Glam-Effekt ist noch nich ausgereift.

B+ tier Bowie.

This album converted me into a firm believer that every album here deserves at least two listens all the way through. I liked it on the first go, but LOVED it on the second. I don’t know what this magical man put into these songs, but my god, I think he fucked my ears into submission. Fav Songs: Aladdin Sane, Lady Grinning Soul Least: The Prettiest Star, The Jean Genie

I listened Aladdin Sane before, but this time i’ve got a chill. Thank u, David Bowie

What a funny little album to have to think about: following Bowie's career defining glam statement this album featuring one of the most iconic visuals of his whole career but is musically Just Okay. Aladdin Sane isn't a bad record at all but it's tantamount to basically any other American rock record at that point.

Not my favorite Bowie album.

What Aladdin Sane did best was prove the brilliance behind Bowie’s image and marketing. Guaranteed the first image most people have in their heads when thinking about Bowie is THAT cover, which was apparently the moat expensive album cover of all time up to that point. It’s amazing what a good cover, good promotion, and a few choice singles can do. But that isn’t to understate how good the music is as well. Drive-In Saturday and The Prettiest Star are two of my favourite Bowie tracks, the hard rockers are all fun and frantic, and Aladdin Sane, Time, and Lady Grinning Soul took some of the mystery and artiness of The Man Who Sold The World and Hunky Dory and transposed it perfectly into the harder Glam sound. So, it isn’t as good as Ziggy Stardust. What is? Bowie is still head and shoulders above any of his contemporaries

Aladdin Sane or ‘Ziggy goes to America’ as it’s widely understood is less a Ziggy continuation (the character of Aladdin Sane was different, but under developed) and more a reflection of Bowie’s second trip to America (and the drugs that followed!) Whilst backed by the spiders from Mars, Mike Garson joined to add his discordant hectic piano on the title track alongside Bowie’s cover of ‘let’s spend the night together’. Garson’s piano reflects the manic highs of all the Coke going up David’s nose at the time. Cracked Actor and Jean Genie are total blues grooves while lady grinning soul and time are suitably spooky and contemplative respectively. Fun fact. On the tour to support the album, Bowie would retire the character of Ziggy live on stage (Mick Ronsen was told beforehand - the other spiders were not leading to deteriorating relationships afterwards)

Meh

No real standouts for me on this one.

This album completely misses for me, I feel like nothing that made Hunky Dory or Ziggy Stardust special was here. I had never heard this album, just Jean Genie which was always an ok song. I think the title of the album is not good either, it’s not clever. However, the strange thing about this album is the iconic image that will live on forever. The album cover is what I think of most when I hear David Bowie and yet I had never heard the album. It got me thinking about the importance of album art. A picture is worth a thousands words and bands need to convey the album and their music by one picture. It used to be more important when we didn’t have access to the music until we brought the album and sometimes all we had was the cover. Going forward I’m going to try to give my brief thoughts on the album covers. This one is an A and is iconic David Bowie an artist who is split in half by a bolt of lightning but also maybe he is electric. It’s a beautiful image. I wish I enjoyed the album more.

Not my favorite Bowie Album, but definitely iconic.

It’s fine I guess.

Another good David Bowie album, I liked Prettiest Star and Let's Spend The Night Together and The Jean Genie the most.

Whenever I listen to Bowie that age old question pops into my head…how many dicks do you have to suck before you’re gay? I guess the answer is if you do it under aliases and alter-egos…A LOT! Musically I really like some Bowie songs and have actual physical adverse reactions to others (hives, rash, hemorrhoids). All the songs on this album fall somewhere in the middle. “Time” is definitely the high point on this one. Solid 3.

An album of wild swings in quality for me. The title track had me stop and check to see if I had other tabs open playing music, the piano piece sounds like an accidental layer added to the song. Not sure if him or the Rolling Stones originally did Let's spend the night together, but I have only heard the Stones version. His take was interesting but felt much more hurried than rocking. Panic in Detroit I think is my favorite track off this, never heard it before.

I had never listened to this all the way through front to back. Really dug it. The feel of it clearly continues where Suffragette City left off, only more so. And the noted American influence is interesting given it was his US tour that provided the backdrop for when the songs were written. This is a velvet goldmine of glam bliss.

You freaky old bastard, you. As demonstrated on this and other records, Bowie had a unique talent for lulling you in with a familiar chord progression before turning it on its head and taking a song in a really unexpected direction. With a career that spanned so many years, you certainly got a lot of costume changes with Bowie. But this was from the era where I think he was at his best, maybe the last album of that era. Great songs, tons of originality, and lots of nuanced vocal performances. The only thing holding this album back is somehow it doesn’t include a song that really breaks into that upper level of classic songs (and we know not every Bowie album had that problem). I think a 5 album has to have at least a couple of those. So a 4.5 for me, and I’m not rounding anything up to 5.

I’m down with a little Bowie (not in that way of course…although maybe…) Anyhoo, expected a bit more from this album. It was fine - not great, not bad. But I expect there are better Bowie albums coming. Like the soundtrack to Labyrinth. That was peak Bowie for me. Nothing better than turning on Magic Dance and annoying the piss out of my wife. Back to this album, I’m probably between a 2-3 and rounding up out of respect for DB / ZSD

Love me some Bowie, but his stuff has always been up and down for me. Same with this album. Really enjoyed some songs (Watch That Man and The Jean Genie) but others not so much, especially the piano in Aladdin Sane. Pretty easy 3* when you rank it against other albums in his catalog. Bowie's in space. Bowie's in spa-a-hace. Whatcha' doin' out there, man? 3.25/5

Not terrible, not my choice for David Bowie.

Har gått litt lei etter å ha hørt albumet 500k ganga, men litt Mike Garson slår aldri feil

Always love Bowie, some here I never heard before

You were not a true music head if you did not like Bowie....I guess I am not a true music head....not a Bowie fan. Did not enjoy this album.

Ja Bowie… kan niet anders dan vier sterren geven. Het blijft maar knallenal is het rustiger dan Ziggy stardust bijv. Drive-In Saturday is m’n favo!

Heel veel moeite mee. Uiteindelijk aangezet als achtergrond muziek. Helaas

Goed album, maar niet alles is top

great album

Extremely disappointing. My dad's got the front cover to this album as a poster on the wall so I was expecting great things. Possibly the worst Bowie album I've heard. Nothing worth keeping, besides maybe the Stones cover.

This is a good example of an album that I appreciate, but don't really need any of the songs in my library. Songs like "Aladdin Sane" and "Jean Genie" have wonderful piano melodies. Other songs are clearly inspired by Rockabilly and Doo Wop. I am surprised how unimpressed I am by David Bowie's vocals. The music and the lyrics are probably where most of his talents lie.

Always amazing

Some very solid songs for the time, classic Bowie.

Top-tier Bowie. I love how generally dramatic and big the whole album is. Watch That Man is such a great opener. I love the elaborate twinkly keys across a lot of the album, definitely in songs like Aladdin Sane but then particularly in Lady Grinning Soul. That song is soooo good and elevates the whole thing.

It’s fucking Bowie.

Didn’t care for it - less melodic than I tend to prefer

really intense, but too rocky for my taste but had some cool trsvks

Ik mis denk ik de historische hype rondom Bowie, vind het album niet echt bijzonder en mis de bekendere nummers.

Fun stuff. Makes me want to learn the words.

This is a brilliant record which has stood the test of time, and is among the best records of the 70s. However I feel this is a slight dip in form after Ziggy which remains up until Station to Station which are masterpieces. I love the Stones-esque sound of this record, and there's some incredible tracks on here; Drive In Saturday is one of my favourite Bowie tracks, the off-key piano in the title track fits the theme well and is so disorienting, and The Jean Genie provides some rock n roll fun. A great album, just not flawless like others in Bowie's discography.

Great Not as good as station to station but very good. Time is the highlight

It’s like being on Mr Toad’s “Wild Ride”, whilst being served high tea by some groovy cat in a space uniform. Utterly brilliant.

listened 2x, but wasn't too impressed. 2.7/5

Out of the 4 songs i listened to, i only liked jean genie

Definitely showcases Bowies vast inspirations and creativity, from rock and jazz to 50’s doo-wop music. Not something I would usually listen to but hard to deny Bowies impact on music. Would give a 3.5 if I could.

Not bad. Title track Aladdin Sane was the worst on the album. Not Bowie's best album, but still decent.

David Bowie had some weird but interesting music. His manner was quite unusual.

Meh. I like the more abstract Bowie. This version tried to be The Rolling Stones too hard.

Nur ein paar Lieder gehört, die haben mir aber gefallen. Wird noch mal angemacht.

Good album Standout tracks: Panic in Detroit, Time, Watch that man

Hmmmm. Not a patch on Ziggy stardust, I find DBs music quite dull overall

Was not bad but still not going to seek out his stuff

Second best Bowie album I've heard on this list. Pretty good overall, the title song was the worst for me though. 3.5/5

decent but not my style

Classic Bowie, sounds like him.

Jean genie!

Love Bowie! Jean Genie!

Good

this album really shows how little one had to try to achieve “significance” in rock music, depressingly degenerate

Good album, but not his best.

This should have just been the album art as a poster. Music kind of boring.

i tried so hard to enjoy it. not a single song that i enjoyed. a lot of noise and my head slightly hurts. couldn't tell you what caused that exactly though. wait. i spoke too soon lady grinning soul is gorgeous. amen! 1/10.

It started pretty strong but declined the rythym in the middle and end of the album. Amazing voice and a staple for experimentation in music.

Lot of good stuff on here.

it was ok, best song was lady grinning soul... i think

I really want to love this album, but I can't get into the atonal elements. there is so much modern music that I listen to that I know is influenced by David Bowie, but something about the intention sloppiness does click with me.

Suuuper interesting! Maybe not something I want to hear every day but I enjoyed it.

Some classic rock songs. Bowie knows how to play it up!

Fucking banger

Big Bowie fan. I've bought Bowies greatest hits on cassette, CD, and digital. I'll have to listen to this album again to give a proper review but. It's Bowie. It's gonna have some quality

Decent classic rock. Didn’t quite grab my attention but was a comfortable listen

Bowie. Automatic five stars. Memories with camp friends.

Great album by a truly talented artist.

Not as good as ziggy

If you'd asked me before starting the 10001 albums if I liked Bowie I'd have given a pretty unequivocal yes - but the more of his albums I listen to closely and completely the more I find him kind of tedious and annoying, with a few amazing songs scattered through a huge and hugely uneven catalogue. He's doing interesting stuff in pop culture, but I don't actually want to listen to most of most of his albums... This album opens with a Rolling Stones style honky tonk track with that tack piano sound and bluesy guitars. The title track is more distinctive, chaotic pianos and woozy unresolved vocals harmonies flit around a solid groove on the bass. Then there's one of his signature show tune style story-sining tracks. Panic in Detroit sounds like Ziggy Stardust: bright overdrive and hand-drums for an upbeat glam sound that and climaxes with a fun dueling/harmonizing guitars panned left/right section. The doubled guitar lead sound re-appears on Time, another broadway style song with some cool piano/guitar interplay that opens up into an intense gospel meets glam choral outro. Let's Spend the Night Together gets back to the high tempo honky-tonk piano & dirty guitars Rolling Stones sound for a horny high energy rave up. Jean Genie is back to the glam blues formula: harmonica and a I-IV-V chord progression with theatrical singing all about fame and sexuality. In a way, it doesn't make sense to rate this one as a discrete album. It's part of a whole multi-media project of film/video, stage performance, interviews etc through which he developed and played with this glam persona and carved out a space in pop culture and so much of that was responding to trends, styles, moods etc that would have made more immediate sense to a contemporary audience. It asks the important question, what if Mick Jagger was even more queer coded, but in a kind of space way? This album's meaning is so contingent on that multi-album multi-platform aesthetic project, that taken on its own outside of that context it isn't really that compelling: none of these are among his best songs and the sounds are all pretty familar stuff.

This is the fifth David Bowie album I've reviewed on this site, and the fourth I've given five stars to. Almost 10% of my five-star ratings are for David Bowie albums. I didn't want it to be like this! I didn't want to appear to have such a narrow window of taste… but I can't help myself. One listen to "Aladdin Sane" and I know I can't give it anything but. When discussing this 1973 effort, "Ziggy goes to America" was Bowie's own elevator pitch. The subtext? He bloats out, takes more drugs, has more sex, gets increasingly paranoid. And meanwhile, all around him the music amps up. The Spiders from Mars are back and riffing and rocking harder. Mick Ronson plays some excellent sleazy blues with a much more pronounced distortion (if the Stones influence isn't apparent in tracks like "Watch that Man" or "The Jean Genie", a train is driven through it with the cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together"). Doo-wop makes a fitting appearance too, with nostalgic pining for a forgotten '50s in "Drive in Saturday" and "The Prettiest Star" (originally released in 1970 with Marc Bolan on guitar, significantly glammed up here). That just leaves the tracks which don't fit in either camp, and they're perhaps the real highlights here: nothing like anything Bowie had done before, with the unifying factor of Mike Garson on piano. He's the album's MVP, giving utterly stunning contributions to "Aladdin Sane" (which features his bonkers, avant-jazz solo) and "Time" (a Brechtian-cabaret ballad and one of my all-time favourite Bowie tracks: the build up to the central refrain, with both Garson and Ronson playing iconic melodic lines, is wonderful). Finally, "Lady Grinning Soul": a sublime, ethereal end which sends Bowie (and Ziggy, and Aladdin) out on a wave of falsetto and twinkling ivories. The glam era was almost over: Bowie would soon be closing its curtain, nose on the ground for the next emergent trends.

The sound is familiar to me as I know other Bowie material, but I hadn't heard this album. Enjoyable!

fave track: drive in saturday final thoughts: gonna be real, bowie owes me financial compensation for some of the lyrics in this

8/10 aladdin sane is a play on tbe words "a lad insane" and that's definitely the vibe i got from this. i decided to read the backstory of this album for once and to summarise; after gaining commercial success through his previous works, bowie went on tour across the US. whilst on his travels, he began to become inspired by the music there, creating and lyrics and sounds that would eventually culminate into aladdin sane. i think the majority songs on here are very avant-garde and glitzy, representing the subgenre of glam rock very well. a notable track that stood out to me was "watch that man", the opening for this album - and it's a very strong one. the guitar carries the feeling of the song, giving it a very flashy and gritty vibe to reflect the main character here. there's other components too like the backing vocals present on the chorus to show that everyone at the after-party is also enamoured by this man's presence. there's other songs too like drive-in saturday with cryptic lyricism that highlight the generation of tomorrow forgetting the concept of love and reverting to pornography in order to gain some semblance of it again, or the song time, where the music utilises the piano to give it an almost musical villainous vibe to it, showing how time can be your worst enemy in the fact that it slips out your hands just as much as it decides to stretch on forever. there's a lot of strange and peculiar production choices on here that definitely achieve the concept of this album with bowie spiraling after achieving new found stardom. however i didn't agree with every musical choice on here. for example in the second track, aladdin sane, the unorganised piano notes did not do it for me. i get the artistic vision but it went on for wayyy too long, could've been condensed a little bit. then other songs like lets spend the night together felt so out of place, like it didn't belong?? i feel as if this album has more wins than losses, but my god are the losses really apparent lmaooo. there's a lot more i could praise this album for but i'd just sound redundant after a while. all in all, i enjoyed listening to this album, would loveee to hear more from bowie

Very well executed, but not totally to my taste. That piano on Aladdin Sane is fantastic.

Some artists write good music. Some write challenging music. David Bowie is one of the rare few who can do both simultaneously. I didn’t know this album at all, nor did I know any of the songs. But this is classic Bowie—idiosyncratic, catchy, steeped in pop tradition but experimental with melody and harmony, demanding your attention. The piano solo on the title track blew my mind. I thought this was great!

I always think very highly of Bowie but don't particularly enjoy actually listening to his music. I wonder why that is?

The album as a whole isnt my favorite, but when it shines it really shines, really like cracked actor especially.

gut

4.2/5

Album Rating: 6/10 Favorite Song: Drive-In Saturday Genre: Rock/Avant Garde (it's own kinda thing) Notes: A decent album overall. I really like the background instrumentals for all of the songs. He does a great job of using instruments like the piano and saxophone to give a slight carnival feel at times. I just have a hard time getting into it due to Bowie's singing style. The occasional slight out-of-tune singing is a bit offputting at times.

This was the first album I bought after college and it is just as stunning as it was then. Been a while since I listened to older Bowie. So glad this one came up

Not a huge fan of his early work. He is an awesome artist anyway!!!

Was pretty good. I liked the piano

Love the mixing of drums and guitar for a care free and high energy sound. Songs that I personally have not heard but have the quality of being familiar at the same time. For an album that is 50+ years old, holds up beautifully and has that timeless quality about it, lending itself to another 50 years and beyond of enjoyment reaching down into the soul and bringing out the ziggy stardust in us all. Want to go for a run or do chores around the house while dancing? This album delivers the backdrop for such activities. The building of guitar chords and drums on Jean Genie really gets you crackin on bruv!

Track 1: First song feels very 70s, I get Mick Jagger vibes immediately Track 1: Heavy bass line, bar piano vibes, screeching guitar music , would be good song for the opening scene of a movie showing the main character in different parts of his day Track 3:”Drive In Saturday” definitely a UK 🇬🇧 vibe, reminds me of Pink Floyd’s dark side of the moon with the dreamy synths and the upbeat echoey chorus , note the sax making a welcomed appearance “Panic in Detroit” referring to the battle between police and black panthers (I think? Activists?) during the 60s me thinks… cues in the soulful sister at the end of song to give it some “Motown” flavor “Time” wow , Pink Floyd’s The Wall shares so many elements here , but which came first? 🤔 and that guitar solo totally inspired some of bohemian rhapsody “Let’s spend the night” Billy Joel piano flavor

Lovely piano undertones. Sing-songy. I'd definitely put this on for a road-trip.

J'ai du mal avec les solos, les instruments en effet désaccordés ect... C'est trop stimulant pour mon cerveau j'arrive pas à me concentrer Je pense que je préférai dans un environnement moins calme, genre en fonds dans un lieu public, psk là au sous sol c'est pas la Vibe Ravie d'avoir enfin écoute l'album dont le poster était pdt 2 ans a la coloc cependant J'ai bien aimé the prettiest star

1973 ?!!! Je tenais Bowie pour beaucoup plus moderne.

J'ai bien aimé, mais c'est pas mon album préféré.

Great album, fun listen from front to back.

Classic Bowie

I've never really ventured too far into David Bowie's discography -- I'm mostly familiar with his works in the 80s; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and his theatrics/movies, so this is a first for me. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the Americana vibe. Real Ziggy went to the US feeling to it.

Pretty sweet album. Never really looked into Bowie or Glam Rock, but this stuff goes pretty hard. Some of my favorties here were Alladin Sane, The Prettiest Star, and Lady Grinning Soul. I'm sure there's more Bowie on this list and I will be looking forward to it.

It shows the glam rock element of Bowie. Some interesting and some experimental passages but overall wasn't my thing.

Very interesting and diversified sound palette. Felt haunting at times which added to the dystopian romanticism of the album really well. Great instrumentals and the lyricism was very methodically poetic as Bowie does really well. 88/100

An all time favourite

There is not really any Bowie I don't like

Thoughts before listening: Classic album from Bowie's best era. I'm sure I'll know a bunch of the songs on here, but this isn't one of the albums I've heard. I do love this era of Bowie so this should be good. Review: So apparently this is the album after Ziggy Stardust, and it's definitely an extension on that sound. This is glam rock but with jazzier elements mixed in, and I like it. This is definitely a weirder, less accessible album than it's predecessor but that just makes for a more interesting sound. Overall this is a 3 compared to the elite albums in Bowie's catalog, but it's still a really good album.

I love 70s Bowie. My personal favorite of this album is "Let's Spend the Night Together."

Beaucoup de morceau bien écrits avec des modulations intéressantes.

Not sure if I was just not in the mood, or I just didn't like this album, but it did nothing for me. Never really caught my attention.

I love the guitar work throughout most of Bowie's career, I just don't like when he sings over it throughout most of his career also.

This was not my favorite tbh. I kind of got bored at some parts, but then some parts just had too much going on

There's a lot of david bowie I like and none of it is really here

Embarrassing reveal that I have emotions: I haven't listened to a lot of David Bowie's work since he died, because I used to listen to Ziggy Stardust, Low, and Hunky Dory a *lot* and he was the first/only celebrity death that really upset me. That said: Aladdin Sane doesn't make it onto my replay list a lot aside from The Jean Genie. To me it's obviously very iconic in its cover and imagery (the strange mullet adjacent haircut got immensely popular and we all probably recognize the lightning bolt) but not a big stand-out musically. I find a lot of the tinkling piano unpleasantly jarring and the rest is Fine. I'm trying to remain unspoiled as to the albums on the list, but I have to assume David Bowie has at least five and I'm not sure why this is one of them.

I can hear how it's got more of a raw rock sound than the prior album, which is an interesting development. And i immediately knew Jean Genie yet had absolutely no idea of the words in any way. (Unless there's another version same melody but about a 70s flower child lady? ) so this is a 3 star for me. It's fine, i didn't dislike it.

Really good!

Fun and explorative. Still not my thing but excited to give more Bowie a try

Aladdin Sane ist interessant.

Wonderful …. It remembers me to my youth

A poor man’s Ziggy Pop, which doesn’t make this a bad album, but given the amount of Bowie albums already on the list, this one can be skipped.

Not my favourite Bowie album following two game changing releases with Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. I’ve always thought the title track is a bit overrated and never really cared for the Stones cover. It’s still peak Bowie though and there are plenty of excellent tracks here, from the swagger of The Jean Genie and the anthemic Drive In Saturday to some of his most gorgeous songs in The Prettiest Star and Time

ziggy + hunky dory = a lad insane

I’ve been waiting for the day I finally got a Bowie album. I said that I considered Björk one of the last true artists still making music today. To me, Bowie was one of the most true “artists” to ever live. He always pushed musical boundaries and his own boundaries, and his music lived through him via his many personas. This is very much a glam rock album, but it is very much not repetitive. The foundation of this album is honky-tonk piano and distorted guitars, with some mixes of art rock. But there is something interesting going on in each song, that keeps the album from going stale very quick, which is an issue many other glam rock albums suffer from. This album’s theme is based on Bowie’s experiences touring in the U.S., and the things he experienced while here, but also his personal gripes with life while on tour. The album feels dirty and playful and the lyrics often reference sexual desires and debauchery, but Bowie’s energy allows these things to be communicated flawlessly. He truly was a performer way ahead of his time. Rating: 8/10

Hyvin amerikkalainen albumi - siinä mielessä, että tulee olo, että Rolling stones tekis tämän paremmin. Ei suosikkini Bowielta, vähän show-off.

Ziggy Stardust ei ollut Davidin rokkimuuvi - tämä on. Koska artisti ottaa vaikutteita suoraan Rollareilta, eikä siitä bluesista, jonka tulkitseminen sai Rollarit kehittämään musiikkia, joka toimii selittämättömällä hienovaraisuudellaan, lopputulos on geneerinen. Drive-In Saturday ei kelvannut Mottille, minkä ymmärrän hyvin. Paras biisi taas on aika epä-rock.

Where has this album been all my life?!?

The beauty only shone through when intensely listening (so nothing for running in the background). Loved the piano solos in some pieces.

Opens like the most rock and roll album of David's discography

Didn’t like it.

You’d be insane not to listen to this!

listened to this while we played rumikub (sp?). sick album. love bowie.

Yawn. Ziggy should have went back to Mars.

Not totally in my wheelhouse. I know some people fawn over David Bowie but I feel like some songs were a complete mess. I do like "Let's Spend the Night Together," but not this album as a whole. Definitely has it's place in history though.

Similar to Prince & Purple Rain... I think I like David Bowie music, but this album was just not it for me.

Everything Bowie does is almost always certified gold

4/5 - I love every song equally on this album.

I still prefer later Bowie over the glam rock era incarnation, but this is still very enjoyable. The piano, especially in the title track, is fantastic.

its pretty good, experimental for sure. i am biased in the sense that i really enjoyed the piano parts. as for the whole album, i feel like his other albums are a lot better than this one.

Not his best album, Huge Bowie fan but this one's not for me

mid

torn about this in terms of bowie. while some of the songs are exactly what I like from glam rock, a few of the songs are way too kitschy with too much american influence. also too experimental with avant garde and jazz elements on some tracks. a good example is watch that man as too superficial, and time as one of my favourites. ziggy stardust will always be more enjoyable to listen to the whole way through for me. less experimentation and more of what I liked about bowie's music.

Very creative and innovative - in some sections he has that classic rock sort of feel, but in other sections he delves into experimental almost jazz like sound that would still be considered avant-garde today. Complex and beautiful album.

David Bowie is at his best when he is grandiose

Its totally hunky dory

Mona Lisa.

Not a fan

I think maybe it's because it's been a while since I listened to Ziggy stardust but I really liked this album. It was almost feral. And the piano? Wild. Loved it.

Interesting part of Bowie’s journey

I like it, feels like more Ziggy Stardust but not quite as good as that one. Will I listen to again: 80%

5. One of my faves!

It is wild that, 1000+ albums into the list, we are STILL getting more Bowie. Not that I mind... in fact, I'm a bit sad that I think this is my last Bowie on the list. At least he finished off with something solid!

Honestly? I'm kinda surprised by how flip floppy this was. There were moments where I really dug it, and others where I wanted to skip.

Muy buen album, tiene el sonido mítico de David Bowie. A destacar "Aladdin Sane" y "Lady Grinning Soul". Lo volvería a escuchar

Both the album cover & title alone should be familiar to anyone, even if only by name. The Bowie + Mike Garson combo is unlike anything else. If you're one of the few who've only heard about this album & never actually heard it, you're one of today's lucky 10,000.

I didn't love this album. I hate to hate on classics. At the end of the day, classic rock is just not really my vibe.

It was pretty good. Not peak Bowie though.

Like a bit of experimental Bowie.

It felt like we were on an upward trajectory with the 3 previous Bowie albums but this was mince. I couldnt tell you anything about any of the tracks.

This sounded like he left it all on Ziggy Stardust this is the inevitable slight step down, but only slight. The jazzy piano bits helped to distinguish it. Drive-in Saturday was my highlight

Lady grinning soul är bra.

It’s Bowie. Fun, chaotic and good piano work

tågenmusik. i hate this fucker. kuulostaa taas siltächa tältä...en ikinä kuuntelisi itse silti miellekästö musiikkia. montakohan albumiä ukolta on vielä tulossa huoh .tasasta nelosta paiskuttaa joka kerta kun veturi raiteilla konsanaam..kitarantyöstäminen..pianon näppäilijä.. saxofooniin syljintä.. lady grinning soul

I like David but I’ve never listened to any full albums. It was good Liked tracks: Panic in Detroit The Prettiest Star

I shouldn’t be surprised anymore when I like a David Bowie song. I have yet to find one I don’t like. He’s such a versatile songwriter/musician.

I forgot how weirdly jazzy and moody this album is but I still LOVE it. "Cracked Actor" and "Watch that Man" are such bangers. This record gives me joy.

It's OK

Positive rating but without standout sound

4.75

Mejores portadas ever

No thanks

-my third bowie album on here!!!!!! -i am liking how upbeat this first song is -this is my favorite of his albums i have listened to so far -okay cracked actor is completely and totally a banger -a lot of these songs are really hitting the mark for me -other bowie albums to me have felt lackluster -bowie is so iconic and a legend but he definitely doesn’t always bring it for me -but this album! is the first time i feel bowie lives up to his name -this album was really great. easy four stars!

Amazing, always amazing

I always wrote Aladdin Sane off but after listening to it here I was soon mistaken.

Didn't like it that much. Sorry david

Not my favorite of the Glam Rock Bowie albums but still excellent. After a few years of shelving this album, I will definitely be coming back. I like that it’s a little more doo-woppy and poetic than Ziggy.

He should have used one of those wishes for the ability to make good music. 3 Bowie albums so far, 3 trash albums so far.

Tot nu toe vind ik de input van David een beetje tegenvallen. Slecht zijn de albums die we gehoord hebben natuurlijk niet, maar het is ook niet opvallend goed. Dit vind ik er ook weer zo eentje. Beroemde hoes, onmiskenbaar Bowie-geluid, maar niks wat het tot grote hoogte opstuwt. Gewoon een leuke collectie prima songs. Misschien ligt het aan mij en ben ik gewoon niet cool en open-minded genoeg. Zou dat het zijn?

Ik hoor de valse piano in de titeltrack. En dat brengt mij gelijk weer terug bij Velvet Undergound die ik gisteren mocht luisteren. Blijkbaar blijft de ergernis aan de plaat lang hangen. Heb ik dat nog een 2 gegeven joh? Maar voor de vergelijking. David heeft dus ook een nummer lang zo'n ergerlijk pianootje en heeft meer van die bokkesprongen. Maar zet daar dan later voldoende tegenover om het snel naar de achtergrond te laten zakken. Het staat met recht in de lijst. Tof om het eens helemaal te luisteren. Een tweede keer zal niet snel gebeuren. Maar dit zijn wel de platen die de 1001 leuk maken.

Rijk album vol met muzikale spitsvondigheden (of een chaotische mix van geluiden als je het niet trekt). De bas blijft wel de hele tijd een soort van vastigheid en dat is wel nodig, want soms gaat het alle kanten op. Ik kan Bowie inmiddels wel waarderen, maar heb daar wel een hele tijd over gedaan. En er staat natuurlijk veel te veel van de beste man in deze snoblijst, maar dit album mag er wat mij betreft wel bij. De hoes is in ieder geval iconisch genoeg.

cool piano

po ja ouvi demais tb kkk

a lad insane, right?

This album is all front-cover. Fuzzy British glam pop: fine. Songs are structured, sensible well-produced pop songs but don't extend to much beyond competence for me.

I used to think of this album as a kind of slighter version of its predecessor, but that’s wrong and more and more, I find myself preferring this album. It has a frenetic and sort of disjointed feel that work in its favor. The songs are pretty uniformly excellent and it’s just a blast. Great stuff.

It's pretty good I wanted to like it more just because Bowie is great. Very epic in a literal sense, very anthemic and its much more enjoyable knowing just how many substances he's on as its almost a feature on every song. its weird but alright. Notable Songs: Drive-In Sat, Cracked Actor, Time, Lets Spend the Night Together, The Jean Genie

ya lo conocía papá

No me gustó nada la verdad, aunque bailamos con Vico

"Who will love Aladdin Sane? Battle cries and champagne, just in time for sunrise" My second Bowie album! As always, Bowie is very listenable, and I put this album on in the family room TV when visiting home for the entire family to enjoy. I was expecting a bit more out of this album than what it gave me, however. Lyrically, this album is probably close to perfection, but musicality is far more important to me. 'Watch that Man' has such a nice hook that I needed to add it to the playlist, great example of good Bowie. the other stand-out track to me was 'The jean genie' although a bit overplayed in Bowie's discography, it offers a nice interpretation of bluesy-country songs, and this album having been considered what would happen if 'Ziggy stardust goes to America,' it's very fitting, with most of the other tracks. All that being said, I wouldn't come back to this album, so by my own criteria, it cannot earn a 4/5, although I appreciate the mastery behind Bowie's lyricism, thematic choices and musicality.

There were a few songs that we harring (that may be the point). Ok overall, nothing to write home about imo.

Guitars sound sick! Enjoyed what is a bit of a bonkers album with some very jazzy and unusual sounds.

The first rock album I ever bought with my own money. I like it more now than I did then - mostly because I appreciate Mike Garson's genius piano work now.

good vibes. the prettiest star is so far my favorite

Not my cup

Good but not his best. (2 Bowie recommendations in a week?)

Glam era Bowie is an instant 5 Dude was on fire in the 70s

Pretty good

This blew me and my expectations away. Banger after banger on this thing. Amazing production and catchy tunes. Early to Mid 70s Bowie sure is a treat, huh? I’d highly recommend this to anybody who wants a good glam rock record. Instant classic!

There are some high points here, but there are Bowie albums I love more.

Not as good as I expected, I like the well known ones and a few others. Wouldn't rush out to buy this today.

One of the best that's been recommended so far

dawis bowie klavijature interesantno

Maybe this album was revolutionary in 1973 but I am quickly learning that I do not like Bowie's body of work - it sounds very messy in a way that similar-sounding albums have tightened up. Granted other albums were probably very influenced by this style but it's not for me

Better than the last Bowie album, I like the flow of the songs, good continuity in the album as a whole, good composition and even some cool solos and stuff.

rock, ahead of his time

In theory I should like David Bowie. He's just a bit out there for me I guess. It was an ok, not spectacular album for me.

Aladdin Sane oder A Lad Insane…? - Bowie hat das Album als "Ziggy goes to America" beschrieben, das trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf -> viele amerikanische Einflüsse (v.a. Jazz, Blues, Rock'n'Roll) gepaart mit dem für ihn typischen Prog-/Artrock - spannende Produktion -> es passiert viel in den Songs - Der athmosphärische, fast musicalartige Stil ist wie bei jedem Album der Kustfigur Ziggy Stardust stark vorhanden. - Nicht mein favourite Bowie Album, dafür fehlen die Hits. Aber grundsolides Konzeptalbum, das den Hörer auf eine Reise schickt. - 3,5/5

- Nie ein riesengroßer Bowie-Fan gewesen. Finde die Hits toll und der Mensch ist mir total sympathisch, aber von seinem Gesamtwerk war ich immer relativ unberührt. - Das Album hat mich leider kalt gelassen - Man kann ihm zugute halten, dass es konzeptionell stimmig ist, dabei aber auch total abwechslungsreich. Bowie wirkt absolut authentisch - 2/5

- zu 100% nicht meins (werde Bowie, noch Glam Rock) - auch wenn ich das Album durchgehört habe, ist mir kein Song wirklich positiv im Kopf geblieben - der Track Aladdin Sane sogar eher negativ mit dem Klavier-Geklimpere (für viele wahrscheinlich eher etwas, was heraussticht und künstlerisch der Shit ist und somit nahe an der Ketzerei meine Aussage -sorry dafür) - 1 / 5

I'm not the biggest fan of Bowie's voice. But he has great delivery and he is quite versatile with his vocal phrasing and melodies. The music choices are nothing short of top tier. Every note played by the guitar is perfect. Rhythm section is tight. The piano is flawless. I desperately crave more piano in modern music. Despite not fully loving Bowie's voice, his vocals are 5/5. I can see why people love Bowie. He's definitely a visionary, the definition of a true artist. The compositions of each of these songs sound so thought-out but I would bet that Bowie didn't have to over think or spend an unnecessary amount of time on writing this. As I believe he is as creative as creative can be. This effort was probably effortless for him. Endless hooks and refrains that stick in your head. I'm almost certain there is a concept behind this record but I'm giving my opinion on what I'm hearing, without any further knowledge of this album. I will definitely revisit this album. I'm a huge fan of conceptual rock, and if it is part of a concept, I will eat this up and dissect its layers. No second guessing, 5/5

I might warm up to a 4 star with a few more listens.

i actively enjoyed this album but not enough to give it 5 stars because there were a couple tracks on it that i dont remember

UGHHHHHHHHH BEST THING ON EARTH. among others. extremely formative album for me. nostalgic but always feels like i'm listening to it for the first time somehow. thematically this is just crazy and so much darker and weirder than ziggy stardust... musically too! when you hear that freaking opening piano to watch that man... ! the absolute serve that is side A of this album like oh my god. and then "time" is one of his best songs of all time. SO JOT THAT DOWN. i think the back half is slightly less engaging but lady grinning soul is also perfect. so. no notes! ⚡️

One of my favorite albums of all time. Just such a good combo of the old and the new- the piano solo on Aladdin Sane, the bluesy Rolling Stones/Kinks moments, the music hall and art rock and glam rock guitar and the LYRICS!!! My three favorites are always Aladdin Sane, Drive in Saturday (that’s MY SONG!!), and Time, and also The Prettiest Star as of the past year or two or three. Um. Idk what to say. If anyone says they hate this album I’m going to kill myself on the timeline. Just kidding. I do dislike the cover of Let’s Spend the Night Together. If I were any of The Rolling Stones I would be so pissed. But the same year that the album was released Davis Bowie and Mick Jagger were hooking up so! Love wins.

An eclectic mix of rock and jazz noises thrown together into a decently coherent early 70s album. Certainly, the sound is quite innovative for its time. The musicians involved are playing passionately – perhaps too much so – which creates a very full-on, almost chaotic atmosphere compared to his previous atmospheres. Too much energy and excitement, possibly from Bowie's rise to superstardom the previous year. Most of side 1 suffers from too-complex flourishes, chord changes, and melodies that aren't quite catchy enough to justify themselves. In fact, this is a rare album where I can say definitively that one side (side 2) is stronger than the other. Time, Lady Grinning Soul, and The Jean Genie are my personal favourites (particularly the latter). In The Jean Genie, Bowie finally decides not to go overboard on the musical theatrics that greatly bring down other songs like Panic In Detroit and the title track. This creates a piece of music that not only rises to the heights of Bowie's previous album, Ziggy Stardust, but actually surpasses most of it. The other two aforementioned tracks are also like this, and easily move the otherwise 3-star album up to 4 stars.

I am a Bowie fan and I did enjoy this album, but it wasn't my favorite.. A few tracks I loved on this thing were 'Drive-In Saturday', 'Time', 'The Jean Genie' and 'Lady Grinning Soul' but honestly, outside of these 5 tracks I didn't really enjoy much more than these.. now granted, thats half the album, but I don't know something about this album it just.. it felt like a few random tracks throw around a few more central focused songs, and to me I loved the few that I mentioned before but I wasn't the biggest fan of the album as a whole. I found myself struggling to fully finish this album, I don't know why.. I tried to give it a fair listen the whole way through a few times, but the middle of the album would usually lose me so instead I focused on the tracks that I did enjoy. Overall: 2.8/5

Listening to Rick Wakeman and his perfectly unique - from Gershwin to Prog - piano playing on the title track you wonder just where careers would have gone if Bowie hadn’t recommended Wakeman take the job offer from Yes because he couldn’t offer him the same stability. And, as we know, of course Yes wasn’t stable but their revolving doors were not quite as dramatic as Bowie’s as he never stayed anywhere for longer than an album. I need to ‘fess up. When I put this on I thought I was about to listen to Hunky Dory and the smorgasbord of sprightly pop classics that is. I’d mixed up the albums either side of Ziggy of which “Aladdin Sane” I now recall is my least favourite. The title track is exquisite and there are well know hits and classics scattered throughout. But it doesn’t hit the melodic heights of its two predecessors. It’s a romp, but just within the speed limit.

An album of absolute hits but wtf was the title track? Some people may call it genius, but it sounded like my 6-year old got on the piano after eating too much sugar.

Good, classic Bowie album

Would listen again, would recommend

Fighting my bias to be fair here. This is so easily a 1,001 album. It's Bowie's first album after being a major star and dove deeper into a glam and pop influence than he had done before. The songs and cover are iconic; I prefer some of his more thoughtful albums but there's no question that the structure, style, musical composition, and singing are a cut above where most bands can get. The Prettiest Star is a 5/5 song, but other Bowie albums have non-stop 5/5s. With my bias votes though this is easily a 5 album.

Great production. Fun use of stereo sound. A couple tracks feel a little crowded. I like the Stones version of Let’s Spend the Night Together, but this cover is fun I guess. I probably have more time logged seeing Bowie in movies than listening to his music. Are there some diss tracks on here? Jean Genie and Cracked Actor sound like diss tracks. I'm sure the best is yet to come, but overall enjoyable.

Classique.

Un album concept, très verbeux, pratiquement un "musical" déguisé. Instrumentations exceptionnelles. Moins accessible que certains autres album de Bowie. Nécessite plusieurs écoutes pour apprécier pleinement.

Not for me

5.5/10

''A lad insane''. Cover le plus cher dans le temps. Un de ses premiers gros succès 'populaire'. Chacun de ses albums est une expérience en soi. Cool expérience.

not my style

Nice combination of piano improv and rock elements. First listen was a bit of surprise but liked the second round

This is the 17th album I've reviewed on 1,001 albums and is the first that I recommend getting now, now, now. Perfection.

For the time, absolutely the right balance of new and old format

oi m8 wuzzat on yer clavicle

Great to finally listen to this. David Bowie had a way of taking something that sounded familiar but twisted it in an interesting way, truly making it his own. This seems to stand as a great example. A schizophrenic blend of raunchy glam and loungy experimentation with a timeless quality which is a mark of an excellent album.

As iconic as the album cover may be, the album itself was almost entirely unknown to me. I guess my main hang-up is that many tracks feel like they tried to shove a few more ideas in, than were really necessary. The gems that are 'Time', 'Cracked Actor', and 'The Jean Genie' strike the balance of glam and rock perfectly, though.

A couple of great tracks in Drive In Saturday, and Jean Genie. But not my fave Bowie. The experimental piano playing gets a bit too heavy handed, and the arty side of Bowie is not my fave.

Bowies uppföljning till Ziggy Stardust. Hans rock n roll är kvar, men varvat med andra genrer genom skivan. Inget från Bowies 70-tal är på något sätt svagt, men det är svårt att inte jämföra med ZS

Pure genius. Plus it has Bowie's best song on it, Panic In Detroit!

封面專輯就是我對大衛鮑伊最深的印象，來自外星的閃電印記和異色雙瞳。以前聽過部分歌，第一次聽完完整專輯，感覺不錯，但可能我缺少了一些背景信息（還爲此去補課聽了一些播客

Mick Jagger: “Wait is this fucking play about us?”

¡Qué bueno!

Was fine

Now this is what I’m talking about! Listen, this isn’t my favorite music in the world. But I just love and appreciate his exuberance. It’s a lot of queer energy and I can feel it. I’m giving this one a 3.5⭐️.

Unpopular opinion: this was hard to get through.

David Bowie was an icon, no discussion in that, but for what reasons? His approach to life? His audacity? Or his music? I'm not the biggest fan of his music, just some songs that I think combine beauty with elegance, sound with love and so on. This album had some songs that were very different but you can also tell its bowie, never to far from himself. Nonetheless, I found it to hectic, even for David, it's a good album, with good combinations and story telling, but the songs are all over the place

1. Nossa, a diferença de vir de bandas um pouco mais desconhecidas pra alguém foda, dá uma outra energia. Musiquinha estilo rock clássico, back vocals da hora, som foda. 2. Loucuragem o solo de teclado tenso. Parece uma fase de chefão do Mario (conhecem?) 3~6. Som legal, nada marcante, só legalzinho de ouvir. 7. Curti essa "Time", tem uns acordes e sons tensos bem característicos dele. 8~10. Mesmo esquema, músicas boas, legais de ouvir, mas nada marcante. Mesmo que a música mais tocada do álbum esteja aqui, não me chamou atenção. To indo mais por sentimento nesses reviews do que técnico, indo no feeling, ver se os bardos me tocam, e esse álbum tocou de maneira suave (ain). Interessante, pela capa do álbum eu achei que seria uma coisa épica, marcante, fudido. Não sei se ele se pinta assim em outros álbums, mas eu esperava mais dessa imagem icônica. O álbum é bem gostosinho de ouvir, curti, só esperava mais.

Sempre quis conhecer mais David Bowie, nunca dei a devida atenção que acredito que ele merece. Altas expectativas pra esse álbum. 1. Watch That Man: Já comecei curtindo bastante. Música animada, guitarra bem presente, refrão pra cima, com instrumentos de sopro e backing vocals dando um brilho a mais. 2. Aladdin Sane: Essa aqui eu tava tentando gostar no início, mas no meio da música, por algum motivo que eu não entendi, entra aquele solo de piano bizarríssimo. Ficou claro que foi feito intencionalmente todo torto, errado e desafinado, mas não entendi o propósito.. Achei bem zoado. 4, 5 e 6 foram ficando melhorzinhas, mas nada muito surpreendente. 6. Time dá um diminuída do ritmo do álbum, muda um pouco a pegada. 7. The Prettiest Star acho que tem o primeiro solo bonito do álbum. Os solos das músicas até aqui geralmente são barulhentos, meio bagunçados, não to curtindo muito eles, nem como as músicas estão terminando. 8. Let's Spend the Night Together começa naquela doidera lá da segunda.. pra que isso cara? Pior que gostei da música, só fiquei cabreiro com esse início zoado. 9. The Jean Genie parece que dá aquela puxada pro Blues, tanto pela guitarra, quanto pela gaita de boca. Essa já curti mais, boa música. 10. Lady Grinning Soul fecha o álbum de forma mais sossegada, bem focada no piano. Admito que minhas expectativas estavam um pouco altas, então acabei me frustrando um pouco. Não achei um álbum ruim, até gostei bastante de algumas músicas, mas sinto que não entendi direito o álbum talvez. Algumas músicas fiquei meio confuso, meio bagunçadas, esquisitas, muita coisa acontecendo junto. Rolou um mixed feelings nesse álbum. Acho que um 3 é justo.

ok

Weird sound. Instruments I liked. Couldn’t get into it.

Controversial but Def not a fave Had to skip title track as it was UNBEARABLE

I’ve never really been able to get into this version of Bowie. The Heroes-Let’s Dance version I tend to prefer. Maybe it’s me, maybe I’ll come back to this album in 5 years and be blown away. Maybe that’s my issue with Bowie’s earlier stuff with Mick Robson, maybe his guitar sound is too challenging for me right now. Tracks of Note: -Time -The Prettiest Star -The Jean Genie -Drive in Saturday

Good stuff

Not as bad as the other newer Bowie album we listened to, but kind of a chore to finish. A little too raunchy and drug-referencing for my tastes. Love the album cover though, a classic David Bowie look! Two stars.

The first couple songs of the album were really bad but it picked up in the second half and was enjoyable. I have no idea what they were thinking with the random piano banging in the song Aladdin Sane. It was awful. The piano in the rest of the album was really enjoyable. I like rock music with piano accompaniment. This is hard for me to rate. Ill give it 3 stars but it really should be closer to 2.5 because the early songs were so bad.

Sorry, maybe I'm in a bad mood but this did nothing for me. I think I'm just not a Bowie fan.

First Song sounds exactly like start me up by the rolling stones but it came out 10 years before that! Pretty meh, other than that first song I didn't find a lot to be excited about here

This is a grower for me. It took me a while to get into it. It's very good but I don't think it's Bowie's best. The title track and Cracked Actor are bangers. Panic In Detroit is really good. I do think there are better Bowie albums but I still think this one is solid and definitely belongs in the book. Also, the album cover is iconic!

Quite simply one of the greatest albums by one of the greatest artists. Not my favourite mind (that's Hunky Dory) but pretty close. It's glam, it's weird, inspired and catchy.

Je ne connaissais que quelques chansons dessus, mais il marche très bien en tant qu'album complet. Pas aussi solide que Ziggy Stardust ou Blackstar dans la discographie de Bowie mais très bien quand même.

bowie should learn how to play piano

If you asked ChatGPT to write a Ziggy Stardust album it would sound like this.

Know: none Favorites: none

Loved this! Will be listening again

Weird. I know David Bowie, I recognize the famous album cover, but I didn't recognize any of the songs. Nor did I particularly care for any of them.

This could be Bowie's finest work. Mike Garson makes "Aladdin Sane" one of my favorite Bowie tracks with his avant garde keyboard work. Other great tracks are Time, Watch that Man, Drive-In Saturday, Prettiest star, and Lady Grinning Soul.

Insert something about space.

Im beginning to realize I like less Bowie than I thought

I thought I was going insane during Aladdin Sane, desperately trying and failing to find and mute the browser tab playing that piano line.

Didn't like this as much as I hoped I would.

Musical Style: "Aladdin Sane" continues Bowie's exploration of glam rock, but it also incorporates elements of avant-garde, soul, and hard rock. The album is known for its raw and edgy sound, with distorted guitars, jazzy piano, and a prominent saxophone, courtesy of Mick Ronson. This saxophone plays a significant role in defining the album's sound, giving it a unique and memorable quality. Lyricism: The album's lyrics are diverse, touching on themes like identity, alienation, fame, and the duality of human nature. The title track, "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)", is a nod to Ziggy Stardust's journey and is filled with cryptic and surreal imagery. "The Jean Genie" tells the story of a wild, free-spirited character. "Lady Grinning Soul" conveys a sense of yearning and sensuality. The album is less overtly concept-driven than "Ziggy Stardust" but still maintains a sense of narrative and storytelling. Key Tracks: "The Jean Genie" is one of the standout tracks, with its infectious riff and bluesy swagger. It's a fan favorite and has become one of Bowie's classic songs. "Time" is a complex, multi-layered song that showcases Bowie's songwriting prowess and his ability to weave intricate narratives. "Lady Grinning Soul" is a beautiful and haunting piano ballad, which provides a quieter, introspective moment on the album. Album Cover: The iconic album cover features Bowie with a red and blue lightning bolt across his face, creating an enduring image that is immediately associated with him. This image underscores the album's theme of duality and change. Legacy: "Aladdin Sane" marked a pivotal moment in Bowie's career. It solidified his status as a musical chameleon, demonstrating his ability to reinvent his sound and image. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It is considered a classic in Bowie's discography and remains a fan favorite. Conclusion: "Aladdin Sane" is a testament to David Bowie's artistic evolution. It showcases his ability to experiment with different musical styles while maintaining his distinctive voice. The album's lyrics and themes are intriguing, and its music is a blend of various influences that makes it a compelling listening experience. For those interested in Bowie's multifaceted career and the glam rock era, "Aladdin Sane" is an essential piece of the puzzle. In summary, "Aladdin Sane" stands as a remarkable entry in the Bowie canon, representing a transitional phase in his career while still delivering an exceptional musical and lyrical experience. It's a must-listen for any Bowie enthusiast and a testament to the enduring legacy of one of rock's greatest innovators.