Reviews (page 12 of 13)
Every time I listen to a Bowie album I come to a deeper understanding of how much I only like the stuff that made it onto the radio. And why that’s what made it onto the radio. In other words, one good song on this album, the rest are mediocre at best, annoying at worst.
Ziggy is much better. I don’t tend to come back to this one at all.
Songs I really liked: Watch the man, prettiest star, all the young dudes
Not my kind of rock ! I understand the importance of this album, but it's too weird for me (the piano and jazzy tones especially). I even had to skip parts as it really disturbed me. To each their own ! Cover : I've seen it a thousand times, of course it's one of the most iconic of all time. It's brilliant and matches the overall mood !
langweilig
Didn’t enjoy it his Album a whole lot.
Noisy. But I understand and appreciate its existence. "Time" and "Lady Grinning Soul" were my favorites
Not my favourite. Some classics, but overall, not really my jam.
Not my favorite Bowie.
Meh I'm sure ive heard better bowie songs.
I don't really get a firm sense of a persona or concept like I do from his other albums.
2 stars. its fine, but not all the noteworthy
Only 2 good songs. The rest sounded like a cabaret. The Stones cover was terrible.
Unremarkable for me. None of the songs stood out as anything more than what we already hear on Ziggy Stardust. Got bored 5 songs in but listened all the way through.
Es geht.
not good
I didn't like it, but I get why people would.
Like the album art, this is just trying too hard to get attention.
Not a great one. One good track but a little too Jazzy experimental for me.
Eurgh, this is why i dont rate Bowie in album form. 2 stars but only because of that Stones cover and the fact he managed to drop the lyric "Time! Flexing like a whore, falls wanking to the floor" which made me lol
Bit boring glammy stuff. Jean Genie I knew.
Not the vibe for running 100k. Some okay songs on here but the piano solos were pissing me off 2
The hell is this mess on the second song? I did not enjoy that, nor this album
It was fine and I could maybe appreciate it more if I tried but I want it to be easy to love… like hunky dory
Piano was kind of annoying me
Bowie is weird to me. I love a lot of his songs but I’m not a Bowie guy. I find he is more of a greatest hits artist than anything else. This album doesn’t interest me. It’s fine. But it doesn’t do anything either. Just more 70s guitar rock.
It's at least a little bit funny to hear David Bowie singing, "Who will love Aladdin Sane?" during the titular track. For having such iconic album art, and being my introduction to Bowie's discography, I don't think it could've been more whelming. I just couldn't find anything here that is really standout, aside from the 'flashy' piano solo at the end of Aladdin Sane that made me want to stop listening altogether. It's a loud album, which somehow still manages to just rumble behind David Bowie's standard vocals. Truth be told, I've never been much of a fan of Bowie's hits, so I suppose I'm not too surprised that the rest of his tracks aren't up my alley. Or at least, not here. For now though. it's a bit hard to swallow that there are another eight albums of his on the list.
Not for meee
Mein Gott, was war Aladdin Sane für ein drecks chaotischer Song. Der Rest ging ja noch halbwegs....
Konzeptalbum mein Arsch
Another stinker from David Bowie
It was alright. Forgettable.
Some interesting experimental sounds (titular track) and lyrics. Overall, did not move me; however, final track elevated the experience. Iconic album cover also helps bump.
I really, really wanted to like this record more.
Very excited, I love David Bowie !! This is a slower album, I prefer some of his other albums tbh. Fav song is ‘The Jean Genie’.
Ok . I like Bowie but not this album
No me gusta nada la verdad, no me gusta su voz, el ritmo, las letras me dan igual. No sé, nada destacable a mi parecer.
I'm very familiar with the singles/famous songs throughout Bowie's career, as well as many of the deeper cuts on his 70s material, but for whatever reason I think this the first time I've actually listened to this record full. Probably my least favorite of his acclaimed records, but still good. I kind of dislike the really piano rock heavy side of 70's Bowie like Hunky Dory (ironic considering life on mars is my favorite Bowie song). All things considered, nice to finally give the whole thing a listen.
Did not enjoy.
Honestly very boring album
This wasn't it for me. Probably only like 2 songs I'd want to hear again. The piano was great. I like Bowie, but the vocals on this don't pop enough or something
It sounds like someone is trying to do a David Bowie impression or the label had a bunch of songs to release and where looking for a David Bowie type to record them.
Didn't care for it.
Big fan of David Bowie but somehow wasn’t too isn’t this album. It’s funky it’s energetic and it’s him but it’s not my thing. There were a few tracks I enjoyed on the album in the second half of it. I appreciate the production and lyricism but I just don’t like the sound. I really want to give a high rating because it’s David Bowie but if I listened to the same album from someone else I would give it 2 stars so I’ll stay true to my personal ratings.
Someone take the speed away from him. The title track is very chaotic and grating. It sounds like Bowie doesn't even like the song. I don't get the whole "Ziggy" thing, so any story is lost to me. The other musicians accompanying him seem to competing with him instead of playing alongside him, and it creates a very discordant sound. My Rating: 2/5
Iconic Album Cover. Not my favorite album. The amount of Bowie on this list has me listening with a more critical ear. Surely not every Bowie album should be here? Way too much dissonance and feedback for me
Annoying album - sucks because I love Bowie.
I don't know... I finished the album but not sure I really heard it. I like a lot of David Bowie songs, but this album was just white noise in the background. I should have tried again but I didn't. Maybe another time. Standout: N/A - I wasn't engaged by any of it. 01-31-2026
Not my favorite. I've never been a Bowie fan, this didn't help much.
Aladdin Sane didn't do it for me. It wasn't outright terrible, but it felt generic/mediocre at best and got pretty bad at points (that one piano solo was terrible). The jazz elements also felt haphazardly thrown in and didn't fit well. Overall, it leaves me very disappointed. Favorite Song: "The Jean Genie"
Ok, we get it. You like 70's-era David Bowie albums. You like them A LOT. But, let's face it. This is getting ridiculous. This isn't supposed to be "1001 David Bowie Albums You Must Hear Before You Die."
Was ok. Tapered off in the middle.
Eh? I feel like I’m missing something. Just.. forgettable. Except the cover. Two!
Controversial, but I’ve grown to dislike Bowie more with adulthood. Pretty sure my teen admiration was performative due to his cultural impact!
helt ok, aldri helt kommet inn i
I’m not a big Bowie fan to begin with, and this didn’t change that. I enjoyed the band’s playing, but I couldn’t get into the vocals at all. I found myself listening to a song, going and listening to something else, and then going back and listening to one more and then repeating that process. This was a tougher one for me to get through.
A big, booming glam album. Lots of loud music being played throughout: sax, pianos, big guitar riffs. I’m not the biggest Bowie fan, though, so it’s a pretty uninspiring album for me.
Enjoyed two songs, didn't care for the rest of the album.
Imitating other (mainly black) artists makes this sound possible. I appreciate the art but ultimately this is/was parroting and performance art. I do not like the banging pianos.
Not bad! The standout song for me is the titular Aladdin Sane. Overall 5/10 not for me personally.
I feel like I really need a better understanding of the context to get why Bowie is so important. I feel like I’m missing something. Also the production from this era sounds hollow and tinny to me, as if there are elements missing, so this is a pass for me. I just don’t get it as much as I want to.
Not Bowie’s best period.
83/1001 First listen. In yesterday’s review I said AC/DC sounds like one of those bands that would have a greatest hits that that was bigger than any of their other albums like the Eagles. I would add Steve Miller, ABBA, E.L.O. and David Bowie to that list as well. Currently Changesbowie is enough Bowie for me. This album didn’t make me want to hear more. 4/10
didn't really love 2 stars
Weirdly enough I wasn't big on this one. 2.75
Its good not my cup of tee
This album was fine. Following up ziggy is a thankless task but this album feels tired. They sound great but you can tell they are exhausted and annoyed. I would probably feel different if I listened again but I don’t know. Album just didn’t grab me and I was excited to listen.
La chanson thème de l'album est comme un rêve fiévreux cacophonique de jazz fusion. La tension monte et se résout par un fade out?
I don't know, this is one of these albums that I heard heaps of praise on, and then when I hear it, it's...okay? I was promised raucous and wild, and for its time it might be, but this is just...fine?
Never know what to expect when digging into a Bowie album I gave it a fair listen, but Jean Genie is all I need here Bit of a step down from the previous year's Ziggy Stardust
Way more rock n roll than I was expecting. I like the prettiest star
Bit of a kooky album but I was expecting that from Bowie
Bowie.
Just not really for me
The piano during Aladdin Sane sounded like my toddler got ahold of the keyboard again. Nothing was very good on this album but it wasn't actively bad (other than the aforementioned noise).
Piano parts are way too quirky, not for me
Bleh.
David Bowie makes a 70s musical album. No thanks.
I was hoping to like this more than I did. I understand how it was groundbreaking for the time, but I just found the whole thing very grating. Works better live where you can see and hear Bowie's energy - but on its own it was not a pleasant listen.
Some great instrument work but I’m just not a Bowie fan
meh, it's ok. I wanted to like it but it didn’t strike anything in me.
I wasn’t a big Bowie fan 40 years ago. When he died and all his music was being played on the radio, it made me think that there was more to Bowie than I had thought. I didn’t like this album much though. Jean jeanie is a classic, but even that is a bit dirgie. So, not a great album for me.
If you asked someone to draw what David Bowie looks like, they would most certainly draw this album cover. If you asked them to name the album, or a song from it, they probably couldn't. This just didn't click for me. The first side is alright, pretty forgettable for most of it. I gave this thing several goes (I wanna say like 4 listens) and frankly only the last two songs really stuck out for me. Apart from the last two tracks, this album ranges from good but boring to shit. This is probably a great album but it's not my cup of tea. Highlights: Jean Genie, Lady Grinning Soul
David Bowie annoys me
It's like if you lobotomized Mick Jagger and removed the part of his brain that exclusively thinks about David Bowie then plugged the brain segment into a machine and then this is what come out the other end.
Yep, it's Bowie alright.
Bowie has some great songs but I don't know if he has a single album I actually enjoy listening to straight through. They always feel self indulgent and are often quite annoying.
Not my thing. Didnt resonate with me at all. But objecrifly good music
In the past I've really tried to like Bowie, but I just kinda don't? Something in his music doesn't click with me. Individual songs have parts I like, but they often feel like they kind of drag. I appreciate him as an artist. He has a strong artistic vision and he is daring in his sound. However it just isn't my cup of tea. Fav: Let's spend the night together. Worst: Aladdin Sane
Have listened to this many times before so will not do so again. Tbh if it wasn't for the cover this would be a very forgettable album, even as a massive Bowie fan. For the first time in his career he stays still and doesn't move forward, keeping the Ziggy persona going, which is great for those who got to see him on tour. Not great artistically however.
This was a rough one, where was popular Bowie in this album?
Not the best David Bowie but listenable.
More Bowie.... Whomever made this list really needs to branch out more. the best thing I can say about it, is I liked it better than I expected to. Would probably rate it a 4 on it's own, but I'm tired of finding Bowie on this list. I came in here wanting to find Albums to listen to before I die, and I think flooding the list with one artist goes against the spirit of why I'm here. In that regard, I'm dropping this to a 2. Sorry, not Sorry. Nothing stands out as a must add to the playlist, but I went with Jean Genie.
Not interesting. I tried. Twice. The chaotic piano on track 2 was not pleasant. The Jean Genie is decent track.
Bowie's Rolling Stone phase? Do not like.
Not for me. Album felt like I was listening to show tunes or a musical. Favorite Song(s): Watch That Man
A little campy for my taste.
Var positivt innstilt men dette var bom. Tittellåta var faktisk helt grusom.
Bowie really doesn't do much for me.
Did not like this as much as the other albums I've been assigned.
This just isn't for me. I don't know how to define my dislike. The songs are not powerful or emotional. They just drone on like background music. The band has some neat openings, and a few nice jams, but most of the time they are just there for noise. I found myself bored. With the exception of 1 or 2 songs. It reminds me a lot of "musicals" or "theater". If you like those things you might like this.
Just didn’t quite grip me - I’d much rather listen to Ziggy if looking for this era of Bowie work. 2.5/5 ⭐️
Aight
Can’t do another Bowie album
Not enjoying this one from Bowie. Iconic I know... But this feels forced. Something's just...off.
I was never a big Bowie fan. Still it’s impressive how transformative he was. Aladdin Sane is a bit of a mess. My favourite song is the most commercial: The Jean Genie. The “crack actor” is a powerful rocksong, also fun. I wouldn’t have recognised Bowie here.
I've never really enjoyed listening to Bowie and now I just feel bad for the piano
I love Bowie, but this is so chaotic
Piano in lady grinning soul was cool, but in general did not really enjoy this Bowie album. Still feels like someone I'm supposed to like, but I just like a handful of his songs.
Iconic album art. Not an album I'd listen to again though.
Not really sure I like David Bowie music. The album was quite rambly and I really hate jazzy piano solos where you just hit every key on the piano
I haven’t heard Bowie besides a few lines of “Let’s Dance” and Mick Jagger’s and his version of Dancing in the Street. This was boring, but solid background music for getting my work done hehe.
2.4 - Absolut durchschnittliches Album, an das ich mich nie wirklich erinnern werde. Highlights: Watch That Man, The Jean Genie
Did nothing for me. Bowie is undoubtedly a legend, but too much of his stuff on this list. No stand-outs (even when I tried Panic in Detroit about 4 times as I thought it had potential, fell short in the end).
Just not a lot here that I enjoy. Kind of boring.
Not my favorite. Not what I think of as his classic sound.
It's okayish. But there are better Bowie offerings, this does not need to be on the list. 2.49 rounded down to 2.
Recordings were fine, music was nonsensical and not enjoyable.
I wanted to like it because Bowie’s cool. I didn’t like it. I’m sad that I didn’t.
My two most controversial opinions about music are that I don’t really rate the Beatles or Bowie
This one felt like it didn’t have the originality of the better Bowie albums. Like I could see many of the songs being made by so many other artists at that time. 4/10
I googled if the song Aladdin Sane is good. Gemini tried to convince me it is great but to me it sounds like the cacophony my grade six music class made when the teacher left the room. The other songs aren't as bad as that one but even the songs I like I don't really like.
I like a few Bowie song but in general it doesn’t really resonate with me. I understand he was very influential but it isn’t something I would reach to put on.
Decent singles. The ugly piano all over a few tracks sullies them. I’m still not seeing what everyone sees. Overall it’s ok. Right down the middle. 2.5
I like David Bowie but not this. It feels a though Bowie is given the benefit of the doubt just because of his other albums.
Overrated
I expected to enjoy this more than I did, but the only real banger is Jean Genie
Det var ikke noe for meg. Men grei introduksjon til Bowie.
It was alright. I’m not a huge fan of the way it is mixed though, feel like the vocals were a little subdued. Haven’t really gotten much into Bowie before and this was the first one I’ve come across so far on this challenge.
Hmmm. Ikke for mig
Bowie is good, but not my favorite. This album is very mid Bowie.
Not a great offering from Bowie. A little scrambled.
just alright. nothing bad about it.
Not the best work by Bowie imo. It just is.
Very hit and miss, even the singles. Couple of classics but a lack of cohesion and the feeling that every single idea made it into every single song.
A bit too all over the place. Somewhat messy and odd audio mixing. Not too bad, but not his best.
Such a weird album. Songs start solid, then transition to utter nonsense. Would not listen to again.
Not my cuppa tea
Sigh. This album is so very meh.
This also wasn't for me
Mid
Stressige Solos
A very strange album... I can't say I fully enjoyed it. Maybe I'm not cultured enough to get how artistic it is? There were a few okay songs. But also a few songs that had me wondering what the fuck I was listening to.
Soft rock? Aladdin Sane (track 2) could put me to sleep. Sax and piano, zzz. Yup, Track 3 also pretty lulling What's with all the grating piano slamming? I've heard "Let's Spend the Night Together" before but works prefer a cover
TS SUCKS!!!!!!
not a huge fan of the piano solo in the title track lol; not really my thing
What a disappointment
David Bowie is a genius, not doubt. But this album is not my cup of tea.
Can’t say I enjoyed much of this. I’m more of a last three Bowie albums man so the earlier stuff doesn’t do much for me.
The piano in Aladdin sane is awful Not really ever been a fan of bowie
Not a big fan now as i was like 3 years ago
I think this project is showing me that I don’t like David Bowie.
Ughhhh I don’t know. I don’t know about this one. Most of it I really didn’t care for UNTIL the last song, Lady Grinning Soul which just completely slaps so I don’t know what to think now. I think it’s still mostly a 2 for me but LGS bumps it up to a 2.5. Something about this album just really didn’t hit for me :(
Bowie er en sånn artist jeg vil like, men ikke liker. Jeg hører jo at det er bra musikk, men det treffer meg liksom ikke.
Irritating vocal delivery mixed with poor attempts at telling stories. 2.5
Lyssnade inte på hela, kände inte någon känsla när jag lyssnade. Gillade inte pianot i låten Aladdin Sane. Drive-in Saturday var dock bra.
Tirando a capa, é um álbum bem longe do que Bowie foi!
not his best tbh
Not good. Meandering and devoid of melody. "Jean Genie" is ok.
Annoying homo noises
Likte nok forrige Bowie-album bedre ja. Kunne særlig spart seg for å rulle trynet på tangentene...
Snore
A better David Bowie album but still not for me.
lost interest
I think I'm just at the point now where I accept that I'm not clever enough to understand most of what Bowie did. The rockier numbers on this had me thinking it might be an improvement. It's not, despite Gene Genie obviously being rather good. I'm sure it's fabulous, but Bowie leaves me cold.
Upbeat electronic songs are good. The slow stuff is less fun.
you know, I came into this project knowing I was gonna hear a lot of David Bowie, and I was really excited because I wanted to like it. But I really don't get it. I know it's popular and its niche and I don't want to be contrarian for no reason but, the music just seemed to not resonate with me. It just seems like drunk singing with some good instrumentals but not for me.
Never got around to give Bowie a proper listen before. Sadly to say, it's just not my cup of tea. While some parts are definitely beautiful this is just not the kind of music that makes me feel much. I just don't get what the fuss is about. Hope I'll get an epiphany later in life but today was not the day.
Ever since The Next Day album I have started to really dislike Bowie's music. This is not an exception. Kind of annoying
Not my favorite Bowie experience
Bowie is so hard for me to like. I really don't know what it is but his music doesn't speak to me at all. I am not in my Bowie era, maybe one day I will be.
Lento, corto, senza brani particolarmente memorabili
David Bowie is a little too experimental for my taste. Some of his songs are absolutely great, but a lot of the B-sides I don't particularly enjoy. Watch that man was a good, old-school, rock song, but Aladdin Sane has a jazz solo that I didn't enjoy and found grating. Drive-In Saturday is fairly repetitive and forgettable. Panic in Detroit is just as repetitive with a George of the Jungle style drum mix and screeching guitars. I don't think I'll be finishing this album.
Noisy mess. Vocal is too low in the mix in the first half of the album.
Non mi ha trasmesso nessuna emozione nei primi ascolti. Sacrosanta la canzone anti guerra ma fatta così mi cascano le palle. Bella l'atmosfera jazz, m'è piaciuta Panic in Detroit per il tema.
Pop. But too, I don’t know, chaotic for me? Also I didn’t like the production, could hardly hear the vocals over the instruments.
Bowie is the most represented artist on this list, right? I like Bowie on average, but surely there is too much Bowie. This one, for example: not good! A lesser Ziggy, with a worse concept. What if there were two wolves inside you? What if fame were a double edged sword?? Really makes you think… Anyway outside of Jean Genie this is inessential Bowie, let alone music in general!
Fint, ikke det jeg var i humør til og generelt ikke fan af bowie
Well, I am now resigned to listening to the entire Bowie recording catalog by the end of this project, if I make it to the end. All have been definitely worthy of being in the list so far (e.g. Low, Blackstar). This one, not so much. To me, this was only an average effort.
Ugh this has been really disappointing with Bowie thus far. I think someone said this on one his previous albums but I had the same issue with hearing him on a few songs, like something was weird with the production. The dissonance on Aladdin Sane song was painful to listen to and went on far too long. Jean genie was pretty good
Skipping
Det jeg synes generelt om Bowie er at han lagde noen sinnsykt kule låter fordelt på drøssevis med svake til ok album. Hvis han ikke hadde laget 1-2 album i året mens han konstant var på turnee, så kunne han kanskje produsert noen av tidenes beste album. Dette albumet her passer inn i trenden, dog uten noen av de episke høydepunktene som vanligvis veier opp. Burde nok fått 3 stjerner men tidenes teiteste ordspill som tittel trekker ned.
Cool
The title track is a fucking mess.
Meh, I know it’s a big deal classic and all but it’s only okay.
Didn't finish, got kinda bored after a while. Didn't sound too different from other things I've heard before. Don't want to hate since I didn't fully listen, so probably 5/10
Interesting album, but Freek and Bowie is not a good combination
Passen masses coses al mateix temps. Hi han masses efectes de so estranys, i tot i que en diversos temes l'autor treballa amb gràcia la lírica i pilla un rollo guapo de cantautor, les coses rares que hi afegeix el tornen massa caòtic. L'àlbum funcionaria millor amb la meitat d'instruments i solos menys dissonants.
‘Twas strange and chaotic
It was ok but doesn't hit as I imagine it did when it was first released. I don't dislike it but I am not gonna rush to listen again.
Not my thing. David Bowie being David Bowie, I guess, but not something I would choose to listen to again.
Couldn’t get into this album. Listened to the entire thing.
I just don't like it.
David Bowie songs tend to be hot or cold for me and this album is mostly full of freezing ones.
Didn't love this one. That one song that's intentionally dissonant drove me crazy.
Some of the instrumentation on this is interesting, but in the end the writing, vocals and production are all Bowie - pretty yech for me.
#472. At this point, I expect very little from Bowie, that way I'm not disappointed. 2/5: shit
Not my favorite.
Do not like Aladdin Sorry B Money this ones a no from me
The more David Bowie I listen to the more I realize I either really really like his music or reallllyyy don't. This unfortunately leans more in the latter column. It sounds like a school play gone wrong. Or like when a younger sibling puts on a performance, but you do find yourself admiring the creativity. 3.5/10 (1.75/5)
Überraschenderweise gar nicht meins
Was never my taste but is okay
Not really a Bowie fan in the first place. Couldn't find a stylistic difference from Ziggy Stardust. Maybe will come back and listen if Bowie grows on me.
Not particularly a famous of this era for Bowie.
I still don't get how revered Bowie is. This is the fourth (I think) album of his on this list, and only one of them was what I'd consider a good album. Sadly, this album is not that one.
Why are people obsessed with David Bowie?
melhor que young Americans mas isso não quer dizer tanto honestamente
Probably the best of David Bowie I've heard since starting these one albums a day. Starts off with a bit of pop rock and then turns to contemporary pop rock. I'm still not a fan of David Bowie and don't think I ever will be, but yea this one is better than the last two albums of his we listened too. "Cracked Actor" is probably his best song I've heard... Actually "Time" isn't too bad either.
AGAIN - 3rd day in a row of David Bowie - Enough already. This was the pick of the 3 albums. Still not good. Please no more Bowie.... PLEASE
2/5 The album starts of good with the song "Watch that man". But loses all the things set in motion with the album titled song "Aladdin Sane". It does not fit well compared to the song before and has a piano solo so dissonant it sounds like it couldve been written by the stand up comedian Jon Benjamin. After a few mediocre songs, the album only picks itself up the last few songs. "The Jean Genie" and "Lady Grinning Soul" are great songs on their own. However, it is too late and the mess cannot be salvaged by now. To me this album is a miss.
Couldn't finish the album personally. Titular track was cacophonous, but the song "Time" was more manageable. Heard better stuff from David Bowie, but then again, his Ziggy Stardust era wasn't my favorite anyways.
I understand the appeal of David Bowie. I’m just not a fan. Once again very talented, just not my thing.
I just find him boring
Troche posłuchałem, no był w porządku Prettiest Star mi sie podobało i Time, w niektorych piosenkach dla mnie za długa forma troszeczke lub za malo wokalu
whatever girl
Ok
It’s half-good. There is certainly some insane piano playing. If tattoos had been a thing back when I was in high-school, the cover graphic would probably be on my body somewhere. 2.5 stars.
Very dated. A couple of very good tracks but not for me.
Not my favorite Bowie album, only a few good songs rest of the album is weak
In my opinion, this is gleefully wallowing in self-indulgence and pretentiousness, and I especially had a hard time with the piano on this. I really just think Bowie is not for me.
Nope, none for me. This one is just. Not like the rest. Earlier albums had direction, sound, "cool." This one is a last gasp for the Era. Bloated with sound that doesn't do it and a stones cover? On to the next era.
I know David Bowie is such an iconic artist but I just don't get into him. I'm gonna have to cut it short. 2 stars.
Rock opera and English rock and roll, two genres which really don't do it for me. It sounds like the Stones attempts at blues/gospel, which is also crap. Fair enough he was on tour in the US and influenced by the American sound, but it falls flat where Ziggy soared.
every new david bowie album i get on here, i learn that i really don't care for his music outside of the big singles. this album is a whole lot of nothing. sometimes it's fine and the songs are just like, suffragette city-esque b-sides like the rest of his songs where he thinks he's really jamming, but some like the title track are just him trying to be challenging and see how much his fans will put up with before getting up and turning off the record player. ultimately there's nothing really notable here and it's more a waste of time than anything. no thanks david. favorites: panic in detroit, let's spend the night together (which is a cover, lol)
I could say I’m sorry but I’m not his voice is just annoying. I can only tolerate a certain amount
meh. it's another David Bowie concept album.
I'm just not into Bowie enough to make it through another album. I tried and failed
Glam Rock reminding me vaguely of a rock opera, like The Rocky Horror Picture Show while missing the iconic pictures.
I really like The Jean Genie, but the rest of it does nothing for me so 2 stars or D+ is my rating.
I loved 2 songs on this album and loathed 2 songs. Everything else was meh
Meh? Better than what came later but nothing standout.
Really not his best work A bit disappointed
Third Bowie album so far and it is my least favourite of those three. He is becoming an artist I am less excited to listen the more I listen.
Glad to have listened to this album once. Not something I would listen to again.
Not a fan of dissonant jazz elements. I prefer Bowie's rock influenced albums.
My 6th Bowie album so far and my response is pretty much the same as the others. Bowie is solid, but not great here. I'm waiting to hear a cohesive album from him that really blows me away.
Way too weird for me
Not my jam but I do appreciate David Bowie. 2
It's funny that this is such an iconic album cover, because it really doesn't seem to be Bowie's best work. Just honestly okay.
I used to like David Bowie a lot more, and maybe if I return to his later stuff I will still enjoy it. But I really did not find much here to enjoy!
never ever been one of my fav bowie albums and have never quite got what people like about this one... its a mess and really an anomaly for me considering I like nearly all of bowie's other work...
Another hackneyed Bowie album? Ugh.
I have really enjoyed some bowie albums but this one is not it :(
I guess Bowles entire discography is on here. As much as I’ve heard I’ve still never been really hooked by any. Awesome dude tho
Didn’t really enjoy this album. It seems fun and lively, but not really my cup of tea.
Not very interesting
Can't seem to warm up to Bowie. This album's most popular song, The Jean Genie, is just a generic Blues Rock track. There are some weird Jazz and Piano pieces spread around. Basic 70s synth tunes. The best thing for me was the realization that the title is a pun.
1. man - 1 2. aladdin - 1 3. drive in - 1 4. detroit - 1 5. actor - 1 6. time - 1.5 7. ztar - 1.5 8. night - 1.5 9. jean genie - 2 10. zoul - 1.5
4/10
meh
At first, it seemed like a whole new Bowie album to me because I’d never heard it before. Then, Jean Genie came on and then all I could think about was what a shit album it was with only one good song. So I thought that maybe it was because I was familiar with only one song that I liked it. I then listened to the album again, and have now put the other songs into the category of forgettable. I could hear them again for sure and still recognise them as Bowie, but still think of them as lacklustre at best. Maybe I’m not as big of a fan as I thought. That technically makes me not a fan. I now like the song Jean Genie less too. Thanks. Way to ruin a good song Bowie, don’t do it again. 2 stars, and if I hear it again I’ll vote it 1 star. 1 dark star.
I like Bowie. I did not like this album.
Of its time.
Another Bowie album. He's definitely leading the appearance stats now. Either in title, or lurking in the background. All solid, but again it left me a bit cold. I'm yet to succumb to the brilliance of his works. I know he's good, but I just haven't ever been drawn in enough to be enveloped. A 2.5 rounded down.
I’m done with Bowie
2,5
Bowie was not my favorite artist.
This one just doesn't do much for me.
I just can't get excited over this
Meh
I found this one lacking
Perhaps it was just my mood when listening to it, but I couldn't get into the album. I appreciate Mr. Bowie as an artist and the album has a lot of character, which I do enjoy very much, but for the music itself it was unfortunately a miss this time.
What's with this crazy piano playing? I thought I was on a Bowie album not in a jazz bar at a carnival. Ok, it's glam and it's jam but it's not cohesive at all. This album is not my fave but the cover art is so iconic. It really makes you rethink an album art's importance overall and I wish I liked this record more. This was a miss for me because I don't even like "Jean Genie."
Another meh one from Bowie. I only liked Jean Genie...the rest are all pretty skippable. Cover is iconic with Bowie looking like a weirdo. I guess you had to be there to get why it's on the list...1.75.
As much of a Bowie fan I am there are better albums by him. I imagine the aftermath of Ziggy Stardust and Bowie's rise to stardom at the time is a huge reason this is held in high regard. It's not a bad album but there isn't anything special beyond the imagery of the Aladdin Sane album cover. A couple of songs are decent but overall the album is relatively "meh". This is probably one of the the albums that deserves to be brought up in discussion (mainly as a follow up to Ziggy) but probably doesn't belong on any must-listen lists. 2.30 stars
Disappointing. I'm a fan of David Bowie and heard this was his best. Absolutely disagree
Just not my jam
Just an OK record from my perspective. It was fine but if I'm honest I didn't find anything really inspiring or impressive here.
Bowie is mid to start, and this is mid-mid.
This album was very difficult for the first 3 songs when it picked up and became tolerable. i respect Bowie as an icon, but in regards to his music, apart from the one song : sound and vision (which is one of the most wonderful songs ever-not on this album) I have rarely enjoyed any of his music (oh of course don’t forget Starman!)
Crazy bout Bowie. Ziggy. The Duke. Pretty sane for Aladdin.
Not my style
Stop giving me Bowie albums. I DON'T GET IT.
There is an awful lot of Bowie on this list
I want to be cool and like David Bowie… but I just can’t get into it. It actually started really well with watch that man. And I thought that I’d like the whole album. But then it got more experimental and nothing flowed for me. I just couldn’t get into it. Call me a basic bitch I guess.
It was OK. There were some strong contenders like drive in Saturday in panic in Detroit. But the album did feel like a concept that they try to do in multiple ways which sounded repetitive. And some of the actual piano was so disjointed, that it made the groove unpleasant such as Aladdin sane. Ziggy started us is my favorite Bowie album.
Bowie - vielseitig. Manches ikonisch - anderes verstehe ich nicht …
A boring Bowie album. Now I’ve heard everything.
Warum nimmt der sich so ernst? Die Musik macht nicht Spaß. Eine Effekthaschereimusikshow. Was gibt mir das?
I know everyone was enamored with Bowie in the 70s and this was his signature/most iconic look. But so far I don’t see the hype. Drive-in Saturday is a good track. I don’t get the hype.
This album is so weird. I want to like it buy I just don't know
This is the sound of too much cocaine. I wish I could say that this is a good album, but it just isn't. There's not a single compelling track on this thing. Jean Genie might be the closest we get, but it's still utter nonsense. There isn't a single coherent idea to be found anywhere near this album.
While some of the songs were catchy and I enjoyed the guitar riffs, there were times where the sound was far to outlandish for my taste and I couldn’t get behind his voice. I don’t necessarily think this is a bad album, just maybe more a “you had to be there” type of album.
I feel like everyone around me loves Bowie. No matter how hard I try, I just can't get into his music. The excessiveness of glam rock just isn't for me.
4.5/10 the one song with the wrong notes fucking pissed me off
Aladdin sane was god awful. I hated it. Rest of the album was pretty alright. Would have gave it a 3 star if I didnt have to listen to Aladdin sane. Drive in Saturday 👌🏻 Cracked actor 👍🏻 Prettiest star 👌🏻 Lady grinning soul 👍🏻
Didn’t hate it, but didn’t really like it either.
It’s Bowie.
Wherein Bowie becomes, for better or worse, L’artiste. Not my favorite. Probably won't listen again.
The emotion is just not there for me lol. Some bob dylan 70s vibes on a few tracks which I guess is alright but I’d rather just listen to him. It’s too theatrical for me. The last song “lady grinning soul” packed a little bit more emotion (more of a typical dramatic “end of the film” Bowie vibe) but still wouldn’t really listen to any of it again. :( lol
Glammy
Bored
Not for me
I would expect to like it if someone described it to me, but I somehow didn’t feel it
I love Bowie, but if I got stuck on a desert island, and this was the only album I had, I’d drown myself.
Better than average. I wished I liked Bowie more than I do 2.9
deserves 2 at least solely for the cool album cover
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.
Heel veel moeite mee. Uiteindelijk aangezet als achtergrond muziek. Helaas
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.