Aladdin Sane

Discordant sounds, some interesting lyrics but jarring melodies and rhythms makes it hard for me to like it

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Not really, his other work is far clearer of this one Favourite song: Track 9 - The Jean Genie

Impressions: By the second track, I knew that it is a perfect album. I loved every single track. Album art is iconic! Favorite tracks: Watch that Man, Aladdin Sane, Drive-In Saturday, Cracked Actor, Time, Jean Genie Rating: 5/5

Watch that man or cracked actor best Panic in Detroit worst

Solid first listen

Extremely odd album. Glam? Opera? Jazz? Strange mash up of genres. Def an interesting listen to but doesn’t need a second listen.

First David bowie I listened to. More rock than expected

I'm a sucker for an album with a definitive aesthetic, so an iconic album cover is somewhat of an unfair head-start, but the music is just as good, if not better. Loving the horns and background singers throughout, feels very much like an artistic or theatrical performance as opposed to just music, which is on of the reasons why I think Bowie is such a legend. Great opener and incredible closer, wide range of tunes in between while keeping the fun of classic rock. Easy, and first, 5 stars.

not bad but i just can't vibe with it since it's too influential

Really enjoyed this. Not his best album, but 100% would listen again.

Amazing!

Bowie. Ningún megahit. Un 4.

¡Qué bueno!

This album comes toward the end of my favorite Bowie period, but oh boy it's still amazing. An iconic cover and great music, love it.

Not what I expected a David Bowie album to sound like. I can have it in the background if I'm not really paying attention to it. Not for me.

Loved it.

Really good album. 80s hair metal without any cheese

While there are Bowie records with singles I like better, this is probably my favorite Bowie album, and definitely the one that convinced me to listen closely.

Heel veel hetzelfde

weird and discordant and nothing is sticking but i just like bowie

I think this goes for every Bowie album I've listened to. Some songs are fine, some songs are good, some songs are great. None seem to be bad. But as an album experience, it never feels quite right.

Starts strong, has a dip at Cracked Star and Time but finishes so strong from there. This is another great Bowie release. Aladdin Sane the track is a beautiful mess, Let’s Spend the Night Together is an underrated Bowie track. Aladdin Sane is a bit of a boozy dreamy sounding album and I love it for that. 4 stars

3.5

nothing spectacular:/

Really liked it more than I expected. Such interesting compositions with guitar riffs of the time mixed with operatic vibes. Not sure I "get" it, but I really enjoyed it.

Good but not my thing

Really good album loved panic in Detroit and time

One of the most iconic

Not a Bowie fan :(

Not bad

some pretty great, others odd and repetitive

I would have picked a different Bowie album for this list. Overall, it's not his best album and there's nothing really groundbreaking, but there's some good stuff and it's definitely worth the listen.

Catchy

Highlights: Aladdin Sane, Cracked Actor. In a nutshell: the descent into hell. Post Ziggy, pre plastic soul. This was the beginning of David Bowie delving further into more introspective themes in his songwriting. Overall: 8/10

Not my fave, but Cracked Actor is pretty great.

Not as experimental as some of his other albums, but still really interesting and great writing. I love the piano on this record. A really great rock n roll album. Great reminder for me in this project that I like rock music.

Really cool. Everything he does is interesting and cool.

Unlike so many albums on here, Aladdin Sane kept me engaged the whole time. Piano and rock and roll is a combo I love. I also love the drama!

Title track was my favorite. Bliss and chaos.

High-energy Bowie. Not bad, but rarely my vibe.

Didnt like it.

A departure from Ziggy Stardust, however none the less worse for it. Aladdin Sane takes on a different form of "Heading to America" and you can hear the influence throughout his lyrics and styling. Bowie takes you through a journey as someone who is truly seeing the US in all it's gritty glory for the first time. Best: The Jean Genie Worst: The Prettiest Star 4.5 stars

This is the third Bowie album we’ve gotten, and it’s easily the best so far. David Bowie helped establish the genre of glam rock (along with Elton John), and Aladdin Sane was a key driver of that. Bowie’s work in the late seventies, in my opinion, kind of runs together. The first two tracks of this album prove the opposite was true in the early seventies. “Watch That Man” almost feels like a continuation of 1972’s fast-paced “Suffragette City,” while “Aladdin Sane” boasts a haunting jazz piano. He puts on a theatrical performance in “Time,” which almost feels fit for era-defining rock operas like Pink Floyd’s The Wall. When the Stones write a song they really own it, so the fact that Bowie pulls off a cover of one of their classic concert openers, “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” and even puts his own spin on it, is extremely impressive. “The Jean Genie” is the crown jewel of the record, fusing Mississippi Delta blues with the aforementioned emerging glam rock. Bowie really came into his own in the early seventies (especially in 1971 with Hunky Dory and 1972 with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars), and 1973’s Aladdin Sane was a crucial part of his evolution into an all-time star. Aside from the music, the album also gave us one of the more iconic personas of seventies rock.

I love the style and what the album is going for, but it’s not for me; no songs really hit me well. But it’s great vocals and instrumentals. 4/10

hasn't been too long since The Idiot- a rare example of something David Bowie was involved with I didn't take to immediately- but it's been about 300 albums since the last Bowie solo record. Where ya been man? Never listened to Aladdin Sane before, in part because “Jean Genie” isn’t one of my favourite of his hits. It’s still good, just not “I need to hear an hour of this” good. Luckily the rest of the album is a party. A lot of the pop sensibilities as in Hunky Dory/Ziggy Stardust, but there's further playing around with genre & song structures that sound more like the Berlin trilogy HL: “Time”, “Drive-in Saturday”, “Panic in Detroit”, the Stones cover October 3, 2023

I like crunchy Bowie best and this whole era is him defining himself by muted powerchords. Let’s bring back palm-muted powerchords.

This is one of the least of Bowie's early glam albums, I think. I much prefer Ziggy Stardust or Hunky Dory. Still a good album but it's a solid 7.5/10 instead of his usual 9 or 9.5.

I like Bowie a lot but this has record has never really stood out to me much in his discography.

First time listening to a Bowie album fully. I found it pretty enjoyable. 3.5/5

Great songwriting, interesting arrangements, fantastic vocals... so expressive. This is one of my favorite Bowie records. Some wonderful hidden gems that don't make the greatest hits list but are among the finest songs ever: "Cracked Actor", "Time" and "Lady Grinning Soul".

Only head of this album and never gave it a serious listen so "blind album"? It was pretty good, definitely David Bowie and the dude is weird but it's got style and he's got taste.

A Bowie classic, so an automatic five stars.

Беше ми много джазов, вероятно просто не много добър момент да го слушам

Superb

tracks: cracked actor time the prettiest star lady grinning soul there's better but after a few listens it gets better too

Album 180 of 1001 David Bowie - Aladdin Sane Rating : 4 / 5 Favorite Track : The Jean Genie Enjoyable album. Not my favorite Bowie, for sure, but it is still Bowie - or one of his alter-egos, anyway. He is kind of like a box of chocolates.

Not Bowie's best album. I was not a big fan of most of the songs, including the cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together" that we didn't need. Tracks I liked: Watch That Man Time

Genialidade em forma de álbum.

Very good album. 4 stars because none of the songs specifically stood out but it was a good album as a whole and I loved the isnstrumentals

Very "boogie woogie" album overall. Interesting - unique from Bowie's other stuff. He seems to be taking influence from everywhere - country, piano man, The Who. Time is excellent - certainly the standout track on this album for me. Shades of Ziggy Stardust, but with a bouncy piano and some more connective tissue to Bowie's later, 80s stuff. The wailing, weeping guitar sounds great. The dissonance is fantastic. Lady Grinning Soul is great too. Overall, a well-realized and unique project, though it can be a bit busy at times. Worth a listen!

I was (and I still am) a big fan of Bowie and this album in peticular had a long way into my heart. At first I thought this was a very average Bowie album with a couple of great songs but also some stinkers... A couple months later it was my favourtite Bowie album and now? Well I still love it! Aladdin Sane, Drive-In Saturday, Cracked Actor, Time, Jean Genie, Lady Grinning Soul are all soooo good and the rest is still unbelievably good! The jazz-piano improv in the title track, the harmonica on the Jean Genie and again the piano on Lady Grinning Soul are some of my favourite moments on here. And we don't have to talk about that cover: It's iconic! favourites: ALL!!!! least fav.: None (but if I HAD to pick: Let's Spend the Night Together) rating: light 9

Not a huge David Bowie fun but I did enjoy the song he did with Queen in the album.

Only liked Gene Jeanie

Easy to listen to. Flashbacks of Labyrinth

2.5

4.9 Bowie goes rock and roll what's not to love. My second fave bowie. Fave songs: Watch that man, aladdin sane, cracked actor, let's spend the night together, Jean Genie

Coming right after Ziggy Stardust, this one seems a bit less grand, but still a great listening overall ! 8/10

Aladdin Sane, Cracked Actor, the Jean Genie and Lady Grinning Soul are still my faves off this album. Liked the opener more on this listen. Still kinda bored by Drive-In Saturday. The rest are decent enough. I don't listen to this one as much as others but it's probably worth being on the list for the iconography alone. Solid 4.

Never heard this one but seemed like solid Bowie. He kind of lives in that 4 range for me. Time was very good.

Said this before. Never been a big Bowie fan. I think I appreciate his cultural influence more than his music. This album is fine. I think Mick Ronson's guitar parts are very good. Not sure why he included a bad cover of the Rolling Stones here.

Like many of the Bowie albums we've heard, I thought this was really good, but was missing that wow factor for me that so many others see in him. It was definitely well put together. The piano solo in the title track is awesome and way jazzier than what you hear on most rock albums. BUT "Time" did verge on musical theater but not in the funny Meat Loaf way.

Kind of noisy, didnt enjoy much. 3/5 Too much instruments etc.

Definitely not his best, but still a good album.

Cant give anything but a 5. The band backing him and orginality; amaze balls. The Jean Genie is a top 20 track for me!

I'm not even gonna say anything besides I love David Bowie. Doesn't clear Ziggy though!

Bowie's genius is on uneven ground with this record. Here we have ALADDIN SANE and a lad insane all rolled into one as Ziggy Stardust goes to America. For me there's something exhausted, lashing out and unresolved about a number of these tracks but held in a certain light or listened to on the right day it delivers another dose of Spidery sounds.

Enjoyed 3.5/5

Not my favorite Bowie album but still not too bad

Je pense que je devrais peut etre le reecoute mais j’ai trouve ca correct. J’ai couru en meme temos mais lamplupart du temps sa rehausse la note. Pas cette foi ci, c’est quand meme bon mais loin des autrs de bowie. 4.10

Classic

Great album. Iconic album cover. Bowie's 70's stuff is classic.

Excellent

Not his best

This almost has too much emotional history for me to sift through. My mother had that hairstyle (from the cover) in 1973/4. My cousin was obsessed with album, even up till recently. When my folks bought the vinyl, I spent a lot of time sitting on the floor, poring over the lyrics on the gatefold and singing along to every song over and over again. I had no idea what they meant. Being a child and all. I was quite tentative going back to this - like seeing a childhood friend after decades and wondering if you have anything in common any more. I was almost too wound up in overthinking to listen properly. And then I let go, listened again and remembered. Some of the songs are a bit off the wall and nonsensical but they still pack a punch. What I did miss is all the crackles from the vinyl so maybe I need to drag it out.

I love this album. It might be the first Bowie record I ever owned, which may factor into a nostalgic connection. I always enjoyed the raw production of this album, and on this listen, I really appreciated the bizarre disconnected lyrics — I don't know that I could decipher the meaning of just about every song, which somehow makes me like it even more. I think this is a 4.5, but as I don't think it quite merits a 5, I rounded down. But, damn, this may not be Bowie's all-time greatest group of songs, and it's still fuckin' brilliant. I miss him more each time we spin one of his albums.

I've never connected with this one. I dig it in theory. He could have turned in Ziggy Stardust part two, but he went stranger. So I respect the artistic choices he made. I just don't love the songs. Lady Grinning Soul was new to me as I don't think I'd ever made it to the end before, and I liked that one. Panic in Detroit is still great. Cracked Actor is cool enough. And I dig how weird the title track is. Never cared for The Jean Genie. Why he felt the need to include a cover of Let's Spend the Night Together is beyond me. The rest of the album just seems kind of unmemorable. That cover is a 5, though.

I really enjoyed this. It really seemed to have a soulful undertone in a lot of songs that I really dug. It's the kind of album I could leave on in the background all day.

Not my favorite Bowie album, still amazing. The guy wasn't human.

I've always feel like I've been left out and missing something when it comes to the universal love of David Bowie. And that makes me a tiny bit sad. I want to hear it. I want to love it. BUT this album was my favorite Bowie album to date. So, progress.

Good album. Some of the best Bowie we’ve had.

When people think of the mythos of David Bowie, I think most people remember him with the lightning bolt on his face. It's an iconic statement that's definitively glam. Alongside T. Rex, Bowie would develop the idea and sound of glam throughout the 70's. Theatrical elements aside, glam was all about giving rock a fun edge. Poppier hooks and additional instrumental arrangements gives an extra edge over the other rock stylings of the day. How's the songs? Pretty good, but not great. This is not his best work, not by a long shot, but it's still memorable.

rozhodne lepsi nez elephant

Bowie was a genius. Awesome album of music.

Just an incredibly Bowie this.

I've become s fan of Bowie in the past few years. This album didn't contain many of my favourites but it's Bowie so it's no lower than a 3

Favourites: • Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) • Lady Grinning Soul

typowy Bowie do posłuchania w tle

A very underwhelming album, especially the first three songs. Aladdin Sane is a perfect example of clout overriding actual good work. I didn't see any of the good writing that Bowie is often praised for and most of the lyrics made little to no sense, neither lyrically nor logically. Perhaps a good album for when you're too tired to think and you want to turn your brain off and listen to woozy sounding instruments.

ganska rockigt, många bangers men också några sämre låtar

Thank you Bowie very cool!

el fin de ziggy, más nihilista, más rocanrol.

one of the greatest albums of the 70’s…pure cutting edge rock n roll perfection front to back.

I can stop telling people I don't like David Bowie now

Enjoyable.

<3

Great album! Loved the piano snd recording quality.

Stones cover is much better than the original. The rest is just ok. There’s so much better in his catalog!

Decent album, a bunch of songs I hadn't heard before. Title track is probably my least favorite.

While not as good as the 3 albums that preceded this one but still very good m and tail end of my favorite Bowie era. 4.5 star for sure.

Panic in Detroit is my favorite from this record, but the album is pretty strong throughout. Among the best of Bowie’s and the Ziggy Stardust era was his peak.

Not sure which era of Bowie this is, but the record sounded like Rock all the way through. Not as many stand-out songs as some of the Bowie record but also not as much of the random experimental tracks. I'd listen again.

Still waiting for Ziggy Stardust, but this one wasn't bad. Actually it was good, probably my favorite Bowie we've listened to so far. Good stuff.

You can’t really say that any Bowie albums were transitional records, you know what I mean? He was constantly evolving, his records would always foreshadow what he was going to do next, constantly moving forward….the past is the past, *this* is what next. Every record was a transitional record, because he wasn’t going to the same thing on the next record. I fucking love that about him.

A good David Bowie album but definitely not the best. The album cover is iconic though.

Excellent

Good, but not my favorite Bowie by any stretch.

I like this one better as a whole than some of the other Bowie albums I’ve received. The hits are always great, but I’ve found the albums a bit more uneven. This one is thematic and consistent. I guess this is Thin White Duke Bowie, but I try avoid too much research in this. Punk with dance beats. 4/5

While not quite as brilliant as Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane is still a well produced and enjoyable album to listen to. I mean, it’s glam rock era Bowie - how can’t you vibe with that?

Own on Vinyl

The more people gush about Bowie the more I seem to dislike him. I will concede Jean Genie is alright.

Solid glam rock album from the early 70s from the legendary Bowie. Good vibe, original music, with plenty of Bowieisms in the guitar chords, would happily listen to this album. The only problem is, that it isn't one of Bowies memorable albums, not in the same way that preceding and following albums had.

Really good album Barr a couple of tracks which I find just too much. This has a lot of classic Bowie sound before the experimental industrial stage which I draw a line at for my taste!

I didn't listen to this in the right conditions! It was on a laptop while working so not very loud and it mostly faded into the background. It's not my favourite Bowie album but it does have some good moments like Jean Genie and more towards the end of the album.

This is a great era of Bowie! Some really fun rock. I have a big admission, I'm not sure I knew that Jean Genie was by Bowie.. gun to my head definitely would have thought it was like ZZ Top or something. So confused. But overall this was a really good listen and lifted my spirits

Gonna give this a 5 because it's excellent but it's not one of my fave Bowie's

Sometimes I don't know if I like David Bowie's music so much as I just like David Bowie, but this album wasn't bad. I don't know if I'd go back to it, but I wouldn't turn it off either.

Great album it starts of with some bluesy, heavy rock and slowly mellows out but really good stuff

noisy and i am simply not very interested :-/

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. This is one of Bowie’s glam period records, after he had his first hit record in the UK. I like the gritty sound, and phenomenal guitar and piano playing. Very theatrical as well.

Van dit album vind ik “Time” het beste nummer. Heb die dit jaar relatief grijs gedraaid.

I don't want to say this is by the numbers rock, because by no means was it by the numbers when it came out, but it's been so influential since it came out that it has become by the numbers. Overall this is pretty good, but other than the first track on the album most of the songs don't do much for me. It is still a really good album, just not really something I could see myself playing more than this one time. A solid 3/5

Not a Bowie fan

My second album from him, and first I hadn’t listened to before. Who can argue with Bowie? This is great. It’s kind of similar to Ziggy Stardust, but A) some of the songs are really unique, such as the R&B-esque ‘Drive-In Saturday’ and ‘Time’, which sounds as if it was from an old musical but got a glam-rock makeover, and B) who wouldn’t want more of that?. Besides, a lot of it straight up rocks; see ‘Watch That Man’, ‘Cracked Actor’, and ‘The Jean Genie’. Even the Rolling Stones cover pulls its weight. I don’t want to gush about this album any more. Just give it a listen.

Yeah, it's a cracker of a Bowie album. It's somewhere round my sixth or seventh favourite, which means it's better than nearly anything else ever, but mid table (well, Europa League) in terms of his own career. Best track is pretty much the album except the Stones cover.

500th album I rate - Lots of playing around with the rhythm, I feel like some erratic slightly off tempo bits add some blues/chaotic feel to the album. Pianowork is great throughout, second half of the album is very very good. Second listen deserved.

haven't listened to this in a loong time, appreciated different things about it now - a very odd record

i just really dont like bowie

Love myself some David Bowie and this album is no exception. Such a great cover with even better music. Considering that he had released Ziggy Stardust jus previously, it's a great follow up

Though I do not dig Bowie at all, and songwriting is mediocre in my opinion, it contains a couple of decent tracks. But the main thing that keeps from skipping it front to back is the sound, which I like times more than other Bowie stuff.

Fun album. Mostly glam-rock but with a lot of experiments and musical detours, like the wild jazz piano on the title track or the cabaret style of “Time.”

Wow I really adore that manic piano playing in the title track. At times it's classical, romantic, experimental, bluesy, and everything in between. The bass riff repeating underneath is a super nice grounding element too. "Let's Spend the Night Together" is one of my favorite Bowie songs. That chorus can live in my head for days and weeks. Really solid all around. Sometimes I don't find myself getting too excited when a Bowie album is put on for some reason. I didn't listen to him much growing up so maybe that's it.. but every time I hear some of his songs I'm always like "oh yea, this is great!"

Felt a bit generic at times, but it is still Bowie. Not-so-good Bowie is still good music.

This is one of Bowie's most solid albums end to end. It might lack spectacular, but every song is pretty good. Well worth a listen.

Top notch from start to finish. Easy 5 stars.

Not as polished as ‘Ziggy Stardust’, ‘Aladdin Sane’ is rougher around the edges, and more camp, with tracks skirting hard rock, jazz, Broadway, 50’s rock & roll and doo-wop sound wise, while oozing desperation and alienation lyrically. Mick Ronson provides his usual blistering guitar playing, but it’s Mike Garson on piano who is the secret weapon here, giving the album an experimental edge with his inventive and avant-garde piano playing. ‘Aladdin Sane’ probably has higher highs than ‘Ziggy’, and even if overall it never quite hits the same level of consistency as its predecessor, it’s still a worthy successor.

Ziggy is better. 6/10

A bluesy effort from Bowie that works to mixed effects.

Your average bowie

If it looks like Bowie. If it sounds like Bowie. If it swims like Bowie, then it’s probably Bowie. No stand out singles so it gets a 3

Listened Before? No Amazing I haven't listened to this one before given how prolific the album art is. Two songs in, this is not my favorite Bowie vibe. That said, Aladdin Sane is a pretty cool song; very jazzy with the Gershwin-esq piano solo interlude that dominates the midsection. Reminds somewhat of Bathtub Gin by Phish. Kinda zoned out for the next couple of songs. Cracked Actor is a cool song. I mean, doesn't sound nearly as revolutionary as some of Bowie's other work, but it has a nice progression. Also Bowie just has a certain confidence about his delivery that he can just own anything he puts on record. Hard to quantify, but it is a certain X-factor that he has as a musician. I can safely say that Time caught me completely off guard with the aggressive progression at 45 seconds. Lady Grinning Soul is another cool one. Really dig the sprinkling keys. Okay, after conclusion, this is not the David Bowie that I prefer. It is still good music, but there isn't much here to pull me back in for another listen like something like Hunky Dory has. I'm a 3 / 5. Added to Library? No Songs Added To Playlists:

Bowie just rules. This is another absolute classic from him. More intense and rock focused than a lot of his material which I dig.

Hell of an album, gets very campy at points and it's one of the greats

"Aladdin Sane" is the sixth studio album by English musician David Bowie and his final studio album with his backing band The Spiders from Mars. A pianist (Mike Garson), two saxophonists and three background singers were also added. It was written while on tour in the US and is described as tougher, heavier glam rock than his previous "Ziggy" album. The lyrics take on the pros of the his new found stardom from "Ziggy" and the cons of touring - urban decay, drugs, sex, violence and death. The album title is actually based on the phrase "A Lad Insane" and is about Ziggy going to the US. The album reached #1 in the UK and #17 in the US. The album opens with "Watch That Man" based on Bowie watching the New York Dolls. More of a garage rocker. Prominent guitar and piano. The female backing vocals and sax. Sounding very 70's indeed. Bowie goes doo-wop in "Drive-in Saturday." Strumming guitar, sax and doo-wop backing vocals. It was written as the band traveled from Seattle to Phoenix where they saw silver domes and reminded them of a nuclear fallout. The tougher, grittier rock gets going in "Panic in Detriot." Great guitar riffs. The groove. The Bo-Diddly rhythm and beat. People screaming and general chaos in the background. Written about the Detroit Riots and The Stooges. One of my favorite Bowie songs. Piano, an ominous feeling and Bowie singing like he's in a play reading a part open "Time." Harrowing guitar screeching. It's about mortality and the death of the New York Dolls' drummer. Guitar, laser sounds and piano get the party started on the cover of The Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together." Mick Ronson's guitar makes this version rock a little harder than the original. Bowie goes Suicide eerie at the end. The guitar, the bass drop and the Bo Diddly beat (again) kick off "The Jean Genie." According to Bowie it was "a smorgasbord of imagined America" and inspired by Iggy Pop. I've warmed to this album after repeated listens and actually think it's one of Bowie's best. The variety is there going from garage rock to jazz to doo-wop to blues to hard rock to pop and back. It is definitely grittier and I get a Stones' vibe on some of the songs. Any top notch Bowie is worth a listen and this is one of those.

An enjoyable listen, even if it doesn't really have much of a "wow" factor. But it does highlight a variety of influences and shows an evolving musical taste. To be honest, I'd never even heard of this album until now - and not sure I'll bother to listen again given how much music is out there - but it was a nice addition to the "1001 album" list.

Well you can really never go wrong with Bowie. I wasn't very familiar with this I like it but it's not my favorite album.

Very enjoyable. I like the blues influence and the piano, saxophone, and bass parts were particularly fun and distinct.

Not as good as Station to Station, in my opinion, but still a very, very good album

All time pivot

Awesome

Enjoyed it. No standout hits for me.

Yea not bad

I guess I just don't like David Bowie.

I like these types of Bowie albums

This list wants me to be a Bowie fan so badly and it’s just not happening.

Another good Bowie album. Definitely a unique artist that I need to listen to more of.

Solid Bowie album all around. He really lunched me out with the pianos on Aladdin Sane

Every Bowie album I've listened to rules. Maybe not every song is a banger, but I can usually find something I really like in each song. And his versatility is just insane. Time might be an all time fav. Has a creepiness to it that I'm about. Love that he has Rolling Stones and Beatles covers on the albums that we listened to. I think this is the 3rd that's on here and I'm sure we'll get another 4 at least. Looking forward to it!

1 - not a big rock fan :( great backing vocals tho 2 - great atmosphere; why the vocals so distant?; genius word play; funky piano 3 - sax goes crazy; energetic vocals 4 - bass!!! 5 - short and sweet; so american; is he gay? 6 - omg the breathing 7! - so elegant; gorgeous 8 - scared 9 - why is it so american 10 - okaayyy piano

Its good.I dont like it as much as ziggy stardust but i still like it.Its way more experimental and less rocky but its still good.Like a 4.5 so im rouding it up to 5 out of repspect,also jean genie is a banger.

E mt bom, o unico bgl e que o bowie nao canta mt no ritmo, e alguns instrumentais sao entranhos pra nao dizer ruim, mas de resto e otimo. 7.5/10

2nd fave album ever

Super impressed once again by Bowie. A follow-up to Ziggy Stardust, it's distinctively glam rock with a harder, lusher sound. Production is astonishing, and everyone does a fantastic job. Everything stands out and has their moments in nearly every song: the guitars, the bass, the drums, the horns, the keyboards, and those back vocals. Obviously, Bowie's signature voice and introspective lyrics too. It's an outstanding album with every song having its own unique style that does what it does well. The opener "Watch that Man" was inspired by the New York Dolls, and you can hear that wild garage style in how high-energy, fast, and chaotic it is. The title track "Aladdin Sane" particularly sticks out for its experimental chaotic piano set again the intentionally repetitive bassline and random horn injections. It just keeps going for more than 5 minutes, with a super drawn-out outro. It's a highly interesting piece and immediately drew my attention and got me excited for the rest of the record. "Drive-In Saturday" is a poppy doo-wop song with some intense synth effects and horns thrown in. Lush and catchy, I was grooving to its smooth flow. "Panic in Detroit" is an accessible track featuring gospel vocals, a Bo Diddley beat, and a really sick instrumental part. Outstanding job from everyone, especially those back singers screaming their lungs out. "Cracked Actor" is the hardest song on the album. Bluesy and catchy with an awesome solo, I would mistake this for a Lynard Skynard song. "Time" is the fan favorite, featuring vaudeville parts that add a whimsical theatrical component. Super emotional. "Prettiest Star" is a personal favorite; I just find it super fun and catchy with its dreamy vocals and melodic groove. "Let's Spend the Night Together" is a wild garage cover of the Rolling Stones version. Very quick, energetic, and a bit strange with the random keyboards and guitars. A lot of people consider this to be the weakest track on here, and that's hard to say cause it's still a great song but stacked against other amazing songs. It doesn't quite fit with the slower styles of the other songs, but I still enjoy it. "The Jean Genie" is the bluesiest song. Great song, wild and accessible. Strange choice in the lead single, and certainly nothing like the rest of his catalog, especially with the harmonica, but a great blues track nevertheless. "Lady Grinning Soul" starts with an eclectic piano piece but becomes very dreamy and jazzy, featuring a flamenco guitar half-way in. It's a beautiful, lush way to close the album.

This is insane

More Bowie - yes please, i am slowly listening to all of the older Bowie Albums and am not disappointed....

8/10

I understand the gravity of this album on the zeitgeist at the time and thereon, and the songs are perfectly well constructed and executed. I think I just don't 'get' Bowie, there's little that excites me about the music here

Of course Bowie made the best glam albums of the era. Not consistent but consistently interesting this has two of the greatest - Drive In Saturday and The Jean Genie. A pleasure.

He’s just a bit odd, isn’t he? David Bowie. I have my favourite songs of his but none are on this album. It’s just kind of ok. 2.5 stars, I reckon.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - The Jean Genie (9) 2 - Time (6) 3 - Cracked Actor (5)

An excellent listen. It might not trump Ziggy Stardust for me, but tremendous nonetheless. 4.5*

I wish I could have the right words to describe this album, but unluckily, I am not that eloquent today. Let’s start by saying that its influence is legendary, starting from the art in the cover. I think it’s one of the most parodied covers of all time. Following by what represents the album in the Bowie history, many top singles like JeanGenie or Drive-in Saturday, that consolidated his career. 70s Bowie is delightful. Not only for his antics and histrionics, but for the passion he put on each song, and this album is a testament of that. It’s not too long to bore us, and deliciously sequenced to make us feel on a intergalactic journey. I have nothing bad to say about it.

Nearly gave it a 4, but the best tracks are that good it's easy to overlook the lesser ones

Yeah, by the end of the second track I’d decided this is probably one of the greats. Were I less uptight, I’d use that corny rolling-eyes emoji alongside the admission I’d never heard this before. Rockist teenager decided Bowie isn’t for him, takes near thirty years to start listening beyond the hipster Berlin-era albums, ouch. The title song, built around a spannered piano improv on four note bass line, is just my kind of jam. Love it. He’s one of the few English-singing artists who has taken in that Brel-like chanson mode, singing narrative, and still make the songs hook, rather than chatter. ‘Panic in Detroit’ is fantastic. Surprised by how Stooges-esque the guitars sound - the teenage rockist in me approves. Didn’t spend as much time with this over the weekend as it warrants, but easily five stars.

Yay! A great one for the weekend. Sometimes my favorite Bowie album (although you'll probably read that again), just a collection of great-sounding and perfectly-constructed songs. Loud, sharp and virtuoso band keep it tight and, frankly, thrilling with Mike Garson's work on here just incredible (check out King Crimson's Cat Food for something in the same ballpark). Drive-in Saturday could be my favorite tune if you had a gun to my head, and even the Rolling Stones cover deserves its place. Love it love it love it! Best album cover ever also to boot? PS nerd observation: this was the only RYKO remaster in the '90s not to include any bonus tracks, I think. Perhaps they couldn't find anything to add to the perfection already present

Not my favorite Bowie. Some bangers and some duds

Good Bowie Good Classic Bowie

¡Qué bueno!

underrated, great one

Proper start to finish excellent. Songs like Cracked Actor, The Prettiest Star, The Jean Genie, in fact the whole lot, just sound amazing. An album to be played LOUD and fill the house. Delighted this was a full weekender

It’s brilliant obviously, will spend more time with it. Only issue I find with earlier Bowie that I’m not already familiar with is that all the music in my teens paid homage, from Grunge to Britpop, so it’s difficult not to think of them. And some of that was bollocks.

Sounds gorgeous and so very Bowie. Just not one I go back to often. It’s like the building blocks of what makes him such an incredible artist but in itself, I don’t fancy it

Big fan of Bowie’s Rolling Stones abum. Or his Ziggy in America album. Whatever its inspiration, Bowie’s venture into blues rock for Aladdin Sane is a far stranger affair than even expected. I love, love Mike Garson’s piano work. And I’ll never forget the first time my dad played Mick Ronson’s riff from “Panic in Detroit” for me. I think Aladdin Sane is often overlooked in Bowie’s ouevre (album art aside), but to me it is one of his most fun, rockingest, and essential albums.

If the stated goal of 1001 Albums is to inject you with a broad scope of great music from the last 70 years, the unstated (implied) goal has always seemed to be getting you turned onto Bowie. He has by far the most number of albums on the list— 9 albums as a solo artist— and, for our group, the first album we ever got was Hunky Dory, which set us off to a very Bowie start. That album is a great opener to Bowie because, more conventional it may be, you get the sense that something much more interesting is brewing under the surface with him. We’re 220 albums in and— by my count— 6 Bowie albums have showed up. Nothing has grabbed me by the throat as much as the end of Ziggy Stardust, an album where you feel like the whole of the world is resting on Bowie’s tortured shoulders. But for such a high height, that’s a hard ladder to climb twice. Some of the albums have been fine. The Philly Soul one— can’t even remember its name— was notable for the Lennon collab, but you get a sense that the more he retreats into mania and drug addiction, so, too, do his albums, into question marks and dead ends that start to feel unapproachably vague. Aladdin Sane is a mix of this. The unbelievably good “Time” is on here, which is as raw and pained and theatrical as any on Ziggy Stardust. Panic in Detroit is amazing, a song whose lyrics just add to the frenzy and confusion and surrealism of the whole album. With Bowie, other than Ziggy Stardust, I'm always left a little wanting. I never feel like he sticks the landing in his albums. I don’t know what makes me feel this, but they seem like ambitious projects that nonetheless feel incomplete, or with some songs that feel half-baked, like he had the musicians or engineers take over the track. It’s for some reason more unapproachable to me than any art rock of this period, and I’m always left wondering why that is. He’s no doubt an incredible songwriter, in his own way. You’re not gonna get McCartney songs. You’re going to feel a tiny bit anxious, disorientated, windswept after hearing Bowie. I love the manic, tragic fun of this album. Sometimes I feel like he’s doing that Stones sound better than they do. And the playing is incredible. This is still an essential perspective on the “feel” of the art and rock worlds of the 70’s. That feeling that everything, Bowie included, is about to totally fall apart. I rate this a 4. My gut just can’t give it a 5, even though I’m probably on at least 10 listens at this point, and I delayed this review for 3 months to see if I missed anything. Some bright, incredible moments, but not as “complete” feeling as his previous album.

Never got through this because it always felt like a bit of a chore, so I don't think I found it amazing. Giving it 3* and moving on.

the best

First off, it's a bit crazy that it took over 200 albums for me to get my first Bowie. Second, it's equally crazy that I had never listened to this album before. There are so many Bowie albums and I guess I just somehow missed this one. But alas, my eyes have been opened and what can I say? It's great. Not my favorite of his, but that doesn't mean it is anything less than perfect.

What a wild man Bowie is! What a great album in his discography such a staple of his music and just Glam Rock in general! The title track is a wild and awesome song and so many others on this album really stuck out like Drive-In Saturday, Panic in Detroit just so good first time listens. Finally listened to this front to back and did not disappoint!

I feel I'm being generous giving this a 3/5 considering I really dislike Bowie's vocals. They just annoys me. I can take a song here and there, but a whole album is too much. The non-vocal parts of the album are good though. My favorite track is the Rolling Stones cover, "Let's Spend the Night Together."

i love bowie so much😍

God

The more I know about him. The better he is.

Y'know, I was gonna call this more rockabilly/jazzy Ziggy Stardust, but considering Bowie himself calls this album Ziggy goes to America, I can't think of a more apt description. Really excellent range of songs here that is brief but extremely enjoyable and still undoubtedly Bowie-esque. I love when this album gets really out there for the era, with stuff like the opening guitar for Cracked Actor, and when Lady Grinning Soul closes the album I know no other bliss. Not my favorite Bowie album, but still absolutely excellent, which seems to be a common belief around these parts.

It is a good album, but it doesn’t rise to the level of excellence one expects from Bowie. There are some bangers here, but not enough.

One of the all time great records from one of the all time great artists. I'm not sure there's anything else to be said about Ziggy. He's the reason I got into music. An album like this would be considered most other artists' best offering, but Bowie has no less than 5 albums I would rate as 5 stars. While I wouldn't consider this one flawless, it's highly influential, and a great follow up to Spiders from Mars (a perfect record).

No one captured lightning in a bottle with more flair, nor more frequently, than Bowie.

Solid Bowie, but not his best.

Elton John if he were edgy.

I like Bowie and I like this album. I think it lacks any truly stand out songs though but I really enjoyed listening to this album.

I tried the whole album and nothing stuck. I like Bowie's China Girl album 10 years later.

In 1973 David Bowie recorded a song about wanking and that's all.

I love Bowie starting in 1983 with the Let's Dance Album. I could hear hints of China Doll on this album. I enjoyed it bit not sure I'd seek it out.

Classic

Outstanding.

Cool glam rock album. Enjoyed all the songs!

Won't make my list of great albums. I think his other albums are better, but I've never sat down and listened to them.

Really liked this one. Kind of fun, trippy rock.

This is Bowie just being the most Bowie he can be, its super glam, a bit experimental, with poppy and some blusey flourishes. I'm a blackstar fan personally rather than his classic albums like this but that doesn't mean by any means that I'm going to give some classic bowie low marks, how could you?

Not as good as Ziggy or Diamond Dogs, which in truth, is a meaningless comparison. It's still essential Bowie.

I don't know if this list finally boomerified me but this was very pleasant to listen to

actually trash i hate boomers and their "music" with a passion

This was a pleasure to listen to. Loved the piano in all of these, but especially the final track, Lady Grinning Soul. This felt super different to Ziggy Stardust but maybe I preferred it? 4.5/5

Sunday 26th March. Last day in Italy, leave to Morocco tomorrow.

On a five-note scale this has to be a five. On a ten note scale still a ten. On a twenty-note scale maybe 18.5, as the Stones cover is pretty throwaway. Other than that, nastier and harder than Ziggy.

Classic Bowie. That’s it, that’s the review.

*Aladdin Sane

Great glam rock.

This is a good album. I liked Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars a lot. This is good, but not as good. This is a solid album, but there's little that stands out. There's nothing that grabs you and makes you say, "This is a great song!" I'm on the fence, and if I could give it 3 1/2 stars, I would. It has its moments, but there's not a single great song on here. I'm going to round down and give it a 3. It's better than that, but it's not a 4. [Trivial note, but I was just recommended an album by David Bowie two days ago. It would be nice if the recommendation algorithm spaced things out better.]

i'm not deep enough in bowie to know where this ranks. enjoyed it but liked it less than ziggy stardust or low, which are my go-tos

David Bowie is a singular talent and this is one of the many examples of his genius. Every song sounds innovative or groundbreaking. I feel like I never sunk into this one as much as some other Bowie classics, so would want to revisit this, but there’s no doubt it’s excellent.

love

eu amo como esse album vai de 8 a 80 de faixa pra outra. abre com watch that man, rock and roll levado e animado, e depois ja vem aladdin sane, uma balada linda, estranha e deprimida. the prettiest star e cracked actor são minhas preferidas. eu prefiro a conexão e interação entre musicas que ziggy stardust tem, mas esse album não deixa de ser tão bom quanto.

Very bowie. Some weird shit in there.

A fun listen with an edgy sound, but not Bowie’s best of the decade.

I mean, it's Bowie. And one of his great albums. Easily a banger.

Some good songs but not my favorite Bowie album.

Classic Bowie. What’s not to love?

I keep trying with Bowie, he keeps failing.

An very solid record all the way through. David Bowie's got a unique style that makes this album easy to listen to but surprisingly deep and complex while remaining varied.

Ah Bowie, how great thou art. Thy are the kingliest of all kings.

Solid kolme hyvä vähä näyttää ETTEI TÖITÄ OLE TEHTY heh coverista siis päätellen

Oh joy, oh rapture. More Bowie. The bassline to "Aladdin Sane starts out fun, turns into an 80s sax yawn then becomes rapidly awfu in its repetitiveness. Hey, the 80s sax continues onto later tracks too, fun. I'm entirely sure that Bowie was the first to put together so many of the things he "was influenced by" but as I've opined many times before in my reviews of his interminable ouvre, I could happily live the rest of my life not hearing him again. His cover of "Let's spend the night together" is irritating. Oh, plus bonus paedo lyric. This isn't a one star album, because it's mostly not actually offensive, but I can't say it's enjoyable.

Well mastered for stereo. Good instrumentals. Not memorable personally.

I wasn't a big fan of Bowie when I was younger but I've really grown to appreciate his genius over the years. This is a classic album. Such a great, eclectic mix of musical styles. Never boring. 4 stars.

Not sure what to think but full respect to a legend

Album No. 1 of 1001 - I really don't care much for Bowie, and this confirmed my suspicion. Apart from the 'hits' the other just sounded like improv noise and album fillers. Did not care for it.

Given how many nice reviews in here perfectly encapsulate what I think (and like) about this album, I'm gonna do something else and rank David Bowie's best albums from his legendary discography (leaving the less impressive ones and a couple of clunkers aside). Ranking albums has always been a bit obsessive-compulsive, but it's another way to express your subjectivity. Which I think is pretty fitting here: with an idol such as Bowie, being obsessed and subjective almost feels like a tribute to the amazing artist and personality that he was... So here's the ranking. Needless to say, the vast majority of the first ten albums are all 5 stars to me, including *Aladdin Sane*: 1. Ziggy Stardust And the Spiders From Mars 2. Hunky Dory 3. Low 4. Station To Station 5. Blackstar 6. The Man Who Sold The World 7. Aladdin Sane 8. 1. Outside 9. "Heroes" 10. David Bowie (Space Oddity) 11. Diamond Dogs 12. Earthling 13, Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 14. Let's Dance 15. Young Americans 16. Lodger Number of albums left to review: 642 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 180 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 84 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 101

Iconic album cover, 3.8

David Bowie is so cool

I expected to love it, but only the piano break down really stood out. I was disappointed. Three stars

Like several Bowie albums of this post-Ziggy period, it's got one great, classic song and a lot of interesting experiments.

It's like the first few tracks are purposely there to challenge you - participants willing to navigate their way through the dense thicket of dissonance and buried-im-the-mix vocal tracks are supremely rewarded for their efforts from Drive In Saturday onward, as the undergrowth makes way for a beautifully complex, expansive, uplifting, funny, shred (and sax) filled savannah of joyousness. The energy he brings to some of these tracks is unbelievable, particularly Time and Let's spend the night together.

The follow up to Ziggy Stardust. Evolution to a more polished, glam rock sound with a couple of show tunes in the middle. A strong album throughout and an example of the well known singles not being the strongest tracks, which is unusual for a Bowie album in my experience. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Aladdin Sane Date listened: 21/02/23

Before I read a bit about Aladdin Sane yesterday, I never really thought about how one album led into the next. It greatly increases my enjoyment of Aladdin Sane to listen to it as an outgrowth of David Bowie's experiences and challenges during and after Ziggy. Not that Aladdin Sane needs any help being enjoyable. The album is just a dream to listen to in all its swaggering, glammy, debauched rock and roll glory. And Bowie does what he's best at, holding court with lyrical touches all at once artful, whimsical, jaded, suggestive, and even contemplative. It's an album you can just rock out to, but one that's also provocative in all sorts of interesting ways. Fave Songs (all songs, from most to least favorite): The Jean Genie, Aladdin Sane, Lady Grinning Soul, Panic in Detroit, Time, Drive-In Saturday, Cracked Actor, The Prettiest Star, Watch That Man, Let's Spend the Night Together

альбом как-то совсем не зашел. фундамент композиции музыкально отличный, но буквально в каждом треке начинается какая-то мешанина, то блюз лезет, то джаз думаю, у боуи есть альбомы крепче

Watch That Man - first listen: 1.6/3 Aladdin Sane - fl: 1.9/3 Drive-In Saturday - fl: 1.5/3 Panic in Detroit - fl: 1.3/3 Cracked Actor - fl: 1.4/3 Time - fl: 1.4/3 Prettiest Star - fl: 1.6/3 Let's Spend the Night Together - fl: 1.4/3 The Jean Genie - fl: 1.7/3 Lady Grinning Soul - fl: 1.5/3 Final Verdict: Aladdin Sane goes harddddddd damn. Consistent album, may come back to it. Should had gotten rid of Panic in Detroit to make it a great album

No this was not sensational nor did it particularly stick out. But that doesn't mean I was bored and that I didn't come away without any highlights. I explicitly refer to 'The Prettiest Star' and 'Lady Grinning Soul'. 3.5, I liked it a lot, but at least I possess a greater confidence in my ratings for Bowie's better albums. God the anticipation for 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' is just so palpable.

When the only defining aspect of an album is its cover art, can we really consider it one of the best ever? Look I’m not a huge Bowie guy to begin with, but this album just doesn’t really belong on here. It was still good, don’t get me wrong, but nothing stood out. He’s pretty clever with the naming and the title track was silly with the slamming on the piano, but I don’t need to come back to any of these songs, nor did I need to listen to this album. Sorry, but not really.

I was super disappointed by this, give me more David Bowie rejects instead.

Loved this one, definitely didn't live up to Ziggy but that's besides the point. Solid 3.5 but for David I'll always round up

I’d like to start by saying untitled2 is one of the finest dancers I’ve ever seen, and when he said he doesn’t like to dance in his last review, not only was he lying, he was shaming all of mankind with his deception. The way he can make that tall, thin frame turn into something majestic is simply art in motion. He doesn’t merely dance to the music, he becomes it. Now, he may shield that part of himself from the world, weary of what society will think. But deep down, I know he loves that rush he gets when his feet start tapping to a fresh beat. His ankles start clapping and his shins start shaking. His thighs become drums and his waist becomes a spinning top. Nothing can hide that inner dancer forever untitled2, nothing. Now onto Bowie. There once was a little boy. He was very curious, always searching for answers to his questions and simply hating the expected. This hatred of the expected translated to his music listening habits, where he would shuffle his entire music library. He despised playlists. More on that later though. This boy also despised reading, he was much more of a one book per summer kind of guy. One summer, he decided to read the book on the reading list with the least amount of pages with words: Hugo Cabret. It quickly became a summer staple, due to its lengthy amount of pictures and due to the fact it was an amazing story. A redemption story wrapped in a heartfelt connection between an old man and a boy. After reading this book, the boy was clawing for more. Coincidentally, the author released another book: Wonderstruck, another absolutely amazing book. And yes, it had a ton of pictures too, so it became the second book for the summer when the teachers began requiring more than one. Also of note though, is that Wonderstruck briefly mentions “Space Oddity”, Bowie’s greatest ever track. Now, this curious little boy naturally wanted to know what this song sounded like. The description seemed interesting enough. So, he listened to it, and wow, he was charmed. The guy from Labrinyth made THIS?! He couldn’t believe it. Fast forward a few years and this kid realizes that 70’s rock and pop is the greatest sounding music known to man. The hooks are simply unmatched. He begins seeking answers to the best of the best, and one repetitive answer on every list is Starman, which quickly becomes this boy’s new favorite song. He listens to it an unhealthy amount, more than he looks at the 2016 SI Swim Edition, which is saying a lot. He wonders if maybe, is there more? If this is so good, how does the rest of the album play? And so begins his fetish for albums. Straight from Five Years, he knows he’s hit solid gold. This album will not disappoint. It becomes a favorite, especially with its iconic album cover. Fast forward a couple years and this boy is rewatching A Knight’s Tale, an absolute classic. (Sir Ulreich Van Lichenstein, the protector of Italian virginity!) He hears Golden Years, shocked that it’s in a medieval movie, but dismissing that fact due to its undeniable grooviness. He plays it day and night, shifting his hips into high gear and back into low gear like a teen driver in a manual transmission (he doesn’t have untitled2’s dance moves). After hearing this magical song, he finally assumes that Bowie is one of the greatest of all time, since all three of these pivotal tracks were on seperate albums. He searches for answers to the best albums and finds a book titled “1001 Albums to Listen to Before You Die”. He quickly adds every Bowie album in this list to his library. However, like most things in this boy’s life, he experiences burnout and quits, so the albums went without dusting for years. Or did they? Let’s remember this boy’s music listening habits. He shuffles his entire library. So, today when his roommate, Conor Clapton, began playing Aladdin Sane, this boy didn’t expect to recognize any of it. However, he knew every track to his surprise. All this time, he thought those Bowie albums were wasting away, when in reality they were playing sporadically, and they were all so good they stuck with him in his head and he bobbed along to the tunes of this legend. One last note, Bowie is in one of my all-time favorite movies and he’s amazing (no, not Labyrinth, The Prestige). The man could act, sing, and he did it his way. He was a true original, and a true inspiration to me. I’m so happy we finally got a Bowie. Also, in the film “Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou”, there are various points where a random Brazilian singer performs a Bowie song in Portuguese. His name is Seu Jorge and he actually released an entire album of him playing Bowie tracks with just a guitar and it’s honestly the best Bowie covers you’ll find. It’s a refreshing take on all of them and sounds like therapy for your ears. (Check it out). Another update, this weekend I watched “Ticket to Paradise” and after it finished, Peacock started playing “Couples Retreat” afterwards. The opening credits had a delectable song, and naturally I looked it up to listen to it more, and it was a Bowie track. It’s “Modern Love”, which got me thinking how this man made consistently good music from 1969 to 2016 uninterrupted. He changed with the times while staying himself. Seriously, go listen to his 90’s music right now. You’re going to be all like “damn, Bowie made good 90’s music? What the eff?!” There aren’t many 70’s artists who can say they kept their dignity intact through the 80’s, but he pulled it off!

Cute. No standouts.

Good! Didn't impress me as other Bowie albums I've heard, but I'll listen more closely later

First album ive listened to from him, now I gotta hear more. Pianist is insane on this album

sonzao nask

Buena voz, buenas canciones, buenas melodías, pero no es mi estilo definitivo. Pensaba que era más pop, pero tiene algo más de fuerza. Ideal para muchos momentos del día

I love 70s Bowie. It gives me life ❤️

Instant favourite. And a travesty that I've never listened to this through as one album before. What an all time delight. Highlight probably The Prettiest Star - but the whole thing flows so well. Gorgeous

Mid for Bowie, last track was epic tho

Always impressed by the Jean Genie and ofcourse the Cracked Actor

Not my favorite Bowie album

Good music and lyrics. The experimental parts were not my thing.

Pretty boring really, didn't do anything for me. Maybe if I was listening at the time of release this might've felt fresh, but nothing actually stood out for me with Aladdin Sane. Songs are fine (certainly good quality-wise) but unmemorable, and they don't make me feel anything and I don't have the urge to listen again.

listened to again no such thing as a bad Bowie album

Bit all over the place, far from his best seems like someone doing a parody at times

I have no idea what any of these songs are talking about except for "Time". Such an annoying album. I hated it. Also, is that drop on Bowie's left collarbone supposed to look like a penis with a saggy ball sack?

Eh, end was good

I do, like Bowie so much more that I have hit critical mass on record listening.

It Ziggy Stardust is a 5-star classic masterpiece this is a solid 4-star amazing album. Aladdin Sane is probably closer to a 4.5 star rating, with his wide variety of sounds and textures in all the songs.

Not his best work, still some very good tracks on here, would give it a 3.5/5 if I could

This is fine. Cracked actor is probably the best track. Most of it exists between "fine" and "good." For Bowie it's about as good as it gets. Supposedly this is influenced by the stones, which I do not see at all (aside from the cover song...don't be lazy Dave...write another song). Stones swing and have a groove. This is pretty sterile.

Not really my cup of tea.

Хороший альбом, люблю Боуи. Есть несколько очень крутых песен

Думала не понравится, а потом каааак понравилось! Пару песен отлично залетели в плейлист, обложка шик.

Aladdin Sane/ A Lad Insane - ультрахорош. В целом, если кратко, то это очень хороший, насыщенный альбом гениального мужика, который стоит на обложке весь такой красивый с молнией на ебале. Уже интересно звучит, но надо пояснять. Именно на этой пластинке на мой взгляд "роллингстоуновость" Боуи достигает своего апогея - не из-за романа с Миком Джаггером, а из-за общего звучания и сведения. Особенно это заметно на Watch that Man и на Let's Spend The Night Together (которая и является кавером на "роллингов"). При этом, Боуи не просто копирует, но предлагает свой, провокационный, яркий и разносторонний альбом. Понравилась динамика пластинки: построенный на потрясающих барабанах Panic in Detroit (кстати, ударное звучание напомнило When They Come for Me от Linkin Park с альбома Thousand Suns) перетекает в пафосный Cracked Actor, который срывается в шикарное кабаре Time (где есть одна из величайших строчек рока "Время, мастурбируя, падает на пол"). До этого вторым треком дисгармоничный и экспериментальный Aladdin Sane обрывает драйвовый Watch This Man, а финальная композиция альбома, нежная Lady Grinning Soul мощно завершает пластинку, идя сразу после невероятного The Jean Genie (где есть ебейшая строчка "Sits like a man, but smiles like a reptiles"). Ставлю альбому однозначные 5/5, любимые треки: Panic in Detroit, Cracked Actor, Time, The Jean Genie.

Все еще Боуи, но не лучший Боуи. Интересно как развивается образ персонажа по мере движения его тура по Америке

ну не боуи это кумир детства, никакой конструктивной критики поэтому не будет

Даже если вы никогда не слышали Дэвида Боуи (уточка говорит зря-зря), обложка Aladdin Sane по-любому когда-нибудь вам встречалась. Если честно, я большой фанат предыдущей пластинки, про Ziggy Stardust'a. Как утверждает сам автор, эта пластинка является сиквелом, в котором Зигги прилетает из космоса на Землю, а конкретно в Штаты. Оно в целом и чувствуется по текстам, почти для каждого из которых есть интересная предыстория. Впечатляет, например, бэкграунд песни про Детройтский замес, которую Боуи рассказал Игги Поп. В общем, вот эту музыку можно назвать "умной". В том плане, что здесь сделана огромная работа над аранжировками, есть вкрапления джазовых элементов, авангардных (клавишные в одноименной песне, например). Скорее всего, именно поэтому, у пластинки так ничтожно мало прослушиваний в сравнении с предыдущей: все ждали какого-то эпатажного возвращения, с новым ярким героем, но получилось не совсем так. Забавно, что альбом вышел посередь Ziggy Stardust Tour; возможно, и сам автор не особо-то и ставил на какой-то коммерческий успех. Долго распинался, но ставлю в итоге 4-. Это не 3, чисто потому что это Боуи. Дослушав до конца, понял, что ничего не понял. Общая картинка слегка размыта, если глубоко не вчитываться в контекст, много абстрактных инструментальных вставок, из которых не все хорошо подошли моим ушам. Не помню кстати где, но слышал, что БГ описывал начальный период творчества Аквариума как что-то вроде Боуи на этой пластинке, теперь это сравнение стало вполне понятным. Выделяю Aladdin Sane, Cracked Actor, Time (хорошо напомнило прошлый альбом), The Jean Genie. Но! Это не отменяет факта, что Боуи - гений и нифига не артист одного хита. Просто блин, этот альбом всё ещё воспринимается в моей голове как сборник би-сайдов, ме.

Первый альбом, на котором у меня предварительно были какие-то ожидания (слушал доселе только Cracked Actor), и пианинка (меня разочаровала пионинка, прикиньте!) буквально на первых же песнях решила выкинуть эти ожидания напрочь. Оч зашла идея убрать вокал "под" остальные дорожки, учитывая то, что боуи будто "сказать" ничего не хотел, хз, но текстуально прям мимо, так что пытался кайфануть от музыки, вроде получилось, но все таки 3,5 Любимые песени: Panic in Detroit, Cracked Actor, Drive in Saturday, The Jean Genie Обложка кайф, грим "молнии" у меня прям вызывает ассоциацию с Боуи и роком в целом Пы.Сы. Давно хотел послушать, никак не добирался, так что идея с 1001 альбомом уже не зря. Пы.Пы.Сы. Надеюсь (знаю), что у Боуи другіе альбомы лучше

liked a lot of the songs in here, good intro to bowie for me

David Bowie is just so good

Not Bowie at his best but enjoyable. Some parts felt too generic instead of that Bowie style of crazy expression that I like, but nothing bad.

Bowie hat damals einiges neu gemacht. Für meinen Geschmack nicht gut gealtert.

cool idk no me mato

Great defining album.

aladdin sane is my third bowie album as part of this project, with lots more sure to come, and i immediately find myself admiring how different his music was throughout the decades. the biggest component of aladdin sane is definitely the piano provided by mike garson. the piano is on every track and drives the music often. i’m not so sure how glam this album was, in the long run. it’s a toned down version of other glam rock in the eighties, but you do have to walk before you can crawl.

Bowie called this album his take on "rock and roll in America", and I feel like he more or less nailed that, for better or worse. The use of the Aladdin Sane/A Lad Insane persona was perfectly fit for this era. While I can't pinpoint why, this album just sounds very much like what was going on in the rock and roll scene during the early 70s in America, but still with that iconic David Bowie twist. The album is fine, but lacks any great songs or singles to glue the album together; everything is just kind of "okay". The song "The Jean Genie" was probably my favorite on the album, but still not really all that standout...I did enjoy how it tied back to the album title theme, though. "Lady Grinning Soul", the closing track, sounded the most glam to me, and the most like David Bowie as I know and appreciate him. I couldn't help but wonder if this was on purpose. What really shines about this album is the cover art: this Bowie look is absolutely iconic, and may be the look that is most associated with him, even still today. This look alone eclipses anything musical that came out of this album. While "Hunky Dory" didn't blow me away, I liked it better than this album. If "Hunky Dory" was a 3.5 for me, "Aladdin Sane" would be around a 3.

whimsical creature but blackstar is his best

Slowly becoming one of my comfort albums.

David Bowie albums are like a box of chocolates - You never know what you're gonna get. There have been Bowie albums that showcase his excellent songwrighting abilities. But his is not one of these albums. This is glam rock for the sake of it, without any exciting or original idea. The melodies, especially, are utterly forgettable on this one. Come to think of it, the rest really is as well. 2/5

Aladdine Sane, like Ziggy Stardust, is one of the most ambitious and well executed projects in David Bowie's entire carreer, and so a massive masterpiece.